Straight Swords | Elden Ring Wiki

fromsoft really took an L with the weapon/armor design in this game. Only a couple ultra great swords aren't giant chunks of rocks on sticks. I feel like im the only one that thinks a functional looking blade is far cooler then a giant 600 pound rock. Hopefully we see something like the silver knight straight sword in the DLC. Easily the best straight sword theve designed

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straight swords: from the best weapon class in DS3, very fun and strong, to almost useless in Elden Ring: its a mage side weapon, or l2 square off spam

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Shame we can’t dual wield these because of how meta cringe they have become.

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i hope they add a SS with innate bleed in the DLC tbh.

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1 handed-pretty good.
2 handed-meh.
Dual wielded-WTF is that damage!

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Feels like this whole weapon class has trouble justifying its existence.

Being slower than thrusting swords and katanas while also being shorter is not a great start. It can't hope to match the status potential of curved swords or thrusting swords. It has a better damage type, but that matters less than it used to since even pure Dex builds can use elemental infusion. Oh, so I'm supposed to use it as a fast option on a Strength build? Well. You could. If you want more reach than Handaxe while sacrificing some speed.

A lot of people bring up Square Up for stance-breaking, but limiting yourself to one weapon type just to get Stance breaks when Ash: Phalanx, Lion's Claw and Stonebarb Crystal Tear exists just feels unnecessary.

If you wanna use Straight Swords, go nuts, but I find these both aesthetically boring and mechanically unremarkable. Which is probably fitting, honestly, for the Generic Swords.

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The most difficult choice:
1. A beautiful straight sword capable of piercing shields, knocking over and burning out the crowd.
2. The other 18 straight swords that can't do it.

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I miss the stretchy sword from ds2 I don't even remember what it was called but I had so many memories of it.

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes harder

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Please bring back the broken sword + boss soul mechanic from DS1. It was so goddamn cool unlocking the uncursed version of Artorias's greatsword it's the best easter egg in the entire series

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Best weapon in the game. Square off is the best ash of war in the game. It does 40 stance damage.

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I cannot bring myself to like any of these. I really want to, but I just can't.

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Elden ring has 4 different strength int enchanted straight swords, but the only dex one is st trina’s which is far weaker than it’s peers

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Highly underrated as an offhand weapon, like how many people use daggers, to mix up timing of their attacks and finish people off. The lack of speed makes it probably a little worse in most cases, but in others the extra range and damage can often make them the better choice for finishing off your opponent

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Pontiff Knight Straight Sword

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most useless weapon class in the game. just use a katana its better. "but it has square off" guess what my great mace with cragblade is way better too

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When you view max upgrades in the table the Inseparable Sword is on the list, but it's a greatsword. The heck man?

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When you view max upgrades in the table the Inseparable Sword is on the list, but it's a greatsword. The heck man?

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RIP Broken Straight Sword
2011-2022
"The games were funnier when he was in them"

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PKCS

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God bless 1.10. Sword and board invasions is back in the menu, no more poise bastards ignoring my r1s like they are nothing.

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I miss when I used a broken straight sword to kill nameless king

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Do any of these have unique R1s?

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We're well into patch 1.10, reply below what you think the best straight swords are (for pvp) so other people can reference this

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First nox flowing sword was falsely listed in the straight sword max category when it's a curved sword, and now it got replaced by the Inseperable sword, which is a greatsword.

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Straight swords are cool

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Nox Flowing Sword is falsely listed as a straight sword in the max standard page, please someone edit it out

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R1 spamming works again after 1.10. If you're fighting a guy who just rolls around you constantly just spam R1 and you'll most likely get a hit or 2.

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Mfw you have to use wimpy straight swords to mimic common enemies that use greatswords...

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What, still here?

Hand it over.

That thing, your dark souls 3 poise system.

For my lady's invasions.

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BRACE YOURSELF 1.10 GANG HERE IT COMES

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We’re so back

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Dual wield Using rotten crystal sword and your flavor of poison sword is kinda funny.

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Just imagine if it had a running thrust attack.

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Dual-wielding two Straight Swords on a Quality Build (Strength = Dexterity) is low-key OP. That's even before we take Golden Vow (AOW) and Endure into account. The Blue Dancer Charm + Rotten Winged Sword Insignia + Ritual Sword Talisman?! :)

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i have a straight sword
Not curved

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Gone are the days of the straight sword paired with shield, parry tool, or crossbow meta. All hail dual wielding these bad boys!

And while straight swords may not rule the roost the way they did in ds3, two of these ashed and built correctly can stand toe to toe with most other builds in pvp. The only real drawback is the range is more balanced this time and it doesn't have a great run down move like pokey weapons.

Seriously, given how well rounded this class always is id bet these are the weapon types the developers play with when they're testing the game. How else is it that straight swords are always good and axes almost always suck at launch?

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I like them without powerstance. I like that there are many different R2s. Carian SS is so versatile with very good poise breaking R2 and an option for interesting build around its block mechanic, Warhawk is very fun to play, Coded and Regalia of Eochaid have skills that combo well with normal moveset and look awesome.

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In Dark Souls the straight sword was a jack of all trades workhorse weapon. Perfectly at home with a shield in the other hand, great balance of speed and power.

In ER they're much more specialized. They have exclusive access to a PvE easy mode in square off, and their powerstance attacks have almost no damage penalty (most L1s will do ~140% of an R1 but straight swords will do ~190%). So they are still great choices, but kind of pigeonholed into the new fighting styles ER brought to the table.

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These swords are straight, as opposed to curved swords, who are curved.

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i want my ballin swag sword

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Broadsword with sword dance is ultra goated for some juicy stormveil invasions. Plus sword dance looks pretty natural on broadsword

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double straight sword my go-to relax and turn your brain off build. high damage, high speed, versatile

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I wonder if the barbed sword will appear in the DLC. Kirk would actually be some what of a threat now, thanks to how bleed works.

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Coded sword is the goat

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I’m hoping we get a straight sword in the DLC with something like Penetrating Sword move set from DeS. ER SS movesets are pretty boring aside from Warhawk talons. I am a straight sword enthusiast and straight sword gamer.

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Whats up with the hitboxes on these when dual-wielded? You have to dodge immediately to not get hit, but when you do dodge you just get rollcaught by the same attack you just dodged.

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Lazuli sword, sword of night and flame and carian sword are my favourite but the rest are just bad

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whats the best straight sword for crit build?

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It seems to me straight swords in ER are simply not interesting? What is the point of them if there is such a crushing great epee or an even faster rapier of Rogier? The estocs and katana are longer. The Guardian's spear-sword is almost as fast as straight swords, but longer, with much higher damage.

As a result, I did not find a straight sword to my liking. I really like carian sword in appearance, but his skill is strange.

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ER has two straight swords (weathered, cane) whose numbers are too low to be anything but bad, but not low enough to be funny. I miss the broken straight sword.

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Which one is the best for a dex build?

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This patch made sword and board even worse. Faster and more powerful heavy weapons make them extremely difficult to punish and even harder to set up parry. Also the damage is still weak compared to any katana… and all of katanas drawbacks are negated by simply two handing, unlike straight swords. A great sword should easily win a trade against my small sword… but it shouldn’t be faster and spammier. I have so many fights where my opponent never once gets poise broken, the hyper armor on so many weapons is overkill.

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If there's a Fromsoft employee that reads these wikis... please
... we need a Balder Side Sword or Lothirc Knight Straight Sword. Give us the GOAT sword!

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God Tier when used with a good shield.

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inseparable sword is in some of these tables for some reason

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does Miqu running r2 true combo into r1?

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2 Lordsword's straight sword lv25 with the bloddy slash and sepukku ashes of war is crazy. My arcane is 50 right now and they do 112 in blood loss each sword. You totaly destroy even some of the really strong enemys. And they are great in PvP to. The only thing bad is the reach but you can't get it all i guess.

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not a lot of swords with good shape to em. really disappointed when the knights greatsword turned out to be a GS when i first played.

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big fan of the noble slender sword.... but god i wish we had a dark sword :( especially with the unique R2

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Warhawk's Talon or Noble's Slender Sword, which one should I make for pure dex build?

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We need a straight sword with more range than katanas with more damage in dlc. Please
Michael zaki

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Funny how 2 handing these has never been good, neither in ER nor in DS3. This patch 2h R2 into R1 is faster on greatswords than on straight swords

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I just want the Balder Side Sword back. I miss it.

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honestly dude id be fine if i could just use sword n board in pvp and not feel like im gimping myself

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Now that poise is always on, two handing a weapon for extra poise damage is critically important in PvP if not powerstancing. So it's a shame that the 2H sword moveset is still so terrible. Shortsword has thrusting R2s while 2H, but is also, as described, short. Going through the game, these are still the standard by which all other weapons are measured, but in PvP you better be powerstancing and doing the one good powerstance move the best way you can. Dreadfully dull compared to Dark Souls swordplay.

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Two handed sword move set should’ve been faster version of knights great sword move set, with thrust r2s. All Powerstance move sets need a 30% dmg nerf on simultaneous hits. Straight swords, hammers, axes, collosal swords need a 10% dmg buff. Collosal hammers need like a 30% dmg buff so they can win trades against epee lol epee/halberds need the sweet spot penalty which balanced them in past games. Epee/halberds also need longer recovery on their jousting attacks. And finally, all jump attacks need a massive recovery and instability bonus damage like past games.

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need a thorn-covered straight sword to complete the offbrand knight kirk cosplay with the briar set

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Currently powerstancing miquellan knight sword on the right and carian knight sword on the left. I gotta say, they work wonders. Miquellan has this lunging r2, a proyectile aow and, while it's base damage it's lower, sacred blade buffs it greatly and perma kills who live in death. Carian has a more defensive playstile with the counter r2 and carian grandeur, wich greatly rewards you for the openings you might find. Used in tandem, the dps is absolutely nuts.

And this comes from a str build that has 30 points in dex/faith. You don't even need to invest much for magic and holy.

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Love straight swords but goddamn i wish two handing wasn’t substantially better in every way vs just one handing it with like a shield. I have been having fun using nobles slender with magma whip off hand on my pure fth pyro though, good reach and area denial with whip and the versatility of what is basically the glock 17 of the lands between

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It bothers me that there is no dex/int straight sword but there are 3 str/int straight swords

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Why do people foam at the mouth when you powerstance these? They are the most honest and balanced powerstance setup out of any other weapon in the game that requires spacing and good knowlege of the weapon your enemy is using.

Powerstance anchors: 1 shot 60 vigor players with the correct setup
Powerstance greatspears/spears: Self explanatory.
Powerstance cs: Blenders anything even after poise adjustments.
Powerstance katanas: People using them won the duel tournament and it was so one sided that I fell asleep.
Fists: Blenders everything, most disgusting setup with guranteed true combos.

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Put one of these in each hand and slaughter people in PvP. One of the strongest setups in the whole game.

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Why are there weapons with normal ashes of ser that can't be changed?

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Wish there were more straights downward curved crossguard or small guards. Not a fan of the classic t shape.

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What's the best ash of war and affinity for the broadsword lmao

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Wow. So many opinions posing as facts here. Ignore everyone. Try things out for the movement. Everything's viable. Sweating hard over your AR is just sweaty. If you can hit with it and avoid being hit, you're good.

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The Broadsword is king. Bow before his majesty!

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My life is a lie the longsword has less reach than the short sword!?

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Bro below me overthinking how to use a longsword. Elden Ring meta gaming really got people acting different.

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Single-handed longsword/lordsworn's has a nice moveset (R1: quick wide slashes. R2: long stab) but poor damage output. If anyone wants to use this nice moveset in PVE while also dealing decent damage, I thiiiiiiink a dex/int or even str/int (depending what side perks you're into) Scholar's Armament route is pretty solid. DPS-wise, Scholar's Armament's damage buff is theoretically best with very fast-attacking weapons, particularly the claws, but Longsword has a nice mix of solid speed and nice hitboxes to make up for not having top tier speed. I haven't gone far into the game with this build yet, but I'm thinking of focusing on Dex and Int without much Mind and only some amount of Vigor, essentially making a sort of glass cannon with a high dex Keen sword with high int Scholar's Armament on it. Could also instead go the faith route for Electrify Armament and Bloodflame Blade and Black Flame Blade.