Greatsword is a Colossal Sword in Elden Ring. The Greatsword scales primarily with Strength and is a good Weapon for cleaving many foes at once with its wide swings.
A coarse iron lump of an ultra greatsword.
Mows down foes by utilizing its incredible weight.
Though handling it likely requires the wielder to have surpassed the realm of the merely human,
it is precisely for this reason the weapon is used to slaughter even inhuman foes.
Elden Ring Greatsword Notes & Tips
- Weapon Skill: Stamp (Upward Cut)
- This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
- Greatsword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
- This weapon's R1 to R2 animation displays the weapon spinning to the new position
- Sell Value: 100 Runes
- The description as well as the uncanny resemblance, hints at this Greatsword being a reference to Guts' famous colossal weapon in the acclaimed manga Berserk. It is well known that Kentaro Miura's magnum opus was a huge influence on Miyazaki.
- At 34 Strength, 14 Dexterity and 60 Arcane, the Greatsword has 636 AR and 166 Bleed buildup under Blood infusion, whereas under Occult infusion, the Greatsword has 755 AR.
- At 80 Strength, the Greatsword has 824 AR when one-handed and 884 AR when two-handed under Heavy infusion.
- Note: As of Patch 1.08, the Speed of Crouching and Rolling Attack has been slightly increased.
- NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below. Additionally, the speed of guard counters for this weapon has increased.
- Other notes and player tips go here
Greatsword PVP Poise Damage Values in Elden Ring
Patch 1.10 adjusted PVP Poise Damage of all Weapons including some Spells and Incantations. Please take note that these adjustments are exclusive to PVP.
One-Handed Attacks
- 1H R1 (1/2/3 Attacks): 460.8/322.56/322.56
- 1H R2 (1/2 Attacks): 489.6/489.6
- 1H Charged R2 (1/2 Attacks): 1267.2/1267.2
- 1H R1 Jumping: 460.8
- 1H R2 Jumping: 844.8
Two-Handed Attacks
- 2H R1 (1/2/3 Attacks): 599.04/419.328/419.328
- 2H R2 (1/2 Attacks): 636.48/636.48
- 2H Charged R2 (1/2 Attacks): 1393.92/1393.92
- 2H R1 Jumping: 599.04
- 2H R2 Jumping: 929.28