Elden Ring lets you defeat your enemies in various manners as you explore the game map in your quest to become the Elden Lord. To ensure you’re getting the best possible use of your weapons, it’s a good idea to be aware of all the new mechanisms in the survival RPG such as Ashes of War.
What are the Best Ashes of War in Elden Ring
Ashes of War lets you equip additional skills to your weapons. These items can be purchased from merchants or dropped by enemies when killed, and have multiple functions. Here’s our pick on the best Ashes of War in Elden Ring.
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Sacred Blade
This Ash of War can be used on all melee equipment to grant the skill of holy essence and cause Holy Damage to your enemies. It fires a golden blade projectile with decent range. It scales the best with a Faith build but you can use it for any melee build for good results.
To find this item, kill a Teardrop Scarab located just north of the Third Church of Marika.
Glintblade Phalanx
The Ash of War Glintblade Phalanx will give your thrusting sword more range, as well as stagger your enemies and cause them to lose their stance. This is a golden opportunity for you to follow up with another powerful attack and make them lose as much HP as possible before repeating.
You will get this item from Rogier in the Roundtable Hold. Check out the guide for more directions.
Bloody Slash
The Blood affinity scales well with Arcane builds, and this item is usable on swords. You can slash your enemy from a low stance after covering the blade in your own blood to boost its effect. You will need both FP and a little bit of HP. It is worth it as the opponent will receive Bleed Damage, but make sure you’re not low on health.
You can find the Bloody Slash Ash of War at Fort Haight in Limgrave near the top of the tower. There will be a Beast Crest Heater Knight there who uses it, and on defeating them you will be able to obtain it as well.
Stormblade
The Stormblade Ash of War lets you deal with large groups of enemies effectively as it throws a powerful gust of wind in their direction and deals splash damage. It is also useful on single enemies as it can stagger them and let you find an opportunity to hit them with a heavy shot.
You can buy this Ash of War from Knight Bernahl at Warmaster’s Shack. Alternatively, it will be dropped by the Grave Warden boss at Limgrave when killed.
Barricade Shield
This one is for Shield users, as it almost halves the stamina cost of blocking and allows you to block most heavy attacks with ease. It’s useful for guard counters. It lasts for multiple attacks as the lasting duration for it is around one minute which is longer than other Shield Ashes of War.
You can obtain this item by defeating the Night’s Cavalry in Weeping Peninsula near the Castle Morne Rampart Site of Grace.