The sun-soaked rich hues of Altus Plateau are also home to some of the best Strength based weapons – ones that, if you are running a non- Strength build, will surely tempt you to use that Larval Tear and respec. The list below covers all weapons in Altus Plateau, along with their stats and where to find them. We have also included all weapons in Leyndell, Royal Capital dungeon in this guide since that essentially forms a part of this area.
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Axe of Godfrey
The Axe of Godfrey is a Colossal Weapon that scales with Strength and Dexterity and has a high stat requirement for Strength – which means this can only be wielded effectively for a committed Strength build. It has a unique Weapon Art that sends across an unblockable shockwave and increases physical damage
| Type | Colossal Sword |
| Weight | 18 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 42, Dexterity 14 |
| Weapon Art | Regal Roar |
Axe of Godfrey Location
The Axe of Godfrey is obtained by trading the Remembrance of Horoah Loux with Enia at the Roundtable Hold
Antspur Rapier
A Thrusting Sword which scales with Strength and Dexterity, the Antspur Rapier comes equipped with a killer passive – it inflicts Scarlet Rot buildup with each attack; and that alone makes it one of the best thrusting swords to wield.
| Type | Thrusting Sword |
| Weight | 3.0 |
| Scaling | Strength D , Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 10, Dexterity 20 |
| Weapon Art | Impaling Thrust |
Antspur Rapier Location
Antspur Rapier drops off the Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan boss – a hostile NPC that spawns as you enter the west area of the Shaded Castle
Black Bow
The Black Bow scales with Strength and Dexterity and can be used by Dexterity builds without putting too many points in Strength. It is a decent ranged option, and the weapon is upgraded using Somber Smithing Stones.
| Type | Bow |
| Weight | 4.0 |
| Scaling | Strength E, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 9, Dexterity 20 |
Black Bow Location
The Black Bow can be obtained by performing a series of platforming jumps across rooftops. To access this area, start from the Avenue Balcony Site of Grace in Leyndell, Royal Capital dungeon; make your way down the stairs, and jump right. Move ahead and take the first right, take the stairs and then left, take the stairs ahead till you see the first roof structure that you can climb onto.
Black Knife
The Black Knife is one of the more remarkable daggers around – in particular for the Weapon Art which allows the Tarnished to throw off a ranged projectile . The weapon scales with Faith and Dexterity and does split physical and holy damage.
| Type | Dagger |
| Weight | 2.0 |
| Scaling | Strength E , Dexterity D, Faith D |
| Requirements | Strength 8, Dexterity 12, Faith 18 |
| Weapon Art | Blade Of Death |
Black Knife Location
The Black Knife drops off the Black Knife Assassin boss outside the entrance to the Sainted Hero’s Grave. The location can be accessed by going west from the Rampartside Path Site of Grace.
Bloody Helice
The Bloody Helice is a Thrusting Sword that scales with Arcane and Dexterity and has a passive bleed buildup. The Weapon Art is a unique one which has a backward dodge followed by a thrust attack and another two hit combo which can stagger enemies
| Type | Thrusting Sword |
| Weight | 8.0 |
| Scaling | Strength E , Dexterity D, Arcane D |
| Requirements | Strength 16, Dexterity 19, Arcane 17 |
| Weapon Art | Dynast’s Finesse |
Bloody Helice Location
The Bloody Helice is located in the Writheblood Ruins and is found in a chest after the Sanguine Noble boss fight. The Ruins can be accessed by moving east from the Bridge of Iniquity Site of Grace, south of the main road.
Coded Sword
The Coded Sword looks unlike any other weapon – and there is a reason for it – it scales completely off Faith, does 100% holy damage, and can bypass shields to directly damage the enemy!
| Type | Straight Sword |
| Weight | 2.5 |
| Scaling | Faith B |
| Requirements | Faith 20 |
| Weapon Art | Unblockable Blade |
Coded Sword Location
Start from the West Capital Rampart Site of Grace, make your way out and then jump down right. Proceed ahead to the horse stables and use the roof to get onto the 2nd floor. You will enter an area that looks somewhat familiar – and the Coded Sword will be located in the ‘Throne Room’
Celebrant’s Skull
The Celebrant’s Skull has a great look going for it … but little else. The weapon scales off Strength and Dexterity and does pure physical damage. There are other better alternatives to this weapon on this list. It does have a unique property though – it grants 20 runes with every hit.
| Type | Great Hammer |
| Weight | 16 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 18, Dexterity 12 |
| Weapon Art | Barbaric Roar |
Celebrant’s Skull Location
Start from the Windmill Village Site of Grace (the North end of Altus Plateau) and immediately take a left. Keep moving upwards with the cliff side onto your left to find the Celebrant’s Skull lying on a corpse at the very end of this path
Dragon Greatclaw
The Dragon Greatclaw is a Colossal Weapon that scales off Strength and Dexterity. It does split physical and lightning damage and comes with bonus damage (30%+) against all Dragons in the game.
| Type | Colossal Weapon |
| Weight | 16.0 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 30, Dexterity 16 |
| Weapon Art | Endure |
Dragon Greatclaw Location
The weapon drops off the Draconic Tree Sentinel boss at the Capital Outskirts location; and is required to enter into the Royal Capital dungeon.
Family Heads
One of the better Flails in the game, the weapon does split physical and magic damage and has a unique Weapon Art associated with it. In case you are wondering, yes, the heads attached to the Flail belong to the wife and two children of Necromancer Garris – who designed the weapon himself.
| Type | Flail |
| Weight | 5.5 |
| Scaling | Strength E, Dexterity C, Intelligence E |
| Requirements | Strength 8, Dexterity 18, Intelligence 16 |
| Weapon Art | Familial Rancor |
Family Heads Location
The weapon drops off the Necromancer Garris boss fight at the end of Sage’s Cave. Start from the Abandoned Coffin Site of Grace and continue North. Stick to the cliff side and you will come across the entrance to the cave.
Eleonora’s Poleblade
A strong contender for the best arcane / dexterity bleed-based weapon and a community favourite – the Eleonora’s Poleblade is every bit as devastating as the reputation it enjoys.
| Type | Twinblade |
| Weight | 6.0 |
| Scaling | Strength E, Dexterity D, Arcane D |
| Requirements | Strength 12, Dexterity 21, Arcane 19 |
| Weapon Art | Bloodblade Dance |
Eleonora’s Poleblade Location
The Eleonora’s Poleblade is obtained on defeating Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger, a hostile NPC that spawns as you approach the Second Church Of Marika
Giant Crusher
Alongside the Greatsword, another contender for the most powerful Strength based build, the Giant Crusher looks absolutely awesome, and dishes out damage in slow but devastating blows. The weapon weighs a hefty 26.5, and has a steep Strength requirement at 60 – clearly meant for the Unga-Bunga builds
| Type | Colossal Weapon |
| Weight | 26.5 |
| Scaling | Strength C |
| Requirements | Strength 60 |
| Weapon Art | Endure |
Giant Crusher Location
The Giant Crusher is located in a chest at the back of a carriage just off the main road; south of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree Site of Grace
Godskin Peeler
Another great and popular twinblade option for dexterity builds, the weapon lends itself to arcane and bleed builds as well since the Ash of War can be substituted in this one – although it comes with one of the more unique and high damage Weapon Arts.
| Type | Twinblades |
| Weight | 8.0 |
| Scaling | Strength E, Dexterity C |
| Requirements | Strength 17, Dexterity 22 |
| Weapon Art | Black Flame Tornado |
Godskin Peeler Location
The Godskin Peeler drops off the Godskin Apostle boss at the very end of the Windmill Village at the North of Altus Plateau
Golden Order Seal
The Golden Order Seal scales off both Faith and Intelligence and specifically boosts Golden Order incantations like Discus of Light, Triple Rings of Light and so on by 10%.
| Type | Seal |
| Weight | – |
| Scaling | Intelligence D, Faith D |
| Requirements | Intelligence 17, Faith 17 |
Golden Order Seal Location
The Golden Order Seal is obtained from a corpse lying next to the Minor Erdtree Church Site of Grace in the Leyndall Royal Capital dungeon
Great Stars
The Great Stars is one of the very best Great Hammers – it has inherent bleed build up; and also restores a small amount of health on every hit.
| Type | Great Hammer |
| Weight | 10 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 22, Dexterity 12 |
| Weapon Art | Endure |
Great Stars Location
Take the south-west main road from the Road of Iniquity Side Path Site of Grace (in between the Shaded Castle and the Windmill Village at the Northern end of Altus Plateau) to a carriage being driven by two trolls. The Great Stars is located in a chest at the back of the carriage.
Great Omenkiller Cleaver
The Great Omenkiller Cleaver is a Greataxe that scales with Strength and Dexterity and also has inherent bleed buildup. There are 2 of these that one can get, in the Altus Plateau and the other in Volcano Manor – thus making it possible to power stance and stack up bleed as well as stagger damage
| Type | Greataxe |
| Weight | 11 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 23, Dexterity 12 |
| Weapon Art | Wild Strike |
Great Omenkiller Cleaver Location
The Great Omenkiller Cleaver drops off the Omenkiller boss at Perfumer’s Grotto
Nagakiba
One of the best katanas and one with the maximum range – to do the fast slash attacks keeping the enemy at a fair distance from you is a great advantage that the Nagakiba provides. The weapon also comes with a passive bleed build up.
| Type | Katana |
| Weight | 7 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity C |
| Requirements | Strength 18, Dexterity 22 |
| Weapon Art | Piercing Fang |
Nagakiba Location
Nagakiba can be looted off Bloody Finger Hunter Yura’s corpse at the Second Church Of Marika, if you have followed Yura’s questline. You can also get it off him if you manage to defeat him in your earlier encounters, but that would be a tough challenge since you would likely be under-leveled.
Marais Executioner’s Sword
The Marais Executioner’s Sword is unique in that while being a Greatsword, it scales off Strength and Arcane. It also, along with the Regalia of Eochaid, has Eochaid’s Dancing Blade as its Weapon Art which is one of the best Weapon Arts to destroy bosses from a distance.
| Type | Greatsword |
| Weight | 11.5 |
| Scaling | Strength C, Dexterity E, Arcane D |
| Requirements | Strength 24, Dexterity 14, Arcane 23 |
| Weapon Art | Eochaid’s Dancing Blade |
Marais Executioner’s Sword Location
The Marais Executioner’s Sword drops off the final boss of The Shaded Castle – the Elemer of the Briar.
Morgott’s Cursed Sword
The Morgott’s Cursed Sword is a Curved Greatsword that scales with Strength, Arcane and Dexterity, has bleed buildup, and a unique Weapon Art that has the Tarnished lunging forward to release a blood loss AoE attack.
| Type | Curved Greatsword |
| Weight | 7.5 |
| Scaling | Strength E, Dexterity C, Arcane D |
| Requirements | Strength 14, Dexterity 35, Arcane 17 |
| Weapon Art | Cursed-Blood Slice |
Morgott’s Cursed Sword Location
Morgott’s Cursed Sword can be obtained by trading the Remembrance of the Omen King with Enia at the Rountable hold
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword
The Onyx Lord’s Greatsword is a Curved Greatsword that scales with Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence; and does split physical and magic damage. It has a unique Weapon Art where it slams the sword in the ground, creating an AoE explosion that knocks enemies back.
| Type | Curved Greatsword |
| Weight | 11.5 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity E, Intelligence D |
| Requirements | Strength 20, Dexterity 16, Intelligence 16 |
| Weapon Art | Onyx Lord’s Repulsion |
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword drops off the Onyx Lord boss at the end of the Sealed Tunnel. To access the Sealed Tunnel, start from the Outer Wall Phantom Tree and proceed towards the lake exactly in front of it as seen on the map. Once you reach it, you can descend downwards on the cliffs, the Sealed Tunnel will be located on the south part of the lake as an opening on the cliff walls.
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier
One of the most visually distinct weapons, the Prelate’s Inferno Crozier is a Colossal Weapon that scales off Strength primarily, and has a powerful Weapon Art that can stun lock enemies
| Type | Colossal Weapon |
| Weight | 23.5 |
| Scaling | Strength C, Dexterity E |
| Requirements | Strength 45, Dexterity 8 |
| Weapon Art | Prelate’s Charge |
Prelate’s Inferno Crozier Location
The Prelate’s Inferno Crozier drops from a Fire Prelate inside Fort Laiedd, near the Seethewater Terminus Site of Grace.
Sword of Milos
The Sword of Milos is a cool-looking Greatsword that scales with Strength and Dexterity. It has the unique property of restoring FP with every kill. It also comes equipped with passive bleed build up; and the Weapon Art deals a debuff to enemies against all resistances while at the same time increasing your physical damage and Strength attributes; and changing your charged attack into a combo-set move.
| Type | Greatsword |
| Weight | 10 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 15, Dexterity 19 |
| Weapon Art | Shriek of Milos |
Sword Of Milos Location
The Sword of Milos can be obtained by defeating the Dung Eater – his physical body is found in the Subterranean Shunning Grounds in Leyndell, Royal Capital. The Tarnished will require the Sewer-Gaol key to unlock the prison cell where the Dung Eater is located; and for that they will need to hand over a Seedbed Curse to the phantom of the Dung Eater found in the basement of the Roundtable Hold. The easiest place to get this is from the East Capital Rampart Site of Grace; progress ahead till they come to a lift that takes them down. From there, proceed to the building in front, take the ladder on the right and then a stairway to the top floor – where the Seedbed Curse will be located on a corpse sitting on a chair.
Troll’s Hammer
The Troll’s Hammer is a Colossal Weapon that scales mainly off Strength and Faith; and does split physical and fire damage. The weapon may look familiar- War Counselor Iji, who you would have most likely come across outside Kingsrealm Ruins in Liurnia of the Lakes; used this as a smithing tool.
| Type | Colossal Weapon |
| Weight | 16.0 |
| Scaling | Strength C, Dexterity E, Faith D |
| Requirements | Strength 28, Dexterity 8, Faith 10 |
| Weapon Art | Troll’s Roar |
Troll’s Hammer Location
Troll’s Hammer is found in a storage shed in the Old Altus Tunnel. The tunnel can be accessed starting from the Erdtree Gazing Hill Site of Grace, and moving Northwards – the tunnel will be visible down the cliffs on the left.
Troll’s Golden Sword
The Troll’s Golden Sword is a Colossal Sword that scales off both Strength and Dexterity – and not the most remarkable of the weapons in this category – there are better options for a Colossal Sword in this list.
| Type | Colossal Sword |
| Weight | 19 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity D |
| Requirements | Strength 29, Dexterity 10 |
| Weapon Art | Troll’s Roar |
Troll’s Golden Sword Location
The Troll’s Golden Sword can be obtained from a chest at the back of a carriage east of the Erdtree-Gazing-Hill Site of Grace right at the beginning of Altus Plateau
Twinned Knight Swords
The Twinned Knight Swords are twinblades that scale more with Strength than Dexterity … but other than that these don’t have much going for them – there are better Strength scaling twinblades; and if you are looking for a Dexterity / Arcane based one – the Poleblade or the Godskin Peeler on this list are better options
| Type | Twinswords |
| Weight | 8.0 |
| Scaling | Strength D, Dexterity E |
| Requirements | Strength 16, Dexterity 18 |
| Weapon Art | Spinning Slash |
Twinned Knight Swords Location
The Twinned Knight Swords can be obtained near the East Windmill Pasture in Altus Plateau
