My Top 10 Dexterity Weapons to Conquer Elden Ring
As a passionate Elden Ring player with over 800+ hours of gameplay under my belt, I‘ve tested a vast arsenal of weapons across multiple character builds. And when it comes to dishing out lightning-fast damage through agile movements, bleeding effects, and elegant blades, dexterity weapons are my personal favorite.
In this expanded guide straight from my gameplay experience, I‘ll be ranking the 10 best dex weapons that will carry you to victory in Elden Ring. whether you‘re running a pure Dex build or want a strong backup option, these arms are sure to serve you well with their balanced stats, unique skills, and ability to shred foes before they can even react.
Let‘s get right into it, Tarnished! Here are my personal top dex weapon recommendations from countless hours in the Lands Between.
What Actually Makes a Good Dex Weapon?
Before getting to the weapons themselves, it‘s important you understand what makes a dexterity weapon so effective in Elden Ring. Based on my testing, here are the key traits to look for:
- High Dex Scaling – The higher grade (with S being the pinnacle), the better it will scale damage from your Dex stat investment. I‘m talking big damage returns.
- Bleed Buildup – Many top dex weapons cause bleed status damage, which chews through health bars by ignoring enemy defenses. Extremely powerful against formidable foes.
- Quick Attacks – Dexterity weapons excel in swiftness, allowing you to dance around enemies and counterattack rapidly. Capitalize on openings that heavy and slow strength weapons can‘t.
- Unique Skills – Special skills that add flair, range, and bonus damage. Well-suited to nimble dex fighting styles.
Now let‘s get into the crème de la crème! All of these can be further enhanced with weapon smithing and the right ashes of war.
10. Godskin Peeler
Kicking off my list is the uniquely designed Godskin Peeler twinblade that you can loot from a corpse at Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. Every slash of its serrated hooks causes additional bleed buildup, shredding through health.
But what really makes it shine is the special skill Black Flame Tornado – cyclones of black fire that decimate groups and tear bosses apart. It even grants hyper armor, allowing you to tank hits without stagger.
Location: Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree – On a corpse
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 100 | 31 | 8.0 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity |
|---|---|
| E | C |
9. Dragonscale Blade
Graceful and elegant define the Dragonscale Blade, a frost and lightning fusion katana discovered on a corpse at Lake of Rot. Activating its unique skill Ice Lightning Sword to unleash its frigid energies never fails to captivate me.
It has middling weight compared to other katanas, so I’m able to equip a shield or staff in my offhand. If you love the hypnotic dancing swordplay of a samurai, the Dragonscale Blade delivers satisfaction.
Location: Lake of Rot – On a corpse
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 100 | 30 | 6.5 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity |
|---|---|
| D | C |
8. Reduvia
No dex arsenal is complete without a vicious rapid-jabbing dagger. Reduvia stands at the top, with ranged blood attacks via Blood Blade, heavy bleed potential, and great critical damage for ripostes.
Its flowing crimson aesthetic is perfect for my aggressive box-in tactics. I retrieved it early at Stormhill Shack and have kept it upgraded since for relentless pressure. Bait, parry, and punish!
Location: Stormhill Shack – Bloody Finger Hunter Yura‘s starting weapon
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity, Arcane
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 100 | 16 | 1.5 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Arcane |
|---|---|---|
| E | D | D |
7. Hand of Melania
Claiming the crown as the most lethal dexterity katana is the legendary Hand of Melania. After defeating the fearsome Sword of Miquella Malenia boss at Elphael Inner Wall, it can be yours. Its flowing skill Waterfowl Dance and innate bleed buildup combine to tear enemies asunder in seconds.
With its balanced scaling, this trophy weapon is the personification of Malenia herself – unmatched 1v1 dueling potential. But you’ll need heavy Endurance investment to wield properly. Now I can finally unleash my inner anime protagonist!
Location: Remembrance of the Rot Goddess (Malenia)
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 100 | 61 | 10.5 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity |
|---|---|
| D | B |
6. Blasphemous Blade
Now this greatsword is commonly utilized for faith builds. But dex users should not sleep on the Blasphemous Blade‘s insane versatility either. Defeating the serpent Rykard allows you to trade his boss soul for it.
Activating its Taker’s Flames skill unleashes a wave of fire that damages enemies AND restores your health. Plus successive attacks grant health regeneration for a duration afterwards too. In other words, unmatched sustainability.
For boss battles, I swap to the Blasphemous Blade exclusively when I need to recover HP while dodging attacks using dexterity. This thing is a lifesaver!
Location: Rykard – Remembrance soul item
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity, Faith
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | 100 | 55 | 12.5 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Faith |
|---|---|---|
| D | C | B |
5. Cross-Naginata
When I simply desire unmatched physical damage and bleed buildup, Cross-Naginata is my go-to dex weapon. With S scaling when fully upgraded, it melts enemies without any flashy skills – just pure pain.
I two-hand this poleblade and use the Impaling Thrust to shred tougher enemies. The frost Nagakiba katana is great too, but Cross Naginata‘s bleed is just too juicy to pass up. Sometimes simple is best!
Location: Castle Morne Rampart – On a corpse
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 100 | 55 | 11 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity |
|---|---|
| D | S |
4. Rivers of Blood
The exotic Rivers of Blood needs no introduction among Elden Ring players. This mythic katana showers enemies in lethal bloodflames, unleashing the unique Corpse Piler skill to eviscerate hostile groups.
I farmed this beauty after the Fire Giant at Mountaintops of the Giants. Its Surging Blood passive gives me a massive hemorrhage bleed bonus with successive strikes too! If you crave unmatched flash and substance, Rivers of Blood satiates those desires.
Just be prepared for scorn swimming in bloodfest PVP carnage!
Location: Mountaintops of the Giants – Reward from Bloody Finger Okina
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity, Arcane
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 62 | 53 | 8.0 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Arcane |
|---|---|---|
| D | B | C |
3. Morgott’s Cursed Sword
Former king Morgott’s weapon of choice is a personal favorite curved colossal weapon suited for highly leveled dex builds. After felling Morgott himself at Leyndell Royal Capital, I claimed his soul to transpose this beast at the Roundtable Hold.
With outstanding physical damage, ranged energy skills, and bleed bonus…this sword is the entire package to make lowly Tarnished into lords. Fear the Cursed Blood Slice as Morgott’s sword thirsts for veins! But be warned – you‘ll need major stats to wield it without fat rolling.
Location: Leyndell Royal Capital – Transpose Morgott boss soul
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 100 | 35 | 16 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| E | C | D |
2. Moonveil
The legendary dexterity icon known as Moonveil needs no introduction. This enchanted transfused katana can be looted from the Magma Wyrm boss lair at Gael Tunnel.
Activating its Transient Moonlight skill to fire waves of magic energy simply decimates all before me, melting bosses in seconds. Plus innate frost buildup keeps enemies staggered. Whether alone or coupled with sorceries, Moonveil eradicates everything with style and substance!
Location: Gael Tunnel – Magma Wyrm boss reward
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 100 | 57 | 7.0 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| C | B | D |
1. Bloodhound‘s Fang
And claiming the throne as ultimate dex weapon is Bloodhound’s Fang – the personification of lethal agility that carried me through the game‘s toughest bosses. This flowing silver steel blade with elegant blood red cloth ties has gained notoriety, and for good reason.
Tracking it down at Evergaol sealed in by the Bloodhound Knight Darriwil, I was immediately smitten by the moveset and unique Finesse skill that lets me leaping slash in for DAMAGE while evading attacks with style.
Every nimble player deserves this crown jewel curving greatsword by their side. Become the true Elden Lord with Bloodhound’s Fang!
Location: Evergaol – Bloodhound Knight Darriwil boss reward
Scales With: Strength, Dexterity
| Damage | Critical | Guard Boost | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 138 | 44 | 10.0 |
Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity |
|---|---|
| C | C |
And there you have my top 10 personal dex weapon recommendations for conquering Elden Ring with speed and fluid finesse. I’ve sliced my way through The Lands Between with this lethal arsenal – now it’s your turn. Show everyone the true power of dexterity!
Whether you desire spellsword domination, relentless bleed procs, or colossal curved greatswords, these weapons deliver perfectly. Now go claim your destiny, warrior. Let the grace of dex guide you to glory!
– Waleed
