Swords are an important part of battles in Elden Ring, and here, we will show you a tier list of the best swords from the game. We have ranked these swords from tiers S to F. Here, tier S features the best swords from the game, and tier F features the worst and least-recommended weapons from the game. With the help of this tier list, you will be able to make an educated decision the next time you head into battle with enemies.
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Best Swords Tier List in Elden Ring – Every Sword Ranked
S Tier Swords in Elden Ring
As we mentioned earlier, the S tier in this compilation of swords in Elden Ring features the best swords from the game. These swords offer the best performance, with the potential to inflict scathing damage upon enemies.
| TIER | NAME |
| S | Flame |
| S | Sword of Night |
| S | Bloodhound’s Fang |
| S | Claymore |
| S | Maliketh’s Black Blade |
| S | Eclipse Shotel |
| S | Starscourge Greatsword |
| S | Onyx Lord’s Greatsword |
A Tier Swords in Elden Ring
A Tier swords are well above decent. Barring a few minor imperfections and flaws, these swords are practically as good as S-tier swords.
| TIER | NAME |
| A | Carian Knight’s Sword |
| A | Wing of Astel |
| A | Crystal Sword |
B Tier Swords
B Tier weapons in Elden Ring are somewhat above average. Featuring decent stats and enough damage capabilities, these weapons are great to use if you plan on upgrading in the future.
| TIER | NAME |
| B | Antspur Rapier |
| B | Bloody Helice |
C Tier
Average swords in Elden Ring. Great to use if you want to quickly graduate onto B-tier weapons.
| TIER | NAME |
| C | Noble’s Estoc |
| C | Grossmesser |
D Tier
These weapons just manage to evade the dreaded F tier in this list. Featuring average stats, these swords are plain vanilla at best. We recommend you quickly move on to higher-powered swords.
| TIER | NAME |
| D | Sword of St. Trina |
| D | Grafted Blade Greatsword |
| D | Falchion |
| D | Mantis Blade |
| D | Omen Cleaver |
| D | Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword |
| D | Scimitar |
| D | Scavenger’s Curved Sword |
| D | Great Epee |
F Tier
The poorest and least recommended swords in Elden Ring. This tier list features swords that we do not recommend you use.
| TIER | NAME |
| F | Frozen Needle |
| F | Anstspur Rapier |
| F | Zamor Curved Sword |
| F | Short Sword |
| F | Longsword |
| F | Cane Sword |
| F | Morgott’s Cursed Sword |
| F | Zweihander |
| F | Broadsword |
| F | Dismounter |
| F | Lordsworn’s Straight Sword |
So there you have it. These are all of the best weapons in Elden Ring, ranked according to their tiers. As you can see, using these tiers will make your choice of swords much easier the next time you play Elden Ring.
And now that you know all about the best swords, we recommend you take a look at our Elden Ring Guides as well as our Tier Lists.