Elden Ringcontains a staggering list of 309 weapons to wield! Players can hone gigantic battleaxes, tiny daggers, and even the hair of a giant. There are so many weapons in Elden Ring that it is almost impossible to just choose one. Thankfully, From Software has implemented an extremely fun dual-wielding mechanic in the game that lets players wield two weapons they like for double the fun. Some of these combinations will make players an Elden Lord in no time!
Updated on July 15th, 2022 by Justin Morales:From Software’s recent release Elden Ring is an instant masterpiece. It instantly became From Software’s highest selling game in its first two months. Since it is so new, the games landscape has completely changed since the first article on the best weapons to dual wield in Elden Ring. With so many changes to the game, it is necessary to update the article to be more relevant to the games current state.
Weapons have been updated, buffed and nerfed over the four-month course of the games’ life. Weapons that were amazing at the start of the game’s run are completely different after all that has changed. Players have created some amazing builds with weapons that weren’t really used when the game released changing the games “meta” and how an Elden Ring dual wield build currently works. This makes it necessary for an updated version of the first article. As all the connoisseurs of dual wielding know, sometimes the most damage is done with the second swing.
11 Dual Sacrificial Axes
The Tarnished can wield a plethora of different abilities to mix up their build and conquer their enemies. Some Ashes of War will completely trivialize the game and make the Tarnished a one-person army. With great power there must also come a limited amount of FP and this can become the players only shackle to really becoming an Elden Lord.
This limiter makes the Sacrificial Axes an amazing choice. Given their innate abilities of getting FP back for every kill they are a battery source that will keep the Tarnished charged forever.
10 Crows Talons
The Crows Talons are a claw weapon in Elden Ring that do amazing damage with astronomical ferocity. Pairing these weapons with a Keen upgrade makes them extremely dangerous! Pairing them with a Poison upgrade and items that increase damage when poison is in the vicinity makes for a fun playthrough as well!
If the player ever wanted to feel like X-23 from the X-Men series this is the best way to do it!
9 Darkmoon Greatsword And Any Torch
With these two weapons The Tarnished will be singing a different Song of Ice and Fire. With the frost build up present in the Darkmoon Greatsword’s innate skill and the fire damage from the Torch, players will be able to trigger the frost status effect then immediately reset it with fire damage.
Yes, it is as overpowered as it sounds! This will cause a burst of damage with every trigger and make enemies health bars drop to zero before they can even realize what happened!
8 Frost Weapon And Blood Weapon
Status effects are extremely lethal in Elden Ring. When the game first dropped, bleed was an extremely overpowered effect in the game. Since then, bleed is still amazing, but other status effects have had time to shine like frost buildup.
Making a build around two weapons that create these two status effects will create a build that has a damage output out of a horror movie! The average damage might be minimal, but the burst damage when they trigger will be incredible!
7 Colossal Greatswords
Dual-wielding the Colossal Greatsword weapon is perfect for any player who dons the “Big Stick” ideology. The combatant with the bigger weapons must be the more favorable winner, yes?
Combine duplicates of this weapon with the “Royal Knights Resolve” Ash of War and players will have themselves a build that will warrant them their own boss music! The only drawback is its staggering weight and the fact that players will need a friend to trade with or a second playthrough to get two of them.
6 Rivers Of Blood And Blood Uchigatana
Next is one of the weapons that is considered to be king in the present meta. The Rivers of Blood Katana is a bleed weapon that scales with the Arcane stat that absolutely massacres anyone put up against it.
With an amazing bleed effect and an even better innate Ash of War, the Rivers of Blood is a weapon capable enough on its own. Mix this with a Blood Infused Uchigatana and opponents blood will actually flow like a river.
5 Dual Godskin Peeler And Twinblade
Sometimes the best quality to have in a weapon is speed. The major draw to dual-wielding, in general, is increasing the speed at which they are throwing out attacks. With dual Twinblades in Elden Ring, it almost feels like players are quad wielding four different blades with how many attacks the character is performing.
Mix this with a frost or blood infusion, and players will have a combination that can build up status effects in a blink of an eye.
4 Dual Blood Falchions
When speaking about dual wielding, it is a cardinal sin not to mention the most comfortable dual-wielding option. With a playstyle very reminiscent of the Sellsword Twinblades from Dark Souls 3, dual-wielding Falchions in Elden Ring are just as dominant.
With a fast attack combo and amazing damage output, the Falchions are just what dual-wielding weapons are supposed to feel like. Add the obligatory bleed effect, and players will feel like they are playing Elden Ring on easy mode.
3 Dual Golden Halberds
Clearly Elden Ring has favored players who prefer two big weapons as opposed to one! Usually with a bigger weapon, there is a major flaw. Speed is often what is forfeited when choosing to bring out the big guns. This can cause a real problem considering how punishing some bosses, like Malenia, can be for sitting ducks.
While the Golden Halberds are by no means fast, they offer a very safe range for the player to help in the safety department. They pack a wallop, but also keep the player away from wallops as well!
2 Dual Starscourge Greatswords
A weapon’s cool factor should come into play a certain amount when comparing it to others. In the Starscourge Greatsword’s case, it just so happens that it is both cool and efficient. This Colossal Weapon is wielded by the infamous Starscourge Radahn located in Redmane Castle and is perhaps one of the coolest looking swords in the game.
This sword also contains a gravity move as its Ash of War that brings opponents within arm’s length, which the opponent should not want to be.
1 Dual Hoslow’s Petal Whips
Players who have progressed through the quest line of Volcano Manor have had the misfortune of going up against Diallos’s brother, Juno, one of the recusants. Juno wields two whips that cause blood loss buildup, and he is certainly not afraid to use them.
Wielding these gives the player an amazing amount of range and damage output. For being a whip, they pack a punch and a quick punch at that!
Elden Ring is currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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