Bastard's Stars

Bastard's Stars

Attack	65 Physical, 78 Magic
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex D, Int C
Requires	Str 8, Dex 22, Int 22
Effect
Guard	32% physical, 20 guard boost
Type	Flail
Attack Type	Strike
Skill	Nebula
FP Cost	25
Weight	5.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	500

The Bastard's Stars is a Flail in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

Mid game. It is found around Ainsel River, which opens up past Stormveil Castle, so it arrives once a build has taken shape.

Why Players Pick It

78 magic damage at +0 with C Intelligence: the highest Int scaling in the class, reaching A Int and 166 physical + 198 magic on 's max standard table. Only 8 Str required, but 22 Dex and 22 Int. Costs the Remembrance of the Naturalborn, so it competes with Ranni's questline rewards.

Upgrades

It takes Somber Smithing Stones rather than the common kind, one per level up to +10, and it keeps its own skill for good: no Ash of War will replace it and no affinity will re-cut its scaling.

Skill

Nebula costs 25 FP. Imbue the Naturalborn's stars with magic to perform a sweeping strike. This attack leaves a dark cloud of stars in its wake that lingers briefly before exploding. It belongs to this weapon alone: no Ash of War will move it onto anything else, and nothing will replace it here.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at E, Dex at D and Int at C, so Int is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 8, Dex 22 and Int 22 before you can lift it. Because the skill is its own, the build has to come to the weapon rather than the other way round.

Notes

Flail which deals magic damage, having been imbued with power by the remembrance of Astel. Formed of the same many-colored star debris that comprised the form of the Naturalborn of the Void.

How to Get Bastard's Stars Guide

Trade Remembrance of the Naturalborn, dropped by Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, with Finger Reader Enia.
Alternatively, use one of the Wandering Mausoleums to duplicate one (can only obtain one per playthrough using either method).

Where to find Bastard's Stars Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Flails

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Sell Price	Skill
Bastard's Stars	65 32	78 48	0 24	0 24	0 24	100 20	5.5	E 8	D 22	C 22	0	100	Nebula
Chainlink Flail	109 43	0 28	0 28	0 28	0 28	100 24	8	C 18	E 12	0	0	200	Spinning Chain
Family Heads	87 37	56 36	0 26	0 26	0 26	100 20	5.5	E 8	C 18	E 16	0	200	Familial Rancor
Flail	109 36	0 24	0 24	0 24	0 24	100 20	5	D 10	D 18	0	0	100	Spinning Chain
Nightrider Flail	112 37	0 25	0 25	0 25	0 25	100 21	6	E 10	C 24	0	0	100	Spinning Chain
Serpent Flail	77 34.0	0 25.0	92 50.0	0 24.0	0 25.0	100	6.0	E 10	D 24	0	D 21	0	Flare, O Serpent