Black Steel Greathammer

Black Steel Greathammer

Attack	140 Physical, 42 Holy
Critical	100
Scaling	Str C, Dex E, Fai D
Requires	Str 25, Dex 11, Fai 17
Effect
Guard	72% physical, 47 guard boost
Type	Great Hammer
Attack Type	Strike
Skill	Endure
FP Cost	9
Weight	12
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	100

The Black Steel Greathammer is a Great Hammer in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

Shadow of the Erdtree. It is found around Gravesite Plain in the expansion, which opens only once Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood are beaten.

Why Players Pick It

Shadow of the Erdtree weapon. 140 physical + 42 holy at +0, C Str / D Fai, and 's second-highest Great Hammer Sta at 216 max standard and 237 on heavy, with a 47 guard boost. Costs 25 Str / 11 Dex / 17 Fai. Guaranteed drop from the Black Knight in the Church of Consolation, minutes into the Realm of Shadow, the strongest early-DLC Strength pickup in the class.

Upgrades

Ordinary Smithing Stones carry it all the way to +25, and because it is not a Somber weapon it will also hold a grease or a weapon buff, which is a damage source the unique blades simply do not have.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at C, Dex at E and Fai at D, so Str is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 25, Dex 11 and Fai 17 before you can lift it. Any Ash of War and any affinity will sit on it, so its scaling can be re-cut towards whichever stat you are already levelling.

Notes

Weapon of the Black Knights, servants of Messmer the Impaler. Greathammer of black steel with decorative embellishments in gold. Blessed with an Erdtree incantation. Further holy imbuement will amplify the effect and greatly increase the armament's power. Guard Counters cause a burst of power.

How to Get Black Steel Greathammer Guide

Guaranteed drop from the Black Knight found in the Church of Consolation at the end of the downhill path east of the Gravesite Plain Site of Grace.

Where to find Black Steel Greathammer Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Great Hammers

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Sell Price	Skill
Battle Hammer	131 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	10	C 26	E 8	0	0	200	Braggart's Roar
Beastclaw Greathammer	116 62	0 33	0 33	0 33	75 45	100 42	9	D 20	D 10	0	D 18	500	Regal Beastclaw
Black Steel Greathammer	140 72	0 38	0 38	0 38	42 45	100	12.0	C 25	E 11	0	D 17	100	Endure
Brick Hammer	122 74	0 40	0 40	0 40	0 40	100 48	12.5	B 31	0	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Celebrant's Skull	138 63	0 34	0 34	0 34	0 34	100 40	8.5	D 18	D 12	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Cranial Vessel Candlestand	98 71	0 37	98 51	0 37	0 37	100 48	12.5	D 26	E 8	0	D 22	200	Surge of Faith
Curved Great Club	145 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	10	D 24	D 10	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Devourer's Scepter	112 62	0 33	69 45	0 33	0 33	100 42	11.5	D 24	D 20	0	D 25	1000	Devourer of Worlds
Envoy's Long Horn	120 58	0 31	0 31	0 31	78 42	100 39	9.5	D 23	D 11	0	D 18	100	Bubble Shower
Great Mace	134 71	0 38	0 38	0 38	0 38	100 46	11.5	C 28	0	0	0	100	Endure
Great Stars	135 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	10	D 22	D 12	0	0	100	Endure
Greathorn Hammer	134 65	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100 42	10	D 22	D 10	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Large Club	131 60	0 32	0 32	0 32	0 32	100 38	8.5	C 22	0	0	0	100	Barbaric Roar
Pickaxe	144 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	10	D 22	D 10	0	0	100	Endure
Rotten Battle Hammer	126 68	0 36	0 36	0 36	0 36	100 44	10	C 26	E 8	0	0	200	Braggart's Roar
Smithscript Greathammer	141 65	0 35	0 35	0 35	0 35	100	9.0	D 20	E 10	E 11	E 11	100	Endure