Curved Sword Talisman

Curved Sword Talisman
Effect	Increases guard counter damage by 20%
Type	Damage
Weight	0.7
Cannot Pair With	-
Sell Price	500

The Curved Sword Talisman is a damage talisman in Elden Ring. It turns up early in a run, in Stormveil Castle.

The Curved Sword Talisman depicts a curved sword and a swordsman, honoring the blind swordsman said to have originated the guard counter, the art of letting an opponent strike to leave them open to a well-timed reply. It raises guard counter damage by 20%, including both physical and elemental damage. It suits shield users and builds running the Deflecting Hardtear, and two-handed weapon builds can pair it with the Two-Handed Sword Talisman, while the Spear Talisman adds more since guard counters often land as enemies attack. Weapons with unique guard counters, such as the Black Steel Greathammer, the Bloodfiend's Arm and the Backhand Blades, make especially good use of it.

Effect

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Increases guard counter damage by 20%.

How to Get Curved Sword Talisman Guide

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• Found in a chest in Stormveil Castle, in a dark room guarded by a Banished Knight.
• Take the side path that Gatekeeper Gostoc suggests to the Stormveil Cliffside Site of Grace, climb the wooden scaffolding into the castle and keep going up through the storeroom, then open the door at the top.
• The chest sits in the corner of the knight's room behind breakable clutter.

Where to find Curved Sword Talisman Location?

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Curved Sword Talisman map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Talismans

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Name	Image	Effect	Type	Weight
Aged One's Exultation		+20% attack on nearby madness	Damage	0.9
Ailment Talisman		+350 resistance after an ailment	Status Resistance	0.6
Ancestral Spirit's Horn		+3 FP per kill	Health and Stamina	1.2
Arrow's Reach Talisman		+65% bow range	Damage	0.7
Arrow's Soaring Sting Talisman		+50% bow range, +8% arrows	Damage	1.1
Arrow's Sting Talisman		+10% arrow and bolt damage	Damage	0.7
Arsenal Charm		+15% equip load	Utility	1.5
Arsenal Charm +1		+17% equip load	Utility	1.5
Assassin's Cerulean Dagger		+15 FP on critical hit	Health and Stamina	0.8
Assassin's Crimson Dagger		+10% +85 HP on critical hit	Health and Stamina	0.8
Axe Talisman		+10% charged attacks	Damage	0.8
Beloved Stardust		Max cast speed, +30% damage taken	Sorcery and Incantation	1.3
Blade of Mercy		+20% attack after critical	Damage	1.3
Blessed Blue Dew Talisman		+0.5 FP per second	Health and Stamina	1.2
Blessed Dew Talisman		+2 HP per second	Health and Stamina	0.6
Blue Dancer Charm		Up to +15% physical at low load	Damage	0.9
Blue-Feathered Branchsword		-50% damage below 20% HP	Defense	1.1
Boltdrake Talisman		+13% lightning negation	Defense	0.6
Boltdrake Talisman +1		+17% lightning negation	Defense	0.6
Boltdrake Talisman +2		+20% lightning negation	Defense	0.6
Boltdrake Talisman +3		+22% lightning negation	Defense	0.9
Bull-Goat's Talisman		+33% poise	Defense	0.5
Carian Filigreed Crest		-25% skill FP cost	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Cerulean Amber Medallion		+7% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Cerulean Amber Medallion +1		+9% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Cerulean Amber Medallion +2		+11% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Cerulean Amber Medallion +3		+12.5% max FP	Health and Stamina	0.6
Cerulean Seed Talisman		+20% Cerulean flask FP	Health and Stamina	0.8
Cerulean Seed Talisman +1		+30% Cerulean flask FP	Health and Stamina	1.1
Clarifying Horn Charm		+140 focus	Status Resistance	0.6
Clarifying Horn Charm +1		+190 focus	Status Resistance	0.6
Clarifying Horn Charm +2		+230 focus	Status Resistance	0.9
Claw Talisman		+15% jump attacks	Damage	0.7
Companion Jar		+20% throwing pots	Damage	0.6
Concealing Veil		Stealth while crouching	Utility	0.9
Crepus's Vial		Silent movement	Utility	0.7
Crimson Amber Medallion		+6% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Crimson Amber Medallion +1		+7% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Crimson Amber Medallion +2		+8% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.3
Crimson Amber Medallion +3		+10% max HP	Health and Stamina	0.6
Crimson Seed Talisman		+20% flask healing	Health and Stamina	0.8
Crimson Seed Talisman +1		+30% flask healing	Health and Stamina	1.1
Crucible Feather Talisman		Better rolls, +30% damage taken	Defense	0.8
Crucible Knot Talisman		-30% headshot damage	Defense	0.5
Crucible Scale Talisman		-30% critical damage taken	Defense	1.1
Crusade Insignia		+15% attack on kill	Damage	1.2
Curved Sword Talisman		+20% guard counters	Damage	0.7
Daedicar's Woe		Doubles damage taken	Utility	0.8
Dagger Talisman		+17% critical damage	Damage	1.1
Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman		-20% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman		-10% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +1		-13% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +2		-17% physical damage	Defense	0.8
Dried Bouquet		+20% attack on spirit death	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Enraged Divine Beast		+10% storm damage	Damage	0.7
Erdtree's Favor		+3% HP, +7% stamina, +5% load	Health and Stamina	1.5
Erdtree's Favor +1		+3.5% HP, +8.5% stamina, +6.5% load	Health and Stamina	1.5
Erdtree's Favor +2		+4% HP, +10% stamina, +8% load	Health and Stamina	1.5
Faithful's Canvas Talisman		+4% incantations	Sorcery and Incantation	0.7
Fine Crucible Feather Talisman		Better backsteps, +15% damage taken	Defense	0.6
Fire Scorpion Charm		+12% fire, +10% physical taken	Damage	0.8
Flamedrake Talisman		-13% fire damage	Defense	0.6
Flamedrake Talisman +1		-17% fire damage	Defense	0.6
Flamedrake Talisman +2		-20% fire damage	Defense	0.6
Flamedrake Talisman +3		-22% fire damage	Defense	0.9
Flock's Canvas Talisman		+8% incantations	Sorcery and Incantation	1.0
Furled Finger's Trick-Mirror		Look like a host	Utility	0.7
Godfrey Icon		+15% charged spells/skills	Damage	0.8
Godskin Swaddling Cloth		Heal on hit combos	Health and Stamina	0.9
Gold Scarab		+20% runes	Utility	1.2
Golden Braid		+22% holy negation	Defense	0.9
Graven-Mass Talisman		+8% sorceries	Sorcery and Incantation	1.0
Graven-School Talisman		+4% sorceries	Sorcery and Incantation	0.7
Great-Jar's Arsenal		+19% equip load	Utility	1.5
Greatshield Talisman		-20% guard stamina loss	Defense	0.9
Green Turtle Talisman		+8 stamina/sec	Health and Stamina	0.7
Haligdrake Talisman		+13% holy negation	Defense	0.6
Haligdrake Talisman +1		+17% holy negation	Defense	0.6
Haligdrake Talisman +2		+20% holy negation	Defense	0.6
Hammer Talisman		+40% guard stamina damage	Damage	0.9
Host's Trick-Mirror		Look like a cooperator	Utility	0.7
Immunizing Horn Charm		+90 immunity	Status Resistance	0.6
Immunizing Horn Charm +1		+140 immunity	Status Resistance	0.6
Immunizing Horn Charm +2		+180 immunity	Status Resistance	0.9
Kindred of Rot's Exultation		+20% attack on poison or rot	Damage	0.9
Lacerating Crossed-Tree		+15% dash attacks	Damage	0.8
Lance Talisman		+15% mounted attacks	Damage	0.7
Lightning Scorpion Charm		+12% lightning, +10% phys taken	Damage	0.8
Longtail Cat Talisman		No fall damage	Utility	0.6
Lord of Blood's Exultation		+20% attack on blood loss	Damage	0.9
Magic Scorpion Charm		+12% magic, +10% phys taken	Damage	0.8
Marika's Scarseal		+3 MND/INT/FTH/ARC, +10% dmg taken	Sorcery and Incantation	0.8
Marika's Soreseal		+5 MND/INT/FTH/ARC, +15% dmg taken	Sorcery and Incantation	0.8
Millicent's Prosthesis		+5 DEX, up to +11% attack	Damage	1.6
Moon of Nokstella		+2 memory slots	Sorcery and Incantation	0.8
Mottled Necklace		+40 immunity, robustness, focus	Status Resistance	0.9
Mottled Necklace +1		+60 immunity, robustness, focus	Status Resistance	0.9
Mottled Necklace +2		+100 immunity, robustness, focus	Status Resistance	1.2
Old Lord's Talisman		+30% spell duration	Sorcery and Incantation	0.5
Outer God Heirloom		+5 arcane	Damage	0.6
Pearl Shield Talisman		+20% non-physical negation when guarding	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman		+5% non-physical negation	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman +1		+7% non-physical negation	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman +2		+9% non-physical negation	Defense	0.9
Pearldrake Talisman +3		+11% non-physical negation	Defense	1.2
Perfumer's Talisman		+20% perfume damage	Damage	0.6
Primal Glintstone Blade		-25% spell FP, -15% max HP	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Prince of Death's Cyst		+140 vitality	Status Resistance	0.6
Prince of Death's Pustule		+90 vitality	Status Resistance	0.6
Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom		+5 dexterity	Damage	0.8
Radagon Icon		Faster casting, +30 cast DEX	Sorcery and Incantation	0.7
Radagon's Scarseal		+3 VIG/END/STR/DEX, +10% dmg taken	Health and Stamina	0.8
Radagon's Soreseal		+5 VIG/END/STR/DEX, +15% dmg taken	Health and Stamina	0.8
Red-Feathered Branchsword		+20% attack at low HP	Damage	1.4
Rellana's Cameo		+45% held stance skills	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Retaliatory Crossed-Tree		+17% roll/backstep attacks	Damage	0.8
Ritual Shield Talisman		-30% damage at full HP	Defense	0.9
Ritual Sword Talisman		+10% attack at full HP	Damage	0.9
Roar Medallion		+15% roars and breaths	Damage	0.7
Rotten Winged Sword Insignia		+6/8/13% on combos	Damage	1.4
Sacred Scorpion Charm		+12% holy, +10% damage taken	Damage	0.8
Sacrificial Twig		Saves runes on death	Utility	1.0
Shabriri's Woe		Draws enemy aggro	Utility	0.6
Shard of Alexander		+15% skill damage	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.9
Sharpshot Talisman		+12% aimed shots	Damage	0.6
Shattered Stone Talisman		Boosts kicks and stomps	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.8
Silver Scarab		+75 item discovery	Utility	1.2
Smithing Talisman		+10% thrown weapons	Damage	1.3
Spear Talisman		+15% thrust counters	Damage	0.5
Spelldrake Talisman		+13% magic negation	Defense	0.6
Spelldrake Talisman +1		+17% magic negation	Defense	0.6
Spelldrake Talisman +2		+20% magic negation	Defense	0.6
Spelldrake Talisman +3		+22% magic negation	Defense	0.9
St. Trina's Smile		+20% attack near sleep	Damage	0.9
Stalwart Horn Charm		+90 robustness	Status Resistance	0.6
Stalwart Horn Charm +1		+140 robustness	Status Resistance	0.6
Stalwart Horn Charm +2		+180 robustness	Status Resistance	0.9
Stargazer Heirloom		+5 Intelligence	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Starscourge Heirloom		+5 Strength	Damage	0.8
Taker's Cameo		Heals on kill	Health and Stamina	1.0
Talisman of All Crucibles		All Crucible effects	Defense	1.9
Talisman of Lord's Bestowal		Poise after healing	Defense	3.0
Talisman of the Dread		+15% magma attacks	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Twinblade Talisman		+45% chain finisher	Damage	0.7
Two Fingers Heirloom		+5 Faith	Sorcery and Incantation	0.6
Two-Handed Sword Talisman		+15% two-handed attacks	Damage	1.2
Two-Headed Turtle Talisman		+22.5% stamina recovery	Health and Stamina	1.0
Verdigris Discus		Defense at heavy load	Defense	4.5
Viridian Amber Medallion		+11% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.3
Viridian Amber Medallion +1		+13% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.3
Viridian Amber Medallion +2		+15% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.3
Viridian Amber Medallion +3		+17% max stamina	Health and Stamina	0.6
Warrior Jar Shard		+10% skill damage	Skills and Spirit Ashes	0.9
Winged Sword Insignia	File:Elden-ring winged-sword-insignia.webp	+3/5/10% on combos	Damage	1.4

Notes

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• A guard counter is a heavy attack started while still guarding right after blocking a hit.
• Boosts elemental damage as well as physical damage.

"A talisman depicting a curved sword and a swordsman. Enhances guard counters. It is said that a blind swordsman was the originator of this technique -- the art of allowing one's opponent to strike so as to leave them vulnerable to a well-timed reply."