Family Heads

Family Heads

Attack	87 Physical, 56 Magic
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex C, Int E
Requires	Str 8, Dex 18, Int 16
Effect
Guard	37% physical, 20 guard boost
Type	Flail
Attack Type	Strike
Skill	Familial Rancor
FP Cost	25
Weight	5.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	200

The Family Heads is a Flail in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

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

Why Players Pick It

Reaches A Dexterity at max standard on at only 8 Str / 18 Dex / 16 Int, the cheapest requirement of any top-scaling flail. The drawback is a 25 FP skill cost for Familial Rancor and a 20 guard boost. Dropped by Necromancer Garris behind an illusory wall in the Sage's Cave.

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

Familial Rancor costs 25 FP. Gently rattle the copper heads to summon vengeful spirits that chase down foes. The anguish of a spouse and children invites accursed wrath. 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 C and Int at E, so Dex is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 8, Dex 18 and Int 16 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

Three bludgeoning copper heads attached to a handle by chains. Signature weapon of Necromancer Garris, the heretical sage. The heads were made to resemble those of his wife and two children.

How to Get Family Heads Guide

Received upon defeating Necromancer Garris, who is found behind an illusory wall inside the Sage's Cave, located in Altus Plateau.

Where to find Family Heads 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