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Great Stars

Great Stars
Great Stars
Attack 135 Physical
Critical 100
Scaling Str D, Dex D
Requires Str 22, Dex 12
Effect Causes blood loss buildup (55)
Guard 68% physical, 44 guard boost
Type Great Hammer
Attack Type Strike
Skill Endure
FP Cost 9
Weight 10
Upgrades With Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price 100

The Great Stars are a Great Hammer in Elden Ring. They become available partway through a run, in the Altus Plateau.

The Great Stars is a huge bludgeon with three stars at its striking end, primarily a striking weapon whose spikes also cause blood loss. It sits in a chest on a carriage pulled by two trolls along the Road of Iniquity in the Altus Plateau, and a second copy comes from defeating the invader Magnus the Beast Claw in the Writheblood Ruins. It has a quick moveset for a great hammer, builds blood loss at 55, and restores 1% of maximum HP for every enemy struck, even when the hit is blocked. It scales with Strength and Dexterity at D, and two of them powerstanced turn its moveset into continuous attacks that stack bleed fast. It suits Strength or bleed characters who want sustain in long boss fights.

Stats

The Great Stars slowly restores HP as its attacks land, the only sustain among great hammers, and it also carries 55 blood loss buildup. It hits for 135 physical with D Strength and D Dexterity, weighs 10.0 and comes with Endure, which makes it a self-sufficient pick for a quality build that wants to stay in the fight.

How to Get Great Stars Guide

Found inside a carriage pulled by Trolls on a route between the Road of Iniquity Side Path grace and the Writheblood Ruins located in Altus Plateau.

Where to find Great Stars Location?

Great Stars map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

Regular Smithing Stones take it all the way to +25. It also accepts greases.

Level Material Amount Attack Scaling
+1 Elden-ring smithing-stone-1.webp Smithing Stone [1] x2 142 Physical Str D, Dex D
+2 Elden-ring smithing-stone-1.webp Smithing Stone [1] x4 150 Physical Str D, Dex D
+3 Elden-ring smithing-stone-1.webp Smithing Stone [1] x6 158 Physical Str D, Dex D
+4 Elden-ring smithing-stone-2.webp Smithing Stone [2] x2 166 Physical Str D, Dex D
+5 Elden-ring smithing-stone-2.webp Smithing Stone [2] x4 174 Physical Str D, Dex D
+6 Elden-ring smithing-stone-2.webp Smithing Stone [2] x6 181 Physical Str D, Dex D
+7 Elden-ring smithing-stone-3.webp Smithing Stone [3] x2 189 Physical Str C, Dex D
+8 Elden-ring smithing-stone-3.webp Smithing Stone [3] x4 197 Physical Str C, Dex D
+9 Elden-ring smithing-stone-3.webp Smithing Stone [3] x6 205 Physical Str C, Dex D
+10 Elden-ring smithing-stone-4.webp Smithing Stone [4] x2 213 Physical Str C, Dex D
+11 Elden-ring smithing-stone-4.webp Smithing Stone [4] x4 221 Physical Str C, Dex D
+12 Elden-ring smithing-stone-4.webp Smithing Stone [4] x6 228 Physical Str C, Dex D
+13 Elden-ring smithing-stone-5.webp Smithing Stone [5] x2 236 Physical Str C, Dex D
+14 Elden-ring smithing-stone-5.webp Smithing Stone [5] x4 244 Physical Str C, Dex D
+15 Elden-ring smithing-stone-5.webp Smithing Stone [5] x6 252 Physical Str C, Dex D
+16 Elden-ring smithing-stone-6.webp Smithing Stone [6] x2 260 Physical Str C, Dex D
+17 Elden-ring smithing-stone-6.webp Smithing Stone [6] x4 268 Physical Str C, Dex D
+18 Elden-ring smithing-stone-6.webp Smithing Stone [6] x6 275 Physical Str C, Dex D
+19 Elden-ring smithing-stone-7.webp Smithing Stone [7] x2 283 Physical Str C, Dex D
+20 Elden-ring smithing-stone-7.webp Smithing Stone [7] x4 291 Physical Str C, Dex D
+21 Elden-ring smithing-stone-7.webp Smithing Stone [7] x6 299 Physical Str C, Dex D
+22 Elden-ring smithing-stone-8.webp Smithing Stone [8] x2 307 Physical Str C, Dex D
+23 Elden-ring smithing-stone-8.webp Smithing Stone [8] x4 315 Physical Str C, Dex D
+24 Elden-ring smithing-stone-8.webp Smithing Stone [8] x6 322 Physical Str C, Dex D
+25 Elden-ring ancient-dragon-smithing-stone.webp Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone x1 330 Physical Str C, Dex D

Skill

Endure costs 9 FP. The wielder braces in an anchored stance that for three seconds raises damage negation by 45 percent and greatly boosts poise, so most attacks fail to stagger. Some light one-handed attacks even bounce off, though headshots and launching attacks can still interrupt the wielder. Heavy weapons take noticeably longer to enter the stance. It is the weapon's default Ash of War, so another can take its place.

"Assume an anchored stance to brace for incoming attacks, briefly boosting poise. Damage taken while using this skill is reduced."

Suggested Build

Powerstanced in pairs or two-handed, it chains quick hits to proc bleed while the heal on every hit keeps HP topped up.

Stats Strength about 54 with Arcane 50 for a Blood infusion, or Strength to 60, then 80 for Heavy; Vigor 50, Endurance 34 to 40, Mind 10 to 14
Affinity Blood, which raises its blood loss buildup to 102 at full upgrade, or Heavy for a pure Strength build.
Ash of War Wild Strikes, whose fast flurry stacks both bleed and the heal on hit, or Lion's Claw to break a boss's stance in two or three casts.
Talismans Lord of Blood's Exultation, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Axe Talisman, Shard of Alexander
Pairs With A second Great Stars for powerstancing

Notes

"Huge bludgeon with three stars at the striking end. Though primarily a striking weapon, the stars' spikes cause blood loss. A blood-stained star is an ill omen, a fact not lost upon those against whom this weapon is brought to bear. Landing attacks slightly restores HP."

All Great Hammers

The table below lists all Great Hammers in Elden Ring.

Name Image Physical Magic Fire Light Holy Crit. Boost Weight Str. Dex. Int. Fai. Arc. Sell Price Skill
Battle Hammer Elden-ring battle-hammer.webp 131
68 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		100
44 		10 C
26 		E
8 		0 0 0 200 Braggart's Roar
Beastclaw Greathammer Elden-ring beastclaw-greathammer.webp 116
62 		0
33 		0
33 		0
33 		75
45 		100
42 		9 D
20 		D
10 		0 D
18 		0 500 Regal Beastclaw
Black Steel Greathammer Elden-ring black-steel-greathammer.webp 140
72 		0
38 		0
38 		0
38 		42
45 		100
47 		12.0 C
25 		E
11 		0 D
17 		0 100 Endure
Brick Hammer Elden-ring brick-hammer.webp 122
74 		0
40 		0
40 		0
40 		0
40 		100
48 		12.5 B
31 		0 0 0 0 100 Barbaric Roar
Celebrant's Skull Elden-ring celebrants-skull.webp 138
63 		0
34 		0
34 		0
34 		0
34 		100
40 		8.5 D
18 		D
12 		0 0 0 100 Barbaric Roar
Cranial Vessel Candlestand Elden-ring cranial-vessel-candlestand.webp 98
71 		0
37 		98
51 		0
37 		0
37 		100
48 		12.5 D
26 		E
8 		0 D
22 		0 200 Surge of Faith
Curved Great Club Elden-ring curved-great-club.webp 145
68 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		100
44 		10 D
24 		D
10 		0 0 0 100 Barbaric Roar
Devourer's Scepter Elden-ring devourers-scepter.webp 112
62 		0
33 		69
45 		0
33 		0
33 		100
42 		11.5 D
24 		D
20 		0 D
25 		0 1000 Devourer of Worlds
Envoy's Long Horn Elden-ring envoys-long-horn.webp 120
58.0 		0
31.0 		0
31.0 		0
31.0 		78
42.0 		100
39 		9.5 D
23 		D
11 		0 C
18 		0 100 Bubble Shower
Great Mace Elden-ring great-mace.webp 134
71 		0
38 		0
38 		0
38 		0
38 		100
46 		11.5 C
28 		0 0 0 0 100 Endure
Great Stars Elden-ring great-stars.webp 135
68 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		100
44 		10 D
22 		D
12 		0 0 0 100 Endure
Greathorn Hammer Elden-ring greathorn-hammer.webp 134
65 		0
35 		0
35 		0
35 		0
35 		100
42 		10 D
22 		D
10 		0 0 0 100 Barbaric Roar
Large Club Elden-ring large-club.webp 131
60 		0
32 		0
32 		0
32 		0
32 		100
38 		8.5 C
22 		0 0 0 0 100 Barbaric Roar
Pickaxe Elden-ring pickaxe.webp 144
68 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		100
44 		10 D
22 		D
10 		0 0 0 100 Endure
Rotten Battle Hammer Elden-ring rotten-battle-hammer.webp 126
68 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		0
36 		100
44 		10 C
26 		E
8 		0 0 0 200 Braggart's Roar
Smithscript Greathammer Elden-ring smithscript-greathammer.webp 141
65 		0
35 		0
35 		0
35 		0
35 		100
42 		9.0 D
20 		E
10 		E
11 		E
11 		0 100 Endure
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