Main-gauche

Main-gauche

Attack	79 Physical
Critical	110
Scaling	Str D, Dex C
Requires	Str 7, Dex 15
Effect
Guard	38% physical, 16 guard boost
Type	Dagger
Attack Type	Slash/Pierce
Skill	Parry
FP Cost	0
Weight	2
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	100

The Main-gauche is a Dagger in Elden Ring. It is part of Shadow of the Erdtree, found in Shadow Keep.

The Main-gauche is a dagger with a large hand guard, intended for the left hand to complement a piercing sword in a distinctive dueling style. It lies on a body in a guarded room in Shadow Keep, reached from the Main Gate Plaza. It has thrusting heavy attacks, and when dual wielded it counts as a thrusting sword, pairing with thrusting swords or a second Main-gauche rather than with other daggers. Held left of a rapier, it turns the rapier's attacks into a faster combination with more strikes. Its Parry skill has twice the active frames of a thrusting sword's Parry, so it suits a Dexterity duelist built around parries and thrusts.

How to Get Main-gauche Guide

Found inside of Shadow Keep.
From the Main Gate Plaza Site of Grace, head up the western stairs and take a right after the first stair, then take a right again in the corridor to arrive in a small room with a Black Knight.
The dagger can be found on a body in the left corner.

Where to find Main-gauche Location?

Main-gauche map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

Reinforcing it uses ordinary Smithing Stones, up to +25, and greases work on it too.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	x2	83 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	x4	88 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	x6	92 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	x2	97 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	x4	101 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	x6	106 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	x2	111 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	x4	115 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	x6	120 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	x2	124 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	x4	129 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	x6	133 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	x2	138 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	x4	143 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	x6	147 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	x2	152 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	x4	156 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	x6	161 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	x2	166 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	x4	170 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	x6	175 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	x2	179 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	x4	184 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	x6	188 Physical	Str D, Dex C
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	193 Physical	Str D, Dex C

Skill

Parry costs 0 FP. Timed against a foe's melee attack, the parry deflects the blow and breaks the attacker's stance, opening them to a critical hit. It costs no FP, and the exact motion varies with the shield or weapon carrying it. It is the weapon's default Ash of War, so another can take its place.

"Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This provides an opening to perform a critical hit."

Build

Hold it in the left hand beside a thrusting sword, parry to open enemies for critical hits, and dual wield for fast thrusting combinations.

Stats	Dexterity 60 to 80, Vigor 50, Mind 20, Endurance 24, Strength 18
Affinity	Keen for a Dexterity build or Quality for equal Strength and Dexterity; Parry works on every affinity.
Ash of War	Parry, its default skill, which outperforms the same skill on a thrusting sword.
Talismans	Dagger Talisman, Blade of Mercy
Pairs With	Rapier

All Daggers

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Black Knife	66 26	0 15	0 15	0 15	65 42	110 15	2	E 8	D 12	0	D 18	0	100	Blade of Death
Blade of Calling	71 31	0 18	0 18	0 18	43 30	110 15	1.5	D 6	D 13	0	C 15	0	1000	Blade of Gold
Bloodstained Dagger	81 36	0 21	0 21	0 21	0 21	110 15	2	C 9	E 12	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Celebrant's Sickle	79 35	0 20	0 20	0 20	0 20	100 15	1.5	E 6	C 11	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Cinquedea	98 43	0 25	0 25	0 25	0 25	100 18	3.5	D 10	E 10	0	0	0	500	Quickstep
Crystal Knife	82 32	53 31	0 18	0 18	0 18	100 15	2	D 8	D 12	D 9	0	0	100	Quickstep
Dagger	74 35	0 20	0 20	0 20	0 20	130 15	1.5	D 5	C 9	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Erdsteel Dagger	67 36	0 21	0 21	0 21	0 21	110 15	2	D 7	D 12	0	D 14	0	200	Quickstep
Fire Knight's Shortsword	75 32.0	0 18.0	22 31.0	0 18.0	0 18.0	110 15	2.0	D 8	D 13	0	D 12	0	100	Quickstep
Glintstone Kris	57 23	68 45	0 14	0 14	0 14	110 15	1.5	E 5	D 12	D 16	0	0	100	Glintstone Dart
Great Knife	75 35	0 20	0 20	0 20	0 20	110 15	1.5	E 6	C 12	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Ivory Sickle	60 26	60 42	0 15	0 15	0 15	100 15	2	E 6	D 11	D 13	0	0	100	Quickstep
Main-gauche	79 38.0	0 22.0	0 22.0	0 22.0	0 22.0	110 16	2.0	D 7	C 15	0	0	0	100	Parry
Miséricorde	92 36	0 21	0 21	0 21	0 21	140 15	2	E 7	D 12	0	0	0	100	Quickstep
Parrying Dagger	75 35	0 20	0 20	0 20	0 20	110 15	1.5	E 5	C 14	0	0	0	100	Parry
Reduvia	79 38	0 22	0 22	0 22	0 22	110 16	2.5	E 5	D 13	0	0	D 13	100	Reduvia Blood Blade
Scorpion's Stinger	79 38	0 22	0 22	0 22	0 22	110 16	2.5	D 6	C 12	0	0	0	100	Repeating Thrust
Wakizashi	94 42	0 24	0 24	0 24	0 24	100 18	3	D 9	D 13	0	0	0	100	Quickstep

Notes

"Dagger with a large hand guard. Intended to be used in the left hand, thereby complementing a piercing sword or identical blade held in the right to enable a distinctive style of fighting."