Moonveil

Moonveil

Attack	73 Physical, 87 Magic
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex D, Int C
Requires	Str 12, Dex 18, Int 23
Effect	Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Guard	31% physical, 31 guard boost
Type	Katana
Attack Type	Slash / Pierce
Skill	Transient Moonlight
FP Cost	15 / 20
Weight	6.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	500

The Moonveil is a Katana in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

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

Why Players Pick It

The Intelligence katana. 73 physical / 87 magic at +0 becomes 178 / 213 at max standard with B Dex and B Int, 391 combined. Transient Moonlight sheathes the blade and fires a light wave off both the normal and strong follow-up, so the skill is both your ranged and your close option.

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

Transient Moonlight costs 15 / 20 FP. Sheathe blade, holding it at the hip in a composed stance. Follow up with either a normal or a strong attack to draw the blade at great speed for an instant slash attack. Both attacks fire off a wave of light. 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 D and Int at C, so Int is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 12, Dex 18 and Int 23 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. It also causes blood loss buildup (50) on its own, with no infusion needed.

Notes

Katana forged of glintstone. Masterpiece of a Sellian swordsmith. Light enwreathes the blade when sheathed, explaining its Moonveil moniker.

How to Get Moonveil Guide

Defeat the Magma Wyrm in Gael Tunnel.

Where to find Moonveil Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Katanas

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Arc.	Sell Price	Skill
Dragonscale Blade	110 35	0 25	0 25	0 50	0 25	100 30	5.5	D 12	C 20	0	0	500	Ice Lightning Sword
Hand of Malenia	117 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 33	7	E 16	C 48	0	0	1000	Waterfowl Dance
Meteoric Ore Blade	112 50	72 45	0 31	0 31	0 31	100 33	7.5	D 15	E 14	D 18	0	500	Gravitas
Moonveil	73 31	87 57	0 26	0 26	0 26	100 31	6.5	E 12	D 18	C 23	0	500	Transient Moonlight
Nagakiba	115 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 33	7	D 18	C 22	0	0	100	Unsheathe
Rivers of Blood	76 36	0 26	76 52	0 26	0 26	100 31	6.5	E 12	D 18	0	D 20	500	Corpse Piler
Serpentbone Blade	120 45	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 30	0 30	6	E 11	E 22	0	0	100	Double Slash
Star-Lined Sword	82 34.0	82 48.0	0 24.0	0 24.0	0 24.0	100	5.0	E 10	C 23	D 21	0	500	Onze's Line of Stars
Sword of Night	110 43.0	33 35.0	0 27.0	0 27.0	0 27.0	100	6.5	11	C 20	0	0	0	Witching Hour Slash
Uchigatana	115 45.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	0 30.0	100	5.5	D 11	D 15	0	0	100	Unsheathe