Rivers of Blood

Rivers of Blood
Attack	76 Physical, 76 Fire
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex D, Arc D
Requires	Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 20
Effect	Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Guard	36% physical, 31 guard boost
Type	Katana
Attack Type	Slash / Pierce
Skill	Corpse Piler
FP Cost	17 / 9
Weight	6.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	500

The Rivers of Blood is a Katana in Elden Ring. The Arcane katana.

When to Use It

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Late game. It is found around Church of Repose, far enough in that it is an end-of-run weapon rather than something to build towards.

Why Players Pick It

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• In addition, more arcane increases bleed build up.
• Reasonably viable on a pure Dex or pure Arcane build.

Upgrades

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• Upgrades with Somber Smithing Stones to +10, one stone per level.
• Keeps its own skill permanently.

Skill

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Corpse Piler costs 17 / 9 FP.

• Forms a blade of cursed blood for repeated, interweaving successive attacks. Follow up with an additional input for further successive attacks.
• Unique to this weapon. It cannot be moved onto another weapon, and no Ash of War can replace it.

Build

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It scales Str E, Dex D, Arc D, so Dex and Arc are where the levels go.

• Requires Str 12, Dex 18, Arc 20.
• Takes no Ash of War and no affinity, so the build has to come to the weapon rather than the other way round.
• Causes blood loss buildup (50), without any infusion needed.

Notes

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• Weapon of Okina, swordsman from the Land of Reeds. A cursed weapon that has felled countless men.
• When Mohg, the Lord of Blood, first felt Okina's sword, and madness, upon his flesh, he had a proposal, to offer Okina the life of a demon, whose thirst would never go unsated.

Where to Find

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• Defeat Okina at the Church of Repose.

Rivers of Blood Map Location

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Map credit by Map Genie.

All Katanas

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Name	Image	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Int.	Fai.	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	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	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	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	0	500	Transient Moonlight
Nagakiba		115 49	0 33	0 33	0 33	0 33	100 33	7	D 18	C 22	0	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	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	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	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	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	0	100	Unsheathe