Sword of Darkness
| Sword of Darkness | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Attack | 93 Physical, 93 Holy |
| Critical | 100 |
| Scaling | Str D, Dex E, Fai E |
| Requires | Str 14, Dex 11, Fai 24 |
| Effect | |
| Guard | 26% physical, 31 guard boost |
| Type | Straight Sword |
| Attack Type | Standard/Pierce |
| Skill | Darkness |
| FP Cost | 30 |
| Weight | 4 |
| Upgrades With | Somber Smithing Stones, to +10 |
| Sell Price | 1000 |
The Sword of Darkness is a Straight Sword in Elden Ring.
When to Use It
Shadow of the Erdtree. It is found around Ancient Ruins of Rauh in the expansion, which opens only once Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood are beaten.
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
Darkness costs 30 FP. Raise the sword aloft and cleave surroundings with Darkness. Deals holy damage and temporarily reduces holy damage negation. 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 D, Dex at E and Fai at E, so Str is the stat worth levelling, and you need Str 14, Dex 11 and Fai 24 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
Sword of darkness, pulled from its stone scabbard at an altar. From the quick of the root, wandering coils of darkness coalesce and release, their eddies and vortices giving form to the dark blade.
How to Get Sword of Darkness Guide
- Take the Stone-Sheathed Sword or Sword of Light to an altar at either Fog Rift Catacombs or Ruins of Unte.
- WARNING: Once either the Sword of Darkness or Sword of Light has been acquired, though the two forms can be freely switched between by traveling to their assigned altars, the Stone-Sheathed Sword itself cannot be reacquired until you enter the next new game cycle.
- See the page for the Stone-Sheathed Sword for all 3 altar locations.
- If the Stone-Sheathed Sword was taken from Fog Rift Catacombs or Ancient Ruins of Rauh, the altar at Ruins of Unte should be used. If it was taken from Ruins of Unte, the altar at Fog Rift Catacombs should be used.
Where to find Sword of Darkness Location?
Map credit by Map Genie.
All Straight Swords
| Name | Image | Physical | Magic | Fire | Light | Holy | Crit. Boost | Weight | Str. | Dex. | Int. | Fai. | Arc. | Sell Price | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadsword | 
|
117 47.0 |
0 31.0 |
0 31.0 |
0 31.0 |
0 31.0 |
100 31 |
4 | D 10 |
E 10 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Square Off |
| Cane Sword | 
|
96 41 |
0 27 |
0 27 |
0 27 |
0 27 |
100 27 |
2.5 | E 8 |
D 11 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | Square Off |
| Carian Knight's Sword | 
|
88 36 |
88 52 |
0 26 |
0 26 |
0 26 |
100 31 |
4 | D 10 |
D 10 |
D 18 |
0 | 0 | 200 | Carian Grandeur |
| Coded Sword | 
|
0 13.0 |
0 22.0 |
0 22.0 |
0 22.0 |
85 58.0 |
100 27 |
2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B 20 | 0 | 200 | Unblockable Blade |
| Crystal Sword | 
|
106 44 |
68 44 |
0 30 |
0 30 |
0 30 |
100 33 |
4.5 | D 13 |
E 10 |
D 15 |
0 | 0 | 200 | Spinning Slash |
| Golden Epitaph | 
|
85 25.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
0 15.0 |
85 40.0 |
100 30 |
3.5 | D 12 |
D 10 |
0 | D 14 | 0 | 500 | Last Rites |
| Lazuli Glintstone Sword | 
|
79 30 |
94 55 |
0 25 |
0 25 |
0 25 |
100 30 |
3.5 | D 8 |
E 9 |
D 13 |
0 | 0 | 100 | Glintstone Pebble |
| Longsword | 
|
110 45.0 |
0 30.0 |
0 30.0 |
0 30.0 |
0 30.0 |
100 30 |
3.5 | D 10 |
D 10 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Square Off |
| Lordsworn's Straight Sword | 
|
115 45 |
0 30 |
0 30 |
0 30 |
0 30 |
110 30 |
3.5 | D 10 |
D 10 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Square Off |
| Miquellan Knight's Sword | 
|
105 40 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
68 40 |
100 30 |
3.5 | D 11 |
D 11 |
0 | E 16 |
0 | 100 | Sacred Blade |
| Noble's Slender Sword | 
|
101 43 |
0 29 |
0 29 |
0 29 |
0 29 |
110 30 |
3.5 | E 8 |
C 11 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | Square Off |
| Ornamental Straight Sword | 
|
101 42 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
110 28 |
3 | E 10 |
D 14 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | Golden Tempering |
| Regalia of Eochaid | 
|
89 48.0 |
57 40.0 |
0 31.0 |
0 31.0 |
0 31.0 |
100 33 |
5.5 | E 12 |
D 18 |
0 | 0 | D 15 |
500 | Eochaid's Dancing Blade |
| Rotten Crystal Sword | 
|
102 48 |
66 38 |
0 31 |
0 31 |
0 31 |
100 33 |
4.5 | D 13 |
E 10 |
D 15 |
0 | 0 | 200 | Spinning Slash |
| Short Sword | 
|
102 42.0 |
0 28.0 |
0 28.0 |
0 28.0 |
0 28.0 |
100 28 |
3 | D 8 |
D 10 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Kick |
| Stone-Sheathed Sword | 
|
119 54 |
0 33 |
0 33 |
0 33 |
0 33 |
100 | 3.5 | C 16 |
D 8 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Square Off |
| Sword of Darkness | 
|
93 26 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
93 42 |
100 | 4.0 | D 14 |
E 11 |
0 | E 24 |
0 | 1000 | Darkness |
| Sword of Light | 
|
93 26 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
0 15 |
93 42 |
100 | 4.0 | D 14 |
E 11 |
0 | E 24 |
0 | 1000 | Light |
| Sword of Night and Flame | 
|
87 36 |
56 42 |
56 42 |
0 26 |
0 26 |
100 31 |
4 | E 12 |
E 12 |
D 24 |
D 24 |
0 | 1000 | Night-and-Flame Stance |
| Sword of St. Trina | 
|
107 39 |
32 33 |
0 27 |
0 27 |
0 27 |
100 28 |
3 | D 10 |
D 12 |
E 14 |
0 | 0 | 500 | Mists of Slumber |
| Velvet Sword of St Trina | 
|
95 37 |
61 37 |
0 25 |
0 25 |
0 25 |
100 | 2.5 | E 10 |
D 12 |
E 14 |
0 | 0 | 500 | Mists of Eternal Sleep |
| Warhawk's Talon | 
|
101 42 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
0 28 |
100 30 |
3 | D 10 |
C 16 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Spinning Slash |
| Weathered Straight Sword | 
|
103 43 |
0 29 |
0 29 |
0 29 |
0 29 |
100 27 |
3.5 | D 7 |
D 10 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Square Off |
