Lords of the Fallen: Best Grandswords And Locations

While the Sword of Skin and Tooth has the highest Strength requirement out of almost any Grandsword, it’s undoubtedly my pick for the best Grandsword and possibly the best Strength weapon in Lords of the Fallen. I’ve used the weapon for almost half of my playthrough, and I even recommended it as one of the best weapons to have in my Udirangr Warwolf Build guide.

You can find the Sword of Skin and Tooth beyond a hidden wall near the Lower Calrath Alehouse Vestige.

1. From the Vestige, drop down to the lowermost floor and head out into the open.
2. On your left, sprint past the Trapper towards the broken building and use your Umbral Lamp on the wall to reveal a hidden path.

3. Traverse the path, and you should find the Sword inside a chest on the upper floor. 

If you don’t want to continuously dump vigor into Strength, the Fallen Lord’s Sword is an equally better Inferno-focused alternative. While I personally find the Sword of Skin and Tooth more versatile, there’s no denying that this weapon has a considerably better special ability.

Here’s how to get the Fallen Lord’s Sword starting from the Lower Calrath Alehouse Vestige:

1. After unlocking the shortcut via the ladder on the left side of the Vestige, go back up the ladder and follow the straight path.
2. Once you’re at the top of the staircase and behind the Proselyte, transition into Umbral and head down the stairs towards the burning house on the right.

3. Inside, you’ll see an Umbral ladder which you’ll need to climb.

4. Proceed up the stairs at the back and you’ll reach a room with a dismantled bell, where you’ll find the Fallen Lord’s Sword near the burning corpse.

If you’re a hybrid build between Radiance and Strength with Encumbrance to spare, the Ravager Gregory’s Greatsword is the best choice for you. Resembling the classic Greatsword from other Souls games, it’s got arguably the best range out of any Grandsword on this list thanks to its huge weapon blade.

You can obtain the Ravager Gregory’s Greatsword in Lords of the Fallen via the following procedure:

1. After unlocking the leftward shortcut near the Lower Callrath Alehouse Vestige, head left and climb the ladder you just knocked down.

1. Climb the 2 wooden planks on your extreme left to reach the rooftops, where you’ll be ambushed by 2 Raw Manglers.
2. Upon killing them, you can collect the Ravager Gregory’s Rosary from the nearby impaled corpse.
3. Return to Skyrest Bridge and hand over the Rosary to Exacter Dunmire, after which you can purchase Ravager Gregory’s Sword from him for 1,875 Vigor.

From my experience, the Bloody Glory is an extremely underrated Grandsword in Lords of the Fallen. As a Bleed weapon, I’ve used it a fair bit so far, it’s been better than the Sword of Skin and Tooth against bosses in most cases. I’d also recommend using the Bloodbane Ring and Poison Salts alongside this weapon to build Poison and simultaneously build up Bleed at a much quicker pace. For additional help, you can use the following YouTube video for the exact location of the Bloodbane Ring.

You can find the Bloody Glory atop a corpse just before reaching the Path of Devotion Memorial Vestige.

The Resh-Mesah’s Sword is one of the premium Grandswords I’d recommend to pure Agility builds in Lords of the Fallen. Furthermore, it’s an early-game weapon, so you can find it extremely easily and dedicate a large chunk of your resources to upgrade it to +10.

Here’s how you can get the Resh-Mesah’s Sword in Lords of the Fallen:

1. Starting from the Forsaken Fen Vestige, head up the hill towards the open area and transition into Umbral the giant root in front of you.

2. Atop the root, follow the wooden walkway to the end and climb the Umbral ladder on your right.

3. Sprint up the hill while avoiding needless enemy encounters, and emerge from Umbral via the Emergence Effigy along the way.
4. Continue heading up the hill, and at the end of the trail, you’ll find a corpse on your right, which you can loot to obtain the Resh-Mesah’s Sword.