200+ Hours in Elden Ring: These Straight Swords Are the Best

Dominate PvP and early to late game in Elden Ring by using some of the strongest straight swords and their ashes of war.

By Hassan Zumair

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The best straight swords in Elden Ring is a topic that has changed drastically since release since there have been many balancing patches for PvP and single-player, including your early game. However, even after all these patches, the straight swords that were present on the throne before are still extremely strong.

Key Takeaways

There are 19 total straight swords in Elden Ring, according to the latest 1.10 patch.
The best straight swords in Elden Ring include:

1. Sword of Night and Flame: Allows the execution of two powerful spells with its Ash of War.
2. Sword of St. Trina: Boasts passive sleep damage alongside an Ash of War that puts enemies to sleep.
3. Regalia of Eochaid: Allows the execution of ranged attacks and boasts strong Arcane scaling.
4. Rotten Crystal Sword: Each attack on an enemy causes Scarlet Rot buildup.
5. Broadsword: Can be infused to alter its attribute scaling.
6. Ornamental Straight Sword: Possesses the ability to turn into a paired weapon.
7. Golden Epitaph: Deals Holy Damage. Furthermore, it can permanently kill Skeletons.
8. Carian Knight’s Sword: Turns into a Magical Greatsword with its Ash of War.

Important: Most straight swords offer the same moveset but differ in stats, scalings, and weapon skills.

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The Best Straight Swords In Elden Ring

Here is an overview of all of the Best Elden Ring Straight Swords, including their stats for different types of damage types:

Weapon Name	Physical Damage	Magic Damage	Fire Damage	Holy Damage	Critical/Boost
Sword of Night And Flame	87	56	56	0	100
Sword of St. Trina	107	32	0	0	100
Regalia of Eochaid	89	57	0	0	100
Rotten Crystal Sword	102	66	0	0	100
Broadsword	117	0	0	0	100
Ornamental Straight Sword	101	0	0	0	110
Golden Epitaph	85	0	0	85	100
Carian Knight's Sword	88	88	0	0	100

1. Sword Of Night And Flame

weapon in game — Sword of Night And Flame In Elden Ring (Image Captured by eXputer)

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	87	36
Magic	56	42
Fire	56	42
Light	0	26
Holy	0	26
Critical/Boost	100	31

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	E	12
Dexterity	E	12
Intelligence	D	24
Faith	D	24

The Sword of Night and Flame boasts the strongest ash of war, as it basically allows you to use two different spells to stagger enemies easily. Using the ash of war stance, you can cast a fire spell attack or abuse the Comet Azur.

The Sword of Night and Flame is located in the Caria Manor, which is present in the Liurnia of the Lakes.

Boasts the best Ash of War among all straight swords.
Deals passive Magic and Fire damage on its standard attacks.

Requires high investment in Faith and Intelligence attributes to deal damage.

2. Sword Of St. Trina

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	107	39
Magic	32	33
Fire	0	27
Light	0	27
Holy	0	27
Critical/Boost	100	28

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	D	10
Dexterity	D	12
Intelligence	E	14

The Mists of Slumber weapon skill of the Sword of St. Trina, paired with the passive sleep damage, can make most mini-bosses extremely easy. Gank fights like the Godskin Duo can be easily trivialized using the sleep status effect of the sword.

Make your way to the Forsaken Ruins in Caelid if you want to obtain the Sword of St. Trina.
There is an Imp Seal, which you’ll need to break using the Stonesword key to access the sword.

Can put weaker enemies and mini-bosses to sleep.
Deals passive Magic and Sleep damage on its standard attacks.

Weak scaling in all damage-dealing attributes.

3. Regalia Of Eochaid

elden ring best straight swords — Regalia of Eochaid In Elden Ring (Image Credit Copyright: eXputer)

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	89	48
Magic	57	40
Fire	0	31
Light	0	31
Holy	0	31
Critical/Boost	100	33

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	E	12
Dexterity	D	18
Arcane	D	15

The ash of war on the Regalia of Eochaid makes it really special since it allows you to utilize the straight sword at almost any range during battle. The weapon skill additionally deals quite a lot of posture damage while doing a number on enemy health bars.

Go to the Gaol Cave located in Caelid and beat the boss inside the cave.
You will find a treasure chest containing the Regalia of Eochaid on the other side of the cave.

Allows the execution of Ranged attacks with its Ash of War.
Boasts passive Magic damage on its standard attacks.

None.

4. Rotten Crystal Sword

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	102	48
Magic	66	38
Fire	0	31
Light	0	31
Holy	0	31
Critical/Boost	100	33

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	D	13
Dexterity	E	10
Intelligence	D	15

The Rotten Crystal Sword inflicts one of the deadliest status effects. You can just inflict Scarlet Rot on most bosses and watch their health bar disappear from afar.

The Rotten Crystal Sword is obtained pretty late as it is located in Elphael, Brace of Haligtree.
It is present inside a treasure chest near the Inner Wall site of grace in Elphael.

5. Broadsword

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	117	47
Magic	0	31
Fire	0	31
Light	0	31
Holy	0	31
Critical/Boost	100	31

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	D	10
Dexterity	E	10

Even though the Broadsword is a basic weapon with nothing flashy to show for itself, it is still a strong straight sword for the early game and can even be used in the late game if you use the right infusions on it.

Choosing the Confessor Class in character creation will give you the Broadsword as a starting weapon.
You can also purchase from a Merchant who is present near Coastal Cave in Limgrave.

6. Ornamental Straight Sword

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	101	42
Magic	0	28
Fire	0	28
Light	0	28
Holy	0	28
Critical/Boost	110	28

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	E	10
Dexterity	D	14

The best part about the Ornamental Straight Sword is that it can turn into a paired weapon, which completely changes the moveset of this sword. Additionally, with the weapon skill, its charged heavy attack initiates a deadly combo that is really hard to dodge in PvP.

You can obtain it at the start of your playthrough if you manage to defeat the Grafted Scion boss in the tutorial area.
However, you can return later through The Four Belfries in Liurnia of the Lakes if you die.

7. Golden Epitaph

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	85	25
Magic	0	15
Fire	0	15
Light	0	15
Holy	85	40
Critical/Boost	100	30

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	D	12
Dexterity	D	10
Faith	D	14

Firstly, the Golden Epitaph will deal more damage to undead enemies by default. You should keep it as a secondary weapon for when you’re exploring dungeons filled with undead enemies. When the skeletons are killed using this sword, they won’t get back up.

Make your way inside the Auriza Hero’s Grave, which is located in the Leyndell Capital Outskirts.
After entering the grave, you’ll encounter an Imp Statue blocking a room.
Use a Stonesowrd Key and access the room to obtain the Golden Epitaph straight sword.

8. Carian Knight’s Sword

Stats	Attack	Guard
Physical	88	36
Magic	88	52
Fire	0	26
Light	0	26
Holy	0	26
Critical/Boost	100	31

Stats	Scaling	Requirements
Strength	D	10
Dexterity	D	10
Intelligence		18

This sword can briefly transform into a great weapon if you utilize the skill correctly during your light attack combos. The weapon skill known as the Carian Grandeur even deals massive posture damage to bosses, staggering them in 2 or 3 hits additionally.

You’ll run into a troll carriage on your way to the Caria Manor in Liurnia of the Lakes.
The carriage carries a treasure chest with the Carian Knight’s Sword inside.

My Personal Opinion On The Best Straight Sword

In my opinion, The Sword of Night and Flame is the best straight sword, even after the nerfs. This is due to its versatile moveset alongside two mighty spells incorporated in the Ash of War.

The standard Longsword is a close second as it can be infused to manipulate its attribute scaling.

Elden Ring is one of the best games ever made and is the magnum opus of Fromsoftware. It offers amazing build variety where you can create a tank build, samurai build, bandit build, and so on. There are so many places to invade as well, and you can even play with your friends. There are fun and challenging boss fights that test your skills, including Malenia.

This concludes my guide on the best straight swords in Elden Ring, including the best swords for early game and PvP. I hope that the guide was helpful in learning about the strongest straight swords. Let me know what you think about Elden Ring in the comments below!