Elden Ring: 15 BEST Riposte Weapons And Build

Elden Ring has a critical damage stat for all weapons, and daggers are inherently the best weapons that you can use to riposte or backstab enemies in the game. Daggers get the best multipliers on critical hits, but there are a few other weapons aside from daggers that can serve as good riposte weapons.

Riposte Weapons Comparison Table

Here is a comparison of all the best riposte weapons:

Misericorde

The Misericorde is undoubtedly Elden Ring’s best riposte weapon. It has the highest critical damage stat, which is 140, and the weapon is a dagger which means that it will get the best damage multiplier on critical hits as well.

• You can also infuse the weapon with your favorite ash of war.
• Smithing stones are used to upgrade the weapon, which is easier to get early on.
• This weapon was also buffed in the latest patch of Elden Ring, making it even deadlier.
• You don’t get the same amount of critical damage on any other weapon when compared with the Misericorde.

How To Get

Misericorde is not only the best riposte weapon, but it can be obtained as soon as you finish the tutorial, provided you have a stonesword key in Elden Ring.

• Make your way to the location shown in the image above; it is inside Stromveil Castle.
• It is next to the Grafted Scion in the castle.
• Use the stonesword key to enter, and the weapon is located on a corpse inside.

Dagger

The next best choice for a riposte weapon is definitely the normal dagger which has the second-best critical damage stat in Elden Ring additionally. With the base critical damage of 130 and damage multipliers that you get from the weapon, this dagger can be used to pull off one-shots upon riposting.

• You can also alter the infusion of the dagger by using different ashes of war to make the dagger deal either bleed, frost, or poison damage.
• If you want to upgrade the weapon, then we’ll need smithing stones.

How To Get

This is another riposte weapon that can be obtained early on in the game.

• When you finally got to the Roundtable Hold, you went to the Twin Maiden Husks.
• From the Twin Maiden Husks, you purchased the dagger for 400 runes.

Parrying Dagger

Aside from the Misericorde and Dagger, most other weapons will have almost similar critical damage stats in Elden Ring. However, dagger weapons will still be preferred to other weapon types for performing a backstab or a critical hit.

• Parrying Dagger has a critical damage value of 110, which is above average when compared to other weapons.
• Additionally, the weapon skill allows us to perform a parry without using a shield so that you can parry and riposte with the same weapon.
• However, you can also change the ash of war of this weapon and upgrade it with smithing stones.

How To Get

Parrying Dagger can be purchased from Patches.

• You can make our first encounter with Patches in the Murkwater Cave located in Limgrave.
• Just ensure not to kill Patches in the boss fight in the cave.
• He will sell us the dagger for 1600 runes.

Great Knife

The Great Knife is another good choice for a riposte weapon as it offers 110 critical damage on top of being a dagger that deals blood loss.

• This weapon has the potential of being one of the best Dex weapons in addition to being a great riposte weapon.
• It has S scaling in dex when fully upgraded and builds up blood loss as well.
• You can, however, add frost or poison damage to it as well by changing its infusion.

How To Get

Unfortunately, if you didn’t pick the Bandit as your starting class, then obtaining the Great Knife is going to get a bit grindy.

• It is the starting weapon of the bandit class.
• The weapon can be farmed by killing demi-human enemies, which are shown in the image above.
• There are many demi-human enemies located near Hermit Village that you can farm.

Bloodstained Dagger

The Bloodstained Dagger is basically a Great Knife but with better strength scaling than the great knife’s dex scaling. It is just as good for ripostes as any other dagger except the Misericorde or the normal Dagger, as it has 110 Critical Damage.

• If you want an amazing strength weapon that can also deal above-average damage on ripostes and backstabs, then the Bloodstained Dagger is our best choice.
• This weapon has A scaling in strength when fully upgraded with the strength infusion.
• Bloodstained Dagger also procs bleeding on every hit.

How To Get

Obtaining the Bloodstained Dagger is also really grindy, as we’ll have to farm it by killing Demi-Human Chiefs, who are basically bigger and tougher demi-humans in Elden Ring.

• One farming location is near the bridge in Weeping Peninsula.

Erdsteel Dagger

The Erdsteel Dagger is a great choice for a riposte weapon for faith, or Prophet builds in Elden Ring, where you invest most of your levels in the faith stat.

• You can change the ash of war of this weapon and give it the best infusion in the faith stat as well.
• In ng+, you can power-stance the Erdsteel Dagger, which shreds most players in PVP.

How To Get

You can obtain the Erdsteel Dagger by completing Kenneth Haight’s questline, an NPC located near the Third Church Of Marika in Limgrave.

Scorpion’s Stinger

The Scorpion’s Stinger is one of the few weapons that deal scarlet rot damage in Elden Ring, and it additionally has a critical damage rating of 110 which makes this weapon extremely deadly in the game.

• You can proc scarlet rot on your enemies while waiting for a chance for a critical hit.
• The Scorpion’s Stinger also has really great scaling in dex when fully upgraded.
• Somber Smithing Stones are needed to upgrade the weapon in Elden Ring.
• It cannot be infused with ashes of war, but its default weapon skill is really deadly, especially in PVP.

How To Get

This dagger is located in the Lake Of Rot, and the exact location is shown in the image above.

• It is present inside a treasure chest at the location shown.
• You will have to follow Ranni’s quest line and defeat Starscourge Radahn in order to get here.

Glintstone Kris

If we’re looking for one of the best riposte weapons in Elden Ring that complements our Intelligence or Mage build, then you should opt for the Glintstone Kris.

• It has good scaling in both dex and intelligence when fully upgraded.
• It cannot be infused with ashes of war.
• The default weapon skill makes the dagger even better to use, as it can be charged and has a follow-up attack.
• You can put most of our levels in intelligence to eradicate enemies with comet azur and follow up with critical attacks with the Glintstone Kris.

How To Get

Glinstone Kris is actually rewarded by completing Sorceress Sellen’s questline.

• Make sure to side with Sellen at the end of her quest.
• You can make our first contact with Sellen at the Waypoint Ruins located in Limgrave.

Reduvia

This dagger is not only great for pulling off ripostes and backstabs with a critical damage stat of 110, but it is also one of the best bleed weapons in Elden Ring.

• Reduvia cannot be infused with ashes of war, but it has amazing scaling in both dex and arcane when fully upgraded with somber-smithing stones.
• Its skill, known as the Reduvia Blood Blade, is really strong, which allows you to proc bleed from range in addition to dealing a lot of damage.

How To Get

youneed to make our way to the location shown in the image above, which is a small ravine located near the Murkwater Cave.

• The NPC Bloody Finger Nerijus will invade us here, and defeating him will give us the Reduvia in Elden Ring.
• If the fight gets tough, then wait for Bloody Finger Hunter Yura to spawn in for help.

Black Knife

The Black Knife is one of the few weapons in Elden Ring with the ability to deal destined death damage which not only reduces the total health but also leeches off hp continuously. Additionally, the critical damage is above average and stands at 110.

• You will additionally benefit by using this weapon if you put levels in both dex and faith.
• It cannot be infused with different ashes of war, but the default weapon skill is both deadly and can be used from range additionally.
• It is one of the best riposte weapons for dex-faith builds in Elden Ring.

How To Get

You will get the Black Knife by defeating the Black Knife Assassin located near the entrance of Sainted Hero’s Grave, which can be found in the Altus Plateau region of Elden Ring. It is a guaranteed drop, so you don’t have to grind for the weapon.

Blade Of Calling

This weapon is almost similar to Black Knife, but it has better scaling in the faith stat and is a better choice for faith builds overall. The critical damage is also the same and is 110 in Elden Ring, so it is strong for doing backstabs and ripostes.

• Its ash of war cannot be replaced, and the default weapon skill is weaker than the Black Knife’s, especially in PVE.
• You will need the Somber Smithing Stones to upgrade the weapon as well.

How To Get

The Blade Of Calling is hidden extremely well in Elden Ring, and you can easily miss picking it up.

• You will need to use the lift near the Forbidden Lands Site of Grace.
• You can also reach this left from Leyndell.
• While going up using the lift, you need to look for a hidden opening to jump into.
• Inside the hidden room, you will find the Blade Of Calling.

Rapier

Moving aside from the long list of daggers, this is the first weapon in our list of best riposte weapons that isn’t a dagger in Elden Ring. The normal Rapier actually has really great critical damage of 130 which is the second-best critical damage.

• Since rapiers don’t get the same riposte multipliers as the daggers, you put the Rapier below the daggers in our list.
• Rapier has a longer range than the daggers and will serve as an overall better weapon in addition to that great critical damage.
• This weapon has the best scaling with dex. However, you can also buff it with poison and bleed.

How To Get

You can purchase the Rapier from the Twin Maiden Husks in the Roundtable Hold. The cost of the weapon is 1000 Runes and you don’t need to collect any bell bearings for it.

Executioner’s Greataxe

With the third-best critical damage in Elden Ring sitting around 115, the Executioner’s Greataxe makes for one of the best strength weapons in addition to being one of Elden Ring’s best riposte weapons. 

• The strength requirement to wield the weapon is pretty high, and you can upgrade it using normal smithing stones.
• You can also change the infusion of the weapon and apply different ashes of war on it.

How To Get

You will need to farm skeletons who are wielding the Executioner’s Greataxe in order to obtain the weapon in Elden Ring.

• One such skeleton is located in the graveyard near the Lake Facing Cliffs site of grace in Liurnia.

Morgott’s Cursed Sword

This is the first and only curved greatsword on our list and it has amazing critical damage of 110 in addition to being a strong boss weapon. 

• Even though it is a greatsword, it has better scaling with the dex stat and also deals bleed damage on every hit.
• You cannot change the infusion as it is a boss weapon but the default weapon skill is pretty good, especially in PVP.

How To Get

You can obtain the cursed sword only after you beat Morgott; The Omen King boss fight in Elden Ring.

• After you receive Morgott’s remembrance, you can exchange it for Morgott’s Cursed Sword at Enia, located in the Roundtable Hold.

Ornamental Straight Sword

The Ornamental Straight Sword is a straight sword that has high critical damage of 110. It is additionally a paired weapon with better scaling in dex.

• Straight swords are fast weapons that are really useful in both PVE and PVP.
• Having high critical damage will allow for a deadly build using a straight sword in Elden Ring.
• You will need to collect somber smithing stones in order to upgrade the weapon.

How To Get

If you managed to beat the Grafted Scion in the very first section of Elden Ring, then you would have the Ornamental Straight Sword before entering Limgrave.

• However, you can go back to the Grafted Scion in the first section if you didn’t beat it on our first try.
• After going to the Four Belfries in Liurnia, you must enter the portal of the second belfry in order to go back to the Grafted Scion.
• Beating the scion will reward us with the sword in Elden Ring.

The Best Critical Damage Build

• Weapon: Misericorde and Buckler
• Talismans: Dagger Talisman, Assassin’s Crimson Dagger, Crepus’s Vial, and Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
• Wondrous Physick Mix: Green burst Crystal Tear and Dexterity Knot Crystal Tear
• Spells: Flame, Grant Me Strength

Weapon

• Misericorde is the best weapon for critical damage builds, and you can infuse it with the Keen infusion to get better scaling with the dex stat.
• Buckler is the best shield that you can use to parry in Elden Ring so that you can follow up with a riposte using the Misericorde.

Talismans

• Dagger Talisman is a must-have for critical builds as it increases the damage of critical hits by 17%. It is especially useful with the Misericorde mentioned by players in this subreddit post.
• Assassin’s Crimson Dagger makes the build more defensive by healing 10% of our health every time you make a critical attack in Elden Ring.
• Crepus’s Vial is really useful for PVE, where it helps reduce the sound made by movement, which can be used to sneak up on enemies to get more backstabs.
• Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman boosts our physical defense by greatly negating the damage received from incoming hits in Elden Ring.

Wondrous Physick Mix

• Greenburst Crystal Tear increases our stamina recovery speed which allows us to perform more attacks and dodges in Elden Ring.
• You can use Dexterity Knot Crystal Tear to boost our dex stat if you have infused the Misericorde with the Keen infusion.

Spells

• Spells are not necessary, but you can use the Flame, Grant Me Strength incantation to boost the damage of our weapon if you want.

Summary

Elden Ring is one of the best RPGs to play, and it is the epitome of the Soulsborne genre. The game is filled with secrets to explore, bosses like Malenia to beat, and builds like samurai or bandit to make. Elden Ring isn’t even as challenging as other FromSoftware titles as it provides various mechanics like spirit ashes to overcome the toughest enemies.

This concludes our guide on Elden Ring’s Best Riposte Weapons. You have not only listed the best critical damage weapons but have also entailed the best critical damage build in Elden Ring. You hope that the guide was helpful in learning about the best riposte weapons that you can use. Let us know what you think about Elden Ring in the comments below!

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