Ranking ALL 308 Elden Ring Weapons From Worst to Best... (Pre-DLC)

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  • @Rusty._
    @Rusty._  11 місяців тому +1965

    *Video Patch Notes 1.01*
    -Regarding #6, Placidusax's Ruin is *not* a Dragon Communion incantation. Still waiting on Fromsoft to properly explain to us why that is. (jessicalenore8258)
    -Regarding #201, Sacrificial Axe's FP regen procs if the weapon is equipped, meaning you don't necessarily have to kill enemies with it. (robertmcpherson138)
    -Regarding #260, Beast-Repellant torch technically works on snails as well. Double-checking to make sure it doesn't work on bats but there's literally footage in the video of a bat attacking me with this torch in-hand. (Ewing_Klipspringer, reyditrinus3562)
    -Regarding #280, the Clawmark Seal does find a comfortable niche with pure-strength builds, accompanied with the low FTH requirement of Bestial incants. It just gets lost in a sea of more flexible options, but that really doesn't make it a bad seal despite where I placed it. You could kill shit with a toothpick in this game if you wanted. (Vorael, drakeking6745)
    If you noticed anything else, please use this comment as a bulletin board.

    • @eddiemix33
      @eddiemix33 11 місяців тому +60

      It's a minor thing, but unless the wiki is wrong, then the Warpick does actually do pierce damage, despite what it says in-game.

    • @arnesashes1581
      @arnesashes1581 11 місяців тому +15

      i may be stupid
      but did you not rank the sonaf?

    • @sphenodonpunctuatus7253
      @sphenodonpunctuatus7253 11 місяців тому +62

      How did the Darkmoon Greatsword [#51] stack up in terms of its actual qualities as a weapon? The glowstick joke was excellent, but I was a little sad about the absence of that dank analysis.

    • @yes3330
      @yes3330 11 місяців тому +14

      iron balls has some serious damage in a pure strength + buffs build. it's charged heavy and heavy strings come out quick. Also darkmoon greatsword has some s tier pve damage output

    • @ghotiphoti
      @ghotiphoti 11 місяців тому +18

      the only weapon that i think might be missing is the Frozen Needle, i didn't see it anywhere on the list but i've also been sleep-deprived both times I watched the video and i think i fell half-asleep through the exact same section before the magma blade twice in a row
      edit: disregard, its #157 at 1:17:33

  • @Sir_Danks-A-Lot
    @Sir_Danks-A-Lot 11 місяців тому +16605

    We may have joked about it for months, but we gotta really respect Rusty for pulling this video out

    • @luanmantilla3575
      @luanmantilla3575 11 місяців тому +68

      About damn time

    • @stuff1044
      @stuff1044 11 місяців тому +33

      nice pfp

    • @uncleol
      @uncleol 11 місяців тому +15

      After a lifetime of waiting

    • @Sir_Danks-A-Lot
      @Sir_Danks-A-Lot 11 місяців тому +26

      @@stuff1044 thanks bro, you too

    • @fenixchief7
      @fenixchief7 11 місяців тому +7

      We were not joking

  • @Hubbinz14
    @Hubbinz14 10 місяців тому +13193

    Ok cool, now rank all sites of grace

    • @MasterOfTheBrood
      @MasterOfTheBrood 8 місяців тому +304

      never satisfied lol

    • @justacoolguy5296
      @justacoolguy5296 8 місяців тому +395

      @@MasterOfTheBrood ngl i kinda wanna see it lmao

    • @winterclaire8542
      @winterclaire8542 8 місяців тому

      That video would fuck so hard

    • @MinertaurusLPs
      @MinertaurusLPs 8 місяців тому +81

      all crafting recepies

    • @DTfan43
      @DTfan43 8 місяців тому +69

      ..........there are over 300 sites of grace...........

  • @PartyDemoman
    @PartyDemoman 11 місяців тому +3789

    Timestamps:
    I would recommend using ctrl+f to find specific weapons, since this really is a massive block of text.
    ------------------ F Tier: ------------------
    2:08 #308: Soldier's Crossbow
    2:50 #307: Sentry Torch
    3:31 #306: Weathered Straight Sword
    4:05 #305: Rotten Crystal Staff
    4:47 #304: Whip
    5:28 #303: Ghostflame Torch
    6:00 #302: Ivory Sickle
    6:42 #301: Torch
    6:57 #300: Harp Bow
    7:06 #299: Iron Spear
    7:32 #298: Cane Sword
    7:59 #297 Varre's Bouquet
    8:14 #296 Caestus
    8:51 #295 Torchpole
    9:24 #294 Celebrant's Cleaver
    9:52 #293 Gelmir Glintstone Staff
    10:23 #292 Flowing Curved Sword
    10:59 #291 Forked Hatchet
    11:20 #290 Flail
    11:50 #289 Serpent-God Curved Sword
    12:03 #288 Loretta's War Sickle
    12:35 #287 Great Club
    13:10 #286 Mantis Blade
    13:46 #285 Crystal Knife
    14:22 #284 Troll's Hammer
    14:58 #283 Crepus Black-Key Crossbow
    15:15 #282 Warpick
    ------------------ D Tier: ------------------
    15:53 #281 Celebrant's Skull
    16:14 #280 Clawmark Seal
    16:54 #279 Nightrider Flail
    17:31 #278 Rosus Axe
    17:48 #277 Spear
    18:16 #276 Battle Hammer
    18:56 #275 Rotten Battle Hammer
    19:11 #274 Jawbone Axe
    19:28 #273 Staff of the Guilty
    20:04 #272 Forked Greatsword
    20:32 #271 Celebrant's Sickle
    21:01 #270 Scepter of the All-Knowing
    21:37 #269 Duelist Greataxe
    22:11 #268 Mace
    22:44 #267 Rotten Greataxe
    23:19 #266 Zamor Curved Sword
    23:53 #265 Gargoyle's Black Halberd
    24:32 #264 Serpent Bow
    25:12 #263 Monk's Flameblade
    25:39 #262 Glintstone Staff
    26:11 #261 Grafted Dragon
    26:45 #260 Beast-Repellant Torch
    27:25 #259 Shotel
    27:54 #258 Gargoyle's Black Axe
    28:23 #257 Family Heads
    28:50 #256 Shortbow
    29:11 #255 Envoy's Horn
    29:40 #254 Battle Axe
    30:02 #253 Bastard Sword
    30:28 #252 Beastman's Cleaver
    31:03 #251 Gargoyle's Black Blades
    31:33 #250 Frenzied Flame Seal
    32:03 #249 Eclipse Shotel
    32:36 #248 Heavy Crossbow
    32:43 #247 Serpentbone Blade
    33:22 #246 Troll Knight's Sword
    33:55 #245 Digger's Staff
    34:23 #244 Blade of Calling
    34:55 #243 Steel-Wire Torch
    35:24 #242 Gargoyle's Blackblade
    36:02 #241 Staff of Loss
    36:24 #240 Light Crosbow
    36:53 #239 Winged Greathorn
    37:22 #238 Nox Flowing Sword
    37:28 #237 Spiked Club
    37:53 #236 Erdtree Greatbow
    38:17 #235 Red Branch Shortbow
    38:40 #234 Scorpion's Stinger
    39:12 #233 Longbow
    39:41 #232 Rotten Crystal Spear
    40:13 #231 Watchdog's Staff
    40:44 #230 Composite Bow
    41:14 #229 Scimitar
    41:19 #228 Dragon Greatclaw
    42:05 #227 Gargoyle's Greataxe
    42:37 #226 Katar
    43:25 #225 Envoy's Greathorn
    43:52 #224 Prince of Death's Staff
    44:07 #223 Highland Axe
    44:37 #222 Staff of the Avatar
    45:05 #221 Erdtree Bow
    45:32 #220 Alabaster Lord's Sword
    ------------------ C Tier: ------------------
    46:03 #219 Dagger
    46:37 #218 Devourer's Scepter
    47:13 #217 Celebrant's Rib-Rake
    47:41 #216 Bastard's Stars
    48:21 #215 Albinauric Bow
    48:51 #214 Stormhawk Axe
    49:24 #213 Finger Seal
    50:15 #212 Beastman's Curved Sword
    50:37 #211 Full Moon Crossbow
    51:09 #210 Demi-Human Queen's Staff
    51:53 #209 Gravel Stone Seal
    52:24 #208 Lordsworn's Greatsword
    52:55 #207 Golden Epitaph
    53:22 #206 Greatbow
    53:42 #205 Arbalest
    54:22 #204 Lucerne
    54:56 #203 Veteran's Prosthesis
    55:13 #202 Wakizashi
    55:40 #201 Sacrificial Axe
    55:51 #200 Pulley Bow
    56:05 #199 Giant's Seal
    56:46 #198 Morning Star
    57:14 #197 Hand Ballista
    57:45 #196 Pest's Glaive
    58:09 #195 Icerind hatchet
    58:34 #194 Falchion
    58:57 #193 Gargoyle's Greatsword
    59:26 #192 Meteorite Staff
    59:50 #191 Onyx Lord's Greatsword
    1:00:27 #190 Golem's Halberd
    1:01:07 #189 Azur's Glintstone Staff
    1:01:47 #188 Ripple Blade
    1:02:08 #187 Marika's Hammer
    1:02:38 #186 Crystal Spear
    1:03:13 #185 St. Trina's Torch
    1:03:45 #184 Beastclaw Greathammer
    1:04:16 #183 Dismounter
    1:05:00 #182 Rotten Staff
    1:05:33 #181 Spiked Caestus
    1:06:00 #180 Misbegotten Shortbow
    1:06:22 #179 Axe of Godfrey
    1:06:45 #178 Short Sword
    1:07:22 #177 Thorned Whip
    1:08:00 #176 Iron Greatsword
    1:08:28 #175 Club
    1:08:55 #174 Ornamental Straight Swords
    1:09:27 #173 Black Bow
    1:10:02 #172 Curved Club
    1:10:26 #171 Rivers of Blood
    1:11:11 #170 Monk's Flamemace
    1:11:38 #169 Starscouge Greatswords
    1:12:14 #168 Albinauric Staff
    1:12:46 #167 The Black Knife
    1:13:15 #166 Rapier
    1:13:37 #165 Vulgar Militia's Shotel
    1:14:11 #164 Lordsworn's Straight Sword
    1:14:29 #163 Ripple Crescent Halberd
    1:15:00 #162 Rogier's Rapier
    1:15:27 #161 Astrologer's Staff
    1:16:08 #160 Scythe
    1:16:41 #159 Misericorde
    1:17:14 #158 Shamshir
    1:17:31 #157 Frozen Needle
    1:18:00 #156 Iron Ball
    1:18:21 #155 Giant Crusher
    ------------------ B Tier: ------------------
    1:18:55 #154 Carian Glintstone Staff
    1:19:27 #153 Ruins Greatsword
    1:20:07 #152 Omen Cleaver
    1:20:42 #151 Dragonscale Blade
    1:21:32 #150 Ghiza's Wheel
    1:22:10 #149 Carian Glintblade Staff
    1:22:42 #148 Magma Blade
    1:23:26 #147 Gargoyle's Twinblade
    1:23:59 #146 Stone Club
    1:24:37 #145 Hand Axe
    1:25:07 #144 Horn Bow
    1:25:36 #143 Longsword
    1:26:01 #142 Sword of St. Trina
    1:26:32 #141 Axe of Godrick
    1:27:05 #140 Watchdog's Greatsword
    1:27:34 #139 GreatAxe
    1:28:02 #138 Knight's Greatsword
    1:28:10 #137 banished Knight's Greatsword
    1:28:16 #136 Chainlink Flail
    1:28:47 #135 Erdsteel Dagger
    1:29:22 #134 Pulley Crossbow
    1:29:53 #133 Clinging Bone
    1:30:20 #132 Troll's Golden Sword
    1:30:55 #131 Golden Order Seal
    1:31:24 #130 Parrying Dagger
    1:31:54 #129 Large Club
    1:32:26 #128 Inseparable Sword
    1:33:01 #127 Magma Whip Candlestick
    1:33:30 #126 Prelate's Inferno Crozier
    1:34:05 #125 Golden Order Greatsword
    1:34:39 #124 Sword of Night & Flame
    1:35:13 #123 Grafted Blade Greatsword
    1:35:47 #122 Great Mace
    1:36:19 #121 Bloodstained Dagger
    1:36:47 #120 Noble's Estoc
    1:37:15 #119 Brick Hammer
    1:37:52 #118 Golem Greatbow
    1:38:21 #117 Rotten Crystal Sword
    1:38:24 #116 Crystal Sword
    1:39:06 #115 Grossmesser
    1:39:31 #114 Ringed Finger
    1:40:01 #113 Hammer
    1:40:13 #112 Wing of Astel
    1:40:50 #111 Gargoyle's Halberd
    1:41:12 #110 Giant's Red Braid
    1:41:53 #109 Maliketh's Black Blade
    1:42:27 #108 Death Ritual Spear
    1:43:05 #107 lazuli Glintstone Sword
    1:43:41 #106 Urumi
    1:44:25 #105 Short Spear
    1:44:54 #104 Jar Cannon
    1:45:22 #103 Halberd
    1:45:42 #102 Glaive
    1:46:09 #101 Antspur Rapier
    1:46:54 #100 Grave Scythe
    1:47:20 #99 Vulgar Militia Saw
    1:47:59 #98 Carian Knight's Sword
    1:48:39 #97 Scavenger's Curved Sword
    1:49:12 #96 Butchering Knife
    1:49:48 #95 Longhaft Axe
    ------------------ A Tier: ------------------
    1:50:32 #94 Nox Flowing Hammer
    1:51:14 #93 Death's Poker
    1:52:00 #92 Royal Greatsword
    1:52:31 #91 Lion Greatbow
    1:53:20 #90 Twinblade
    1:53:55 #89 Dragon King's Cragblade
    1:54:29 #88 Erdtree Seal
    1:54:57 #87 Hookclaws
    1:55:29 #86 Bloodhound's Fang
    1:56:10 #85 Winged Scythe
    1:56:32 #84 Cleanrot Spear
    1:56:56 #83 Bloody Helice
    1:57:27 #82 Greathorn hammer
    1:58:03 #81 Venomous Fang
    1:58:38 #80 Godslayer's seal
    1:59:16 #79 Broadsword
    1:59:51 #78 Dragon Halberd
    2:00:23 #77 Great Epee
    2:00:46 #76 Partisan
    2:01:16 #75 Meteoric Ore Blade
    2:01:48 #74 Great Knife
    2:02:18 #73 Estoc
    2:02:40 #72 Regalia of Eochaid
    2:03:20 #71 Glintstone Kris
    2:03:50 #70 Warhawk's Talon
    2:04:15 #69 Cipher Pata
    2:04:44 #68 Carian Regal Scepter
    2:05:11 #67 Magma Wyrm's Scalesword
    2:05:43 #66 Crescent Moon Axe
    2:06:10 #65 Twinned knight Swords
    2:06:43 #64 Halo Scythe
    2:07:07 #63 Warped Axe
    2:07:43 #62 Hand of Malenia
    2:08:22 #61 Bolt of Gransax
    2:08:57 #60 Miquellan Knight's Sword
    2:09:24 #59 Cinquedea
    2:09:54 #58 Marais Executioner Sword
    2:10:25 #57 Reduvia
    2:10:52 #56 Banished Knight's Halberd
    2:11:25 #55 Clayman's harpoon
    2:12:03 #54 Commander's Standard
    2:12:37 #53 Morgott's Cursed Sword
    2:13:06 #52 Inquisitor's Girandole
    2:13:22 #51 Dark Moon Greatsword
    2:13:26 #50 Coded Sword
    2:14:11 #49 Flamberge
    2:14:22 #48 Treespear
    2:14:39 #47 Star Fist
    2:15:10 #46 Golden Halberd
    2:15:42 #45 Sword of Milos
    2:16:08 #44 Uchigatana
    2:16:16 #43 Spiked Spear
    2:16:42 #42 Academy Glintstone Staff
    2:17:15 #41 Curved Great Club
    2:17:42 #40 Ordovis's Greatsword
    2:18:15 #39 Executioner's Greataxe
    2:18:43 #38 Godskin Stitcher
    2:19:13 #37 Blasphemous Blade
    2:19:53 #36 Bloodhound Claws
    2:20:08 #35 Greatsword
    2:20:18 #34 Sacred Relic Sword
    2:20:49 #33 Crystal Staff
    2:21:16 #32 Serpent-Hunter
    2:21:57 #31 Helphen's Steeple
    ------------------ S Tier: ------------------
    2:22:32 #30 Eleonora's Poleblade
    2:23:06 #29 Fallingstar Beast's Jaw
    2:23:50 #28 Claymore
    2:24:17 #27 Hoslow's Petal Whip
    2:24:44 #26 Iron Cleaver
    2:24:59 #25 Zweihander
    2:25:24 #24 Godskin Peeler
    2:26:00 #23 Lusat's Glintstone Staff
    2:26:42 #22 Godslayer's Greatsword
    2:27:19 #21 Noble's Slender Sword
    2:27:53 #20 Pickaxe
    2:28:21 #19 Pike
    2:28:33 #18 Great Stars
    2:29:00 #17 Moonveil
    2:29:34 #16 Siluria's Tree
    2:30:09 #15 Great Omenkiller Cleaver
    2:30:36 #14 Cranial Vessel Candlestand
    2:31:03 #13 Bandit's Curved Sword
    2:31:32 #12 Rusted Anchor
    2:32:05 #11 Envoy's Long Horn
    2:32:37 #10 lance
    2:33:07 #9 Cleanrot Knight's Sword
    2:33:34 #8 Cross-Naginata
    2:34:15 #7 Guardian's Swordspear
    2:34:55 #6 Dragon Communion Seal
    2:35:29 #5 Nightrider Glaive
    2:36:02 #4 Nagakiba
    2:36:39 #3 Raptor Talons
    2:37:28 #2 Mohgwin's Sacred Spear
    2:38:17 #1 Vyke's War Spear

    • @abexandre
      @abexandre 11 місяців тому +99

      "Bruh" sound effect.

    • @masonjones7777
      @masonjones7777 11 місяців тому +163

      Bless you you glorious fool, quite the effort for something that will be used rarely, but when it is it will be most beneficial to the select few.

    • @dir.alrasheed
      @dir.alrasheed 11 місяців тому +84

      "Legend" is an understatement. Thanks.

    • @natyinc9611
      @natyinc9611 11 місяців тому +75

      This should be pinned.

    • @Armless4710
      @Armless4710 11 місяців тому +12

      THANK YOU

  • @eta2321
    @eta2321 6 місяців тому +2748

    This is probably going to help somebody out there, so I'll write down the best weapon for each weapon class according to this list.
    - Daggers: Reduvia (#57)
    - Straight Swords: Noble's Slender Sword (#21)
    - Greatswords: Claymore (#28)
    - Colossal Swords: Godslayer's Greatsword (#22)
    - Thrusting Swords: Cleanrot Knight's Sword (#9)
    - Heavy Thrusting Swords: Godskin Stitcher (#38)
    - Curved Swords: Bandit's Curved Sword (#13)
    - Curved Greatswords: Morgott's Cursed Sword (#53)
    - Katanas: Nagakiba (#4)
    - Twinblades: Godskin Peeler (#24)
    - Axes: Iron Cleaver (#26)
    - Greataxes: Rusted Anchor (#12)
    - Hammers: Nox Flowing Hammer (#94)
    - Flails: Chainlink Flail (#136)
    - Great Hammers: Envoy's Long Horn (#11)
    - Colossal Weapons: Fallingstar Beast Jaw (#29)
    - Spears: Cross-Naginata (#8)
    - Great Spears: Vyke's War Spear (#1)
    - Halberds: Nightrider Glaive (#5)
    - Reapers: Halo Scythe (#64)
    - Whips: Hoslow's Petal Whip (#27)
    - Fists: Star Fist (#47)
    - Claws: Raptor Talons (#3)
    - Shortbows: Misbegotten Shortbow (#180)
    - Bows: Horn Bow (#144)
    - Greatbows: Lion Greatbow (#91)
    - Crossbow: Pulley Crossbow (#134)
    - Ballistas: Jar Cannon (#104)
    - Glintstone Staves: Lusat's Glintstone Staff (#23)
    - Sacred Seals: Dragon Communion Seal (#6)
    - Torches: St. Trina's Torch (#185)

    • @KingMerrDG
      @KingMerrDG 6 місяців тому +141

      you deserve things i can’t describe

    • @momothewitch
      @momothewitch 6 місяців тому +36

      Surprised to not see Executioner's Greataxe taking the top spot but when I watched his reason for it not being top 10 listing the abysmal droprate I can see that being fair as a dealbreaker for a lot of people. Quite a shame cause it's basically just a standard greataxe with higher crit mod and better reach. Having a lot of fun with mine. Roar medallion + war cry makes heavy attacks hit so hard it almost feels like cheating

    • @rowanB6074
      @rowanB6074 6 місяців тому +7

      The pulley crossbow was number like 134 ish so it's higher than the arbalest

    • @eta2321
      @eta2321 6 місяців тому +3

      @@rowanB6074 ah, you're right. thanks for the catch!

    • @zmoney88_5
      @zmoney88_5 6 місяців тому +1

      Moghs spear was #2

  • @jimdong827
    @jimdong827 11 місяців тому +5464

    Really pushing that 10 minute mark.

    • @eta2321
      @eta2321 9 місяців тому +186

      shaking my smh my head, youtubers these days

    • @MiiaStarlight
      @MiiaStarlight 8 місяців тому +57

      This caused psychic damage.

    • @sybrenschuuring9681
      @sybrenschuuring9681 4 місяці тому +36

      ​@@eta2321shaking my shaking my head my head, ahh yes

    • @TheNastyPhysBeastOG
      @TheNastyPhysBeastOG 4 місяці тому +14

      @@sybrenschuuring9681 laughing out lol loud

    • @luxuriouschicken6695
      @luxuriouschicken6695 4 місяці тому +10

      ​@@TheNastyPhysBeastOG laughing out laughing out loud loud, ahh yes

  • @DipreG
    @DipreG 11 місяців тому +3905

    He finally went insane and actually ranked all weapons. This is all the internet's fault.

    • @Mysteriousowl822
      @Mysteriousowl822 11 місяців тому +47

      Fr bro finally caved in

    • @gandalf4920
      @gandalf4920 11 місяців тому +38

      And we dont even feel guilty😅

    • @gabrielsemipro
      @gabrielsemipro 11 місяців тому +23

      It's his own, he could've at least do the videos by weapon type and then coming up with a top 30 or smt, the guy's crazy

    • @cyranodebergerac6587
      @cyranodebergerac6587 11 місяців тому +21

      No wonder a madness status spear was ranked #1.

    • @shimomiaizo
      @shimomiaizo 10 місяців тому +1

      and I'm all here for it

  • @eldritchtouched
    @eldritchtouched 11 місяців тому +1093

    You mentioned how weird it is about the Sword of St. Trina being Int and the Torch being Faith, but the Sleep Pots (also tied to Miquella as St. Trina) scale with Arcane!

    • @AG45.
      @AG45. 11 місяців тому +15

      wow

    • @Sir_Danks-A-Lot
      @Sir_Danks-A-Lot 11 місяців тому +99

      "Gives me conniptions"

    • @rgzgr
      @rgzgr 11 місяців тому +39

      That's what I am thinking that Miquella will be a boss fight which uses fuck load of great and maniac spells. Imagine Miquella saying " O' my dear Mogh, Lend me thy power" while nihiling to us and creating Comet Azur gaisers same time

    • @thediabolicalraisin8953
      @thediabolicalraisin8953 11 місяців тому +103

      ​@@rgzgrmiquella saying that is like a child saying "Grant me power, Epstien!"

    • @dumpsterfire6992
      @dumpsterfire6992 11 місяців тому +26

      So its canon,St. Trina's build was either super high level or trash

  • @AstroProxima.
    @AstroProxima. 4 місяці тому +480

    7 reasons why the Noble's Slender Sword is the best weapon in the game.
    1 - It has the Longsword moveset, which is the best moveset. Forget those penniless pretenders with their fancy weapon arts, explosions, teleports and all that voodoo. You are nobility. Your puissance is yours alone, your weapon is just an accessory to that.
    2 - It is looooong. A whole peasant's hand longer than those filthy longswords the soldiers use. Long weapons have long hitboxes. Poke your dissidents before they can dirty your attire. Then laugh at them for being poor.
    3 - It gets top of the line in Dexterity scaling and takes exceptionally well to elemental infusions, for those with discriminating taste. Strength builders can even get it up to A, just please use Soap first. As if you were the type to get into fisticuffs anyway - that's what summons are for!
    4 - It has 110 crit modifier, because people who parry a lot are just better than everybody else. Backstabbing, too, is very appropriate for a nobleman.
    5 - It has rock bottom requirements. Even your noodly-armed Astrologers and Bandits can pick it up right away, without wasting points in Strength like a pack animal. Being an aristocrat is easy.
    6 - It looks absolutely balling and is a necessity in any fashionable build. Forget the gauchely decorated Rogier's Rapier with its inhuman Dexterity requirement, it just smacks of new money. This refined, elegant weapon is coated in the timeless glamour of gold, conveying the splendor that is yours by birthright.
    7 - It is an ultra rare drop from the few enemies who carry it. You can farm for hours, grinding hundreds and thousands of Nobles into paste without ever seeing it. Only the luckiest and most privileged aristocrat-killers may own this opulent deathstick. That's you. You won. Congratulations, winner.

    • @jlb4685
      @jlb4685 4 місяці тому +6

      That puny handle/hilt makes it inferior to the longsword alone. Said it, meant it. 🙂

    • @catman3955
      @catman3955 4 місяці тому

      @@jlb4685why tou little insolent piece of caddock

    • @yeetslees5283
      @yeetslees5283 4 місяці тому +25

      this is a copypasta, i think, but yeah, whatever, sure man congratulations

    • @Inaktha
      @Inaktha 4 місяці тому +6

      ​@@jlb4685 this is a literal copy pasta 🤣

    • @Dutchy4564
      @Dutchy4564 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@jlb4685but the crit modifier is so nice

  • @cwynwyn2934
    @cwynwyn2934 11 місяців тому +691

    You missed that the Golden Epitaph actually adds flat holy damage onto just about everything, and it can make Elden Stars disappointing instead of comically awful. In all seriousness it does help juice up other holy damage options. (You would be forgiven for missing this effect in a video ranking every single weapon)

    • @jeffkaplin2610
      @jeffkaplin2610 11 місяців тому +21

      too bad he isn;t >:[

    • @Jill-000
      @Jill-000 11 місяців тому +24

      let's get the pitchforks, people

    • @Rudicron
      @Rudicron 11 місяців тому +20

      That everything effect does in fact mean _Everything_. On my sorceror run, it added a small bit onto my Terra Magica, which had the unfortunate effect of dinging me every few frames for a tiny amount of damage; just enough to flinch me out of my spellcasting.

    • @palebloodgamer3456
      @palebloodgamer3456 11 місяців тому +4

      Ngl 25 fkat damage per hit added to spells like azura comet or stars of ruin soumds like it cpuld go crazy

    • @Hirotoro4692
      @Hirotoro4692 11 місяців тому +7

      ​​@@palebloodgamer3456it's not as strong as it sounds, because last rites is an aura buff which means it doesn't stack with the likes of golden vow. Even for builds that capitalise on multi hit spells you're better off just using golden vow. Plus boosting existing damage is better than adding another type because defense gets applied to each damage type. And if that's not enough, holy is arguably the least useful damage type in the game outside of undead because most late game and rune bearing bosses have a massive 40% holy negation.

  • @cpnquack
    @cpnquack 11 місяців тому +259

    Rusty, you absolute madman.
    Huge respects to you for actually pushing forward and doing this. No one else would have even dared to do it as in depth as you have here. Cheers.

  • @just_neon7978
    @just_neon7978 11 місяців тому +1622

    This is the peak of content on UA-cam. It's all downhill from here. Thank you, Rusty. You absolute legend

    • @merchkerns
      @merchkerns 11 місяців тому +5

      Wait wait wait, hol’up. I might have some good news for you. Look up Rav the Avatar. Trust me. You don’t need to know anything about it beforehand. Just enjoy. ❤

    • @Frost87000
      @Frost87000 11 місяців тому +10

      Elden ring dlc weapon list when?

    • @uncleol
      @uncleol 11 місяців тому +10

      ​@@Frost87000That might be hard, ive heard theres around 150 weapons, Ive gotten around 30 of them and im at Godwyns fight already.

    • @Sekiro_lover
      @Sekiro_lover 11 місяців тому +11

      ​@@uncleol We are back to pre elden ring delusion

    • @uncleol
      @uncleol 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Sekiro_lover yep, im going hollow now

  • @kalywinston8066
    @kalywinston8066 3 місяці тому +29

    a 3d render of a slowly rotating object to display something in a video game is so timeless. i’ll never complain about it. 10/10.

  • @CPU9incarnate
    @CPU9incarnate 11 місяців тому +213

    The purpose of the morning star is to be an immediately available option to go kill greyoll right at the start of the game that isn't the flail

    • @tach-uq5tw
      @tach-uq5tw 11 місяців тому +11

      I have made it a habit to just go get bloody slash on the way to greyoll since I end up having to go there for the medallion, but yeah, anything is better than the flail

    • @Sitri115
      @Sitri115 11 місяців тому +4

      Reduvia would be a better option and is available at the same point as morning star. Reduvia's bleed procs are insanely fast on Greyroll.

    • @Mare_Man
      @Mare_Man 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@Sitri115 Morningstar has less arcane requirements

    • @Sitri115
      @Sitri115 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Mare_Man All classes have a max of 1-5 levels needed in order to use Reduvia, that's the equivalent of 1, maybe 2, graveyard visits and there's a graveyard right next to the first caelid bonfire and another one on your way to Greyroll. It'd be faster to use Reduvia since you can get the reqs for it on your way to Greyroll instead of going all the way down to the Morning Star then all the way up to Greyroll. Not to mention you can very easily respec to get rid of excess arcane.

    • @Mare_Man
      @Mare_Man 11 місяців тому +3

      @@Sitri115 Easier to get the Morningstar than to kill Nerius, and most classes don't even need to level to use it.

  • @yannikdrieen8818
    @yannikdrieen8818 11 місяців тому +325

    Just for the pure Dedication to make this List, you've earned it. Thanks and Greetings from Germany ✌🏻

    • @wolfsoldner9029
      @wolfsoldner9029 11 місяців тому +2

      Sadly he butchered the Flamberges name and didn´t mention its additional bleeding damage. The real flamberge was designed with that flame shape to inflict immense flesh wounds to its enemy.

    • @changforyou
      @changforyou 11 місяців тому +17

      @@wolfsoldner9029 bro this video is almost 3 hours long.

    • @wolfsoldner9029
      @wolfsoldner9029 11 місяців тому +1

      @@changforyouAnd ?

    • @changforyou
      @changforyou 11 місяців тому

      @@wolfsoldner9029 go outside, talk to people

    • @fedorahatguys7979
      @fedorahatguys7979 10 місяців тому

      Bro donated 5 dollars 💀

  • @Balugawhal
    @Balugawhal 11 місяців тому +796

    He’s finally done it, what a legend.

    • @RedRing-tech
      @RedRing-tech 11 місяців тому +5

      Merry Christmas everyone!

    • @Mysteriousowl822
      @Mysteriousowl822 11 місяців тому +2

      He finally caved in

    • @wg6652
      @wg6652 11 місяців тому +2

      Woot! What A Christmas Gift!! Now...about those fields and grass in the lands between...they could really use like some kind of tiered ranking. XD

  • @vanderswensen3484
    @vanderswensen3484 5 місяців тому +234

    Have fun redoing this video when the DLC drops

    • @frrraser
      @frrraser 4 місяці тому +4

      you got any recommendations for a dex weapon for dlc ??

    • @RYNO2511
      @RYNO2511 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@frrrasermilady

    • @Tacobeibzz
      @Tacobeibzz 4 місяці тому +4

      Milady is so good. It’s like a fast as fuck Bloodhound Fang with a thrusting move set mixed in

    • @Nereosis16
      @Nereosis16 3 місяці тому +2

      Milady is sick. And if you're a female character it looks hot af

    • @Dutchy4564
      @Dutchy4564 3 місяці тому

      ​@@frrraserif you're willing to split Dex and faith go euporia if not milady 'ill do

  • @Kellan79
    @Kellan79 11 місяців тому +248

    He did it, he really did it. Our eyes are yet to open in front of such a mad tier list

  • @shelbyjackson6903
    @shelbyjackson6903 11 місяців тому +820

    What an absolute BANGER of a video. Zero regrets watching it all at once. You managed to make 2hr 40mins feel like half the time and remained thoroughly entertaining and informative throughout. 100/10

    • @Sir_Danks-A-Lot
      @Sir_Danks-A-Lot 11 місяців тому +16

      It's crazy how attention retentive Rusty really is

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv 11 місяців тому +4

      More like a smanger

    • @BlackDT
      @BlackDT 11 місяців тому +23

      This is a fucking terrible list. I’ve liked Rusty’s stuff for a while but I just can’t get behind it. A lot of these picks are just personal preference but some of this shit could be classified as misinformation.

    • @DeadSparkMan
      @DeadSparkMan 11 місяців тому +13

      @@BlackDT Elaborate on that. I'm willing to hear your points but you have to actually say them.

    • @BlackDT
      @BlackDT 11 місяців тому +26

      @@DeadSparkMan The three that really stick out and ruin this list are the Darkmoon Greatsword at 51, the Blasphemous Blade at 37, and Vyke’s spear at 1.
      Darkmoon and Blasphemous are the top 2 PVE weapons in the game. They’re incredible. For neither one to be in S tier, let alone being placed as low as they were, is just dumb. I get that this is also a PVP list and those weapons aren’t as good in pvp, but I don’t see how you can have weapons that dominate one half of the game (arguably the more important half), and have them ranked this low. And the fact he didn’t even bother to elaborate on the dark moon Greatsword is just stupid. Did he not have anything to say to justify him putting it that low?
      Vyke’s spear being S tier I can get but #1? It’s biggest attribute is literally useless in PVE, where it’s entirely outclassed as a great spear by Mohgwyn. It’s only benefit over Mohgwyn is that you can get it easier. I get that madness is strong in PVP but I don’t see how a weapon with such a huge gap in quality between pvp and PVE can be #1. If the argument for darkmoon and blasphemous being as low as they are is that they’re only good in one mode, than that should go both ways.
      These are only 3 picks but there are more I have trouble with. Grafted blade and Marais being higher than the sword of night and flame contradicts his legendary weapons video, without any explanation as to why he changed his mind.
      Rivers of Blood is too low. Yes it got nerfed, I get that it’s not a top tier weapon now, but it’s still good. Having it in the bottom half of the list is just dumb. If it was in like the 120s I’d get it more but it’s in the fucking 170s.
      There are others too but I’ll stop here.

  • @PastelN01r
    @PastelN01r 11 місяців тому +273

    It speaks volumes to the sheer killing power of many weapons when the #86 weapon managed to carry me all the way not just through the game but against malenia too. What a phenomenal set of weapons this game has. Not as tightly condensed as Bloodborne but easily some of the most viable in variety.

    • @Rusty._
      @Rusty._  11 місяців тому +210

      This list was extremely hard to organize for that reason. You could kill shit in this game with a toothpick if you wanted.

    • @PastelN01r
      @PastelN01r 11 місяців тому +28

      ​@@Rusty._INSANE props to you for this, I'm going on a long flight soon and now I've got something to cover roughly 1/6 of it

    • @DemonLordSparda
      @DemonLordSparda 11 місяців тому +14

      @@Rusty._ I hope I speak for a lot of us when I say we appreciate the effort. I bet 100 down through 10 was quite challenging to actually rank. You are the best list maker in the game.

    • @lowlydovahkiin8084
      @lowlydovahkiin8084 11 місяців тому

      I used the grave scythe throughout the entire game and by god that thing combined with the stormcaller ash of war and quality attunemny was bloody insane.

    • @skilletborne
      @skilletborne 11 місяців тому +3

      Really? As many good weapons as there are, I still find myself resenting the filler that a lot of the weapons in the game represent.
      There are so many entire dungeons where the loot, boss and gimmick are all redundant, and the number of weapons feels like a symptom of that bloat.

  • @Panic.official
    @Panic.official 3 місяці тому +39

    Stop stalling. Character creation eyebrow settings ranking.

  • @Ewing_Klipspringer
    @Ewing_Klipspringer 11 місяців тому +291

    Rusty, the Beast Repellant Torch works against basilisks, so it's honestly extremely useful in certain locations.

    • @Ake-TL
      @Ake-TL 11 місяців тому +22

      It also works against bats and snails, don’t know why he thinks it doesn’t

    • @crwlermadsin1191
      @crwlermadsin1191 11 місяців тому +8

      ​@Ake-TL Well it works against snails but it doesn't work against bats.

    • @EnzoZambrotti
      @EnzoZambrotti 11 місяців тому +24

      Should be atleast 30 spots higher.
      Shame, guess he’ll have to remake the video

    • @jasminecluney1769
      @jasminecluney1769 11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah but my whole play through I only fought basilisks a handful of times.

    • @Bun_McByuun
      @Bun_McByuun 11 місяців тому +1

      It made going through the Lake of Rot much less annoying, getting the Tree Sentinel armour was cake (just stand half way out of the tunnel where the chariot rides over you and use Margit's shackle, destroying the chariots + awarding the gear) and the sewers a breeze.

  • @SoggySlopster
    @SoggySlopster 11 місяців тому +128

    Fun fact about zamor curved sword ash, unlike the sorcery you actually can’t get interrupted while doing the ice storm making it so much better than the sorcery. It also doesn’t require magic the damage scales with weapon upgrade making it a versatile pic for any build

  • @jesseroberts5728
    @jesseroberts5728 11 місяців тому +497

    You absolute legend. Get your rest in. You've earned it tenfold, Rusty.

  • @ZugzugZugzugson
    @ZugzugZugzugson 5 місяців тому +12

    having tried out the banished knights greatsword for the past two weeks i must say you completely undersold it in this rank list, bro.
    this baby took me all the way through the game and the blood of every single demigod (and god) in the game stains its blade.
    it has the same move set as the inseparable sword but none of its limitations (aka you can dedicate fully to strength and slap heavy affinity on it, which is what i did). once the moveset grows on you, its very hard to go back to the standard clumsy greatsword moveset.
    ironically, i only figured how great this sword is because i was looking to make myself a discount inseparable sword in my early game playthrough, and i was very positively surprised how much it trucks with sacred sword ash.
    so much so that i would say it far outperforms it.
    it also absolutely slaps with firestrike ash; dumping 1200+ damage in the span of 1.5 seconds catches everyone off guard in pvp because they can't tell the difference between firestrike and catch flame (which is what they _think_ i'm trying to use) so when that followup mega slash hits them outta nowhere they ALWAYS panic roll.
    the only downside i have experienced is its somewhat medium reach, but its cousin "knight's greatsword" (which also has the same move set) covers that niche for a minor damage tradeoff.

    • @jon9828
      @jon9828 2 місяці тому

      I like that alternate 2h moveset so much.
      I may be biased by the full playthrough of DS3 with the hollowslayer gs :).

    • @Hornpub12
      @Hornpub12 2 місяці тому

      It's my second playthrough (mage before) and i use this gorgeous sword on my strength build with fire sword dance. It's so powerful and beautiful

  • @shruiken15
    @shruiken15 11 місяців тому +296

    I think you missed that the Beast-Repellent Torch also works on Basilisks. The ability to render Basilisk swarms non-hostile alone makes it my go-to torch for any playthrough.

    • @brucepreston3927
      @brucepreston3927 11 місяців тому +22

      I loved this torch on my first playthrough, it saved my ass a bunch times! Especially with the basilisks!

    • @Mystic-Midnight
      @Mystic-Midnight 10 місяців тому +6

      I loved it my first playthrough and then I forgot about it my 2nd playthrough and hated every cave

    • @TheRadioknight
      @TheRadioknight 10 місяців тому +7

      I'm Sorry it can do WHAT?!

    • @Angi_Mathochist
      @Angi_Mathochist 10 місяців тому +6

      Also for both that and the Sentry torch, you can put it ON YOUR BACK (by two-handing your main-hand weapon), which means you are NOT stuck with the Sentry torch's weapon art at all. So there's no reason NOT to use either of them. Unless you prefer a shield, I guess, or a staff or seal in that off-hand.

    • @gabrielolsen2648
      @gabrielolsen2648 10 місяців тому +4

      ⁠@@Angi_Mathochistrealized that for those torches a couple playthroughs ago and it’s a total game changer. Makes caelid, basilisks and the invisible black knife assassins a walk in the park

  • @arealfakeidentity3355
    @arealfakeidentity3355 11 місяців тому +95

    I cannot be more exited for this, he finally did it, I am unbridled with joy, unfathomably so, I am enlightened to all the good in the world, I am provided with an incomprehensible sense of euphoria, truly. This is like seeing Sisyphus actually finish pushing the boulder, he can finally rest, and everyone shall applaud this insane accomplishment.
    One must imagine Rusty happy.

  • @mainman879
    @mainman879 11 місяців тому +584

    1:01:43 Something you forgot to mention is that the spellcasting speed buff applies to incantations as well, but the FP increase does not. This means it an absolutely amazing offhand for incantation builds.

    • @redgeoblaze3752
      @redgeoblaze3752 11 місяців тому +91

      got to remake the whole list now.

    • @cptcolgenltmajor9246
      @cptcolgenltmajor9246 11 місяців тому +16

      DAMN I had no that was a thing. Time to test this

    • @Vagossssssssss
      @Vagossssssssss 10 місяців тому +7

      @@redgeoblaze3752 this list is a normie list, the guy doesn't know what he is talking about anyways

    • @salmonella7993
      @salmonella7993 10 місяців тому +22

      ​@@VagossssssssssEverything is bad if you didn't create it, huh, Mr. Normie? Get off the internet, it's your bedtime.

    • @Vagossssssssss
      @Vagossssssssss 10 місяців тому +3

      @@salmonella7993 This man doesn't even know how ashes of war are scaling or anything about the game at all. The ranking list is useless. He doesn't know how the game works this list is dumb

  • @juvyjuvy3012
    @juvyjuvy3012 5 місяців тому +27

    nice transition on the alabastor lords sword! there is something really cool about seeing such attention to detail in such a long video. good work as always

  • @trevorsreya8277
    @trevorsreya8277 11 місяців тому +386

    One good thing about the glintstone staff: there is a noble that stands by himself a short distance away from Sellen's starting spot that has a 100% chance of dropping the staff the first time you kill it in a playthrough. Good for people who started as a wretch and want a quick and easy staff before replacing it with the superior demi human queen's staff.
    Edit: People in the comments are saying there's a noble that's actually a rune bear in disguise that is also close to Sellen's starting spot. I've never personally confirmed this, but this noble and the other noble are two completely different nobles.

    • @Inuyashapupped
      @Inuyashapupped 10 місяців тому +6

      had to think about that for a sec ngl

    • @卛
      @卛 10 місяців тому +4

      gravity staff says hi (s scaling in magic without requiring any upgrades btw)

    • @ajnewhouse6217
      @ajnewhouse6217 10 місяців тому +1

      @@卛 the joke that just flew over your head says hi

    • @卛
      @卛 10 місяців тому

      @@ajnewhouse6217 i'm sorry, can you explain the joke?

    • @Nostradankus
      @Nostradankus 10 місяців тому

      @@卛 Not OP, but I'm pretty sure that particular noble will turn into a rune bear if you attack him. He does drop a larval tear though, and is IIRC the earliest you can get one of those.

  • @enlongjones2394
    @enlongjones2394 10 місяців тому +1156

    I’m so happy to see the Claymore so high up.
    I’ve loved that weapon and its moveset since Dark Souls 1. The simple addition of an R2 stab instead of a slam, and the option to two-hand it for vertical slashes, feels so versatile.

    • @trihexa3024
      @trihexa3024 10 місяців тому +46

      the baemore

    • @kredonystus7768
      @kredonystus7768 10 місяців тому +30

      It's only flaw is that there is no proper kilt in the game for cosplay. If there was it would be number 1 for me.

    • @ToeKnee010
      @ToeKnee010 10 місяців тому +7

      Yeah fr I used it for the last half of the game with some lightning and other weapon incantations it’s just so sick

    • @switch4964
      @switch4964 10 місяців тому +17

      Bro I adore the Claymore. Been using it since DS1 because of Oroboro's play more with the Claymore video back in the day.
      I love a simple ass sword ass sword that has a little bit of everything sometimes.

    • @redavocado4971
      @redavocado4971 10 місяців тому +1

      Whats power stancing? Genuinely i dont know, Elden ring is my first from soft game and i got it like 4 days ago

  • @nolongeraperson
    @nolongeraperson 11 місяців тому +221

    Funny thing is, the Square Off Ash of War is so good that even the Cane Sword does very well with it. Sadly, we lost the VOD footage of GinoMachino's Cane Sword Only No Hit Run.

    • @simonjohnson3424
      @simonjohnson3424 11 місяців тому +13

      The poise damage on square off is underrated tbh

    • @NoNono-o3h
      @NoNono-o3h 11 місяців тому +4

      Here we go with people overrating square off again. My brother in christ, is the best option on STRAIGHT SWORDS and straight swords without powerstancing sucks ass

    • @nolongeraperson
      @nolongeraperson 11 місяців тому +25

      @@NoNono-o3h ...you realize you didn't make a single point towards your argument, right? Nor did it add any relevance nor value to the topic.

    • @NoNono-o3h
      @NoNono-o3h 11 місяців тому +2

      @@nolongeraperson damn that's some sad reading comprehension then

    • @justakettlehelm1673
      @justakettlehelm1673 11 місяців тому +1

      @@nolongeraperson he's still right though (at least on the part where SO is overrated), half the comment section on one of Rusty's previous videos was just people glazing square off because he put it low in the AoW tier list.
      I agree with this because in the grand scheme of things, and looking beyond a world outside of straight swords and purely stance damage, Square off lacks utility of other AoWs, let alone the AoWs of certain unique weapons (Even at that there's uniques like Dynast's finesse that does stance break even better than SO does).

  • @DimMak73
    @DimMak73 5 місяців тому +10

    I gave this video a thumbs up before I even saw it. Just cause when I saw it almost 3 hours long and knowing how long it takes to examine all of this information + editing! Props 💯

  • @williamcote4208
    @williamcote4208 11 місяців тому +282

    Note about Staff of Loss: two of them in each hand and the night comet transforms into the “NIGHT NUKE”

    • @itsjustme8947
      @itsjustme8947 11 місяців тому +83

      Two in EACH hand? How big are your fuggin hands??

    • @shadowpriceyear2713
      @shadowpriceyear2713 11 місяців тому +7

      The arguement of the school boost being worse than a higher scaling staff doesn’t apply to loss specifically. At 80 int/80 fth it deals more night comet damage than princes staff.

    • @figuures6098
      @figuures6098 11 місяців тому +8

      Night Commit

    • @hez8719
      @hez8719 11 місяців тому +9

      I know what you actually meant but it'd be awesome if you could actually hold 2 of them in each hand.

    • @Xaiclun
      @Xaiclun 11 місяців тому +8

      Ah, the classic four arm fighting skill like General Grivious uses it, how could I forgot about it?

  • @BlueEnergyCat
    @BlueEnergyCat 11 місяців тому +172

    Honestly, after this you definitely deserve a break. But if there MUST be another list/ranking after this? I just wanna see a list of your favorite powerful and unique builds you've made for this game. With all this knowledge and experience acquired you must have some deeply fun and satisfying play-styles you've done and a video where you can gush non-stop about your favorites might be a good palette cleanse and otherwise easier video to do compared to all the other rankings thus far.

    • @elibrainless90
      @elibrainless90 11 місяців тому +7

      I'd also love to see this

    • @digital7519
      @digital7519 11 місяців тому +6

      Needs to rank all boss rememberances now (just wanna see the intro lore continue)

    • @Mystic-Midnight
      @Mystic-Midnight 10 місяців тому

      Elden Ring Tierlist of Elden Ring Tierlists

    • @Father303
      @Father303 10 місяців тому

      ​@@digital7519All armor sets ranked by drip

  • @enderaceofspades8579
    @enderaceofspades8579 11 місяців тому +130

    Y'know what, absolute mad respect for turning what was once a joke we thought wouldn't really happen into an actual video!

  • @brocksteele7475
    @brocksteele7475 4 місяці тому +4

    6 months later an I've found a use for Ivory Sickle.
    If you don't meet the Intelligence requirement, you can quickstep through heavy swamps without using FP.
    This is probably true for every quickstep weapon you can't properly use, but it's real easy to not have 13 Int.

  • @ThatBeePerson
    @ThatBeePerson 11 місяців тому +86

    HOLY SHIT YOU ACTUALLY WENT AND DID IT
    I lack the words to describe just how funny it is that no other content creator I know would ever even get close to doing something like this, yet here we are, sat in front of a nearly 3 hour video ranking every single weapon, oh boy this is going to be FUN

  • @toxicthorn769
    @toxicthorn769 11 місяців тому +109

    Big respect for this project. Can't be easy ranking so many things, and you just KNOW someones gonna take it too real when you dunk on some random shitty weapon.

  • @akoicarp
    @akoicarp 11 місяців тому +468

    Got my disagreements - Clawmark Seal comes to mind, but my GOD what a great video. Incredible production, footage, and most impressively your consistency in your own criteria for ranking. You really understand why subjective review is still so popular and how to present your case with style and humor. Love it.

    • @alternanzafatemonogatari4868
      @alternanzafatemonogatari4868 11 місяців тому +40

      It's literally better than finger seal and available for free at pretty much the same stage, idk also what it is with the complaint about the scaling, with 30 str and faith up to 50 it always outperformed erdtree seal
      And rock throw is an insane incant to boost

    • @EmeraldKittn
      @EmeraldKittn 11 місяців тому

      My issue Was The Vulgar Militia Saw. I Ran A Build With It On My First Play Through, And Good Lord - Was It OP. I Bled An Omen With A Single Jump Attack With The blood Affinity...
      I Also Used It Since I Was Farming Dragon Barrow Vulgar Militia For Runes... With Ever Finding Out It Was Only One Step Behind The Mogwin Rune Farm. Used Because 'Serrated Butchering Knife On A Stick'

    • @ghotiphoti
      @ghotiphoti 11 місяців тому +7

      clawmark seal feels very misplaced considering how valuable its niche is as a primarily strength-scaling talisman, but the biggest thing i wanna remind people of is that pretty much every weapon in C Tier and above is 100% usable. D Tier weapons typically under-perform but can still work if you put in some extra work.
      that and bleed is so powerful that you can imagine basically any infusable weapon with innate bleed (EXCEPT FLAILS) as a full tier higher than its placement on the list if you spec for it.
      edit: if any seal is deserving of the title of "worst" it's absolutely the frenzied flame seal. i don't care that it has like the third highest scaling or whatever, you need to get to lvl 80 on literally every stat to get the full benefit of it, its fucking dogwater

    • @alternanzafatemonogatari4868
      @alternanzafatemonogatari4868 11 місяців тому

      Ye ff seal is terrible, frenzied burst is the only ff incantation one would be running normally and you don't really need to improve it's damage. Also it's the hardest seal to reach besides giant's and that one has a wider usage and it's not really hidden

    • @mrbigglezworth42
      @mrbigglezworth42 11 місяців тому

      @@alternanzafatemonogatari4868 It's better then finger seal if all you intend to do with it is use bestial vigor and maybe a few other buff spells that require 15 faith or less. If you're going for faith in any appreciable amount, the finger seal is still much better.

  • @TheSniperGTO
    @TheSniperGTO 7 місяців тому +5

    The Clawmark Seal is amazing, as it scales with strength, not faith. Therefore, it lets you cast based on your strength, not your faith. If you are doing a Beast build (I did a NG+ run as one) using it, all the best incantations, and the Cinqueada and Bestclaw great hammer, it lets you cast and scales based off your 80 strength, saving you from investing in Faith.

    • @steveyuhas9278
      @steveyuhas9278 5 місяців тому

      Only seal I use unless I am running a pure arcane dragon build. I think all around clawmark is the best seal in the game due to versatility and accessibility.

    • @minte1972
      @minte1972 3 місяці тому

      no way clawmark gets so much lower than frenzy seal. the frenzy seal has literally no usecase

  • @kyleshark1332
    @kyleshark1332 10 місяців тому +697

    The Staff of Loss was massively underrated here. It’s buff to Night sorceries is a whopping 30% increase, the only other staff with a 30% buff to a spell type if the meteor staff’s 30% to gravity sorceries, but the meteor staff cannot be upgraded while the Staff of Loss can, allow it to become far stronger. This 30% buff also stacks multiplicatively to a 69% buff if you wield two of them. To top it off the spells that this staff upgrades, the night sorceries, are pretty good. They’re not the highest base damage ever but with that 69% they out damage most other spells, don’t cost much FP and are fast to cast. To top it off they’re invisible, meaning bosses make no effort to dodge them. I use the Staff of Loss on my sorcerer build and first tried every boss in the game, Malenia was dead before she even got to hit me once, it’s easily the strongest staff in the game and is super easy to use.

    • @Amoeby
      @Amoeby 9 місяців тому +48

      Imo Night Comet is the only good Night sorcery. However, this thing freaking clears houses. You can easily no diff Malenia with it.

    • @urekmazino6519
      @urekmazino6519 9 місяців тому +24

      Straight up, Staff of Loss + Night Comet trivializes virtually the entire game. The combination of being able to get it super early in the game before facing any boss at all, with it ruining enemy AI because they cannot dodge or react to it, and its high damage output, as well as the fact it's ranged so you don't even need to block or dodge many encounters, it's just ridiculous. I've yet to find an easier NG run then this combo. All the other OP shit is mid to late game or requires NG+ What people also need to realize is that it doesn't need 2 staff of loss and the spell damage buffs to make it work. I ran through NG specifically with only Physick and Talisman's as my spell buffs, so that I wouldn't have to pre-buff before any fight. The only bosses that were annoying were Rykard but we all know the solution to that, and EB which genuinely was annoying to deal with because of FP flask management. Though that's the other key point, people can use this setup as a support off-hand while using any of the many amazing Int scaling melee weapons this game has. Moonveil, DM GS, Night and Flame, there are so many good ones.
      Oh also, Ambush Shard is another good Night Sorcery to be used against big knights with big shields.

    • @TheEru88
      @TheEru88 9 місяців тому +5

      Double staff of Loss with Night Comet it's the meta for Mages

    • @aesiro13
      @aesiro13 8 місяців тому +15

      69% damage increase
      Nice

    • @foxft
      @foxft 8 місяців тому +16

      To be fair, he DID address all of this in his sorceries/staff videos. He’s simply taking into account the fact that it ONLY works when you wield 2 and only use one spell. There are 70+ sorceries or something in the game. Why lock yourself out of everything else. That’s why it’s rated low. Not because it’s not nichely overpowered, but because it’s just not flexible and not objectively fun.

  • @aelthirgray4435
    @aelthirgray4435 11 місяців тому +266

    Mad respect man. For script, for patience, for jokes, everything. Good job.
    And gotta admit, last lines of a story you're spinning - got me chills

    • @shimomiaizo
      @shimomiaizo 10 місяців тому

      the opening sequence legit gave me goosebumps

  • @danielmalthus8389
    @danielmalthus8389 11 місяців тому +548

    Stop stalling. Elden Ring grass ranking.

    • @johnf817
      @johnf817 4 місяці тому +13

      What about Stormveil brick ranking

    • @gorgit
      @gorgit 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@johnf817 Elden Beast Sparkle Texture Ranking when?

    • @Heegy1
      @Heegy1 4 місяці тому

      Yeah you coward

  • @ethanvilla7019
    @ethanvilla7019 5 місяців тому +4

    HELL YEAH You explained my Troll’s Golden Sword perfectly. Thank you for the generous ranking 🙏

  • @draxxilion5957
    @draxxilion5957 11 місяців тому +199

    2:14:22 I think it's worth mentioning that the tree spear is buffable, like with spells. This means you can throw sacred blade (the incantation) on it and reach ludicrously high levels of holy damage, making it the uncontested strongest faith weapon in the game by pure damage. At the cost of not using the ash of war you can climb up to 600 holy damage at the same time as the solid physical damage, and that's without any of the non-weapon buffs you are going to use as a faith build.

    • @Sternertime
      @Sternertime 10 місяців тому +4

      It also has the greatest charged R2 out of any spear in the game

    • @eriknilsen3350
      @eriknilsen3350 10 місяців тому

      I also use the tree spear, what I love most about it is once you hit the minimum specs for it including stamina you still have a decently useful weapon and can focus on faith to have good damage on your incantations. Plus you can use the lightning incantation on it to get some nice damage for a minute or 2.

  • @GreenEyedCrow97
    @GreenEyedCrow97 11 місяців тому +58

    The pickaxe landing #20 simultaneously shocked the hell out of me and filled my heart with joy. I was starting to think I had missed its entry and would have to dig through the past two hours to find it. I definitely don't utilize its fullest potential, but God do I love that weapon.

  • @choklatecheeseburger
    @choklatecheeseburger 10 місяців тому +479

    Well done sir, well done.
    My only gripe would be with the clawmark seal. You are correct that it does not keep up with other seals for scaling, but it isnt supposed to. Its for nearly pure strength builds to have some spell/ranged options.

    • @TempestLich
      @TempestLich 10 місяців тому +39

      absolutely factual, it's a decent seal for strength builds because of that bit of strength scaling, and it allows the beastial incantations to do more damage and they're not too bad in pvp

    • @TheGrinningViking
      @TheGrinningViking 10 місяців тому +27

      I came here to say that, it's for tossing rocks at annoying things in PvE. Solid choice for melee strength build utility.

    • @cytosine6870
      @cytosine6870 10 місяців тому +19

      This, in a pure strength build you don't have that much faith, but at say 60 strength and maybe 15 faith it gives you access to great incants like flame grant me strength, and stone of gurranq and still able scale with your stats

    • @carljohan9265
      @carljohan9265 10 місяців тому +6

      Speaking of strength, the vular militia shotel not only gets a B in dex on it's lightning affinity, but it even gets a B in str on fire affinity. Which means two-handing the thing boosts the physical and fire damage by a B str scaling.

    • @zjpdarkblaze
      @zjpdarkblaze 9 місяців тому +1

      well, these ranking is mostly for pvp... which is a shame. he should seperate pvp from pve

  • @Mandasai12
    @Mandasai12 Місяць тому +1

    I like your storytelling style! Good luck tarnished, will await more!

  • @EZnation100
    @EZnation100 11 місяців тому +65

    All we can say is thank you Rusty. Your hard work was worth it. Watching this brought me joy.

  • @Gondaldin
    @Gondaldin 11 місяців тому +96

    The Noble Sorcerer that's located at the ruins between Waypoint Ruins and the camp where you find the Royal House Scroll has a 100% drop rate for the Glintstone Staff.

    • @Dragonrider-cj8js
      @Dragonrider-cj8js 11 місяців тому

      Thats why I have like 80 of those bitches. I use that area to test weapons out😂

  • @thomasphillips2017
    @thomasphillips2017 11 місяців тому +239

    WINGED SCYTHE KEY: unless they changed it in one of the two recent patches, the anti-flask is actually more of a heal block. A HEAL. BLOCK. I wondered why i had such an easier time with malenia than like everyone i know and this is why. I didn't even know she had a passive heal bc I was to busy wacking her with beautifully designed kryptonite

    • @ShupperDupper
      @ShupperDupper 10 місяців тому +11

      oh that’s actually insane !

    • @RazalasTrebla
      @RazalasTrebla 10 місяців тому +15

      Tried it a while ago. It doesnt work. :(

    • @Dx_Hearted
      @Dx_Hearted 9 місяців тому +5

      ​@@RazalasTreblaskill issue

    • @Tokito935
      @Tokito935 9 місяців тому +7

      It doesn't block malenia healing tho

  • @GralbGralbX2
    @GralbGralbX2 4 місяці тому +79

    Puts blasphemous blade at 37 cuz it does fire damage but puts Vykes war spear at 1… a weapon that also does fire damage and is just inherently worse in almost every single PvE situation minus a handful of bosses and invasions

    • @hexi9595
      @hexi9595 4 місяці тому +14

      Vyke's highest scaling is Dex but the fire in the weapon art scales w Strength... Yeah he missed that one.

    • @dogmat8733
      @dogmat8733 4 місяці тому +5

      It’s a Greatsword vs a Great Spear though. Different moveset, and obviously he prefers the great spear moveset over the Greatsword moveset.

    • @chancetherappersburner6338
      @chancetherappersburner6338 4 місяці тому

      ​@@dogmat8733 The list is fucking trash

    • @mathurex211
      @mathurex211 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@dogmat8733 yea he even stated he had a theme getting toward the end

    • @GralbGralbX2
      @GralbGralbX2 3 місяці тому +5

      @@dogmat8733 so you’re basically saying his only reason to put it over 30 spots higher than BB is cuz he prefers spears? Like huh? I prefer twin blades. Easily my favorite weapon type but I can recognize that majority of the Twinblade aren’t that amazing unless you run bleed or frost
      In no world should vykes war spear be one and it’s ash of war is mainly a PvP ash

  • @franka76
    @franka76 11 місяців тому +61

    Rusty. You. Are. The. Man. Appreciate all that you do. This was EPIC. Happy Holidays!

  • @56safety
    @56safety 11 місяців тому +83

    I appreciate the story being told in the skits of these weapon ranking videos, I don't have the int to understand it, but I appreciate the effort you put into them

    • @HeyoItsAxel
      @HeyoItsAxel 11 місяців тому +3

      jokes on you, that's just what rusty has to go through every new video

    • @valhalla_1129
      @valhalla_1129 11 місяців тому +2

      I don't have the int either, but I got the faith requirement to assume it's good :)
      anybody wanna join a church or commune with me? Yaaaay!

  • @topcatchillinbytrash
    @topcatchillinbytrash 11 місяців тому +62

    Something that I think gets overlooked by everyone is the fact that Cipher Pata and Coded Sword's light attack don't ding against walls which works wonders in tight spaces

  • @peterquil3738
    @peterquil3738 4 місяці тому +6

    I demand respect for the battle axe. That weapon has carried me from Margit to the Elden Beast without failing. All hail the battle axe

    • @thewanderers97
      @thewanderers97 3 місяці тому

      While I haven't been using it in Elden Ring, it carried me through Dark Souls 1 until I got the Black Knight Sword

  • @Mecha_phant0m
    @Mecha_phant0m 10 місяців тому +100

    Something else to keep in mind about greatstars is that you can power stance them without needing NG+ thanks to the npc magnus you can invade dropping it as well as the one you loot from the chest.

  • @bluebrew8
    @bluebrew8 7 місяців тому +707

    At first I clicked on this video with the full intent of just skipping straight to S tier for the best weapons, and I did. Just from the quality of the video, the humor, the cinematography, I’ve decided to to watch the entire video as if it’s a movie. I’m actually blown away with this video. You definitely earned my sub.

    • @andrew-rn9ui
      @andrew-rn9ui 5 місяців тому +5

      Good thing you didn't cause his ranking honestly sucks and is extremely subjective rather then objective and "meta" or w.e

    • @illkissyourightnow
      @illkissyourightnow 5 місяців тому

      wow. he must be honored for you to bestow your blessed sub. big day for us all.

    • @lukaschang5432
      @lukaschang5432 5 місяців тому +24

      @@andrew-rn9ui womp womp

    • @rickquackstley
      @rickquackstley 5 місяців тому +16

      @@andrew-rn9uiname ten books

    • @PanzerPanic
      @PanzerPanic 4 місяці тому +8

      @@andrew-rn9ui why dont you read the description of the video

  • @TheLyricalCleric
    @TheLyricalCleric 11 місяців тому +124

    1:28:10 the Banished Knight GS is notable in that it shares the moveset of the Mirrah GS that Lucatiel wielded in DS2. I love using it because of its artful swings.

    • @adrianburvall1495
      @adrianburvall1495 11 місяців тому +14

      Same with the Knight’s Greatsword and Inseparable Sword

    • @ColdNorth0628
      @ColdNorth0628 11 місяців тому +3

      The community name for the moveset I have heard is "Dex Greatsword"

    • @harrisonnguyen5432
      @harrisonnguyen5432 10 місяців тому +1

      You're also forgetting Hollowslayer Greatsword.

    • @senounatsuru6453
      @senounatsuru6453 10 місяців тому +10

      @@harrisonnguyen5432 The hollowslayer greatsword is the Mirrah greatsword.

    • @jeronimojosemontalvovasque6105
      @jeronimojosemontalvovasque6105 10 місяців тому

      For me that's the best GS in the game is just too good

  • @Spectralanomaly6
    @Spectralanomaly6 3 місяці тому +1

    The beginning part was amazing, nice voiceover :D

  • @solomonreinman7452
    @solomonreinman7452 11 місяців тому +59

    The Frenzied Flame seal doesn't lock you into the Frenzied Flame ending, you can use Miquella's Needle in Placidusax's arena to reverse it.
    I'm only saying this to mask how impressed I am by this video. Top tier stuff

    • @JH-gu4hj
      @JH-gu4hj 11 місяців тому +8

      I think the bigger issue with it is that it does lock you in the ending.
      Unless you're willing to go through the hardest area and beat the hardest boss while also not screwing up an NPC's quest line.
      On top of the fact you gotta find Placidusax after all that anyway..

    • @solomonreinman7452
      @solomonreinman7452 11 місяців тому

      It is undeniably an arduous journey @@JH-gu4hj

    • @jajasking9652
      @jajasking9652 11 місяців тому +6

      ​@@JH-gu4hjand you know, millicent quest intself is also kinda hard, specially if you try to protect her

  • @JadeBlades098
    @JadeBlades098 10 місяців тому +41

    Fun fact for the Misericorde: if you infuse it with Fire, it actually gets better total scaling than with keen. Backstabs and criticals also hit an interesting breakpoint with the dagger talisman where the split damage no longer serves as a problem because the game makes split scaling weapons IGNORE defense once their damage gets high enough, something that as far as I know only a stab with the misericorde can do.

    • @Grimsly3736
      @Grimsly3736 8 місяців тому +3

      Omg it’s the Chaos Dagger situation from Dark Souls 3! That’s funny as hell wtf lol

  • @LAK_770
    @LAK_770 11 місяців тому +131

    The consistent astuteness and agreeability of this list is incredible, not to mention its sheer scale. But BRUHHH the Clawmark is the absolute cornerstone of STR/FTH builds. Like, this is one of the most popular and effective setups, it's not a limited niche we're splitting hairs over. Clawmark is arguably almost *too* good considering what it does for STR in terms of versatility and utility. Its absolute floor is A tier.

    • @neeleshchopra5781
      @neeleshchopra5781 11 місяців тому +7

      Nuh uh

    • @NoNono-o3h
      @NoNono-o3h 11 місяців тому

      Nah, until you're using it to cast 13 faith buffs, two fingers seals does better

    • @IdToaster
      @IdToaster 11 місяців тому +15

      Clawmark isn't great because Clawmark is great, it's great because you're running Str/Fth anyway and you're being rewarded for it.
      On its own it's the second-worst catalyst, it sucks for casting heals and buffs, the boost to bestial incantations is only 10% (even if pocket sand and The Rock are pretty decent), it's just that the stat spread is great. Pure Faith builds can have iffy weapon choices depending on where you stop leveling Str/Dex, Int/Fth has few options and Arc/Fth has fewer, and the fact that Frenzied Flame Seal is _technically_ the Dex/Fth option says it all.

    • @innerecho9468
      @innerecho9468 4 місяці тому

      Y’all just have a problem with clawmark seal lol 💀💀💀

  • @KaixuanLiA
    @KaixuanLiA 6 місяців тому +38

    2:13:23 I was wondering where is dark moon greatsword.Took me 10 minutes to finds out,and there’s only one sentence of comment.💀💀💀

    • @ryancochling4806
      @ryancochling4806 5 місяців тому +5

      Me too! I was waiting for it just to get nice glowstick bro. I’m using it in my playthrough right now and to me it’s really really strong with the right talismans so I thought it’d be a lot higher and more said about it so I wonder why it’s ranked where it is

    • @jstar3382
      @jstar3382 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@ryancochling4806 it's really strong, yeah. But it's very linear in terms of usage, and the later weapons have something that outclass it.

    • @adamramos4063
      @adamramos4063 4 місяці тому +2

      @@ryancochling4806 Plenty of other tier lists put it at S tier, among the top 3 (sometimes #1) intel weapons. Tbh, I think he's just underrating it. It deserves top 25 minimum.

  • @yeffery
    @yeffery 11 місяців тому +74

    Note on the torch: it can be moderately useful against stone miner enemies in the early game due to its high fire damage.

    • @bw5020
      @bw5020 10 місяців тому

      Those things are ANNOYING

  • @cataclysmicacedia824
    @cataclysmicacedia824 11 місяців тому +40

    "You do not personify freedom. You are it's nemesis" oh that gave me chills!!!

    • @DeadSparkMan
      @DeadSparkMan 11 місяців тому +8

      Honestly those little scenario tidbits at the beginning and end were pretty cool, but you could tell it was a metaphor for making such lists, and that becoming the list guy was not that easy on Rusty.

    • @mchanzo_
      @mchanzo_ 11 місяців тому +3

      @@DeadSparkMan I think the elden beast in the skit is supposed to represent the youtube "algorithm" as a whole since youtube really likes to make creators feel like they aren't doing enough, or at least that's what I got from it

    • @willowdelosrios4326
      @willowdelosrios4326 11 місяців тому +3

      The Elden beast in game embodies the Greater Will and the Golden Order, both of which are beings/organizations which are based on a worldview in which true free will is a unavoidable sin at best, and an undesirable error in the perfect and harmonious mathematics of the universe at worst. The golden order has a bunch of incantations that deal with ideas of Order and mathematics in relation to faith and magic. The Elden beast is thus arguably a perfect embodiment of something like the UA-cam algorithm.

  • @pooydragon5398
    @pooydragon5398 11 місяців тому +78

    The sceptre of the all knowing could have been a really cool staff+seal

    • @TheR6R6R
      @TheR6R6R 11 місяців тому +7

      Thank modders for adding 'dual catalysts' in.

    • @DreyfusLagoon
      @DreyfusLagoon 11 місяців тому +1

      @@TheR6R6RWouldn’t be surprised if they included one in the dlc

    • @Father303
      @Father303 10 місяців тому

      I had it lying in my inventory for my first 5 journeys, thinking that it was a staff, until i saw someone in a video use it as a melee weapon

    • @grimm3995
      @grimm3995 4 місяці тому

      well now we have a staff seal hybrid

  • @coltonmaggard2557
    @coltonmaggard2557 3 місяці тому

    45:55 smooth af cut to a new clip with the same crit animation on a new mob love the little details that you put into the footage like that just makes watching you stuff that much better man especially with videos this long you didn’t have to put that extra effort into stuff like that but you did

  • @Angi_Mathochist
    @Angi_Mathochist 10 місяців тому +94

    The beast repellent torch does not only work on dogs and wolves. It also repels rats and BASILISKS, which makes it VERY useful for not getting deathed to death. Especially since it can be put on your back (two-hand your main-hand weapon) and still works. This causes most basilisks (/rats/wolves/rotten dogs/etc.) to just eye you with caution while you kill them one by one, rather than swarming and overwhelming you. I use it ALL the time in those areas for that utility.
    Sentry's torch: Again, you're wrong about being stuck with the torch attack, because you can PUT THE TORCH ON YOUR BACK (by two-handing your main weapon) and it still works. It is absolutely worthwhile, when you're not going to be using anything else in that hand anyway.
    Gelmir glintstone staff is actually pretty decent if you're doing both faith and int fairly equally, for early-to-mid game until Prince of Death's staff surpasses it.
    Soldier's crossbow: The thing is, why would you ever need to FARM soldiers? You're going to kill enough soldiers just going through Stormveil castle on a normal playthrough that you're pretty much guaranteed to have this crossbow by the time you're halfway through the castle. It's likely to be your first crossbow, and can fill in as your ranged option until you get something better. I think that's pretty much its intended purpose, since clearly it's the worst of the ranged weapons (except the harp bow, which exists only for novelty value).
    So many of these weapons exist only for novelty and collection value, and I cannot for the life of me understand why the game doesn't give us any way to display them. Why don't we get any kind of house or base with weapon stands or shelves to put these things on??? I do appreciate the convenience of being able to access everything in one place rather than having to search every chest in the map trying to remember where you left something, but a display area for the weapons and armors you really want to just DISPLAY would be really nice.

  • @gwonamtimetraveler
    @gwonamtimetraveler 11 місяців тому +44

    The other thing the Black Bow has going for it is the unique quick attacks you can do after Rolling as well, like the ds3 Composite bow. i've always found it so useful as you can get a quick shot off while rolling Away from an enemy

    • @ethanpadwick6943
      @ethanpadwick6943 11 місяців тому +3

      Isnt that just the shortbow moveset tho...

  • @Zetsudo
    @Zetsudo 2 місяці тому +1

    One thing that got overlooked is that the arcane scaling on the serpent bow allows also the arrows buildup to scale with your arcane, making it able to trigger poison instantly on some bosses in one mighty shot with an arcane build, and also the best to use bleed arrows. Even now with some really cool options to make use of poison in the DLC I still use it some times when I have skill issues because of how easy it is to just lock the target, press R2+L2 and trigger kindred of rot exultation

  • @Syluxsify
    @Syluxsify 11 місяців тому +104

    The Wing of Astel ranking is egregious. It actually has the highest poise damage on R2 outside of collossal weapons because the projectiles deal poise damage as well. This thing absolutely crunches anything that can be stance broken and it's only 2.5 lbs.

    • @CrappyCar
      @CrappyCar 11 місяців тому +3

      Agreed, I loved my play-through with this weapon.
      Since the nerf of Flame of the Redmane, the only other stance-break build I've enjoyed more is Misericorde w/ Glindblade Phalanx, and Clayman Harpoon w/ Ice Spear, almost broken.

    • @Hirotoro4692
      @Hirotoro4692 11 місяців тому +3

      If most of the orbs hit it absolutely melts large enemies, the stance damage is indeed great but i notice a lot of people sleep on the darkmoon greatsword because its charged heavy deals 35 stance damage plus the projectile deals a further 35 for a whopping 70 in one swing in melee range

    • @frazfrazfrazfraz
      @frazfrazfrazfraz 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@CrappyCarput glintblade phalanx on another knife, and do royal knights resolve on the misericorde. You can use rkr preemptively before the phalanx fires. Way more damage

    • @CrappyCar
      @CrappyCar 11 місяців тому +1

      @@frazfrazfrazfraz That is a lot of weapon swapping, and I'm easily confused, but I may give it a try. The Glintblade Phalanx is mostly for stance damage, thanks for the tip.

  • @lisaduggan9782
    @lisaduggan9782 11 місяців тому +40

    I cannot fathom the amount of effort needed to do this one. Good job, Rusty! 😁😁😁

  • @terminus6344
    @terminus6344 11 місяців тому +584

    Not enough people talking about how incredibly written the dialogue at the start and end is. Actually so well-written, and well-voiced honestly

    • @VSN-wb2ly
      @VSN-wb2ly 11 місяців тому +20

      Well written but not well ranked, some of his takes was inconsistent...
      Like how can blasphemous blade, dark moon great sword, nightrider glaves, etc below claws, I get it he had opinions about them but if so then it's a weird one.

    • @cyberpowr7930
      @cyberpowr7930 11 місяців тому +26

      @@VSN-wb2ly 🤓

    • @VSN-wb2ly
      @VSN-wb2ly 11 місяців тому +5

      @@cyberpowr7930 "they hated Jesus because he told them the truth"

    • @ostrava1527
      @ostrava1527 11 місяців тому

      i didnt watch the video because of the shit at the start, no one wants that and its awful

    • @thatoneguy5856
      @thatoneguy5856 11 місяців тому +34

      You seriously comparing yourself to Jesus?

  • @alpine_chr
    @alpine_chr 7 місяців тому +16

    I cant believe how much work you've put into this
    had a lot if fun skimming through this!

  • @WxrdenGod
    @WxrdenGod 11 місяців тому +20

    Rusty is unironically my favorite content creator. You're amazing man. Props for the dedication you out in. We understand, after making something like this, you taking a break for awhile. You earned it

  • @jds0406
    @jds0406 9 місяців тому +349

    Good stuff. I just finished ng+7, working on "soft maxing" my character (all 80's lol). I wrote down about 20 weapons from this list that I either haven't collected yet (somehow) or had never considered using, but will now try out based on your commentary/recommendations. I'm a bit bored of all the standard "greats" and over-optimization, so I'm looking forward to freshening things up. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos -- you keep me coming back to this game. Blessings.

    • @Mystra
      @Mystra 9 місяців тому +2

      All you need is 80 intelligence and 60 vit and you own the game. That said I am doing the same as you 😂

    • @jds0406
      @jds0406 9 місяців тому +2

      I hear ya. I bust out my Night Comet setup when I don't feel like trying lol. Still cool to no longer have to respec to try new weapons or builds, and having all the passive resistances is nice.

    • @andrewjazdzyk1215
      @andrewjazdzyk1215 8 місяців тому +5

      My brain doesn't mind grinding so I've only done one playthrough but I'm like level 365

    • @andrewjazdzyk1215
      @andrewjazdzyk1215 8 місяців тому

      My brain doesn't mind grinding so I've only done one playthrough but I'm like level 365

    • @Mystra
      @Mystra 8 місяців тому

      @@andrewjazdzyk1215 yeah the grinding isn't that bad

  • @dda50
    @dda50 10 місяців тому +200

    The Beast Repellent Torch works on Basilisks, no more getting spit to literal death.

    • @479gemgirl1
      @479gemgirl1 8 місяців тому +9

      300+ hours in the game and i did not know this 😑

    • @raijinoflimgrave8708
      @raijinoflimgrave8708 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@479gemgirl1 1200 hours in and i just learned this

    • @THEDEVBOIS
      @THEDEVBOIS 8 місяців тому

      beast torch has jus saved me way too many times

    • @lemonzest8650
      @lemonzest8650 8 місяців тому

      ​@@raijinoflimgrave8708
      lol i stumbled upon its use after reading item descriptions more often for lore

  • @mileswiltse4535
    @mileswiltse4535 2 місяці тому +10

    "You do not personify freedom, you are its nemesis."
    Who the hell thought of putting such a raw line in a god damn tier list video

  • @fimbulventr522
    @fimbulventr522 11 місяців тому +12

    I figured out the erdtree dagger. The dagger naturally scales physical damage with faith, and it doesn't lose that trait with infusions. So when flame art gives the weapon split fire and a faith scaling upgrade, it boosts both fire AND physical scaling. Meaning excellent returns.

  • @Jono793
    @Jono793 11 місяців тому +21

    @3:33 point of order! The whole point of the weathered straight sword is it only has a strength requirement of 8. Meaning the astrologer can have a straight sword to use without needing to put points into strength. (I discovered this while trying to recreate Iron Pineapple's glass cannon sorcerer build).
    ... A purpose which is completely undermined by the existence of the Carian Slicer spell, but still!

    • @blondsucre8179
      @blondsucre8179 10 місяців тому +3

      Astrologer already starts with a straight sword

  • @Bad_at_Being
    @Bad_at_Being 11 місяців тому +17

    I never comment or post about any content I see from creators Im subbed with. But this my man was a staggering task that deserves every bit of praise it garners. Incredible piece of work and commitment!

  • @dirtyg7256
    @dirtyg7256 4 місяці тому +2

    I haven’t laughed this hard in so long, and all for a weapon ranking vid, I love it

  • @Elden_Cock_Ring
    @Elden_Cock_Ring 10 місяців тому +448

    Not gonna lie, some of these choices really have me confused:
    Blasphemous Blade at #37 because fire damage is affected by rain, yet the Cranial Vessel Candlestand is #14 when it does fire damage and has an Ash that locks you in place for a long time
    Not to mention that the #1 pick also does fire damage
    And the Wing of Astel, Bloodhounds Fang, and Dark Moon Greatsword deserve far higher placings (they're all at least top 25 weapons)

    • @mergenocide
      @mergenocide 10 місяців тому +161

      Yeah, I feel he might have placed the BB a bit lower just to be a bit contrarian considering it so often sits in the top 5 of people's best weapon lists...or this list is so insanely long he just lost track of the reasoning given for each weapon so it was a genuine mistake.

    • @Frostman411
      @Frostman411 10 місяців тому +29

      I mean the burst damage on the Cranial vessel against large creatures is impossible to deny and it does excellent damage even in rain. Also, BB being in the 90th percentile of good weapons is appropriate.

    • @twinlyplays
      @twinlyplays 10 місяців тому +27

      @@mergenocide I think part of the issue with this is the "staying consistent with prior lists" thing, and it's possible because the list was so long he just kind of puzzle pieced different lists together. idk

    • @moomgmh
      @moomgmh 10 місяців тому +38

      With a list this large, you've got to expect some individual inconsistencies just because there's so much to consider. The difference in performance for like +-30 tiers is pretty negligible.

    • @jerry27syd
      @jerry27syd 10 місяців тому +4

      I haven't played Elden Ring for a while, I remembered that after River of blood got nerfed, BB became one of commonly seen sword.

  • @TheMrMayo
    @TheMrMayo 11 місяців тому +26

    I think most people assumed you would make individual ranking videos similar to the bows and daggers. Christ, I certainly did not expect a *literally every weapon* video for 2+hours!
    Take this $20 for some lunch or whatever, take my respect and please have a restful holiday month. I'm sure you'll need it after having taken the time to make this (whether you wanted to or not)!
    Cheers for the videos and reviews, and hope you and everyone here has a happy holidays!

  • @matthewwysong644
    @matthewwysong644 11 місяців тому +29

    26:15 Grafted Dragon has one thing people miss: It's heavy attack knocks over most things in two hits, leaving things open for everyone's favorite uppercut. Makes for a solid sidearm (head?) for a longer frostbite weapon.

    • @Eternal_Placidity
      @Eternal_Placidity 11 місяців тому

      Agreed, that thing is criminally underrated.

  • @TheRealMINDR
    @TheRealMINDR 4 місяці тому +3

    I feel I learnt a lot of sick comebacks! Awesome commentary 😂

  • @lukatosic09
    @lukatosic09 11 місяців тому +136

    Rosus axe is actually crazy strong, the aow shreds hp and posture

    • @psyo_nade3177
      @psyo_nade3177 11 місяців тому +25

      if it hits

    • @NoNono-o3h
      @NoNono-o3h 11 місяців тому +15

      If it hits

    • @n1ckotin
      @n1ckotin 11 місяців тому +15

      if it hits

    • @lukatosic09
      @lukatosic09 11 місяців тому +10

      @@psyo_nade3177 it always hits though smart one since the skeletons activate even if you die or get stunned as long as it's after I think the 4th frame on 60fps

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 11 місяців тому +10

      ​@@lukatosic09 You ruined it

  • @NoahofWill
    @NoahofWill 11 місяців тому +59

    You've got my respect for going forward with this, man, especially when you're honestly tried to go about it with as much integrity and humor as you've always put into your usual content. Regardless of what I feel about the occasional hair that I feel like splitting, you've 100% outdone yourself on sheer effort alone and I honestly feel like no one could or should demand any more of you.

  • @Michael-bb1cw
    @Michael-bb1cw 11 місяців тому +38

    It's finally here! Rusty, thank you for all the hard work you put into this!

  • @EthanPike-zb5pt
    @EthanPike-zb5pt 5 місяців тому +4

    The laugh at the very start of the video tells of a man slowly going insane. Loved this, hope you do more videos like it

  • @DestinValk
    @DestinValk 11 місяців тому +32

    As much of a joke these might have become, it's impressive that you give an opinion of each and every one, that's some determinations, thanks for giving in to our shenanigans, keep up the good work!

  • @Eternal_Placidity
    @Eternal_Placidity 11 місяців тому +15

    The grafted dragon is a stance breaking monster with it’s r2s, and the weapon art does pretty solid damage at close range while also looking badass. Putting a torch above it is just a crime.

  • @kazuki6374
    @kazuki6374 11 місяців тому +44

    The dedication you have for these videos are absolutely insane, I applaud you for your hard work and amazing tenacity for your job

  • @Nincat12
    @Nincat12 2 місяці тому +2

    Cpming back to this, I see he has added "pre-dlc" to the title

  • @mutilator97
    @mutilator97 11 місяців тому +63

    Crazy to me how low you ranked the beastmans curved sword. It's literally a direct upgrade from the broadsword in every regard. Better scaling, better damage, better moveset, comparable weight, and honestly? Good looking too.

    • @Befroc
      @Befroc 11 місяців тому +2

      Dualwielding BCS str build is fucking sick

    • @awanderer7132
      @awanderer7132 11 місяців тому +13

      2% drop rate from a specific enemy that some builds will struggle to farm
      Probably the reasoning there

    • @mutilator97
      @mutilator97 11 місяців тому +8

      @@awanderer7132 and yet he ranked the slender sword stupid high despite its meh damage and okay scaling with a ridiculously low drop rate.
      Also beastkin aren't that hard to farm. I've used most every type of build. And if you're farming bcs, you should be fine. Str builds clobber beastmen poise easily

    • @awanderer7132
      @awanderer7132 11 місяців тому

      @@mutilator97 🤷‍♂️

    • @catharsix
      @catharsix 11 місяців тому +6

      Leave the man alone, he finally ranked the weapons 😂

  • @abigriffin9496
    @abigriffin9496 8 місяців тому +156

    Hey guys, did you know that fire damage resets frostbite? I just learned about this today! How cool is that?

    • @KinaIchi
      @KinaIchi 8 місяців тому +6

      Use the blasphoumus blade with Ranni’s moon and you got an easy mode

    • @PoloRevived
      @PoloRevived 8 місяців тому +3

      On one of my characters I got a cold claymore and a fire zweihander. Needless to say it’s a lot of fun

    • @ebbesand4214
      @ebbesand4214 5 місяців тому +3

      It‘s a great strategy against Malenia, since she hasn‘t got a lot of frost resistence. It is my first souls game and I‘m probably not a good player, but with Rannis Dark Moon and the Sword of Night and Flame I managed to get her down due to the gigantic damage.

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 4 місяці тому

      @@ebbesand4214 A much easier to build option is to just use Freezing Pots or Volcano Pots, and focus on the other damage type on your weapon as befits your build.

  • @andrewdurst8455
    @andrewdurst8455 10 місяців тому +80

    Bloodhound’s fang was my go-to for the first couple playthroughs, totally happy to see it in top 100. I have a whole lot of experimenting to do it looks like

    • @willquinndeb
      @willquinndeb 10 місяців тому +7

      yeah on fifth myself and still using bloohound... did pull out godskin and a few others, some at the top of the list but for some reason there is a safety in the bloodhound, you know it will take out some pretty massive fellas and very quickly ... but I am with you maybe time to start exploring more and see what I am truly missing

    • @imapro2597
      @imapro2597 8 місяців тому +5

      Don’t be fooled by this list the bloodhounds fang is no joke the king of swords in elden ring that sword has little to no competition as it has high damage bleed and s all in one move.

    • @andrewdurst8455
      @andrewdurst8455 8 місяців тому +5

      @@imapro2597 if your takeaway from this man listing the merits and weaknesses of every single weapon in the game was “nah he’s actually wrong bloodhound’s fang is still the best weapon in the game” then I think it’s time to examine why you enjoy playing these games bc I think your world will open up if you consider other weapons
      Suiting one’s playstyle is one thing but shutting out every other weapon out of principle or stubbornness defeats the purpose of having so many great weapons in the first place

    • @Windowsprodukt
      @Windowsprodukt 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@andrewdurst8455 or it could just be hard to capture the nuances of over 300 weapons and get all the details right in a single video.
      The bloodhound fang is incredibly strong. You get it early and it's strong enough to carry you through the entire game. Bleed, great AR, being faster than the other weapons in the same class, a somber weapon(low opportunity cost) and still buffable, so it can be used by pretty much any build.
      It's not the greatest weapon in the game, but it certainly is both stronger and more versatile than a bunch of the later entries in the list.

    • @andrewdurst8455
      @andrewdurst8455 8 місяців тому

      @@Windowsprodukt im not saying for a second that bloodhound’s fang isn’t fucking sick, it’s been my weapon of choice for half my runs of the game to date. If it were up to me I would ABSOLUTELY put it at the top of the list bc it suits myself and a lot of others perfectly. But coming to someone else’s subjective ranking of the 300 Elden ring weapons and seeing it in the 70s made me think “huh, there’s another 60+ reasons to play Elden ring again so I can see why this guy only ranks BHF in the 70s”, as opposed to “this list is a joke, BHF is clearly still the best weapon.” Obviously I’m interpreting this entire exchange in a really cynical way so I’m sorry but I don’t see the merit in watching some guy rank every Elden ring weapon if you’re really just watching it to see where your weapon of choice stacks up and then argue against its ranking in a list that you didn’t make. 10/10 times I’m putting BHF at number 1 in my own personal list… which I realize after watching this vid is maybe only 5 weapons long as opposed to literally hundreds.
      All I’m basically trying to say is seeing my favorite weapon be ranked in the top 100 by some guy stacking it against every other broken weapon in the game is a win, and I was inspired to try new weapons bc of the vid :)

  • @wavierdig
    @wavierdig 5 місяців тому +3

    The fact the fundementalist incantations center around faith and int
    Yet the golden order greatsword is pure faith
    Genuinely makes me wanna die