Elden Ring has a variety of weapons that can be used depending on your playstyle or your build. This guide will cover the best Faith Weapons in Elden Ring as we will go over all of them in detail and tell you where to find them.
Elden Ring Best Faith Weapons
There are 6 Faith weapons that are the best and cannot be compared to others in their categories. Some grant Huge Damage bonuses just like the incantations, and some can be direct damage dealers.
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Godslayer’s Greatsword
Requirement: 20 Strength, 22 Dexterity, and 20 Faith.
Scaling: To scale this weapon and increase its damage output, you have to invest more points in Faith and Dexterity.
Where to Find Godslayer’s Greatsword: The Godslayer’s Greatsword can be found in the Divine Tower of Caelid. To access this weapon, you will have to defeat the boss in the tower. After defeating the boss, the weapon will be waiting for you in a chest in the boss room.
The first Faith weapon in our arsenal would be the Godslayer’s Greatsword. It is a Colossal Sword that is pretty quick considering its size. It has a unique heavy attack which is an uppercut.
Its Ash of War is The Queen’s Black Flame which deals tons of damage. The special attack is slow to charge, but it deals tons of damage if you manage to hit someone with it. You may have to time your special attacks to unleash their full potential.
Godslayer’s greatsword is an early or mid-game weapon that you can scale with the stats like Faith and Dexterity. You can use Somber Smithing Stones to upgrade it and raise its Dex and Faith Scaling levels.
Golden Epitaph
Requirement: 12 Strength, 10 Dexterity, and 14 Faith
Scaling: To scale this weapon and increase its damage output you have to invest more points in Faith, Strength, and Dexterity.
Where to Find Golden Epitaph: The Golden Epitaph can be found in Auriza Hero’s Grave, which is South East to Capital Rampart Grace of site. To unlock the weapon, you just need one Stonesword key.
Head to Auriza Hero’s Grave and downwards from the elevator. You will come across a statue that requires a Stonesword key to activate. Just head inside once the fog gate opens, and there you will find the weapon.
The second weapon will be the Golden Epitaph. This absolute beast of a weapon is really good and unique in both damage and its design. It is a Sword with a special attack, “Last Rites.”
Last Rite grants increased damage buff to you and your allies for a limited period. The buff also grants you Holy Damage bonus which can be effective for the undead enemies.
To increase this weapon’s scaling, you have to use Somber Smithing Stones to upgrade it. You can benefit from its scaling by investing more points into the stats like Faith and Strength.
This weapon can be found in the late game. It is more of a support weapon than a damage dealer. You can combo it with your other buff granting incantations.
Halo Scythe
Requirement: 13 Strength, 16 Dexterity, and 15 Faith
Scaling: To get the most out of this weapon you have to invest more points in the Faith stat.
Where to Find Halo Scythe: To obtain this weapon, you will have to defeat Clean Rot Knights, which can be found anywhere on the map, but as a New Player, you can find them in the middle of Aoenia Swamp located in Caelid.
The next weapon in our arsenal will be the Halo Scythe. If you are looking for a weapon for a faith build in the early game, Halo Scythe will be your best option and easy one to obtain.
It can deal Bleed damage which can help you stack up blood loss. Its special attack, Miquella’s Ring of Light, casts Rings that chase enemies at medium range.
It is effective against undead enemies since it deals Holy Damage and can do follow-ups if you have the Focus Points to cast it.
To scale this weapon you can upgrade it using Somber Smithing Stones. Upgrading your weapon will increase its scaling with Faith
Magma Wyrm Scalesword
Requirement: 24 Strength, 15 Dexterity, and 18 Faith
Scaling: To increase the fire damage of this weapon you can invest more points in Faith and Strength.
Where to Find Magma Wyrm Saclesword: To get this weapon, you will need to head towards Ruin-Strewn Precipice and defeat The Magma Wyrm located exactly above the Grand Lift of Dectus.
The next weapon is the Magma Wyrm Scalesword. This absolute beast of a weapon is a Curved Greatsword that deals immense damage depending on your build.
The special attack for this weapon is Magma Guillotine. The special damage deals immense damage but is slow to cast properly.
It mostly depends on your trading blows against your opponents. This weapon is very much rewarding once you have cast its special attack. You can also do follow-ups if you have the Focus Points for it.
The Magma Wyrm Greatsword is more like a mid-game weapon. To scale it you can upgrade it using the Somber Smithing Stones to boost Faith and Strength scaling overall.
Coded Sword
Requirement: 20 Faith
Scaling: You can scale this weapon by investing more points in Faith.
Where to Find Coded Sword: To find this weapon, head to West Capital Rampart grace of site located in the Lyndel.
After interacting with the site of grace, head upwards and look towards and see the old Roundtable Hold in Lyndel. Make yourself towards the hold and head inside. After entering the hold, head towards the Throne Room. There you will find the weapon resting on the Chair.
This weapon is a simple sword that deals Holy Damage to its foes. Its Special attack is the Unblockable Blade, which ignores the shield and deals massive damage.
It works in most situations but might be useless against foes resistant to Holy Damage. You can further increase the damage output of this late-game weapon by investing more points in the faith stat and using the Somber Smithing Stones to boost Faith Scaling.
Winged Scythe
Requirement: 16 Strength, 16 Dexterity, and 24 Faith
Scaling: You can scale the Winged Scythe by investing more points in the Faith.
Where to Find Winged Scythe: To obtain this weapon, you will need to head towards the Church of Pilgrimage site of grace. After you have interacted with the grace head South West, you will find the ruins of Tombsward Village. In the ruins, you will find a tunnel entrance where you will find the Winged Scythe.
This weapon is really good despite its slow attacks. The scythe can prove pretty formidable if you power stance them.
Winged Scythe has a special attack called Angel’s Wings which deals tons of damage if it manages to hit its opponents. It also has blood loss buildup, so this weapon has earned its rank in the best weapons for a faith build.
When you invest more points in the Faith stat the damage output of the weapon will be increased. Using Somber Smithing Stones you can boost its Faith Scaling.
