The Blasphemous Blade is easily one of the best Greatswords you can possibly hope to equip in Elden Ring. This gruesome-looking weapon not only does additional Fire damage to enemies but also heals you for every enemy killed, even if you killed them with another weapon or spell with this weapon equipped.
Its effectiveness and use are why getting the Blasphemous Blade is not that easy in the game. You have to defeat an equally gruesome-looking legacy boss to get the sword. In this guide, we will help you locate and defeat Rykard and craft this greatsword from his blasphemous soul.
Blasphemous Blade Location
The Blasphemous Blade is technically inside the bowels of Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy in Elden Ring. While fighting this optional boss inside the Volcano Manor in Mt. Gelmir, Rykard will open wide to take out the blade to use against you.
So, the first step in getting the Blasphemous Blade is to defeat the god-devouring coiled serpent Rykard in his lair. This will give you the Remembrance of the Blasphemous.
Your next step will then be to take the Remembrance to Roundtable Hold. Here, find Enia, who should not be hard to spot since she will be sitting near two massive fingers.
Speak with her to trade the Remembrance of the Blasphemous for either the Blasphemous Blade or Rykard’s Rancor.
Blasphemous Blade Stats and Requirements
Blasphemous Blade is a Strength and Faith-based weapon that requires 22 Strength, 21 Faith, and 15 Dexterity to wield. This weapon has D scaling with all three attributes. However, its scaling for Str changes to C and Faith to B at the highest level.
Blasphemous Blade weighs 13.5, and its unique skill is Taker’s Flame, which costs 30 FP. This skill will heal your HP by 10% and 150 HP on every strike to enemies. This skill also heals your Mimic Tear.
Like the rest of the boss weapons, Blasphemous Blade can’t be infused with any Ash of War or Consumables. It also heals you by 4% of max HP and +40 HP for every enemy you defeat.
Blasphemous Blade can be upgraded up to +10 with the help of Somber Smithing Stones. At its highest level, it deals 296 Physical and 191 Fire Damage.
This grotesque-looking boss weapon can be sold for 1000 Runes to any merchant in the game.
Blasphemous Blade Best Build
Blasphemous Blade scales best with Faith and Strength. These will be the stats we will primarily focus on for our build.
- Vigor: 30
- Endurance: 30
- Strength: 40
- Faith: 50
Go with a dual-wield setup and use Cinquedea dagger in your off-hand to use its Quickstep skill. No shield for this build.
Medium Armor that allows you to roll fast as you won’t be blocking attacks at all.
For Talismans, use the following.
- Ritual Sword Talisman (increases attack power at max health)
- Dragoncreast Shield Talisman (reduces physical damage taken)
- Green Turtle Talisman (for stamina recovery)
- Radagon’s Soreseal (increases Vig, End, Str, and Dex by 5 points)
For Spells, use the following ones.
- Golden Vow (increases defense)
- Flame, Grant Me Strength (increases attack power)
- Any other offensive spell that requires Faith stat
For Crystal Tears, we recommend using Faith-Knot Crystal Tear to increase your Faith stat and Greenburst Crystal Tear to increase the stamina recovery rate by 30%.
