A weapon specific for the fire knights, the Fire Knight’s Greatsword is a new addition to Elden Ring with the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. A slender blade that undulates like fire, it is blessed with fire incantations by Messmer.
Greatswords in Elden Ring are difficult to carry and even more difficult to use. For this reason, they are mostly paired with Strength or Dexterity builds.
However, in this guide, we will tell you how to farm the Fire Knight’s Greatsword successfully and how you can use it to craft an amazing Faith build in Elden Ring with astronomical AR.
Fire Knight’s Greatsword Location in Elden Ring
Fire Knight’s Greatsword is a lucky drop from the Fire Knights in the Shadow Keep dungeon. This dungeon is compulsory and can be found in the central area of Scadu Altus.
The best way to find this greatsword is by using the Specimen Storehouse site of grace. You can follow our guide to learn how to reach this location safely.
From the site of grace, turn around and use the elevator to go down. You will notice an extremely strong Fire Knight enemy in this area with the Fire Knight’s Greatsword.
Farm this enemy again and again. You can use the Blasphemous Blade’s weapon skill to kill this Fire Knight from afar. As the drop rate for the Fire Knight’s Greatsword is very low (around 4%), we recommend that you use Silver Pickled Fowl Foot to increase your discovery.
You can also invest in Arcane stat to increase your Discovery stat. Certain gear items like Silver Scarab, Silver Tear Mask, Albinauric’s Mask, or Godrick’s Great Rune to further increase your Discovery. This will make it easier for the Fire Knight to drop the Fire Knight’s Greatsword.
Fire Knight’s Greatsword Stats and Requirements
Fire Knight’s Greatsword is a Strength/Dexterity-based weapon that requires 22 Strength, 18 Dexterity, and 12 Faith to wield.
It has D scaling with all three attributes, making it suitable to scale with any you want. The weapon skill for this greatsword is Stamp (upward cut), which requires 5 FP to cast. You can replace this skill with any suitable Ash of War.
You can also apply magic and grease to this weapon. Fire Knight’s Greatsword can be upgraded up to +25 with the help of Smithing Stones. Its damage at base level is 147 Physical and 44 Fire, which can be increased to 360 Physical and 107 Fire at the highest level.
It weighs 16 and can be sold for 200 Runes to any merchant in the game. This greatsword has one of the best scaling with Fire Affinity, making it the best Fire Weapon in the game.
Best Build for Fire Knight’s Greatsword
For this build, we will be using a fully upgraded Fire Knight’s Greatsword with Fire Affinity. As this is a level 180+ build, distribute your stats as follows.
- Vigor: 60
- Dexterity: 18
- Strength: 22
- Faith: 80
As you already have massive points in Faith stat, equip a fully upgraded Erdtree Seal to cast the following incantations before a fight.
Use the following Talismans to further increase the damage of this build.
- Two-Handed Sword Talisman. Increases the attack damage by 15% with two-handed weapons.
- Fire Scorpion Charm. Increases the Fire attack power by 12%.
- Rotten Winged Sword Insignia. To increase the attack power of each consecutive attack.
- Great Jar’s Arsenal. Increase the maximum equip load.
Find and equip the Rakshasa Set as each piece increases the attack power by 2%. With this, you will get an additional 8% attack power in total.
Mix the following crystal tears in the Flask of the Wondrous Physick.
- Flame Shrouding Cracked Tear. Increase the attack power of Fire attacks.
- Thorny Cracked Tear. Increases the attack power of each consecutive attack by up to 17%.
With build, you will be able to do 1800+ damage with each hit to your enemies. If the enemy is weak to fire like the Putrescent Knight, this damage output will go north of 2.000, making the Fire Knight’s Greatsword build one of the strongest in Elden Ring.
