Elden Ring is a magnificent video game that thousands of gamers around the world have come to love and enjoy having sold twelve million units worldwide. Coming from the legendary developers at Formsoft known for their Dark Souls series, Elden Ring is a revolutionary installment in their library that pairs their incredibly challenging gameplay with brilliant storytelling and immaculate open-world level design.
A new update arrives for the future game of the year in the form of a PVP expansion, along with a laundry list of balance changes. Players can dive back into Elden Ring, enter the Colosseums scattered around the world, and play in new player vs. player content. Whether players compete against other players or join a team of three, they will need great weapons and powerful builds in order to come out on top. Here are some of the best weapons to use in Elden Ring's Colosseum.
8 Reduvia
Reduvia remains one of the best daggers in Elden Ring, and one of the most useful weapons in the early and late game runs through the campaign. Reduivia is a solid blood weapon with a great weapon ability that can overwhelm enemies and players alike.
Reduvia appears as a curved weapon with a jagged, bloody blade with fast attacks that can also fire blood projectiles to dish out damage from a safe distance. Player searching for the Reduvia can obtain it by slaying the Bloody Finger Nerijus near Agheel Lake towards the Murkwater Catacombs.
7 Antspur Rapier
The Antspur Rapiers is an excellent weapon to take enemy players on with because of its quick, thrusting attack animations that can catch players early rolling with its reach. In addition, the Antspur inflicts scarlet Rot on hit enemies, which will inflict heavy damage after a build-up.
The Antspur uses both Strength and Dexterity to be wielded appropriately and has great damage numbers when upgraded. Players must slay Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan, who can be found west of the Shaded Castle location.
6 Eclipse Shotel
Afflicting status effects on enemies is a sure way to make them approach with caution. The Eclipse Shotel is a great weapon to take into the Colosseum's new multiplayer game modes, as with all the chaos that will ensue during combat, it will be much easier to inflict the Deathblight effect thanks to the weapon ability of the Shotel.
The Eclipse Shotel builds off of Faith and Strength, and as a short sword has fairly moderate attack speed but suffers in range. Dual wielding with a second Shotel or an equally fast short blade will improve combat advantage. The Eclipse Shotel can only be found at the Altar in Castle Sol.
5 Marais Executioner's Sword
The Executioners' Sword is arguably one of the best weapons in the game with the right build equipped. Players seeking this weapon will have to venture out into the Altus Plateau and take on Elemer the Briar in the Shaded Castle.
Marais Executioner's Sword belongs to the greatsword class and has strong, wide arcing hits but basic attack speed. The weapon shines in its casting ability where the player spins the blade and thrusts it outward dealing incredibly heavy damage and inflicting bleed build-up rapidly. This allows the Executioners blade to possibly end a battle in one strike against players with lower Vigor.
4 Godskin Peeler
The Godskin Peeler is a great weapon for mobile players who are skilled in maneuvering their character and lining up an attack after an opponent's mistake. The Godskin Peeler has excellent range but above-average attack speed for a weapon with multiple hitting strikes.
The jumping attack of the Godskin Peeler can inflict heavy damage on a target with several quick strikes and inflict bleed build-up rather quickly. Players seeking the Godskin Peeler weapon will need to defeat the Godskin Apostle, which resides in the Windmill Village.
3 Maliketh's Black Blade
Maliketh's Black Blade is one of the strongest and coolest weapons in the game. Players can take advantage of the chaos in Elden Ring's new update and use the lack of focus with multiple enemies on the field to pull off this weapon's skill and dish out consistent damage to unsuspecting enemies during team fights.
Maliketh's Black Blade is a colossal sword with reasonable attack speed for its class. This weapon also requires a base number for three stats, Strength, Faith, and Dexterity. Players can obtain this weapon after defeating Maliketh, The Black Blade, towards the end of the game.
2 Gargoyle's Twinblade
The Gargoyle's Twinblade must be obtained by defeating the Gargoyle bosses in the game. The Twinblade Gargoyle resides in the Siofra Aqueducts and is a mighty foe, so layers should seek it out prepared. The Gargoyles Twinblade is a powerful weapon with fast attacks and a unique moveset of pokes, slashes, and heavy attacks.
To wield this weapon, players will need high Strength and Dexterity, along with upgrading it to unlock its full potential. Additionally, Gargoyle's Twinblade has the Spinning Slash weapon art, which will be more than helpful during team fights or free-for-alls.
1 Vyke's War Spear
One of the most dangerous status effects in the game is madness. There are not many weapons or spells that possess the ability to inflict Madness on an enemy, but those that are available are very strong in PVP. One of the strongest weapons that players should give a try inside the new PVP update for Elden Ring is Vyke's War Spear.
Vyke's War Spear is a great spear that can be used with two hands and has quick attacks with a long reach. The weapon's ability is a jumping attack that crashes down with an AOE explosion which inflicts a madness build-up on targets in range. Players can only obtain this weapon by slaying Festering Finger Vyke near the Church of Inhibition.
Elden Ring is available on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC