Releasing in a month that already saw some big gaming releases in new titles like Sifu and Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring still managed to stand out among the stacked month of February 2022. Building on FromSoftware's established franchises of fantasy games with difficult combat, Elden Ring has received monumental praise from both critics and users alike, making it one of the highest rated games of all time.
With a new open world, horse riding mechanics, and plenty more fresh content for fans of the Dark Souls franchise, Elden Ring has had players dedicating dozens of hours to the game even as it reaches only two weeks of being available. With multiple classes and build options as well, Elden Ring players are finding a great amount of customization available in the game, allowing them to build a different Tarnished to suit their play style. From making Darth Maul in the game to wielding a giant hammer to crush their enemies, there's plenty of weapons in Elden Ring for players to find.
Some skilled players are already finding their way towards the end of Elden Ring, where some seriously powerful weapons can be found. One Reddit user by the name of KillerClownCZ appears to have found one of the most powerful katanas in the game, Hand of Malenia. In a clip they posted to Reddit, they are about to face the Black Knife Assassin boss, when in a strange turn of events for FromSoftware games, it is the player who obliterates the boss in a series of devastating moves, rather than it be the other way around.
Even the most skilled of Elden Ring players would struggle to take down a boss as quickly as this katana does. While those who pick the Samurai class in Elden Ring get access to a katana from the start of the game, the katana that allows for such incredible damage is only dropped after the Malenia, Blade of Miquella optional boss fight. As KillerClownCZ points out, this boss only appears later in the game, giving players a reward for coming so far in Elden Ring without completely rage-quitting the game.
Bosses are not the only way in which players can find powerful weapons in Elden Ring though. As the game's map is open world, it allows for plenty of exploration and discovery, which leads to players being able to find some interesting and cool early game weapons if they know where to look.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
