Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has a huge pool of new weapons, and even new weapon types. Fans had high expectations of FromSoftware, and the titular studio managed to fulfill all of them, even going further than many people expected. The second area that the players will come across is Belurat, the Tower Settlement. In this region, players will come across one of these new weapons, the Horned Warrior's Sword .

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Horned Warrior's Sword Overview: Stat Requirements, Effects, & Skill

Curved sword of the horned warriors, keepers of the tower.

The ornamental tangled horns allow the blade to serve as a medium for horn-calling.

In Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Horned Warrior's Sword is a new weapon of the Curved Sword weapon type. It deals 108 physical damage initially, and weighs a whopping 5.0. The weapon is unique and has its own Ash of War. As a paired weapon, players can dual wield it with just one sword.

The Horned Warrior's Sword can be upgraded using Somber Smithing Stones to +10, and cannot benefit from spell-based or consumable weapon buffs. After upgrading to +10, the weapon deals 264 physical damage.

Horned Warrior's Sword Stat Requirements

STR

DEX

INT

FAITH

ARC

1

14

0

14

0

Horned Warrior's Sword Damage & Scaling

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Scaling (Base)

Scaling (+10/+25)

STR

D

STR

D

DEX

D

DEX

C

FAI

E

FAI

D

Horned Warrior's Sword Weapon Skill: Horn Calling

The Horned Warrior's Sword Ash of War is Horn Calling, which cannot be changed. When activated, the player plunges their blade into the ground. Soon after, a cluster of piercing horns comes out of the ground and hits any enemy within range.

This weapon skill costs 17 FP to cast, and cannot be chained into a follow-up attack. The attack is AoE and can hit multiple enemies at once, though its range is fairly limited.

Invokes tangled horns to cover the weapon's blade. Drive the weapon into the ground, calling up cluster of piercing horns.

Where To Find Horned Warrior's Sword Location

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To get the Horned Warrior's Sword in Shadow of the Erdtree, you must kill a Horned Warrior. There are multiple Horned Warriors found in the Erdtree DLC. The first one that players will encounter can be found just outside the Small Private Altar site of grace. You should see it as soon as you go up the stairs. However, be careful when fighting the enemy as many players have perished because of underestimating normal enemies in the new DLC.

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This enemy can drop a Horned Warrior's Sword when first killed. Furthermore, the enemy can be farmed for the curved sword if it doesn't drop it initially. Another Horned Warrior can be found in the swamp area which is locked behind a door requiring the Well Depths key.

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Released
June 21, 2024
Developer(s)
FromSoftware
Genre
Soulslike , RPG