Faith is the primary attribute needed to cast Incantations and use Sacred Seals inElden Ring. In addition, the attribute is essential for players who use builds that incorporate Faith-scaling weapons. Many of these weapons come equipped with unique skills that deal Fire and/or Holy damage, a potent combination if you’re going up against unarmored and undead enemies.
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Thanks to theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, players have more options than ever at their disposal when it comes to Faith-scaling weapons. In fact, the number of options can be downright overwhelming for some, which is why we put together a handy tier list that ranks every Faith weapon in the game, including those added in the DLC.
About Our Ranking Criteria
We took into consideration every factor we could think of when putting together this tier list. That includes not just raw stats, but also weight, length, speed, versatility, moveset, and unique skills. Weapon requirements were deemed less important, and we didn’t factor in at all the difficulty of obtaining these weapons. We’re not dismissing the satisfaction of using a hard-earned weapon, but those armaments don’t necessarily perform better than those found randomly during exploration.
It’s also worth noting that we ranked all these weapons based on their max level stats. There’s a major difference between a base level weapon and a fully upgraded weapon. Needless to say, we also assumed that players wielding these weapons would have high enough Faith to get the most out of them. The Faith soft cap is 60 for skills and 80 for weapon scaling. As long as you’re within that range, you’ll be able to use these weapons to their full potential.
It goes without saying that Faith is the most important attribute for every weapon on this list. Depending on the weapon, this means that investing points into Faith provides the biggest damage boost, skill boost, or Incantation scaling. We excluded most split-scaling weapons, but there are a couple we just had to add to our list since they’re so iconic to Faith builds.
As you might expect, we didn’t skip Sacred Seals when compiling this list. Although they can be used as weapons, we ranked these based on how effective they are as catalysts, for obvious reasons.
If you’re looking for the best Faith weapons in Elden Ring, you’ve got them right here. Each of these weapons is an absolute powerhouse that will demolish anything that gets in its way. Since a lot of Faith builds focus on Incantations, we went ahead and also added the best catalysts to this tier.
Weapon Name
Weapon Type
Weapon Skill
Blasphemous Blade
Greatsword
Taker’s Flames Skill
Spear of the Impaler
Great Spear
Messmer’s Assault
Godslayer’s Greatsword
Colossal Sword
The Queen’s Black Flame Skill
Anvil Hammer
Colossal Weapon
Smithing Art Spears
Black Knife
Blade of Death Skill
Erdtree Seal
Sacred Seal
Golden Order Seal
A-Tier weapons are a bit weaker than their S-Tier counterparts in most situations, but they’re still a force to be reckoned with. Generally speaking, these armaments tend to excel in one or two areas, however, they’re not quite as well-rounded as the weapons found in the previous tier.
Maliketh’s Black Blade
Destined Death Skill
Shadow Sunflower Blossom
Shadow Sunflower Headbutt
Sacred Relic Sword
Wave of Gold Skill
Envoy’s Long Horn
Great Hammer
Bubble Shower Skill
Black Steel Greathammer
Endure Skill
Envoy’s Horn
Oracular Bubble Skill
Winged Scythe
Angel’s Wings Skill
Blade of Calling
Blade of Gold Skill
Cipher Pata
Fist Weapon
Unblockable Blade Skill
Magma Blade
Curved Sword
Magma Shower Skill
Euporia Vortex
Death Knight’s Twin Axes
Blinkbolt: Twinaxe
Death Knight’s Longhaft Axe
Blinkbolt: Long-hafted Axe
Serpent Flail
Flare, O Serpent
Prince of Death’s Staff
Glintstone Staff
Here’s where you’ll find a lot of good, reliable weapons that can carry you through most of the game if you’re the type of person who wants a balanced playthrough. You probably won’t be able to dominate enemies with any of these weapons, but they won’t let you down either. At least, for the most part.
Golden Order Greatsword
Establish Order Skill
Gargoyle’s Blackblade
Corpse Wax Cutter Skill
Inseparable Sword
Sacred Blade Skill
Sword of Darkness
Straight Sword
Coded Sword
Horned Warrior’s Greatsword
Curved Greatsword
Horn Calling: Storm
Erdtree Greatbow
Through and Through Skill
Halo Scythe
Miquella’s Ring of Light Skill
Devourer’s Scepter
Devourer of Worlds Skill
Sacred Order Skill
Grafted Dragon
Bear Witness! Skill
Gravel Stone Seal
Giant’s Seal
Barbed Staff-Spear
Jori’s Inquisition
Lightning Perfume Bottle
Perfume Bottle
Kick Skill
A lot of these weapons and Sacred Seals need a serious rework before they’ll be able to hold a candle to the armaments covered earlier. While not necessarily terrible, most of these weapons simply feel underwhelming and there’s little point in hanging onto them for too long.
Erdtree Bow
Mighty Shot Skill
Envoy’s Greathorn
Great Oracular Bubble Skill
Golden Epitaph
Last Rites Skill
Sword of Light
Cranial Vessel Candlestand
Surge of Faith Skill
Eclipse Shotel
Death Flare Skill
Horned Warrior’s Sword
Horn Calling
Giant’s Red Braid
Flame Dance Skill
Finger Seal
Godslayer’s Seal
Fire Knight’s Seal
Dryleaf Seal
Sentry’s Torch
Torch Attack Skill
Nanaya’s Torch
Feeble Lord’s Frenzied Flame
Madding Hand
Madding Spear-Hand Strike
If you’re using any of these weapons, I’m sorry to say that you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. The armaments are objectively bad and you should do your best to stay away from them.
Staff of the Guilty
Inquisitor’s Girandole
Charge Forth Skill
St. Trina’s Torch
Fires of Slumber Skill
Magma Whip Candlestick
Sea of Magma Skill
Frenzied Flame Seal
Spiraltree Seal
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