Elden Ring Weapon Strength Requirement Comparison
Which Elden Ring weapon needs most Strength? Compare 12 equip requirements from FromSoftware game data, from 8 Short Sword base to 60 Giant-Crusher top. Cited.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Sword Lowest here. Confessor start. | 8 strength | Straight sword starter | Fextralife Equipment database: 8 STR |
| Longsword Quality baseline. | 10 strength | Standard straight sword | Fextralife Longsword page: 10 STR |
| Uchigatana 8 two-handed. Needs 15 DEX. | 11 strength | Samurai katana | Elden Ring Wiki Fandom Uchigatana: 11 STR 1h |
| Moonveil Needs 18 DEX and 23 INT. | 12 strength | Int katana | Fextralife Moonveil page: 12 STR |
| Claymore Castle Morne chest. | 16 strength | Heavy straight sword | Fextralife Claymore page: 16 STR |
| Maliketh Blade Needs 12 DEX 20 FAI. | 18 strength | Black Blade remembrance | Fextralife Maliketh page: 18 STR |
| Zweihander Weeping Peninsula purchase. | 19 strength | Colossal sword merchant | Game8 Zweihander stats: 19 STR 11 DEX |
| Blasphemous Blade Needs 15 DEX 21 FAI. | 22 strength | Rykard remembrance | Fextralife Blasphemous page: 22 STR |
| Greatsword Caelid carriage chest. | 31 strength | Guts colossal sword | Game8 Greatsword stats: 31 STR 12 DEX |
| Starscourge Greatsword Heaviest boss weapon here. | 38 strength | Radahn remembrance pair | Fextralife Starscourge page: 38 STR 12 DEX 15 INT |
| Grafted Blade Greatsword 40 plus 14 DEX. | 40 strength | Castle Morne boss reward | Fextralife Grafted page: 40 STR |
| Giant-Crusher Highest STR gate here. | 60 strength | Colossal hammer | Fextralife Giant-Crusher page: 60 STR |
About this converter
Elden Ring weapon requirements gate every build, and Strength draws the clearest ladder. Short Sword opens at 8 and Longsword at 10 for any starting class with a few levels. Katanas stay low on Strength and ask Dexterity instead: Uchigatana 11, Moonveil 12. Heavy swords climb through Claymore 16, Maliketh 18, Zweihander 19 and Blasphemous Blade 22. Colossal swords break away: Greatsword 31, Starscourge 38 with 12 Dexterity and 15 Intelligence beside it, Grafted Blade 40, Giant-Crusher 60. Two-handing cuts Strength needs to two thirds, so the Zweihander effectively asks 13 and Giant-Crusher 40. Stats come from Fextralife and Game8 equipment pages which mirror the in-game Equip screen.
How to use it
Pick two weapons and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first weapon, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the Strength in points. Try 1 Giant-Crusher against Short Swords to see top gate against floor.
Values are one-handed Strength to equip. Two-handed multiplies need by 0.67 and rounds down. Dexterity, Intelligence and Faith gates sit in the notes, not the table, so Strength reads cleanly.
FAQ
What is the highest Strength requirement here?
Giant-Crusher at 60 Strength, or 40 two-handed.
What does the Zweihander need?
19 Strength and 11 Dexterity one-handed.
What does Starscourge need?
38 Strength, 12 Dexterity and 15 Intelligence.
Does two-handing help?
Yes. It cuts Strength need to two thirds, rounded down.
Sources
- Fextralife Elden Ring Wiki equipment pages (Short Sword 8, Longsword 10, Claymore 16, Blasphemous 22, Starscourge 38, Grafted 40, Giant-Crusher 60 STR)
- Game8 Elden Ring weapon pages (Zweihander 19 STR, Greatsword 31 STR)
- Elden Ring Wiki Fandom Uchigatana and Maliketh pages (11 and 18 STR)
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 12 entries
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