Best Early Game Weapons and Where to Find Them

This guide will cover the best weapons to pick up toward the start of your adventure in Elen Ring, and where to find them! Read on to learn the locations and characteristics of the best early game weapons!

Best Early Game Weapons

Weapon	Details
Greatsword	・ Recommended for Strength builds ・ 31 Strength and 12 Dexterity required How to Obtain: Carriage between the Shack of the Rotting and Caelem Ruins.
Broadsword	・Good damage ・ Powerful weapon skill through Ashes of War: Square Off ・10 Strength and 10 Dexterity required How to Obtain: ・Starting item for Confessor ・Can be bought from a Merchant southeast of Coastal Cave.
Uchigatana	・Recommended for Dexterity builds ・ Inflicts Bleed on enemies. ・11 Strength and 15 Dexterity required How to Obtain: ・Starting item for Samurai ・Can be obtained from the Death-Touched Catacombs.
Reduvia	・Recommended for Dexterity or Arcane builds ・ Inflicts Bleed on enemies. ・5 Strength, 13 Dexterity, and 13 Arcane required How to Obtain: ・Defeat Bloody Finger Nejirus at Murkwater River.
Great Turtle Shell	・Arguably the best shield in the game ・ Increases Stamina recovery speed simply by carrying it. ・100% Physical damage block. ・14 Strength required How to Obtain: ・Found on a corpse atop the eastern-most tower of the Castle Morne Ramparts; use Torrent to jump to the Spiritspring located just east of the Site of Grace.

Where to Find the Best Early Game Weapons

Greatsword

Obtained from a Carriage in Caelid

Location	Map Location

This weapon can be looted from the teasure chest inside the carriage between the Shack of the Rotting and Caelem Ruins, east of the Smoldering Church.

Broadsword

Purchase from Coastal Cave Merchant

Location	Map Location

This weapon can be bought from the nomadic merchant beneath the cliffs southeast of Coastal Cave.

Uchigatana

Obtained from the Death-Touched Catacombs

Location	Map Location

This weapon can be looted from a body inside the Death-Touched Catacombs, located northeast of the Warmaster's Shack.

Reduvia

Obtained by Defeating the Invader at Murkwater River

Location	Map Location

This weapon can be obtained after defeating Bloody Finger Nerijus, who will invade you if you approach the entrance of Murkwater Cave.

Don't worry about fighting him alone, as another NPC will come and help you after a few seconds.

Great Turtle Shell

Obtained at the Top of the Tower at Castle Morne Ramparts

Location	Map Location
Directions
From the Site of Grace, look for the Spiritspring nearby.
Use Torrent to make the jump and land on the tower on the right.
Loot the corpse at the top of the tower.

How to Find and Ride the Horse Mount

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of Weapons

Weapon Guides

List of Weapons by Damage Types

Standard	Strike
Slash	Pierce
Magic Weapons	Fire Weapons
Holy Weapons	Lightning Weapons

List of Weapons by Status Effects

Bleed	Frost
Scarlet Rot	Sleep
Poison	Madness

List of Weapon Types

Melee Weapons
Axes	Claws	Colossal Swords
Colossal Weapons	Curved Greatsword	Curved Swords
Daggers	Fists	Flails
Glintstone Staves	Greataxe	Greatswords
Great Hammers	Great Spears	Halberd
Hammers	Heavy Thrusting Swords	Katanas
Reaper	Sacred Seals	Spears
Straight Swords	Thrusting Sword	Torches
Twinblades	Whips	-
Ranged Weapons
Light Bows	Bows	Greatbows
Crossbows	Ballista	-
Shields
Small Shields	Medium Shields	Greatshields