The Broadsword is a Straight Sword available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Broadsword's stats, upgrade info, how to use Broadsword, and its location.

Broadsword Overview

Broadsword Basic Profile

Broadsword	Type / Art / Weight
	Type: Straight Swords Attack Type: Standard/Pierce Skill: Square Off Weight: 4.0
Description
A straight sword with a wide blade, suited to slashing attacks. Horizontal swings boast wide attack range, making it easier to connect with foes.

Basic Stats

Attribute Scaling

Required Stats

Broadsword Location

Starting Gear of the Confessor Class

This equipment is one of the starter gears of this class.

Confessor Class Profile

Can Be Purchased from Nomadic Merchant

You can also purchase this weapon from the Nomadic Merchant near Coastal Cave in Limgrave for 1,800 Runes.

All Nomadic & Isolated Merchant Locations and Items Sold

How to Use Broadswoard

Scales with Strength and Dexterity

The Broadsword scales primarily with Strength followed by Dexterity and adding points to your Strength attribute will have the most bonus physical damage increase. Changing this weapon's affinity can improve its default scaling to maximize the amount of damage you can get from your stats.

Status effects such as Hemorrhage, Poison, or Frost can be added to this weapon for an additional damage source.

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Good Early Game Weapon

This is a very good early game weapon that can deal good amounts of damage in the early game with its fast slashing and pierce attacks. It deals a fair amount of damage to Poise, capable of staggering most enemies in a few hits. Two-handing this weapon will increase the damage of its attacks.

Infusable with Ashes of War

This weapon can be infused with compatible Ashes of War and is equipped with Square Off as its default weapon skill. This skill when activated puts the user in a readied stance, a normal attack input will perform an upward slash while a strong attack input will unleash a running forward thurst.

Broadsword Upgrade Stats

Base and Max Upgrade Level Comparison

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

Scaling is ordered as (from left to right) STR, DEX, INT, FAI, and ARC. Additionally, passive Effect numbers are affected by your stats.

Elden Ring Related Guides

All Weapons List

Weapon Guides

List of Weapons by Stat Scaling

List of Weapons by Damage Types

Standard	Strike	Slash	Pierce
Magic	Fire	Holy	Lightning

List of Weapons by Status Effects

Bleed	Frost	Scarlet Rot
Sleep	Poison	Madness

List of Weapon Types