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Giant's Red Braid Location, Stats, and Scaling

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Giant's Red Braid is a Whip in Elden Ring that scales with Strength, Dexterity, and Faith. Read on to learn how to get the Giant's Red Braid, as well as its location, description, upgrades, stat requirements, and best Ashes of War.

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Giant's Red Braid Location

Defeat the Fire Giant and Trade His Remembrance

The Giant's Red Braid is obtained as a Remembrance weapon from defeating the Fire Giant at the Mountaintops of the Giants. Trade the Remembrance of the Fire Giant with Enia at the Roundtable Hold to obtain the Giant's Red Braid weapon.

How to Beat the Fire Giant

How to Find the Fire Giant

1
Get to the Forge of the Giants
Progress through the Mountaintops of the Giants until you arrive at the Giants' Gravepost Site of Grace. The Fire Giant is found at the southernmost portion of the region.
ⓘ Morgott, the Omen King must be defeated at the Leyndell, Royal Capital to gain access to the Mountaintops of the Giants.
2
Proceed Southward
At the Giants' Gravepost Site of Grace, proceed southwest. You will encounter several giants on the way; stay close to the left side as you go.
3
Curve to the Southeast
You will come across a fork where you will spot a giant and a giant bird fighting to the west side. Proceed on the left (southeast) from here.
4
Go Past the Giant Fingercreeper
Continue on and you will spot a giant bird being crushed by a giant Fingercreeper from above. Go past this enemy and claim the Foot of the Forge Site of Grace nearby (behind a giant's frozen corpse) to the south.
5
Go Northeast of the Foot of the Forge
From here, you can enter the Fire Giant's arena from any one of the chains connecting to the area across the ravine. A close one you can go to from the Foot of the Forge Site of Grace is to the northeast.
6
Cross the Chain Bridge
Proceed northeast and cross the chain bridge. Once inside, proceed to the southeast until you are near the Fire Giant.
ⓘ Iron Fist Alexander's summoning sign can be found inside near the entrance when you have progressed his questline.
7
Defeat the Fire Giant
Defeat the Fire Giant to receive the Remembrance of the Fire Giant. The Remembrance can be traded with Enia at the Roundtable Hold to obtain the Giant's Red Braid weapon.

Giant's Red Braid Description and Stats Overview

Basic Information

Elden Ring - GiantGiant's Red Braid Overview
Type: Whip
ATK Type: Strike
Skill: Flame Dance
Weight: 2.5
Description
Hefty whip woven from the flame-red hair of a Fire Giant. Every giant is red of hair, and Radagon was said to have despised his own red locks. Perhaps that was a curse of their kind.

Required Stats to Equip

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
18 12 0 21 0

Stat Scaling

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
D D - D -

Basic Stats

Phys. Atk. 82 Phys. Def. 24.0
Mag. Atk. 0 Mag. Def. 12.0
Fire Atk. 53 Fire Def. 26.0
Lght. Atk. 0 Lght. Def. 12.0
Holy Atk. 0 Holy Def. 12.0
Crit. Atk. 100 Guard Boost 15.0

Giant's Red Braid Upgrades

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Base vs. Max Max Upgrades Req. Materials

Base and Max Level Comparison

Lvl. Phys. Dmg. Sec. Dmg. STR DEX INT FAI ARC
+0 82 53 FIRE
 D D - D -
+10 200 129 FIRE B D - B -

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

The Giant's Red Braid is a unique weapon. It cannot be modified to have other affinities.

Required Upgrade Materials

Levels Material Quantity
+2 Somber Smithing Stone 2 (1)
+3 Somber Smithing Stone 3 (1)
+4 Somber Smithing Stone 4 (1)
+5 Somber Smithing Stone 5 (1)
+6 Somber Smithing Stone 6 (1)
+7 Somber Smithing Stone 7 (1)
+8 Somber Smithing Stone 8 (1)
+9 Somber Smithing Stone 9 (1)
+10 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone (1)

Giant's Red Braid requires one Somber Smithing Stone for every level to upgrade until +9. The final level at +10 requires a Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Somber Smithing Stones Farming Guide

Giant's Red Braid Ashes of War

Cannot Be Infused with Ashes of War

The Giant's Red Braid cannot be infused with a different Ash of War since it is considered a unique weapon. Weapons that are upgraded using Somber Smithing Stones are classified as unique weapons.

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