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Elden Ring

Morgott's Cursed Sword Location, Stats, and Scaling

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Morgott's Cursed Sword is a Curved Greatsword in Elden Ring that scales with Strength, Dexterity, and Arcane. Read on to learn how to get the Morgott's Cursed Sword, as well as its location, description, upgrades, stat requirements, and best Ashes of War.

Morgott's Cursed Sword Location

Obtain Remembrance from Morgott, the Omen King

Morgott's Cursed Sword can be obtained by defeating Morgott, the Omen King in Leyndell, Royal Capital and securing the Remembrance of the Omen King. You can then turn in the Remembrance to Enia at the Roundtable Hold to get Morgott's Cursed Sword.

How to Beat Morgott, The Omen King

How to Find Morgott, the Omen King

1
Enter Leyndell, Royal Capital from the northeast at the Capital Rampart Site of Grace in Altus Plateau.
2
Starting from the Capital Rampart, make your way to the main street of the capital, then to the lower area where you can climb the giant dragon to get to the upper level (West Capital Rampart). At the upper level, climb the giant roots to the Erdtree Sanctuary.
➤ Leyndell, Royal Capital Walkthrough
3
At the Erdtree Sanctuary, defeat Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Golden Shade) then claim the Site of Grace.
4
After the fight with Godfrey, head to the balcony east of the sanctuary and go up the roots leading to the second floor. At the top, make your way to the Queen's Bedchamber Site of Grace at the northeast.
5
At the bedchamber, proceed up the southeast stairs until you reach the Elden Throne to start the fight with Morgott.
7
Defeat Morgott, The Omen King to obtain the Remembrance of the Omen King. You can then give it to Enia at the Roundtable Hold to get Morgott's Cursed Sword.

Morgott's Cursed Sword Description and Stats Overview

Basic Information

Elden Ring - MorgottMorgott's Cursed Sword Overview
Type: Curved Greatsword
ATK Type: Slash
Skill: Cursed-Blood Slice
Passive: Blood Loss (70)
Weight: 7.5
Description
Obtain by exchanging Remembrance of the Omen king to Enia to recieve the weapon.

Required Stats to Equip

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
14 35 0 0 17

Stat Scaling

STR DEX INT FAI ARC
E C - - D

Basic Stats

Phys. Atk. 120 Phys. Def. 42.0
Mag. Atk. 0 Mag. Def. 29.0
Fire Atk. 0 Fire Def. 29.0
Lght. Atk. 0 Lght. Def. 29.0
Holy Atk. 0 Holy Def. 29.0
Crit. Atk. 110 Guard Boost 29.0

Morgott's Cursed Sword 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
+0 120 0 E C - - D
+10 294 0 D B - - B

Max Upgrade Level in Each Affinity

The Morgott's Cursed Sword 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)

Morgott's Cursed Sword 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

Morgott's Cursed Sword Ashes of War

Cannot Be Infused with Ashes of War

The Morgott's Cursed Sword 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.

How to Use Morgott's Cursed Sword

Scales with Dexterity, Arcane and Strength

Morgott's Cursed Sword is a Curved Greatsword that scales highly with Dexterity followed by Arcane and then Strength. Investing in the Dexterity attribute will have the most bonus physical attack gain and leveling your Arcane will improve the weapon's blood loss buildup.

Has a Passive Blood Loss Buildup

The weapon has a bleed buildup passive and scales with Arcane, making a good weapon for Bleed builds. The higher the bleed buildup of this weapon, the easier it is to proc the Blood Loss status effect on enemies.

Use Skill for Bleed and Stance Breaks

The weapon skill Cursed-Blood Slice allows you proc Bleed and trigger stance breaks quickly. Additionally, the skill also serves as a good gap-closer thanks to its starting forward charge.

Elden Ring Related Guides

Elden Ring - Weapons

All Weapons List

Weapon Guides

Best Weapons Tier List Best DLC Weapons
DLC Weapons All Weapon Locations
What Weapons to Get First Best DLC Strength Weapons
DLC Bleed Weapons DLC Unique Weapons
How to Upgrade Weapons Weapon Stat Scaling Explained

List of Weapons by Stat Scaling

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Faith Arcane

List of Weapons by Damage Types

StandardStandard StrikeStrike SlashSlash PiercePierce
MagicMagic FireFire HolyHoly LightningLightning

List of Weapons by Status Effects

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SleepSleep PoisonPoison MadnessMadness

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Ballista
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Backhand Blades Beast Claws
Great Katanas Hand-to-Hand Weapons
Light Greatswords Perfume Bottles
Throwing Blades Thrusting Shields

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 2 years

Hey, the sword doesn't scale on B with Arcane. It scales on D.

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