Colossal Weapons have alwaysbeen a staple ofSoulsgames.Elden Ringis no exception and, with its towering enemies and oversized uppity demigods, some of these ultra-weapons are almost necessary to keep these Elden gods' egos in check. Wielding these colossal weapons, however, is no simple or easy feat.
For one, they’re the slowest weapons inElden Ring. Their payoff is also back-loaded, assuming the blow does connect. That’s why many Tarnished have laid their ambitions to rest and just opted for bleed katanas oroverpowered magic and Sorceries. Those who have stuck with colossal weapons and gritted through their fights deserve not just applause, but also the best, such as those following big boy bonkers.
Updated June 23, 2025 by Erik Petrovich: In Elden Ring, Colossal Weapons come in a variety of forms, from axes to swords to hammers and everything in between. Because of this variety, there’s a lot of disparity in the requirements to equip these best Colossal weapons, and they may be useful or outright unusable depending on your build. This list of the best Elden Ring Colossal Weapons has been updated to include full base stat tables for each of these Colossal Weapons. Elden Ring players can reference these stats to quickly understand whether each Colossal Weapon in Elden Ring is worth hunting down for your build. Additionally, each entry has been updated with more detailed location information to help you find each of these best Colossal Weapons in Elden Ring faster.
Unique Effect or Weapon Skill
Smithing Stones
Troll’s Roar
TheTroll’s Golden Swordpossesses the best Skill for removing a large crowd of enemies in one single hit. The Troll’s Roar allows players to unleash a powerful roar, pushing back everyone nearby, and can be paired up with a follow-up attack.
Other than the mentioned Skill, leveling up the Troll’s Golden Sword will only increase the Strengthfrom D to an acceptable C. However, thanks to the continuous patch updates fromElden Ring, Troll’s Golden Sword rolling/crouching attacks and the Troll’s Roar Skill attack have increased.
How To Get The Troll’s Golden Sword
To get the Troll’s Golden Sword,Elden Ringplayers must look for a Carriage to the east of the Lux Ruins in the Altus Plateau.
Stamp (Upward Cut)
Unlike most weapons, where players can obtain them via exploring a hidden area ordefeating a boss inElden Ring, the Watchdog’s Greatsword needs to be farmed by defeating the Lesser Watchdog enemies in the snowy region.
Wielding the colossal weapon rewards players with a common Skill that’s great for staggering enemies, especially those on the larger side. As for scaling, upgrading theWatchdog’s Greatswordwon’t change the Dexterity scaling but will transform the Strength’s C into a decent B at +3.
How To Get The Watchdog’s Greatsword
To get the Watchdog’s Greatsword,Elden Ringplayers must defeat the Watchdog enemies in the Giant’s Mountaintop Catacombs and the Giant-Conquering Hero’s Grave.
TheTroll Knight’s Swordis eerily similar to the Troll’s GoldenSword inEdlen Ring. Both possess the same Skill, Troll’s Roar, and both scale with Strength and Dexterity. However, there are some noticeable differences, like how the Troll Knight’s Sword requires an additional stat, which is Intelligence, and the fact that both Strength and Dexterity become C.
Tarnished need to have the minimum requirement of 20 Strength, 14 Dexterity, and 18 Intelligence to be able to wield the Troll Knight’s Sword. By leveling up the required stats and upgrading the weapon using Somber Smithing Stones inElden Ring, players will certainly enjoy wielding the Troll Knight’s Sword.
How To Get The Troll Knight’s Sword
To get the Troll Knight’s Sword,Elden Ringplayers must defeat the Troll Knight near the end of Caria Manor, in the northwestern area of Liurnia of the Lakes.
Erdtree Slam
Other than the fact thatStaff of the Avatarwill deal heavy damage upon making contact with the target, its unique Skill will surely clear any horde of enemies. The Erdtree Slam is arguably one of the best ground slams inElden Ring, as it allows players to jump high in the air and crash down heavily on the ground, releasing golden shockwaves that deal holy damage.
Although the Staff of the Avatar can easily help players navigate through bosses and enemies alike with ease, its ground slam becomes quite useless towards the end-game, since most bosses areparticularly immune to holy damage. Therefore, Tarnished will have to rely on the staff’s physical damage and hope for the best.
How To Get The Staff Of The Avatar
To get the Staff Of The Avatar,Elden Ringplayers must defeat the Erdtree Avatar in the Deeproot Depths.
INT: 20
FAITH: 14
Kowtower’s Resentment
Although there is a 20 Intelligence requirement, theGazing Fingerwill scale with only Strength (20), Dexterity (8), and Faith (14) upon leveling up. The initial scaling of INT stays D, while Strength and Faith become B and E respectively. The stats are not impossible to achieve, meaning everyone can wield the Gazing Finger if desired.
Uponcompleting the Cathedral of Manus quest inElden Ring SOTE, players must head to the final ruins and fight Metyr, Mother of Fingers to get the Remembrance. The Skill equipped with the colossal weapon, Kowtower’s Resentment, allows the user to charge the weapon and bow down to smash it to the ground, causing decent damage, and lifting it sends a shockwave towards unsuspecting enemies.
How To Get The Gazing Finger
To get the Gazing Finger,Elden Ringplayers must trade for it with Enia after getting the Remembrance of the Mother of Fingers from Metyr.
Great Oracular Bubble
TheEnvoy’s Greathornis definitelyone of the rarest weapons players will come across inElden Ring. At 100 Discovery, the chance of getting the weapon from the Giant Oracle Envoy is only 2%. It possesses a unique Skill, the Great Oracular Bubble, which sends one giant bubble toward the enemy upon blowing into the Greathorn. Blowing the bubble toward an unsuspecting group of enemies will also take out most of them, since the bubble explodes upon contact. Moreover, the bubble will deal holy damage that can be increased by wearing the Envoy Crown.
It’s not a secret that defeating enemies and killing bosses with bubbles is a fun and unique build to play inElden Ring. However, while the Envoy’s Greathorn does good damage, upgrading the weapon won’t increase the stats scaling by much, which means it will always deal somewhat decent damage.
How To Get The Envoy’s Greathorn
To get the Envoy’s Greathorn,Elden Ringplayers must defeat the Giant Oracle Envoy enemies in Miquella’s Haligtree (the largest of the Oracle Envoy-type enemies).
Somber Smithing Stones
Regal Roar
Defeating Godfrey, First Elden Lord, players will be able to wield his weapon, the Axe of Godfrey. Although the colossal weapon primarily scales with Strength and Dexterity, the latter doesn’t improve upon leveling up the Axe.
TheAxe of Godfreyhas a unique Skill called Regal Roar that boosts Tarnished’s overall damage and sends a huge shockwave that cannot be guarded. The Skill is very useful against a group of enemies but may cause hindrance against single targets, making it a bad choice for PvP. That’s because the war cry leaves players vulnerable, and any attack will cancel the move. Additionally, the Axe doesn’t have much range like other colossalweapons inElden Ringsince it’s required to be up and personal with the enemyto cause decent damage.
How To Get The Axe Of Godfrey
To get the Axe Of Godfrey,Elden Ringplayers must trade for it with Enia upon receiving the Remembrance of Hoarah Loux by defeating Godfrey
Endure
Giant-Crusheractually deals more damageat maximum upgrades and the same prefix when compared to the popular Greatsword. It’s just that it has a worse range and looks like a cinderblock attached to a pipe. However, if the damage is all that matters to a Strength-based build, then this excels better.
Now that the colossal weapon swing speed and recovery time are reduced, the Giant-Crusher is even more powerful. It was already good before the 1.04 patch, but now it’s a lot better. Paired with Ashes of War such as Lion’s Claw or Royal Knights Resolve, this will flatten any enemy into a pancake.
How To Get The Giant-Crusher
To get the Giant-Crusher,Elden Ringplayers must look for a chest just to the south of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree Site of Grace in the Altus Plateau.
Gravity Bolt
Locking horns withthe Fallingstar Beast in Mt. Gelmir is one of the toughest challenges inElden Ringin the game, but the reward is well worth it. That’s because theFallingstar Beast Jawmight as well be a cheese tactic thanks to its weapon skill.
The weapon skill unleashes a gravity lightning bolt down a target, and it will stagger them, eventually poise-breaking them. This weapon skill can be spammed repeatedly and from a safe distance. Players can thus use it to deal with bosses that are easily stun-locked, such as a certain Blade of Miquella that has never known defeat.
How To Get The Fallingstar Beast Jaw
To get the Fallingstar Beast Jaw,Elden Ringplayers must defeat the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast at the top of Mt. Gelmir
INT: 22
Wolf’s Assault
Before update 1.04, theRoyal Greatswordwas just a slower and generally worse version of the Darkmoon Greatsword. The scalings are also odd for a colossal weapon anda lot of people didn’t know what to do with itor just didn’t like it.
Now, thanks to the increased damage and decreased recovery time for colossal weapons, the Royal Greatsword is more than viable. The weapon skill’s damage has also been significantly improved and can deal massive damage while causing Frostbite. Players can also expect to see it more often in PvP.
How To Get The Royal Greatsword
To get the Royal Greatsword,Elden Ringplayers must defeat Blaidd at the end of his questline.
