Elden Ring is the best role-playing game ever made and is incredibly replayable. FromSoftware offers a variety of weapons. For players in this game, making it the largest arsenal in Souls genre.

While there are a lot of magnificent weapons in the game, some aren’t worth grinding. While it’s great to explore the vibrant world of Elden Ring, it can be frustrating to spend a lot of time in a specific location or fighting a boss, only to find that the rewards aren’t particularly useful.

There are many reasons to make the weapons in the list below better, including a lack of high-quality ash, the stats or damage values required to equip them. These weapons can be effective in certain scenarios, but lack reliability and fail to hold players’ attention over the long term. Therefore, using Elden Ring Runes in the game can make players enjoy the game more happily. The following is what I will introduce to you the weapons and equipment in Elden Ring that are not worth your time to unlock.

10. Crystal Sword

• Weapon Skill: Spinning Slash
• Stat requirements: Strength 13, Dexterity 10, Intelligence 15
• Basic scaling: Str (D), Dex (E), Int (D)

Crystal Sword is a Straight Sword based on intelligence. The main things related to Crystal Sword are strength, agility and intelligence. The most frustrating aspect of this weapon is that it doesn’t benefit from magical enhancements or consumables. In addition to the above, any Ashes of War can not contaminate it.

After the balance damage of the latest Straight Sword was weakened, the status of this Straight Sword has once again declined. Surprisingly, there is a better alternative to the nerfed Straight Sword in the game. Players can find this sword outside the well next to Village of Albinaurics and across Wooden Bridge. The sword is attached to the corpse.

9. Eclipse Shotel

• Weapon Skill: Death Flare
• Statistical requirements: Str 10, Dex 25, Fai 30
• Basic scaling: Str (E), Dex (D), Fai (D)

Eclipse Shotel is a Curved Sword and yet another weak weapon in the game that is not worth polishing. This weapon relies on Faith and Dexterity scaling and inflicts death disease on enemies. However, it has the same disadvantage as Crystal Sword in that it cannot be improved through buffs or Ashes of War.

Not only is the basic damage weak, but the requirements for faith and agility are relatively high, and the scaling effect is not very satisfactory. Additionally, its range is not too far, and it also causes death and blight effects. Eclipse Shotel is located at Altar of the church in the southeast of Castle Sol.

8. Varre’s Bouquet

• Weapon Skill: Blood Tax
• Stat Requirements: Strength 8, Dexterity 16, Arc 24
• Basic scaling: Str (E), Dex (D), Arc (C)

Varré’s Bouquet is a Hammer in Elden Ring that is probably one of the weakest weapons in the game due to its weak damage output and lack of effects. It scales primarily by Strength, Arcane, and Dexterity, and the damage it does is not as high, if not a bit low, compared to any other arcane scaling or arcane affinity weapons. It has the only but not non-unique Ashes of War, and Blood Tax, although it increases the damage of the weapon, is nothing great.

Players can find this weapon in White Mask Varré at Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum before Dynasty Mausoleum Midpoint site of grace. However, players must also defeat Mask Varré and complete the conversation with him to obtain the weapon.

7. Ivory Sickle

• Weapon Skill: Quickstep
• Stat requirements: Strength 8, Dexterity 16, Intelligence 24
• Basic scaling: Str (6), Dex (11), Int (13)

Ivory Sickle, like Crystal Sword, is an Intelligence-based dagger, but it cannot be imbued or polished and acts as quickly as Ashes of War. The weapon’s base damage is very frustrating, and the scaling is terrible. Although the critical hit rate of the dagger is 100, this does not satisfy the player because there are a large number of other daggers in the game that are more worthy of use. Their critical hit rate and physical damage make unlocking this weapon very difficult. The series of troubles brought about became uninteresting.

Players can find this weapon in Village of Albinaurics.

6. Watchdog’s Greatsword

• Weapon Skill: Stamp (Upward Cut)
• Stat Requirements: Strength 8, Dexterity 16, Arc 24
• Basic scaling: Str (E), Dex (D), Arc (C)

Even though Watchdog’s Greatsword is a very large weapon, there’s really nothing special about it. It is a strength-based weapon that scales and improves with Strength and Dexterity. It has system-configured Ashes of War Stamp. Although Watchdog’s Greatsword can be buffed through Ashes of War, consumables, and magic, its base physical damage is still average for weapons compared to other giant weapons.

Watchdog's Greatsword has a relatively low drop rate, as it requires players to spend a lot of time polishing it so it is challenging for players to obtain this weapon. However, considering its surprising statistics, it’s probably not worth the effort to get it. Watchdog’s Greatsword is obtained by defeating Buried Watchdog in Catacombs of Giant’s Peak.

5. Duelist Great Axe

• Weapon Skill: Endure
• Stats Requirements: Str 30, Dex 10
• Base Scaling: Str (E), Dex (D)

Duelist Great Axe is a tremendous weapon in the game. However, although it is huge, it is a dexterous weapon with high strength requirements and is not suitable for polishing. What makes this axe different from other weapons on this list is that it can be infused with Ashes of War and can also be upgraded and improved using magic and consumables.

After recent adjustments to balance damage, the weapon’s performance dropped even more. Weapon drop rates are also very low. Duelist Great Axe can be obtained as a drop from Duelist enemies near Colosseum in Leyndell near West Capital Rampart Site of Grace.

4. Zamor Curved Sword

• Weapon Skill: Zamor Ice Storm
• Stat Requirements: Strength 16, Dexterity 16
• Basic scaling: Str (D), Dex (D)

While Zamor Scimitar is one of the best looking weapons in the game, sadly, its damage doesn’t match its good looks when it comes to dealing damage and scaling. This sword focuses primarily on agility rather than strength. The system setting skill of this weapon is Zamor Ice Storm, which is used to frost the enemy. However, compared with other swords of the same type, its physical damage output and range are far behind.

The weapon also lacks the ability to be polished or enchanted, and players cannot imbue it with Ashes of war. This weapon is dropped by defeating Ancient Hero of Zamor's boss found in Giant-Conquering Hero’s Grave dungeon.

3. Troll Knight Sword

• Weapon Skill: Troll’s Roar
• Stat requirements: Strength 20, Dexterity 14, Intelligence 18
• Basic scaling: Str (D), Dex (D), Int (D)

Like Ivory Sickle and Crystal Sword, Troll Knight Sword is another intelligence-based weapon in the game that scales primarily with agility, intelligence, and strength. This weapon’s skill, Troll’s Roar, is also the only weapon skill available, and is considered mid-level in comparison. No Ashes of War player can infuse or polish it into weapons.

The high stat requirements and poor drop rate add to the reasons this weapon isn’t worth your time. Troll Knight Sword can be obtained by defeating Troll Knight in Caria Manor.

2. Vulgar Militia Saw

• Weapon Skill: Spinning Slash
• Stat Requirements: Strength 10, Dexterity 10
• Basic scaling: Str (D), Dex (C)

Vulgar Militia Saw is a Halberd weapon. This weapon is associated with two attributes, Strength and Dexterity. It is an excellent hemostatic and healing weapon. However, other than this skill, Militia Saw has nothing unique about it that any high-quality weapon would not have.

The weapon’s system-set ability “Spinning Slash” is very ineffective compared to other Ashes of War in the game, and the player cannot use any other Ashes of War. Vulgar Militia Saw can be obtained from enemies wielding the weapon near Bestial Sanctum in Greyoll’s Dragonbarrow.

1. Clinging Bone

• Weapon Skill: Lifesteal Fist
• Stat Requirements: Strength 8, Dexterity 22, Arc 16
• Basic scaling: Str (E), Dex (C), Arc (D)

Technically speaking, Clinging Bone is the fist used as a weapon in Elden Ring. The weapon updates with power and arcane changes, but it also splits magic damage, which is confusing in itself. Beyond that, the worst thing about this weapon is that it doesn’t come with any unique Ashes of War; instead, the only Ash of War players can get is Lifesteal Fist.

Other ashes cannot be buffed into it, and it cannot be buffed or enchanted. Clinging Bone can only be dropped from Royal Remains NPC Ensha in Roundtable Hold.

Through the above analysis of Elden Ring's weapons, players can reduce unnecessary time spent on weapon selection and training, and at the same time, they can more accurately understand the attributes of each weapon, thereby improving players' efficiency in the level-breaking game.