Elden Ring Guide | Best Strength Faith Weapons Build

Here's a guide on how to make Strength Faith Weapons Build in Elden Ring.

Game Guide by Ragib Rawnak on Aug 23, 2025

The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has introduced weapons that perfectly complement strength faith builds.

This guide will show you the best weapons to use and how to distribute your stats in the best way to get the most out of your build in both PvE and PvP in Elden Ring.

Fire Knight's Greatsword

The Fire Knight's Greatsword is a tremendously big weapon for your build. This weapon is about the same weight as the Zweihander, but it has the heavy thrust strikes you need to be able to use it in many ways.

What sets this weapon apart is its combination of fast light attacks similar to the Godslayer's Greatsword with powerful heavy options in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Guide, Best Strength Faith Weapons Build

The Flame Spear Ash of War transforms this weapon into a roll-catching machine. When you land a crouch poke and stun your opponent, immediately begin charging Flame Spear.

Release the charge as soon as you see them attempt to roll, and you'll consistently catch them during their escape attempt.

Greatsword of Damnation

Your Greatsword of Damnation serves as another cornerstone weapon with its Claymore-identical moveset in Elden Ring.

This familiarity gives you access to heavy thrust attacks and crouch pokes, creating excellent mix-up opportunities against opponents.

The Golden Crux Ash of War is what makes the weapon so powerful. When you land the initial hit with this critical strike grab, it starts a critical animation.

Equipping both the Dagger Talisman and the Shard of Alexander will significantly increase the damage, since both effects stack in a way that makes them stronger.

Golden Crux is also a good way to counter shields. You can grab opponents right through their guard with this build, unlike dexterity builds that rely on the Sword of Night. This makes it very useful against defensive enemies in Elden Ring.

Death Knight's Twin Axes

These Axes serve as your gap-closing weapon against ranged opponents, particularly sorcerers and enemies attempting to create distance for healing.

Elden Ring Guide, Best Strength Faith Weapons Build

The Ash of War provides exceptional mobility, allowing you to close distances that would otherwise be impossible to cover in Elden Ring.

Do the first half of the Ash of War, then strike them. This combo moves you a long way, making it almost impossible for your opponents to keep their range advantage.

Great Katana

Your Great Katana boasts an exceptional moveset design for effectively chasing down enemies.

The weapon works perfectly with Piercing Fang, making it easy to roll, catch, and do a lot of burst damage when the chance arises in Elden Ring.

Queelign's Greatsword

This weapon excels at pursuing low-health opponents attempting to escape. The exceptional range, combined with the running heavy attack pattern of a heavy thrusting swo, makes it virtually impossible for enemies to outrun you once they're within striking distance.

Character Statistics

You'll want to maintain 54 Strength as your primary damage attribute.

Set your Faith to the minimum requirement of 20, which allows you to wield the Greatsword of Damnation while covering the faith requirements for all other strength faith weapons in your arsenal.

Elden Ring Guide, Best Strength Faith Weapons Build

Talisman Configuration

When setting up your Talismans, aim to inflict maximum damage while staying alive in Elden Ring.

However, you should switch your HP-focused Talisman for the Two-Handed Sword Talisman when the time is right. This will significantly boost the damage dealt by strength builds.

This collection of weapons is handy, so you'll always have the right tools for every kind of encounter, whether you're up against aggressive melee fighters, evasive ranged fighters, or defensive shield users.

Each weapon serves a specific tactical purpose while maintaining the raw power that defines strength faith builds in Elden Ring.

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