Dark Moon Greatsword Guide
The Dark Moon Greatsword is one of the many Greatswords found in Elden Ring. It scales with Strength, Dexterity, and Intellect. Initially, it offers a D Scaling for Strength and Dexterity and a C Scaling for Intellect. The Dark Moon Greatsword is a weapon that features, in one way or another, in every game that From Software makes.
A Moon Greatsword bestowed by a Carian queen upon her spouse to honor long-standing tradition. One of the legendary armaments.
Ranni’s sigil is a full moon, cold and leaden, and this sword is but a beam of its light.
Unique Skill: Moonlight Greatsword
Raise the sword aloft, bathing it in the light of the dark moon. Temporarily increases magic attack power and imbues blade with frost. Charged attack release blasts of moonlight.
Elden Ring Description
Where to find the Dark Moon Greatsword
The Dark Moon Greatsword can be found after you’ve completed Ranni’s Questline and given her the Dark Moon Ring. Head back below the Cathedral of Manus Celes to find the Dark Moon Greatsword. You’ll find an outline for completing Ranni’s entire questline below.
Ranni’s Questline and the Dark Moon Ring
Ranni’s Questline is quite long and complicated, to complete it and obtain the Dark Moon Ring, which will allow you access to the Dark Moon Greatsword you’ll need to complete the following:
- Defeat Radahn causing a falling star to crash into Limgrave and open the way down to Nokron.
- Retrieve the Fingerslayer Blade from Nokron. To open the chest containing the Fingerslayer Blade you’ll need to have spoken to Ranni and joined her cause back in Ranni’s Rise.
- Return the Fingerslayer Blade to Ranni.
- Use the now unlocked Teleporter in Renna’s Rise to access the Ainsel River Main area. Go forward and pick up the Ranni Doll ahead of where you start.
- Use the nearby Site of Grace to speak to the Ranni Doll three times to have it speak back to you and ask for help with the Baleful Shadows in the area.
- Follow the path and head through until you eventually encounter the Baleful Shadow. Defeat it to receive the Discarded Palace Key.
- Head to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library and use the Discarded Palace Key to open the chest in the Library that contains the Dark Moon Ring.
- Return to where you fought the Baleful Shadow and continue on past the Lake of Rot and into the Grand Cloister.
- Follow the path of the Grand Cloister to a coffin resting on the edge of a large drop-off. Climb into the coffin to be taken to a boss battle with Astel, Naturalborn of the Void.
- You’ll find after the battle that a large barrier blocks the way, if you have the Dark Moon Ring you’ll be able to pass through the barrier and take the elevator up to the Moonlight Plateau.
- On the Moonlight Plateau, you’ll be able to head into the Cathedral of Manus Celes. Here you’ll find a hole in the floor you can platform down to find Ranni. Interact with her to give her the Dark Moon Ring. You’ll find the Dark Moon Greatsword down here as well, although you may need to visit the Site of Grace and reload the area to spawn it.
Dark Moon Greatsword Information
Weapon Requirements
The Dark Moon Greatsword requires 16 Strength, 11 Dexterity, and 38 Intellect to wield and offers a D Scaling in both Strength and Dexterity, with a C Scaling in Intellect to begin with.
Ash of War: Moonlight Greatsword
The Dark Moon Greatsword cannot be infused with other Ashes of War, it also cannot be buffed with spells, besides its Ash of War Buff.
Attacks with the Dark Moon Greatsword cause low levels of Frost (55) Buildup.
After its Ash of War: Moonlight Greatsword is activated, the weapon’s R2 (Heavy Attack) becomes a unique attack that causes a ranged beam of moonlight to fire from the blade. The projectile can be further buffed by the following Talismans: Godfrey Icon, Warrior Jar Shard, and Shard of Alexander.
If you’re Dual Wielding, Helphen’s Steeple shares similar stat requirements to the Dark Moon Greatsword, making it a natural pairing.
Legendary Armament
The Dark Moon Greatsword is one of the nine Legendary Armaments. The entire list being:
- Ruin’s Greatsword
- Eclipse Shotel
- Grafted Blade Greatsword
- Sword of Night and Flame
- Marais Executioner’s Sword
- Dark Moon Greatsword
- Devourer’s Scepter
- Golden Order Greatsword
- Bolt of Gransax
Patch Notes
As of Patch 1.09, Greatswords were significantly buffed which has also applied to the Dark Moon Greatsword.
Dark Moon Greatsword Upgrades
The Dark Moon Greatsword is upgraded using Somber Smithing Stones.
| Level: | Phy: | Mag: | Fire: | Lit: | Holy: | Sta: | Str Scaling: | Dex Scaling: | Int Scaling: | Fai Scaling: | Arc Scaling: | Passive Effect: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unupgraded | 82 | 98 | – | – | – | 63 | D | D | C | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +1 | 93 | 112 | – | – | – | 69 | D | D | C | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +2 | 105 | 126 | – | – | – | 75 | D | D | C | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +3 | 117 | 140 | – | – | – | 81 | D | D | C | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +4 | 129 | 154 | – | – | – | 88 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +5 | 141 | 169 | – | – | – | 94 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +6 | 153 | 183 | – | – | – | 100 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +7 | 165 | 197 | – | – | – | 107 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +8 | 177 | 211 | – | – | – | 113 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +9 | 189 | 225 | – | – | – | 119 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
| +10 | 200 | 240 | – | – | – | 126 | D | D | B | – | – | Frost (55) |
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