How to get the Blasphemous Blade in Elden Ring
Conquer the Volcano Manor and beat Praetor Rykard to get his gross sword.
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The Blasphemous Blade is anElden Ring weaponobtained by defeating Praetor Rykard in Mt. Gelmir, an especially challengingElden Ring boss. It’s a greatsword that scales with strength, dexterity, and faith with a nasty look and a weapon skill that replicates one of Rykard’s most powerful spells.
Elden Ring Blasphemous Blade: Exploring Volcano Manor
There are two main routes to Rykard. Neither are particularly easy or quick, and both require you to reach the front entrance ofVolcano Manor. You can get there through Rya’s quest in Liurnia of the Lakes, or by simply finding the front door in the northwest corner of the Altus Plateau.
Speak to Tanith, and join the Manor, as there is no penalty for doing so. The first route to reaching Rykard’s boss chamber is tocomplete all of Tanith’s invasion missions,after which she will teleport you to a Site of Grace right next to Rykard’s fog door. The duels aren’t too hard, but this will require having completed theLeyndell, Royal CapitalLegacy Dungeon and reached the Mountaintops of the Giants for the final assassination.
The other route is simply to complete the Volcano Manor Legacy Dungeon. There is nothing preventing you from doing both, and there are worthwhile rewards and cool sights associated with both routes unless you want to make a beeline to the Blasphemous Blade. To start the dungeon portion of Volcano Manor, enter the first accessible door on the right in the hallway off Tanith’s chamber. There is an illusory wall at the back of this room, and you can jump into it to access a secret passage.
Proceed through the passage, defeating some giant slugs and a Bloodhound Knight, and you’ll find yourself at the Prison Town Church Site of Grace, the beginning of the Legacy Dungeon. From here, Volcano Manor is a full-fat FromSoft level comparable in size to Stormveil Castle, and there is also a difficultGodskin Nobleboss fight on your path to Rykard. Follow Volcano Manor’s branching—but still relatively straightforward—path as you would any Souls Dungeon, and you will eventually find a portal after the Temple of Eiglay Site of Grace. That will teleport you to the same pre-boss checkpoint that completing Tanith’s quests would.
Elden Ring Blasphemous Blade: Beating Rykard
Rykard is one of the most challenging bosses by this point in the game, rivaling Margit or Starscourge Radahn in difficulty. He’s also unique, in that there is a special weapon with powers that can only be used in this fight: theSerpent-Huntergreat spear, which will be immediately in front of you and to the left when you enter the boss room but before Rykard aggros.
Like Storm Ruler from Demon’s Souls or Dark Souls 3, it sends out wind slashes with every strike, helping you go toe-to-toe with an otherwise difficult-to-reach boss.Serpent-Hunter has no stat requirement, but it can be upgraded with somber smithing stones if you’re having trouble with the boss.
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Here are my tips for Rykard’s first health bar, God Devouring Serpent:
Here’s how things change in the second phase,Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy:
Defeat Rykard, then bring his remembrance to Enia for the Blasphemous Blade.
Elden Ring Blasphemous Blade: stats and moveset
The Blasphemous Blade’s skill, Taker’s Flames, lets you send out the exploding skulls that probably gave you you a lot of trouble in Rykard’s boss fight. It’s requirements are:
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