How to get the Dark Moon Greatsword in Elden Ring
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Elden Ring’s Dark Moon Greatsword continues a nearly thirty-yearFromSoftwaretradition. Every King’s Field and Soulsborne game (sans Sekiro) has included the iconic blade.
You can acquire the Dark Moon Greatsword around Elden Ring’s midgame, at the culmination ofRanni’s questline. There can be a lot of game left after this point, but you’ll have to face some of the most challengingElden Ring bossesbefore acquiring the Dark Moon Greatsword, so it’s a good idea to invest in another strongElden Ring weaponlike theMoonveil Katanato see you through those challenges.
Elden Ring Dark Moon Greatsword: How to start Ranni’s Quest
You can check out our full, step-by-stepguide for Ranni’s questif you’d like the most granular details. I’ll lay out the broad strokes here for the spoiler-averse:
Elden Ring Dark Moon Greatsword stats and features
This iteration of the Moonlight Greatsword is another fantastic Intelligence-scaling melee weapon, perfect for sorcerers looking for close-range options or more melee-focused spellswords. Its stat requirements and scaling are:
The Dark Moon Greatsword’s ashes of war, cheekily titled “Moonlight Greatsword,” empowers the weapon to deal bonus magic damage and send out its signature magic beams on heavy attacks. Crucially, only the act of empowering the weapon costs FP. You can send as many moonbeams as you want while the buff remains active.
Additionally, the Moonlight Greatsword causes frost buildup even while unbuffed. Frost is similar to the Bleed effect, but deals damage, slows, and causes slower stamina regeneration after it is triggered. Unless I somehow find something even cooler, the Dark Moon Greatsword is the weapon I plan on bringing into Elden Ring’s punishing late-game areas.
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