Ranking New Weapon Classes in Elden Ring DLC (PVE)

Overview

• Total New Weapon Classes: 8
• Ranking Criteria: Overall performance in PVE, versatility, weapon options, consideration of specific situations and play styles.
• Ranking Method: Based on my own thoughts and opinions, not purely objective.

Weapon Class Rankings

8. Throwing Blades

• Primary Weapon: Smithscript Dagger
• Buffs: Recently increased range
• Issues:
  • Poor damage and stance damage
  • Low DPS
  • Projectile easily dodged by enemies
  • Ineffective at long range
  • Better alternatives available (e.g., Claws of the Night)
• Potential: Scattershot Throw with blood infusion, but still outclassed by other weapons.

7. Perfume Bottles

• Pros: Viable damage
• Cons:
  • Slow moveset
  • Short effective range
  • Poor stance damage
  • No critical attack options
  • Limited effectiveness with buffs
• Ashore Options: Limited but includes Wall of Sparks and Rolling Sparks (best option for larger bosses)
• Special Abilities: Chilling, lightning, and poison perfume bottles with unique effects

6. Beast Claws

• Usage: Effective and viable, used in initial playthroughs
• Comparison: Regular claws outperform in DPS, stance damage, and weapon skill options
• Notable Weapon: Red Bear Claw with Red Bear Hunt skill
• Ashore Options: Raging Beast and Savage Claws but less effective overall

5. Thrusting Shields

• Pros: Versatility, block and attack simultaneously
• Damage Types: Piercing damage
• Ashore Options: Excellent ones like Impaling Thrust, Giant Hunt, Flame Spear
• Issues: Infusions reduce effectiveness as shields

4. Hand-to-Hand Weapons

• Comparison: Regular fist weapons outperform in stance damage and DPS
• Build Synergy: Good with multi-hit talismans
• Notable Skills: Dry Leaf Art, Palm Blast
• Issues: Lower base damage

3. Light Great Swords

• Pros: Best move set in the game, good stance damage, versatile
• Issues: Power stancing less effective, better paired ashes of War with great swords
• Notable Weapons: Mady, Letter's Great Sword

2. Backhanded Blades

• Pros: Unique heavy attacks, exceptional ashes of War (Blind Spot, Swift Slash)
• Issues: Outclassed by power-stancing curve swords in move sets and DPS
• Notable Weapons: Backhanded Blades, Smithscript Circ, Cursed Blade C

1. Great Katanas

• Pros: Best move sets, high stance damage, passive bleed
• Notable Weapons: Regular Great Katana, Dragon Hunter, Rasa's Great Katana
• Ashore Options: Best in the game like Impaling Thrust, Repeating Thrust, Blood
• Issues: Power stancing combos less effective

Conclusion

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