As of 2026, Elden Ring and its monumental expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, continue to define the open-world action RPG landscape, offering players a staggering arsenal of over 400 unique weapons to discover. While many armaments are masterpieces of elegant design, the Lands Between also harbor a collection of truly peculiar, often grotesque, yet surprisingly formidable tools of war. These weapons, ranging from the cosmically absurd to the anatomically questionable, prove that power in this shattered realm often comes in the strangest of packages.
10. Blasphemous Blade: A Sword of Sacrilegious Sustenance
A greatsword revered not just for its devastating power but for its macabre aesthetic, the Blasphemous Blade is a paradox of divine healing and profane visage. This weapon, which heals its wielder with each enemy felled, looks less like forged steel and more like a congealed mass of fallen warriors' entrails, as if a battlefield's aftermath has been sculpted into a blade. It is the culinary nightmare of a deranged god, a weapon that doesn't just cut but seems to digest.
Acquired by trading the Remembrance of the Blasphemous after defeating Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy on Mt. Gelmir, this weapon remains a top-tier choice for its unparalleled survivability, proving that sometimes the most effective tool is also the most horrifying.
9. Bastard's Stars: A Flail from the Cosmic Void
In a world steeped in medieval fantasy, the Bastard's Stars arrives like an artifact from a forgotten sci-fi saga. This flail replaces the traditional spiked ball with a chain of miniature, swirling celestial planets, looking less like a weapon and more like a physicist's model of a unstable solar system. Wielding it feels like holding a fragment of the cosmos, a pocket universe where the laws of gravity are optional.
Obtained from the Remembrance of the Naturalborn after vanquishing Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, its skill, Nebula, creates a swirling galaxy of stars that detonate around the player. It’s a weapon that doesn't just hit enemies; it subjects them to a localized supernova.
8. Anvil Hammer: The Blacksmith's Revenge
Introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree, the Anvil Hammer embodies a philosophy of brute-force pragmatism. It is, quite literally, a metal pole with a full-sized blacksmith's anvil welded to the end. This weapon looks less like a crafted armament and more like a frustrated artisan deciding that his tools are the weapon. Its unique skill, Anvil Strike, slams the anvil into the ground, causing a forest of stone spears to erupt around the wielder—a tectonic tantrum of epic proportions.
Found in the furnace of the Ruined Forge Lava Intake, it begs the question: is this a masterpiece of utilitarian design, or the last resort of a golem who ran out of proper weapon blueprints?
7. Envoy's Long Horn: Symphony of the Bubble Blowers
Before the DLC expanded the weirdness, the Envoy's Long Horn had already cemented its place as one of Elden Ring's most delightfully absurd weapons. This great hammer allows the Tarnished to join the ranks of the bulbous, trumpet-playing Envoys, unleashing a barrage of shimmering, homing bubbles. The transition from grim fantasy warrior to participant in a cosmic soap opera is instantaneous and glorious.
Dropped by large Envoys, its skill, Bubble Shower, is a spectacle of deceptive power. These aren't childish playthings; they are volatile orbs of holy energy that can decimate groups of enemies, proving that even in a world of dragons and demigods, there's room for a deadly bath time.
6. Visage Shield: The Flamethrowing Sentry
Who needs a sword when your shield can breathe fire? The Visage Shield is a massive greatshield fashioned into the grimacing, metallic visage of a Fire Giant. It’s a piece of mobile, defensive architecture that doubles as a flamethrower, its mouth perpetually agape to spew jets of flame. It looks like a section of a fortress wall that gained sentience and a bad temper.
Found in the Caelem Ruins in Caelid, this shield offers immense protection and a unique offensive skill. Keen players will note its resemblance to the deadly Flame Chariots, making it a portable piece of those terrifying siege engines.
5. Shadow Sunflower Blossom: Beauty and the Beast
A contender for the most surreal weapon in Shadow of the Erdtree, the Shadow Sunflower Blossom is a colossal weapon that is, unmistakably, a giant flower on a stick. It defies all conventional logic of dungeon-crawling armaments, yet its power is undeniable. This weapon is the serene facade of a garden hiding a hydraulic press.
Acquired from the Remembrance of the Shadow Sunflower after defeating the Scadutree Avatar, its skill, Sunflower Head Slam, causes the handheld blossom to grotesquely swell to the size of the boss's own head before crushing foes. It’s a poetic and violent cycle of nature.
4. Grafted Dragon: A Fistful of Dragon
Inspired by Godrick the Grafted's desperate power grab, this fist weapon is exactly what it sounds like: a severed dragon's head grafted onto the player's fist. It’s a barbaric and intimate weapon, turning your hand into a draconic muzzle. The true spectacle is its skill, Bear Witness!, which animates the head to spew a volley of fireballs into the sky that rain down on enemies—a personal artillery strike.
Crafted from the Remembrance of the Grafted, it allows any Tarnished to replicate Godrick's most infamous (and unsanitary) act of power, proving that sometimes the best tool is a borrowed one, even if it’s a body part.
3. Giant's Red Braid: A Hair-Raising Whip
The trend of anatomical armaments continues with the Giant's Red Braid, a whip crafted from the luxuriant, fiery hair of the slain Fire Giant. It’s a weapon born from trophy-taking, transforming a boss's most distinctive feature into a tool of scorching punishment. Swinging it is like wielding a segment of a comet's tail.
Obtained from the Remembrance of the Fire Giant, its skill, Flame Dance, is a strangely beautiful series of flaming spins, a melancholic and elegant final performance using the very essence of the vanquished behemoth.
2. Family Heads: A Morbid Memento
Few weapons carry a backstory as bleak as Family Heads. This flail consists of a handle connected to three stylized, disembodied heads modeled after Necromancer Garris's wife and daughters. It is a weapon of profound sorrow and dark magic, a grieving man's terrible memorial made combat-ready.
Dropped by Garris in Sage's Cave, its skill, Familial Rancor, summons vengeful spirits from the heads to hunt foes. It’s a chilling reminder that in the Lands Between, even love and loss can be forged into instruments of destruction.
1. Ringed Finger: The Ultimate Disrespect
Topping the list is the weapon that is pure, unadulterated Elden Ring absurdity. The Ringed Finger is a giant, purplish, disembodied finger used as a hammer. If that weren't enough, its special skill, Finger Slam, causes the digit to swell to monstrous proportions before delivering a devastating flick or slam. It is the weaponized equivalent of a dismissive gesture, a colossal ":P" to the face of godhood.
Found in Gelmir Hero's Grave, the Ringed Finger is disgustingly effective. There is a perverse, simple joy in flattening a powerful enemy with what is essentially a divine thumb war maneuver. It perfectly encapsulates the game's willingness to blend high fantasy with body horror and slapstick, creating unforgettable moments of bizarre triumph.
| Weapon | Type | Source | Weirdness Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blasphemous Blade | Greatsword | Rykard Remembrance | 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 |
| Bastard's Stars | Flail | Astel Remembrance | 🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌 |
| Anvil Hammer | Colossal Weapon | Ruined Forge Lava Intake | 🔨🔨🔨🔨 |
| Envoy's Long Horn | Great Hammer | Enemy Drop (Large Envoy) | 🫧🫧🫧🫧 |
| Visage Shield | Greatshield | Caelem Ruins | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 |
| Shadow Sunflower Blossom | Colossal Weapon | Scadutree Avatar Remembrance | 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 |
| Grafted Dragon | Fist Weapon | Godrick Remembrance | 🐉🐉🐉🐉 |
| Giant's Red Braid | Whip | Fire Giant Remembrance | 🔥👨🦰🔥👨🦰🔥 |
| Family Heads | Flail | Necromancer Garris Drop | 💀💀💀💀💀 |
| Ringed Finger | Hammer | Gelmir Hero's Grave | 👆👆👆👆👆 |
These ten weapons stand as testaments to the boundless, often grotesque, creativity inherent in Elden Ring's world-building. They remind players that in the struggle for the Elden Ring, effectiveness often trumps elegance, and the most memorable victories might be won with a flower, a finger, or a handful of screaming heads.