While mostElden Ringplayers tend to favor Strength and Dexterity when developing their favorite builds, there are plenty of reasons to consider focusing on Intelligence instead. Weapons that scale primarily with Intelligence often come equipped with skills that rival some of the best Sorceries in the game. They’re also very good at dealing Magic damage, which is highly effective against Armored enemies.
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Many of the best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring come in the form of Glintstone Staves, however, this category includes several other weapon types as well. With that in mind, we decided to put together a handy tier list that ranks every Intelligence weapon found in the base game and theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC.
About Our Ranking Criteria
We took into consideration every factor we could think of when putting together this list. That includes not just raw stats, but also weight, length, speed, versatility, moveset, and unique skills. Weapon requirements were deemed less important, and we didn’t factor in the difficulty of obtaining these weapons at all. We’re not dismissing the satisfaction of using a hard-earned weapon, but those weapons don’t necessarily perform better than those found randomly during exploration.
It’s also worth noting that we ranked all these weapons based on their max level stats. There’s a major difference between a base level weapon and a fully upgraded weapon. Needless to say, we also assumed that players wielding these weapons would have high enough Intelligence to get the most out of them. The Intelligence soft cap is 60 for skills and 80 for weapon scaling. As long as you’re within that range, you’ll be able to use these weapons to their full potential.
The last thing we need to mention is that Intelligence is the most important attribute for every weapon on this list. Depending on the weapon, this means that investing points into Intelligence provides the biggest damage boost, skill boost, or Sorcery scaling. We excluded most split-scaling weapons, but there are a couple we justhadto add to our list since they’re so iconic to Intelligence builds.
These are the best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring right now, and not by a small margin either. Most of these are late-game weapons that require a significant investment into Intelligence along with other stats. However, once you get your hands on one of these weapons, it will serve you well for the rest of your playthrough and even NG+.
Weapon Name
Weapon Type
Weapon Skill
Lusat’s Glintstone Staff
Glintstone Staff
Carian Regal Scepter
Spinning Weapon Skill
Azur’s Glintstone Staff
Dark Moon Greatsword
Greatsword
Moonlight Greatsword Skill
Sword of Night and Flame
Straight Sword
Night-and-Flame Stance Skill
Transient Moonlight Skill
While not the best of the best, these INT weapons are definitely very powerful in their own right and should not be overlooked. Depending on your stats and build, a few of these weapons can even rival some of their S-Tier counterparts. That said, they’re generally just a tad weaker.
Carian Glintblade Staff
Carian Glintstone Staff
Academy Glintstone Staff
Meteorite Staff
Staff of the Great Beyond
Wing of Astel
Curved Sword
Nebula Skill
Greatsword of Radahn (Lord)
Colossal Sword
Promised Consort
Royal Greatsword
Wolf’s Assault Skill
Death’s Poker
Ghostflame Ignition Skill
Rellana’s Twin Blades
Light Greatsword
Moon-and-Fire Stance
Decent middle-of-the-pack weapons that can get the job done if given the chance. Some of these weapons have interesting gimmicks that give them an edge in specific scenarios or against specific types of enemies. This tier also includes a handful of weapons that are fantastic up to a certain level, after which they start falling off fast.
Demi-Human Queen’s Staff
Crystal Staff
Rotten Crystal Staff
Greatsword of Radahn (Light)
Lightspeed Slash
Carian Knight’s Sword
Carian Grandeur Skill
Velvet Sword of St. Trina
Mists of Eternal Sleep
Helphen’s Steeple
Ruinous Ghostflame Skill
Carian Sorcery Sword
Thrusting Sword
Impaling Thrust Skill
Rosus' Axe
Rosus’s Summons Skill
Bastard’s Stars
Death Ritual Spear
Spearcall Ritual Skill
This is where you’ll find a bunch of starter weapons, as well as several weapons that tend to underperform compared to most other armaments in the game. None of these are necessarily irredeemable, but they would need a lot of buffs before they could hold a candle to the weapons found in the higher tiers.
Astrologer’s Staff
Lazuli Glintstone Sword
Glintstone Pebble Skill
Alabaster Lord’s Sword
Alabaster Lords' Pull Skill
Spirit Sword
Rancor Slash
Glintstone Kris
Glintstone Dart Skill
Ghostflame Torch
Torch Attack Skill
Chilling Perfume Bottle
Perfume Bottle
Kick Skill
Every RPG has good and bad weapons, and Elden Ring is no exception. Do yourself a favor and stay away from these ones because they’re arguably the worst Intelligence weapons in the entire game.
Digger’s Staff
Staff of Loss
Crystal Knife
Quickstep Skill
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