10 Best Video Game Swords Ranked

These ogre-like humanoid creatures were once deployed by royals as soldiers for war, with the traumas that came with it had driven them mad. The pumpkin-like helmet is designed to keep them from being overstimulated since the slightest thing can send them into a fre


Most games in the so-called Soulsborne series feature at least one infamously-annoying poison swamp , and Elden Ring is no exception. From the diabolical Swamp of Aeonia to the downright treacherous Lake of Rot, none of these areas are particularly easy to traverse, though the clever use of certain ashes of war can make them a bit less tedi


Before heading up, you can continue around the side, ending up on a rocky outcropping above one of those earlier Flame Chariots. This can offer you another angle from which to approach this encounter and potentially grab the Flame, Grant Me Strength incantation before the Flame Chariots even notice


This sword is incredibly useful against undead warriors like draugr and vampires. However, Dragonborn should be careful when the light explodes as if they themselves are a vampire (or if any of their companions are undead) it will harm them slightly. For players getting swarmed by tons of draugr however, this blade will put them down swif


Famously known as one of the most difficult bosses in the game, Malenia, Blade of Miquella also has one of the most tragic origin stories across Elden Ring 's pantheon of demigod characters. Malenia and Miquella were born twins by their parents Queen Marika and the Elden Lord Radagon. But due to the dark revelation behind Marika and Radagon's union, the two were born cur


Much like Dante's Rebellion, and the sword Sparda, Yamato was one of the three weapons that Sparda split his powers into. While Yamato has played an important role in the story of Devil May Cry , mainly surrounding Nero, Devil May Cry 3 , 4 , and 5 always gives players the opportunity to play through the story after completing it as Vergil with his blade once m


There's not much that's been uncovered about these emaciated spectral creatures, but they and their followers suggest that they were nature-focused people driven from the aboveground and forced to reside below. These spirits give off an air of tired majesty, as they've been forced to defend their land with what little strength they had left. The Ancestor Spirits are certainly two of the bosses that paint the Tarnished protagonist in a cruel li


This makes for an interesting quest many fans didn't expect as the Luminary and his companions retrieve the materials necessary to forge a new Sword of Light capable of combating Mordegon. This makes an already impressive sword more personal to the characters and play


If the player uses it to dodge forward just before they're stuck by an oncoming Chariot Trap, they'll phase right through it. This can be tough to pull of repeatedly—and unlocking the ash of war can be tough, as it requires most of Bloody Finger Hunter Yura's quest to have been completed—but, for some tarnished, it's more than worth


Interestingly enough, the item has a use much later in the adventure, as it can again be used in the encounter against Morgott, the Omen King, as they are actually the same character. By that point, most players won't feel the need to rely on that particular crutch, though it could give a necessary boost in bat


Elden Ring patch notes Ring 's bosses are no exception to this, and given these games' brand of dark fantasy, many of these characters' backstories are steeped in tragedy. Malenia is undoubtedly among the first to come to mind, but even the more subdued bosses such as the Ancestor Spirits make for emotional encount


The blade has mostly been the same throughout the years with the most radical change being in Skyward Sword which gave an origin story to the blade. The upcoming Zelda installment, Tears of the Kingdom , also appears as if it will give a new take on the bl


The living jars are easily Elden Ring 's strangest species; sentient pots that may or may not contain corpses, they certainly seem strange. While some may find them too goofy to take seriously, many were enamored with Alexander, the Warrior Jar, who can be discovered in the eastern reaches of Limgr

My experience with the Seamless Co-op mod shows how just that little bit more conventionality in Elden Ring can open the game up to people who'd never have even considered playing the game solo. Yes, you trade some of that delicious sense of solitude as you explore its terrible yet beautiful broken world, and yes everything is a little easier, but the boss fights are still riveting, and the Lands Between are still one of the most mysterious, compelling game worlds to explore, filled with lore and secrets for those who wish to seek them out.


There is not a single sword better in video gaming than Link's iconic weapon, the Master Sword. This sword was first introduced in the third game, A Link to the Past , and has since then been obtained similarly to Link pulling a sword from st