Best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring

Here are the best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring

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Looking for the best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring? Intelligence is one of eight primary stats in Elden Ring , commonly used to determine the effectiveness of Sorcery spells. Weapons with Intelligence scaling usually have unique Weapon Skills, which allow players to delve into magic whilst maintaining a melee-focused build.

As the best of both worlds, a good Intelligence Weapon will often also scale with either Strength or Dexterity . These stats will affect physical damage output, whereas Intelligence will affect spell attack damage.

We’ve gathered a list of the best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring for both early game regions and later playthroughs, providing something for everyone. That’s whether it’s your first time playing or you’re gearing up ahead of the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC release.

Carian Knight’s Sword

The Carian Knight’s Sword is fairly easy to obtain in Elden Ring. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 4.0
• Damage Type: Standard, Pierce.
• Requirements: Strength 10, Dexterity 10, Intelligence 18.
• Attribute Scaling: Strength D, Dexterity D, Intelligence D
• Weapon Skill: Carian Grandeur.
• Attack Power: Physical 88, Magic 88.

If you’re looking for an Intelligence weapon you can get fairly early on in Elden Ring, the Carian Knight Sword is obtainable and powerful enough to get you through the first few map regions of the game.

Equipped with the Carian Grandeur Skill, the Tarnished can summon a giant spectral blade and bring it down with a crash upon enemies, dealing 25 poise damage on a hit, (30 when charged).

With this stance and magic damage, the sword is best used against guarded foes. To get the most out of this sword, pop some levels into Strength as well as Intelligence.

Alternatively, you can apply Intelligence scaling to any weapon that accepts Ashes of War infusions. To do so, pick up the Glintstone Whetblade from the Raya Lucaria Academy (on a corpse hanging off a balcony near the Debate Parlor Site Of Grace ). With this, when applying Ashes of War to your weapon of choice via the Site Of Grace menu, you can use the Whetblade to apply either a Magic or Cold affinity.

How to get the Carian Knight’s Sword

The Carian Knight’s Sword is located inside a chest, south of the Road to the Manor Site of Grace in Liurnia of the Lakes. The chest is on the back of a wagon, pulled by two trolls. To stop the wagon and loot the chest you need to agro the trolls and defeat at least one of them.

Death Ritual Spear

The Death Ritual Spear deals additional critical attack damage. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 6.5
• Damage Type: Pierce.
• Requirements: Strength 14, Dexterity 20, Intelligence 18.
• Attribute Scaling: Strength E, Dexterity D, Intelligence D.
• Weapon Skill: Spearcall Ritual.
• Attack Power: Physical 99, Magic 64, Critical 110.

The Death Ritual Spear has accrued popularity among the Elden Ring fandom for its performance with Intelligence/ Dexterity builds. Along with longer reach, this spear has a unique horizontal heavy slash attack, making it a formidable option against foes.

Where the Death Ritual Spear really comes in handy is through its Weapon Skill, the Spearcall Ritual . This Skill allows the Tarnished to thrust the spear into the air and summon several spectral spears that come crashing down in an AEO.

This attack can deal 26 stance damage . Substantial, given the 20 FP cost and relatively low stat requirements of the weapon. Additionally via the 1.07 and 1.09 Elden Ring patches, this skill’s attack power and projectile speed were all increased.

How to get the Death Ritual Spear

The Death Ritual Spear is dropped upon defeating the Death Rite Bird within the Mountaintops of the Giants . Usually, these enemies only spawn at night, although some players have reported this particular Death Rite Bird appearing at all times. You can find the beast by travelling west of the Castle Sol Main Gate Site Of Grace.

Bastard’s Stars

The Bastard’s Stars summons a spectral nebula which explodes around enemies. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 5.5
• Damage Type: Strike.
• Requirements: Strength 8, Dexterity 22, Intelligence 22.
• Attribute Scaling: Strength E, Dexterity D, Intelligence C.
• Weapon Skill: Nebula.
• Attack Power: Physical 68, Magic 81.

In terms of looks, the Bastard’s Stars is one of the most distinct and recognisable weapons in Elden Ring. Appearing as a Flail decorated with a chain of planets and with the aptly named Nebula Weapon Skill, this weapon deals a +20% damage to Gravity enemies .

The Nebula Skill allows the Tarnished to perform a large sweeping attack which leaves a trail of stars behind it. These stars then explode and deal additional stance damage on impact (13 per explosion).

The Nebula Skill is also infused within the Wing of Astel , which is easier to obtain if you would rather the moveset of a Curved Sword than a Flail.

The Bastard’s Stars received some buffs with both the 1.08 and 1.09 Elden Ring patches. Most importantly, attack recovery time was decreased allowing for faster chains and less of a wind-up between using the Nebula Skill and issuing follow-up attacks.

How to get the Bastard’s Stars

You can get the Bastard’s Stars from trading the Remembrance of the Naturalborn with Enia at the Roundtable Hold . This means you’ll need to progress through Ranni’s Questline a fair way and defeat the optional boss, Astel, Naturalborn of the Void . Although this may seem daunting, Astel is one of the coolest-looking bosses in the game and worth a visit regardless of him being technically ‘optional’.

If you prefer the sound of the Wing of Astel, it’s located within a chest at Nokstella, Eternal City above the Uhl Palace Ruins , (on top of the wall guarded by a large bug with gravity attacks).

Fallingstar Beast Jaw

The Fallingstar Beast Jaw excels in poise damage. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 21.5
• Damage Type: Pierce.
• Requirements: Strength 34, Dexterity 12, Intelligence 20.
• Attribute Scaling: Strength D, Dexterity D, Intelligence E.
• Weapon Skill: Gravity Bolt.
• Attack Power: Physical 131, Magic 85.

For Elden Ring players that want to balance a Strength Build with a little sprinkle of magic, the Fallingstar Beast Jaw is a serious contender. Classed as a Colossal weapon, this weapon deals a +20% damage to Gravity-type enemies .

The potential poise damage has since been nerfed sadly, but the weapon still enjoys some favouritism amongst the Elden Ring fandom - and for good reason. Its Weapon Skill, Gravity Bolt , sends out a lightning bolt that can both damage and stagger enemies. The casting time is surprisingly short and can be repeatedly cast with only an FP cost of 13 (ideal for players that don’t want to divide stat points too much into Mind).

How to get the Fallingstar Beast Jaw

As the name might suggest, to get the Fallingstar Beast Jaw you need to defeat the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast located in Mt. Gelmir, (above the Ninth Mt. Gelmir Site Of Grace).

Sword of Night and Flame

The Sword of Night and Flame has found particular popularity amongst the Elden Ring fandom due to its dual Weapon Skill. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 4.0
• Damage Type: Standard/Pierce.
• Requirements: Strength 12, Dexterity 12, Intelligence 24, Faith 24.
• Attribute Scaling: Strength E, Dexterity E, Intelligence D, Faith D.
• Weapon Skill: Night-and-Flame Stance.
• Attack Power: Physical 87, Magic 56, Fire 56.

Although the Sword of Night and Flame is technically both a Faith and Intelligence hybrid weapon, it’s powerful enough to earn a spot on this list. So much so, that it qualified for its own Sword of Night and Flame build guide .

Essentially, this sword is capable of performing two Weapon Skill Attacks. The ‘Flame’ stance (which uses Faith and deals Fire damage) wreathes the blade in flames that strike out in a wave at enemies. The Comet Azur ‘Night’ stance uses Intelligence, deals Magic damage and fires a beam of cosmic energy at foes.

Both attacks are impressively powerful and deal solid stance damage as well as elemental. It is rare to have a weapon perform as a ‘jack of all trades’ but the Sword of Night and Flame fits the bill and is worth the cost in stat distribution. Additionally, the Weapon Skill’s attack power was further buffed with the Elden Ring 1.07 patch.

How to get the Sword of Night and Flame

The Sword of Night and Flame is located on the east side of Caria Manor , within northwestern Liurnia. From the Manor Lower Level Site of Grace, travel southeast across the bridge featuring the hooded stone statues. Follow the walkways around and past the large towers. At the last tower, turn left and jump down onto the rooftop below. From here, jump down to another lower rooftop, this time it will have a roof opening and ladder leading inside a building below. Take the ladders down and loot the chest within the room to retrieve the sword.

Dark Moon Greatsword

The Dark Moon Greatsword is also one of the best Greastswords in Elden Ring. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 10.0
• Damage Type: Standard/Pierce.
• Requirements: Strength 16, Dexterity 11, Intelligence 38.
• Attribute Scaling: Strength D, Dexterity D, Intelligence C.
• Weapon Skill: Moonlight Greatsword.
• Attack Power: Physical 82, Magic 98, Critical 100.

It’s unavoidable mentioning the Dark Moon Greatsword when comparing Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring. As something of an icon within the Dark Souls franchise, the Dark Moon Greatsword requires a fair few steps to get and has a high Intelligence requirement to wield, but is a fantastic late-game option for Intelligence builds.

The power of the Dark Moon Greatsword comes with its Weapon Skill, Moonlight Greatsword . This Skill infuses the Greatsword with 65 Magic attack damage and 15 Frost build-up on top of its regular value of 55.

Once charged, all heavy attacks (for 60 seconds) will unleash a projectile that delivers 22 stance damage , or 35 if charged. Additionally, along with the Moonveil Katana (see below for entry details), the Dark Moon Greatsword has the best Intelligence-scaling in the game and can get up to a B grade when upgraded with Somber Smithing Stones .

How to get the Dark Moon Greatsword

To get the Dark Moon Greatsword for yourself, you need to complete Ranni’s questline and retrieve it from below the Cathedral of Manus Celes at the Moonlight Altar plateau, Liurnia.

Moonveil Katana

The Moonveil Katana remains as a poise damaging powerhouse, even after patch nerfs. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/FromSoftware

• Weight: 6.5
• Damage Type: Slash, Pierce.
• Requirements: Strength 12, Dexterity 18, Intelligence 23
• Attribute Scaling: Strength E, Dexterity D, Intelligence C.
• Weapon Skill: Transient Moonlight.
• Attack Power: Physical 73, Magic 87.

As my personal favourite and the weapon that saw me through mid to late game, the Moonveil Katana is also the best Intelligence Scaling weapon in Elden Ring, able to reach a B-grade with upgrades.

If you’re torn between Moonveil and Dark Moon, Moonveil is significantly speedier and favours a more dexterous build. With a passive Bleed build-up of 50 , the Moonveil Katana can also deliver impressive poise damage with its Weapon Skill, (although this was nerfed slightly with the 1.08 patch).

The skill, Transient Moonlight transforms your heavy attack into a powerful vertical slash of magic and your light attack into a horizontal spray of magic. Both attacks can hit multiple foes at once if you line it up right.

The poise damage is where the power of this sword really shines through. It has a base value of 12.5 damage, but you can gain an added 15 with the light skill attack or 17.5 with the heavy. With this, you can sometimes stagger a foe with consecutive attacks and defeat them before they have time to respond.

How to get the Moonveil Katana

To get the Moonveil Katana, you must defeat the Magma Wyrm located in the Gael Tunnel dungeon in Caelid.

That rounds off our guide to the best Intelligence weapons in Elden Ring and where to get them. For more Elden Ring tips and tricks see our best weapons , best armor , Talismans , builds or boss locations guides.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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