Gargoyle's Greatsword - Ashenborne Elden Ring Wiki

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In-game description

Bronze greatsword wielded by Valiant Gargoyles.

Just like the wielder, the missing parts have been mended with corpse wax; a patchwork of champions.

Skill

Vacuum SliceFP 14 · Ash of War, changeable

Lost skill of ancient heroes. Hold the armament aloft to surround it with a shearing vacuum, then launch it forwards as a blade-like projectile.Ash of War: Vacuum Slice

Compatible Ashes of War (64)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Where to find

Map pending

LocationSiofra Aqueduct

Siofra River

Starting Site of Grace: Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs

Before you go

Defeat Starscourge Radahn and reach Nokron through the Mistwood crater.

Defeat Starscourge Radahn at the Radahn Festival in Redmane Castle. His defeat opens the starfall crater in Limgrave; it is not the sealed Siofra River overlook reached from the Four Belfries.
Return to the Mistwood near Fort Haight and find the new crater marked by floating rocks. Use the descending ledges and openings to enter Nokron, Eternal City.
Follow the rooftops down into Nokron's streets, then continue to the Mimic Tear boss. Defeat it and cross the long bridge beyond the arena.
Leave the bridge on the left where it opens into woodland. Follow the western cliff to Ancestral Woods grace, overlooking the lower rooftops.
From the upper woodland, go toward the trees beside Hallowhorn Grounds and the Spirit Jellyfish along the northern cliff. Use the lower ledge below the edge, then follow the descending path into the cave to Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs grace. You do not need to light the ancestor pillars.
Leave the cave toward the aqueduct. Drop onto the stone support leading to the building, then onto the lower ledge. A Crucible Knight patrols nearby, so wait for an opening before moving across.
Continue toward the building with water pouring out. Another Crucible Knight stands by the waterfall. Go north through the water channel, turn into the area on the right and climb the stairs through the arch. D's twin sits near this approach to the boss.
Climb the stairs beyond D's seated brother and enter the large waterfall arena. Defeat both Valiant Gargoyles to receive Gargoyle's Greatsword and Gargoyle's Twinblade together.
The second gargoyle joins before the first one is necessarily dead. Keep clear of the damaging poison clouds and finish the weakened opponent when you have an opening.
The rewards come from completing the pair. Giving away the Twinned outfit, using the coffin afterward and progressing Fia's quest are unnecessary for either weapon.

Map location pending

Notes

With Standard affinity, physical damage scales most strongly with Strength, with weaker Dexterity scaling.
Upgrade it with Smithing Stones. Its maximum upgrade is +25.
Can use compatible Ashes of War. Your choice of skill and the whetblades you've found determine which affinities you can apply.
Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied while using an affinity that allows weapon buffs.
Requires 18 Strength and 10 Dexterity and weighs 11.5. It is a compact, relatively heavy greatsword with a strong Strength focus; Heavy develops that focus further.
Starts with Vacuum Slice for 18 FP, giving it a ranged Physical slash. You can replace the skill with another compatible Ash of War.
Its Heavy affinity uses a slightly weaker Strength modifier for some separate Heavy, Quality and Fire skill projectiles. Strong blade attack power does not mean every Storm Blade or Flame of the Redmanes blast gets the same advantage.
At Standard +0 it blocks 71% of Physical damage and has 46 Guard Boost, useful for a two-handed emergency block. Blocking still costs stamina and lets some damage through.
Its short blade rewards staying close instead of relying on the reach of a longer greatsword. It has no innate status buildup or elemental damage.
The aqueduct pair awards this sword and the twinblade together. Neither reward requires giving D's brother the Twinned outfit or continuing Fia's quest.