Dark Moon Greatsword Greatsword

Lore

A Moon Greatsword, bestowed by a Carian queen upon her spouse to honor long-standing tradition.
One of the legendary armaments.

Ranni’s sigil is a full moon, cold and leaden, and this sword is but a beam of its light.

Passive Effect 1

Causes frost buildup

Default Skill

Description

The Dark Moon Greatsword is Elden Ring’s version of the Moonlight Greatsword from the Souls series. It scales primarily with Intelligence.

Location

• One of the staples of From Software games, this iteration of the Moonlight Greatsword, now known as the Dark Moon Greatsword, can be found underneath the Cathedral of Manus Celes after completing Ranni’s questline. The steps for completion are numerous but include being accepted into her servitude, speaking to the three spirits at Ranni’s Rise to begin the quest, visit the various NPCs related to the questline, take the steps to collect the Dark Moon Ring, defeat the boss in the Lake of Rot and finally visit the Moonlight Altar and the Cathedral beyond. From the Site of Grace, look down into the hole and carefully drop to the bottom to find Ranni. After speaking with her, she will disappear and leave behind the Dark Moon Greatsword. Please see our NPC Renna/Ranni page for full quest completion. A fantastically-powered weapon and perfect for Intelligence builds, this is one of the most coveted weapons in the game.

Notable Info

• Unique Skill: Moonlight Greatsword
  Raise the sword aloft, bathing it in the light of the dark moon. Temporarily increases magic attack power and imbues blade with frost. Charged attacks release blasts of moonlight.
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
• Dark Moon Greatsword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones

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