Elden Ring Marais Executioner's Sword Builds

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Marais Executioner's Sword

Weapon Type:

Greatsword

Damage Type:

Standard

Pierce

Weight: 11.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	24	14			23
Scaling	C	E			D

Elden Ring Marais Executioner's Sword is a Greatsword Weapon that inflicts Physical and Magic Damage in the form of Standard, Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Unique Skill (Eochaid's Dancing Blade). Marais Executioner's Sword will require Strength 24, Dexterity 14, Arcane 23, and scales based on Strength C, Dexterity E, Arcane D, Stats.

Description: Storied sword of House Marais, the family of executioners who presided over the Shaded Castle. One of the legendary armaments. Elemer of the Briar, the Bell Bearing Hunter, snatched the sword from the site of his looming execution, and furnished it with battle skills from his home of Eochaid..


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
A	N/A	11.5	94	61	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Eochaid's Dancing Blade	Unique	15	Infuse the sword with energy, then fling it forwards in a corkscrew attack. The sword continuously deals damage while violently spinning. Charge the attack to increase reach and duration of the spin.

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

For Str builds, Marais Executioner's Sword offers a high-tier greatsword with Magic damage baked in. You can't change the affinity, but the split damage output works well against most enemies. Check the skill table above to see what its weapon art does.

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Marais Executioner's Sword Stats

Marais Executioner's Sword is a high-tier greatsword with built-in Magic damage. Against low-resist targets, that split actually hits harder than pure physical would. Strength scaling at C drives the elemental portion.

Marais Executioner's Sword Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
C	Physical Attack	94	TBD
D	Magical Attack	61	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Marais Executioner's Sword Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Guard	55	TBD
D	Magical Guard	49	TBD
E	Fire Guard	38	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	38	TBD
E	Holy Guard	38	TBD
E	Guard Boost	38	TBD

Where To Find Marais Executioner's Sword Location in Elden Ring

Drop from Elemer of the Briar located in The Shaded Castle. Once you win the fight, Marais Executioner's Sword is a guaranteed reward.


Location	How To Get
Altus Plateau

Drop from Elemer of the Briar located in The Shaded Castle

Best Builds for Marais Executioner's Sword in Elden Ring

Marais Executioner's Sword fits Str builds as a greatsword. Strength (24 minimum) is the priority, with Arcane as backup. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. Factor in the heavy equip load commitment for your equip load.

Marais Executioner's Sword Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Eochaid's Executioner Class Vagabond Warrior Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Arcane Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Marais Executioner's Sword Banished Knight's Shield Armor Marais Mask Beast Champion Armor Beast Champion Gauntlets Beast Champion Greaves Beast Champion Set Talisman Rotten Winged Sword Insignia Millicent's Prosthesis Shard of Alexander Godfrey Icon	Spirits Mimic Tear Ashes Skills Eochaid's Dancing Blade	Items Strength-knot Crystal Tear Thorny Cracked Tear Exalted Flesh
A	Glass Cannon Melee Build Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Strength	Weapon Starscourge Greatsword Magma Wyrm's Scalesword Axe Colossal Sword Colossal Weapon Great Axe Armor Use any Heavy Armor or Medium Armor Hoslow's Set Bull-Goat Set Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal	Skills Ash of War Quickstep
B	Diablo Style Barbarian Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Colossal Sword Colossal Weapon Gargoyle's Blackblade Dragon Greatclaw Grafted Blade Greatsword Armor Use any Heavy Armor or Medium Armor Crucible Set Elden Lord Set Talisman Green Turtle Talisman Erdtree's Favor Crimson Seed Talisman	Skills Ash of War War Cry
C	Bandit Bleed Build Class Bandit Stats Primary: Endurance Primary: Dexterity Secondary: Arcane Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Reduvia Armor Royal Remains Set Exile Set Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Arrow's Reach Talisman Kindred of Rot's Exultation	Skills Ash of War Bloody Slash
C	Pure Tank Build Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Lordsworn's Greatsword Gargoyle's Greatsword Bastard Sword Dragonclaw Shield Great Shield Armor Use Heavy Armor Bull-Goat Set Lionel's Set Talisman Bull-Goat's Talisman Erdtree's Favor Starscourge Heirloom Green Turtle Talisman	Skills Ash of War Endure Ash of War Square Off Ash of War War Cry Ash of War Cragblade Ash of War Vow of the Indomitable Ash of War Barricade Shield

Marais Executioner's Sword Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Marais Executioner's Sword takes Somber Smithing Stones to reach +10. No Ash of War swaps, no buff compatibility. You're committing to Eochaid's Dancing Blade and the weapon's base stats.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	660 Runes
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	990 Runes
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	1,320 Runes
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	1,650 Runes
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	1,980 Runes
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	2,310 Runes
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	2,640 Runes
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	2,970 Runes
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	3,300 Runes
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	3,960 Runes
Total	All Levels	21,780 Runes