Elden Ring Celebrant's Cleaver Builds

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Celebrant's Cleaver

Weapon Type:

Axe

Damage Type:

Standard

Weight: 4.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	12	8
Scaling	D	D

Elden Ring Celebrant's Cleaver is a Axe Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Standard Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (Wild Strkes). Celebrant's Cleaver will require Strength 12, Dexterity 8, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity D, Stats.

Description: Cleaver decorated with many-colored fabrics. Ceremonial tool used by dancers during the festivities of Dominula, Windmill Village. Crafted from human bone. Grants trace amounts of runes upon landing attacks.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
E	Grants runes upon landing attacks.	4.5	119	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Wild Strkes

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Standard

What Celebrant's Cleaver lacks in a flashy unique skill, it makes up for in pure versatility. Swap Ashes of War freely, pick your affinity, and adapt to any challenge. It's weak and works for Quality builds. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Celebrant's Cleaver Guide using the links below.

Celebrant's Cleaver Stats

Pure physical means no elemental split to worry about. Celebrant's Cleaver is outclassed by most competitors for an axe, and the attack values below show exactly what you're working with. Strength scaling at D is where you'll see the biggest returns.

Celebrant's Cleaver Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	119	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Celebrant's Cleaver Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	47	TBD
E	Magical Guard	31	TBD
E	Fire Guard	31	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	31	TBD
E	Holy Guard	31	TBD
E	Guard Boost	31	TBD

Celebrant's Cleaver Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Celebrant's Cleaver damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Celebrant's Cleaver Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	120	96	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	120	120	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	120	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	120	-	-	-	-	-

Celebrant's Cleaver Scaling by Affinity
Scaling	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Str	D	E	D	D	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	E
Dex	-	D	D	E	E	D	E	E	D	D	D	E
Int	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-
Fai	-	-	-	-	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	-
Arc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	C

Where To Find Celebrant's Cleaver Location in Elden Ring

Farm Dominula near Windmill village for a chance at Celebrant's Cleaver. Not a guaranteed drop, but they respawn after resting at a Site of Grace.

Drop Chance from enemies within Dominula, Windmill village

Best Builds for Celebrant's Cleaver in Elden Ring

Celebrant's Cleaver fits Quality builds as an axe. Strength (12 minimum) is the priority, with Dexterity as backup. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Celebrant's Cleaver Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
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
A	Slice and Dice Build Class Prisoner Astrologer Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Intelligence Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Bloodhound Claws Sacrificial Axe Academy Glintstone Staff Armor Raptor's Black Feathers Haima Glintstone Crown Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Claw Talisman Green Turtle Talisman Winged Sword Insignia	Spells Great Glintstone Shard Loretta's Greatbow Adula's Moonblade Bloodflame Blade Skills Royal Knight's Resolve Golden Vow	Items Greenburst Crystal Tear
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
B	Whirlwind Warrior Build Class Warrior Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Strength	Weapon Starscourge Greatsword Magma Wyrm's Scalesword Scimitar Armor Bull-Goat Set Hoslow's Set Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal Erdtree's Favor Green Turtle Talisman	Skills Ash of War Quickstep Ash of War Storm Blade Ash of War Sword Dance Ash of War Spinning Slash
E	Starter Confessor Build Class Confessor Prophet Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Faith Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Strength	Weapon Sacred Seal Axe Straight Sword Brass Shield Armor Use Heavy Armor or Use Medium Armor Talisman Faithful Canvas Talisman	Spells Urgent Heal Heal Skills Ash of War Barricade Shield Ash of War Golden Vow

Celebrant's Cleaver Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Standard Smithing Stones take Celebrant's Cleaver to +25, the highest upgrade level. Swap Ashes of War freely, change the affinity to match your build, and apply greases for even more damage.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	360 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	432 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	504 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	576 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	648 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	720 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	792 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	864 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	936 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	1,008 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,080 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,152 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,224 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,296 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,368 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,440 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,512 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,584 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,656 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,728 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,800 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,872 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,944 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	2,016 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	2,088 Runes
Total	All Levels	30,600 Runes