Elden Ring Crystal Knife Builds

Weapons List

Crystal Knife

Weapon Type:

Dagger

Damage Type:

Slash

Pierce

Weight: 2


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	8	12	9
Scaling	D	D	D

Elden Ring Crystal Knife is a Dagger Weapon that inflicts Physical and Magic Damage in the form of Slash, Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Quickstep). Crystal Knife will require Strength 8, Dexterity 12, Intelligence 9, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity D, Intelligence D, Stats.

Description: A knife made by sharpening hard crystal. Signature weapon of glintstone miners. Used as a tool to extract glintstone from broken rock, and as such a faint magic enwreathes the blade.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
C	N/A	2	82	53	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Quickstep	Normal	3	Perform a quickstep maneuver that allows for circling around lock-on targets.

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

Attack Type:

Pierce, Slash

Crystal Knife is a serviceable dagger built for aggressive, in-your-face combat. Fast attacks and quick recovery let you stay on the offensive when heavier weapons would leave you stuck in animation. Good pick for Quality builds.

Navigate this Crystal Knife Guide using the links below.

Crystal Knife Stats

Crystal Knife splits damage between physical and Magic as a dagger. Enemies with Magic resistance take less from the split. It's a decent pick that gets the job done. Strength scaling at D drives the elemental portion.

Crystal Knife Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	82	TBD
E	Magical Attack	53	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Crystal Knife Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Guard	32	TBD
E	Magical Guard	31	TBD
F	Fire Guard	18	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	18	TBD
F	Holy Guard	18	TBD
F	Guard Boost	15	TBD

Where To Find Crystal Knife Location in Elden Ring

Crystal Knife is found in Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel. The map below marks the exact pickup location so you can head straight there.

Found in

Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel


Location	How To Get
Liurnia of the Lakes	Located in a treasure chest within a room in the Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel Location.

Best Builds for Crystal Knife in Elden Ring

The builds below use Crystal Knife as a dagger centerpiece for Quality builds. Each setup includes stat targets, gear, and talisman picks. Factor in the practically zero equip load cost for your equip load.

Crystal Knife Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Blackflame Build Class Prophet Confessor Hero Stats Primary: Faith Primary: Mind Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Uchigatana Nightrider Flail Bloodhound's Fang Godslayer's Seal Armor Black Knife Set Land of Reeds Set Spellblade Set Talisman Moon of Nokstella	Spells Black Flame Black Flame Blade Catch Flame Bloodflame Blade Skills Ash of War Bloody Slash Ash of War Unsheathe
A	DPS Melee Build Class Warrior Bandit Stats Primary: Dexterity Primary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Strength	Weapon Reduvia Eleonora's Poleblade Dagger Twinblades Armor Use any Heavy Armor or Medium Armor Twinned Set Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Winged Sword Insignia
A	Melee Mage Build Class Prisoner Wretch Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Vigor Secondary: Dexterity Secondary: Mind	Weapon Estoc Crystal Knife Demi-Human Queen's Staff Rogier's Rapier Meteorite Staff Moonveil Crystal Knife Armor Raya Lucarian Sorcerer Set Sage Set Errant Sorcerer Set Talisman Radagon Icon Graven-School Talisman Winged Sword Insignia Cerulean Amber Medallion	Spells Rock Sling Carian Slicer Scholar's Armament Skills Ash of War Impaling Thrust Ash of War Loretta's Slash	Items
A	Parry Assassin Class Bandit Warrior Samurai Stats Primary: Dexterity Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Misericorde Buckler Finger Seal Armor Black Knife Hood Black Knife Armor Black Knife Gauntlets Black Knife Greaves Black Knife Set Talisman Dagger Talisman Assassin's Crimson Dagger Assassin's Cerulean Dagger Ritual Sword Talisman	Spirits Black Knife Tiche Spells Golden Vow Flame Grant me Strength Skills Quickstep Buckler Parry	Items Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear Opaline Bubbletear

Crystal Knife Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Crystal Knife upgrades to +25 using Smithing Stones. The cost breakdown below shows exactly how many stones and runes you'll need at each reinforcement level.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	130 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	156 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	182 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	208 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	234 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	260 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	286 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	312 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	338 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	364 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	390 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	416 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	442 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	468 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	494 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	520 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	546 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	572 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	598 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	624 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	650 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	676 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	702 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	728 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	754 Runes
Total	All Levels	11,050 Runes