Elden Ring Giant-Crusher Builds

Weapons List

Giant-Crusher

Weapon Type:

Colossal Weapon

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 26.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	60
Scaling	C

Elden Ring Giant-crusher is a Colossal Weapon Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Endure). Giant-crusher will require Strength 60, and scales based on Strength C, Stats.

Description: A hammer made from a boulder, used in the War against the Giants. One of the heftiest weapons in the entire Lands Between. After the giants were quelled, and man turned against man in violence, this weapon was all but forgotten. Man has grown feeble in comparison to his forebears.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
D	N/A	26.5	155	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Endure	Normal	9	boosting poise. Damage taken while using this skill is reduced.

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

Colossal weapons are all about stagger and burst damage. Giant-Crusher is low-tier for the category, and two-handing it lowers the Strength requirement by a third. It's extremely heavy. You can swap its Ash of War to match your playstyle.

Navigate this Giant-crusher Guide using the links below.

Giant-Crusher Stats

Pure physical means no elemental split to worry about. Giant-Crusher is below average compared to alternatives for a colossal weapon, and the attack values below show exactly what you're working with. Stands out for strong physical base damage.

Giant-Crusher Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
S	Physical Attack	155	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

Giant-Crusher Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
C	Physical Guard	70	TBD
C	Magical Guard	52	TBD
C	Fire Guard	52	TBD
C	Lightning Guard	52	TBD
C	Holy Guard	52	TBD
D	Guard Boost	47	TBD

Giant-crusher Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Giant-crusher damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Giant-Crusher Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	113	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	150	150	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	150	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	-	-	-	-	-

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

Where To Find Giant-crusher Location in Elden Ring

To pick up Giant-Crusher: Inside a chest to the south of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree Site of Grace. Follow the map below for the fastest route.


Location	How To Get
Altus Plateau

Inside a chest to the south of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree Site of Grace

Best Builds for Giant-crusher in Elden Ring

Giant-Crusher fits Str builds as a colossal weapon. Push Strength (60 minimum) as your primary damage stat. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Giant-Crusher Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Colossal Bonk Crusher Class Hero Vagabond Stats Primary: Strength Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Giant-Crusher Greatsword Armor Bull-Goat Helm Bull-Goat Armor Bull-Goat Gauntlets Bull-Goat Greaves Bull-Goat Set Talisman Claw Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal Starscourge Heirloom Erdtree's Favor	Spirits Black Knife Tiche Skills Lion's Claw Royal Knight's Resolve	Items Strength-knot Crystal Tear Stonebarb 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
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 Vagabond Build Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Colossal Sword Colossal Weapon Armor Use Heavy Armor Talisman Arsenal Charm	Skills

Giant-crusher Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Standard Smithing Stones take Giant-Crusher 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]	1,490 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	1,788 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	2,086 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	2,384 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	2,682 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	2,980 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	3,278 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	3,576 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	3,874 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	4,172 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	4,470 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	4,768 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	5,066 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	5,364 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	5,662 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	5,960 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	6,258 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	6,556 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	6,854 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	7,152 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	7,450 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	7,748 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	8,046 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	8,344 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	8,642 Runes
Total	All Levels	126,650 Runes