Elden Ring Great Epee Builds

Weapons List

Great Epee

Weapon Type:

Heavy Thrusting Sword

Damage Type:

Standard

Pierce

Weight: 6.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	15	16
Scaling	D	D

Elden Ring Great Epee is a Heavy Thrusting Sword Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Standard, Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Impaling Thrust). Great Epee will require Strength 15, Dexterity 16, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity D, Stats.

Description: Large rapier featuring a thin, sharp blade. Commonly used in life or death duels. Like its smaller counterparts, its made for thrusting attacks, and can be used while guarding with a shield.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	6.5	124	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Impaling Thrust	Normal	14	Build power, then lunge forward for a long thrust that pierces an enemy's guard

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

Standard weapons like Great Epee might not look flashy, but the ability to swap Ashes of War makes them incredibly flexible. It's bottom-tier for Quality builds in its default form, and you can respec the affinity whenever you want. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Great Epee Guide using the links below.

Great Epee Stats

As a pure physical heavy thrusting sword, Great Epee is the weakest in its category. No element means consistent damage regardless of enemy resistances. Crit value matters for backstabs and ripostes. Strength scaling at D is where you'll see the biggest returns.

Great Epee Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	124	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

Great Epee Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Guard	52	TBD
E	Magical Guard	36	TBD
E	Fire Guard	36	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	36	TBD
E	Holy Guard	36	TBD
E	Guard Boost	31	TBD

Great Epee Affinity Comparison

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

Great Epee Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	119	119	119	119	119	119	119	119	119	119	119	119
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	119	95	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	119	119	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	119	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	119	-	-	-	-	-

Great Epee 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 Great Epee Location in Elden Ring

Head to Limgrave for Great Epee. The exact pickup spot is marked on the map below.

Found in

Limgrave


Location	How To Get
Limgrave

Best Builds for Great Epee in Elden Ring

The builds below use Great Epee as a heavy thrusting sword centerpiece for Quality builds. Each setup includes stat targets, gear, and talisman picks. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Great Epee Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Impaler Knight Class Vagabond Warrior Confessor Stats Primary: Dexterity Secondary: Strength Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Godskin Stitcher Buckler Finger Seal Armor Kaiden Helm Scaled Armor Scaled Gauntlets Scaled Greaves Scaled Set Talisman Shard of Alexander Spear Talisman Dagger Talisman Ritual Sword Talisman	Spirits Black Knife Tiche Spells Golden Vow Flame Grant me Strength Skills Impaling Thrust	Items Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear Spiked Cracked 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

Great Epee Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with regular Smithing Stones. Great Epee supports Ash of War swaps, affinity changes, and buff application. That's the full customization package, and the upgrade costs below show exactly what you'll spend.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	390 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	468 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	546 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	624 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	702 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	780 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	858 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	936 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	1,014 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	1,092 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,170 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,248 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,326 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,404 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,482 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,560 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,638 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,716 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,794 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,872 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,950 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	2,028 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	2,106 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	2,184 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	2,262 Runes
Total	All Levels	33,150 Runes