Elden Ring Great Knife Builds

Weapons List

Great Knife

Weapon Type:

Dagger

Damage Type:

Slash

Pierce

Weight: 1.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	6	12
Scaling	E	D

Elden Ring Great Knife is a Dagger Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Slash , Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Quickstep). Great Knife will require Strength 6, Dexterity 12, and scales based on Strength E, Dexterity D, Stats.

Description: Large knife with a broad, curved blade. This weapon is designed to Spinning Slash and rend, inflicting blood loss upon the recipient.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	1.5	75	0	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?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Pierce, Slash

A dagger trades raw damage per hit for attack speed and safety. Great Knife sits at bottom-tier and works well for Str builds. You'll do less per swing but attack far more often.

Navigate this Great Knife Guide using the links below.

Great Knife Stats

As a pure physical dagger, Great Knife is the weakest in its category. No element means consistent damage regardless of enemy resistances. Crit value matters for backstabs and ripostes. Keep in mind the practically zero equip load cost.

Great Knife Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	75	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 Knife Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
F	Physical Guard	35	TBD
F	Magical Guard	20	TBD
F	Fire Guard	20	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	20	TBD
F	Holy Guard	20	TBD
F	Guard Boost	15	TBD

Great Knife Affinity Comparison

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

Great Knife Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	61	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	72	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	-	-

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

Where To Find Great Knife Location in Elden Ring

Demi-Human around Lakeside Crystal Cave can drop Great Knife. Expect some farming since it's a random drop. Check the map below for spawn points.

Drop Chance from

Demi-Human

Found in

Lakeside Crystal Cave

Best Builds for Great Knife in Elden Ring

Great Knife fits Str builds as a dagger. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Great 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	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

Great Knife Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with regular Smithing Stones. Great Knife 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]	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

Enemies That Drop Great Knife

List of enemies that drop the Great Knife weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Demi-Human Shaman	Lakeside Crystal Cave	2.13%
Demi-Human Shaman	Altus Plateau - Erdtree-Gazing Hill, Lux Ruins	2.13%
Demi-Human Shaman	Volcano Cave	2.13%
Demi-Human Shaman	Mountaintops of the Giants - Ancient Snow Valley Ruins, Stargazers' Ruins	2.13%