Elden Ring Ruins Greatsword Builds

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Ruins Greatsword

Weapon Type:

Colossal Sword

Damage Type:

Standard

Weight: 23


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	50		16
Scaling	B		D

Elden Ring Ruins Greatsword is a Colossal Sword Weapon that inflicts Physical and Magic Damage in the form of Standard Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (Wave of Destruction). Ruins Greatsword will require Strength 50, Intelligence 16, and scales based on Strength B, Intelligence D, Stats.

Description: Originally rubble from a ruin which fell from the sky, this surviving fragment was honed into a weapon. One of the legendary armaments. The ruin it came from crumbled when struck by a meteorite, as such this weapon harbords its destructive power.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
A	N/A	23	124	37	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Wave of Destruction

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

For Str builds, Ruins Greatsword offers a high-tier colossal sword with Magic damage baked in. You can't change the affinity, but the split damage output works well against most enemies. Check the skill table above to see what its weapon art does.

Navigate this Ruins Greatsword Guide using the links below.

Ruins Greatsword Stats

Ruins Greatsword is a high-tier colossal sword with built-in Magic damage. Against low-resist targets, that split actually hits harder than pure physical would. B-grade Strength scaling drives the elemental portion.

Ruins Greatsword Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	124	TBD
F	Magical Attack	37	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Ruins Greatsword Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
C	Physical Guard	65	TBD
C	Magical Guard	56	TBD
D	Fire Guard	50	TBD
D	Lightning Guard	50	TBD
D	Holy Guard	50	TBD
D	Guard Boost	45	TBD

Where To Find Ruins Greatsword Location in Elden Ring

Drop from Misbegotten Warrior + Crucible Knight within the Redmane Castle Plaza. Once you win the fight, Ruins Greatsword is a guaranteed reward.


Location	How To Get
Caelid

Drop from Misbegotten Warrior + Crucible Knight within the Redmane Castle Plaza

Best Builds for Ruins Greatsword in Elden Ring

Ruins Greatsword fits Str builds as a colossal sword. Strength (50 minimum) is the priority, with Intelligence as backup. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. Factor in the massive equip load investment for your equip load.

Ruins Greatsword Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits
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

Ruins Greatsword Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Ruins Greatsword takes Somber Smithing Stones to reach +10. No Ash of War swaps, no buff compatibility. You're committing to Wave of Destruction and the weapon's base stats.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	1,320 Runes
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	1,980 Runes
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	2,640 Runes
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	3,300 Runes
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	3,960 Runes
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	4,620 Runes
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	5,280 Runes
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	5,940 Runes
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	6,600 Runes
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	7,920 Runes
Total	All Levels	43,560 Runes