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All Standard Ashes of War

List of Standard Ashes of War, we have included what effect they will have and even a Rankings based on often they are used in high tier builds.

Elden Ring Best Standard Ashes of War

Ashes of War are big part of the game especially if you are a Melee Weapon user, selecting the Best Standard Affinity Ash of War is important when considering your build. Below you can Click/Tap any of the Standard Ashes of War to view where to find them and the strongest builds that can use them.

Standard Ashes of War List
Name	Effect	Where To Find
Ash of War Barrage	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Barrage Ready the bow, then fire off a rapid succession of shots faster than the eye can see.	Mt. Gelmir, Teardrop Scarab
Ash of War Barricade Shield	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Barricade Shield Focus your energy into your shield, temporarily hardening it to deflect greater blows.	Night's Cavalry, Weeping Peninsula
Ash of War Enchanted Shot	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Enchanted Shot The resulting shot will fly faster than regular shots and change its trajectory to follow the target.	Teardrop Beetle, Nokron, Eternal City.
Ash of War Mighty Shot	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Mighty Shot Ready the bow, then pull the bowstring to its limit to enhance the power of the shot, penetrating the enemy's guard.	Teardrop Scarab, Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula
Ash of War No Skill	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: No Skill If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.	Knight Bernahl, Warmaster's Shack
Ash of War Parry	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Parry Skill Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.	Knight Bernahl, Warmaster's Shack
Ash of War Rain of Arrows	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Rain of Arrows Archery skill performed from a low stance. Ready the bow, then fire a burst of arrows into the sky to shower the enemy with projectiles.	Sellia, Town of Sorcery, Caelid
Ash of War Shield Bash	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Shield Bash Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.	Liurnia of the Lakes, Teardrop Scarab
Ash of War Shield Crash	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Shield Crash Two-hand the shield and charge forwards while maintaining guard. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards and can even be staggered. Hold to extend the duration of the charge forwards.
Ash of War Sky Shot	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Sky Shot Archery skill performed from a low stance. Ready the bow, then fire an arrow high up into the air, arcing so as to strike the enemy from above when it comes down.	Teardrop Scarab, Isolated Merchant's Shack, Dragonbarrow
Ash of War Storm Wall	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Storm Wall Swing the shield to create a wall of storm winds in front of you, deflecting arrows and other such physical projectiles. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry.	Stormhill
Ash of War Through and Through	Affinity: Standard Skill Learned: Through and Through Powerful archery skill using a greatbow held in an oblique stance. Ready the greatbow, then twist the bowstring to fire a mighty greatarrow that can penetrate through enemies.	Teardrop Scarab, Volcano Manor, Altus Plateau