Elden Ring Twinblade Builds

Weapons List

Twinblade

Weapon Type:

Twinblades

Damage Type:

Standard

Pierce

Weight: 7


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	10	18
Scaling	D	D

Elden Ring Twinblade is a Twinblades Weapon that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Standard, Pierce Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Spinning Slash). Twinblade will require Strength 10, Dexterity 18, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity D, Stats.

Description: A sword with blades on both sides of the hilt. This weapon is difficult to wield, and requires high dexterity. Can be wielded with a single hand, but its true strength is enabled with dual-handed spinning attacks.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	7	119	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Spinning Slash	Normal	6 / 12	Slash foes as your body spins. This momentum can connect into a final heavy attack.

Can Be Buffed?

YES

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Pierce, Standard

What Twinblade lacks in a flashy unique skill, it makes up for in pure versatility. Swap Ashes of War freely, pick your affinity, and adapt to any challenge. It's bottom-tier and works for Quality builds. You can also buff it with greases and weapon spells for extra damage.

Navigate this Twinblade Guide using the links below.

Twinblade Stats

Pure physical means no elemental split to worry about. Twinblade is the weakest in its category for a twinblades, and the attack values below show exactly what you're working with. Strength scaling at D is where you'll see the biggest returns.

Twinblade Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	119	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

Twinblade Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	45	TBD
F	Magical Guard	30	TBD
F	Fire Guard	30	TBD
F	Lightning Guard	30	TBD
F	Holy Guard	30	TBD
F	Guard Boost	30	TBD

Twinblade Affinity Comparison

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

Twinblade Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	114	114	114	114	114	114	114	114	114	114	114	114
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	114	91	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	114	114	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	114	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	114	-	-	-	-	-

Twinblade 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 Twinblade Location in Elden Ring

Defeat Dragon-Burnt Ruins in the area shown on the map below to claim Twinblade. Guaranteed drop, no farming needed. See the map below for the location.

Found in

Dragon-Burnt Ruins


Location	How To Get
Limgrave	Located within the Dragon-Burnt Ruins underground section.

Best Builds for Twinblade in Elden Ring

Twinblade fits Quality builds as a twinblades. Dexterity (18 minimum) is the priority, with Strength as backup. The builds below show optimized stat spreads and gear pairings. You can change the affinity to shift the scaling.

Twinblade Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
S	God of Blood Build Class Warrior Vagabond Samurai Bandit Wretch Stats Primary: Arcane Primary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear Eleonora's Poleblade Rivers of Blood Medium Shield Dragon Communion Seal Armor White Mask Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Shard of Alexander Godfrey Icon Marika's Soreseal	Spells Golden Vow Skills Bloodboon Ritual Corpse Piler
S	Godskin Peeler Bleed Reaper Class Samurai Warrior Bandit Stats Primary: Dexterity Secondary: Arcane Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Godskin Peeler Dragon Communion Seal Armor White Mask Raptors Black Feathers Veteran's Gauntlets Veteran's Greaves Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Rotten Winged Sword Insignia Claw Talisman Millicent's Prosthesis	Spirits Mimic Tear Ashes Spells Bloodflame Blade Flame Grant me Strength Skills Seppuku	Items Thorny Cracked Tear Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear
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

Twinblade Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Standard Smithing Stones take Twinblade 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]	570 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	684 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	798 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	912 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	1,026 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	1,140 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	1,254 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	1,368 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	1,482 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	1,596 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,710 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,824 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,938 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	2,052 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	2,166 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	2,280 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	2,394 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	2,508 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	2,622 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	2,736 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	2,850 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	2,964 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	3,078 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	3,192 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	3,306 Runes
Total	All Levels	48,450 Runes