
Rotten Crystal Sword
Overview
- Category
- Straight Sword
- Max level
- +10
- Weight
- 4.5
- Damage type
- Standard/Pierce
- Infusable
- No
- Hits per minute
- 72 B
- Overall tier
- B
Strengths
Innate Scarlet Rot buildup, good Dexterity and Intelligence scaling
Weaknesses
Fragile, Scarlet Rot build-up isn't as fast as dedicated Rot weapons

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Description
Sword fashioned from pure crystal; a deed impossible for a human.
It festers with scarlet rot.
Enwreathed with powerful magic, its attack scales with intelligence.
Notes
The Rotten Crystal Sword weapon can be found at the following location:
Elphael, Brace of the HaligtreeDungeon: Found in a chest by the inner wall guarded by 3 Lesser Crystallians. From the Elphael Inner WallGrace site of grace, head down the steps and jump up on the rubble to your left. You can engage the Lesser Crystallians one by one by luring them over the rubble and into the hallway. [Elden Ring Map here] Video Location
Weapon Skill: Spinning Slash
This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
Can't be enchanted with Magic and boosted by Consumables
Rotten Crystal Sword can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones
NOTE: As of Patch 1.08, Straight Swords poise damage has been reduced only on PVP.
NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below. Additionally, the running attack speed, first attack speed and speed of guard counter of straight sword has increased. The attack recovery time has also decreased.
NOTE: Patch 1.13 Increased poise damage of dual wield attacks of all Straight Swords (in PVP)
Other notes and player tips go here.