Elden Ring – Great Knife / Spinning Slash Build Guide & Showcase / ARC

Great Knife is a Dagger that scale primarily with Strength and Dexterity. It’s a fun weapon to use, It fast, lightweight and has bleed build up by default, Combine with Spinning Slash ash of war to easilly stagger the enemy. A good weapon for arcane and dexterity build to inject bloodlost Build up.

PROS

  • It fast, lightweight and has bleed build up by default 
  • If you infust it with bleed affinity, this weapon has the highest dex scaling compared to other blood affinity daggers.
  • This weapon is a good option if you want to powerstance with Reduvia dagger.

Combine with Spinning Slash ash of war you can perform a 360-degree spin, slashing enemies within your reach, by pressing skill button one more time after the spin. you can chain a follow-up attack. What i like about this ash of war is it can deal Good Stance damage and the skill movement can flinch small enemy, making it a great choice to interrupt enemy attack.

CONS

  • It has a short range and deal low damage
  • The Spinning Slash Skill require moderate stamina and FP consumption, so having good defense and stamina recovery speed is recomended.
WeaponGreat KnifeMore info ‣
Ash of WarSpinning SlashMore info ‣
Incantation 1Golden VowMore info ‣
Incantation 2Flame, Grant Me StrengthMore info ‣
SealFinger sealMore info ‣
Talisman 1Dragoncrest GreatshieldMore info ‣
Talisman 2Shard of AlexanderMore info ‣
Talisman 3Lord of Blood’s ExultationMore info ‣
Talisman 4Dagger TalismanMore info ‣
ArmorRakshasa Set / White MaskMore info ‣
Crystal Tear 1Opaline HardtearMore info ‣
Crystal Tear 2Greenburst Crystal TearMore info ‣
Status Level 150Vigor: 45
Mind: 25
Endurance: 32
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 40
Intelligence: 10
Faith: 25
Arcane: 42
Scadutree Blessing (DLC)Level 8
Patch NotesNG+ / Version 1.13More info ‣