All Elden Ring weapon buffs and nerfs for Shadow of Erdtree

Elden Ring patch 1.12 is now live, and it brings about several weapon buffs and nerfs, along with other changes to the base game while also serving as a day-one patch for the DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree. 1.12 brings in quality-of-life changes, new hairstyle cosmetics, and numerous balancing changes to both weapons and Ashes of War. Surely, all these changes will bring about a slight change in the meta ahead of the DLC.

To help you get ahead of the curve, let's take a closer look at all the Elden Ring weapon buffs and nerfs for Shadow of the Erdtree.

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All Elden Ring weapon buffs and nerfs for Shadow of the Erdtree explored

FromSoftware has shaken up everything, from the velocity of attacks to the damage they deal in combat. Here are the patch notes for all the buffs to weapons for Shadow of the Erdtree:

• Adjusted turning speed when using dual-wielded Heavy Thrusting Swords.
• Increased the speed of some attacks of the following weapon types: Axes / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Reapers.
• Increased the damage of charged attacks of the following weapon types: Axes / Greataxes / Some Colossal Weapons.
• Increased the turning speed of normal attacks of the Reapers weapon type.
• Increased damage of the Whips weapon type, except the "Ulmi" Whip.
• Increased the speed of consecutive attacks for the following weapon types: Light Bows / Long Bows.
• Increased the poise damage of the Torches weapon type.
• Increased the attack power of Arrows, Greatarrows, Bolts, and Greatbolts that can be crafted through Item Crafting.
• Albinauric Staff: Increased attribute scaling.
• Gelmir Glintstone Staff: Increased attribute scaling.
• Prince of Death's Staff: Increased attribute scaling.
• Golden Order Seal: Increased attribute scaling.
• Clawmark Seal: Increased attribute scaling.
• Dragon Communion Seal: Increased attribute scaling.
• Troll Knight's Sword: Increased damage.
• Zamor Curved Sword: Increased damage.
• Increased movement distance of some attacks.
• Forked Hatchet: Increased damage.
• Serpent-Hunter: Increased the speed of crouching attacks.

Big changes have been made in preparation for Shadow of the Erdtree (Image via FromSoftware)

That covers all the buffs; now let's take a look at a list of all the weapons that have been nerfed ahead of Shadow of the Erdtree.

• Ripple Crescent Halberd: Decreased the status buildup enhancement that scales with the Arcane attribute.
• Ripple Blade: Decreased the status buildup enhancement that scales with the Arcane attribute.
• Decreased the turning speed of dual-wielded weapons for the following weapon types: Spears / Great Spears.
• Decreased poise generation speed during some attacks of the following weapon types: Great Spears / Halberd Spears.

This covers all Elden Ring weapon buffs and nerfs listed in the patch notes of update 1.12. The DLC is merely a few hours away from release; hopefully, Shadow of the Erdtree will be better due to these new changes.

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