InElden Ring, players can acquire skills that enable them to utilize specific attacks using their weapons or shields currently equipped. These skills can be changed through the use ofAshes of War. Some weapons do have specific skills associated with them that can’t be altered, however.
How To Grant Skills To Armaments
To affix a particular skill to a weapon or shield, players must use one of three options:
Below is a listing of all Unique Skills available in Elden Ring. Click on a specific skill for further details. Clickhere for a list of all Regular Skills.
Availability
Alabaster Lords' Pull Skill
Thrust the armament into the ground to create a gravity well. In addition to dealing damage, this attack pulls enemies in. Has a greater area of effect than Gravitas.
Alabaster Lord’s Sword
Ancient Lightning Spear Skill
Imbue the armament with the ancient dragons' red lightning, then throw it as a spear. Can be charged to increase its power.
Bolt of Gransax
Angel’s Wings Skill
Jump and imbue the wing-blade of the armament with light, then deliver a slashing attack on the enemy. The white wings impede recovery actions using a flask of tears.
Winged Scythe
Bear Witness! Skill
Grant the small dragon a fleeting glimpse of life and thrust it skyward, spewing flames over a wide frontward area.
Grafted Dragon
Blade of Death Skill
Unleash the power of the Rune of Death to fire off a blade-like projectile. In addition to dealing immediate damage, the blade reduces the enemy’s maximum HP and continues to wear down HP for a while.
Black Knife
Blade of Gold Skill
Leap into the air, charging the armament with golden flames that are then shot at the enemy as a single, blade-like projectile. Inflicts holy damage.
Blade of Calling
Bloodblade Dance Skill
Leap at foe to perform a flurry of tornado-like attacks. Follow up with an additional input to perform an attack that ends in an evasive maneuver.
Eleonora’s Poleblade
Bloodboon Ritual Skill
Raise the sacred spear and pierce the body of the Formless Mother. Stab up to three times, creating explosions of blood with each thrust. This skill will coat the armament with bloodflame for a while.
Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear
Bloodhound’s Finesse Skill
Slash upwards with the Bloodhound’s Fang, using the momentum of the strike to perform a backwards somersault and gain some distance from foes. Follow up with a strong attack to perform the Bloodhound’s Step attack.
Bloodhound’s Fang
Bubble Shower Skill
Blow on the horn to release a spume of magic bubbles. The bubbles float gently before raining down on the target.
Envoy’s Long Horn
Buckler Parry Skill
Use this Skill in time with a foe’s melee attack to deflect it and break that foe’s stance.
Claw Flick Skill
Cause the finger to swell, then flex to build up strength before giving enemies an almighty flick.
Ringed Finger
Contagious Fury Skill
Incite the jellyfish’s wrath and allow its fury to flow through you. Raises attack power for a certain duration.
Jellyfish Shield
Corpse Piler Skill
Forms a blade of cursed blood for repeated, interweaving successive attacks. Follow up with an additional input for further successive attacks.
Rivers of Blood
Corpse Wax Cutter Skill
Lost skill of ancient heroes. Lift the sword up high to release the power of corpse wax and launch it forwards as a blade-like projectile.
Gargoyle’s Blackblade
Cursed-Blood Slice Skill
Brace, then charge forward to deliver a downward diagonal slice. The bloody trail of the late is followed by a burst of flame. Additional input allows for a follow-up attack.
Morgott’s Cursed Sword
Death Flare Skill
Set the lusterless sun ablaze with the Prince of Death’s flames, inflicting the death ailment upon foes. Follow up with an additional input to bring down the armament, triggering an explosion.
Eclipse Shotel
Destined Death Skill
Set free the remnants of Destined Death, plunging the greatsword into the ground to summon a myriad of blades. In addition to dealing immediate damage, this attack reduces the enemy’s maximum HP and continues to wear down HP for a short time.
Maliketh’s Black Blade
Devourer of Worlds Skill
Charge the scepter with magic and strike it against the ground to steal the HP of all nearby enemies.
Devourer’s Scepter
Dynast’s Finesse Skill
Nimbly avoid an attack, securing some distance from foes. Follow up with strong attack to perform a sudden lunge, and press strong attack again to perform a sweeping slice.
Bloody Helice
Eochaid’s Dancing Blade Skill
Infuse the sword with energy, then fling it forwards in a corkscrew attack. The sword continuously deals damage while violently spinning. Charge the attack to increase reach and duration of the spin.
Marais Executioner’s Sword,Regalia of Eochaid
Erdtree Slam Skill
Jump high up into the air and crash down on the ground ahead. The resulting pratfall sends golden shockwaves in all directions. This is the most powerful of all the Ground Slam skills.
Staff of the Avatar,Rotten Staff
Establish Order Skill
Raise the armament in a salute, releasing a golden explosion. Repeated inputs send out waves of golden light.
Golden Order Greatsword
Familial Rancor Skill
Gently rattle the copper heads to summon vengeful spirits that chase down foes. The anguish of a spouse and children invites accursed wrath.
Family Heads
Firebreather Skill
Blow into torch flame, spreading flames in a wide frontward arc. The flames on the ground will continue to burn for a short time.
Steel-Wire Torch
Fires of Slumber Skill
Blow into the candlestick’s flame, creating a stream of hazy purple fire to cover the ground ahead. The intoxicating flames inflict the sleep ailment upon foes.
St. Trina’s Torch
Flame Dance Skill
Imbue the red braid with the Giants' Flame and lash out in a wide range with a series of agile swings.
Giant’s Red Braid
Flame Spit Skill
Ready the shield, then launch a fireball from the barrel. The fireball explodes on impact.
One-Eyed Shield
Flowing Form Skill (Nox Flowing Hammer)
Temporarily transforms armament into its liquid form. Swing the armament like a whip to strike surroundings before slamming its teardrop-shaped head down.
Nox Flowing Hammer
Flowing Form Skill (Nox Flowing Sword)
Temporarily transforms armament into its liquid form. Swing the armament like a whip to perform a sweeping slice over a wide area.
Nox Flowing Sword
Frenzyflame Thrust Skill
Imbue the spear with the flame of frenzy and leap forwards, plunging it into the ground and setting off a maddening explosion. The skill inflicts both the enemy and the user with madness.
Vyke’s War Spear
Ghostflame Ignition Skill
Thrust out the barbed rod and set its tip alight with ghostflame. Follow up with a normal attack to set the ground ablaze with ghostflame, or a strong attack to trigger a massive explosion.
Death’s Poker
Glintstone Dart Skill
Skill that builds from the Glintstone Pebble sorcery. Charge the skill to upgrade it to Glintstone Dart. Follow up with a strong attack to chain this skill into a lunging thrust.
Glintstone Kris
Gold Breaker Skill
Leap up high and, while suspended in midair, imbue the rune shard with light before smashing it down hard onto the ground. The heroic Radagon’s signature attack.
Marika’s Hammer
Golden Retaliation Skill
Ready the shield to unleash its protective incantation. This will dispel sorceries and incantations, retaliating with golden power.
Erdtree Greatshield
Golden Tempering Skill
Cross the two swords to grant their attacks holy essence. While in effect, strong attack performs a dual-wielding combo attack.
Ornamental Straight Sword
Gravity Bolt Skill
Imbue the jaw of fallingstar beast with gravitational lightning, sending a bolt crashing down a short distance away. Can be fired in rapid succession.
Fallingstar Beast Jaw
Great Oracular Bubble Skill
Blow on the horn to release a massive magic bubble. The bubble floats gently through the air towards its target.
Envoy’s Greathorn
Great-Serpent Hunt Skill
Perform a powerful forward lunge and follow up with an upward thrust via additional input. When fightning a great serpent, a long blade of light will appear, revealing the armament’s true power.
Serpent-Hunter
I Command Thee, Kneel! Skill
Repeatedly smash the Axe of Godrick into the ground, unleashing two earth-shaking shockwaves. Follow up with an additional input to produce a third shockwave
Axe of Godrick
Ice Lightning Sword Skill
Call down a bolt of ice lightning into the blade and bring it down upon a foe. The ice lightning effect will persist for a while.
Dragonscale Blade
Knowledge Above All Skill
Raise the scepter to manifest the realm of the All-Knowing. Enemy magic and holy damage negation will be reduced for all within the area, including the caster.
Scepter of the All-Knowing
Last Rites Skill
Raise the epitaph to grant the effect of Sacred Order to yourself and allies in the vicinity. Particularly effective at laying to rest Those Who Live in Death.
Golden Epitaph
Magma Guillotine Skill
Grab the scalesword with both hands, as a wyrm would hold it in its mouth, and leap forwards, smashing it into the ground and triggering a blast of magma. Follow up with an additional input to perform a chopping attack.
Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword
Magma Shower Skill
Slash at foes in a twirling motion while scattering magma all around. Additional input allows for a follow-up attack.
Magma Blade
Miquella’s Ring of Light Skill
Summon Miquella’s shining halo and fire it forwards. Can be fired in rapid succession.
Halo Scythe
Mists of Slumber Skill
Releases a faint purple mist that spreads across a wide frontwards area. This mist inflicts the sleep ailment upon foes.
Sword of St. Trina
Moonlight Greatsword Skill
Raise the sword aloft, bathing it in the light of the dark moon. Temporarily increases magic attack power and imbues blade with frost. Charged attacks release blasts of moonlight.
Dark Moon Greatsword
Nebula Skill
Imbue the Naturalborn’s stars with magic to perform a sweeping strike. This attack leaves a dark cloud of stars in its wake that lingers briefly before exploding.
Bastard’s Stars,Wing of Astel
Night-and-Flame Stance Skill
Hold the sword level and prepare to cast a sorcery. Follow up with a normal attack to cast the Night Comet sorcery, or a strong attack to sweep forward with a burst of flames.
Sword of Night and Flame
Oath of Vengeance Skill
Swear an oath upon the greatsword to avenge the clan, temporarily raising all attributes for a certain duration. While the oath’s effects are active, poise will also be increased.
Grafted Blade Greatsword
Onyx Lord’s Repulsion Skill
Thrust the armament into the ground to create a gravity well. In addition to dealing damage, this attack sends enemies flying away.
Onyx Lord’s Greatsword
Oracular Bubble Skill
Blow on the horn to release a magic bubble. The bubble floats gently through the air towards its target.
Envoy’s Horn
Ordovis’s Vortex Skill
Channel the power of the crucible to spin the entire sword in midair, building momentum before slamming the blade down onto the ground. This skill can be charged to increase its power.
Ordovis’s Greatsword
Radahn’s Rain Skill
Archery skill performed from a low stance. Ready the bow and fire a sudden flurry of arrows up into the sky. The arrows will pour on foes like rain.
Lion Greatbow
Rallying Standard Skill
Hoist the war banner aloft and give a rallying command. Raises attack power and defense for self and nearby allies.
Commander’s Standard
Reduvia Blood Blade Skill
Slash with the wicked dagger, transforming its never-drying bloostains into airborne blood blades that cause hemorrhaging. Can be fired in rapid succession.
Regal Beastclaw Skill
Slam the hammer into the ground, rending the land asunder with the armament’s five bestial claws.
Beastclaw Greathammer
Regal Roar Skill
Let loose a mighty war cry, raising attack power, while sending out a shockwave that cannot be guarded against by stomping the ground. While active, strong attack becomes a lunging slash.
Axe of Godfrey
Rosus’s Summons Skill
Raise the axe aloft to summon those lost in death. Three skeletons will appear at a distance and attack in tandem before vanishing.
Rosus' Axe
Ruinous Ghostflame Skill
Swing the sword to bathe its blade in ghostflame. The ghostflame adds magic damage to attacks, and also has a bitterly cold bite.
Helphen’s Steeple
Sacred Phalanx Skill
Release the power of a hidden incantation to erect a palisade of golden spears frontwards.
Cleanrot Spear
Sea of Magma Skill
Swing a molten whip overhead to temporarily cover the surrounding area in a sea of magma. Hold to continue swinging the lava whip.
Magma Whip Candlestick
Shriek of Milos Skill
Lets out a horrific cursed scream that reduces all damage negation and status resistances for nearby foes. While active, strong attacks will change to a combo attack.
Sword of Milos
Siluria’s Woe Skill
Thrust the treespear in a spiraling motion, surrounding it in a vortex of wind. Charged attacks have the power to blow away enemies and can fire the tornado forwards.
Siluria’s Tree
Sorcery of the Crozier Skill
Channel magic into the glintstone to activate an ancient sorcery, producing floating magic projectiles that chase enemies automatically.
Watchdog’s Staff
Soul Stifler Skill
Raise the greathorn’s wings to summon a soul-sapping miasma. Enemies in the affected area will temporarily suffer from reduced defense.
Winged Greathorn
Spearcall Ritual Skill
Thrust the spear high, bearing prayers into the sky to summon a downpour of spectral spears.
Death Ritual Spear
Spinning Wheel Skill
Strike the wheel against the ground to set it spinning at top speed. Hold to keep the wheel spinning. Can be used while walking to push the armament into enemies.
Ghiza’s Wheel
Starcaller Cry Skill
Bring the two swords together and roar into the skies, pulling in enemies with a gravitational wave. Follow up with an additional input to slam down with gravity-infused swords.
Starscourge Greatsword
Storm Kick Skill
Thrust the prosthetic leg blade into the ground, creating a storm. Follow up with a strong attack to perform a lightning-infused jumping attack.
Veteran’s Prosthesis
Surge of Faith Skill
Set the flames of Birac’s faith ablaze in the cranial vessel, then raise it aloft to rain down fireballs in all directions. Repeated inputs will continue to raise the armament aloft, continuing the attack.
Cranial Vessel Candlestand
Taker’s Flames Skill
Raise the sacred sword aloft to set it ablaze with blasphemous flames, then bring it down to fire off a forward blast. The flames steal HP from those they touch.
Blasphemous Blade
The Queen’s Black Flame Skill
Set the blade ablaze with the god-slaying black flame before delivering a sweeping slash. Additional input allows for a follow-up attack. The black flames will continue to wear down HP for a while.
Godslayer’s Greatsword
Thundercloud Form Skill
Temporarily transform into a red thundercloud and fly through the air, then plunge down with a lightning-infused blade. Hold to increase the reach of the thundercloud form.
Dragon King’s Cragblade
Thunderstorm Skill
Imbue the armament’s wing-blade with lightning and swing it around to create a tempestuous lightning storm. Follow up with an additional input to perform up to two spinning attacks. The lightning will stay on the blade for a while.
Stormhawk Axe
Tongues of Fire Skill
Ready the shield, then spray violent jets of fire from the tongues protruding from its maw. Hold to continue spraying fire. This skill can be used while walking.
Visage Shield
Torch Attack Skill
Thrust your torch forward to set foes ablaze. This Skill is especially effective against foes who are weak to fire.
Useable on all Torches.
Transient Moonlight Skill
Sheathe blade, holding it at the hip in a composed stance. Follow up with either a normal or a strong attack to draw the blade at great speed for an instant slash attack. Both attacks fire off a wave of light.
Unblockable Blade Skill
Imbue the cipher blade with light, extending its length, then strike with a sudden sweeping attack. This attack cannot be blocked.
Cipher Pata,Coded Sword
Viper Bite Skill
Give the shield a quick shake to temporarily bring the bronze viper to life, inciting it to lash out and bite foes.
Coil Shield
Waterfowl Dance Skill
Perform a series of one-footed leaps in the manner of a waterfowl to unleash a swift yet graceful slashing combo. Repeated inputs allow for up to two follow-up attacks.
Hand of Malenia
Wave of Destruction Skill
Raise the sword up high, then strike it against the ground to fire off a wave of gravitational force.
Ruins Greatsword
Wave of Gold Skill
Imbue the sword with bygone golden glory, then fire it at foes. A wide, golden wave fans out forwards, sweeping through all enemies caught in its path.
Sacred Relic Sword
Wolf’s Assault Skill
Infuse the greatsword with frost, then perform a forward somersault to plunge it into the ground. Then, pull it out to release a cold blast.
Royal Greatsword
Zamor Ice Storm Skill
Plunge the curved sword into the ground, building power before unleashing a freezing storm that batters the surroundings.
Zamor Curved Sword
