Ash of War are special items that allow you to change the Skills and Affinities of your Weapons. You can use Ashes of War in almost all Weapons and Shields, giving you the possibility to use all kind of weapons to your build.
Ashes of War Locations
If you are wondering where to find Ashes of War in the bast world of Elden Ring, you can take a look into Elden Ring Interactive Map, you will find all Ashes of war locations there. Bellow you will find a detailed list of all Ashes of War Locations in Elden Ring.
Ash of War
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Location
Ash of War: Bloody Slash
- Affinity: Blood
- Effect: Blood Oath skill granted by the Lord of Blood. From a low stance, coat the blade in your own blood to unleash a rending blood slash in a wide arc.
- Available for:
- Swords (except colossal weapons)
Dropped by Beast Crest Heater Knight.
Ash of War: Blood Blade
- Affinity: Blood
- Effect: Wound self to coat the armament with blood, then unleash an airborne blood blade that causes hemorrhaging. Can be fired in rapid succession.
- Available for:
- Swords (small and medium)
Dropped by a Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Seppuku
- Affinity: Blood
- Effect: Plunge the blade into your stomach to stain it with blood. Increases attack power and improves ability to inflict blood loss
- Available for:
- Swords and polearms w/thrusting (except small and colossal weapons)
Dropped by an invisible scarab.
Ash of War: Ice Spear
- Affinity: Cold
- Effect: Skill of the warriors who served Lunar Princess Ranni. Spin armament to release cold magic, then channel it into a piercing spear of ice.
- Available for:
- Twinblades and Polearms w/thrusting
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Hoarfrost Stomp
- Affinity: Cold
- Effect: Stomp hard to spread a trail of freezing mist on the ground. The mist applies the frost status effect.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by an invisible Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Chilling Mist
- Affinity: Cold
- Effect: Coat armament in frost, and then slash, spreading frigid mist forwards. The armament retains its frost for a while.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (except Claws, Whips and Fists)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Flaming Strike
- Affinity: Fire
- Effect: Skill that emits flame in a wide frontward arc. Follow up with a strong attack to perform a lunging, sweeping strike. This will also coat the armament in fire.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (except Colossal Weapons and Whips)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Flame of the Redmanes
- Affinity: Fire
- Effect: Skill of the Redmanes, who fought alongside General Radahn. Produce a powerful burst of flames in a wide frontward arc.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Black Flame Tornado
- Affinity: Flame
- Effect: Spin armament overhead and then plunge it into the ground to summon a raging vortex of black flames. Hold to create an initial flame tornado while spinning the armament.
- Available for:
- Polearms and Twinblades
Dropped by the Godskin Duo.
Ash of War: Prelate’s Charge
- Affinity: Flame
- Effect: Slam armament into the ground to create a surge of flames, then charge in. Hold to continue the charge.
- Available for:
- Hammers and Large/Colossal Axes
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Cragblade
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Reinforce weapon with earth
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (except Whips)
Dropped by Scarab.
Ash of War: Ground Slam
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Jump up high into the air and crash down on the ground ahead. The resulting pratfall sends a powerful shockwave in all directions.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Stamp (Sweep)
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Brace armament and step into a low stance that prevents recoil from most enemy attacks. Follow up with a strong attack for a sweeping strike.
- Available for:
- Axes, Hammers and Swords (except small and medium swords)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Lion’s Claw
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Skill of the Redmanes, who fought alongside General Radahn. Somersault forwards, striking foes with armament.
- Available for:
- Axes, Hammers and Swords (except small weapons and Thrusting Swords)
Dropped by Lion Guardian.
Ash of War: War Cry
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Give a war cry to rally the spirit and increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to charging attacks.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (except Daggers, Thrusting Swords and Whips)
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Stamp (Upward Cut)
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Brace armament and step into a low stance that prevents recoil from most enemy attacks. Follow up with a strong attack for an upward strike.
- Available for:
- Hammers, Axes and Swords (except small and medium swords)
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Endure
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Assume an anchored stance to brace for incoming attacks, briefly boosting poise. Damage taken while using this skill is reduced.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Kick
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Push an enemy back with a high kick. Effective against enemies who are guarding, and can break a foe’s stance. Sometimes a simple tool is the most effective.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Wild Strikes
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Swing armaments with wild abandon. Hold to continue swinging. Can be followed up with a normal or strong attack.
- Available for:
- Axes and Hammers
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Barbaric Roar
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Increase attack power. Strong attacks turn into savage combo attacks.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (Except Daggers, Thrusting Swords and Whips)
Dropped by Teardrop Beetle.
Ash of War: Earthshaker
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Thrust armament into the ground, then gather strength to unleash an earth-shaking shockwave. Follow up with a strong attack to swing the armament in a sweeping strike.
- Available for:
- Greataxes, Warhammers and Colossal Weapons
Dropped by an invisible scarab.
Ash of War: Braggart’s Roar
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Declare your presence with a boastful roar. Raises attack power, defense, and stamina recovery speed.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (Except Daggers, Thrusting Swords and Whips)
Ash of War: Troll’s Roar
- Affinity: Heavy
- Effect: Generate powerful shock wave then slam weapon down
- Available for:
- Colossal/Large Swords, Axes and Hammers
Ash of War: Beast’s Roar
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Unleash a beastly roar, rending the air as a forward-travelling projectile.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Reward from Gurranq.
Ash of War: Bloodhound’s Step
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Skill that allows the user to become temporarily invisible while dodging at high speed. Moves faster and travels farther than a regular quickstep. This skill can be used to circle around lock-on targets.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Double Slash
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Skill of superior swordsmen. Perform a crossing slash attack from a low stance. Repeated inputs allow for up to two follow-up attacks.
- Available for:
- Swords and Polearms w/slashing (Except Colossal Weapons)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Unsheathe
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Skill of swordsmen from the Land of Reeds. Sheathe blade, holding it at the hip in a composed stance. Follow up with a normal or strong attack to perform a swift slash attack.
- Available for:
- Katanas
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Repeating Thrust
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Twist to build power, then unleash a flurry of thrusts. This Skill takes some time to build up, but it is very powerful.
- Available for:
- Weapons w/thrusting (Except Colossal Weapons)
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Spinning Slash
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Skill favored by dexterous warriors. Slash foes as your body spins. Additional input allows for a follow-up attack.
- Available for:
- Swords, Axes and Polearms (Except Colossal Weapons)
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Quickstep
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Skill prized by the crafty and fleet of foot. Perform a quickstep maneuver that allows for circling around lock-on targets.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Impaling Thrust
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Skill that lets piercing armaments overcome enemy shields. Build power, then lunge forward for a strong thrust that pierces an enemy’s guard.
- Available for:
- All weapons w/thrusting (Except Colossal Weapons)
Sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Sword Dance
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Quickly close in to perform a series of spinning upward slashes. Follow up with an additional input to finish with a downward slash.
- Available for:
- Swords, Axes and Polearms w/slashing (Except Colossal Weapons and Great Spears)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Raptor of the Mists
- Affinity: Keen
- Effect: Duck into a low stance, momentarily vanishing. If an enemy attack connects, avian wings will allow for a quick escape into the air.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Ash of War: Thunderbolt
- Affinity: Lightning
- Effect: Raise armament aloft to call down a bolt of lightning. Can be fired in rapid succession.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Beetle.
Ash of War: Lightning Ram
- Affinity: Lightning
- Effect: Skill inspired by tumbling rams. Let out a bleat, then tumble forwards, clad in lightning. Tumbles can be repeated in rapid succession.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Lightning Slash
- Affinity: Lightning
- Effect: Call down a bolt of lightning into armament, then swing it down to create an explosive shock. The armament retains the lightning enchantment for a while.
- Available for:
- Swords, Axes, and Hammers
Dropped by Teardrop Beetle.
Ash of War: Lifesteal Fist
- Affinity: Occult
- Effect:
- Skill that demonstrates mastery of the art of controlling vital energies.
- A slow, controlled punch with an energy-infused fist that renders foes unconscious and steals their HP. Only effective against foes of human build.
- Available for:
- Claws and Fists
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Spectral Lance
- Affinity: Occult
- Effect: Skill of the headless Mausoleum Knights. Hurl a phantasmic spear at foes.
- Available for:
- Polearms (Except Reapers)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: White Shadow’s Lure
- Affinity: Occult
- Effect: Hold armament in a brief, silent prayer to create a white shadow. The apparition lures in foes of human build who are not in combat, drawing their aggression. Effective on demi-humans even if they are already in a combat state
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Poison Moth Flight
- Affinity: Poison
- Effect:
- Slash with a poison-infused blade. If the
- follow-up strike lands on a poisoned foe, it will deal significant damage.
- Available for:
- Swords (Small and Medium, except Twinblades)
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Poisonous Mist
- Affinity: Poison
- Effect: Coats the selected armament in poison, slashing spreads the toxic mist forward. The armament retain its poison for a while.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (Except Claws, Whips and Fists)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Determination
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Hold the flat of the armament to your face and pledge your resolve, powering up your next attack.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Storm Stomp
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: One of the skills that channel the tempests of Stormveil. Stomp hard on the ground to kick up a momentary storm.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Ash of War: Storm Blade
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Your armament is wrapped in a stormy blade that can be fired in rapid succession.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons w/slashing
Dropped by Grave Warden and sold by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Storm Assault
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: One of the skills that channel the tempests of Stormveil. Leap forward through surrounding storm winds and thrust armament downward. The attack will produce more storm winds at the point of impact.
- Available for:
- Twinblades, Polearms w/thrusting and heavy thrusting Swords
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Stormcaller
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: One of the skills that channel the tempests of Stormveil. Spin armament to create surrounding storm winds. Repeated inputs allow for up to two follow-up attacks.
- Available for:
- Swords w/slashing, Axes, Hammers, and Polearms (Except small and Colossal Weapons)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Charge Forth
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Quickly charge forward with the armament at the hip, carrying the momentum into a thrust. Hold to cover a greater distance.
- Available for:
- Heavy Thrusting Swords, Twinblades and Polearms w/thrusting
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Spinning Strikes
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Polearm skill that performs continuous spinning attacks. Hold to continue the attack. Can be followed up with a normal or strong attack. Nullifies projectiles such as arrows while spinning.
- Available for:
- Polearms (Except Great Spears)
Ash of War: Giant Hunt
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Skill developed for confronting gigantic foes. Step forward from a low stance, carrying the momentum into a sudden upward thrust.
- Available for:
- Spears, Twinblades and Large and Colossal weapons w/thrusting
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Royal Knight’s Resolve
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Skill of the knights who once served the Elden Lord. Hold the flat of the armament to your face and pledge your resolve, greatly powering up your next attack.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Ash of War: Phantom Slash
- Affinity: Quality
- Effect: Skill inspired by the fond remembrances of the Night’s Cavalry. Creates an apparition of the knights’ former instructor who guides a joint lunging upward swing. Additional input allows for a follow-up attack.
- Available for:
- Polearms and Twinblades (Except Great Spears)
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Sacred Ring of Light
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: The armament gathers a sacred ring of light and then fires it forward, the skill can be fired in rapid succession.
- Available for:
- Polearms (Except Great Spears)
Ash of War: Sacred Blade
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Grants armament’s attacks holy essence and fires off a golden blade projectile. The armament retains its holy essence for awhile.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Golden Vow
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Skill passed down from antiquity among the knights of the capital. Raise armament aloft and pledge to honor the Erdtree in battle, granting self and nearby allies increased attack power and defense.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Mounted Knight.
Ash of War: Vow of the Indomitable
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Skill of the ancient warriors of the Erdtree. Hold shield aloft to imbue yourself with golden power, granting momentary invincibility.
- Available for:
- Shields
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Sacred Order
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Skill of the Golden Order fundamentalist knights. Perform a salute and grant the armament holy essence. Highly effective against Those Who Live in Death.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Shared Order
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Skill of the Golden Order fundamentalist knights. Grant the armament and those of nearby allies holy essence. Highly effective against Those Who Live in Death.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Golden Slam
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Jump and slam on ground
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (Except Whips, Fists and Claws)
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Prayerful Strike
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Raise armament aloft in prayer, then slam it into the ground. This inspired blow restores HP to the self and nearby allies if it successfully hits.
- Available for:
- Hammers and Axes
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Golden Parry
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Perform an Erdtree incantation and swing the shield to deflect enemy attacks and break their stance. Effective even at a slight distance.
- Available for:
- Small and Medium Shields
Dropped by.
Ash of War: Holy Ground
- Affinity: Sacred
- Effect: Raise shield to create an Erdtree-consecrated area that continuously restores HP and boosts defense for self and allies inside it
- Available for:
- Shields
Ash of War: Barricade Shield
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Focus your energy into the shield, temporarily hardening it to deflect greater blows.
- Available for:
- Shields
Dropped by Night’s Cavalry.
Ash of War: Mighty Shot
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Archery skill performed from an oblique stance. Ready the bow, then pull the bowstring to its limit to enhance the power of the shot, penetrating the enemy’s guard.
- Available for:
- Light Bows and Longbows
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Rain of Arrows
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Archery skill performed from a low stance. Ready the bow, then fire a burst of arrows into the sky to shower the enemy with projectiles
- Available for:
- Bows
Ash of War: Sky shot
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Archery skill performed from a low stance. Ready the bow, then fire an arrow high up into the air, arcing so as to strike the enemy from abose when it comes down.
- Available for:
- Longbows and Light Bows
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Parry
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Use this skill in time with a foe’s melee attack to deflect it and break that foe’s stance. This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.
- Available for:
- Claws, Curved Swords, Daggers, Fists, Thrusting Swords and small and medium Shields
Dropped by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: No Skill
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: This armament has no skill. If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.
- Available for:
- Shields and Torches
Dropped by Knight Bernahl.
Ash of War: Storm Wall
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Swing the shield to create a wall of storm winds in front of you, deflecting arrows and other such physical projectiles. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry.
- Available for:
- Small and Medium Shields
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Shield Bash
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
- Available for:
- Shields
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Shield Crash
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Two-hand the shield and charge forwards while maintaining guard. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards and can even be staggered. Hold to extend the duration of the charge forwards.
- Available for:
- Shields
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Barrage
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Archery skill using a bow held horizontally. Ready the bow, then fire off a rapid succession of shots faster than the eye can see.
- Available for:
- Light Bows
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Through and Through
- Affinity: Standard
- Effect: Powerful archery skill using a greatbow held in an oblique stance. Ready the greatbow, then twist the bowstring to fire a mighty greatarrow that can penetrate through enemies.
- Available for:
- Greatbows
Dropped by an Invisible Scarab.
Ash of War: Gravitas
- Affinity: Magic
- Effect: Pierce the ground with your armament to damage foes as a surge of gravity draws them in.
- Available for:
- Melee weapons (Except small weapons)
Ash of War: Thops’s Barrier
- Affinity: Magic
- Effect: Erect a magical forcefield while swinging the shield to deflect sorceries and incantations. Can also be used in the same way as a regular parry.
- Available for:
- Small and Medium Shields
Dropped by Teardrop Scarab.
Ash of War: Carian Retaliation
- Affinity: Magic
- Effect: Dispels incoming sorceries and incantations, transforming the magic into retaliatory glintblades.
- Available for:
- Small and medium Shields
Ash of War: Carian Grandeur
- Affinity: Magic
- Effect: Carian royal prestige embodied in a skill. Transform blade into a magical greatsword and swing it down. Can be charged to increase its power by up to two levels.
- Available for:
- Swords (Except Colossal Weapons)
Ash of War: Loretta’s Slash
- Affinity: Magic
- Effect: Skill of Loretta the Royal Knight. Leap forward, imbuing the blade with glintstone, then descend, accelerating into a sweeping slash.
- Available for:
- Polearms and Twinblades
Dropped by Royal Knight Loretta.
Ashes of War Affinity Types and Effects | Elden Ring
There are 13 Affinity types of Ashes of War, you can see the list bellow with all their effects.
- Standard Ashes of War: Uses your equipment’s standard stats.
- Quality Ashes of War: Increases Strength and Dexterity, but weapon’s base damage is lowered.
- Blood Ashes of War: Adds Bleed and makes your weapon scale with Arcane, but lowers base damage and overall scaling.
- Poison Ashes of War: Adds Poison and average scaling for dexterity and Arcane. Lowers Base Damage and strength scaling.
- Cold Ashes of War: Adds Frost and Magic Damage. Increases Intelligence scaling, but reduces Strength and Dexterity scaling, as well as base weapon damage.
- Fire Ashes of War: Adds Fire Damage to your weapon, but greatly lowers base damage and dexterity scaling, also provides a low increase to its strength scaling.
- Flame Ashes of War: Adds Fire Damage, with a higher base damage than Fire, but has worse scaling for strength and dexterity. Compensates with a low Faith scaling.
- Heavy Ashes of War: Greatly increases Strength scaling, but lowers Dexterity scaling and base damage.
- Keen Ashes of War: Greatly increases Dexterity scaling, but lowers Strength scaling and base damage.
- Lightning Ashes of War: Adds Lightning Damage and increases Dexterity scaling for your weapon, but lowers Base Damage and other scaling.
- Magic Ashes of War: Adds Magic Damage and makes your weapon scale with Intelligence, but lowers overall base damage and scaling.
- Occult Ashes of War: Adds Bleed and arcane scaling. Both scaling are lower than blood affinity. Prevents undead from ressurecting.
- Sacred Ashes of War: Adds Holy Damage and makes your weapon scale with faith, but lowers base damage and overall scaling.
