What is the Highest AR Damage Weapon in Elden Ring?
As a passionate Elden Ring player and content creator, I am delighted to share my in-depth knowledge about what weapon currently reigns supreme when it comes to outright physical attack rating. After extensive testing from the community and personal use, there is a clear winner – the Giant Crusher colossal hammer.
When upgraded fully and paired with 99 Strength, the Giant Crusher achieves a truly monstrous 947 AR, making it the undisputed heaviest hitting armament in the realm. This towering hunk of iron packs enough power to smash through foes in just a few hits.
So What Makes the Giant Crusher So Powerful?
Let‘s break down the key stats:
- 330 Base Damage – The highest base damage of any weapon in its class
- S Strength Scaling – This grants enormous bonus attack rating from high Strength
- At +25 upgrade with 99 Strength, it provides 617 additional AR just from scaling
- 330 Base Damage + 617 Bonus AR = 947 Total AR
No other weapon can compete with the Giant Crusher in terms of brute force damage output. And its excessive weight and crushing blows make it extremely potent at interrupting enemy actions as well.
Giant Crusher Location
This formidable hammer can be obtained by defeating the Caravan near the Bestial Sanctum in northeast Caelid. But be warned – wielding this monster requires 60 Strength just to swing it!
Giant Crusher Moveset and Use
Slamming this gigantic crusher down unleashes devastating attacks capable of smashing through guards and heavily damaging groups of foes. Use jumping heavy attacks to flatten enemies with crushing downhill blows.
However, its size makes swings very slow and predictable. Careful timing and wise positioning is crucial to landing hits without leaving yourself dangerously exposed after big swings.
While extremely cumbersome, the Giant Crusher‘s incredible damage and poise-breaking capability make it an absolute beast for Strength builds.
Alternative Highest Damage Weapons
The Giant Crusher‘s obscene AR comes at the cost of practicality. Here are a few other weapons that offer comparable damage in certain situations:
| Weapon | Attack Rating | Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Order Greatsword | 863 | 50/22/22/22 Str/Dex/Int/Fai | Excellent holy/physical damage |
| Ruins Greatsword | 841 | 16/55 Str/Dex | Best on Dex builds |
| Blasphemous Blade | 794 | 16/22 Str/Fai | Amazing skill |
While their total AR may be lower, these weapons are faster, have more versatile movesets, and are accessible to more builds.
The mad prince Vyke‘s War Spear can also reach Similar damage to the Giant Crusher on very high level Strength/Faith builds.
So while the Giant Crusher reigns supreme for pure physical AR, it pays to experiment to find which hard-hitting weapon suits your build.
Why Such Excessive Damage is Often Impractical
Though impressively mighty on paper, achieving this astronomical 947 AR requires astronomical levels of Strength – so high that most players won‘t attain it in normal playthroughs.
Not to mention monsters that strong likely kill enemies long before that AR is necessary!
In PvP, opponents would skewer most or the Giant Crusher‘s long, slow swings. And in PvE, many late game enemies have such inflated health pools that damage becomes less important than speed, combos, or status effects.
Still, for the ultimate savage display of Strength, and efficiently pummeling standard foes into dust, nothing tops the Giant Crusher at peak power!
As a hardcore fan, I adore and respect this button-mashing beast. It represents what we all love about colossal weapons – extreme risk and reward, coupled with the fantasy feeling of wielding a weapon as big as you are!
So while I don‘t recommend all players grab this iron monstrosity, it undeniably claims the crown when answering a key Souls question: what weapon hits the absolute hardest?
