Mace

Mace is a standard Hammer-class melee weapon in Elden Ring, built around dependable strike damage, simple handling, and flexible conventional upgrades rather than a unique weapon gimmick.

The Mace occupies the straightforward end of Elden Ring’s melee roster. Its attacks are close-range and committed, but its strike damage gives it a practical role against enemies for whom blunt force is a better fit than a blade’s cutting damage. It is a conventional weapon rather than a legendary, remembrance, or DLC-exclusive armament, so its identity comes from reliable fundamentals instead of a bespoke lore or skill system.

Its main distinction is flexibility. The Mace follows the regular Smithing Stone upgrade path and can be configured with compatible Ashes of War and affinities, allowing the same weapon to support different attribute priorities or combat preferences. That makes it easier to adapt than a fixed-skill unique weapon, while also meaning that its final performance depends substantially on reinforcement, affinity, player attributes, and the chosen Ash of War.

In use, the Mace is suited to players who want a compact one-handed weapon that can also be used two-handed when greater physical commitment is acceptable. It does not rely on an innate status effect to define its role. Instead, it offers a plain strike-focused baseline that can be paired with a shield, an off-hand tool, or a customized skill without requiring the player to build around a special weapon-only mechanic.

The closest alternatives depend on the intended trade-off. A Club offers another uncomplicated blunt-weapon option, while the Morning Star adds an innate blood-loss identity that the Mace does not share. The Mace is therefore most distinctive as an adaptable, non-unique Hammer: a practical choice when strike damage and upgrade freedom matter more than a built-in status effect, unusual moveset, or fixed signature skill.

Requirements, scaling grades and weight are the game’s own published figures. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

1. 01Reach Roundtable Hold, the hub area accessed during the main progression after Melina offers an invitation. The Mace is not found as a field pickup and does not require entering Shadow of the Erdtree content.
2. 02In Roundtable Hold, speak with the Twin Maiden Husks and browse their weapons. Purchase the Mace from this vendor; the purchase is guaranteed and repeatable rather than a random drop, quest reward, or one-per-playthrough acquisition.

The Mace is a close-range Strike weapon whose handling rewards staying inside an opponent’s guard rather than relying on reach. Its compact moveset is straightforward: regular attacks use short hammer swings, while the strong attack commits to a heavier overhead blow. The weapon’s limited reach makes spacing important, especially against enemies that can punish a missed swing, but its Strike damage is useful against targets whose defenses resist cutting or piercing attacks.

• Twin Maiden HusksThe Twin Maiden Husks sell the Mace at Roundtable Hold for Runes.
• Roundtable HoldRoundtable Hold is the location where the Mace can be purchased from the Twin Maiden Husks.

The Mace’s item description presents it as a solid-metal bludgeon with a spiked head and associates its use with clerics of the Lands Between. This gives the weapon a modest religious and occupational context, but does not connect it to a named character, faction, or historical event. The description supports the Mace’s identity as a conventional clerical striking weapon rather than establishing a larger story role. No documented developer commentary or specific real-world design attribution is established here.