Morgott's Cursed Sword
Morgott's Cursed Sword is a curved greatsword exchanged from the Remembrance of the Omen King. It combines physical damage, innate blood loss, and Cursed-Blood Slice, a two-part advancing slash followed by bloodflame explosions.
Key Takeaways
Morgott's Cursed Sword is a remembrance weapon built around a fast curved-greatsword moveset and a distinctive bloodflame skill. Its value depends on whether a Dexterity/Arcane character can meet its high attribute demands and make regular use of its weapon skill.
A remembrance curved greatsword
The sword is obtained by exchanging the Remembrance of the Omen King, making it a boss-reward weapon rather than a world pickup or ordinary enemy drop.
High Dexterity and Arcane demands
Its requirements favor a character investing heavily in Dexterity and Arcane, with Strength playing a smaller supporting role. These requirements are a significant gate for general-purpose melee builds.
Cursed-Blood Slice defines its identity
Its unique skill, Cursed-Blood Slice, combines a forward slash with a delayed bloodflame explosion. The two-stage attack gives the weapon a threat beyond its normal curved-greatsword attacks, but its timing requires room and commitment.
Innate bleed supports sustained pressure
Morgott's Cursed Sword carries innate blood-loss buildup, so repeated successful attacks can support a bleed-focused playstyle without relying on an added affinity.
Powerful, but not a flexible upgrade platform
As a unique Somber weapon, it follows the special reinforcement path and retains its fixed skill. It cannot be given a different Ash of War or ordinary affinity, limiting customization compared with infusible curved greatswords.
A specialist alternative to Bloodhound's Fang
Compared with Bloodhound's Fang, Morgott's Cursed Sword offers a different Dexterity-oriented curved-greatsword profile centered on innate bleed and Cursed-Blood Slice, while Bloodhound's Fang provides a more familiar skill and different customization considerations.
Overview
Morgott's Cursed Sword is a unique curved greatsword in Elden Ring, formed from the cursed blood of Morgott, the Omen King. It is a late-game remembrance weapon built around fast curved-greatsword attacks, innate Hemorrhage buildup, and the exclusive Cursed-Blood Slice skill, which combines a close-range slash with a delayed bloodflame explosion. Its fixed weapon design makes it a focused Dexterity-and-Arcane option rather than a general-purpose infusable weapon.
Morgott's Cursed Sword occupies the curved greatsword class, giving it more reach and commitment than a standard curved sword while retaining the sweeping attacks associated with the family. Its identity is tied closely to Morgott: the blade is not a conventional forged weapon with a replaceable Ash of War, but a remembrance weapon whose skill and cursed-blood theme define how it is used. The sword's innate Hemorrhage buildup gives repeated attacks a status-oriented purpose, while its physical moveset remains relevant when an enemy is resistant to bleed or when the player does not want to rely entirely on status activation.
The weapon's defining feature is Cursed-Blood Slice. The skill coats the blade in cursed blood and performs a rapid advancing slash; a follow-up input can trigger a separate bloodflame explosion at the struck area. This gives the sword a way to create pressure beyond its normal attack chain, although the skill's timing and positioning matter because the follow-up is not simply part of every ordinary swing. The result is a weapon that rewards committing to a deliberate opening, landing the initial cut, and using the delayed explosion when the target remains in range.
Unlike an ordinary curved greatsword that can be paired with different Ashes of War and affinities, Morgott's Cursed Sword has a fixed special skill and a fixed unique-weapon upgrade path. That makes it less adaptable than an infusable alternative, but also gives it a stable role for characters that want a ready-made combination of curved-greatsword reach, bleed buildup, and a distinctive active attack. Its attribute profile points toward Dexterity and Arcane investment, with Strength serving as part of its wielding requirements rather than defining its primary identity.
Morgott's Cursed Sword becomes available through the base game after the relevant remembrance is obtained and exchanged, so it belongs to Elden Ring's late progression rather than the early weapon pool. It does not represent a Shadow of the Erdtree variant, and this page should not treat its remembrance exchange, reinforcement state, or player-dependent attack rating as universal fixed damage values. In practical terms, it is most distinct when compared with other bleed-capable curved weapons: it sacrifices infusion flexibility for a weapon-specific skill, a larger curved-greatsword moveset, and a strong connection to Morgott's cursed-blood imagery.
Statistics
Elden Ring publishes no 0–100 stat bars, so this page lists the verified requirements, scaling and handling figures instead. Taken from the project's verified weapons database, not from generated text.
- CategoryTwinblades
- Damage TypeSlash/Blood
- Primary ScalingDex C / Fai D
- Weight8.5
- SkillCursed-Blood Slice
- Str Req13
- Dex Req20
- Fai Req10
- How to ObtainDropped by Morgott, the Omen King
Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
Compared to similar twinblades
| Weapon | Str Req | Dex Req | Weight | Primary Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgott's Cursed Sword | 13 | 20 | 8.5 | Dex C / Fai D |
| Dane's Footwork | 12 | 18 | 8.5 | Dex C |
| Rellana's Twinblade | 13 | 20 | 8.5 | Dex C / Fai D |
| Godskin Stitcher | 13 | 17 | 8 | Str D / Dex D |
| Black Steel Twinblade | 14 | 17 | 9 | Str D / Dex D |
Requirements, scaling grades and weight are the game’s own published figures. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
How to Obtain
- Base-game Elden Ring access; no Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is required.
- Progress through Leyndell, Royal Capital until Morgott, the Omen King, is available at the Elden Throne.
- Defeat Morgott and retain the Remembrance of the Omen King, or use a valid duplicated copy.
- Reach the Roundtable Hold and access Finger Reader Enia's remembrance exchange.
- 01Defeat Morgott, the Omen King in the Elden Throne area of Leyndell, Royal Capital. The guaranteed reward is the Remembrance of the Omen King; Morgott must be defeated before the remembrance becomes available for exchange.
- 02Take the Remembrance of the Omen King to Finger Reader Enia in the Roundtable Hold. Speak with Enia in the Two Fingers chamber and choose Morgott's Cursed Sword from the remembrance exchange options; the exchange awards the weapon directly.
- 03If the remembrance was consumed for its rune value or the other exchange option, obtain another copy by duplicating the Remembrance of the Omen King at a Walking Mausoleum that accepts it. This provides an alternate recovery route, but it requires an available remembrance duplication.
- 04A second copy can also be obtained in a later playthrough through New Game Plus by defeating Morgott again and exchanging the resulting remembrance. The weapon is not a random enemy drop or vendor-stock item.
Availability
Requires Remembrance of the Omen King; access to Finger Reader Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
No Shadow of the Erdtree ownership requirement. The weapon can also be used in DLC areas once acquired.
Requires A Remembrance of the Omen King in the current journey and access to Finger Reader Enia.
Availability is progression-based rather than tied to a separate NG+ unlock.
Mechanics and Handling
Morgott's Cursed Sword is a Curved Greatsword whose handling combines broad, committed swings with innate blood loss buildup and a fixed weapon skill. Its reach lets the user threaten targets from outside the immediate range of many smaller weapons, but the attack commitment is substantial enough that careless swings can be punished. It is primarily an aggressive spacing weapon rather than a defensive one: its value comes from connecting attacks, maintaining pressure and choosing openings carefully.
The sword uses the Curved Greatsword family’s close-range moveset, including sweeping light attacks, heavier committed strikes, jumping attacks and two-handed handling. The broad horizontal coverage is useful against groups and moving targets, while the weapon’s size makes tight corridors and rapid opponents less forgiving. Its attacks are not a substitute for a shield or dedicated parry tool; blocking with the weapon sacrifices the pressure and mobility that make it effective.
Curved Greatsword spacing and attack rhythm
The normal attack chain is most comfortable when started just outside an enemy’s immediate reach. The opening swings cover a useful lateral arc, so they can catch enemies circling around the player, but the animation commitment means that repeatedly completing the chain is unsafe against enemies with fast counters. Shorter exchanges—one or two attacks followed by repositioning—make better use of the sword’s reach than treating it like a rapid light weapon.
Heavy attacks demand more time and should generally be reserved for a clear opening, a stagger opportunity or an opponent whose recovery can be read reliably. Jumping attacks provide a more direct way to close distance and pressure posture, but they still commit the player to a large weapon animation. Two-handing improves the weapon’s offensive handling and is the natural choice when the loadout does not require an off-hand catalyst, shield or secondary weapon.
Innate blood loss pressure
Morgott’s Cursed Sword carries innate blood loss buildup, so successful attacks contribute to a status trigger rather than relying only on their immediate physical damage. This makes repeated contact valuable, but the buildup does not remove the need to manage spacing: missed swings add no progress, and the sword’s slower commitment can give an enemy time to retaliate.
The status effect is most relevant in fights where the target can be struck repeatedly without long interruptions. Against enemies resistant or immune to blood loss, the weapon’s status identity contributes less, leaving its reach, curved-greatsword moveset and weapon skill as the main reasons to use it.
Cursed-Blood Slice
Cursed-Blood Slice is the sword’s fixed weapon skill and cannot be replaced with another Ash of War. The initial activation performs a forward blood-infused slash. A follow-up input performs a second downward slash that produces the skill’s delayed bloodflame burst, giving the attack a two-stage rhythm rather than a single instantaneous hit.
The follow-up is not merely cosmetic: it extends the skill’s threat after the first cut and can catch an opponent who reacts to the opening slash by moving late or attempting to punish immediately. The delay also creates risk. Holding the player in the skill sequence for the second strike can be unsafe if the first attack misses, if the target escapes the follow-up’s area, or if another enemy reaches the player. Use the first cut when a quick punish is needed, and commit to the second part when the target is staggered, trapped in recovery or already within the skill’s expected follow-up space.
Because the skill is fixed, the weapon’s handling cannot be reshaped around a different skill or affinity. That makes the sword more specialised than an infusible Curved Greatsword: its blood loss pressure and Cursed-Blood Slice are central to its identity, while the trade-off is reduced customisation and the skill’s comparatively deliberate commitment.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Innate Blood Loss buildup gives ordinary attacks a clear payoff when the weapon can stay on a target long enough to trigger hemorrhage.
- Cursed-Blood Slice combines a forward slash with a subsequent bloodflame explosion, giving the weapon a burst option that can catch an enemy after the initial hit or punish a committed recovery.
- As a curved greatsword, it offers more mobile handling than colossal weapon classes while retaining a heavier, longer-committing attack profile than ordinary curved swords.
- Its skill is useful against guarded or evasive targets because the follow-up explosion can reach around the space immediately beyond the first slash rather than relying on a single contact hit.
Weaknesses
- The weapon's high Dexterity and additional Strength and Arcane requirements make it a poor fit for characters that have not invested in its attribute profile.
- Cursed-Blood Slice is a fixed weapon skill: this unique weapon cannot be given a different Ash of War or affinity, so its skill and damage setup offer less customization than an infusible curved greatsword.
- The skill's two-stage sequence requires commitment and spacing. Missing the slash or allowing the opponent to move away before the explosion reduces its value and can leave the user exposed.
- Bleed-oriented pressure is less dependable against enemies that resist or cannot suffer Blood Loss; in those encounters, the weapon loses one of its principal advantages.
- Its heavier class and skill commitment make it less convenient for rapid, low-risk hit-and-run play than a standard curved sword.
Best uses
- Use it for aggressive PvE play against enemies vulnerable to Blood Loss, alternating ordinary attacks with Cursed-Blood Slice when an opening is long enough for both parts of the skill to connect.
- Choose it for a Dexterity-focused build that can also meet its Strength and Arcane requirements and wants a unique skill rather than interchangeable Ashes of War.
- Use the skill to punish recovery windows or clustered positioning, while avoiding attempts to force the full sequence against fast enemies that can disengage after the first slash.
- Keep another damage plan available for bleed-resistant encounters, where the weapon's fixed setup and reduced status payoff make its opportunity cost more noticeable.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Weapon | Class and build fit | Distinctive mechanics | Flexibility and trade-offs | Best reason to choose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgott's Cursed Sword | Innate blood loss; its unique Cursed-Blood Slice skill combines a forward slash with a delayed cursed-blood detonation | Somber weapon with a fixed skill and no affinity or Ash of War customization; its identity is tied to the unique skill and bleed pressure | Choose it when you want a mobile curved greatsword whose skill rewards spacing, timing and aggressive follow-up attacks | — |
| Bloodhound's Fang | Bloodhound's Finesse provides a backward evasive slash followed by a strong follow-up attack; it also has innate blood loss | Its skill is fixed, but the weapon can receive weapon buffs, giving it more temporary damage customization than Morgott's Cursed Sword | Choose it for a more broadly adaptable curved greatsword that supports buff-oriented play and evasive skill use | — |
| Magma Wyrm's Scalesword | Magma Guillotine uses a leaping strike followed by a magma explosion, emphasizing fire damage and area control | Fixed skill and Somber reinforcement; its fire-focused damage profile is less aligned with bleed-oriented setups but offers a different damage and crowd-control role | Choose it when Faith investment and fire-based skill coverage are more useful than hemorrhage pressure | — |
| Omen Cleaver | Uses a conventional curved-greatsword moveset while allowing the chosen Ash of War to define its combat role | Regular reinforcement and affinity customization provide more build flexibility, but it lacks Morgott's distinctive innate bleed-and-skill package | Choose it when customizable affinities, Ashes of War and weapon buffs matter more than a fixed signature skill | — |
Used In
- Morgott, the Omen KingMorgott wields Morgott's Cursed Sword during his boss encounter; the weapon is associated with his cursed royal identity.
- Remembrance of the Omen KingThis remembrance is the exchange item used to obtain Morgott's Cursed Sword.
- Finger Reader EniaAt Roundtable Hold, Enia exchanges Remembrance of the Omen King for Morgott's Cursed Sword.
- Roundtable HoldThe location of Finger Reader Enia, where the remembrance exchange for the weapon is made.
Lore and Design
[Major spoilers] Morgott's Cursed Sword is the weapon associated with Morgott, the Omen King, and its identity is inseparable from the contradiction at the centre of his character: he is an Omen rejected and hidden by the Golden Order, yet he acts as Leyndell's defender and presents himself as its king. The sword's warped appearance and shifting colour reinforce its connection to the curse of blood described in its item lore, rather than presenting it as an ordinary courtly weapon.
The weapon can be obtained through the remembrance associated with Morgott, making it a direct memorial of the encounter rather than a separately discovered relic. Its lore also connects the blade to Morgott's cursed nature and to the blood-afflicted marks associated with Omens. That relationship is explicit in the weapon's description; broader claims about the sword's forging process, real-world inspiration, or the intentions behind its visual design are not established here. The game does not provide a documented development commentary for this weapon, so its design significance is best limited to the supported contrast between an ornate royal weapon and the hidden, condemned identity of its wielder.
Morgott’s weapon and the Omen King
The sword functions as a compact expression of Morgott's story. He is not merely a boss who happens to use a curved greatsword: the remembrance association, the cursed-blood imagery, and the weapon's abnormal appearance all tie it to the character's status as an Omen who nevertheless guards the capital and claims kingship. This is a thematic relationship supported by the game's item context, not evidence that the sword has a separate canonical owner or history beyond Morgott.
Trivia
- Morgott's Cursed Sword is one of the two items that can be obtained by exchanging the Remembrance of the Omen King with Enia at the Roundtable Hold; the alternative is Regal Omen Bairn.
- Its unique skill, Cursed-Blood Slice, is weapon-specific rather than a replaceable Ash of War. The skill's follow-up ignition is part of the weapon's built-in cursed-blood motif, not a separate temporary buff.
- The sword is associated with Morgott's sealed accursed blood: its item description presents that blood as having seeped into the blade, linking the weapon's unusual appearance and skill to his Omen heritage.