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Sacred Relic Sword

Sacred Relic Sword is a final-boss remembrance greatsword. It combines physical and holy damage with Wave of Gold, a vast ground-travelling holy wave renowned for clearing groups and farming runes.

Importance

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Key Takeaways

Sacred Relic Sword is a remembrance weapon whose value is concentrated in Wave of Gold: a broad holy attack that can clear grouped PvE enemies while giving the sword a distinct role among colossal swords.

Remembrance weapon with a fixed identity

You obtain Sacred Relic Sword by exchanging the Remembrance of the Elden Beast with Enia at Roundtable Hold after defeating the Elden Beast. It follows the Somber reinforcement path and does not use Ashes of War to replace its innate skill.

Faith is a meaningful build gate

The sword requires 14 Strength, 24 Dexterity, and 22 Faith. Its attribute demands make it a more natural fit for a Strength/Dexterity/Faith character than for a purely physical colossal-sword build.

Wave of Gold defines its use

Wave of Gold sends a large holy wave forward, giving the weapon valuable horizontal coverage against groups at a distance. The skill consumes FP and has enough commitment that spacing and timing remain important.

Strongest when enemies are grouped

Its wide skill coverage is especially useful for clearing packs of ordinary PvE enemies, while the weapon's colossal-sword moveset still provides a close-range option when the skill is not the right tool.

It competes with another remembrance reward

Choosing Sacred Relic Sword from the Elden Beast remembrance means passing on Marika's Hammer for that exchange in the same playthrough. The choice is therefore between distinct weapon classes and special-skill roles, not simply between two versions of one sword.

Overview

Sacred Relic Sword is a unique Elden Ring greatsword built around Wave of Gold, a fixed weapon skill that sends a broad holy attack across the ground. It is a late-game Faith weapon whose strongest role is controlling groups at range rather than simply trading blows in melee.

Sacred Relic Sword is a unique greatsword from Elden Ring's base game. Its identity comes less from an unusual moveset than from the combination of a conventional greatsword moveset and Wave of Gold, its exclusive weapon skill. The skill projects a wide golden wave in front of the wielder, giving a weapon in a close-range class a substantial area-control option. Because the skill is tied to the weapon, Sacred Relic Sword is not an ordinary greatsword that can be freely reshaped around different Ashes of War.

The sword occupies a late-game place in progression: it becomes available through the remembrance associated with the game's final major boss encounter, so it is principally a reward for completing the base game's central journey rather than an early build-defining pickup. That timing also shapes its practical role. A character can use it for the remaining optional content and in Shadow of the Erdtree, but the weapon itself is not a Shadow of the Erdtree addition and does not represent a separate DLC variant.

In combat, Sacred Relic Sword is most distinctive when several enemies can be lined up or approached from a safe distance. Wave of Gold can cover a broad forward area, making the sword useful for clearing groups and for repeated encounters where reaching individual targets is less efficient. Its melee attacks still matter when an enemy closes the gap, but the weapon's defining value is the added reach and area coverage supplied by its skill. This makes it a different proposition from a greatsword chosen only for its normal attack chain.

The most obvious comparison is Blasphemous Blade, another unique remembrance greatsword commonly associated with Faith-oriented characters. Blasphemous Blade offers a different combat emphasis through its own named skill and sustain-oriented identity, while Sacred Relic Sword is primarily associated with wide-area clearing. Neither is universally superior: the choice depends on whether the character needs crowd control from a fixed skill or prefers the alternative sword's single-target and survivability advantages. Sacred Relic Sword is therefore best understood as a specialized late-game farming and PvE-clearing weapon, not as a universal replacement for every Faith greatsword.

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.

Category
Greatswords
Damage Type
Standard/Holy
Primary Scaling
Fai C
Weight
12.5
Skill
Wave of Gold
Str Req
13
Dex Req
13
Fai Req
20
How to Obtain
Elden Beast/final boss reward

Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

Compared to similar greatswords

Weapon	Str Req	Dex Req	Weight	Primary Scaling
Sacred Relic Sword	13	13	12.5	Fai C
Royal Greatsword	20	13	12.5	Str D / Int D
Death's Poker	20	13	12.5	Str D / Arc E
Dragon King's Cragblade	30	10	12	Str D
Starscourge Greatsword	30	10	13	Str C

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

How to Obtain

Before you start

Base-game story progress sufficient to reach Leyndell, Ashen Capital and defeat Radagon of the Golden Order and the Elden Beast.
Elden Remembrance obtained from the Elden Beast.
Access to Enia at the Roundtable Hold.
One Elden Remembrance yields one remembrance reward, so use a Walking Mausoleum to duplicate the remembrance if you also want the other Elden Remembrance reward. The weapon is tied to the remembrance exchange rather than a random drop, and it is normally obtainable again in New Game Plus after repeating the required boss route.

01Defeat the Elden Beast at the end of the Elden Throne sequence in Leyndell, Ashen Capital. This grants the Elden Remembrance, the required boss remembrance for the weapon; the reward is guaranteed, although reaching the boss requires progressing through the base-game story and defeating Radagon of the Golden Order first.
02Take the Elden Remembrance to Enia, the Finger Reader, in the Roundtable Hold and choose the remembrance exchange for Sacred Relic Sword. Enia provides the weapon as a guaranteed reward; it is not purchased with runes, and the exchange is available in the base game without a separate DLC or multiplayer requirement.

Availability

Base game — standard playthroughAvailable after endgame progression

Requires Defeat the Elden Beast and obtain the Elden Remembrance; the weapon requires 14 STR, 24 DEX, and 22 FAI to wield.

Sacred Relic Sword is not available during the early or mid-game. Its remembrance exchange competes with the alternative reward from the same remembrance.

New Game PlusAvailable again during the new playthrough

Requires Reach the final-boss remembrance exchange again and meet the weapon's attribute requirements.

The weapon is not carried into a new journey as a newly acquired reward; another copy requires obtaining the relevant remembrance in that playthrough.

Shadow of the ErdtreeNo DLC requirement

Requires The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is not required.

The weapon belongs to the base game and remains available independently of DLC progression.

Mechanics and Handling

Sacred Relic Sword handles like a greatsword, but its defining feature is Wave of Gold rather than an unusual basic moveset. Its ordinary attacks use the deliberate swings and recovery expected from the class, rewarding spacing and committed openings instead of rapid exchanges. The weapon’s innate physical-and-holy damage profile does not itself apply a status buildup, so its special value comes from reach, area coverage, and the skill’s crowd-control potential rather than bleed or frost pressure.

Greatsword moveset and spacing

The normal light attacks are broad slashes that can catch more than one nearby target, while the weapon’s weight makes missed swings costly against fast opponents. Heavy attacks are more committed and are best used after an opening, during a stagger, or against an enemy whose approach can be anticipated. Jumping attacks and running attacks extend its usefulness when closing distance, but the sword remains a close-range weapon outside its skill.

Sacred Relic Sword can be wielded in one or two hands. Two-handing changes the handling and attribute calculation in the usual Elden Ring manner, but it does not replace the weapon’s fixed skill or create a second attack mode. The sword can be used to guard, although a shield is generally the more reliable choice when the plan is to absorb repeated physical blows. It does not provide a parry skill.

Wave of Gold

Wave of Gold is Sacred Relic Sword’s fixed weapon skill and cannot be replaced with another Ash of War. Activating it sends a large golden wave forward along the ground in a broad, sweeping path. The attack can cover several targets at once and reaches well beyond the sword’s ordinary melee range, making it particularly effective when enemies are grouped in a lane, gathered around a spawn point, or approaching through an open area.

The skill’s shape is more important than treating it as a single-target damage button: the wave gives the weapon a reliable way to clear space and punish clustered enemies without entering ordinary melee range. Its path follows the battlefield rather than automatically solving every obstruction, so walls, elevation changes, and awkward terrain can reduce its practical coverage. The wave also has a substantial activation commitment; using it at close range or without regard for an enemy’s attack can leave the wielder exposed during the animation and recovery.

Wave of Gold consumes FP and stamina when used. It is therefore strongest when the player has enough FP to use it as part of a deliberate encounter plan, rather than repeatedly activating it with no reserve for other skills or defensive actions. The skill’s effectiveness also depends on the target’s holy resistance and on whether the enemies can remain inside its forward path. It should not be treated as a universal answer to every boss or PvP exchange.

Handling limits and practical use

Sacred Relic Sword has no Elden Ring durability or break-state mechanic, and it does not use ammunition, a magazine, or a reload cycle. Its resource limitation is the FP and stamina required by Wave of Gold, while its combat limitation is commitment: both the greatsword’s ordinary swings and the signature skill ask the player to choose an opening before attacking.

In PvE, the sword’s handling favours deliberate positioning. Draw enemies into a predictable approach, create distance before casting the skill, and use ordinary swings when a target has already entered melee range. Against a single mobile enemy, the wave’s width and travel path are less valuable than against a group, so the weapon’s distinctive advantage is situational rather than a replacement for close-range fundamentals. In PvP, the visible start-up and predictable forward direction give attentive opponents opportunities to evade or punish it; the skill is more dependent on spacing, terrain, and timing than on surprise alone.

Upgrades and Variants

Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses

Strengths

Wave of Gold gives the weapon unusually broad forward coverage, allowing one skill use to pressure or clear clustered PvE enemies rather than committing to separate melee targets.
The skill projects the attack ahead of the wielder, so Sacred Relic Sword can damage groups while maintaining more distance than its ordinary greatsword swings allow.
Its fixed weapon skill deals holy damage and gives the sword a clearly defined Faith-oriented role instead of relying only on standard greatsword attacks.
The weapon's large blade and greatsword moveset remain useful when an enemy survives the skill or reaches melee range, providing a conventional follow-up option.
Its area coverage makes repeated PvE farming routes with dense, lightly defended enemy groups substantially more convenient than routes that require individual takedowns.

Weaknesses

Wave of Gold consumes FP, so its strongest crowd-clearing pattern depends on Mind investment, Cerulean Flask management, or another way to sustain skill use.
The skill is fixed to Sacred Relic Sword; it cannot be replaced with another Ash of War to tailor the weapon to a different damage type or utility effect.
Holy damage is a poor universal answer against enemies with strong holy resistance, making the weapon less reliable in matchups where its signature skill is mitigated.
The sword's greatsword attacks are slower and more committal than those of lighter classes, so missed swings are more costly against quick targets and narrow openings.
The weapon requires a Faith-focused setup to realize its main damage potential, reducing its value for builds that cannot support its attribute demands or prefer non-holy damage.

Best uses

Use it for PvE crowd control when several enemies approach from the same direction and Wave of Gold can cover them together.
Use it for efficient enemy-group or rune-farming routes where enemies are vulnerable to the skill and repeated FP expenditure is sustainable.
Use it as a Faith build's area-clear weapon, switching to its ordinary greatsword attacks when a target survives the initial wave or requires close-range pressure.
Avoid making it the sole weapon for holy-resistant encounters, fast single-target duels, or builds that lack the Faith and FP resources needed to support its defining skill.

Compared With Similar Weapons

Compared With Similar Weapons
Weapon	Class and build role	Signature skill	Damage profile and special behavior	Key distinction
Sacred Relic Sword	Wave of Gold	Physical and holy damage; sends a broad, long-reaching holy wave across the ground	Best suited to Faith builds seeking efficient area damage against grouped PvE enemies; obtained through Elden Beast Remembrance exchange	—
Blasphemous Blade	Taker's Flames	Physical and fire damage; projects a fire attack and restores health when its skill connects	A stronger fit when skill use, fire damage and self-healing matter more than Sacred Relic Sword's broad wave coverage	—
Golden Order Greatsword	Establish Order	Physical and holy damage; combines a holy projectile with a follow-up area explosion	Shares the holy greatsword role but uses a more deliberate two-stage skill and is less associated with repeated wide-area farming	—
Ordovis's Greatsword	Ordovis's Vortex	Physical and holy damage; charges and slams the sword into the ground with a strong delayed impact	A closer choice for players who want a committed melee skill with notable poise pressure rather than a ranged clearing wave	—

Lore and Design

The Sacred Relic Sword’s item text describes it as a sword fashioned from the remains of a god associated with an eternal existence, while leaving the exact identity and circumstances deliberately ambiguous. The wording presents the weapon as a remnant of divine power rather than an ordinary forged blade. Its name and gold-colored design place it within the game’s visual language of sacred and cosmic authority, but the item text does not establish a separate historical owner or a real-world inspiration.

The weapon is created from the Elden Remembrance, which is obtained after defeating the Elden Beast. That connection associates the sword with the final divine entity encountered in the game, although the weapon’s description does not explicitly state that the unnamed god in its lore is the Elden Beast. No documented developer commentary or official design history is established here, so interpretations about its intended symbolism or inspiration should remain separate from the item’s stated lore.