Starscourge Greatsword
Starscourge Greatsword is General Radahn’s remembrance colossal sword. Two-handing produces its paired blades, while Starcaller Cry pulls nearby enemies inward before a follow-up gravity slam, giving Strength/Intelligence builds crowd control and heavy physical-magic pressure.
Key Takeaways
Starscourge Greatsword is a remembrance weapon built around paired colossal-sword attacks and gravity magic. Its unusual moveset gives it a distinct role, but its fixed skill, high Strength requirement, and late-game acquisition make it a deliberate commitment rather than a general-purpose early weapon.
A paired colossal-sword weapon
Although it occupies one weapon slot, Starscourge Greatsword produces paired attacks when wielded in both hands, giving it a moveset distinct from ordinary Colossal Swords.
Its defining skill controls space
The unique skill, Starcaller Cry, uses gravitational force to draw nearby enemies inward before following with a powerful slam. This makes crowd grouping part of the weapon’s identity.
The requirements are demanding
The weapon requires 38 Strength, 12 Dexterity, and 15 Intelligence. Its Strength requirement is the main build gate and should be checked before planning around it.
It is a fixed, special weapon
Starscourge Greatsword uses the Somber reinforcement path. Its skill and weapon configuration are fixed rather than being customized through Ashes of War and affinities.
Its strengths come with commitment
The paired attacks and gravity skill offer strong burst and crowd-control potential, but the weapon’s large attack commitment can make missed swings and poorly timed skills costly against fast or mobile enemies.
Acquisition depends on a remembrance reward
Starscourge Greatsword is obtained by exchanging the Remembrance of the Starscourge with Enia at Roundtable Hold after defeating Starscourge Radahn. This makes it a boss-reward choice rather than a normal world pickup.
It trades flexibility for a distinctive moveset
Compared with a more conventional Colossal Sword, Starscourge Greatsword offers its paired attacks and fixed gravity skill, while giving up ordinary Ash of War and affinity flexibility.
Overview
Starscourge Greatsword is a unique Colossal Sword in Elden Ring and one of the game’s Legendary Armaments. Its defining feature is a paired-blade configuration: the weapon presents as a single greatsword when used one-handed, but produces two swords when wielded with both hands, giving it a distinctive combat identity without requiring a second weapon slot.
The weapon is closely tied to Starscourge Radahn and enters progression through the remembrance-reward system after his defeat. That places it beyond the opening regions and makes it a deliberate mid-to-late-game choice rather than an early replacement for a starting greatsword. It is part of the base game, not a Shadow of the Erdtree weapon, and has no separate DLC or alternate version implied by its name.
Starscourge Greatsword combines physical and magic damage, while its unique skill, Starcaller Cry, uses gravity to draw nearby enemies inward before following with a powerful downward attack. This gives the weapon a role beyond ordinary Colossal Sword trading: its identity is built around controlling space, gathering targets, and committing to a heavy area attack. The skill is fixed, so the weapon is evaluated as a complete unique armament rather than as a customizable Ash of War platform.
Its two-handed presentation is the main distinction from more conventional Colossal Swords such as the Greatsword. A standard colossal weapon generally offers a single-blade moveset and more flexibility through weapon skills or affinities, whereas Starscourge Greatsword exchanges that customization for its paired weapon behavior, gravity-themed skill, and mixed damage profile. The distinction matters most to players who want a heavy weapon with a conspicuous special attack and a different visual and handling identity from the ordinary greatsword family.
The weapon therefore suits a build and playstyle that can support a heavy, commitment-based melee armament while making use of its unique skill and paired attacks. It should not be treated as a universal upgrade over every other colossal weapon: its fixed skill, attribute demands, upgrade path, and mixed damage need to be assessed alongside the player’s build. Its strongest reason to exist is specialization—offering a memorable gravity-focused alternative to customizable or purely physical heavy swords.
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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.
- CategoryGreatswords
- Damage TypeStandard/Gravity
- Primary ScalingStr C
- Weight13
- SkillStarcaller Cry
- Str Req30
- Dex Req10
- How to ObtainDropped by a Radahn-soldier enemy / found in Consecrated Snowfield
Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
Compared to similar greatswords
| Weapon | Str Req | Dex Req | Weight | Primary Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starscourge Greatsword | 30 | 10 | 13 | Str C |
| Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword | 24 | 10 | 13 | Str D / Int D |
| Marais Executioner's Sword | 21 | 15 | 13 | Str D / Dex D |
| Alabaster Lord's Sword | 20 | 10 | 13 | Str D / Arc E |
| Greatsword of Solitude | 21 | 13 | 13 | Str C / Dex D |
Requirements, scaling grades and weight are the game’s own published figures. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
How to Obtain
- Access to the Roundtable Hold and Finger Reader Enia's remembrance exchange service.
- Defeat Starscourge Radahn in Caelid to obtain the Remembrance of the Starscourge.
- The weapon is available in the base game; no Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, New Game Plus, or special mode is required.
- The remembrance exchange is guaranteed once the required remembrance is held, but each remembrance copy can be exchanged for only one of its two rewards.
- 01Defeat Starscourge Radahn at Redmane Castle in southern Caelid. The victory awards the Remembrance of the Starscourge, the guaranteed remembrance required for this weapon; Starscourge Greatsword is not a normal enemy drop or field pickup.
- 02Take the Remembrance of the Starscourge to Finger Reader Enia in the Roundtable Hold. Speak with her in the room beside the Two Fingers and choose the remembrance exchange option, then select Starscourge Greatsword. The exchange does not require a vendor purchase.
- 03The remembrance offers a mutually exclusive reward choice on that exchange: Starscourge Greatsword or the Lion Greatbow. If both rewards are wanted in the same playthrough, duplicate the remembrance at an appropriate Walking Mausoleum before making the second exchange; the weapon itself remains limited by the available remembrance copies.
Availability
Requires The Remembrance of the Starscourge is required for the exchange; wielding the weapon requires 38 STR, 12 DEX, and 15 INT.
No separate vendor purchase price applies. The weapon is available in New Game Plus after the relevant remembrance is obtained again.
Requires The base-game remembrance exchange and weapon attribute requirements still apply.
The weapon remains usable in the expansion, but access to Shadow of the Erdtree is not required to obtain it.
Mechanics and Handling
Starscourge Greatsword is a paired Colossal Sword whose defining handling trait is that one equipped weapon becomes a two-sword moveset during attacks. It therefore covers more space than its single weapon slot suggests, but its attacks retain the deliberate commitment associated with colossal weapons. The paired animations make positioning important: attacks can catch enemies on either side of the character, while missed swings leave a substantial recovery window.
A paired Colossal Sword moveset
The normal attack sequence uses broad, heavy swings with both blades. This gives the weapon useful horizontal coverage against groups and makes its light attacks more capable of controlling nearby space than a conventional single-blade greatsword. The same paired motion is also a limitation in cramped areas, where walls, terrain and nearby obstacles can interfere with the attack path. The weapon is most comfortable when the player has enough room to complete an attack rather than trying to trade repeatedly at point-blank range.
Its heavy and charged attacks are commitment tools rather than quick interrupts. They are best used after an enemy whiffs, during a clear recovery animation, or against a target already occupied by another threat. Jumping attacks are another way to bring the paired weapons onto a target while reducing the time spent waiting for a grounded sequence to connect, but they still require deliberate spacing and timing. The weapon does not gain a ranged attack, projectile, or automatic follow-up simply from being paired.
Starcaller Cry: pull, then gravity strike
Starscourge Greatsword has the unique skill Starcaller Cry, and its fixed skill is central to the weapon's identity. The opening activation drives the blades into the ground and creates a gravity effect around the character. Enemies caught by the effect can be drawn inward, allowing the skill to disrupt positioning and gather nearby targets for the attack that follows. The pull is a control effect, not a universal answer to every enemy: enemy size, resistance and the circumstances of the encounter determine whether a target is meaningfully displaced.
Activating the skill again performs the follow-up overhead slam. This second action is separate from the initial pull, so the player can choose whether to commit to the strike after seeing how the first part affected the surrounding enemies. The follow-up is most valuable when targets have been successfully brought into range or are already vulnerable to a heavy attack. Using the skill immediately in front of an enemy without accounting for its recovery can leave the player committed after the gravity effect ends.
Because Starcaller Cry is the weapon's unique skill, it is not treated like a normal Ash of War that can be freely replaced or paired with another affinity. Its gravity pull and follow-up strike should therefore be considered part of the weapon's fixed moveset rather than an optional customization layer. The skill consumes FP, so repeated use depends on the character's available resource and should not be assumed to be free.
Spacing, defence and status behaviour
The weapon's broad attacks reward fighting at the edge of an enemy's approach, where the player can use the paired blades' coverage without standing inside every incoming hitbox. It is not a substitute for a shield or a dedicated parrying tool, and its mechanics do not revolve around guarding or countering. Players who rely on blocking or parrying should treat Starscourge Greatsword as an offensive weapon and use ordinary positioning, rolls and attack timing to create openings.
Starscourge Greatsword does not have a weapon-specific buildup effect that defines its damage pattern. Its distinctive combat value instead comes from paired attacks and Starcaller Cry's gravity control. The weapon also has no ammunition, reload cycle, thrown-return behaviour or durability-management mechanic to track; the practical resource concern unique to its skill is FP. Its fixed skill and paired moveset make it less modular than an ordinary infusable greatsword, but they also ensure that its handling remains consistent across compatible builds.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Its paired-weapon design supplies a two-sword moveset from one equipment slot, giving the weapon unusually strong sustained pressure without requiring a second copy of the weapon.
- Starcaller Cry combines a gravity pull with a follow-up slam, letting the wielder gather nearby enemies before committing to the damaging portion of the skill. This is particularly useful when several targets are within its pull radius.
- The colossal-sword moveset and gravity skill can apply substantial stance pressure when attacks connect, creating opportunities for critical hits against enemies vulnerable to repeated heavy impacts.
- Its physical-and-magic damage profile gives a Strength/Intelligence character a melee option that is not limited to physical damage alone.
Weaknesses
- Colossal-sword attacks have long commitments, so missed swings and the follow-up portion of Starcaller Cry can leave the wielder vulnerable against fast enemies or bosses with short punish windows.
- The weapon is heavy and has attribute requirements across Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence, which limits early access and competes with vigor, endurance, or spellcasting investment.
- Its fixed unique skill and Somber upgrade path prevent changing the Ash of War or affinity to tailor the weapon to a different damage type or playstyle.
- The paired attack stance uses both hands for its distinctive dual-sword attacks, making it less convenient when the build depends on simultaneously using a shield, seal, or staff.
- Starcaller Cry is more readable in player-versus-player encounters than in crowded PvE situations; opponents who avoid the pull or punish its recovery can reduce the skill's value.
Best uses
- A Strength/Intelligence melee build that wants a single weapon to provide both colossal-sword reach and a built-in paired moveset.
- PvE encounters with clustered enemies, where Starcaller Cry can pull targets together before the slam and the paired attacks can maintain pressure.
- Fights in which stance damage and controlled burst matter more than rapid recovery, provided the wielder can create a safe opening for the skill or heavy attacks.
- Players who want gravity-themed utility without dedicating a second equipment slot to a backup weapon, while accepting the weapon's fixed skill and attribute demands.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Class and role | Build focus | Distinctive mechanic | Choose it over Starscourge Greatsword when… | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruins Greatsword | Unique Colossal Sword with a strength-oriented gravity theme | Strength with some Intelligence support | Wave of Destruction projects a gravity-based shockwave; it does not provide Starscourge Greatsword’s paired-sword moveset | You want a gravity-themed colossal weapon with a more direct ranged skill and are not specifically seeking paired attacks |
| Royal Greatsword | Unique Colossal Sword for heavy melee with magical damage | Strength and Intelligence hybrid | Wolf’s Assault combines a leaping attack with a follow-up blast, giving it a more committed burst pattern | You prefer a single oversized blade and a leaping weapon skill rather than Starscourge Greatsword’s pull-and-slam skill |
| Greatsword | Standard Colossal Sword with broad physical-melee applications | Strength builds, with affinity and Ash of War flexibility | Its standard upgrade path and customizable skill make it more adaptable than a fixed unique weapon | You want to change Ashes of War or affinities, or prefer a conventional single-blade moveset |
| Maliketh’s Black Blade | Unique Colossal Sword with a faith-oriented holy and anti-boss role | Strength and Faith hybrid | Destined Death adds a powerful attack sequence and temporarily reduces affected enemies’ maximum HP | Your build supports Faith and you value the weapon skill’s health-reduction effect more than Starscourge Greatsword’s gravity control |
Used In
- Starscourge RadahnDefeating Starscourge Radahn awards the Remembrance of the Starscourge, which can be exchanged for this weapon.
- Remembrance of the StarscourgeThis remembrance is the boss reward used to obtain Starscourge Greatsword through an exchange with Finger Reader Enia.
- Finger Reader EniaEnia at Roundtable Hold exchanges the Remembrance of the Starscourge for Starscourge Greatsword.
- Redmane CastleThe castle hosts the Radahn Festival, the event associated with the encounter that awards the weapon's remembrance.
- Roundtable HoldFinger Reader Enia's remembrance exchange service here is the acquisition route for Starscourge Greatsword.
- Somber Smithing StoneStarscourge Greatsword uses the Somber reinforcement path and is upgraded with Somber Smithing Stones.
Lore and Design
The Starscourge Greatsword is inseparable from General Radahn, whose title and battlefield reputation are reflected in the weapon’s name. Its item text presents the weapon as a pair of black-steel greatswords associated with Radahn, while its paired presentation in combat reinforces that this is his signature armament rather than a generic example of the weapon class.
The weapon’s defining lore connection is Radahn’s study of gravity. He learned gravity sorcery from the Alabaster Lords, and that discipline allowed him to continue riding his small horse despite his enormous size. The Starscourge Greatsword expresses the same association through its gravity-based skill, linking Radahn’s martial identity, sorcery and personal attachment to his mount in one weapon design.
The swords also connect the player’s equipment to the remembrance of Radahn after his defeat. Their paired form is a notable design choice: the weapon is obtained as a single armament, but manifests as two swords when used with both hands. This presentation communicates Radahn’s unusual fighting style without requiring a separate off-hand weapon.
No documented development commentary or confirmed real-world inspiration is established here. Interpretations about the weapon’s exact forging history, or claims that its design directly represents a specific historical sword type, should therefore remain separate from the weapon’s explicit in-game associations.
A weapon shaped by Radahn’s gravity studies
The Starscourge Greatsword is a story-facing expression of Radahn’s mastery of gravity rather than merely a reward named after him. Its association with the Alabaster Lords places the weapon within Elden Ring’s broader gravity-sorcery tradition, while the paired swords and their signature skill make that connection visible in play. The lore does not establish that the weapon was forged by the Alabaster Lords; it establishes Radahn’s study of their discipline and the weapon’s identity as his own.
Trivia
- Starscourge Greatsword is a paired weapon: when two-handed, the character draws a second blade rather than simply holding the displayed sword with both hands. This two-blade presentation is part of the weapon’s built-in handling and does not require obtaining or equipping a second copy.
- The name “Starscourge” refers to General Radahn’s gravity powers and his role in holding back the stars. It also explains the weapon’s association with Radahn rather than identifying a separate wielder or faction.