Sword of St. Trina
Sword of St. Trina is a sleep-inflicting straight sword found behind an imp seal in the Forsaken Ruins of Caelid. Mists of Slumber coats the blade and releases sleep mist, making it a specialist control weapon against susceptible enemies.
Key Takeaways
Sword of St. Trina is a unique straight sword whose identity comes from Sleep buildup and its fixed weapon skill, rather than from customizable Ashes of War.
Sleep-focused straight sword
Its attacks apply Sleep buildup, giving it a status-based role that differs from ordinary straight swords.
Signature skill
Mists of Slumber releases a sleep-inducing cloud and supports a follow-up that ignites the mist, making positioning important.
Attribute demands
The weapon requires investment in Intelligence alongside its physical attributes, so it is not a neutral choice for every straight-sword build.
Main strength
Against enemies vulnerable to Sleep, its status effect and skill can create openings that a conventional sword does not provide.
Main limitation
Sleep resistance or immunity greatly reduces the value of its defining mechanic, leaving its otherwise conventional sword moveset to carry more of the fight.
Fixed progression and skill
It follows the Somber reinforcement path and has a fixed skill, so its upgrade route is straightforward but its combat identity cannot be rebuilt through Ashes of War.
Compared with standard straight swords
It trades the broader Ash-of-War and affinity flexibility of an infusible straight sword for innate Sleep buildup and a distinctive area skill.
Overview
Sword of St. Trina is a unique straight sword in Elden Ring whose defining feature is Sleep buildup and the weapon skill Mists of Slumber. It is a base-game weapon built around status pressure rather than a conventional physical-damage comparison.
Unlike an ordinary straight sword, the Sword of St. Trina gives the Sleep status a central place in its combat identity. Its attacks apply Sleep buildup, while Mists of Slumber releases a colored mist in front of the wielder to extend that pressure over an area. The result is a weapon that can create openings against susceptible enemies instead of relying only on repeated strikes.
The sword is most distinctive in PvE situations where Sleep can affect the target. A successful Sleep trigger can interrupt an encounter and give the player time to reposition, heal, or continue attacking, although the status is not a universal solution and its value depends on enemy susceptibility. This makes the weapon more specialized than a straight sword chosen only for its normal attack sequence.
Sword of St. Trina is a unique weapon associated with St. Trina's recurring sleep imagery in Elden Ring. Its fixed skill and specialized status role separate it from ordinary infusible straight swords: those alternatives generally offer more freedom to change Ashes of War or affinities, while this sword preserves a distinct identity around Sleep and Mists of Slumber.
The weapon belongs to Elden Ring's base-game arsenal and should be kept distinct from later St. Trina-themed equipment introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree, including the Velvet Sword of St. Trina. It is obtained through exploration rather than serving as a general-purpose progression weapon, so its practical appeal is strongest for players who want a straight sword with a defined status effect and are willing to build encounters around that specialization.
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.
- CategoryStraight Swords
- Damage TypeSlash/Sleep
- Primary ScalingDex C
- Weight4
- SkillSleep Rapport
- Str Req8
- Dex Req17
- How to ObtainReward tied to a St. Trina questline, Shadow of the Erdtree
- DLCShadow of the Erdtree
Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
Compared to similar straight swords
| Weapon | Str Req | Dex Req | Weight | Primary Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword of St. Trina | 8 | 17 | 4 | Dex C |
| Warhawk's Talon | 13 | 16 | 4 | Str D / Dex C |
| Miquellan Knight's Sword | 11 | 17 | 4 | Dex C |
| Carian Knight's Sword | 10 | 13 | 4 | Dex D / Int D |
| Dancer's Blade | 10 | 20 | 4 | Dex C |
Requirements, scaling grades and weight are the game’s own published figures. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
How to Obtain
- 01Travel to the Forsaken Ruins in Caelid, near the Caelid Highway South Site of Grace. Enter the ruins and use a Stonesword Key on the imp-sealed entrance to open the locked chamber.
- 02Open the chest inside that chamber to receive the Sword of St. Trina. This is a guaranteed pickup rather than an enemy drop, vendor purchase, quest reward, or boss reward; no quest completion is required.
Availability
Requires No DLC, vendor, or difficulty requirement.
The Sword of St. Trina is part of the base-game weapon pool. Its acquisition location and any access item belong in How to Obtain, not this section.
Requires Requires entering a new journey; no separate DLC requirement.
The relevant world pickup resets for the new journey, allowing another copy to be obtained.
Mechanics and Handling
Sword of St. Trina uses the compact, quick attacks expected of an Elden Ring straight sword, but its handling is defined by Sleep rather than by unusually high reach or a special defensive function. Its ordinary strikes can build Sleep on susceptible enemies, so repeated light attacks are useful for applying pressure while staying mobile. The buildup is not equally effective against every enemy, and targets that resist or cannot suffer Sleep will reduce the weapon’s distinctive advantage.
Mists of Slumber
The weapon’s fixed skill, Mists of Slumber, is a two-part attack. The initial slash surrounds the sword with a purple mist associated with Sleep, while the follow-up strong attack ignites the mist and adds another burst of Sleep-focused pressure. This gives the skill more value when the target remains within close range for both parts; using only the opening slash is safer but gives up the skill’s full sequence. The skill consumes FP and is tied to this weapon rather than being freely replaced with an Ash of War.
Spacing and attack commitment
The Sword of St. Trina is most comfortable at close range. Its straight-sword swings come out quickly enough to weave between openings, but the weapon does not remove the need to manage distance: whiffed attacks and the second part of Mists of Slumber leave the user committed near the enemy. Against a Sleep-susceptible target, alternating ordinary attacks with the skill can maintain buildup while preserving an option to disengage. Against resistant targets, its moveset is more conventional and the choice should be based on the weapon’s other verified attributes rather than assuming Sleep will decide the encounter.
Blocking, durability, and two-handing
The Sword of St. Trina can be used one-handed or two-handed, with the latter changing the attack handling through Elden Ring’s normal two-hand rules rather than granting a weapon-specific transformation. It is primarily an offensive weapon; blocking is possible but is not the reason to select it over a shield. Elden Ring weapons do not lose durability during ordinary play, so there is no break state or repair cycle to manage.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Innate Sleep buildup gives ordinary attacks a crowd-control purpose beyond their physical damage, provided the target can be affected by Sleep.
- Mists of Slumber coats the blade and releases a lingering mist during its follow-up slash, allowing the weapon to apply Sleep over an area rather than relying only on direct hits.
- Its status effect can interrupt or incapacitate susceptible PvE enemies, creating openings for critical attacks, healing, or repositioning.
- The weapon is most effective when paired with another Sword of St. Trina or another close-range weapon that helps maintain pressure while Sleep resistance accumulates.
Weaknesses
- Sleep is matchup-dependent: resistant or immune enemies sharply reduce the value of both the passive buildup and Mists of Slumber.
- As a straight sword with comparatively limited reach, it requires closer spacing than longer melee classes and can be less forgiving against large or highly mobile targets.
- Its unique skill and Somber reinforcement path limit the weapon's customization compared with an infusible straight sword that can freely change Ash of War and affinity.
- Repeated attempts against a target that has already resisted or recovered from Sleep can produce less value than using a weapon with consistently applicable damage or another status.
Best uses
- PvE exploration against groups of Sleep-susceptible enemies, where the skill's mist can help control a chokepoint or create a safe opening.
- Encounters with Sleep-vulnerable elite enemies or bosses, where an opening can matter more than a general-purpose damage option.
- A status-focused dual-wield or close-range setup that can keep applying pressure while preserving Mists of Slumber for a deliberate crowd-control attempt.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Weapon | Class / role | Signature mechanic | Build flexibility | When to choose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velvet Sword of St. Trina | Sleep buildup and a dedicated sleep-oriented weapon skill | Unique weapon with a fixed skill; suited to builds that can support its requirements | Choose it when you want the closest Shadow of the Erdtree alternative to Sword of St. Trina’s sleep role. | — |
| St. Trina’s Torch | Sleep effect through its torch skill rather than a straight-sword moveset | Uses a different weapon category and handling pattern | Choose it when sleep utility matters more than straight-sword reach, attacks, and off-hand flexibility. | — |
| Lazuli Glintstone Sword | Glintstone-based weapon skill instead of sleep buildup | More directly aligned with intelligence-focused play, but does not reproduce Sword of St. Trina’s sleep function | Choose it when magical damage and intelligence synergy are more important than status-based crowd control. | — |
Used In
- Forsaken RuinsContains the Sword of St. Trina in a chest behind an Imp Statue seal.
- St. TrinaThe weapon is associated with St. Trina and inherits its sleep-inducing theme.
Lore and Design
The Sword of St. Trina is tied directly to the mysterious figure associated with sleep and has significance beyond its combat function. Its item lore describes the blade as being fashioned from a crystal of St. Trina and engraved with a peony, reinforcing the weapon’s connection to sleep, dreams, and the recurring imagery surrounding that figure. The sword’s sleep-inducing effect is therefore an explicit thematic connection rather than an inferred relationship from appearance alone.
The weapon’s lore becomes more significant in Shadow of the Erdtree, which provides additional context for St. Trina’s identity and place in the setting. That later material should be treated separately from the sword’s original item text: the base-game description establishes the association with St. Trina and sleep, while the expansion develops the surrounding character lore. No documented developer commentary or design-history source is established here, so claims about real-world inspiration or intended symbolism should not be added.
Trivia
- The base-game item description deliberately leaves St. Trina’s gender unresolved, noting that some believe St. Trina is a girl while others believe St. Trina is a boy. This ambiguity is part of the weapon’s naming and lore rather than a gameplay classification.
- Sword of St. Trina is one of the game’s early indications that St. Trina is associated with sleep as a divine or saintly figure; its wording presents St. Trina as mysterious rather than providing a straightforward biography.