Best Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword Build Guide in Shadow…

The Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword is one of the new legendary weapons added in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. You can claim this massive greatsword by interacting with the altar at the end of the Ruined Forge of Starfall Past dungeon in Scadu Altas. The Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword is an odd but strong weapon because of its Strength-Arcane scaling while offering Physical and Magic damage with no status buildup.

Usually, Arcane-scaling weapons come with some kind of status buildup, like poison or blood loss. In the case of the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword, the impressive thing is its unique weapon skill called White Light Charge, where the character charges into the enemy and deals an explosive white lightning attack. Even though the attack has literal lightning bolts coming out of it, it doesn't deal lightning damage.

Because of its weird nature, some players might be confused about how to make a build centered around it. In this guide, you can find the best talismans and stats for the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword build in the Elden Ring DLC.

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Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree - How To Get Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword

The Legendary Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword is a colossal weapon that scales with Strength and Arcane in Elden Ring.

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By Vincent Arogya

Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword Required and Recommended Stats

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To wield the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword, you will need 35 Strength, 10 Dexterity, and 19 Arcane. At the base level, the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword gets a D scaling in Strength, an E in Dexterity, and a D in Arcane. When maxed out, the Strength scaling will turn into a B, while the other two stats remain the same. If you want to create a build centered around the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword, you will need to invest in Strength as your primary stat and Arcane as the secondary stat.

You should focus on the Strength stat after getting the minimum Dexterity and Arcane requirements for wielding the weapon. Leveling up Strength increases the Physical damage dealt by the weapon. After reaching level 60 Strength, you can start leveling up Arcane to level 50 to increase the weapon's magic and physical damage. However, please note that the magic increase from the Arcane stat is quite low.

The bottom line is that you should invest in Strength until level 60 and then start putting runes into Arcane until it hits level 60. After that, leveling both stats increases the weapon’s attack power by nearly equal value, but you will also get a little magic damage increase by leveling Arcane over Strength. The Hero class is the best starter class for the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword as it starts out with 16 Strength and 11 Arcane.

Best Talismans for Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword Build

There aren’t many great talisman options for the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword. This weapon’s main source of damage comes from its skill, White Light Charge. Shard of Alexander becomes a must-have talisman for the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword. It grants a 15% damage boost to weapon skill damage. Aside from Shard of Alexander, you will have to get creative with the talisman options.

Almost all attacks from the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword are thrusting attacks. Because of this, you can equip the Spear Talisman for extra damage when trading attacks with an enemy. The Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword is also an excellent option for guard counter builds. Guard counter-attacks have become quite powerful in the Elden Ring DLC thanks to the Deflecting Hardtear. If you plan to use this tear for guard counters, go ahead and equip the Curved Sword Talisman for a damage boost to counter-attacks.

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The Elden Ring DLC also added the Two-Handed Sword Talisman, which buffs all attacks when two-handing a weapon. It is definitely recommended for hard-hitting heavy weapons like the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword.

For flex slots, you can go with Erdtree’s Favor for extra HP, Stamina, and Equip Load. Instead of Erdtree’s Favor, Great-Jar’s Arsenal might be a better pick if you plan to use a heavy armor set or have a low Stamina investment. The Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword is one of the heaviest weapons in Elden Ring, so you will need some points in Stamina to use it properly.

Best Buffs to Use in Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword Build

The Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword is a colossal sword that deals mostly Physical damage. There are many ways to buff this weapon’s attack. First of all, you need to use the right crystal tear combo. The Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword has great stance-breaking potential because of its heavy attacks and hard-hitting skill. You can use Stonebarb Cracked Tear to deal more stance damage and combine it with Deflecting Hardtear to turn the weapon into a stance-breaking monstrosity.

Bloodboil Aromatic, Flame, Grant me Strength, and Exalted Flesh are the buffs for boosting the physical damage of the Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword. Out of these, Flame! Grant Me Strength is the most feasible, as the others require rare Arteria Leaf as a crafting material. Along with these body buffs, you can also use the Golden Vow aura buff for boosting both damage and damage negation.