Dancing Blade of Ranah is a curved sword in the Elden Ring DLC. This weapon has a rather unique movement compared to other curved swords, especially its weapon skill, Infinite Dance. As the name suggests, this ability can last forever if you have enough FP and stamina. Players can acquire this weapon early on in the Realm of Shadows and do not need to fight a boss beforehand.
This guide contains all the details on where to find the Dancing Blade of Ranah and which talismans and summons work best with it in Shadow of the Earth Tree.
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How to get the Dancing Blade of Ranah in the Shadow of the Earth Tree
The Dancing Blade of Ranah is located on the Sky blue coastTo reach this location, players can either go south of the Ellac River Cave or through the Dragon Pit to reach Charo’s hidden tombthen take the path west of the Great Altar of the Dragon Communion. When you reach the Cerulean Coast West Site of Grace, you can look for a path that leads down into a cave that leads to the Southern Nameless Mausoleum. Inside the mausoleum is the Dancer by Ranah which drops the weapon once defeated.
Dancing Blade of Ranah Stats and Scaling
Scales primarily with dexterity
Below are the stat requirements and scaling for a fully upgraded Dancing Blade of Ranah:
attribute |
level |
Scaling (Max) |
---|---|---|
Strength |
9 |
– |
skill |
20 |
A |
The weapon requires 9 Strength to carry, but has no scaling. This means that players can focus on skillwhich increases her overall damage and increases the speed of spells. The Dancing Blade of Ranah can be upgraded to +10 with Dark Forgestones.
The best talismans for the Dancing Blade of Ranah
The Dancing Blade of Ranah weapon skill consists of consecutive attacks that you can perform on the enemy. Since the skill does not deal enough balance damage, there is a high chance that you will be interrupted while performing it. In most cases, you must be ready to cancel the skill to dodge. The Rotten winged insignia And Millicent’s prosthesis can increase successive attacks. Shard of Alexander increases the damage of the skill; meanwhile Blue Dancer Charm works wonders when the dancer set is equipped.
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Best armor to combine with Dancing Blade of Ranah
The only option for this build is the Dancer Set which also drops from the Dancer of Ranah. Each of the four pieces of the armor set increases the damage of dance attacks by 2.5%, for a total of up to 10%. Since the Dancing Blade is your only damage-dealing weapon in this build, you can use its weapon skill to really benefit from the buff the armor provides. The total weight of the Dancer set is 7.5.
Best character attribute distribution for Dancing Blade of Ranah
Most of your attribute distribution should focus on increasing skill, SpiritAnd Endurance. This is because the build requires a lot of FP and stamina, which are consumed by the weapon skill. The weapon only has scaling in Dexterity, so it’s advisable to put most of your levels into this attribute. For the remaining levels, you can hedge on Vigor, but make sure you have at least 25 Faith to be able to use Golden Vow.
The following table shows the attribute distribution for a level 200 character:
attribute |
level |
---|---|
Power |
60 |
Spirit |
54 |
Endurance |
50 |
Strength |
12 |
skill |
60 |
intelligence |
9 |
Believe |
25 |
Arcane |
9 |
Best Miraculous Medicine Combination Flasks for the Dancing Blade of Ranah
For the miracle bottle of medicine that Thorny Cracked Tear is a great option that, similar to the Talismans, increases the damage of consecutive attacks. The main problem with this build is that you are relatively weak. This is due to the light armor and the lack of Talismans to support your defense. However, you can use the Opaline hard tearwhich provides 15% damage negation, which may not be enough but can still help you in many scenarios.
Bottle crack |
Description |
---|---|
Opaline hard tear |
Obtained by killing Putrid Avatar near Fort Faroth in Caelid. The rift increases all damage negation types by 15% for 3 minutes. |
Thorny Cracked Tear |
Obtained by killing the Putrid Avatar in Consecrated Snowfields. This rift increases the damage of consecutive attacks and lasts for 3 minutes. |
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Best incantations to combine with the Dancing Blade of Ranah
The armor set and talismans increase the damage of the dance attacks, so it would be unwise to equip an offensive summon. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t use the supportive summons, especially those that can stack. Golden Vow And Flame, give me strength both increase your damage and your damage neutralization.
incantation |
Description |
---|---|
Golden Vow |
Found on a corpse in the Corpse-Stench Shack on Mount Gelmir. This summon increases your damage by 15% and negates all damage by 10%. The buff lasts for 80 seconds. |
Flame, give me strength |
Found behind Fort Gael, guarded by two flame chariots. This summon increases your physical and fire damage by 20% and the buff lasts for 30 seconds. |
Best Greater Rune to combine with Dancing Blade of Ranah
Large runes can be activated by Rune Bows. Players can acquire Rune Arc by helping other online players in their worlds or by looting certain corpses. Malenia’s Great Rune is a great option that benefits players who prefer an aggressive playstyle. The ability to restore lost health allows you to fight longer without having to worry about your healing.
Great Rune |
Description |
---|---|
Malenia’s Great Rune |
Obtained by defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella. This great rune allows you to restore lost HP when attacking immediately after being hit. |
Radahn’s Great Rune |
Obtained by defeating Starscourge Radahn. This great rune increases your maximum HP, FP, and stamina. |
Dancing Blade of Ranah – Polishing Routine and Attack Strategy
Before a boss fight or an attack from an online player, it is best to buff yourself with the spells beforehand.
- Consume the Miracle Flask to increase damage negativity and the damage of consecutive attacks.
- Cast the Golden Vow spell to increase damage while avoiding damage to yourself.
- Cast the spell “Flame, grant me strength” to increase damage.
The build has a relatively low damage neutralization, meaning that most attacks can drain a large portion of your health. However, because the armor set and weapon are so light, you can easily roll and easily dodge most attacks. Although the weapon skill can last a long time, it is advisable to cancel the animation as soon as you see an impending attack.