Instructions for building Freyja’s Greatsword in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

After entering the Realm of Shadowthe players encounter Freya who carries a great sword. After completing her quest, players can acquire the weapon and try out builds for it. This is one of the weapons acquired at the end of the DLC playthrough, so players will need to start an NG+ playthrough if they want to defeat all the bosses with it.

Freyja’s great sword comes with a Whirling Strike Weapon Skill, but this can be changed, especially for better Redmane skills. This guide contains the details on how to obtain Freyja’s Greatsword and how players can incorporate it Shadow of the Earth Tree.

How to get the Freyja Greatsword in Shadow of the Erdtree

Freyja’s Greatsword is connected to Redmane Freyja herself and players can obtain the weapon in two ways. The first way is to give her Freyja’s letter. She will give you the Golden Lion Shield and go from here to Enir-Ilim. You can fight against Leda and her allies in the battle and loot her corpse after the battle to get the Great Sword. The second method is if you are not progressing with her questline. To do this you will need to continue in the DLC until you fight Leda and her allies and get to the Warehouse, seventh floor In Shadow Fortresswhere the great sword should be, where Freyja is.

Freyja Greatsword Build Stats and Scaling

Scales primarily with strength

Below are the stat requirements and scaling for a fully upgraded Freyja Greatsword:

The requirements for Freyja’s Greatsword are fairly low, and since you have to complete a good portion of the base game before you can enter the Realm of Shadow, you’ll have a sufficient level. The standard path does scale with dexterity, but you use the Ash of War: Savage Lionclaw that applies the heavy affinity. The reason for choosing this Ashes of War is because it is a Redmane ability and the weapon has a passive ability that increases the damage of these abilities.

There are other options, like the Flamestrike and the Flame of the Red Manes, for which you can opt for a fire affinity path. If you stick with the Savage Lion’s Claw with strong affinity, you will get an A scaling with Strength. Freyja’s Greatsword can be upgraded to +25 using Smithing Stones and the Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

The best talismans that match Freyja’s great sword

The talismans for this build differ in that they focus on all attacks of the weapon itself. For example, the Shard of Alexander is present to reduce the damage of the Ash of War: Savage Lionclaw . In the meantime Claw Talisman is useful when performing jump attacks with the great sword. The Two-handed sword talisman is necessary because you always carry the weapon with both hands. These talismans allow you to attack a boss or an online enemy with different attacks, all of which are enhanced.

Best Armor to Combine with Freyja’s Greatsword Build

Since Freyja’s armor has no passive effects that increase the damage of Redmane skills or the weapon itself, the best option is to Rakshasa Set Each piece of armor in the Rakshasa set increases your damage by 2%, for a total of 8%. However, it also increases the damage you take by the same percentage. The damage increase is worth more than the negative effect, which can be reduced by talismans and crystal tears.

Best character attribute distribution for Freyja’s Greatsword build

For level distribution, it would be best if you Power to 60 and increase your Strength as much as possible. Since the weapon only depends on the strength, you only need 14 skill to use the weapon and ignore intelligence And Arcane. Faith should not be higher than 25, as this is how much you need to cast Golden Vow. You can balance Spirit And Endurancebut whether you lean toward either depends on whether or not you’ll be using Ashes of War frequently.

You cannot Respec in the
Realm of Shadow
and have to travel to


Raya Lucaria Academy

hit

Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon

who becomes an NPC. She can be re-specified in exchange for a Larval Tear. These Larval Tears are rare, but more were added in the DLC.

The following table shows the attribute distribution for a level 200 character:

Best Wondrous Flask of Physics Combo for Freyja’s Greatsword Build

Wondrous Flask offers several Crystal Tears options, some of which were added to the game through the DLC. The Green Burst Crystal Crack increases stamina regeneration, which is essential for this build as using Ashes of War and charged heavy attacks consumes a lot of stamina. Stamina recovery can take some time, so this Crystal Rift and the Talisman of the two-headed turtle are useful. For the second slot, you can choose a defensive tear. Opaline hard tear should work as it increases your damage negation, but you can also Leaden hard tearwhich improves posture.

Best Summons to Match Freyja’s Greatsword Build

Freyja’s Greatsword only increases the damage of Redmane skills and not spells or summons. Since the armor has no passive effect on spells, it is best to only carry supporting summons that can be cast before battles. The Golden Vow and the Flame, give me strengthcan be stacked and increase damage and damage negativity for a short time.

Best Great Rune to combine with Freyja’s Greatsword build

Mostly, the Greater Runes depend on the player’s personal preference. Since the build is a bit weak on the defensive side, you can opt for the Greater Runes that increase your health, such as Radahn’s Great Runewhich increases HP, FP and stamina. If you don’t need FP and stamina, you can opt for Morgott’s Great Runewhich provides a whopping 25% increase in maximum HP.

Freyja’s Greatsword Build Buffing Routine and Attack Strategy

Before you start a boss fight, you need to make sure you cast a buff to increase your damage:

• Consume the Miracle Flask to increase stamina regeneration and damage neutralization.
• Cast the Golden Vow spell to increase damage while avoiding damage to yourself.
• Cast the spell “Flame, grant me strength” to increase damage.

At the start of the fight, you need to approach the boss/enemy and hit them with either your Ash of War or a charged heavy attack. One attack should be enough as multiple hits can cause the boss to interrupt your attack and take away all your health. Multiple Ash of War hits on the enemy should stagger them, allowing you to land a critical hit on them.