Discover how to make an Elden Ring Sword of Night and Flame build
Looking for an Elden Ring Sword of Night and Flame build?The Sword of Night and Flame was immensely popular whenElden Ringreleased and, despite a post-launch nerf, remains one of thebest weapons in Elden Ring. That’s due to its Night-and-Flame Stance skill, which lets you cast two powerful spells from your sword. One of these is Comet Azur, which is undoubtedly one of thebest spells in Elden Ring.
Below, we’ll break down how to make the best Sword of Night and Flame build, covering how to find the Sword of Night and Flame, the stats that you should focus on, and other important gear that you need for this build.
Take a look at our list ofthe best builds in Elden Ringto find other playstyles.
Elden Ring Sword of Night and Flame build
The Sword of Night and Flame is an incredibly powerful weapon, but you can find it early on in yourElden Ringadventure. With this weapon equipped, you can hold down the weapon skill button and then press either R1 or R2 to unleash a magical attack. R1 will use Comet Azur, while R2 uses a Flame Sweep attack. Both of these are incredibly powerful, but the true power lies with Comet Azur.
As the title suggests, this build focuses around the Sword of Night and Flame weapon. You’ll find this sword inCaria Manor, found in the northwest ofLiurnia. To find it, get to the Manor Lower Level Site of Grace and follow the upper walkways of the manor East. At the end, hop down onto the rooftops below and use the nearby ladder to get into a building with a chest, where you’ll find the Sword of Night and Flames.
The Sword of Night and Flame has a mixed bunch of stat requirements, as you’ll need:
After meeting these requirements, we recommend putting points into Strength, to further boost your melee damage, and Intelligence, which will increase the damage of your Comet Azur. To boost your melee damage further, make sure you know where tofind Smithing Stones in Elden Ring. These will allow you to upgrade your weapon, significantly increasing its damage potential.
You should also put some points intoVigor and Mind, which will give you more health and FP respectively. Mind is especially important here, as the Night-and-Flame Stance skill costs FP to use.
To push this build even further, there are a few powerful talismans and an armor piece that we suggest using. These are Marika’s Soreseal, the Carian Filigreed Crest, and Twinsage Glintstone Crown.
That covers everything you need to know to make an Elden Ring Sword of Night and Flame build. If you want to test this Sword of Night and Flame build on powerful enemies, check out our Elden Ring boss locations guide to find some challenges nearby. If you just want to see one ofElden Ring’s many endings, take a look at ourElden Ring walkthrough.
