Throwing Blades in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree are a new addition, standing out from the eight new weapon classes added in the DLC.
Unlike normal throwables that vanish after one’s use, Throwing Blades are equipped weapons which can be thrown and then it can be retrieved. These are most effective when used against enemy groups as they prevent engagement of the groups and you can easily eliminate each one.
Here we will explain how to get the first Throwing Blades, as well as how to utilize them in Shadow of the Erdtree.
Where to Find Throwing Blades in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?
You can obtain Throwing Blades from the dead enemies, additionally the chests put around the map of the Land of Shadow. The most often met Throwing Blade found so far is Smithscript Dagger, which is the first throwable weapon that a player faces in the DLC.
Locating the Smithscript Dagger
To get the Smithscript Dagger, one has to start from the Castle Front Site of Grace and go south into the cliff crevasse. Do not go into the crevasse, keep to its right side until you come across a cave opening to the Ruined Forge Lava Intake – an underground dungeon.
In this dungeon, there are various kinds of dangers, such as hot bricks forming the corridors, Living Magma – the enemies who will try to fall from the ceiling, and Golem Smiths whose backs are vulnerable yet are covered with gemstones. Smithscript Dagger is located in main part of the dungeon, it is lying on the corpse after the big room with the ladder.
More specifically, when you are descending down the ladder, there will be a platform with the view of lava at the bottom. The Smithscript Dagger is located on the corpse, on the other end of the platform where a Golem Smith enemy would be seen guarding.
Chase the Golem Smith and hit it in the back where its gem is located and after that kill him to get your new Throwing Blade.
Using the Smithscript Dagger
The Smithscript Dagger works in mechanics similar to all the daggers and any sort of throwable consumable from the base game.
Its light attack is a thrust in the direction of the cross and the heavy attack is a charged stronger toss. One of the skills that the character possesses is Piercing Throw; this can be either straight up in an arc fashion.
Few Other Throwing Weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree
Smithscript Dagger is the only Throwing Blade but other Smithscript weapons available in the DLC can be thrown as well. It has some of the following names – Smithscript Shield, Greathammer, Axe, Cirque and Spear.
Different to the Smithscript Dagger these weapons can be used in a normal combat but will be thrown at the performance of a heavy strike.
Benefits of The Throwing Blades
Throwing Blades can be used to attack flying enemies, attack while backing up, or to slowly whittle down bosses from a safe distance.
The important abilities of Smithscript Dagger are to hit enemies when it is thrown as a fast-attacking weapon and other Smithscript weapons are versatile because they can be used both in melee and ranged combat.
Smithscript weapons have certain stat requirements, Intelligence and Faith are set to 11, so everybody can use them.
However, the Smithscript weapons such as the Axe and Greathammer come with higher strength prerequisites of 13 and 20 respectively, thus requiring that a character build be balanced.
As with any class dependent weapon, Pure Intelligence or Faith builds will enjoy the Throwing Blades range, however Strength and Dexterity build players may need to alter their stats in order to effectively use these weapons.
Conclusion
To increase the attack damage of your Smithscript Dagger, use Smithing Talisman with Throwing attack boosting by 10%. This particular Talisman can be bought from the Ruined Forge of Starfall Past in Scadu Altus.
You should go to the upper part of the forge and check one of the rooms for the corpse, however, a fire blob will drop from above.
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