Bloodhound's Fang — TarnishedGuide

Overview

Bloodhound's Fang is a curved greatsword that can be obtained very early in Limgrave and remains viable through the entire game, including NG+ cycles. Its Bloodhound's Finesse skill combines a backflip dodge with a follow-up gap-closing slash, giving it incredible mobility for a large weapon. With innate bleed buildup and excellent dexterity scaling, this is widely considered the best early-game weapon in Elden Ring. Fextralife's Bloodhound's Fang page has community builds and optimization guides. Wikipedia's Elden Ring weapons lists this curved greatsword among the most versatile options for quality builds.

Stats & Scaling

Requires STR 18, DEX 17. At max upgrade (+10 Somber), scaling becomes STR D, DEX C.

How to Get Bloodhound's Fang

1. Travel to the Forlorn Hound Evergaol in southern Limgrave, southwest of the Agheel Lake North grace.
2. The evergaol is a small circular arena with blue mist near the Weeping Peninsula border.
3. Activate the evergaol to be transported inside. You will face Bloodhound Knight Darriwil.
4. Defeat Darriwil — he is aggressive but has low poise, so heavy attacks stagger him easily.
5. Bloodhound's Fang is awarded upon Darriwil's defeat. You can access this area immediately after starting the game.

Moveset & Skill

Bloodhound's Finesse (10 FP, 5 FP follow-up)

Bloodhound's Finesse performs a backflip slash that dodges incoming attacks while dealing damage. After the backflip, pressing the skill button again executes Bloodhound's Step — a forward lunging slash that closes distance instantly. The backflip has generous i-frames, making it an effective dodge against most boss attacks. The follow-up lunge has excellent range and can chase down fleeing enemies.

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