Top 5 Standard Ashes of War in Elden Ring and where to find them

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Ashes of War in Elden Ring are often used to add skills and affinities to weapons while also altering various stats like strength, dexterity, faith, and others.

However, the Standard Ashes of War are a bit different as they provide certain skills to weapons without making any change in terms of affinities or stats. These Ashes of War provide versatility as they can be used with almost any build without facing any form of stat-wise constraints.

Elden Ring provides players with quite a lot of Standard Ashes of War, though not all of them are worth using. Therefore, knowing which ones to hunt for and where to look for them will save players a lot of time.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinion.

This is a powerful Standard Ash of War that can be used for bow builds within the game. As the name suggests, this Ash of War lets players release an extremely powerful shot using their bows within the game.

It allows players to penetrate enemy defenses almost seamlessly and can work in both PvE as well as PvP.

Location: Obtained from a Teardrop Scarab in Weeping Peninsula

Parrying is a skill that is primarily meant for lightweight shields. This particular Ash of War, on the other hand, ensures that a lot more armaments within the game are able to parry enemies, including weapons.

This Ash of War can be used on daggers, curved swords, thrusting swords, fists, claws, and on shields. However, the key idea remains the same, as players need to time the skill in order to successfully open up an enemy for a critical hit.

Either way, it helps players to use this skill the way they want, rather than being constrained to only lightweight shields.

Location: Can be obtained from Knight Bernahl in Warmaster's Shack in Stormhill