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Dancing Blade of Ranahis a Curved Sword in the Elden Ring DLC. This weapon has quite a unique movement compared to other Curved Swords, especially its Weapon Skill,Unending Dance. As the name suggests, this skill can last forever if you have enough FP and Stamina. Players can acquire this weapon early in the Realm of Shadow and not have to fight any boss before it.
This guide includes all the details on where to find the Dancing Blade of Ranah and what Talismans and Incantations work best with it inShadow of the Erdtree.
How To Obtain The Dancing Blade of Ranah In Shadow Of The Erdtree
TheDancing Blade of Ranahis located on theCerulean Coast. To reach this location, players can either head south of the Ellac River Cave or go through theDragon’s Pitto reachCharo’s Hidden Grave, then take the path west of theGrand Altar of Dragon Communion. Upon reaching the Cerulean Coast West Site of Grace, you can look for a path leading down into a cave that leads to the Southern Nameless Mausoleum. Inside the Mausoleum is theDancer of Ranah, who drops the weapon once she is defeated.
Dancing Blade of Ranah Stats & Scaling
Scales Primarily With Dexterity
The following are the stat requirements, as well as the scaling on a fully upgraded Dancing Blade of Ranah:
9
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20
A
The weapon requires 9Strengthto wield but has no scaling with it. This means that players can focus on increasingDexterity, increasing their overall damage, and casting the speed of Spells. The Dancing Blade of Ranah can be upgraded to +10 usingSomber Smithing Stones.
Best Talismans To Pair With Dancing Blade of Ranah
The weapon skill of the Dancing Blade of Ranah consists of successive attacks that you may perform on the enemy. As the skill does not deal enough poise damage, there is a high chance that you might be interrupted while performing it. In most cases, you need to be ready to cancel the skill to perform a dodge. TheRotten Winged InsigniaandMillicent’s Prosthesiscan buff the successive attacks. TheShard of Alexanderwill increase the skill’s damage; meanwhile, theBlue Dancer Charmworks wonders if the Dancer Set is equipped.
Description
Shard of Alexander
Obtained uponcompleting Iron Fist, Alexander’s questline, the Shard of Alexander increases the damage output of skills/Ash of War by 15%.
Blue Dancer Charm
you’re able to obtain this by defeating Guardian Golem in Highroad Cave in Limgrave. Blue Dancer Charm provides an increase in Physical Damage with lower equip load.
Rotten Winged Sword Insignia
Obtained upon proceeding further intoMillicent’s questline. Rotten Winged Sword Insignia greatly raises attack power with successive attacks.
Millicent’s Prosthesis
You can obtain this upon proceeding further into Millicent’s questline; the Millicent Prosthesis increases Dexterity by five and raises attack power with successive attacks.
Best Armor To Pair With Dancing Blade of Ranah
The only option for this build is theDancer’s Set, which also drops from the Dancer of Ranah. Each of the four pieces of the armor set provides a 2.5 % increase in damage to dancing attacks totaling up to 10%. As the Dancing Blade is your only damage-dealing weapon in this build, you can use its weapon skill to truly benefit from the buff the armor provides. The total weight of theDancer Setis 7.5.
Obtained after defeatingDancer of Ranah
Obtained after defeating Dancer of Ranah
Best Character Attribute Distribution For Dancing Blade of Ranah
Most of your Attribute distribution should be focused on increasingDexterity,Mind, andEndurance. This is because the build requires a lot of FP and Stamina, which are consumed by the weapon’s skill. The weapon only has scaling in Dexterity, so it is wise to put most of your levels into that Attribute. For the rest of the levels, you can hedge to Vigor, but make sure you have at least 25 Faith to be able to use Golden Vow.
If you want to Respec your Attribute levels, you may head toRennala, Queen of the Full MooninsideRaya Lucaria Academy, and give her aLarval Tear.
The following table shows the Attribute distribution for a 200-level character:
60
54
50
12
25
Best Wondrous Flask Of Physick Combination For Dancing Blade of Ranah
For theWondrous Flask of Physick, theThorny Cracked Tearis a great option, which, similar to the Talismans, increases the damage of consecutive attacks. The main problem with this build is that you will find yourself relatively weak. This is because of the light armor and no Talismans to help out your defenses. However, you may equip theOpaline Hardtear, which will give a 15% damage negation, which might not be enough but still can help you in many scenarios.
Opaline Hardtear
Obtained upon killing Putrid Avatar near Fort Faroth in Caelid. The tear increases all damage negation types by 15% for 3 minutes.
Thorny Cracked Tear
Obtained upon killing the Putrid Avatar inConsecrated Snowfields. This tear increases the damage of consecutive attacks and lasts for 3 minutes.
Best Incantations To Pair With Dancing Blade of Ranah
The Armor Set and the Talismans provide a damage boost to the Dancing attacks, meaning equipping an offensive Incantation would not be wise. However, that does not mean you’re able to use the Supportive Incantations, especially those that can be stacked.Golden VowandFlame, Grant me Strengthboth increase your damage output as well as your damage negation.
Golden Vow
Found on a corpse in the Corpse-Stench Shack on Mt. Gelmir. This Incantation increases your damage output by 15% and negates all damage by 10%. The buff lasts for 80 seconds.
Flame, Grant me Strength
Found behind Fort Gael, guarded by two flame chariots. This Incantation boosts your physical and fire damage output by 20%, and the buff lasts for 30 seconds.
Best Great Rune To Pair With Dancing Blade of Ranah
Great Runes can activated by usingRune Arcs. Players can acquire Rune Arc by helping other online players in their worlds or by looting certain corpses.Malenia’s Great Runeis a great option that benefits players who go for an aggressive playstyle. The ability to restore your lost health allows you to fight for a longer duration without worrying about healing yourself.
Malenia’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella. This Great Rune allows you to recover lost HP when attacking immediately after getting hit.
Radahn’s Great Rune
Obtained upon defeating Starscourge Radahn. This Great Rune boosts your maximum HP, FP, and Stamina.
Dancing Blade of Ranah Buffing Routine & Attack Strategy
Before a boss fights or an online player invades you, it is best to buff yourself beforehand with the Incantations.
The build has relatively low damage negation, meaning that most attacks can take out a massive chunk of your health bar. However, because of how light the Armor Set and weapon weigh, you will have aLight Roll, allowing you to dodge most attacks easily. Even though the weapon skill can go on for a long duration, it is advisable that you cancel the animation as soon as you see an incoming attack.
