{"id":332500,"date":"2025-10-20T02:41:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T02:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T02:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T02:41:42","slug":"is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Is The Moonlight Greatsword In Elden Ring?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"game-details\">\n<div class=\"game-details-publisher\"> <b>Publisher:<\/b> Bandai Namco <\/div>\n<div class=\"game-details-developer\"> <b>Developer:<\/b> From Software <\/div>\n<div class=\"game-details-release\"> <b>Release:<\/b> <time datetime=\"00Z\" class=\"datetime\">January 21, 2022<\/time> <\/div>\n<div class=\"game-details-rating\"> <b>Rating:<\/b> Rating Pending <\/div>\n<div class=\"game-details-platform\"> <b>Platform:<\/b> PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><span>We had a chance to look at around fifteen minutes of new Elden Ring footage yesterday and also, to ask a few brief questions to From Software\u2019s Yasuhiro Kitao. Of course, one of the questions absolutely had to be \u2013 is the Moonlight Greatsword in the game? The glowy, laser-tinged greatsword has been a staple in From Software\u2019s titles since King\u2019s Field, sort of like a mascot weapon, and was noticeably absent in Sekiro.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring-1.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p><span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>This is likely because players only have access to a singular weapon in Sekiro, and a massive glowing greatsword would play a bit differently than The Wolf\u2019s signature katana. The massive blade didn\u2019t show up until Bloodborne\u2019s DLC either, where players had to defeat the massive, dangerous Ludwig in order to obtain it. That battle is possibly the most fanservice-y inclusion of the Moonlight Greatsword, where Ludwig busts out the blade in a cutscene to signal the start of an incredibly intense phase two full of lethal attacks and big range. In Dark Souls 3, the blade is relatively easy to obtain with the Soul of Oceiros, the Consumed King, a dragon boss that\u2019s almost surely inspired by another major character in From Software lore, Seath the Scaleless.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring-2.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/article>\n<p><span><span>Anyway, we didn\u2019t have a whole lot of time for questions, so we got right to the point and asked about the Moonlight Greatsword in Elden Ring. The answer was quite promising. From Software\u2019s Yasuhiro Kitao remarked \u201cWell, it didn\u2019t show up in Sekiro so it has to show up sooner or later, right?\u201d in a rather jovial tone. While we can\u2019t share the audio or anything here, this response places the likelihood that players can swing around the gigantic, cool-looking moon weapon in Elden Ring as very high.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Considering there are many secret areas to find and explore in Elden Ring, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this weapon was tucked away in a hidden area behind an optional boss that might also wield the legendary weapon. Are you expecting to find the Moonlight Greatsword in Elden Ring? We\u2019ll know if it\u2019s in for sure early next year when the game launches on January 21, 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If comments are still showing as disabled, a site update is happening on our side that has caused a temporary takedown. We hope to have them back up and running soon so our community can go back to sharing their thoughts with us about everything gaming-related!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/preview\/2021\/08\/27\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher: Bandai Namco Developer: From Software Release: January 21, 2022 Rating: Rating Pending Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC We had a chance to look at around fifteen minutes of new Elden Ring footage yesterday and also, to ask a few brief questions to From Software\u2019s Yasuhiro Kitao. Of course, one of the questions absolutely had to be \u2013 is the Moonlight Greatsword in the game? The glowy, laser-tinged greatsword has been a staple in From Software\u2019s titles since King\u2019s Field, sort of like a mascot weapon, and was noticeably absent in Sekiro. \u00a0This is likely because players only have access to a singular weapon in Sekiro, and a massive glowing greatsword would play a bit differently than The Wolf\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/is-the-moonlight-greatsword-in-elden-ring\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":332501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is The Moonlight Greatsword In Elden Ring? 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