Response: Choosing the best weapons in Elden Ring depends on your playstyle and the specific challenges you’re facing. Here are some of the top weapons categorized by their attributes and playstyles:

### Best Strength Weapons

1. **Ruins Greatsword**:
– **Description**: This giant slab of rock has the power of Gravity magic through its Ash of War, capable of staggering even powerful enemies.

2. **Grafted Blade Greatsword**:
– **Description**: A great weapon for Strength builds, it also references a popular fantasy series.

3. **Starscourge Greatsword**:
– **Description**: Great for Strength builds with a few points in Intelligence and Dexterity, it has an Ash of War that lets you draw groups of nearby enemies before devastating them with a Gravity attack.

4. **Bloodhound’s Fang**:
– **Description**: A good Strength/Dexterity weapon that gives the player tons of movement through its Ash of War, allowing for quick and agile attacks.

5. **Blasphemous Blade**:
– **Description**: Fantastic for those using Strength/Faith builds, it deals tons of damage when combined with certain Talismans, and any enemies killed while holding the sword will heal the player due to its special passive ability.

### Best Dexterity Weapons

1. **Rivers of Blood**:
– **Description**: Great for Dexterity and Arcane builds, it excels in PvP and PvE due to its ability to inflict copious Bleed buildup through successive hits.

2. **Eleonora’s Poleblade**:
– **Description**: A staple weapon for pure Arcane builds, it emphasizes fast strikes that build up blood damage and has a slick animation that deals successive hits with a high chance to stun lock.

3. **Dark Moon Greatsword**:
– **Description**: Great for Intelligence builds with a few points in Strength, it deals potent Cold damage and has a powerful Ash of War that allows its heavy attacks to fling waves of Cold energy to enemies at range.

4. **Sword of Night and Flame**:
– **Description**: Great for Intelligence/Faith builds, it deals physical, magic, and fire damage and has the powerful Night-and-Flame Stance Ash of War.

### Best Intelligence Weapons

1. **Fallingstar Beast Jaw**:
– **Description**: Fully upgraded to +10, it hits hard with 320 physical and 208 magic damage. It also comes equipped with a special Ash of War called Gravity Bolt, which calls down a lightning strike when used. Increasing Intelligence stat will cause the magical component to hit harder and deal an additional 20% damage to Gravity-type enemies.

2. **Wing of Astel**:
– **Description**: A curved sword that deals decent physical and magic damage and scales well with Intelligence. Its intrinsic weapon skill, Nebula, creates a burst of magic around the caster, massively draining enemy health bars. It is perfect for poise breakers and spellcasters due to its free sorcery attached to its heavy attack.

### Best Arcane Build Weapons

1. **Dark Moon Greatsword**:
– **Description**: As mentioned earlier, it is great for Intelligence builds with a few points in Strength. It deals potent Cold damage and has a powerful Ash of War that allows its heavy attacks to fling waves of Cold energy to enemies at range.

2. **Wing of Astel**:
– **Description**: Also mentioned earlier, it is a curved sword that deals decent physical and magic damage and scales well with Intelligence. Its intrinsic weapon skill, Nebula, creates a burst of magic around the caster, massively draining enemy health bars.

3. **Eleonora’s Poleblade**:
– **Description**: A staple weapon for pure Arcane builds, it emphasizes fast strikes that build up blood damage and has a slick animation that deals successive hits with a high chance to stun lock.

### Best Overall Weapons

1. **Backhand Blade**:
– **Description**: One of the best weapons for melting boss HP bars, it can be acquired almost as soon as you start the Elden Ring DLC. It is highly effective until you beat a certain boss.

2. **Rivers of Blood**:
– **Description**: Despite receiving a post-launch nerf, it remains one of the top katanas for PvP and PvE due to its ability to inflict copious Bleed buildup through successive hits.

3. **Sword of Night and Flame**:
– **Description**: A versatile weapon that deals physical, magic, and fire damage. It has the powerful Night-and-Flame Stance Ash of War, making it useful for those built the right way for it.

These weapons are highly effective in their respective categories and can significantly enhance your gameplay experience in Elden Ring. Always consider your character’s stats and playstyle when choosing a weapon to ensure optimal performance.