The Rivers of Blood is a unique Katana in Elden Ring that inflicts bleed damage on enemies through its passive effect. It also has a highly effective Ash of War, Corpse Piler, that inflicts bleed status very quickly with short to medium range blasts.
Rivers of Blood Stats
Weapon Type
Katana
Weight: 6.5
Attack Power and Attack Damage Types
The Rivers of Blood weapon inflicts Physical Damage and Fire Damage.
Physical 186
Fire 186
Critical 100
Guarded Damage Negation
Although players can guard with the Rivers of Blood while using two-handed, it does not absorb much damage.
Physical 36.0
Magic 26.0
Fire 52.0
Lightning 26.0
Holy 26.0
Guard Boost 31
Rivers of Blood Attribute Scaling
The Rivers of Blood scales with Dexterity, Arcane, and Strength. Although Dexterity is the primary stat, players can also increase Blood Loss buildup by increasing Arcane .
Str E
Dex B
Arc D
Minimum Attributes Required
Str 12
Dex 18
Arc 20
Passive Effects
Causes blood loss buildup (52)
Ash of War: Corpse Piler
Game Description
Forms a blade of cursed blood for repeated, interweaving successive attacks. Follow up with an additional input for further successive attacks.
FP Cost
1st Part: 17
2nd & 3rd Parts: 9
Pressing the Skill button (L2 or Left Trigger) will perform two diagonal slashes, each creating a short-range projectile that does moderate damage and causes bleed damage.
Pressing the Skill button a second time will follow-up with 3 more slashes also creating short-range projectiles.
Pressing the Skill button a 3rd time will end in a single overhead slash that also creates a short-range projectile.
Drop Location
The Rivers of Blood is dropped from an NPC invade by Bloody Finger Okina in front of the Church of Repose at the Mountaintops of the Giants.