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Hand of Malenia
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How & Where to Get Hand of Malenia in Elden Ring: Location & Stats Explained

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Dylan Chaundy
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Published: May 3, 2022 01:38 pm

FromSoft’s latest action RPG, Elden Ring, is bursting at the seams with cool weapons to find, nasty bosses to slay, and cryptic side-quests to discover. Arguably one of the toughest armaments to get your hands on is a badass katana called the Hand of Malenia. In this guide, we’ll explain how to get the Hand of Malenia in Elden Ring.

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How & Where to Get Hand of Malenia in Elden Ring

We’re sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but one of the first things you’ll have to do is defeat the most challenging boss in the entire game: Malenia Blade of Miquella. She’s a particularly tricky foe as she can heal herself as she deals damage to her opponents. With that out of the way, let’s get into it.

  1. Head to the Haligtree Roots Site of Grace.

    This can be found at the bottom of Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. Haligtree roots site of grace

  2. Go through the archway ahead and defeat the optional boss, Malenia Blade of Miquella.

    Easier said than done, we know, but if you’re after some tips on how to do this, here’s our in-depth guide to defeating this extremely nasty boss.Haligtree site of grace

  3. Once Malenia has been defeated head back to the Roundtable Hold.

  4. Speak with Enia and unlock the Hand of Malenia katana with the Remembrance of the Rot Goddess.

Elden Ring the Hand of Malenia Stats

Hand of Malenia stats

The Hand of Malenia is a super-strong katana that boasts the Waterfowl Dance unique skill, which delivers a flurry of rapid attacks that are similar to Malenia’s moveset when she fights you as a boss.

In addition, while the weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War, the Hand of Malenia does cause 50 points of Blood loss buildup with every strike, as well as scale effectively with both Dexterity and Strength.

Attack Power

  • Physical – 117

Stat Scaling

  • Strength – E
  • Dexterity – C

Minimum Requirements

  • Strength – 16
  • Dexterity – 48

So, there you have it. We hope this helped clue you in on how to get the Hand of Malenia in Elden Ring. For more, check out our full weapon tier list as well as our in-depth guide wiki. Or alternatively, feel free to peruse the relevant links below.

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Dylan Chaundy
Dylan is a Senior Writer at Twinfinite and has been with the site for over two years, and in the games media industry for over a decade. He typically covers horror, RPGs, shooters, Roblox, indie titles and movies, and loves reading, pizza and skateboarding; ideally, at the same time. He has a degree in English Literature from Aberystwyth University, Wales. He thinks FTL may be the most perfect game ever created.
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