Niche Unknown weapons!

[Mister_MIncer]

Hi Guys! Im knew to Elden Ring but I have knowledge of all th ebroken and well known wespons. I was wondering if u guys could tell me any really unique, niche and fun weapons that are underrated for me to try out in my play through. IM a strength faith user lol with dex

Just so I can spice up my first play throught since im using the banished knight greatsword which is basic!!!

THX

[Phantom_Cooper]

Varré's Bouquet and Ringed Finger come to mind

[Greywander]

Strength/Faith, you say? Definitely give the Grafted Dragon a go. You get it by trading in the remembrance of Godrick. The weapon skill is pretty good at shredding things from point blank range, especially if you can get under them so you blast it up into them. You can also use it with the Grafted Dragon in your left hand, similar to shield skills. It's the only fist weapon that isn't paired, but you can power stance it with another fist weapon, or use something else in your main hand.

[Nauct]

I find 2 handing a greatsword the most rewarding. Like the Claymore.

Lots of Ashes of Wars you can try. Lots of back and forth with bosses. A lot of enemies you can still stagger after 3 jumping attacks, you get a decent amount of poise just doing R1. You have a great thrusting attacking.

I love the Claymore

[LuckyCheshire]

If you're using Str/Fth, the crucible weapons, Ordovis' Greatsword and Siluria's Tree, are going to be fantastic picks.

Beastman's Cleavers tend to be really underrated, those are good with strength and I actually like giving them Blood infusions and dual-wielding. Also they look awesome.

Marika's Hammer is a bit underrated honestly, that's another good Str/Fth pick.

The Ringed Finger, while mostly known as a meme weapon, is actually pretty fun to play with.

St. Trina's Torch can be an interesting offhand for PvP. The skill is really good for catching people off guard.

The Grave Scythe is also underrated. It's just a solid choice all around, a little bit of a pain to grind for though. It also gives you a little bonus resistance to death blight.

It's honestly just a skill stick, but the Grafted Dragon is fantastic for killing Erdtree Guardians, Ulcerated Tree Spirits, and pretty much anything else big and weak to fire. That one's probably best as an offhand weapon too.

[Yal]

I love twohanding a Frost Wakizashi, it's a ridiculously fast katana and I've gotten PvP opponents from full health to dead in one combo because they didn't realize what was happening until it was too late.

[Shogun]

None really, since anything that's niche, is only going to work in a niche application. The game has gaps in terms of balancing with respect to weapon types, and quantity. There are items that are simply worse versions of a similar item.

Another problem is, the game doesn't have some crazy combo system where you can express some sort of freedom in how you use weapons in general. You lock yourself into a certain playstyle and repeat the same types of attacking over and over.

[vamirez]

The hand axe. Obviously.