Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree - How To Get The Falx (2024)

The Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, throws you into the Land of Shadow, where you will immediately meet a delusional bunch clinging to Miquella for salvation. But let's face it, your Tarnished isn't exactly a paragon of virtue. You will likely cozy up to these NPCs - aside from a few rare exceptions - only to snag their powerful weapons. And we totally get that!

The Falx, a pair of curved swords stacked with a decent bleed build-up and a unique Weapon Art, is one such weapon obtainable from a specific NPC. Depending on how that NPC's questline unfolds, you will have three different opportunities to acquire the Falx, each detailed below.

How To Get The Falx

To obtain the Falx , all you need to do is kill its wielder, the Hornsent NPC in Shadow of the Erdtree. However, this can only occur during an invasion, which can happen on one of three occasions. When, where, and how he invades depends on how you handle his questline.

Assist Leda Against The Hornsent In The Shadow Keep

Your first and earliest shot at getting your hands on the Falx will be when the Hornsent relocates to the Scadu Altus. After defeating Rellana, Twin Moon Knight, you will find the Hornsent hanging around the Highroad Cross Site of Grace alongside Needle Knight Leda .

Once you've ventured as far as the front gates of the Shadow Keep Legacy Dungeon in the Scadu Atlus, the message: "Somewhere, a great rune has broken..." followed by "And so too has a powerful charm" will pop up on your screen after a loud ting.

Afterward, you will want to revisit all the NPCs that you've met so far on your journey, as they will have plenty of new dialogues for you. In particular, Leda will start showing some distrust towards Hornsent. Exhaust all of Leda's and Hornsent's dialogue options, and after resting once, you will find that she finally plans on eliminating him.

At this point, the Hornsent will also move to the Shadow Keep. While navigating the Shadow Keep, you will come across two summon signs: either to assist Leda or Hornsent against one another next to a steep slope that unlocks a shortcut to the Main Gate Plaza Site of Grace.

For the purpose of getting the Falx, select the red summon sign to invade Hornsent's world and help Needle Knight Leda eradicate him. Once you defeat him, you will come out of the invasion with Hornsent's gear, including the Falx and his armor set. However, this ends his questline prematurely.

Defeat The Hornsent Invader In The Ancient Ruins Of Rauh

Say you sided with Hornsent or skipped the fight entirely, then the second instance where Hornsent can drop the Falx won't happen until you've delved deep into the Ancient Ruins of Ruah. This is quite a fair bit into the DLC.

Just as you're about to exit the Scarlet Rot-infested ruins and approach the Church of the Bud, Main Entrance Site of Grace, you will be dismounted from your spectral steed, and Hornsent will invade you by the stairs. Defeat him here, and he will drop the same piece of gear.

This also gives his questline a proper conclusion, and outside some lore revelations linked to the base game, he offers nothing else.

A necessary requisite for this invasion to take place is summoning Hornsent against Messmer. You will find his summon sign inside the boss room to the right.

Survive The Enir-Ilim Gank Fight

Should you fail to kill Hornsent at the first opportunity and then can't trigger the invasion in the Ancient Ruins of Ruah because you somehow managed to beat Messmer without Hornsent, don't worry. You might think you've been permanently locked out from obtaining the Falx double-curved sword, but there's still hope.

In the final Legacy Dungeon, Enir-Ilim, you will face Needle Knight Leda and her allies, and surprisingly, Hornsent shows up to aid her. This backstabbing fella is the first opponent you're up against.

If you survive the gank fight, Hornsent's dead body will lie next to a pillar in the arena, and it can be looted for his weapon and the Hornsent Set .

How To Use The Falx

The Falx is set to give the Scavenger's Curved Sword a run for its money and has a manageable stat requirement of 12 Strength and 15 Dexterity only.

While you need Somber Smithing Stones to upgrade it, the Falx receives a respectable B-scaling in Dexterity once fully reinforced. This makes the Falx a viable option for Dex builds that rely on quick Hemorrhage procs thanks to its innate bleed build-up and ability to be powerstanced by default.

As a unique NPC weapon, it unfortunately suffers from the inability to be infused with new Ashes of War or weapon buffs. However, the Falx's Weapon Skill, Revenger's Blade, is still incredibly fun to play around with. It allows the user to dash toward the enemy and slash them with both swords.

The weapon skill can also be charged up to increase the travel distance, making it useful to quickly close gaps between enemies, especially those that rely on ranged attacks like mages. A heavy attack as a follow-up to the Weapon Skill also unleashes an aggressive flurry of slashing attacks that can lay waste to most opponents.