How To Get Leontiel's Greatsword In Elden Ring

Published Aug 31, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT Collin is a Guides Staff Writer at TheGamer who has been writing guides for nearly ten years. He is also a professional game/level designer. More importantly, he's still waiting for a new Ape Escape game to release. Elden Ring Tarnished Edition has been released, and along with being playable on the Nintendo Switch 2, players can purchase this small DLC pack to gain access to new weapons, armor, starting classes, and even skins for Torrent. Perhaps the coolest item in the game is Leontiel's Greatsword, which lets you embrace the life of a matador. However, this sword won't be as easy to acquire as the three skins for Torrent, as you'll need to kill the NPC invader actually wielding this weapon. Here is how to unlock the Leontiel's Greatsword, the armor set, and where to find it. Leontiel's Greatsword Location To get the Leontiel's Greatsword, you will first need to progress far enough into the game until you meet and defeat Starscourge Radahn. This boss is a mandatory fight in the main story, and if you're on a save where he's already defeated, then you won't need to worry about this step. Once you've defeated Radahn, head to the Starscourge Radahn Site of Grace and summon Torrent. Ride to the northwest towards the large ruins near the shore. When you arrive at the ruins, head to the beach until you are forcibly knocked off Torrent. Keep going northwest onto the sand until you are given an alert that Knight Leontiel has invaded. Don't let this invader's appearance deceive you, as he can do quite a bit of damage if you fail to dodge or block his attacks. When he arrives, his main move will be raising a small red cape in front of him to goad you into attacking. If you take the bait, he will dodge your move and spin behind you to thrust his sword into your spine. He will repeat this spin attack twice, and if both strikes hit you, there's a good chance you'll be instantly killed unless you have a ton of Vigor. When you see him hold out his cape, just play defensively and wait until he either launches the thrust attack himself. You can dodge this move by either rolling towards him or away once he spins his body mid-attack, as this indicates he's about to stab with the sword. Leontiel has quite a bit of range, so if you try to roll away, there's a good chance he will catch you mid-dodge. Thankfully, this invader has the same weakness almost every single other invader has: it can be basically stunlocked into submission. If you have any heavy-hitting weapon, you can easily just keep smacking Knight Leontiel in succession since he won't be able to retaliate. Leontiel is also quite susceptible to status effects, so using anything to afflict him with Scarlet Rot, Frost, or Poison can make him quite easy to deal with. Upon killing Knight Leontiel you will unlock both this invader's entire armor set and the Leontiel Greatsword. As for the weapon itself, this sword requires 13 Strength and 26 Dexterity to use. It also scales mostly with Dexterity, so that's the stat you will want to increase if you are looking to use this weapon during a playthrough. Leontiel's Greatsword's normal attacks are the usual underhand, overhand, and horizontal slash attacks you'd expect from most weapons in this archetype. Where things get interesting is by holding down the Left Trigger, you will flash the red cape in front of you. While holding the cape out, you can hit the Right Trigger to perform the same spinning thrust that the invader did when you were fighting him. This does a tremendous amount of damage, and hitting the Right Trigger a second time lets you follow up with a secondary thrust. Alternatively, if you hit Right Bumper instead, you will dodge to the side and perform a diagonal light attack slash. This makes Leontiel's Greatsword quite a strong weapon, as it allows you to not only dodge enemy attacks but also counter with strong follow-up attacks. It's also pretty fun in PvP, since the counter-attack playstyle can be tricky to fight if you're not prepared for it!