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One of the more elusive quests inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, this weapon comes in a couple of variations. TheSword of Lightand theSword of Darknessare two sides of the same coin, figuratively and literally. While they have the same stats and special abilities, the latter has a different appearance depending on the element. For the most part, this is for cosmetic appearance, but there’s a little bit to this quest to actually get one or the other.
We have put together the three-step process to hopefully help you obtain either sword. You can only have one at a time, so be cautious of which you prefer. You’re able to swap between the two if you so desire, but it does require a bit of extra leg work to do so.
Location 1: Unte Ruins
The first location is just east of the Shadow Keep. In order to get there, you’ll need to find a ladder down below a waterfall after defeating the Golden Hippopotamus. After climbing down, there will be a room with a painting and a hidden wall to the right. Take the coffin down to the eastern part of the area. This will be a furnace golem graveyard, but some aren’t completely dead.
Head directly east to find the Unte Ruins, but they are blocked by a sleeping giant. In order to get past, you will need to craft aHefty Furnace Pot. You’ll need the Greater Potentate’s Cookbook [2] to craft this, which can be found in the shack under the Ellac Greatbridge. Hurl this bomb at the sleeping furnace golem, and it will wake up, allowing you to pass through. In the ruins, you can find one of the pedestals to the right of the small chapel.
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Location 2: Ancient Ruins of Rahu
This is a well hidden pedestal. While progressing through the ancient ruins, you’ll eventually come across the lesser kindred of rot (the bug people who can fire multiple projectiles from their body). They’ll be roaming around a small section of rot and you’ll eventually come across numerous in a small room. If you look at the room, you’ll notice the back is open to the beautiful surroundings. Go back there to find a body, but that’s not what we’ve come for.
Instead you’ll notice that there’s a broken-down platform that leads to a large structure. Strangely enough, the bridge is completely invisible, and you’re able to walk on thin air to get there. When you arrive, you will be treated to the pedestal and only the pedestal, granting you access to the second location.
Location 3: Fog Rift Catacombs
Like the others, the altar in the Fog Rift Catacombs is hidden behind numerous obstacles, but this is arguably the hardest to find. On the flip side, it’s the first you can easily get. Where the other two are locked behind a late-game area or behind the Shadow Keep, you’re able to sprint right to the catacombs when you enter the expansion.
Across the Ellac Greatbridge lies Ensis Castle. Instead, head north when crossing the bridge to come across a graveyard and vulgar militiamen. There will be the Fog Rift Catacombs down here, a surprisingly-lengthy dungeon filled with traps. Progress until you find yourself in a long room where there are spiked traps dropping from the ceiling. At the other end will be an enemy firing projectile magic at you while you sprint to the other side of the room, along with a couple of gargoyles.
Get to the other side and defeat the magician, and you might notice the trap that’s coming down from the ceiling has a person-sized hole in the side of it overlooking the balcony the mage was firing at you from. Time so you can jump in the hole and ride it all the way up. Jump out and turn around. The trap will fall once more, but this time you’ll want to get on top of it. While on top, run all the way to the other end of the room to find a secret room to the right. Here you will find the final pedestal that will allow you to either obtain the Stone-Sheathed Sword or turn it into one of the other elemental weapons.
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Depending on the order in which you interact with the pedestals, they will do different things. The first will give you the Stone-Sheathed Sword, the second converts the sword into the Sword of Light, and the third converts it to the Sword of Darkness. The only way to swap between the two different elements is to go to the second or third locations and simply interact with them.
The least accessible location is the Fog Rift Catacombs, because the pedestal is close to the end of the dungeon, meaning you’ll have to run through the entire trap-ridden place to get there. Considering it’s the first location you may get to, we recommend heading here first to avoid the trek if you want to swap.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
