Elden Ring Katana Guide: How to Unlock (& Use) The Hand of Malenia
How to obtain Rot Goddess Remembrance in order to unlock the Hand of Malenia Katana and also how players are able to use Waterfowl Dance in Elden Ring
The Hand of Malenia is a Melee Armament in Elden Ring under the Katana Class of weapons. It had a unique shape as it was originally the blade built into Malenia’s prosthetic arm. The Hand of Malenia does an increased amount of Blood loss Buildup (50) compared to the Uchigatana (45). Players can get the Hand of Malenia in Elden Ring by receiving the Remembrance of the Rot Goddess and returning to the Roundtable to speak with Enia, the Finger Reader.
In order for players to receive the Remembrance of the Rot Goddess, they will first have to defeat Malenia Blade of Miquella. Players will find Malenia’s Boss Arena at Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree. The Haligtree is located at the very top of the Map, past the Consecrated Snowfields. After players reach the Haligtree, they will have to navigate all the way to the bottom of the Haligtree area.
There will be a site of grace in front of the arena door called Haligtree Roots. After players have defeated Malenia, they will be rewarded with the Remembrance of the Rot Goddess. Players will then head back to the Roundtable and speak to Enia, to use the Remembrance in Elden Ring, to unlock the Hand of Malenia.
In order for players to properly use the Hand of Malenia, they will need to have 16 Strength Stat and 48 Dexterity Stat. The Hand of Malenia scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity. It is a very good weapon for Dexterity Builds and Bleed Builds. The Ash of War that comes with the Hand of Malenia is unique, which makes the player unable to switch or change the Hand of Malenia’s Ash of War or Weapon Skill.
The Ash of War is the Waterfowl Dance, It is a series of combo slashes that makes the player leap on one foot, carrying a forward momentum to complete 2 sets of combos. It is a direct copy of Malenia’s Moveset in Elden Ring, Which is also called the Waterfowl Dance. The Hand of Malenia’s regular attacks, 1-handed, is a light attack combo in a series of 5 slashes and a heavy attack combo of a piercing thrust to a horizontal slash.
The 2-handed combos follow the same for the light attacks but change on the heavy attack. The player will now do a strong downward slash to an upward slash, a set of 2 strong slashes. For sprinting attacks, players will do a forward slash or a piercing thrust. And players can do a roll-in quick attack with the dodge button.
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.