Elden Ring: All Whetblade locations

Looking for all the Elden Ring Whetblade locations? Whetblades are a type of Key Item in Elden Ring which allow you to change the affinity of your weapons. A weapon's affinity determines the stats that its damage scales with (for example, Strength or Dexterity), and some of them also add a secondary damage type, such as fire or holy damage.

So to unlock the full potential of your arsenal of weaponry, it's very important to track down the location of every Whetblade in Elden Ring so that you have access to all the weapon affinities. There are six Whetblades in total, all scattered about The Lands Between. Two are in Limgrave, one in Liurnia, one in Caelid, one below Caelid, and the final is resting in the Royal Capital of Leyndell.

In this guide, we'll walk you through how to find all six Whetblades in Elden Ring, using maps and detailed instructions to help you track down each individual Whetblade location with ease throughout your playthrough.

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All Whetblade locations in Elden Ring

At a glance, here's where to find all six Whetblades in Elden Ring:

Here's an interactive map of all six Whetblade locations in Elden Ring, courtesy of our friends at MapGenie:

Below you can find full details on where to find each Whetblade in Elden Ring, and the affinities that each Whetblade unlocks.

Whetstone Knife location

Affinity: Standard

The Whetstone Knife can be found mere minutes into the game after you exit the Stranded Graveyard. Head to the camp in front of the Gatefront Ruins, and in the southeast quadrant you'll find steps leading to an underground cellar. Loot the chest in the cellar to obtain the Whetstone Knife.

This first Whetblade unlocks the ability to change and add Skills (Ashes Of War) to your weapons at any Site Of Grace. However, you can't yet change a weapon's Affinity with just the Whetstone Knife. To do this, you need the other Whetblades as well.

Iron Whetblade location

Affinity: Quality, Keen, Heavy

The Iron Whetblade is located inside Stormveil Castle, the first legacy dungeon in Elden Ring. From the Rampart Tower Site Of Grace, head down the nearby elevator (if you've unlocked it) to reach the church with the Grafted Scion. If you haven't unlocked it, you'll need to take the outdoor route through the Warhawks, drop to the bottom of the chapel where Sorcerer Rogier is first found, then head past the Banished Knight patrolling outside to reach the same Grafted Scion area.

Once you're in the church, head through the doorway in the northwest corner and you'll find another doorway locked by a fog wall. Use a Stonesword Key on the imp seal statue beside it to unlock the fog. Kill the two axe-wielding Exile Soldiers in the room. After that, you can loot the Iron Whetblade from the anvil in front of the fireplace.

The Iron Whetblade allows you change your weapon between the most basic affinities: Keen affinity weapons will scale more with Dexterity, while Heavy affinity weapons will scale more with Strength. Quality affinity weapons scale with both Strength and Dexterity.

Glintstone Whetblade location

Affinity: Magic, Cold

The Glintstone Whetblade can be found in the Academy Of Raya Lucaria, the central legacy dungeon in Liurnia Of The Lakes. Progress until you defeat the Red Wolf Of Radagon boss, then rest at the Debate Parlour Site Of Grace. From there, head out the north gate and go up the crumbled staircase on your left. Below the next staircase and past the praying enemies is a doorway. Head through it and kill the Glintstone Sorcerer in the room. After that you can loot the Glintstone Whetblade from the corpse on the balcony.

The Glintstone Whetblade is the first Whetblade which allows you to access the more intriguing weapon affinities: Magic, and Cold. Magic is obviously very powerful against enemies with low magic resistance, while Cold is excellent for its damaging (and damage-increasing) Frostbite affliction.

Red-Hot Whetblade location

Affinity: Fire, Flame Art

The Red-Hot Whetblade is located inside Redmane Castle, in the southeast corner of the Caelid Wilds - but only while the Radahn Festival is not active. From the Chamber Outside The Plaza Site Of Grace, take the south exit and head right, behind the flamethrower turret enemies. Turn right around the corner and head through the door at the end of the path, staying alert for the Abductor Virgin that tries to ambush you from the side as you approach. Once you're through the door, you can loot the Red-Hot Whetblade from the corpse on the floor.

If you can't open the door, the reason is that the Radahn Festival is in progress. To get the Red-Hot Whetblade, you must either retrieve it from Redmane Castle before the Radahn Festival starts (i.e. before you reach Altus Plateau or progress too far in Ranni's questline), or you must return after defeating Starscourge Radahn and pick up the Whetblade then.

It's worth the effort, because the Red-Hot Whetblade gives you access to the handy Fire and Flame Art affinities. They sound similar, but Flame Art also gives your weapon Faith-based scaling - at the cost of slightly lower base fire damage than the regular Fire affinity.

Black Whetblade location

Affinity: Blood, Poison, Occult

The Black Whetblade can be found inside Nokron, the Eternal City built in the underground Siofra River region below Limgrave and Caelid. You can get there using the Siofra River Well in east Limgrave (in the Mistwoods). Progress to the Ancestral Woods Site Of Grace (past the Mimic Tear boss fight), and then jump onto the nearby rooftop. Follow the path around the building's edge, past the two Silver Tear enemies. Then head east and drop onto the crumbling platform to reach the window of the large building opposite.

Drop into the building's upper floor and loot the corpse by the altar on your left to receive the Black Whetblade. This Whetblade is probably the most useful of them all, because it gives you access to the Blood Affinity - add the blood loss effect is ridiculously overpowered in Elden Ring. Aside from this, you can also use it to give many weapons the Poison affinity, or the Occult affinity (which scales heavily with Arcane).

Sanctified Whetblade location

Affinity: Sacred, Lightning

The Sanctified Whetblade is located inside the Fortified Manor in Leyndell. To get there, go down the steps next to the Avenue Balcony Site Of Grace, and jump onto the dragon wing beyond the archer. Follow the path up the wing until you reach the West Capital Rampart Site of Grace; then go down the stairs next to where the Gargoyle and Envoys spawn ahead of you. Jump off the ledge in front, then turn left and run just beyond the giant tree root. Jump up onto the ledge on your right, then jump onto the building balcony and through the doorway into the Fortified Manor.

You'll see immediately that the Fortified Manor is a carbon copy of the Roundtable Hold, your hub area in Elden Ring. Head to the area where Smithing Master Hewg is normally found, and you can loot from his space the Sanctified Whetblade.

This is the final Whetblade of the six available in Elden Ring, and rounds off the list of possible affinities for your weapons with the Sacred and Lightning affinities. Sacred scales heavily with Faith and adds Holy damage to your attacks, while Lightning (obviously) adds Lightning damage, and scales quite well with Dexterity.

That wraps up our guide on where to find all six Whetblades in Elden Ring. To help prepare yourself further, check out our list of the best weapons and best armor in Elden Ring, along with our side quests guide and area order.