Throughout Elden Ring, you mightve run into a couple of Deathbirds. These large beasts who often roam around graveyards will carry the Deaths Poker weapon, a barbed rod that looks a lot like your average stick. Appearances can be deceiving though, and this greatsword is capable of dealing Frostbite while dishing out some impressive-looking Ghostflame.
If you want to get your hands on a Deaths Poker for yourself, itll mean fighting a more powerful version of the Deathbirds during the dead of night: a Death Rite Bird. But with a name like that, it sounds like you're doing everyone a favour, so heres exactly where to get the Deaths Poker in Elden Ring.
The Deaths Poker is a drop from a Death Rite Bird in Caelids Swamp of Aeonia in Elden Ring. That said, this particular Death Rite Bird - and thus, the Deaths Poker - only spawn at night.
At the Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank Site of Grace, you want to pass time until it is nighttime. From there, simply head a little southwest until you encounter a Death Rite Bird. If you manage to fell it before dying and letting morning come back around, youll be rewarded with the Deaths Poker.
Death Rite Birds are a lot more troublesome than the typical Deathbirds youll have already found across Caelid and beyond. Theyre immune to the likes of Bleed, Frostbite, and Poison, while being particularly strong against Lightning damage. That said, if youve a Holy weapon to hand, Death Rite Birds are particularly weak to that damage type.
Any Faith weapons or Incantations you have to hand will make light work of this fight, but alternatively, weapons that dish out Strike damage will also be good here. I managed to have an easy time of it using Wing of Astel's Weapon Skill, Nebula, which was able to do AoE damage to the boss.
Once you finally receive the Deaths Poker, itll requires 11 Intelligence, 17 Dexterity, and 15 Strength to wield, while requiring Somber Smithing Stones to be upgraded. It scales best with Strength and Dexterity, while its Weapon Skill, Ghostflame Ignition, scales with Intelligence. So, this weapon is ideal for those running Dexterity and Intelligence builds, or those who like weapons capable of dealing Frostbite damage.
For more on Elden Ring, take a look at some of the other impressive weapons worth experimenting with across The Lands Between. Theres the Eclipse Shotel, the Marais Executioners Sword, and the Sword of Night and Flame worth considering.
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