{"id":54290,"date":"2026-05-22T03:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54290"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:02:37","slug":"fromsoftwares-moonlight-greatsword-is-the-glowiest-cool-sword-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54290","title":{"rendered":"FromSoftware\u2019s Moonlight greatsword is the glowiest cool sword around"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Though FromSoftware\u2019s various Soulslikes have unique identities and gameplay mechanics, they do share elements that go beyond being punishingly difficult. Take, for example, how the games feature poisonous swamp areas and very annoying dogs that make me want to chuck my controller out the window.<\/p>\n

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On the bright<\/em> side, most games feature a glowing greatsword. The very cool Moonlight greatswords are big, seafoam-colored, and incredibly powerful. They\u2019re the Hulk of swords in FromSoftware games.<\/p>\n

Bloodborne<\/em> was my first FromSoftware Soulslike, so I hold its Moonlight blade in high esteem. Its version of the Moonlight greatsword, the Holy Moonlight Sword, isn\u2019t found in the base game, but in The Old Hunters<\/em> expansion. You can obtain it after defeating the ugly mug of Ludwig, The Holy Blade. In its base form, it\u2019s a regular greatsword. As a trick weapon, it can be transformed into the glowing greenish-blue sword that sends beautiful magic wave projectiles flying at enemies.<\/p>\n

FromSoftware\u2019s latest Soulslike is also its most popular: Elden Ring<\/em> has sold over 30 million copies. It, of course, features its own big cyan sword: the Dark Moon Greatsword. Instead of it being found out in the world, however, it\u2019s given to the player at the culmination of Ranni the Witch\u2019s questline. She\u2019s the blue-skinned, four-armed major NPC whose questline extends throughout the game.<\/p>\n

After completing it, which also involves tasks like finishing Blaidd\u2019s quest and defeating Radahn, Ranni gives the player the Dark Moon Greatsword. Its base form is a regular greatsword, and its skill makes it glow like moonlight, buffing its damage with magic and allowing the player to hit enemies from afar with those classic magic waves.<\/p>\n

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Carrying its weight means making sacrifices<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Moonlight greatswords don\u2019t just appear in my favorite Soulslikes: You\u2019ll find them in Demon\u2019s Souls<\/em> and the Dark Souls trilogy too. Every FromSoftware fan has a different favorite, and they debate which is the strongest.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, though not surprisingly, not every<\/em> FromSoftware Soulslike has a Moonlight greatsword. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<\/em> lacks a giant, aqua-colored glowing blade. Features like a grappling hook and vertical traversal, its revival ability, and the lack of customization all make Sekiro<\/em> stand out from other Soulslikes, as does its absence of a Moonlight greatsword. The shinobi Wolf only has his katana for a main melee weapon, meaning there\u2019s no magic-projectile-spamming greatsword for him to wield. At least he has a good parry.<\/p>\n

Some Sekiro<\/em> players will point to the late-game boss Divine Dragon\u2019s sword as a possible Moonlight greatsword, though there\u2019s nothing in the game that officially describes it as such. The boss wields the Seven-Branched Sword, and its glowing light-green appearance certainly makes it look<\/em> like a Moonlight greatsword.<\/p>\n

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Though the Moonlight greatswords are typically associated with FromSoftware\u2019s Soulslikes, they\u2019ve shown up in other games. A Moonlight laser sword has appeared throughout Armored Core games, most recently in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon<\/em> as the mouthful A-C01W2: Moonlight light wave blade.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Moonlight greatsword didn\u2019t even originate in a Soulslike \u2014 big green swords have been around in FromSoftware\u2019s games long before people started dying endlessly in 2009\u2019s Demon\u2019s Souls<\/em>. It originated in the studio\u2019s debut game King\u2019s Field<\/em> in 1994 with such an iconic design that future Moonlight greatswords rarely deviated from. King\u2019s Field<\/em>\u2019s Moonlight Sword appeared in later King\u2019s Field games and even more FromSoftware titles pre-Demon\u2019s Souls<\/em>, like Otogi: Myth of Demons<\/em> and Ninja Blade<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Next on the docket for FromSoftware is The Duskbloods<\/em> (which is not, sadly, Bloodborne 2<\/em>, despite appearances). I\u2019m no gambler, but I\u2019d bet a gold coin or two that the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive will feature FromSoftware\u2019s next great and glowing Moonlight sword.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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