Ash of War: Determination | Elden Ring Wiki

Ash of War: Determination is an Ash of War and Upgrade Material in Elden Ring. Ash of War: Determination provides the Quality affinity and allows you to buff yourself to empower your next attack. Ashes of War can be used to modify the Skill of an equipment piece, or to apply affinities that modify scaling values.

This Ash of War grants an armament the Quality affinity and the following skill:

"Determination: A knightly skill. Hold the flat of the armament' to your face and pledge your resolve, powering up your next 'attack."

Usable on all melee armaments.

Ash of War: Determination Location in Elden Ring

Where to find Ash of War: Determination:

• Dropped by a Teardrop Scarab on the path at the bridge north of Agheel Lake.

Elden Ring Map Link.

Ash of War: Determination Elden Ring Guide

• Grants the skill Determination.
• Provides the Quality affinity, which balances Strength and Dexterity scaling, decreases Base damage.
• Can be used with any affinity Upgrade.
• Can be applied to the following weapon categories, so long as the weapon allows skill replacement: Daggers, Straight Swords, Greatswords, Light Greatswords, Colossal Swords, Curved Swords, Curved Greatswords, Katanas, Great Katanas, Twinblades, Backhand Blades, Thrusting Swords, Heavy Thrusting Swords, Hammers, Great Hammers, Axes, Greataxes, Flails, Spears, Great Spears, Halberds, Reapers, Fists, Claws, Beast Claws, Whips, Colossal Weapons, Thrusting Shields

Elden Ring Ash of War: Determination Notes & Tips

• Sell Value: 300
• Boosts Damage of next attack by about 60%
• Applies to Critical Attacks but at a reduced 20% damage boost
• the effect is lost after 10 seconds or after first attack
• Note: As of Patch 1.09, the effectiveness of the Determination Ashe of war has decreased in PVP only