Cinquedea | Elden Ring Wiki

Cinquedea is a Dagger in Elden Ring. The Cinquedea scales primarily with Strength and is a good Weapon for short range melee combat. This dagger is paired with the Quickstep skill to help gain an advantage in position and avoid damage, granting an opening to follow up with a combo of attacks. This dagger also has the unique ability to boost the damage of Bestial Incantations when held. The Cinquedea hasextremely high base damage for a dagger while also having good Strength scaling. Overall, it's a surprisingly good Weapon choice for Strength builds.

Short sword given to high ranking clergymen of Farum Azula.
Raises potency of bestial incantations.

The design celebrates a beast's five fingers, symbolic of the intelligence once granted upon their kind.

Where to Find Cinquedea in Elden Ring

The Cinquedea weapon can be found at the following location:

• Location: Cinquedea can be found at the bottom of the exterior structure of the Bestial Sanctum, near a broken rat corpse statue.

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• To reach this spot, go to the west cliff outside the sanctum and travel down a series of roots and platforms. Jump down to the outlying branch and continue downward using the ledges and pillars. You can use Rainbow Stones to figure out where to fall from next.

• Once you reach the lowest level, searching this area will grant you this dagger as well as the Dragoncrest Shield Talisman.

Elden Ring Cinquedea Notes & Tips

• Weapon Skill: Quickstep
• This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War.
• Can't be buffed by Magic or Consumables
• Cinquedea can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones.
• Buffs damage of Bestial Incantations by 10%, stacking multiplicatively with Clawmark Seal.
  • Has good synergy with Bestial Sling, as both come out in relatively quick succession.
• A follow-up attack after using Quickstep is executed faster than for normal rolling, allowing you to attempt a counter with more time if your enemy attacks slower than you.
• Tied with Wakizashi, Cinquedea has 18 Guard Boost, the highest of dagger class weapons.
• A Cinquedea is a short Italian sword whose name literally translates to "five fingers," originally referencing the width of the blade.
• Sell Value: 500
• NOTE: As of Patch 1.08, the speed and distance of some attacks has been increased and the recovery time has been reduced.
• NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below.
• Other notes and player tips go here

Moveset & Videos in Elden Ring for Cinquedea

Elden Ring Builds that use Cinquedea

One of our builds uses Cinquedea as its main weapon: Blasphemous Beastmaster Build (level 100, FAI/STR).

Cinquedea PVP Poise Damage Values in Elden Ring

Patch 1.10 adjusted PVP Poise Damage of all Weapons including some Spells and Incantations. Please take note that these adjustments are exclusive to PVP.

Cinquedea Upgrades in Elden Ring

Please see the Upgrades page to understand the weapon bolstering process.

Requires regular reinforcement with Somber Smithing Stones.