Mercenary for Hire - Moveset Mod

⭐ — (33 endorsements) 📥 968 downloads 📌 v1 📅 9/4/2025
🟠 Updated over a year ago

By therealsqueam · Weapons

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 9/6/2025 📅 Created: 9/4/2025

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 3.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #33 of 666 Weapons mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Use your swift swordsmanship, brutal hand to hand prowess and crafty maneuvers to pave your way as a mercenary through the Lands Between!Be sure to watch the video showcase for the mechanics.

This moveset mod has two main aspects: Sword and Hand to Hand.

The Sword: (Mercenary's Longsword at Kale's shop)

- Use fast slashing sword attacks combined with heavy hitting elbows and kicks to create a balanced fightstyle that can adapt to any situation

- Uses the shuriken, deflects, and pot throw feint attacks from Clever's "Great Shinobi Owl" but has numerous additions and animation changes

- Chainable loops through running attacks and blocking feints

- Parry ash of war that can go into a lunging strike or a quick escape with smoke pots for tight situations

Hand to Hand: (Deez Hands at Kale's shop)

- For those unworthy of your sword, unleash satisfying brutal beatdowns with fast and powerful strikes

- Light attacks unleash brawler punches while heavies do kicks

- Unique dodge mechanic with the blocking stance. Make use of this in the middle of your attacks to not get interrupted by your enemy

- Forgot to mention in the video, but if you press light or heavy as you press block, you'll do a running attack. The timing is tight, but it is handy for closing distance.

Overall, I wanted to create a moveset to simulate a "Lone Mercenary" type of character that is more grounded but versatile and figured I'd share it with everyone cause I found it quite fun.

Massive shoutout to Clever, as I do not have the knowhow on adding animations to the base game, or adding new items etc. So, I had to use his mod for the animations.

Some issues:

- Apparently for some, the text is still showing as "Great Shinobi Blade" and "Meteor Fists". Smithbox be weird sometimes.

- When one handing the sword and using the ash of war, he just uses his hand and it looks a bit weird. Dont use the ash of war unless your two handing the sword I guess

taes used: 859 & 108 (The Longsword), 689 & 94 (Deez Hands), 964 (Mercenary's Finesse)

📊 Mod Details

Game
Eldenring Mods
Author
therealsqueam
Version
1
Downloads
968
Endorsements
33
Category
Weapons
Created
9/4/2025
Updated
9/6/2025

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