Yet war came for them nonetheless. The gist of the build is to basically spam the ash of wars, stacking up high attack to deals absurd damage. This will allow you to put the enemy to sleep more easily with follow up attacks. Amelee/caster hybrid that focuses on Faith and Block Counters to obliterate enemies with holy or fire damage. (Note: Some dodge rolling required against unslammable enemies.) Use this periodically to rebuff your weapon and when you need a ranged attack. The way this Build works is that you will use Prince of Death's Staff to cast Sorceries and Golden Order Seal to cast Incantations. It also staggers enemies easily, allowing critical attacks. 2 points in agility will bump your speed up to 4, which is pretty decent. You can swing over and over with L2 to keep building up this Status and to keep staggering enemies. Use when you need fire damage up close. Maybe had a RuneArc activated + some type of Talisman? You can charge it up for extra damage if you want, or just use it regularly when you don't have the spacing or time to do so. It does extra damage, and it's damage over time is based on the Max HP of the enemy, so it's more effective against high HP targets like Bosses and tough enemies, and is fantastic in Co Op where Bosses and enemies have even more HP. Do you think a build with Zamor ice storm ( be it the spell or the skill) as it's center could be viable (in ng+ since it's found late in the game). You're goal is always to get at least one enemy with this Skill in order to boost your Attack Power via Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and Millicent's Prosthesis so that subsequent attacks deal more damage. Even though its a greatsword which admittedly doesnt have the greatest speed but w the ash of war, it allow the weapon to use those talisman. (Fextralife is going to ban me for spaming, but whatever! Glinstone Icecrag is your ranged option that helps build up Frostbite, and deals decent damage, but is slow and doesn't have great range. The follow up attack of Dynast's Finesse will get you back into melee range, and does significant Stance Damage, allowing you to stagger enemies quite easily. Thank you. How useful are melee builds that don't purely use a heavy weapon? Where the Intelligent /arcane bubble build, no more written build guides? You'll use your Long Bow and Mighty Shot to pick off enemies at range before they close to melee range. Rock throw is the key. This allows you to use Incantations effectively, though not as effectively as a pure Incantation build. (After patch 1.07, the duration of Blade of Death is increased. We can call him Dark Royal Knight :D The goal is simple - Two handed Royal GS, with 50/50/50 Vig/Str/Int, 20 mind, 26 End (For prisoner) at lvl 150. The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Golden Vow and use Rancor and Sword of Night and Flame to take on regular enemies, using Carian Knight's Shield to Block Counter as needed. The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Flame, Grant Me Strength for tough fights to boost both your Physical and Fire Damage, and Eleonora's Poleblade does both. Well, after you preform the lunge from the Kris AoW, hit them with the hammer for tons of damage. put most of your stats into Arc, Fai and Dex. Keep up the good work man. Pretty good odds. Let me solo her (181)High level dexterity build utilizing both frost and bleed build up to defeat Malenia.Class: AnyFlask Spread: 8 HP and 6 FPWeapon: Cold uchigatana +25 with hoarfrost stomp in right hand, rivers of blood +9 in left.Shield: No shieldArmor: Jar headPrimary Stats: Dexterity/Vigor/EnduranceSecondary Stats: Strength/Intelligence/MindStats:40 Vigor24 Mind40 Endurance38 Strength48 Dexterity28 Intelligence22 Faith20 ArcaneSkills: Hoarfrost stompUse the power of Let me solo her to end Malenia's career. Super Cheeser Build(Lvl. Theway this Build works is that you'll be using Dynast's Finesse during your tough enemy and Boss fights, while using R1 and R2 attacks on trash enemies to conserve FP. Scholar's Armament is your buff to really boost your damage over the top of a magic infused or cold infused Nagakiba. You could even slot Flock's Canvas Talisman for more damage if you wish. My recommendation is to level your Endurance to 54 and replace the Great-Jar with the Claw Talisman. Use it on aggressive enemies. The Ungest of Bungas, an absolute unit. Equipping the Godricks great rune gives a good boost as well. You might consider Bloodflame Talons and/or Bloodboon both for the RP factor and the usefulness.I would also consider a third backup weapon in your inventory for bosses immune to Blood. Amelee focused build that usesLighting to strike enemies at range, and to boost damage in melee. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Everything else seems fairly well-optimized except for Mind; if you're interested in liberally using AOW, you may want to pump Mind as high as 17 or even 20, albeit to the detriment of other stats. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. If you aren't powerstancing/using a greatshield, you can stop investing End around 36 or 37. Glintstone Pebble is your bread and butter and has longer range than Great Glintstone Shard, but less damage. Follow up with L1s until you complete a combo, which will have boosted your Attack Power even higher thanks to Winged Sword Insignia and Millicent's Prosthesis, and then swap to your Dragon Communion Seal and fire off 1 or two Dragonclaw or Dragonmaws to hit for crazy high damage. Unsheathe is not only fast, it deals high damage, and gap closes all in one rapid motion for minimal FP cost. This Ash of War has tremendous range and decent damage, allowing you to shore up the weakest aspect of Fist Weapons, range. Strength - Well, you have one job as a Dragoon. Soon the simple fisherman arrived at Vorns tower sanctum. Lastly i have to mention Flame, grant me strenghthandGolden vowwhich are good damage boosters as well. and our It's long cast time makes it hard to use, even if it's damage is incredibly high. that would be very sad :(. I also recommend Caria Slicer and Adula's Moonblade. Silver Tear Mask is great to boost your Arc to 80, Raptor's Black Feather's boosts jump attacksSpirit ash: Mimic TearPrimary Stats: Arcane (72) & Vigor (45)Secondary Stats: Faith (25) & Mind (25)Other Stats: Mohgwyn's Spear requires 24 STR (19+5 from Soreseal) and 14 DEXSkills: Bloodmoon Ritual + No Skill on shieldIncantations: Golden Vow, Flame Grant Me Strength, Blessing's Boon + Lightning Spear, Black Flame, Stone of Gurranq for ranged optionsTalismans: Radagon's Soreseal, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Rotten Wing Sword Insignia, Carian Filigreed CrestPhysick: Thorny Cracked Tear and Opaline Bubbletear are helpful but not necessaryHow this works is that your shield and spear are plenty enough to deal with most basic enemies. Jumping with L1 is absolutely devastating and one shots most enemies, and staggers those it doesn't allowing you to roll away or Quickstep away easily. The way this Build works is that you'll generate HP and FP for every kill thanks to the combiantion of Rykard's Rune, Taker's Cameo, and the passive effects of your Great Swords, power stancing them to do devastating damage with L1 jump attacks. I just don't know how I'd combine them or others in any meaningful way, and I'm worried I'll end up with some weird abomination that might be dead on arrival for every encounter hahah. Glintstone Pebble and Great Glinstone Shard are there for trash enemies, while Comet can be used on the more difficult ones, where using Crystal Torrent is not possible due to its long animation. Use the Cerulean Hidden Tear to remove the FP cost of these spells for 10 seconds when slotted into your Flask of Wonderous Physick. You can poke repeatedly with R1 as it has great interrupt, and the repeated attacks/bleeds will each boost your attack power. Put one talent in Brawler to gain that sweet melee bonus while grappling, another in Duelist, and one more in Vanguard, though I was considering switching it out for combined arms since it seems to synergize a bit more, with the eventual ability to get soft cover when in melee and giving me the option to use ranged weapons in melee easily if need be, or going skirmisher to gain soft cover as I advance on people and making it safer for me until I get into grapple range). Ezyke's Decay is good against tough enemies that you may need the Scarlet Rot status effect against, but it isn't always needed. A purely ranged Bow Build that focuses on dealing Holy Damage and Bleed, while casting some Incantations. Rancorcall and Ancient Death Rancor require Intelligence and Faith to use, so are a natural fit here. Is this going to work well? That does seem like the best option, but my teammates are currently a Raleigh, a Monarch, and a Metalmark who's respeccing into Tortuga. It's expensive so don't use it all the time, just when you need it. Ornamental Straight Sword is actually a "paired weapon" allowing you to single hand or dual wield them by pressing Triangle + R1. Enjoy! AStrength/Arcane Build that uses the Marais Executioner's Sword or Regalia of Eochaid to deal massive damage via Eochaid's Dancing Blade. If you do run out of FP, charged R2 is still amazing. Black Flame Blade is used on more difficult enemies, and since you have high Faith the damage it adds to your attacks is substantial, and this is in addition to the Black Flame damage over time it places on the enemy. Having high Dexterity will allow you to increase your damage, but make sure to craft or purchase better Arrows and upgrade your Bows as often as you can. The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Golden Vow and use Barrage against hard to kill enemies, otherwise you'll jump shoot and land shoot enemies or roll shoot them with your Bow, since Black Bow operates like a Shortbow, allowing you to do this. Death Lightning is a decent AoE spell that has the benefit of a damage change up while still fitting the theme. A stealth melee build that uses the Death Ritual Spear to range down targets or stab them to death up close. A Faith-Dex Build that focuses on the use of Black Flame to boost damage and give multiple options to every scenario. So I've got a build planned up to level 6 and wanted to see what you all thought, as well as how you would proceed from there. And Golden Vow is there to increase damage and defenses further, and Blessing of the Eerdtree is there to keep your HP topped off to proc the effects of Ritual Sword and Ritual Shield Talismans. The downside is that it is easily interrupted, which is why high Poise armor is a must. I'm coming from almost exclusively 5e, so this is all pretty new for me. The best systems IMO to ameliorate this are Ferrous Lash, Accelerate, and Blink Charges. An Arcane/Faith Build that focuses on the use of Dragon Spells, as well as boosting general Incantation and melee damage. Armor is the drake knight set but with the altered chestplate. How does ELDEN RING CRUSADER BUILD allow to use sword dance ash of war when shield have barricade? For them, the quiet of spear fishing, and a family meal were all that a full life required. Beast's Roar is there to give you a ranged option. Update this page with the new builds you have uploaded in Youtube please. I really like Stone of Gurranq for a ranged, physical attack. The way this Build works is that you'll use Catch Flame to one shot most enemies and two or three shot tough enemies. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Low damage? The R2 attack is used to deal more damage when you can predict the attack, but also when you are trying to Stance-break an enemy or boss. Adds Juxtapose active ability. I really enjoy seeing all these builds, though one I have yet to see and would like to see would be one for whips (not just bleed but maybec some variety). ESO 2.14M subscribers Subscribe 1M views 2 years ago Cyberpunk 2077 Best Weapon Locations Guide - One Hit. Keep it up! When the wheel spins after an R2 or charged R2, you'll often trigger Hemorrhage in one attack, which will trigger Lord of Blood's Exultation and White Mask if you're using it. The way this Build works is that you'll use Sacrificial Axe in your offhand and Starscourge Greatsword in your right. These build images look sick, whoever made them, major props. I'd definitely want all three LL for the sweet anime sword. Flaming Strike is exceptional in this build because it will increase your already high damage, but will deal Fire Damage and allow for a follow up attack that deals decent damage. You can add other Incantations if you want because you'll have decent Incantation Scaling with the Clawmark Seal since you prioritize Strength and Faith. This will likely be before tough enemies, and bosses, for best results. And you can use Blade of Death when you need a ranged option, because melee wouldn't work or work well. An advancement of the Mage Build showcasing what to use next and where to go in terms of a caster only type of Build around level 50 or so. The way this Build works is that you'll buff withGolden Vow as you make your way around the game, one shotting most easy enemies with Thunderbolt from range, or even tough enemies as necessary. You can use the Black Bow in 2 ways. The waves, however, do not benefit from the Axe Talisman, though the damage you deal with the sword itself does. The Greatbow has D/D Scaling with these so it makes sense to pump both for max damage with the Nagakiba and Greatbow. The way this Build works is that you'll carry your Seal in your left hand and weapon in your right, buffing it with either Black Flame Blade or Bloodflame Blade depending on the circumstance. You can of course sub in other spells against Lightning Resistant enemies, but Lightning in general is a pretty good damage type. No-brainer here. Using the Barrage ability of Black Bow will allows you to set these Statuses very easily through rapid attacks, but will also deal decent damage in their own right. The way this Build works is that you'll main using Carian Slicer as your primary attack using the Carian Regal Scepter in your right hand to cast, and Carian Glintstone Staff in your left to buff its damage. ADexterity/Faith Build that uses the Cross-Naginata to to set Hemorrhage and Black Flame on enemies in melee range. this build is very very simple and easy to use but still very strong in PvP and PvE. Omg, such an amazing guide!!!! For this reason, we have created groupings of builds to help you on each stage of the game. Even though you won't not utilize its Quality scaling to full advantage unless you go up to something like lvl 200, Bloodhound Fang will still outperform pretty much any other Curved Greatsword with the stats we have. Golden Vow boosts your overall damage (including spells), as well as defenses. Elden Stars is your super long range spell that's good at picking off enemies from a long distance, or harassing Bosses while you attack with other spells or Unblockable Blade. It can stagger them easily, particularly when charged, and deals decent damage. Use this on hard to kill Bosses and enemies as it does incredible damage over time if you can build up their Scarlet Rot bar enough. Builds forElden Ringfocuses on various combinations that are created by a player which consists of a specified Stats, Weapons, Armor, and many more which can help the player achieve their goal through battle and exploration. <- Highly RecomendedThe Bloodstar Hexen build is about utilising faith based sorcery related to the lore of Bloodstar which includes only two sorceries as of right now: Briars of Punishment and Briars of Sin. My group recently began a Lancer game, and I became really enamored with the Balor frame. Turtle behind the shield. Carian Slicer is great for fights where you can't stay at range because it's too dangerous or when enemies are very aggressive. So, what do you think? Black flame and Black flame ritualare here as personal choice, as i think they are flexible and great incantations overall. The Batman: Class - Wretch Armor - Night's Cavalry Armor set with an altered helmWeapon - Spiked Caestus with Bloodhound Step AshFlasks - 80%/20% split on HP/FPStats - Pump Dex, Str, Vig, EndMotivation - I heard Marika killed your Parents, Bruce, and Rykard said you look fat. The Tokugawa mech core gets Hull 11, Agility 10, and then nothing that specifically improves its ability in melee besides access to the Torch. Use Carian Greatsword when outnumbered or when on horseback in order to dispatch enemies easily. The way this build works is that you will mostly buff yourself with Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength before charging into enemies and perform melee attacks at close range with the Rotten Greataxe and start building up Scarlet Rot. ADexterity/Intelligence Build that uses the Wing of Astel to great effect by capitalizing on its weapon skill Nebula. 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