thank you so much for this build. I was struggling in ng+ with my madness build at Maliketh so this was a satisfying build to smack him around in a few hits. Also beat Radagon (in two tries) and Beast in one try! will be enjoying ng+3 with this build!
Rather than two-handing, I'm finding that block counters with an Exeaxe and a greatshield are amazingly strong. Add Cragblade for even more poise destruction. No need for lightning at all, go 25 faith for buffs and all strength with the rest.
@@Guurzak When you're using counters to get breaks then chilling mist on heavy infusion will proc frostbite nearly instantly and the 20% extra damage does work on criticals.
for evryone who is asking if this is ng+7 available. The most"op" build are mostly made in ng+1 or 2 . ng+7 is the hardest scaling you can get, all enemys have the most hp and do the most dmg. So, i say, no , this builds are good, but to do good dmg in ng+7 you need more likely a more extented buff setup. I tried much"op" builds and in ng 7 you see what they rly can do. only copy build that are made for ng+7 or dont expect standard builds to do as well like in the videos in this hardest challenge . My opinion, feel free to exchange yours :)
If you are using electrify armement you can use the gravel stone seal (I think that's the name in english) to boost the damage buff from the incantation, since you are not using any offensive incantations the scaling of the seal does not matter
This looks like a really great build! Two things I would maybe say though is how about adding in black flame protection in place of red flame grant me strength for super hard fights. Secondly, to make up for the damage lost while adding black flame, one can either poison themselves with rot talisman on or commit seppuku with 2nd weapon with exultation talisman on. This ensures you get a gigantic physical protection buff that will last the entire fight for most intermediate players and above while not compromising dps. Heck you could even rot/poison or bleed yourself without black flame and stack it with red flame. At least I think this stacks, I haven't tryed it in a while. You'd just have to drop Erdtree Favor talisman but that's not too big of a deal imo. It wouldn't take too much longer to do just before a boss fight either. Just my added thoughts, thanks for the vid! Can't wait to try this!!!
I did around the same exact build but i replaced the executioner axe for the Rotten Greataxe mainly because i like bigger axes and more damage. Plus the rot passive is always nice
@@AshenOneGaming Yes. When you showed the picture of the weapon, to the right you had a video playing rather than all the usual weapons stats. We all love the base numbers.
You can use flame art or fire now with the new buff to those scaling and that'll give you even more damage when using flame grant me strength lol and just use the redmane chest for the ELDEN BLING
@@shiva5949 well fle art is fth and fire is str scaling so as a dex user theyll be weaker of course but lightning got buffed as well so dont count it out completely lol
Any particular reason you are using that lightning weapon buff and not Vike’s red lightning buff? It does the same buff to your weapon + bolster lightning buff to your body as well
I never use a melee build because they scare the crap outta me. I've always been a sorcerer of different kinds trug ng+3. Switched to this and my anxiety is gone 😂😂. This build hits hard! Thanks for the build
Use the tree spear first and it's power will transfer to the heavy cleaver so on top of lightning 🌩️ damage you are doing holy damage and then you might be taking out bosses in 2 to 3 hits.
Im using The greatsword build but i think if i get faith up i could buff it with lightning so that would do some more damage (it does all ready 3400 with buffs)
If you didn't put lightning and put bloodflame instead... The Iron Dragonslayer Armour would take offense to that. And God forbid it finds you on playstation, there's a player that's been rampaging in Anor Londo as the armor and they've only died to quickstep spam. Otherwise good luck winning.
my build: blasphomeus blade, talisman dragoncrest shield or depend on enemy element holy, rutial talisman, the "when full hp 50% less dmg" talisman and increased buff duration. armor best i can do spells: Black Flame's Protection, flame grant me strength, Lord's Divine Fortification and ofc golden vow just facetank every enemy and use L2 to heal yourself. from time to time dodge and get to full hp again. 45vigor 16st 20dex 70 faith depend on enemy i have 78% physical or 73% holy/magic etc resistance. the most broken build to make it easy on this pesky eldenbeast. u can even facetank the ring attack of eldenbeast and not get below half HP at 45 vigor!!!
Hey man, make sure you grab the incantations off of Gideon, or considering he's dead in your playthrough, go talk to the bell dudes next door. Then grab the holy negation incantation he drops and suddenly Radagon and Elden beast will do very little damage to you 😊
There really isn't any "best build" for Elden Beast, but I'd suggest a faith strength or dex faith. Anything works outside of holy damage dealing ones, because both Radagon and Elden Beast have 80% holy resist. For weapons I'd recommend something on the heavier side, I usually use the Zweihander (colossal sword) or a Claymore (greatsword), as she (elden beast) has giant openings for charged attacks. Infuse the weapons with the flaming art because they're both weak to fire. With 27 faith you can cast the lord's divine fortifications spell, which reduces holy damage dealt by 60%, boost it up with the +2 holy resist talisman found in Mohgwyn dynasty's palace. As for ashes of war I recommend either raptor of the mists (if you mess up a dodge) or flaming strike (for extra damage and a buff). I wouldn't really recommend an "OP" build because both Radagon and Elden Beast (fortunately) heavily punish almost all of them
Try The graveyard above Academy Gate Town. Head south towards the graveyard and skeletons will be there. I got it in about 7 tries. There are probably better locations but this was easy. You can die and respawn at the Stake of Marika. Wash and repeat till you get it.
There is also the graveyard North of the church ruins where you first meet thops. Two skeletons with grave scythe and one with executioner Hrwataxe. Happy farming
Thanks for the video, nice idea behind the build :) But why is the meta lv 150 ? Since you can rekt any bosses at lv 150 with +10 / +25 weapons & stats.. I don’t get it quite frankly
So that you can specialize in one offensive stat, pretty much max out vigor, add reasonable amount of endurance and still put few points into supportive stats (int/fth/arc) as needed
Most people beat the game around 135-150, so the multiplayer community decided that to be the meta level to ensure maximum connectivity. 150 is also where you can be pretty specialised in one offensive stat while meeting all your vigor softcaps, packing enough endurance/mind and having some stats in supportive stats. Also, you can get rekt by all bosses even at level 300 if you don't know how to play. You are never gonna have as much health as the stronger bosses or do as much aoe dps or roll around infinitely. The game's difficulty is designed around the player character being a bit more limited than the bosses.
@@deem3971 I mean, you can do this exact thing by throwing the lion's claw ash of war on every great or colossal weapon. In general, every setup is relatively easy for pve content. Try using this in pvp and you'll realise how difficult it is to win against optimised builds.
@@deem3971 I mean if you are just playing pve and chasing DPS, just use a bleed build or mage build. If you are doing melee and without status, this is probably pretty decent, though I personally find any build where your main strategy in combat is pressing one button to be incredibly boring.
@@common_undead I've done bleed. It's been overdone. This for me hasn't been. I can night comet, blasphemous blade, moonveil and other types all day. And I've added more incantations so it's a double win. I get people play different but this doesn't seem average. I'll still to boss mode on pve. Good insight though.
so you basically recreating the dragonslayers greataxe from ds3 in eldenring with a better weapon art/ash of war? I mean why fix what isn't broken I guess.
Wanna see Malenia NG+ beat with this, cause I'm level 246 and I can't beat her with this build. Got her to 35% on her second phase with blasphemous blade solo, but couldn't beat her, tried different OP builds, then decided to try the mimic and break the no summon rule on my ng+, but he get shreded like a piece of paper. Vigor 99, Faith 99 or Strengt 99, playing on a PC that didn't meet the system req so I used a bypass, low fps and using a broken controller which I have to replace. Guess difficulty increases if you have a potato PC. Edit: I think the footage used in this video isn't NG+ cause I sure as h3ll don't do that much damage, following the build to a T and then some.
@@metaphysicalparadox yeah me too, only with guts sword, this is literally the only build for me which can destroy EVERY NG+7 boss including malenia and mog (without mimic) and some annoying minibosses, lets see how itll do in dlc
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thank you so much for this build. I was struggling in ng+ with my madness build at Maliketh so this was a satisfying build to smack him around in a few hits. Also beat Radagon (in two tries) and Beast in one try! will be enjoying ng+3 with this build!
Love this comment, pinning it haha! You’re welcome mate 👍⚔️
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Crazy, I actually was just thinking of making a crit build based around the Executioner's Greataxe. I'll definitely be using this one as a reference!
Rather than two-handing, I'm finding that block counters with an Exeaxe and a greatshield are amazingly strong. Add Cragblade for even more poise destruction. No need for lightning at all, go 25 faith for buffs and all strength with the rest.
@@Guurzak When you're using counters to get breaks then chilling mist on heavy infusion will proc frostbite nearly instantly and the 20% extra damage does work on criticals.
Wait a second is that Dragon slayer's thunder axe??? its the same one of DS3 wow....I WANT IT NOW
Its called dragonslayer greataxe i thought about that as well.
I thought so too, is nostalgic and fun af 🫰🥲
Oki
@@demon4527 same thing
Great build again. I would love to see how you go about a build that focuses on Phantom Slash.
A RUclipsr named Nizar GG has a great build based around Phantom Slash.
for evryone who is asking if this is ng+7 available. The most"op" build are mostly made in ng+1 or 2 . ng+7 is the hardest scaling you can get, all enemys have the most hp and do the most dmg. So, i say, no , this builds are good, but to do good dmg in ng+7 you need more likely a more extented buff setup. I tried much"op" builds and in ng 7 you see what they rly can do. only copy build that are made for ng+7 or dont expect standard builds to do as well like in the videos in this hardest challenge . My opinion, feel free to exchange yours :)
Awesome build Ashen one well done…. I’d add bloodboil aromatic for a extra %30 damage for 60 seconds…
I rarely use bloodboil despite having so many arteria leaves. My lazy ass doesnt want to farm arteria leaves
If you are using electrify armement you can use the gravel stone seal (I think that's the name in english) to boost the damage buff from the incantation, since you are not using any offensive incantations the scaling of the seal does not matter
The gravel Stone Seal doesn't boost electricfy armament or vykes dragon incantation only the offense spells.
This looks like a really great build! Two things I would maybe say though is how about adding in black flame protection in place of red flame grant me strength for super hard fights. Secondly, to make up for the damage lost while adding black flame, one can either poison themselves with rot talisman on or commit seppuku with 2nd weapon with exultation talisman on. This ensures you get a gigantic physical protection buff that will last the entire fight for most intermediate players and above while not compromising dps. Heck you could even rot/poison or bleed yourself without black flame and stack it with red flame. At least I think this stacks, I haven't tryed it in a while. You'd just have to drop Erdtree Favor talisman but that's not too big of a deal imo. It wouldn't take too much longer to do just before a boss fight either. Just my added thoughts, thanks for the vid! Can't wait to try this!!!
That Thumbnail of Golden Knight is Epic!
I did around the same exact build but i replaced the executioner axe for the Rotten Greataxe mainly because i like bigger axes and more damage. Plus the rot passive is always nice
But it does scale with der instead of strength
Oh hey, this is my strength/faith build. Loved the executioner’s axe.
This by far one of the best builds I’ve played with
Bro this build carried me through the game thank u so much
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This is still my best game ever.
Thanks a lot for this build man! Ending up getting through to NG+3 with this build and platinumed the game😁
This reminded me of my dragonslayer build of dark souls 3 with a weapon like that, I will definitely use this build🔛🔝
Great video. Really powerful. Disappointing not to see the axe weapon stats. Everyone likes to see those.
True, I was here for that
Same
Oh do you mean the requirements? Scaling? AR? I will definitely add this from now on 👍💪
@@AshenOneGaming Yes. When you showed the picture of the weapon, to the right you had a video playing rather than all the usual weapons stats. We all love the base numbers.
Agreed, although it takes 5 literal seconds to google the weapon
Hey man awesome vid! What incantations did u use for the faith side of the build?
Most likely using flame grant me strength and Golden Vow
I’m running a strength faith build right now. I’ve trying to decide what direction to go with it, but this one seems awesome
By the way for this build use the clawmark seal you will get better scaling because of the strength scaling
The axe reminds me of the dragonslayer greataxe from ds3
The boss weapon not the npc one.
Godfrey snagging you mid-air then ripping you in half was so metal.
Just in time. I just respec'ed and I have a STR+DEX+FAI build. I'm gonna love this. Thank you!
Definitely going to try this!
Im actually gonna probably make a fire build like this 😅 lions claw has always been one of my favorites
The results are…. Shocking
I’ll see myself out
😂😂😂😂 This comment here wins the internet
Great build again
Most fun build I've ever used ty
Can you use this build but then swap the Lightning for Fire? Haha looking to integrate an Escanor build into this!
thx bro ❤ - which build is better? this or last?
You can use flame art or fire now with the new buff to those scaling and that'll give you even more damage when using flame grant me strength lol and just use the redmane chest for the ELDEN BLING
hm, flame art/fire is stronger than lightning? Gonna give it a try for sure
They actually didn't buff fire damage scaling with the fire affinity even tho they mentioned it in the patch notes :/
@@shiva5949 well fle art is fth and fire is str scaling so as a dex user theyll be weaker of course but lightning got buffed as well so dont count it out completely lol
@@MrSuvvri i mean theres a bug that makes certain buffs do nothing so it'll get fixed soon id assume
@@bronysaiyan5236 ok, when nearly equally distributed str and fth, would f-art or fire be stronger than lightning? or similar all together?
Any particular reason you are using that lightning weapon buff and not Vike’s red lightning buff? It does the same buff to your weapon + bolster lightning buff to your body as well
Gonna use this build to make a dragonslayer armour cosplay character
I'm doing this build with a banished knight greatsword instead. Once I get more smithing stones I'll switch over to executioners greataxe
I always liked builds where your main source of mitigation were the s from criticals.
I’m seeing this video and I noticed i have the same name as your channel in elden ring
Thanks!!!! Now I can impersanate thor effectively
Man I was watching it and o hear the uk alarm thing and I got a heart attack
Mate I almost dropped my phone in the sink haha!
Do you have any ideas, how i can equalize my starter class stats (Bandit)? Thanks for the great video!
On my first play through I stopped leveling up my health around 25 to make the game more difficult because my faith/strength build was so powerful.
great build thank you very much! im going to do this however im wondering where to put the extra points since im level 200. Any thought or help? :)
Cool build, thumbs up!
Nice weapon. The little brother of DragonSlayer GreatAxe. Chop Chop. Is fun.
This reminds me of that one weapon in ds3 there literally identical same with the ash of war😂
I never use a melee build because they scare the crap outta me. I've always been a sorcerer of different kinds trug ng+3. Switched to this and my anxiety is gone 😂😂. This build hits hard! Thanks for the build
Use the tree spear first and it's power will transfer to the heavy cleaver so on top of lightning 🌩️ damage you are doing holy damage and then you might be taking out bosses in 2 to 3 hits.
It's a bug
Could the crescent moon axe from the exiled knights be a good replacement?
Lions Claw is the only Ash I use! Because of the hyper armor and strength
If you wanna trade REALLY safe I would recommend the iron skin perfume
Try sword dance with that weapon, it does even more dps
We all know it's that axe from DS3 that has the amazing special attack
In what order should I use the incantations?
Only melee, do you do any caster build? :D
I did same except talismans(ı dont have those yet) but mine is doesn't hit like that lol
I've been farming for the great axe for 2 days now😪
Bro this build is amazing it helped me beat the beast clergyman on my first try on my 4 run
Cool build:-) why not more stregnth and than going for faith? Is it more dmg like that to have it in 2 stats?
54str gets boost of 50% while 2 handing which puts you at 80str which is the cap do not worth putting more points there
What lightning ability are you using? It says lightning but i just see a golden aura around you
Im using The greatsword build but i think if i get faith up i could buff it with lightning so that would do some more damage (it does all ready 3400 with buffs)
what greatsword
Wouldn't it be stronger with beast talisman since the build has quite a bit of strength?
Still farming the executioners axe been playing since launch 😑😑got over 500hours on my main 😑
How is his axe on lighting
What are the buffs on it
Pretty cool setup, dragoncrest talisman is worthless in pvp though. And earth shaker would be a better pvp AoW.
Sword of night and flame build ?
Royal Remains set only heals you if you're wearing the full set.
So ditch them gloves. lol
Nope, you’re wrong my friend :) Each piece heals you 2hp per second, whilst your health is under 18% - The whole set heals you 8hp per second. 🤓
Is there any ranged spell that would fit this build?
lighning bolt
Why so much faith? Doesn't lightning scale with Dex? Or being a damage from an incantation instead of lightning affinity makes it scale with faith?
If you didn't put lightning and put bloodflame instead...
The Iron Dragonslayer Armour would take offense to that.
And God forbid it finds you on playstation, there's a player that's been rampaging in Anor Londo as the armor and they've only died to quickstep spam. Otherwise good luck winning.
This is an awesome build, how would I change it for a lightning spear?
what spear did u use if u we’re going for a strength/faith build
Only problem I see is that doesn’t lightning damage scale with Dex not faith?
Lightning infusion scales with dexterity. He's using an incantation to buff his weapon with lightning, which scales with faith.
Is this build good in ng+9?
wait..i feel so dumb, how u r making it lighting damage?
I second using the talisman to increase jump attacks because the lions claw weapon art counts as a jump attack.
No, it does not
It doesn't. you cannot increase the damage of lion's claw by using Raptor's Black Feathers or the Claw Talisman.
tested it out, it doesnt
my build:
blasphomeus blade, talisman dragoncrest shield or depend on enemy element holy, rutial talisman, the "when full hp 50% less dmg" talisman and increased buff duration.
armor best i can do
spells: Black Flame's Protection, flame grant me strength, Lord's Divine Fortification and ofc golden vow
just facetank every enemy and use L2 to heal yourself. from time to time dodge and get to full hp again.
45vigor
16st
20dex
70 faith
depend on enemy i have 78% physical or 73% holy/magic etc resistance. the most broken build to make it easy on this pesky eldenbeast. u can even facetank the ring attack of eldenbeast and not get below half HP at 45 vigor!!!
Anyone know the best build for elden beast rn I’m struggling lol
Hey man, make sure you grab the incantations off of Gideon, or considering he's dead in your playthrough, go talk to the bell dudes next door. Then grab the holy negation incantation he drops and suddenly Radagon and Elden beast will do very little damage to you 😊
There really isn't any "best build" for Elden Beast, but I'd suggest a faith strength or dex faith. Anything works outside of holy damage dealing ones, because both Radagon and Elden Beast have 80% holy resist. For weapons I'd recommend something on the heavier side, I usually use the Zweihander (colossal sword) or a Claymore (greatsword), as she (elden beast) has giant openings for charged attacks. Infuse the weapons with the flaming art because they're both weak to fire. With 27 faith you can cast the lord's divine fortifications spell, which reduces holy damage dealt by 60%, boost it up with the +2 holy resist talisman found in Mohgwyn dynasty's palace. As for ashes of war I recommend either raptor of the mists (if you mess up a dodge) or flaming strike (for extra damage and a buff).
I wouldn't really recommend an "OP" build because both Radagon and Elden Beast (fortunately) heavily punish almost all of them
Is your ash of war set on lightning?
It's Electrify armament, not an ash of war. Ash of War is Lions Claw.
how do u get the lightning affect on the greataxe?
With the Electrify Armaments Incantation
can u please please do a maliketh build plssssssssssss❤❤
Where do you find the Executioner's axe?
I didn't even know it was in the game
Try The graveyard above Academy Gate Town. Head south towards the graveyard and skeletons will be there. I got it in about 7 tries.
There are probably better locations but this was easy. You can die and respawn at the Stake of Marika. Wash and repeat till you get it.
There is also the graveyard North of the church ruins where you first meet thops. Two skeletons with grave scythe and one with executioner Hrwataxe. Happy farming
I thought lightning damage only scaled with dexterity. Why use lighting on a strength build?
I was just about to post this - the build is exactly the same as a strength/fire build with the same axe. Just use fire vs lightning.
It's electrify armament incant
@@dreadfullespectre8579 I know but lightning scales with dex and fire scales with strength -
@@domdp the attributes in weapons do but the incant scales with faith
@@dreadfullespectre8579 copy that thanks!
Thanks for the video, nice idea behind the build :)
But why is the meta lv 150 ? Since you can rekt any bosses at lv 150 with +10 / +25 weapons & stats.. I don’t get it quite frankly
So that you can specialize in one offensive stat, pretty much max out vigor, add reasonable amount of endurance and still put few points into supportive stats (int/fth/arc) as needed
Most people beat the game around 135-150, so the multiplayer community decided that to be the meta level to ensure maximum connectivity. 150 is also where you can be pretty specialised in one offensive stat while meeting all your vigor softcaps, packing enough endurance/mind and having some stats in supportive stats.
Also, you can get rekt by all bosses even at level 300 if you don't know how to play. You are never gonna have as much health as the stronger bosses or do as much aoe dps or roll around infinitely. The game's difficulty is designed around the player character being a bit more limited than the bosses.
The Giants Crusher is a better weapon for this.
I prefer to call it the Dragon armour build lol
how do u applay lightning on your greataxe
found out
Fire does more damage than heavy with str
I need something that can melt maliketh faster sick of his 2nd phase
Rkr on giant crusher, axe talisman, physic for Str and charged attacks and just shit on every boss with few charged r2
Anyone know why his axe has like lightining on it while mine doesnt?
he has a seal in the left slot, which has the lightning armament incantation equipped alongside extra buffs
Does the Seal matter? The build looks cool btw
Use the gravel stone seal, it will boost the damage you get from electrify armement
Is this still a strong build?
Lion claw is carrying this average build.
Can you elaborate on what makes it average? I'm killing bosses in 2-3 hits? Better weapon?
@@deem3971 I mean, you can do this exact thing by throwing the lion's claw ash of war on every great or colossal weapon.
In general, every setup is relatively easy for pve content. Try using this in pvp and you'll realise how difficult it is to win against optimised builds.
@@common_undead I guess that's the rub. I don't do pvp. But to each his /her own. I was under the impression this had the highest dps of its kind.
@@deem3971 I mean if you are just playing pve and chasing DPS, just use a bleed build or mage build.
If you are doing melee and without status, this is probably pretty decent, though I personally find any build where your main strategy in combat is pressing one button to be incredibly boring.
@@common_undead I've done bleed. It's been overdone. This for me hasn't been. I can night comet, blasphemous blade, moonveil and other types all day. And I've added more incantations so it's a double win. I get people play different but this doesn't seem average. I'll still to boss mode on pve. Good insight though.
What about spells?
Why is it whenever I use it, it’s so weak
so you basically recreating the dragonslayers greataxe from ds3 in eldenring with a better weapon art/ash of war? I mean why fix what isn't broken I guess.
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Wanna see Malenia NG+ beat with this, cause I'm level 246 and I can't beat her with this build. Got her to 35% on her second phase with blasphemous blade solo, but couldn't beat her, tried different OP builds, then decided to try the mimic and break the no summon rule on my ng+, but he get shreded like a piece of paper. Vigor 99, Faith 99 or Strengt 99, playing on a PC that didn't meet the system req so I used a bypass, low fps and using a broken controller which I have to replace. Guess difficulty increases if you have a potato PC. Edit: I think the footage used in this video isn't NG+ cause I sure as h3ll don't do that much damage, following the build to a T and then some.
screw the affliction build, i want my damage to be instant.
is it viable on NG+7 ?
yes i beat the game with it
@@metaphysicalparadox yeah me too, only with guts sword, this is literally the only build for me which can destroy EVERY NG+7 boss including malenia and mog (without mimic) and some annoying minibosses, lets see how itll do in dlc
most effective aow in the game for easy mode, but most boring to play, literally pressing L2 the whole time😂