A 40 minute video on elden ring builds, i guess Christmas came early! I plan on doing a run on my high level character swapping between the darkmoon greatsword and envoys longhorn with some cold sorceries. I figured you gotta have the frostbite and holy damage since it’s Christmas. Fashion also matters so im wearing the unaltered fire prelate top, antlers, and spellblade pants/gloves. I really need dlc baddd.
I'm a Night Comet/Death's Poker enjoyer since I sit at RL200 and just help people on coop all day. Even at NG+7, it's just so good. I've been using your Night Comet build for months now.
One of the OP builds I run for later NGs is with catch flame and pest threads. Radagon Icon and 40dex makes catch flame incredibly fast and spammable. Radagon goes down in no time. Pest threads will shred any boss that is larger than humanoid ones. Elden beast will die before it can trigger Elden stars.
Yeah I love Pest Threads, it's absolutely amazing vs. most bosses and also NPC invaders will dodge like stupid, but still get hit. Only boss I encountered where it really sucked against was Malenia where it did not much damage at all.
Amazing to see such a concise video. Intro out of the way and on to the swcond build and we aren't even close to the end of the second minute. Great start.
I've really found that powerstancing is the goat of builds for me. Idk why but you just deal immense damage. Like noble slender swords with a golden vow weapon and the other having craigblade(raptor torso, winged, millicent, and bull goat talisman). Flask have consecutive attack tear and stamina regen tear. Kinda shreds pve and pvp. This build in general with several different weapons(even unique ones) can be opop at 138 or 150+. Pick your spots and punish those gank squads and breeze through pve
Some solid builds that i haven't tried in this video, I am at level 375 though so i can swap and change my build anytime at will during any playthrough, will definitely keep me entertained until the dlc drops, great work and thank you, currently loving my lightning build atm though, have a great Christmas holiday mate. 👍
Thanks for the guide! Currently playing a brand new character, following the Naginata build, enjoying the moveset, range, and tempo. A noob question about affinities: wouldn't Blood or Occult affinity be more powerful than Keen in a bleed-centered build?
On a lot of weapons, yes. But for katanas keen has the best scaling (damage), add in bloodflame blade and you get solid bleed without the “blood” affinity damage reduction (reduces physical damage at the cost of more bleed). Occult is decent but keen and bloodflame blade is best. 🤘
just tried the spinning strikes blood grave scythes... i must say i was surprised. after some testing with a runebear, i think i prefer it over the wild strikes, which i love. anyway merry christmas buddy:)
I have a mid game mage & Moonveil build releasing tomorrow. But for Dex I recommend Nagakiba or starting katana in keen with bloodflame blade. Double slash or swords dance AoW. And thank you! 🤘
It's the ebst but i had some probpems with Astel and some dragon, aow doesn't hit in 80% of cases. Greatsword with lionclaw made it through for me. Kinda switchable with strength/faith build 😁
Merry X-Mas For me the 3 funnest builds I've done are 1. Guts Greatsword strength/faith build with flame art and lions claw. Just satisifying having the power to one shot enemies 2. Bandits curved swords dual weild with cold affinity and lions claw. Lion's Claw really helps vs enemies with shields that lighter weapons struggle with at times. 3. Dual twin blades with cold affinity and ice spear. Who doesn't love seeing an enemy freeze up as they fall to the ground.
@@drhater2318 - I did a faith / strength build with Lion's Claw using flame art affinity along with a few fire incantations. Talismans I use are the dragoncrest greatshield, fire scorpion charm, ritual sword , and shard of alexander. I use the fire tear and the one that breaks posture faster in my flask.
@@mh_golfer hey man, just wanted to come back and say thank you so much for the build. I used it and have just gotten all the way to the elden beast for the first time using this build. I just had one question, what exactly is your stats? I only have 30 faith so I’m not sure if I should do more or if that’s enough :)
@@drhater2318 - The flame art affinity on a weapon scales mostly with Faith so that should be your main focus outside of vigor, etc. If you are struggling with the Elden Beast rebirth and pump up the faith. Pest threads will shread the Elden Beast if you need help with him. You can get it from Gowry if you did Malicent's Questline. Good luck!
Been away from the game for a long while came back trying to figure out how I left my character my stat spread is diffrent. Trying to figure out a good build for the expansion. 35 Vigor 30 Mind 35 Endurance 35 Strength 40 Dexterity 80 intelligence 80 Faith 80 Arcane Think I'm only on New Game +1 or 2 I honestly forget.
@TheKingofRedLightning will have to give it a try. I know before I stopped playing was doing a Rivers of Blood/Eleonoras Poleblade playthrough. Think before that my main weapon of choice was the Sword of night and flame.
try using cragblade on the gargoyle's blood twinblades and it will be much stronger, I also think that the Marais Executioner's Sword and the ADLS build deserves higher spot on the list
I actually have 5 go to weapons on the moment 😂 1.dark moon greatsword 2.blasphemous blade 3.blaids greatsword 4.bolt of granseax 5.sword of night and flame
I'd actually recommend going for 50 VIG and putting 10 points into your main damage stat instead. Most of the time I die because I mess up and get absolutely shit on. 10 VIG more or less won't make much of a difference.. but maybe that's just me, who knows? :D
Great builds, just a couple of questions; at 16:11 Nagakiba only needs 18 STR so why do you have 20? With 20 STR and 65 DEX your Keen Nagakiba +25 has an AR of 555 (558 if 2H) while at 18 STR and 65 DEX you will have 554 (557 if 2H), meaning you just wasted 2 points just for 1 extra AR where you could've used it on END. Also at 33:27 you have 15 DEX when Greatsword only needs 12, that 3 extra DEX is completely useless on the heavy affinity Greatsword where you could've spent it again on END or even Mind. Those are the only things I noticed so far since it's been a while since I last played ER and I'm about to start a new playthrough using either of those builds. Other than that, keep up the uploads!
Thanks! and I always do 15 Dex on strength builds, that way I can use almost all strength weapons (they range from 0-15 Dex for the most part). And the Nagakiba you can prob take 2 points out of, still need 18 to dual wield though/have that option. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt That would explain the 15 DEX, thanks foe letting me know. Also, the Nagakiba needs a minimum of 18 STR and 22 DEX to wield it one handed. You can wield it two handed with only 12 STR.
Hey, question for ya! Out of these builds (or any in general you make), what would be the best to be a sunbro with? So far, from the last couple days of use, I’ve been using Marais’, but I’m also only ever getting summoned nowadays for Maliketh and Malenia. Just wanted your opinion on this, that’s all! Have a nice day!
Marais is good for that. Blasphemous is great for co-op though. It can keep you healed. Night comet also shreds both those bosses. You’ve deff got some good options. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMattI was thinking blasphemous as well just because it constantly knocks Malenia down. I’ve never actually used any sorcery in this game, despite getting all of it lol
They’re good but closer to 200. At RL 125 & 150 (meta) I still prefer the scavengers on occult for 1 damage stat investment (arcane only). Gargoyles twinblades are great at 200 too as well as the Godskin Peelers.
It's not an OP build, but I love my Elanor Poleblade Bleed build! I still need to start my 2nd play before the DLC. That's why I'm here. lol I'm just not sure what I want to do yet.
What starting class is the scavenger curved sword build? Or overall how do I know the class you are starting with in these builds. Sorry if you mentioned in vid and I missed it!
So many builds that I did from you and they all were crazy 🙏 for the posture breaker build, does upgrade rogiers rapier increase posture or is it not needed?
Hi, i bought elden ring yesterday and i want to do either the blasphemous blade build or night comet build, which one do you recommend for a new player? Also what class should i choose for the build you recommed? Thank you for the video, it will really help me out in the game.
Is there a scaling difference that I'm not aware of that would make bleed build repeating thrusts better than blood tax? I have used blood tax a few times but always ended up trying different builds so never really built it up that high. I can usually only get so far before my curiosity about different builds stops my progress. I have restarted this game more than 100 times but still haven't finished it. There are too many options. AND thank you by the way, for giving me more builds to try. I love your videos. No BS just fun and information.
Hey for double slash build sadly i gave 16 to faith i never knew you have to use tear to boost up faith to... In order to reach 25 faith if i stay at 16 faith right now this will be enough for golden vow?
@@AverageGamerMatt i tried this today, i dont care about RL caps since im not playing pvp so i went faith all the way to 99. The damage these put out is crazy... i was looking for an alternative to bleed but keeping the dual curved swords jump attacks and running attacks, i love them. thanks for the idea.
I think I have one of those on my channel. Go cold affinity for one and keen the other. They have great Dex scaling. You can also do one bleed & one frost. 🤘
Just got into Elden Ring and am doing pretty well. What is the best build in your opinion out of these 40? I use summons and like the idea of life steal from ashes/weapon abilities. Thank you for your help.
One I love to use is all the death magic. Its a hybrid strength build with faith/intelligence. You can use death rancor to get them spamming dodge and get them close to you, and do the death flame explosion spell, usually this makes them fall flat on their ass. If you haven't already activated helphens steeples ash, do so now, if you have, use the downed opportunity to charge and attack the moment they stand up. The build is great for controlling distance. You can force them to back away, or come closer to you if you know what you're doing. And use those moments as opportunities. Due to the fact death flame does frost damage, it's already insane. You're burning them and procking frost buildup, which in turn makes your weapon and it's ash do more damage. The armor I use is the nights calvary chest with the cape on, Malikeths gauntlets and legs, and sanguine noble hood. Creates a beautiful black and gold from the ashes kinda look, that just adds to the terror when they're fleeing from 40+ death rancors chasing after them. My favorite part is that IT IS combatable, you can counter it with good dodge timing. It forces the players who spam attacks to use the games other mechanics for once to save themselves, and if they do, they'll find plenty of opportunities to attack and get a killing combo. The build relies on maintaining the control over spacing both near and far. Far is closed off entirely, death rancors will chase you until I'm out of blue juice. Managing to take control of actual melee combat getting close enough before I can cast a death blow is the only way to end my reign. Which is fair. A lot more fair than someone running to the other corner to spam more spells. I only use spells to get them to back away, or control where they're moving to create opportunity. The key to my show is having that ability, taking away half of it is making an even playing field. Now that you're close, I have to stop using range, and I can't control your movements, forcing me to use my grave sword, Helphen. Good dodging will prevent you from being obliterated with frost. That's what it's like to face. Why not try it out?!
I think there’s 150 stats shown at the end of that one. 60 INT, 50 vigor, around 25 mind. If you want to do buffs 23 faith with the faith tear. Without buffs you can do 80 intelligence and golden vow ash of war. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt that sounds fun. I’m trying to use ancient rancor calling or whatever. With the grace scythe and fias mist. Hard to figure out where to place levels and what talismans to soak up the level shortcomings.
Blasphemous is a cakewalk lol it’s easy mode. The ash heals you and does fire damage from a range. For spells if you’re running a fire build: catch flame, giants flame take thee & burn o flame. Buff with golden vow & flame grant me strength. 🤘
I am on my first play through and I started with the double slash build with the nagakiba and I reached late game and I was wondering if maybe I should switch to the bloodhounds fang build or the scavenger curved sword build. (I am looking for a fun or nice looking build with really good damage)
@@AverageGamerMatt tried it right now. It works wonderfully in the 1st phase. She gets obliterated. But the 2nd phase is still problematic. She takes damage but somehow manages to go through flames and finish me. I need to work on it. 😄
@@jannik_miku_fan yep just takes some practice. You can also bait waterfowl early with throwing knives (away from her), then there’s less of a chance she’ll use it 2 times in a row. Not a guarantee but it helps 👍
@@AverageGamerMatt Finally, got her with this build. 😄😎 The 2nd phase was hard because she went to the waterfowl dance straight after two flame hits, and I was stuck in my animation and didn't have time to go away. But last time she did another attack, and I was able to stun her near the wall. Two flame hits - and "your strength, extraordinary". 😄👍
Can someone explain why he takes the Faith Tear in the greatsword/LC build? And why he takes howl of shabriri? Because it needs only 33 so why boost it further?
@@I_am_Uncut howl is 5% more damage unless you’re doing both fire and physical, then FGMS is better. Howl also lasts 10 seconds longer. You do take more damage when using howl of Shabriri though.
It really just doesn't get any better than Blasphemous Blade. There are so many ways to efficiently boost the power of that AoW that it's not even really worth it to look at anything else if you're just looking for the best PvE build. For PvP though, well... who knows XD
@@AverageGamerMatt cool! I will definitely try that :) and i got my blasphemous blade all the way to +10 so it will work, i just need to dodge his crazy attacks.
it's pretty fucked up how strong strength arcane is and how many of the best builds it contains. you can have consecutive attack builds like morais and ghiza, big strength weapons like giant crusher and guts sword, strength curveswords or twinblades with bleed and mohg's great spear which is a category of it's own with bloodloss, fire damage and aoe plus it gives you a lot of invulnerability frames and mini stuns, so you can actually do the three pokes in the sky pretty easily most times. i guess blasphemous blade is just as good because of the heals but i think it does less damage and you have way less versatility. the night comet is awesome too but i don't like being so squishy, making a mistake and getting farted on into oblivion. i think from what i tested that having the lusat's staff plus one staff of loss does more damage than two staves of loss. not sure if that happens only if you reach around 80 int or how bigger the difference is in damage, especially considering the higher fp cost of lusat's
2 staves of loss beats out all other staves for night comet, even PoD’s staff (I’ve done the math/tested this many times). Strength/arcane is good for sure, but I wouldn’t say anything is as easy as the BB or night comet imo. Also faith has the most variety, with 3 damage types for incantations. And since BB’s ash is all faith, you can have a ton of variety running a mostly pure faith build. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt have u tested this with maxed stats in game? cuz i tested in game with max int and the double staff of loss did less than lusat+loss so i assumed loss+pot will do even more since if u also got faith maxed pot does more than lusat. my theory is that the bonus doesn't translate to 60% as one would imagine with two staves of loss. even with 60% bonus the pot+loss showed to do more with my math at least, mind u i got that "2+2=4-1 that's 3 quick mafs" level of maths :D
@@metalface_villain it can depend on boss resistances a bit, as I ended up testing it on side bosses too. I think there was 1 they were tied (maybe the gargoyle), the rest was beat by 2-3% each time.
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Great video man, really appreciate all the work you put into these. Merry X-Mas
I just purchased Elden Ring yesterday, so this is the perfect video for me. I've never played a game like this before, but im pretty excited to start.
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How has it gone? I bought this game when you did as well 😅@@user-nd2jn2ro9n
Same here.
wouldnt say perfect video for if you're just starting. these are all really late game
A 40 minute video on elden ring builds, i guess Christmas came early! I plan on doing a run on my high level character swapping between the darkmoon greatsword and envoys longhorn with some cold sorceries. I figured you gotta have the frostbite and holy damage since it’s Christmas. Fashion also matters so im wearing the unaltered fire prelate top, antlers, and spellblade pants/gloves. I really need dlc baddd.
Haha very true! 🤘 And we all do. Hopefully a trailer or news by February. Merry Christmas 🎄
Okay thanks you have 7 int so I assume it may be a class other than those two. If you find out let me know, no worries :)
@@pack_5176 tbh I don’t remember cause I have 7 characters now lol but I pick bandit often. 🤘
Horrible, I’m gonna flank you
I'm a Night Comet/Death's Poker enjoyer since I sit at RL200 and just help people on coop all day. Even at NG+7, it's just so good. I've been using your Night Comet build for months now.
Awesome! Yep it’s easy mode lol
what class is it
One of the OP builds I run for later NGs is with catch flame and pest threads. Radagon Icon and 40dex makes catch flame incredibly fast and spammable. Radagon goes down in no time. Pest threads will shred any boss that is larger than humanoid ones. Elden beast will die before it can trigger Elden stars.
Yep pest threads is very good for large targets. Catch flame is quick but the range is short. Still very good though!🤘
Yeah I love Pest Threads, it's absolutely amazing vs. most bosses and also NPC invaders will dodge like stupid, but still get hit. Only boss I encountered where it really sucked against was Malenia where it did not much damage at all.
Amazing to see such a concise video. Intro out of the way and on to the swcond build and we aren't even close to the end of the second minute.
Great start.
Haha thanks! 🤘
Merry Christmas! I would love a spirit summons video. The idea of summons definitely helped draw me to Elden Ring.
You too! 🎄and I’ll be doing one soon most likely, thanks for the feedback! 🤘
I've really found that powerstancing is the goat of builds for me. Idk why but you just deal immense damage. Like noble slender swords with a golden vow weapon and the other having craigblade(raptor torso, winged, millicent, and bull goat talisman). Flask have consecutive attack tear and stamina regen tear. Kinda shreds pve and pvp. This build in general with several different weapons(even unique ones) can be opop at 138 or 150+. Pick your spots and punish those gank squads and breeze through pve
Nice! Reminds me of the dark souls 2 powerstancing days. Elden Ring only made it better/stronger. It always makes for great damage builds. 🤘
Thank you for sharing the raptor claw build, it’s carried me through all end game. Nice one!!
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I can’t imagine how long this vid took, thanks for always giving me builds to keep my playthroughs fresh ❤️
Happy to help! More fun builds out soon too. 🤘
Some solid builds that i haven't tried in this video, I am at level 375 though so i can swap and change my build anytime at will during any playthrough, will definitely keep me entertained until the dlc drops, great work and thank you, currently loving my lightning build atm though, have a great Christmas holiday mate. 👍
Thank you, you too! 🤘 🎄
YES A 40 MINUTES VIDEO ABOUT BUILDS
Everything is timestamped for convenience. 🤘
Thanks for the guide!
Currently playing a brand new character, following the Naginata build, enjoying the moveset, range, and tempo.
A noob question about affinities: wouldn't Blood or Occult affinity be more powerful than Keen in a bleed-centered build?
On a lot of weapons, yes. But for katanas keen has the best scaling (damage), add in bloodflame blade and you get solid bleed without the “blood” affinity damage reduction (reduces physical damage at the cost of more bleed). Occult is decent but keen and bloodflame blade is best. 🤘
Not having the magma blade cruved sword in this video is a crime, but amazing video.
Thanks! And yep they’re good 👍 I often forget about them and they are a pain to farm for.
@@AverageGamerMattyeah I’ve farmed two of them and it took hours. On an arcane character no less. The droprates in ER are Hell sometimes
just tried the spinning strikes blood grave scythes... i must say i was surprised. after some testing with a runebear, i think i prefer it over the wild strikes, which i love. anyway merry christmas buddy:)
Merry Christmas! 🎄🤘
Great video for builds and an awesome primer for the DLC. Thanks Matt!
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For more benefit, I commonly use Prayerful Strike on the Great Stars for more HP recovery. Love this video!
Yep I have a build with that too. Awesome ash of war. And thank you! 🤘
Thanks for your efforts - really appreciate it! Looks like I'll give the Bloodhound Fang a go for dexterity.
I have a mid game mage & Moonveil build releasing tomorrow. But for Dex I recommend Nagakiba or starting katana in keen with bloodflame blade. Double slash or swords dance AoW. And thank you! 🤘
The blasphemous blade build every one should have. Only build I play when I wanna play leisurely
Yep! 🤘 Easy mode lol
It's the ebst but i had some probpems with Astel and some dragon, aow doesn't hit in 80% of cases. Greatsword with lionclaw made it through for me. Kinda switchable with strength/faith build 😁
40 minute long video on builds…. You definitely know your audience lol good job
Merry X-Mas For me the 3 funnest builds I've done are
1. Guts Greatsword strength/faith build with flame art and lions claw. Just satisifying having the power to one shot enemies
2. Bandits curved swords dual weild with cold affinity and lions claw. Lion's Claw really helps vs enemies with shields that lighter weapons struggle with at times.
3. Dual twin blades with cold affinity and ice spear. Who doesn't love seeing an enemy freeze up as they fall to the ground.
You too and all solid picks! Ice Spear and Lion’s Claw are amazing 🤘
Yo could you tell me what you use on your guts sword build? It sounds super fun and I want to try
@@drhater2318 - I did a faith / strength build with Lion's Claw using flame art affinity along with a few fire incantations. Talismans I use are the dragoncrest greatshield, fire scorpion charm, ritual sword , and shard of alexander. I use the fire tear and the one that breaks posture faster in my flask.
@@mh_golfer hey man, just wanted to come back and say thank you so much for the build. I used it and have just gotten all the way to the elden beast for the first time using this build. I just had one question, what exactly is your stats? I only have 30 faith so I’m not sure if I should do more or if that’s enough :)
@@drhater2318 - The flame art affinity on a weapon scales mostly with Faith so that should be your main focus outside of vigor, etc. If you are struggling with the Elden Beast rebirth and pump up the faith. Pest threads will shread the Elden Beast if you need help with him. You can get it from Gowry if you did Malicent's Questline. Good luck!
You can also buff the rusty anchor with blood flame blade if you want to
True! 🤘 it’s also really cool in cold affinity too (pun intended lol).
Been away from the game for a long while came back trying to figure out how I left my character my stat spread is diffrent. Trying to figure out a good build for the expansion.
35 Vigor
30 Mind
35 Endurance
35 Strength
40 Dexterity
80 intelligence
80 Faith
80 Arcane
Think I'm only on New Game +1 or 2 I honestly forget.
You have stats to basically do anything lol but probably a mage/night comet/darkmoon. 🤘
@TheKingofRedLightning will have to give it a try. I know before I stopped playing was doing a Rivers of Blood/Eleonoras Poleblade playthrough. Think before that my main weapon of choice was the Sword of night and flame.
That 35 Vigor hurts. I never go below 40 and generally always try to get 50
try using cragblade on the gargoyle's blood twinblades and it will be much stronger, I also think that the Marais Executioner's Sword and the ADLS build deserves higher spot on the list
They’re actually not ranked lol it’s mostly random. And will do! 🤘
looking forward@@AverageGamerMatt 🤙
I actually have 5 go to weapons on the moment 😂
1.dark moon greatsword
2.blasphemous blade
3.blaids greatsword
4.bolt of granseax
5.sword of night and flame
Nice! All good choices 🤘
I'd actually recommend going for 50 VIG and putting 10 points into your main damage stat instead. Most of the time I die because I mess up and get absolutely shit on. 10 VIG more or less won't make much of a difference.. but maybe that's just me, who knows? :D
60 vigor is the last good soft cap, that & 51 poise makes for more reliable builds imo. 🤘
Great builds, just a couple of questions; at 16:11 Nagakiba only needs 18 STR so why do you have 20? With 20 STR and 65 DEX your Keen Nagakiba +25 has an AR of 555 (558 if 2H) while at 18 STR and 65 DEX you will have 554 (557 if 2H), meaning you just wasted 2 points just for 1 extra AR where you could've used it on END.
Also at 33:27 you have 15 DEX when Greatsword only needs 12, that 3 extra DEX is completely useless on the heavy affinity Greatsword where you could've spent it again on END or even Mind.
Those are the only things I noticed so far since it's been a while since I last played ER and I'm about to start a new playthrough using either of those builds. Other than that, keep up the uploads!
Thanks! and I always do 15 Dex on strength builds, that way I can use almost all strength weapons (they range from 0-15 Dex for the most part). And the Nagakiba you can prob take 2 points out of, still need 18 to dual wield though/have that option. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt That would explain the 15 DEX, thanks foe letting me know. Also, the Nagakiba needs a minimum of 18 STR and 22 DEX to wield it one handed. You can wield it two handed with only 12 STR.
This is an absolute goldmine thanks :)
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Hey, question for ya! Out of these builds (or any in general you make), what would be the best to be a sunbro with? So far, from the last couple days of use, I’ve been using Marais’, but I’m also only ever getting summoned nowadays for Maliketh and Malenia.
Just wanted your opinion on this, that’s all! Have a nice day!
Marais is good for that. Blasphemous is great for co-op though. It can keep you healed. Night comet also shreds both those bosses. You’ve deff got some good options. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMattI was thinking blasphemous as well just because it constantly knocks Malenia down. I’ve never actually used any sorcery in this game, despite getting all of it lol
Can say for sure the double slash build is insane. Absolutely bullied Malenia with it
Sure is! 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt Which katana build do you think is strongest for ng+7? :)
@@rjculliford probably double slash with bloodflame blade. 🤘
Thanks mate @@AverageGamerMatt
Great video man! Thank you!
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Heard the beast man's curved swords are great
They’re good but closer to 200. At RL 125 & 150 (meta) I still prefer the scavengers on occult for 1 damage stat investment (arcane only). Gargoyles twinblades are great at 200 too as well as the Godskin Peelers.
It's not an OP build, but I love my Elanor Poleblade Bleed build! I still need to start my 2nd play before the DLC. That's why I'm here. lol I'm just not sure what I want to do yet.
I agree, it’s a super fun weapon. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt what's your weapon of choice?
@@Wayne_Hodge I respec a lot. But my favorite is the guardian sword spear with ice spear. Also blood blade ash is fun on an occult Nagakiba too.
@TheKingofRedLightning I'll have to look into those 2. I never seen those in my play thru. I'll have to look out for them this next time!
Dude been grinding. Give a like!! Thanks bro , interesting to see how they play out.
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What about a duel magma blade build? Does anyone have any advice on them?
I could really use sum advice .
They’re good but they’re fairly quality. Invest in strength & faith. The ash can also build on fire buffs & successive attacks.
Could anyone recommend sum good stats for them?
The Goants Crusher with hoarax Louxs earthshaker is pretty fun at 99 strength
Yep solid ash of war! 🤘
why 25faith instead of Golden Vow AOW on dagger? and 10 stats to put somewhere else? Is spell version any better? Great video anyway! Marry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Spell version lasts longer and is 5% more defense and attack than the AoW. Only 15 faith btw, the faith tear can get you to 25. 🤘
I love using prayerful strike now with golem polearm (colossal weapon) on heavy the reach the damage and the posture is insane 😂
Nice! I’ll have to try that out 🤘
What starting class is the scavenger curved sword build? Or overall how do I know the class you are starting with in these builds. Sorry if you mentioned in vid and I missed it!
It was quick I might’ve not mentioned it lol the best would be samurai or bandit. 🤘
So many builds that I did from you and they all were crazy 🙏 for the posture breaker build, does upgrade rogiers rapier increase posture or is it not needed?
Awesome! And no the posture damage doesn’t scale. Only the damage from the ash & weapon. 🤘
Amazing video, thanks for the time and effort 👏
Merry Xmas!
Thank you! 🤘 Merry Christmas 🎄
I'm missing the Magma Blade =D
They’re good for sure. Hard to farm for though and pretty quality between strength & faith.
Hi, i bought elden ring yesterday and i want to do either the blasphemous blade build or night comet build, which one do you recommend for a new player? Also what class should i choose for the build you recommed? Thank you for the video, it will really help me out in the game.
Samurai is easy to start with. And I’m glad it helped, probably the blasphemous blade for an easy & fun playthrough. 🤘
do you have a guide for the blasphemous blade build?
Only late game builds for the BB at this time. You can’t really get it until about mid-game anyways though.
Is there a scaling difference that I'm not aware of that would make bleed build repeating thrusts better than blood tax?
I have used blood tax a few times but always ended up trying different builds so never really built it up that high. I can usually only get so far before my curiosity about different builds stops my progress. I have restarted this game more than 100 times but still haven't finished it. There are too many options. AND thank you by the way, for giving me more builds to try. I love your videos. No BS just fun and information.
Thanks! And no blood tax just does less damage. It heals you some but it’s a pretty mid ash of war for PvE.
Hey for double slash build sadly i gave 16 to faith i never knew you have to use tear to boost up faith to... In order to reach 25 faith if i stay at 16 faith right now this will be enough for golden vow?
Yep you’ll just be 1 point over. You’re good 👍
@@AverageGamerMatt no need for respecc right 1 stat doesnt matter that would be madness😂
your flame sword build really interests me, is bandit curved sword the best option for that? seems like they get the best faith scaling on flame art
Yep! They do great in flame art. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt i tried this today, i dont care about RL caps since im not playing pvp so i went faith all the way to 99. The damage these put out is crazy... i was looking for an alternative to bleed but keeping the dual curved swords jump attacks and running attacks, i love them. thanks for the idea.
I’m making a dual straightsword frost build with Warhawk talons probably. Can I get some help and advice?
I think I have one of those on my channel. Go cold affinity for one and keen the other. They have great Dex scaling. You can also do one bleed & one frost. 🤘
Thanks, which video and also why one keen?
a bit of an idea for marais idk if it would work but would spiked cracked tear work in in the physick since you can charge it?
No unfortunately that only works with charged attacks (R2/RT) and not ashes.
You deserved better, good job man!
Thank you! 🤘
do you have a written guide cos you go through these pretty quickly.
Not for this one. The whole point was for them to be quick (a minute each). All items and stats are there though on each build. 🤘
thanks, appreciate the reply@@AverageGamerMatt
Do you thing the starscourge greatsowrd and fallingstar beats jaw, what is more powerful in PVE
Starscourge Greatswords for sure. They can be quite good. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt can you tell me top 5 weapons powerful and strongest in PVE. Pls
@@user-gk4oy9cp8m ruclips.net/video/BC4f0bhk6sw/видео.htmlsi=4v38XiguRFswImRy TOP 20 PvE weapons ranked. The top 5 are all pretty much easy mode. 🤘
Also can you make a coded sword build? If you already have one what video is it in?
ruclips.net/video/NbumTvtvEkM/видео.htmlsi=4X2EJr6GY817EBfA that one has most of the faith weapons in ER. 🤘
Dual it and it's great for pvp. Really stronk
8:47 Zuh-why-hander. (I think...)
what is the best build for the samurai class?
For a samurai probably double slash with bloodflame blade on a keen Nagakiba. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt thanks , will i be able to get everything for this build if i just started a couple days ago?
@@jasonzeng2675 yeah samurai starts with a katana. Double slash you can get in Caelid. Bloodflame in the lakes. All early game. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt what talisman should i be running?
@@jasonzeng2675 winged sword insignia & green turtle talisman are good early game.
What's the point of the doubt seals, my guy? Please tell me I've never noticed that both seals stack up the native buff for Giant Incantations X 2!
All seals/staves can be stacked. So if it’s 20%, it’s 40% with 2. 🤘
Fantastic Video ❤ Quick question though, on my gargoyle twinblade Build i cant use my ash of war on both weapons. Can someone help me out pls
Just got into Elden Ring and am doing pretty well. What is the best build in your opinion out of these 40? I use summons and like the idea of life steal from ashes/weapon abilities. Thank you for your help.
Blasphemous blade/faith. It can carry you if you’re looking for a more relaxed playthrough. And awesome! It’s an amazing game 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt how would i build toward it in the beginning? starting my first playthrough tomorrow so i havent even chosen a class yet 😅
@@justinyang6682 prophet would be a good starting class. It’s a strength & faith weapon, and ash is entirely faith based.
One I love to use is all the death magic. Its a hybrid strength build with faith/intelligence. You can use death rancor to get them spamming dodge and get them close to you, and do the death flame explosion spell, usually this makes them fall flat on their ass. If you haven't already activated helphens steeples ash, do so now, if you have, use the downed opportunity to charge and attack the moment they stand up. The build is great for controlling distance. You can force them to back away, or come closer to you if you know what you're doing. And use those moments as opportunities. Due to the fact death flame does frost damage, it's already insane. You're burning them and procking frost buildup, which in turn makes your weapon and it's ash do more damage.
The armor I use is the nights calvary chest with the cape on, Malikeths gauntlets and legs, and sanguine noble hood. Creates a beautiful black and gold from the ashes kinda look, that just adds to the terror when they're fleeing from 40+ death rancors chasing after them. My favorite part is that IT IS combatable, you can counter it with good dodge timing. It forces the players who spam attacks to use the games other mechanics for once to save themselves, and if they do, they'll find plenty of opportunities to attack and get a killing combo. The build relies on maintaining the control over spacing both near and far. Far is closed off entirely, death rancors will chase you until I'm out of blue juice. Managing to take control of actual melee combat getting close enough before I can cast a death blow is the only way to end my reign. Which is fair. A lot more fair than someone running to the other corner to spam more spells. I only use spells to get them to back away, or control where they're moving to create opportunity. The key to my show is having that ability, taking away half of it is making an even playing field. Now that you're close, I have to stop using range, and I can't control your movements, forcing me to use my grave sword, Helphen. Good dodging will prevent you from being obliterated with frost.
That's what it's like to face. Why not try it out?!
Bless your soul thank you sm for this video 🙏🙏
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Why are using the faith tear with the bloodhound fang with faith already at 25?
It shows 25 after you use it. Levels will add to 160. Base faith is 15.
@@AverageGamerMatt didn't realize it was applied.
@@AverageGamerMattI put the golden vow ash on a dagger and use the opaline hard tear in that spot.
appreciate your content and all the work you put in, great work brother much love
Thank you! 🤘
What stats would I put into the night comet build at level 150, since I really do not want to level up 50 more times to do that build.
I think there’s 150 stats shown at the end of that one. 60 INT, 50 vigor, around 25 mind. If you want to do buffs 23 faith with the faith tear. Without buffs you can do 80 intelligence and golden vow ash of war. 🤘
fantastic video!
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Helphen's Steeple?
Good but not OP imo.
what would you say is better scav swords or gargoyle twin blades?
They’re both great, but I prefer the scavengers on occult so I don’t have to split stats (if you’re staying at meta levels).
@@AverageGamerMatt I’m around level 200 rn would it still be best to go scavengers?
@@apollo5299 you can split stats by then. So gargoyle twinblades & bandit curved swords are both great options at RL 200. Pretty even/close in damage.
@@AverageGamerMatt very helpful fast replies thank you 😊
I e been getting into theme builds lately. Have a raiden build thats OP and working on a grim reaper build currently.
Nice! I’ve done Grim Reaper build before, it’s fun. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt did you use any of the death sorceries?
@@kokobeatz7222 no I stuck to a pretty basic one. Grave Scythe, bloodflame blade and life steal fist as a backup.
@@AverageGamerMatt that sounds fun. I’m trying to use ancient rancor calling or whatever. With the grace scythe and fias mist. Hard to figure out where to place levels and what talismans to soak up the level shortcomings.
Is blasphemous blade an easy weapon to master? which spells and ashes of war do you recommend
Blasphemous is a cakewalk lol it’s easy mode. The ash heals you and does fire damage from a range. For spells if you’re running a fire build: catch flame, giants flame take thee & burn o flame. Buff with golden vow & flame grant me strength. 🤘
Yes best summons plz
Will do soon! 🤘
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I am on my first play through and I started with the double slash build with the nagakiba and I reached late game and I was wondering if maybe I should switch to the bloodhounds fang build or the scavenger curved sword build. (I am looking for a fun or nice looking build with really good damage)
If you’re looking for style, bloodhounds fang for sure. You can use bloodflame blade as well as all greases. For pure power scavengers though. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt alr bet appreciate it
@@AverageGamerMatt oh yeah real quick what would you say is better the double slash build or the scavenger curved sword build?
@@Chrisfrmtx scavengers for sure. Not much beats jump attack bleed builds in ER.
@@AverageGamerMatt alr thanks will switch to the scavanger sword build
Why is the faith tear in every build? Would there not be any better options in some cases?
It’s to save 10 levels so I can add 2 buffs to each build.
What do you think is the best build against Malenia?
Burn o flame strat. Faith.
Thank you! @@AverageGamerMatt
@@AverageGamerMatt tried it right now. It works wonderfully in the 1st phase. She gets obliterated. But the 2nd phase is still problematic. She takes damage but somehow manages to go through flames and finish me. I need to work on it. 😄
@@jannik_miku_fan yep just takes some practice. You can also bait waterfowl early with throwing knives (away from her), then there’s less of a chance she’ll use it 2 times in a row. Not a guarantee but it helps 👍
@@AverageGamerMatt Finally, got her with this build. 😄😎 The 2nd phase was hard because she went to the waterfowl dance straight after two flame hits, and I was stuck in my animation and didn't have time to go away. But last time she did another attack, and I was able to stun her near the wall. Two flame hits - and "your strength, extraordinary". 😄👍
I think giants flame take thee is the best
Can someone explain why he takes the Faith Tear in the greatsword/LC build? And why he takes howl of shabriri? Because it needs only 33 so why boost it further?
The faith tear is already active. So I only had 23 faith, then 33 with the tear. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt gotcha. Any specific reason you took howl over fgms?
@@I_am_Uncut howl is 5% more damage unless you’re doing both fire and physical, then FGMS is better. Howl also lasts 10 seconds longer. You do take more damage when using howl of Shabriri though.
How do you get two reduvia's? Or two of any item?
Second playthrough/NG+. Or a forum like Discord or Reddit. Another dagger in blood will do until your second playthrough 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt thank you, I'm still on the first playthrough. 👍
It really just doesn't get any better than Blasphemous Blade. There are so many ways to efficiently boost the power of that AoW that it's not even really worth it to look at anything else if you're just looking for the best PvE build. For PvP though, well... who knows XD
Yep it’s easy mode. So is Night Comet though. For PvE those 2 make the game a cakewalk lol PvP I don’t do much these days. It’s totally different.
is spike star fist affective against radagon?
Yes. I mean you won’t get bleed but you can posture break him with charged hits pretty easily.
he so annoying, i've died 40 times and ive tried everything but nothin seems to work☠️
@@spawn_7862 blasphemous blade/fire is great on Radagon. He has 0 fire resistance.
@@AverageGamerMatt cool! I will definitely try that :) and i got my blasphemous blade all the way to +10 so it will work, i just need to dodge his crazy attacks.
"Uugh, you have to stick to the meta weapons."
NUUH UUUH!
Haha you don’t. I do a lot of fun builds as well. A lot of these just make the game a little easier. 🤘
The quesion is: whats your absolutely #1 build, for yourself :) mine is the giant crusher bonk build! by far.
Nice pick! Flame art fire swords for me. I love faith and they look cool on fire 🔥
This is awesome. YAG does all the work for us. All we need to do is equip and go. I am having a blast with these.
Awesome! 🤘
How you gona skip over phantom slash?
I mostly play on NG+7, tbh I’m not a huge fan of phantom slash. It’s good but not really OP.
Whats that spell on venomous fang that slams them into the ground?
Cragblade ash will do that, but I like royal knights resolve ash of war on them.
@@AverageGamerMatt thanks bro💪
fist build eaw strength on top
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zw eye hander 😉
#youraveragegamer what build do you reccomend for a newbie like me?
If you’re looking for an easy and fun time, faith & the blasphemous blade for sure 👍
@@AverageGamerMatt thanks for the response.i Will try It out for sure
Now rank them :)
Haha one day. It’s hard to rank 40. Top 10 is easy, but about 20-30 of them are all very close. 🤘
Why does the lad put faith tear on all the builds? (Serious question)
Saves 10 levels so I can do buffs like golden vow & FGMS or Howl (up to 50% more damage).
Thanks! I saw the 25 faith and golden vow so the faith tear didn't make sense, but I forgot about howl!
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Marais executioner samurai?
Maybe add in an occult katana with it. Samurai starting class is also good for most builds too. 🤘
i would love to test the blasphemous blade, but i cant f* beat the serpent :D
Serpent Hunter weapon (upgrade it some) + mimic = win 🤘
uh i forgot about the mimic, damn thanks!
@@AverageGamerMatt
you got a jester like build?
No not yet lol sounds funny though.
should be something with an off hand staff and maybe rapier or something. Rly annoying@@AverageGamerMatt
no iron balls :(? i just found out about this build :D
Star Fists are generally a direct upgrade to them.
it's pretty fucked up how strong strength arcane is and how many of the best builds it contains. you can have consecutive attack builds like morais and ghiza, big strength weapons like giant crusher and guts sword, strength curveswords or twinblades with bleed and mohg's great spear which is a category of it's own with bloodloss, fire damage and aoe plus it gives you a lot of invulnerability frames and mini stuns, so you can actually do the three pokes in the sky pretty easily most times.
i guess blasphemous blade is just as good because of the heals but i think it does less damage and you have way less versatility. the night comet is awesome too but i don't like being so squishy, making a mistake and getting farted on into oblivion. i think from what i tested that having the lusat's staff plus one staff of loss does more damage than two staves of loss. not sure if that happens only if you reach around 80 int or how bigger the difference is in damage, especially considering the higher fp cost of lusat's
2 staves of loss beats out all other staves for night comet, even PoD’s staff (I’ve done the math/tested this many times). Strength/arcane is good for sure, but I wouldn’t say anything is as easy as the BB or night comet imo. Also faith has the most variety, with 3 damage types for incantations. And since BB’s ash is all faith, you can have a ton of variety running a mostly pure faith build. 🤘
@@AverageGamerMatt have u tested this with maxed stats in game? cuz i tested in game with max int and the double staff of loss did less than lusat+loss so i assumed loss+pot will do even more since if u also got faith maxed pot does more than lusat. my theory is that the bonus doesn't translate to 60% as one would imagine with two staves of loss. even with 60% bonus the pot+loss showed to do more with my math at least, mind u i got that "2+2=4-1 that's 3 quick mafs" level of maths :D
@@metalface_villain yep with 99/99 in this video: ruclips.net/video/0-Cs3epIuqE/видео.htmlsi=5-3TZjau67fGokEw
@@AverageGamerMatt i guess you are right then, not sure what i did wrong to get the opposite results
@@metalface_villain it can depend on boss resistances a bit, as I ended up testing it on side bosses too. I think there was 1 they were tied (maybe the gargoyle), the rest was beat by 2-3% each time.
what soul level for pvp?
There’s a level 80, 125 & 150 meta.
The way you pronounce seppuku
No hate btw it was just funny 😂
Lol yeah my pronunciation isn’t great with this game at times.
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No DMGS Intelligence/Dexterity build?
Darkmoon? It’s INT & strength. It’s on there. Moonveil is too.