Elden Ring - How to Break the Game With Magic

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  • Опубликовано: 30 апр 2024
  • Magic can be overpowered in Elden Ring. This video shows one specific setup for how strong magic can be.
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    0:00 Intro
    0:53 Quick Start Guide
    2:16 Starting Spells are Good
    3:47 Collecting Components of the Build
    6:21 Results Part 1
    6:58 Getting Even Stronger
    7:56 Results Part 2
    8:30 Discussion
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @thaearthquake
    @thaearthquake 2 года назад +5743

    Going full mage was pain starting off until I found meteorite staff & rock sling. Then, I became the boss battle for them.

    • @OneHandDan
      @OneHandDan 2 года назад +181

      Literally same, it definitely picks up!

    • @botanic3428
      @botanic3428 2 года назад +221

      So thats like 30 minutes in if you know where to go lol

    • @Lachy314
      @Lachy314 2 года назад +116

      I literally made a new character cuz my first character was a sorcerer and I felt like rock sling/glintstone arc/glintstone pebble + meteorite staff were trivializing the game too much
      Granted I got 20 hours in, with only one shard bearer killed so maybe it would’ve gotten harder as a sorcerer

    • @gnussyflarkin
      @gnussyflarkin 2 года назад +95

      @@Lachy314 I'm doing a battle mage build (40 hours thus far) and I've had some bosses that I flattened easily and others that destroyed me in the blink of an eye multiple times. I like the balance that I'm experiencing because some aspects of the game are easier and then at other times I'll get my butt handed to me over and over again while I try to figure out the boss. It's a nice balance. But I must say, doing a build like this is super tempting.

    • @Steveusmc1986
      @Steveusmc1986 2 года назад +24

      Bless the yeet rocks for their stagger

  • @IronPineapple
    @IronPineapple  2 года назад +5510

    this build dodged the nerfs babyyyyyyyyy

    • @riccardodiielsi9919
      @riccardodiielsi9919 2 года назад +68

      Fuck yeak, I love you Iron, just got here to see if you said something about the patch and there's the pinned comment. You read my noob mind bro, bless you ❤️❤️

    • @WelcometomyChanel
      @WelcometomyChanel 2 года назад +3

      pls try roboquest for your souls like series

    • @Jackenack
      @Jackenack 2 года назад +29

      @@ZeigMeister Right, because it's totally reasonable for a pure Str glass cannon dual wielding massive ultra greatswords to be rendered obsolete by every magic build in the game. Magic will likely be nerfed, with a full build, everything is trivialized. That doesn't mean it has to be nerfed into the ground, but Azur Comet should probably be a bit less accessible in a boss fight. Maybe if they just give it a longer cast time, or slower damage ticks.
      Friendly reminder tho, it's all fun and games, and you really shouldn't be that pressed whether the meta changes or not. I've been playing sword-and-board since day 1, just because it's what I find to be the most fun. That doesn't mean I have anything against magic, and it certainly doesn't mean I'm a "loser." Magic is probably getting nerfed within a few months. Sorry to break the news. Fromsoft is usually really slow with this sort of thing. Don't take it out on me.

    • @vervth
      @vervth 2 года назад +75

      @@Jackenack why do you seem so upset lol, also they just buffed all of magic so I don't really see magic getting all nerfed?

    • @noah9942.
      @noah9942. 2 года назад +15

      Can't wait for incantations to get some love

  • @NoMoreBots
    @NoMoreBots 2 года назад +532

    Bad news everyone, the 1.04 patch shot a crucial part of this build in the foot. The infinite fp tear now only lasts 5 seconds instead of the 10-15 it used to be, meaning comet azur can’t be used like it was before.
    Update: I mistakingly thought that the shortened duration was intentional, turns out that wasn’t supposed to happen. Even then, until it’s reverted this build will be much less effective.
    Update#2: The infinite fp tear is back to it’s full glory, everyone.

    • @dantecaycho1731
      @dantecaycho1731 2 года назад +2

      oh so it will come back in a future update?

    • @Blackcat0206
      @Blackcat0206 2 года назад

      didnt he day something about a better version of the infinite fp tear

    • @NoMoreBots
      @NoMoreBots 2 года назад +3

      @@Blackcat0206 No, he said a better version of the graven talisman.

    • @Blackcat0206
      @Blackcat0206 2 года назад

      @@NoMoreBots oh kinda disapointed but oke

    • @Blackcat0206
      @Blackcat0206 2 года назад

      btw if you its a acident then we are going to pray that it will be back in the next or future updates

  • @MaskofFayt
    @MaskofFayt Год назад +88

    Some bonus advice for the abandoned cave with this build is to grab the Two Fingers Heirloom to get your faith up to 12 and get Flame, Cleanse Me to be able to heal the rot the dungeon is filled with if you're struggling to bum rush the area

  • @RaylaEclipse
    @RaylaEclipse 2 года назад +3438

    Reminder that however you play/beat the game, even if it's with an OP build, is still valid. Don't let the maidenless nerds tell you otherwise.

    • @kraai98
      @kraai98 2 года назад +170

      But also challenge yourself, that's the fun of the game. You just have to figure out how much challenge you actually want relative to your skill level or time to practice.

    • @madmorgo6233
      @madmorgo6233 2 года назад +131

      @Cameron idgaf what level I'm meant to be, I'll get there when I get there!

    • @tomw8329
      @tomw8329 2 года назад +19

      @what now Is this supposed to be funny?

    • @elquercu7116
      @elquercu7116 2 года назад +33

      @@tomw8329 bruh, chill dude

    • @DarkkLestat
      @DarkkLestat Год назад +14

      @@kraai98 I remember thinking like that in Bloodborne. Now I can face roll that game without dying, time and time again. I really need a pc release so I can make it harder

  • @SonicHaXD
    @SonicHaXD 2 года назад +4085

    I like how both you and Vati are trying to break the game early XD

    • @Mitcheck315
      @Mitcheck315 2 года назад +226

      ymfah is too, but that's kinda his schtick

    • @ZeroCoolIsGod
      @ZeroCoolIsGod 2 года назад +44

      I'm just glad I get to play before they patch any of this out. I played all the other From games after big nurfs. This is the first one I've played while the community was still figuring things out.

    • @LS-mb4my
      @LS-mb4my 2 года назад +90

      @@Mitcheck315 I can't wait for him to make a disfigured Goku and use Comet Azur to break every fight in the game.

    • @jessiahriner632
      @jessiahriner632 2 года назад +3

      @@Mitcheck315 i came to say exactly this lol

    • @Mitcheck315
      @Mitcheck315 2 года назад +18

      @@jessiahriner632 I'm very much looking forward to the inevitable pacifist elden ring (±25 before Margit probably isn't actually as much of a statement as +10 before vordt was)

  • @9outof10
    @9outof10 2 года назад +15

    This video totally opened the game up for me -- definitely for the better. Thank you!
    Having Rock Sling and the dragon rune farm early basically re-balances the game.

  • @something7959
    @something7959 2 года назад +8

    Iron Pineapple I found your channel a few days ago and I love your soulaborne content and I just wanted to thank you for teaching me this boss one shooting magic build. This made elden ring so much easier for me. And also thank you for entertaining me with such amazing and fun soulsborne content.

  • @Cyndarion0ne
    @Cyndarion0ne 2 года назад +2139

    I like how Pineapple missed that the "redfeather" was literally the Morion blade/a version of the morion blades design, and it had rtsr effect. Cool how the devs put that back in another game. We can never truly escape clever rats + morion meta, can we?

    • @IronPineapple
      @IronPineapple  2 года назад +789

      I actually did miss that! Fake Demon’s Souls fan smh

    • @Cyndarion0ne
      @Cyndarion0ne 2 года назад +71

      @@IronPineapple I think it looks closer to the ds3 one if I'm not mistaken? Kinda looks like that one shrunk down

    • @jonesen4395
      @jonesen4395 2 года назад +14

      @@IronPineapple isnt there also a magic scorpion ring to boost magic even further?

    • @Merlin_The_Wizard
      @Merlin_The_Wizard 2 года назад +15

      Wait, isn't the Morion blade mentioned by name in Irina's questline? Side note, hot damn did they go crazy with reusing names, like Irina, Gael Mine, etc.

    • @thaddeusgenhelm8979
      @thaddeusgenhelm8979 2 года назад +25

      @@Merlin_The_Wizard Nah, that's the Sword of Morne, named after Eygon's gear from DS3 to tie in with that Irinia reference, rather than Morion =P

  • @anonssr9514
    @anonssr9514 2 года назад +1776

    In case you didn't know, you can dual-wield staves and get the bonuses from both. For example, use your +10 staff in one hand to use its magic scaling and keep the meteorite staff in your other hand to boost rock sling. In the same vein, you can keep a glinstone based staff in your other hand to boost the lil' swords. It's a very noticeable damage increase at basically no-cost and far far less annoying than switching to the jelly shield for that boost.

    • @nerdoutreachprogram5358
      @nerdoutreachprogram5358 2 года назад +34

      The staff of loss in Sellia the same town where you get Lusats staff boost invisibility magic, it makes night comet viable to use if you do this method with the staff of loss in your off hand.

    • @jackbuggeln4870
      @jackbuggeln4870 2 года назад +5

      It's good for damage but the utility of something like bloodhounds step is more valuable

    • @jamesb7924
      @jamesb7924 2 года назад +32

      @@jackbuggeln4870 Honestly, bloodhound step is pointless for this build outside of PvP

    • @nerdoutreachprogram5358
      @nerdoutreachprogram5358 2 года назад +14

      @@jackbuggeln4870 bro I just switched to lusats staff in my left hand and a sword in my right with bloodhounds step and you’re so fucking correct. That ability is so insanely awesome.

    • @sshunt2987
      @sshunt2987 2 года назад

      What about the negatives? If I cast with my other stuff but have lusats glinstone does it still consume extra fp?

  • @bizbarley74
    @bizbarley74 Год назад +96

    One very important note, that very few people seem to know about, and could be worth restarting your game, is that you can repeatedly kill the sleeping dragon for infinite runes without killing a single boss or even enemy. 50,000 a pop right off the bat, or 70,000 with the golden scarab, which requires killing a boss.
    However, the foot will not work with this trick. What you need to do is get the dragon down to almost no health, then summon torrent for the last few hits so you can move quickly, as soon as the final blow is struck, you need to haul ass back to the site of grace in less than 10 seconds, immediately rest, and if done correctly, you will get all the runes and the dragon will not despawn. This is working as of January 13th, 2023. Even at the very beginning of the game you should be able to kill the dragon in about 10 minutes, worst case scenario, probably less. But lets just say 10 minutes. 10 minutes = 50,000-70,000 souls, so 50,000 -70,000 x 6 = 300,000-420,000 per hour. A bit later in the game you can spec your stats into a strong bleed build and get this down to about 2 minutes, I've been able to get 5,000,000-6,000,000 souls per hour using this trick and after some practice, I can reach the grace every time. After you get to the desired level, simply respec your stats back to your desired build.
    So as you can imagine, given that you can do this at most characters starting level, fighting no bosses at all, you can get to a very high level early, get strong enough to get the ability to respec early and collect bleed spells and items to hasten the process, kill the dragon over and over and reach the 125 meta in an afternoon, instead of weeks. Stock up on some tears and you can try out a bunch of different weapons and builds in a single playthrough early if you want to see what kind of character you like best and then progress your journey. I really wish I knew this my first time playing.
    Just be sure to back up your save before killing the dragon, so if you mess up the timing, you are not screwed. This is simple on the PC and PS (via cloud save or usb), however, Xbox users are pretty much out of luck and need to get it perfect every time unless you can close the app before auto save. Cheers.

    • @alessandromaccaroni8481
      @alessandromaccaroni8481 Год назад +2

      My savior! I still don't have the game yet but all this is good to know! Quick question: is my sanity going to be in danger?

    • @bizbarley74
      @bizbarley74 Год назад +3

      @@alessandromaccaroni8481 Are you familiar with the Souls series? Have you played many FromSoftWare titles?

    • @alessandromaccaroni8481
      @alessandromaccaroni8481 Год назад +3

      @@bizbarley74... no. But I heard many people have a really hard time beating bosses etc. But I also heard that the game is rewarding and has beautiful scenery

    • @bizbarley74
      @bizbarley74 Год назад +3

      @@alessandromaccaroni8481 well I played every one of their titles, so for me, Elden Ring was not very challenging. I think it's by far the most forgiving they ever made. It's huge though, and if you wanna find the good stuff, there's many good walkthroughs on RUclips. Some spoiler free that are just for items. My greatest tip to someone that never played a FromSoftWare game before would be to understand character builds in the Souls series before playing. You wanna pick a playstyle you like early on, like do u wanna be a mage and cast spells? Do you wanna be a warrior that uses heavy melee weapons to smash people up close, or be a priest that can heal and throw bolts of lightning and breathe fire? Once you know your preferred character, only put stat points into strength or dex for melee, for mages all intelligence, etc, etc. You wanna plan from the very beginning of the game exactly where you want your final numbers to be at level 137 (community meta level). Seriously use a calculator and plan out your build before you get serious into the game. This is where 99% of rage quitters and people that get frustrated have their issues. You can look up character builds online to get ideas.
      My last character was a mage (aka easy mode). Stats 40 vig, 30 mind, 20 endurance, 12 str, 18 dex, 80 intelligence. Level 137 meta. Planned the numbers before even playing. Was a breeze and an amazing adventure. Never completely kill that dragon and you can level to your hearts content. Good luck and enjoy!

    • @itsoktoberight4431
      @itsoktoberight4431 Год назад +1

      ​@@bizbarley74 how did you go against Malenia as a mage?

  • @feonor26
    @feonor26 2 года назад +77

    I did not know the magic glintblade could be cast multiple times in a row. Made things so much easier for me....thanks!

  • @dragothica4925
    @dragothica4925 2 года назад +624

    Using the "Meme Beam" onto one of the mid-game bosses is something every person should experience at least once. It's some sweet justice.

    • @stavik96
      @stavik96 2 года назад +10

      That or hoarfrost stomp. No kidding, Morgott went down in like 6 attacks and was by far the fastest boss I've killed in the game.

    • @smithsmith6402
      @smithsmith6402 2 года назад +33

      @@stavik96 My own personal 'I broke the game' moment was finding the antspur rapier. Rot works on nearly every boss in the game, even tons of them you'd think would be immune, and adds up to about 40% of their total hp over it's duration. Got me kills on bosses I had no business fighting at my level, by applying it with some careful shield pokes and then just running away. The best part is, the rapier accepts ashes, so you can give it poison or bleed affinity as well, and a really good weapon art.

    • @ferristriangle3514
      @ferristriangle3514 2 года назад +9

      @@smithsmith6402 I've been using a similar strategy with the dragon rot breath plus a physik mix that I like to call my gank juice.
      You mix the "Spells don't cost FP" tear with the "Significantly reduce damage for one hit" tears and that usually buys you enough time to just start off the fight with massive damage + rot procs + surviving any attack the boss throws out while you were vulnerable during the cast time.

    • @soundbite9532
      @soundbite9532 2 года назад

      you can four shot morgott with adulas moonblade if you have max intel

    • @jmc2830
      @jmc2830 2 года назад

      since you can gain access to it with the sword of night and flame (and its actually better since it has a very small fp cost) means even non mage characters can experience it.

  • @helnkellrfresh2deaf
    @helnkellrfresh2deaf 2 года назад +451

    I think one of the most incredible, yet underrated, parts of this video is the fact that Radhan stood still for that long in one spot. I tried this like 10 times and he always just walked to the side after .5 seconds.

    • @HurpDerpTurle
      @HurpDerpTurle 2 года назад +10

      Yeah he got crazy lucky

    • @shangfong
      @shangfong 2 года назад

      True lmaoooo

    • @qiang2884
      @qiang2884 2 года назад +121

      @@HurpDerpTurle he tried many times, clipped the one that worked, then make a video telling you it is easy.
      He didn't mention you always get oneshot, does not have stable performance and are basically perm blocked from certain bosses with no way around other than change stat.

    • @whenallelsfails21
      @whenallelsfails21 2 года назад +32

      @@qiang2884 wow cry much?

    • @nickberglund6355
      @nickberglund6355 2 года назад +5

      dang it thats disappointing, I was following this guide so that it would help me beat him

  • @godzillawarfare
    @godzillawarfare 2 года назад +2

    This increased my enjoyment of the game exponentially. Thank you!

  • @AeonsTear
    @AeonsTear Год назад +2

    Dude. I finally got the time to finish Elden Ring so I can finally watch all your videos on it. Stoked :D

  • @TheSphereHunter
    @TheSphereHunter 2 года назад +2307

    And people complain that there’s no easy mode.

    • @TobyKBTY
      @TobyKBTY 2 года назад +231

      Melee players also have an easy mode: the Mimic Summon 😂

    • @loopygordo
      @loopygordo 2 года назад +84

      @@TobyKBTY mimic on most melee builds can just trivialize so many bosses lol

    • @warmonster12345
      @warmonster12345 2 года назад +46

      @@TobyKBTY tbf you have to beat raddan before you can get that. Once you have his swords the game becomes a cakewalk regardless of mr mimic.

    • @StayCalm0
      @StayCalm0 2 года назад +37

      @@TobyKBTY best part about mimic summon? it uses all equiped items, including buffing and debuffing perfumes. you could even force it to use the comet for you by unequiping everything else. I'm actually kinda sad I found it because the temptation is so great lol

    • @UndeadAlv
      @UndeadAlv 2 года назад +51

      Not the same tho
      Easy mode means you can enjoy the game by yourself
      These exploits are something most players would have to look for if they want to make the game easier

  • @rzdakira
    @rzdakira 2 года назад +245

    I remember wanting to use this spell in DS3 but got disappointed with the spell's performance. I'm glad the ER's reincarnation of Soul Stream is actually viable!

    • @groovydespairgod5190
      @groovydespairgod5190 2 года назад +7

      Everybody spamming it in pvp lame af

    • @Hecca.
      @Hecca. 2 года назад +61

      @@groovydespairgod5190 It’s so bad in pvp, it’s extremely telegraphed

    • @Renin_Reyulo
      @Renin_Reyulo 2 года назад +34

      @@Hecca. I heard it's a mess for ganks but to be fair ganks were always a mess for the invader.

    • @matheuscruz8574
      @matheuscruz8574 2 года назад +2

      Meteorite is much better. More damage, wider area, and staggers a lot

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 2 года назад +9

      @@matheuscruz8574 Very telegraphed and easy af to dodge, long animation. Only good if you're fighting someone bad.

  • @itsoktoberight4431
    @itsoktoberight4431 Год назад

    Thankyou for this, I have looked at many guides and this is my favourite

  • @racerman2223
    @racerman2223 2 года назад +178

    This build got me through to the snowy region and beyond, thank iron p! I’ve never played these type of games because I don’t understand the mechanics of it but watching your vids and paying attention a little more lol made this super fun!

    • @yellowsaurus4895
      @yellowsaurus4895 Год назад +22

      Basically, you dodge when the enemies attack you, then you attack them back when theyre done

    • @julianryan7661
      @julianryan7661 Год назад

      @@yellowsaurus4895 😂😭

    • @patrickbateman5699
      @patrickbateman5699 Год назад

      @@yellowsaurus4895 Than once they hit you you die cry and repeat

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 9 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@yellowsaurus4895But what if they're never done attacking :(

    • @casperryborg4869
      @casperryborg4869 8 месяцев назад

      @@hazeltree7738 If you can't seem to find openings, I recommend a good old fashioned "oonga boonga" playstyle. Basically focus solely on strength and Vigor.
      I just got done with a playthrough without too many problems with one of these. You basically pick up a powerful weapon and stagger your enemies in a few hits, it is incredibly satisfying. You will be in the "Heavy armor" category though, so you'll have to get used to fatrolling.
      These are the following videos that I used to make it through.
      Main one is called "Elden Ring Strength Build Guide - How to Build a Colossus Guardian (Level 100 Guide)" by Fextralife.
      I looked over his talismans and stats, switched out his weapon with a hammer called "Giant Crusher" and basically went to town on every boss I could find. I think there were maybe one or two bosses where I had to learn certain abilities to survive. (Extra tip, if you feel stressed during fights, the Mimic tear summon is a lifesaver)
      Second one is called "The Strongest TANK Build You Will Ever See In Elden Ring | Ultimate Shield Only & Shield+Spear Build" by Nizar GG.
      This one was just my secondary for when I wanted to have fun, since I just love any playstyle with shields.
      Hope this helps!

  • @Joelpd666
    @Joelpd666 2 года назад +206

    I can’t believe I’ve played a Mage this entire time and I didn’t realize that the No FP flask charge could make comet go forever

    • @darienb1127
      @darienb1127 2 года назад +11

      I had no idea either of the flaks buffs existed!

    • @Artoriias1
      @Artoriias1 2 года назад +8

      Same I saw clips of people casting it, and just figured they somehow reduced the cost from multiple sources so I didn’t bother

    • @xelthos2051
      @xelthos2051 2 года назад +6

      10 seconds

    • @Fallenstartheone
      @Fallenstartheone 2 года назад

      it´s one of the best if not THE best for almost any build for plethora of reasons. once i got it never looked back.

    • @PixelGamer91
      @PixelGamer91 2 года назад +6

      sometimes 10 seconds feels like forever... :D

  • @emilytheimp
    @emilytheimp 2 года назад +406

    Man this reminds me of the first time I discovered you could get the Lightning Spear in the original Dark Souls super early in the game. I had so much fun just 3-4 shotting most early game bosses.

    • @madmorgo6233
      @madmorgo6233 2 года назад +20

      On my second playthru, I had to grind my Faith up to about 20~30; with Homeward, a heal or two and a couple awesome ranged Miracles, my paladin guy was unstoppable! Back on the 360 lol, I loved it XD

    • @dustinyuan9161
      @dustinyuan9161 2 года назад +12

      Yes, lightning spear from the sunbro statue was so broken. And hey, made 10 lucky jolly cooperators very happy to get past the Taurus demon. And is being happy with our great lightning spear

    • @yourdad5799
      @yourdad5799 2 года назад +1

      And then the damage drops so hard

    • @thefool8224
      @thefool8224 2 года назад +2

      though the lightning spear range is low (longer than any dark souls but lower than cinders mod). arrows can hit from the other side of the map, but lightning spear just vanishes mid air if you are too far (normally just about to hit them then poof, gone).
      am i bugged or is this intentional?

    • @noah9942.
      @noah9942. 2 года назад +3

      Sunlight spear literally required to you have the final boss's soul. So unless someone drops it for you, you have to be in ng+

  • @jameshe6868
    @jameshe6868 Год назад

    just started playing weeks ago. i certainly don't have the patience to do all the challenges but its awesome watching these videos. Please make more!

  • @j915winterking9
    @j915winterking9 2 года назад

    Thanks for this, I can't wait to get some of this stuff to make myself even more powerful.

  • @ColbyCadwell
    @ColbyCadwell 2 года назад +285

    U can do 80% more dmg by equipping staff in left hand. Any melee in right and using royal knight resolve AOW. 60% if u use determined. Lasts a full 10 secs for spells. Only lasts one hit on melee tho…. Anyhoo. An easy 80% more dmg at all times is OP

    • @Djellowman
      @Djellowman 2 года назад +3

      Big (and busted) if true

    • @qvatio6554
      @qvatio6554 2 года назад +22

      @@Djellowman Oh, it's true. And it is terrible and wonderful in equal measure.

    • @nickkilen5273
      @nickkilen5273 2 года назад +7

      Shhhhhhhh don't let them know and patch it :(

    • @PaperFlare
      @PaperFlare 2 года назад +22

      This applies to almost all buffing weapon ashes of war. The current bullshit cheese in PvP is to use the Eclipse Shotel, which applies death-bight to itself until used again, which triggers an AoE explosion that also inflicts death-blight.
      If you then set yourself on fire with fire's deadly sin, all you have to do is run in the direction of other players and it builds up death-blight to instakill them.
      The ashes of war/casting interaction is a massive gamebreaker on all fronts.

    • @ADDONRACER
      @ADDONRACER 2 года назад

      But how do you activate the determination if staff is on left hand?!

  • @kurtgaudi362
    @kurtgaudi362 2 года назад +788

    Don't worry when the rock sling doesn't make much damage on the Crystalians. You have to hit them 2-3 times before the damage gets way higher. You can also run through the whole cave to the boss mist, dodge a few casts and perhaps kill the last two guys after the wooden door to restore some health. Send in your ghost troops and kill those crystuckers ;D

    • @xDuhRell
      @xDuhRell 2 года назад +18

      Thanks for this, I was wondering if it was patched or something

    • @miahntepp9997
      @miahntepp9997 2 года назад +3

      Your a king for this comment

    • @wsoxrule923222
      @wsoxrule923222 2 года назад +1

      @@xDuhRell same

    • @SmootherThanSilk
      @SmootherThanSilk 2 года назад +8

      You have to break their cyrstal armour/poise, once they're staggered and available for a critical hit, they take a lot more damage. 3 heavy attacks from the Morningstar will also break their poise. There's also a Crystal Tear that boosts charged attack damage and one that makes attacks more likely to break poise, these two helped carry me through the Triple Crystalian in Sellia Hidden Cave, and also using the Crystallian Summon you get the the same place. Guard counters also work, because they're slow and don't hit very hard. Just need to take them out one at a time.

    • @bbbeast2836
      @bbbeast2836 2 года назад

      How do I even got to them

  • @itskylehale
    @itskylehale Год назад

    This very was absolutely fantastic. I’m late game level 140 and didn’t even know about the comet azur. Game changing. Thank you!!

  • @mrleykis170
    @mrleykis170 2 года назад +1

    Cheers homie!!! Thanks for this video it was a fantastic addition to my turkey melt

  • @Duckman1616
    @Duckman1616 2 года назад +539

    Just a quick tip, the dragon takes a while to die, so you can actually use the foot immediately after you kill him and still get the bonus souls.

    • @shady6281
      @shady6281 2 года назад +53

      The foot lasts 3 minutes, so just use it when it has a sliver, it doesn't take 3 mins to make it bleed once

    • @JC_MCC1923
      @JC_MCC1923 2 года назад +2

      Where is the dragon at that we kill?, Is it the one just past the bridge on left after u ride through the other dragons legs?

    • @Duckman1616
      @Duckman1616 2 года назад +17

      @@JC_MCC1923 He's right next to the site of grace at Fort Faroth. He'll be lying on the ground and as long as you attack his back, nothing will happen. Just be careful because there's a few smaller dragons in front of him.

    • @JC_MCC1923
      @JC_MCC1923 2 года назад +12

      @@Duckman1616 thanks man, I was going far enough.. ive been playing like 24 hours total and I haven't made this many runes that entire time.. lol.. first time ever playing any of these games. Pretty fun

    • @khadajhin7141
      @khadajhin7141 2 года назад +2

      @@JC_MCC1923 also if you want to kill him faster use a weapon that applies blood or something that pop deals 13000 damage to him with like 5 pops he'll die within 5 or 10 minutes

  • @knucklejoe8
    @knucklejoe8 2 года назад +610

    If you want the melee equivalent of this build, go North-West of the "Fallen Ruins of the Lake" grace in Liurnia Lake and find the chest that contains the Icerind Hatchet. To use it, level up to 16 DEX (or start as Warrior), two hand it, and spam the Hoarfrost Stomp skill, which will shred almost every boss in the game with minimal investment.
    Have fun!

    • @AkiRa22084
      @AkiRa22084 2 года назад +129

      Or just get the Hoarfrost Stomp Ash.

    • @underdog353777
      @underdog353777 2 года назад +66

      THAT is what people were using against me in PVP
      I thought it was really ridiculous how effective it was but figured it required some investment, but nope, just a 10 FP abilty :]

    • @worldeater2414
      @worldeater2414 2 года назад +4

      👀

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 2 года назад +81

      Frost/Bleed in general is busted for PvP. Frost makes them take more damage from all sources and Bleed just takes a huge chunk of health all at once, not including the damage of the initial hit.
      You can one shot in PvP if bleed procs on a heavy after you frost them.
      The stomp, hilariously, has an effective counter. Jump attack. You see them wind up to stomp? Jump attack. Free damage and they can't hurt you with it. Can't dodge out of the stomp animation so they just have to take the hit

    • @grief6052
      @grief6052 2 года назад +39

      Bonus tip for players in limgrave:
      Get the bloody slash from the fort past the mistwood, it shreds early game bosses has an insane range and super fast cooldown

  • @justincurll1110
    @justincurll1110 9 месяцев назад +17

    I wish this video was done in a slower, more useful 'walkthrough' style, but thanks! I can't wait to rock this.

  • @PriyankaSharma0216
    @PriyankaSharma0216 2 года назад

    Found this vid a week ago, and finally got to @6:35 tonight. So worth it.

  • @koliman1588
    @koliman1588 2 года назад +90

    This is my first Fromsoft game, started as a wretch with intent to be a spell caster of some sort, stumbled into meteor staff and rock sling early. Absolutely hilarious.

    • @EnderElohim
      @EnderElohim 2 года назад

      God bless you and your offsprings.

  • @HEKL_PNW
    @HEKL_PNW 2 года назад +286

    "There's something really satisfying about the process of bringing a build like this together, and seeing the work pay off" this was exactly my sentiment when I came across the blasphemous blade (around level 75/80) after pumping up Faith and Strength all game 💯

    • @yournamethere123
      @yournamethere123 2 года назад +24

      I did the same with int and faith. Came across sword of night and flame. That thing fucks. Crazy weapon art on it.

    • @thelgpain6529
      @thelgpain6529 2 года назад +15

      @@yournamethere123 that sword is busted. And it scales with Int, Dex and Faith. Insane weapon for sure.

    • @GrandpaJenkins9001
      @GrandpaJenkins9001 2 года назад +1

      Isn't that rykers sword? If it is then I didn't find that shit till I finished the game

    • @yournamethere123
      @yournamethere123 2 года назад

      @Leeroy Jenkins rykards sword is the blasphemous blade. This one is found in caria manor northwest of the academy.

    • @HEKL_PNW
      @HEKL_PNW 2 года назад +1

      @@GrandpaJenkins9001 I went to the Volcano Manor after completing the first two legacy dungeons, before going to the capital 😅 it probably wasn't the best to go there first, but getting the Blasphemous Blade sort of late mid game was super handy~

  • @mathewbarnes4468
    @mathewbarnes4468 2 года назад

    I have finally finished my journey to get this spell. Thanks heaps

  • @ahuman1126
    @ahuman1126 2 года назад +2

    Iron Pineapple, that you so much for this build with your video and a weeks time I was able to one shot both Radahn and Margit 👍

  • @justiziabelle
    @justiziabelle 2 года назад +357

    some players have found out that while the buff from ash of war: determination is running, which usually buffs your next melee attack damage for 50 or 60%, it also boosts your spells, but doesn't vanish for the whole duration (10 or 15 seconds) as long as you don't melee attack, so you can buff your sorcery damage even more.

    • @helnkellrfresh2deaf
      @helnkellrfresh2deaf 2 года назад +6

      WAT trying that out next. if this works then its super busted. if it works ill def be using that. Its also better than the jelly shield buff

    • @whenlifegivesyoulemons2643
      @whenlifegivesyoulemons2643 2 года назад +3

      So use ash of war instead of the jellyfish shield?

    • @inYourBackline
      @inYourBackline 2 года назад +2

      @@whenlifegivesyoulemons2643 yes

    • @justiziabelle
      @justiziabelle 2 года назад +3

      @@whenlifegivesyoulemons2643 haven't tried it out, just saw it mentioned here and there in comments on youtube and the fextralife wiki. fextralife being fextralife i would take that info with a grain of salt, but the comments i've read seemed genuine enough. in any case, since jellyfish's buff lasts for 30s i don't see why you couldn't just cast it beforehand, just remember you need to keep the shield equipped to not lose the jellyfish buff when switching to melee for the determination buff and then back to your staff. also i don't know if they actually stack and if they do how exactly (additive or multiplicative).

    • @Kaptime
      @Kaptime 2 года назад +1

      There's also the royal knight wep art that's just a better determination.

  • @zanewurtz8493
    @zanewurtz8493 2 года назад +117

    That Cerulean tear you get in Mt Gelmir can also be used to summon anybody you want without ever investing in magic

    • @DWFTW
      @DWFTW 2 года назад +8

      I'm glad you said that, I'd never thought about that potential. So many guys I'd like to piss about summoning and just no FP to do it.

    • @Kookasaurious
      @Kookasaurious 2 года назад +1

      Hey...I like your picture

    • @Smoth48
      @Smoth48 2 года назад

      Is this true? Because whenever I have 0 FP I can't cast any skills, even with use of that tear. Might have to give it a shot and find out

    • @zanewurtz8493
      @zanewurtz8493 2 года назад +2

      @@Smoth48 You might still need at least 1 FP for some reason but I only have 65 and can summon guys that cost 125

  • @souptikdam8424
    @souptikdam8424 4 месяца назад

    thank you, this is exactly what i was looking for

  • @harlanpinder1318
    @harlanpinder1318 Год назад +3

    This guide and build is very good thanks. I finally got the basic completion of it and it’s awesome. I’m at that point in the guide wear you add the jelly fish shield. Spectacular. I’m going further with getting the crystal armor, and on and on til power up this build no more. Lol 😂

  • @Oxide14
    @Oxide14 2 года назад +193

    Maybe a little late, but was going to say, that if you're up for the challenge, in Caelid, down either of the two paths that lead away from the Minor Erdtree in Dragonbarrow, you'll find a ton of the guardian enemies. They drop about 11-13 hundred runes a piece and are usually all stacked up with one another. I found this was a good place to quickly grind out runes early in the game.

    • @imemmag
      @imemmag Год назад +2

      that was my spot, nice

    • @ciangriffin9630
      @ciangriffin9630 11 месяцев назад +3

      There's a good farm spot at Lenne's Rise where you can get the ball that spawns to kill itself, and with the gold beetle talisman it gives about 2,300 runes every about 10 seconds if efficient.

    • @locuscuztheyfocuse4581
      @locuscuztheyfocuse4581 9 месяцев назад

      @@ciangriffin9630 that area i got up to like 50k runes in less then a hour lol

    • @locuscuztheyfocuse4581
      @locuscuztheyfocuse4581 9 месяцев назад

      @@ciangriffin9630 mine go's about 2,338 lol a few extra idk how and i forgot how lol the game is just idk you get lost in elden ring lol

    • @ciangriffin9630
      @ciangriffin9630 9 месяцев назад

      @@locuscuztheyfocuse4581 only 50 runes? Unless that was a typo that is an insanely low amount of runes

  • @vampiricdodo
    @vampiricdodo 2 года назад +13

    Been casually enjoying this build for a while now and I must say, it's glorious.

  • @davejones9469
    @davejones9469 Год назад +14

    The dragon levelling trick is easily boosted by the scarab but also try to kill it while there are Erdtree leaves falling: it further boosts your rune amount.
    The scarab is easy to get, since you just need a knife to sidestep through the rot in that dungeon, and the bosses can't properly hit your wolf summons, so it can be easy.

  • @user-mt2co8ip4u
    @user-mt2co8ip4u 2 года назад +25

    Another spell called night maiden's mist also melts boss health bars. You can cheese the black flame kindred outside the bestial sanctum for another 80K souls using night maiden's mist. Works well on the crystallian boss in the abandoned cave too, you just gotta kite the spear guy into the mist

  • @oOJaseOo
    @oOJaseOo 2 года назад +82

    You can get another like 60k+ runes at the same time as the sleeping dragon kill by going at night to the small bridge parallel to the large bridge with a dragon on it and just riding past the night's cavalry and up the hill to the right follow the road. Be careful not to get killed by the poison or the mobs but the nights cavalry should just die. You'll get the bloodhound ash of war aswell

    • @DawidDgk
      @DawidDgk 2 года назад +1

      did that when i was level 15 haha. really helpful!

    • @t0uchme343
      @t0uchme343 2 года назад +7

      It sometimes doesn't work but even so, if you don't step on all the traps, you can slowly kill the boss with poison. To add to that, you can throw the dragon on the bridge off the cliff too if you make him land a certain way.

    • @FelisImpurrator
      @FelisImpurrator 2 года назад +12

      The other way is to sit on the tree next to the bridge and just throw shit at him until he dies. See, if you're minmaxing this hard you have enough INT to delete him...

    • @FlameForgedSoul
      @FlameForgedSoul 2 года назад +1

      They patched this trick out.

    • @AquaShibby3000
      @AquaShibby3000 2 года назад +6

      @@FlameForgedSoul I just did it, fwiw

  • @garic4
    @garic4 2 года назад +282

    man this is a great video, but it would be amazing if you could record 5 secs showing the precise location of each of the item on the map

    • @BumFluffer1999
      @BumFluffer1999 2 года назад +13

      Would be extremely helpful

    • @Andrew_Georghiou
      @Andrew_Georghiou 2 года назад +112

      You guys don’t like looking up guides for your guides?

    • @garic4
      @garic4 2 года назад +5

      @@Andrew_Georghiou rofl

    • @DoubleDrayco
      @DoubleDrayco 2 года назад +12

      @@Andrew_Georghiou literally have 11 hours played to do the steps in this 11 minute video and I'm only a little more than halfway done 😂

    • @BumFluffer1999
      @BumFluffer1999 2 года назад +1

      @@Andrew_Georghiou I fully had to yk, piss take 😂

  • @samuelkalendzhiev8015
    @samuelkalendzhiev8015 10 месяцев назад +3

    For the bosses it works on, it still works a wonder. Just not every boss is compatible with the strategy, but if you are strong enough to do the build (+ the extra steps) you should have a good time killing anything anyway. Good build, still up to date, highly recommend!

  • @Chris8F3R
    @Chris8F3R Год назад

    Dude, gonna do this RIGHT NOW! Thanks a lot!

  • @Killbot224
    @Killbot224 2 года назад +481

    The Flail should be a contended for earliest bleed weapon, since it can be found in one of the caravans at the gatefront ruins

    • @januskaisar4972
      @januskaisar4972 2 года назад +91

      Dex requirement is probably a bit high for low level caster players though. Morning Star relies on strength which gets the bonus for 2-handing.

    • @mmmmmmmmmmm10
      @mmmmmmmmmmm10 2 года назад +6

      I used the flail for my int vuild just wasted the levels in dex, once i went spellsword the dex was useful

    • @mcgamer7489
      @mcgamer7489 Год назад

      Samurais sword is

    • @youraveragexin7400
      @youraveragexin7400 Год назад +1

      @@januskaisar4972 just use the radagon scoreseal in fort faroth

    • @youraveragexin7400
      @youraveragexin7400 Год назад

      @@januskaisar4972 that way you dont need that many levels on dex

  • @three9855
    @three9855 2 года назад +100

    Graven-mass talisman is twice as strong as graven school talisman and its effect stacks with it. Magic scorpion charm is even stronger and *also* stacks. Sadly magic scorpion charm is very missable as you need to do Seluvis’s quest which you can’t do if you’ve progressed too far down Ranni’s questline.

    • @MrBuns-yi2hk
      @MrBuns-yi2hk 2 года назад +8

      Yes. I'm so sad I missed it. I want to try and either find someone who will duplicatee one, or start a new character and transfer it.

    • @_Jay_Maker_
      @_Jay_Maker_ 2 года назад +1

      @@MrBuns-yi2hk Can you get it on NG+?

    • @mjrpaynegaming576
      @mjrpaynegaming576 2 года назад +1

      @@_Jay_Maker_ Yes you can

    • @hassanabbas-sy5cm
      @hassanabbas-sy5cm 2 года назад

      Wait can you guys explain this more in detail lol it sounds like something I don’t want to miss when I start playing this weekend. I’m taking a week off work to try this game

    • @mjrpaynegaming576
      @mjrpaynegaming576 2 года назад +1

      @@hassanabbas-sy5cm just Google how to complete seluvis' quest line...

  • @guusemunch1707
    @guusemunch1707 Год назад +20

    Fun fact, for the elder sleeping dragon, sprint to the nearest site of grace close to the fort nearby on horseback and rest at it immediately after killing it to collect the runes without actually causing it to fully be despawned, rinse, repeat, easy 70 levels in just 1-2 hours

    • @XELASK82
      @XELASK82 6 месяцев назад +1

      I tried and didn't work, I guess they fix it

    • @beenth1667
      @beenth1667 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@XELASK82 it doesn't,you need to kill it in the nearset way to run horse to site of grace.fastest way I found is at tail of the elder dragon.

    • @XELASK82
      @XELASK82 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@beenth1667 fuck is done. I tried to run as fast as possible but it was gone

  • @redmoon4694
    @redmoon4694 9 месяцев назад +6

    I know I’m late to the party but imo the ritual sword talisman works much better for this build. I’m playing a mage with 9 vigor so I get one shot by everything at this point in the game. Ritual sword talisman boosts attack at full hp for those of you wondering and it works great cuz I’m either at full hp or dead

    • @robin586
      @robin586 5 месяцев назад

      THIS IS SO REAL LMAOOO

  • @w.devarien3154
    @w.devarien3154 2 года назад +426

    On your way to kill the dragon, there's a tower with a memory stone you can grab. You just need to jump up with the spirit well.
    (After crossing the bridge with the little dragon, just past the minor erdtree guardian, on the left cliffs y'all should see a tower. There's a spirit well behind it. If you get killed by an angry chicken you went the wrong way.)

    • @snickle1980
      @snickle1980 2 года назад +5

      Thanks I'll keep an eye out for it. I'm level 40 and I'm still a basic Two Slot Andy over here.

    • @ramkroos4116
      @ramkroos4116 2 года назад +8

      @@snickle1980 get one from the twins at the round table, it costs 3000 runes

    • @snickle1980
      @snickle1980 2 года назад +4

      @@ramkroos4116 I restarted due to my Wonky leveling. 😁I was Level 49 and still wandering around the starting area.

    • @w.devarien3154
      @w.devarien3154 2 года назад

      @oppai-sama the dragon you bleed.

    • @mrmoosetachio
      @mrmoosetachio 2 года назад +7

      @@snickle1980 you can respec your build after beating Rennala. She is a boss fight in the middle of the second zone. Just need larval tears

  • @voltalightning
    @voltalightning 2 года назад +69

    It's so cool seeing this as my build is just big sword. Dope that there are so many different ways to play. Now I gotta go get that jellyfish shield for my build!

    • @Sdogofdoom
      @Sdogofdoom 2 года назад +9

      Or, and hear me out... TWO big swords!

    • @RushInNinja
      @RushInNinja 2 года назад +6

      Us running around with our big swords slung over our shoulders where mage gods like this exist lol😓😬

  • @johnking3586
    @johnking3586 2 года назад +1

    Yoo the backtrack music is fire 🔥

  • @aaronm9158
    @aaronm9158 2 года назад +2

    Thank you. I've been running a sorcery build and it's been great for the entire game except for the literal Elden Beast because it has so many resistances and nullifications.

    • @palpisson
      @palpisson Год назад +1

      bro any good way to gey to intelligent lv 60 fast?

  • @mandatoryusername689
    @mandatoryusername689 2 года назад +102

    There’s more to this :
    Use determination ash on your right hand weapon and cast with you off hand
    Boom ! 50% boost during 10s to your spells

    • @AkiRa22084
      @AkiRa22084 2 года назад +6

      Royal Knight's Resolve is better. But does it stack with the Jellyfish shield?

    • @connortodd4538
      @connortodd4538 2 года назад +7

      @@AkiRa22084 no bc you need to be holding the buff, but 50% > 20%

    • @IronPineapple
      @IronPineapple  2 года назад +24

      Does it for sure work? Since it boosts only the next attack and this spell hits multiple times, it might only boost the first actual hit?

    • @Christopher-eq1rn
      @Christopher-eq1rn 2 года назад +41

      @@IronPineapple yep, it only deactivates upon attacking with the weapon it's on. Been using it to bolster all of my spells for a while

    • @IronPineapple
      @IronPineapple  2 года назад +30

      @@Christopher-eq1rn that’s wild!

  • @Cyromantik
    @Cyromantik 2 года назад +8

    Love how your production quality just keeps improving! Also this video has helped real the deal for me. I *like* games with mechanics I can fiddle around with. Additionally it looks like one of those games were exploration and environmental storytelling figures strongly, which I love. :)

  • @salvatoreriggi7344
    @salvatoreriggi7344 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you Iron Pineapple

  • @wicked.a950
    @wicked.a950 4 месяца назад

    Beautiful can't wait to try it

  • @BarokaiRein
    @BarokaiRein 2 года назад +257

    It's a fun trick when it works. One thing I'll say is that relying on this too much is great way to get stuck with bosses that just sidestep it,stagger you out of casting it with ranged attack of their own or just have too much hp and walk through it.
    Again, it's really damn fun for like 70% of the game,but after it stops working I failed to find use for the spell outside of this wombo combo. It's damage is actually pretty bad in terms of FP to Damage ratio,like you'll actually deal more damage and safer by spamming that frostbolt spell,which also causes frostbite.

    • @KarthikeyanNagappan
      @KarthikeyanNagappan 2 года назад +4

      Sure it doesn't work at the crystal dudes. She just keeps jumping and poking.

    • @vandakaii2893
      @vandakaii2893 2 года назад +4

      if they dodge it then just cast glint blade.

    • @ole998
      @ole998 2 года назад +2

      I literally used this to beat malenia, along with other spells, sure but azur comet was the final blow in phaze two so you can use this as a backup at least for almost all of the game

    • @GloomGaiGar
      @GloomGaiGar 2 года назад +2

      You don't have to just use Comet Azur of course.

    • @Spazz4170
      @Spazz4170 2 года назад +2

      @all someone hasn't gotten the mimc tear ash to +10, they take aggro its gg for real

  • @soeinschlitzor
    @soeinschlitzor 2 года назад +21

    I have this build on my first character, and I find the bosses that aren't staggerable with the comet azure spell are *not* a pushover. If they dodge out of the way, you can only hope it did enough damage for you to finish them off with another lol.
    Still I love this build, it is very strong once you set it up.

    • @Xieq-Jimmy-
      @Xieq-Jimmy- 2 года назад

      The only thing u have to do, is to not succ at being a sorcerer. U also can use meteor or upgrade meteor for 3 casts in one.

  • @user-ej2ox2ed7d
    @user-ej2ox2ed7d Месяц назад +3

    Funny how I got gatekept out of mage builds until my FOURTH playthrough where I just said enough was enough. ( I did guts>spiked cautilist>samurai gear only in that order )

  • @JpegFail
    @JpegFail 2 года назад

    Great build, thx a lot! It carried me whole game, no jokes! I'm hoping for similarly easy build for melee)

  • @mudlums
    @mudlums 2 года назад +33

    One other thing that seems like it beats out the Jellyfish Shield-you can put the Determination or Royal Knight's Resolve ash of war on an off-hand melee weapon. Not sure if it's a bug, but the damage increase applies to sorceries/incantations as well, and isn't even consumed unless you hit with the melee weapon (lasts 10 seconds).

  • @Antimuffin
    @Antimuffin 2 года назад +4

    This is amazing as a first time Fromsoft game player with disabilities. I've been doing sorcery and am excited to try this!

  • @karmaackerman6674
    @karmaackerman6674 8 месяцев назад +5

    I want to say that there is a spell that is likr comet azur but with less range but a fatest hitbox that is called meteorite of astel if you have lusat +10 right hand and météorite staff left hand you can have the power of lusat with the 30% damage boost on gravity spell so it deal more damage than comet azur and it deal it with physical damage so against boss like elden beast or rennala with a really high magic resist this spell will be your best friend.

  • @sclair10
    @sclair10 2 года назад +1

    just made this broken build, thanks for sharing it's hilarious how quickly it burns down bosses.

  • @Dsuzuke
    @Dsuzuke 2 года назад +8

    This build is tremendously powerfull but, you need a perfect situation to break the boss in one hit, they don't always move as you need and many times they hit you cutting off the spell.This spell don't track and you can't move when cast it. In any case amazing amazing, good job man.

  • @AWanderingSwordsman
    @AWanderingSwordsman 2 года назад +4

    Worth noting, varre's quest can be done after godrick and lets you get to +10 (as well as opens up the best rune farm) and you can grab mimic tear, throw on the permanant aggro talisman, summon the mimic, then take off the talisman and have an aggro holding beast so you can comet azure uninterrupted.

  • @justsean5774
    @justsean5774 2 года назад

    Dude your a total boss I salute your gaming skills 10/10 for this video

  • @prodiGtv1
    @prodiGtv1 2 года назад +61

    "i recommend you get the golden scarab talisman"
    >is in what may as well be the hardest dungeon in the game if you're super low level and going to 1shot all the bosses later on

    • @jongles2530
      @jongles2530 2 года назад +2

      I got it at a very low level its not that bad. Play with friends man

    • @shawnread53
      @shawnread53 2 года назад +1

      There are worse dungeons coming

    • @agnacore
      @agnacore 2 года назад +2

      for those who don't know: it's a pitch-black cave + poison swamp, except the poison is scarlet rot (this game's version of toxic), and the boss is a gank featuring two Cleanrot Knights and another pool of scarlet rot.
      I recommend using Skeletal Militiamen Ashes (dropped by the first Tibia Mariner in Limgrave) to distract one knight while you kill the other. The knights have a hard time finishing off the reviving skellymens

    • @JustAnOldStone
      @JustAnOldStone 2 года назад +2

      Don't get me wrong, this guide is good, but holy hell is it missing some key notes.
      Like at the part where it says "Just go to the Lift of Dectus".
      Completely misses explaining that you need to kill/get behind a dragon to get a key that unlocks it.

    • @The5Vendetta
      @The5Vendetta 2 года назад +2

      @@JustAnOldStone There is no dragon to kill to get to the lift I’m not sure what you’re talking about

  • @rayfgreenfield5114
    @rayfgreenfield5114 2 года назад +33

    There’s a weapon you get from commander O’Neil called the commanders standard that can also give you and your allies a attack boost with this item you can basically negate multiplayer damage reduction

    • @ferristriangle3514
      @ferristriangle3514 2 года назад

      Do you know the exact amount of the buff? I currently run around with Golden Vow which is the same effect, and I'm pretty sure Golden Vow is a +20% boost to attack and defense.

  • @sj_bardplays6416
    @sj_bardplays6416 2 года назад +3

    I've been going mage knight this whole time and never found rock sling or meteorite staff. Can't wait to try this

  • @madotha
    @madotha Месяц назад +2

    I was actually planning to go for a Mage build for my next playthrough - this video inspired me to pursue it.
    And for everyone out there who doesn't want to hunt for all the required equipment for the build in this video right from the start:
    Farm some runes, get your stats up, use Meteorite Staff & Rock Sling for a while and then get the Sword of Night and Flame - it gives you Comet Azur right from the get-go.
    This made my Mage build lots of fun so far, without feeling too OP.

    • @aa898246
      @aa898246 Месяц назад +1

      thanks ill try it out

    • @Zmon3595
      @Zmon3595 22 дня назад +1

      I would definitely beat the first Two or three main bosses before Grabbing the spell it feels more natural playing through the first part of the game without having lategame magic.

  • @TheSterlingArcher16
    @TheSterlingArcher16 Год назад +1

    Doing this, plus fully upgraded mimic tear is ultra OP!

  • @Camshaft4
    @Camshaft4 2 года назад +3

    This video is incredibly helpful, I thank you for putting the effort in to make this❤️

  • @imjowsef
    @imjowsef 2 года назад +53

    That cave has a ton of unavoidable scarlet rot buildup followed by a boss fight, dude. That's a pretty egregious detail to omit

    • @D3adend
      @D3adend 2 года назад +15

      Standard Dark Souls brain rot. Also you need to actually fight your way though the academy. And if you put all points into int, you still die in 1-2 hits at most and have no stamina.

    • @xeigen2
      @xeigen2 2 года назад +3

      You can actually avoid the scarlet rot by backstepping. You can just about make it to the first island without it fully building up

    • @imjowsef
      @imjowsef 2 года назад +8

      @@D3adend I get the impression this build is supposed to be something of a glass cannon, but yeah

    • @dylanmalone14
      @dylanmalone14 2 года назад

      @@xeigen2 flame, clense thyself incantation also helps

    • @Vinmono
      @Vinmono 2 года назад +2

      You can land on the clusters that are in the walls, specifically near the first drop and make it to the little piece of land in the middle, then you can jump your way through the left path, I can arrive at the 2nd drop with half of the scarlet rot meter full or less, with a lvl 13 wretched and no armor.

  • @wumb0mannnn314
    @wumb0mannnn314 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you iron pineapple:)

  • @eddingeater578
    @eddingeater578 2 года назад +20

    Bro this is actually one of the hardest guides to follow

    • @wiewioragaming5726
      @wiewioragaming5726 2 года назад +8

      nope, I love how short and concise and to-the-point this guide is, because I had to watch it several times when completing the build. It gives you all the crucial information, and if you need more - like specific locations etc., you can always google it...

  • @JanPospisilArt
    @JanPospisilArt 2 года назад +15

    The reason I'd never do this is because it relies on knowing where everything is beforehand. And these things being quite far, you'd never do this on a natural run when you're exploring.
    Fun, but I'll stick to wandering and struggling.

    • @robk79
      @robk79 2 года назад +3

      I wouldn't do this either because it doesn't look fun. But I think you can be pretty well-equipped as a "regular" mage just by wandering around.
      I am playing as a mage fighter. I don't have these skills or spells, but I have found a decent amount of stuff for my build just exploring. The only thing I looked up was my first staff (started as a wretch before I decided to go magic) but after that it has been fun with casting and melee.

    • @hugodogobob
      @hugodogobob 2 года назад +5

      I think this is more for a second playthrough if you wanna just be op

    • @robk79
      @robk79 2 года назад +3

      @@hugodogobob Oh yeah, for sure. Unless you like optimizing the fun out of a first playthrough. :)

    • @_Jay_Maker_
      @_Jay_Maker_ 2 года назад

      @@robk79 Some people find optimizing to be fun.

    • @robk79
      @robk79 2 года назад

      @@_Jay_Maker_ That's true. Different people like different things.

  • @MrSharkswith
    @MrSharkswith 2 года назад +4

    It'd be cool to see you go over the miracles in Elden Ring! I've had a ton of fun with a faith build, especially the godslayer and madness incantations

  • @mrthyboss
    @mrthyboss 2 года назад +2

    for the big dragon, if you get on torrent to finish it off, you can sprint back to the grace and sit down as the dragon dies. you get the runes and the dragon resets, so you can keep farming him. its better later game, but its good to reset and keep him alive, while still getting the runes

  • @PAIN-ik4kg
    @PAIN-ik4kg Год назад +3

    1:07 - Thank kick was personal 😳😳😳

  • @44444444443333333222
    @44444444443333333222 2 года назад +29

    Man, magic has been so much fun in this game! It's super rough early on, especially if you don't use guides for your first playthrough, but it's so much fun to whack bosses with all manner of crazy projectiles. Especially if you lean a bit into faith for the SoN&F, and can access the dragon breath spells to absolutely annihilate groups.
    Say what you will about it being easy mode, but all these "anime bullshit" builds are some of the most fun I've had in a Souls game in a long time.

    • @sarkaztik3228
      @sarkaztik3228 2 года назад +13

      @@moistdepression Been through the entire game as magic, didn't have a single issue that wasn't resolved within 5 or 6 tries.

    • @44444444443333333222
      @44444444443333333222 2 года назад +4

      @@moistdepression Honestly yeah, any build is gonna be difficult, cuz you know, it's a tough game. But honestly, magic has given me one of the smoothest difficult curves in a Souls game yet - and while I've had plenty of difficult fights, I haven't really hit a "magic build brick wall" that people keep saying I'm gonna hit, and I'm well into Leyndell.
      A lot of playing a magic build revolves around finding which tool is best for the job. Soul Stream+1 isn't going to be useful against every boss, and I like that. It's been a ton of fun trying all sorts of spells on a boss, until one ends up working out way better than I expected it to. (Looking at you, Rock Sling.)

    • @ghosthost2033
      @ghosthost2033 2 года назад +1

      @@moistdepression Fun fact, a str build can work actually pretty well with Malenia as long as you use the halberd and the mimic

    • @halcionjoy7
      @halcionjoy7 2 года назад +1

      Am I doing something wrong with the dragon incantations? They're absolute garbage in my own experience. I'm better off swinging my weapon once or twice than wasting all my FP on dragon breath.

    • @ghosthost2033
      @ghosthost2033 2 года назад +1

      @@halcionjoy7 They should scale on both faith and arcane if I am correct?
      Maybe is also your weapon that is better leveled?
      Edit I am a crackhead, maybe is just the catalyst you are using, avoid the Arcane scaling theory.

  • @stranger6822
    @stranger6822 2 года назад +209

    My experience with this build: it's really tough to actually setup the one shot on some foes, the build itself tends to be very squishy until higher levels, and your quality of life outside of boss fights depends heavily on picking up good side spells like you showed in the video. Those other two spells, especially rock sling, are a big deal for exactly the reasons shown.
    For me personally, a faith build with blasphemous blade, erdtree blessing, lord's heal, and the mimic summon is more powerful and diverse, able to take on more targets more easily. But I would say this build is one of the easiest ways to cheese the first half of the game until you get up to the point that you're ready to go after blasphemous blade and the mimic summon.

    • @IETass
      @IETass 2 года назад +10

      Wizards do be squishy doe

    • @siddharthagrawal6990
      @siddharthagrawal6990 2 года назад +13

      To be honest, the guys overleveled aF due to the dragon kill (which to me feels a bit unfair). Any build becomes as OP with that. Without the overleveling from 96000 souls, if I am honest, the damage on rock sling is meh. And requires high FP cost. My Dualweilding Uchigatana with bloodslash or Faith+Dex spear or Faith+Int Sword of Night and day perform much better untill u can get higher level, because as you said. the build is a bit squishy and glass-cannony

    • @IETass
      @IETass 2 года назад +29

      @@siddharthagrawal6990 it also makes you sound like a weeb when you talk about your build though lmao

    • @stranger6822
      @stranger6822 2 года назад

      @@perchipy7900 that was my experience as well. There are a lot of foes, especially dragons that it works against perfectly. Margit or morgott or whatever his name was in erdtree was super easy.

    • @vincealcantara7339
      @vincealcantara7339 2 года назад

      i got the blasphemous blade with lighting and fire spells and some other stuff for the build its amazing

  • @aldoorlando1393
    @aldoorlando1393 Год назад

    I actually completed all the main bosses with a melee build and decided to respec to a magic build later on so this is pretty useful for me

  • @kojifrahm5022
    @kojifrahm5022 Год назад +2

    Just a reality check for noobs like me----I'm 17 hours in and I have JUST completed the full combo with a +6 staff and tear combo (I still need to upgrade more and don't have the extras). It takes a LONG time. Also, you can't go around spamming this combo. You get ONE SHOT for 10 SECONDS after you drink the elixir, and after that you have to rest again. So you can't go around spamming this and killing everything in your path. You can still cast it, but it will only last a few seconds. And if the bad guy moves, you miss. I don't regret committing to this combo, but as I noob, I had a more OP expectation of what I was getting into. The video makes it look faster and easier than what it is (still appreciated though). Some of the bosses are pretty damn tough (Ulcerated tree spirit) and I looked up cheeses (which were still hard). Granted this is my first ever playthrough (after ditching a level 65 colossal sword guy), so a lot of this could be me learning the game.

  • @thepews1511
    @thepews1511 2 года назад +4

    I've never done a magic build in a souls game so I was excited to do one here and I haven't been disappointed!
    I've been doing a naked glass cannon run so pretty much everything one shots me but I have these crazy strong magics at the same time though it's tough to just cheese most stuff (at least in my experience) cause a lot of the enemies themselves have powerful ranged attacks.
    I was worried this would feel like big DS3 but the magic has really helped set this game apart in to it's own unique souls combat experience all these years later. For everybody who's been here since the beginning I've been saying this is like our Endgame moment.

    • @EnderElohim
      @EnderElohim 2 года назад +2

      naked glass cannon is wrong. Wear something that looks cool bro. Like a robe or something. They doesnt provide much defense anyway XD

    • @thepews1511
      @thepews1511 2 года назад

      @@EnderElohim Everyone told me this was the finest silk robe they've ever seen 🥺

    • @EnderElohim
      @EnderElohim 2 года назад

      @@thepews1511 they are not your real friends because rather than telling you truth they goes with lies.

  • @BradHuffmanparent
    @BradHuffmanparent 2 года назад +17

    Boomstick has a route that gets you a bunch of smithing stones, golden runes, and flask upgrades on a similar path up to the church. Combine both of these and you're unstoppable.

    • @lordbalthosadinferni4384
      @lordbalthosadinferni4384 2 года назад

      link?

    • @BradHuffmanparent
      @BradHuffmanparent 2 года назад +2

      @@lordbalthosadinferni4384 ruclips.net/video/tx9IsK8qhg4/видео.html

    • @lordbalthosadinferni4384
      @lordbalthosadinferni4384 2 года назад

      @@BradHuffmanparent much thank

    • @coryw3339
      @coryw3339 2 года назад

      why play the game if you're gonna follow a guide? haha

    • @BradHuffmanparent
      @BradHuffmanparent 2 года назад

      @@coryw3339 Why did you watch this video and comment on it if you're not going to use it?
      And I've already played a ton of hours on my own, but I wanted to start a new character to mess around with.

  • @squidwardshouse830
    @squidwardshouse830 11 месяцев назад +3

    If you wanna really cheese bosses, I have fun using the Dark Moon spell in Ranni's questline. It is so fun to use, I just turn in to a ball and the bosses take a lot of damage from cold and magic damage.

  • @akashjoseph6649
    @akashjoseph6649 2 года назад

    Thank you for making this video. Too many new players complaining about the difficullty

  • @JamesW609
    @JamesW609 2 года назад +7

    Elden ring - break the game before it breaks you

  • @ninski2893
    @ninski2893 2 года назад +6

    Just finished the game as a pure melee build and damn, looks like my next character’s gonna be a sorcerer then haha

  • @jniles281
    @jniles281 2 года назад

    I cannot wait to get this going

  • @ibro247
    @ibro247 Год назад

    OMG! This is so awesome!

  • @danielwells1734
    @danielwells1734 2 года назад +15

    I just bought the game and I'm definitely trying this out. I've always had a soft spot for magic powers. 😁

    • @coryw3339
      @coryw3339 2 года назад +2

      I'd recommend not doing this....just discover everything on your own and the game will be much better.

    • @swagking4848
      @swagking4848 2 года назад

      It’s a pretty good build but always have a backup I did a confessor first and did a tank build that’s pure fucking strength and taking out bosses is just as easy and just so much fun

  • @dragoon4530
    @dragoon4530 2 года назад +14

    That beam spell is so OP. Like even just having it on the sword of night and flame is enough to wreck most bosses

  • @Arcademan09
    @Arcademan09 Год назад

    I lucked out by starting with a faith build, although I started using magic first but as soon as I discovered better faith magic I decided to dual class it and it was a nightmare maxing both stats but I did it and had tons of fun

  • @sikeitzrotten
    @sikeitzrotten 2 года назад +1

    😂 you let's just all appreciate this dudes videos because coming from a video editor myself I know these videos take a decent amount of time to make.