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just so you know...... 2 handing a weapon means your strength stat is x 1.5 other stats are unaffected and without meeting the requirements your damage will be bad as it gets even if you level the stat that has the most scaling
My take: this game is gigantic, there is nothing wrong with looking stuff up. Just don't use it as a 'first resort' because that'll mean you end up discovering less stuff for yourself.
Calling the turtles "dogs" is a really old inside joke. When you leave a message, you only get limited words to fill your message with. The word "turtle" is not an option, so people that leave messages have unanimously decided that all turtles are now "dogs"
your search for "the cave" was hilarious on a few levels. first level: it was a joke, the person who left the message was saying the tent is like a cave second level: me thinking about how close you were to finding so many caves on your search. its wild how hidden some of this content is third level: me knowing that you will eventually find *something* because its Elden Ring and theres stuff everywhere
It's so interesting to see a complete newbie experience the game. I almost don't want to give advice to keep the experience as "pure" as possible. But that isn't how the game is meant to be played, the notes are meant to be used by other players to help others. So, a few notes: >Two-handing increases strength by 50% >Vigour scales very weirdly, first slow, then fast, then slow again. 40 is healthy, 60 is tanky. >If you come to a fork in the path and see a message like "first off, Left then precious item/shortcut" you can almost always trust them. >You will get many opportunities to respec (reallocate your points) so don't be afraid to commit to a weapon or build. You can change your mind and try something else. You are legit doing great learning. The game doesn't really become more complicated, it just begins to demand more precision. The easiest enemy and the hardest boss are beaten the same way: learn their moves, dodge their attacks, punish their openings. Looking forward to more
I’ll put this now while I’m watching. With the blood hounds fang, you have a secondary ash of war. After you use the ash of war tap your heavy attack and you dash forward and swipe, one of the reasons why it’s so good! Always level, level requirements then scaling. Bloodhounds fang is also quality affinity, meaning it scales really well with both str and dex leveled roughly equally
Glad to see that you’re enjoying the game. Some notes: Two handing a weapon only increases you STR, by 50% to be specific. Instead of leveling endurance to gain more equip load, you can switch your armour parts for something lighter to get medium load for that sweet faster roll. Not all dual wielding combos are good. Just test out first before deciding whether you want to two hand your weapon or dual wielding.
Little advice: people talk up the bloodhound's fang, and it is really good, but pretty much any weapon in the game can beat the game if you build for it. The great thing about fromsoft games is that basically every playstyle is valid. Don't worry about sticking to what's strong, do what feels fun.
Thisss for sure. I honestly haven't ever been too crazy about Bloodhound's Fang. He got the Claymore this ep. which IMO is one of the better weapons in the game and has been one of my favs since DS1. I would just recommend trying out a bunch of different weapons to find what you like best. Fun is more important than getting the "best" weapon for me, because almost everything in the game can be strong.
haven't finished the video yet, but the rule of thumb on levels: your #1 priority is meeting the minimum requirements on your weapon. after that, you want to just pump vigor (and occasionally put a point or two into endurance/mind if you need more stamina/fp). honestly once you meet the reqs, you can just ignore Str/Dex/Fth/Int until you get your vigor up to 40ish i know it feels counter-intuitive not to up your offensive stat for so long, but as long as you keep your weapon upgraded you'll put out plenty of damage. in the early game HP gives you way more bang for the buck (both in terms of actual increase per level, and in you staying alive in fights long enough to even learn the moves)
My god. When you start doing medium rolls instead of heavy rolls it's going to be like when Piccolo took of his weighted training armour. I am so here for this. It is so interesting to see a completely "blind" perspective. You got this.
To clarify: Two-handing multiplies your effective strength by a factor of 1.5. Which means your 40 STR becomes 60, or you only require 27 STR to meet 40 STR requirement.
Some tips: 1. It is preferred to have a medium equip load or lower in combat at all times since it gives you a faster dodge roll and will help you not feel as sluggish during combat. You can increase your equipment load capacity by leveling endurance or with certain talismans, but if needed you should remove armor pieces / switch out armor for pieces that have less weight so that you have a medium load. 2. The bloodhound fang ash of war is super good and you should also utilize it more, keep in mind that you can do an follow up attack with the ash of war if you follow it up with a heavy attack (press LT to activate and then follow up with RT) 3. In the same menu where you can use golden seeds to increase flask charges there is also an option to allocate your HP & FP flasks. Unless you are running a magic build and need more FP, usually it is best to allocate such that you have almost all crimson tear flasks and only 1 or 2 cerulean flasks. Having more heals is always helpful 4. Two handing your weapon will increase your strength stat by 1.5x (for example, two handing with 14 strength will give you the equivalent of 21 strength). This increase applies to the strength stat only. However, in order to dual wield the bloodhound fang with the dismounter you will need to meet the minimum stat requirements for both weapons. When dual wielding, if you want to use the ash of war of the weapon in your left hand you need to two hand it (hold Y and press left bumper and then you will be able to use it) 5. In places like the catacombs where once you open the door it is pretty much a straight shot from the site of grace to the boss room, you can save a lot of time and also enter the boss fight with more health if you just run past all of the enemies if possible and go straight into the arena (enemies cannot damage you when going through the mist) 6. Make sure you are equipping talismans in the menu where you can choose your weapons and armor. The green turtle talisman you got in this video is a really good one to use. Really enjoying the series so far, keep up the great work!
Nice way to let everyone know you've never played a From game Souls games being as easy or difficult as you want has been one of the key aspects of since Dark Souls 1 😂 Even Demon's hides the solution to every issue somewhere else in thr game The only difference is ER has a fully open world so it is more obvious that the difficultly is in your hands, but this has literally always been the case It's kinda One of the fundamental aspects of a modern FromSoft game, why do you think they never add an easy mode? Because the easy mode has literally always been there
@@boblionia There's a big, huge difference between a lot of fairly straighforward and easy to access solutions to change your playstyle and some cryptic solution that you'll never find in time without looking it up online. Dark souls 1 player be like "what do you mean you struggle with the swamp ? Didn't you go back to firelink shrine, used the elevator, jumped in the middle, did a jump puzzle in a game without a jump button, climbed up to the crow nest and hid in her nest so you can return to the tutorial to find items that weren't there during the tutorial at all but are incredibly important to help with swamp for one and mandatory to unlock a secret area for the second ?" Doesn't sound as straighforward as "go explore and you'll find several weapons and spells that will do the trick, not to mention consummables"
@@boblionia Here we see a "Gamer" out in the wild with nothing better to do than ridicule someone to make a point. It is fascinating how wrong they are as they assume what they want with another person just to make their argument look better by comparison.
I've been playing elden ring since day 1, but only started using bloodhound fang for my DLC run. Already cleared the DLC and I only found out about the follow up attack wtf
If you see a red X in the top right corner it means your stats aren't enough. 2 handing only increases your strength by 1.5 nothing else. This information is in the tutorial screens in your inventory that you can go back and read.
This is a wholesome series, it is tempting but I will not backseat at all. Looking forward to you becoming the best god slaying Elden Ring warrior soon.
There are 2 other caves in the area you were looking for caves. Use your horse to jump into those whirlwinds below to safely land for one, and look along the cliff sides to the north of the pot guy.
Bro I was so furious when he didnt use the Spirit spring like do people ever try something in these games or do you really have to force feed the simplest of concepts to everyone nowadays.😢
Dude, just finished your first two videos on Elden Ring, and I am loving your content! I’m a first time Elden Ring player at this point in time, and it’s super fun looking at a new perspective from someone who’s never played a From software game before. Your attitude of learning from your mistakes is going to be extraordinarily helpful, and is without a doubt one of the best things about this channel. Keep going! Looking forward to seeing how the rest of this series pans out.
Man. Your videos make me wish I could forget ER. So that I could once again waddle about in Limgrave in blissful ignorance of the journey ahead, celebrating victories against minor bosses, gasping at each new shiny piece of loot :) I only beat ER half a year ago and I'm already experiencing nostalgia. Thanks for reinforcing it with your content!
This is quickly becoming my favourite series (and congrats on becoming partnered!) And, uh. I don't know dude, you're doing amazing, but, like, I really wanna suggest you get down to medium load again. I-frames are important since you don't have a shield. Other than that, the Turtle talisman you picked up ? Super cracked item. Stamina regen is insanely important in these games, especially the more dripped out you become with heavy armor. I hate to backseat, I really do, but some of the things in this game are obscure enough to warrant it (and 'sides, it's just word of mouth anywsys): once you have explored the mistwoods in eastern Limgrave a little, you will unlock some new dialogue with thr nomad merchant Kalé, in the Church of Elleh. He'll give you something you can use in the ruins in Mistwood. Look for some messages on the ground for where to use that something!
At the start of the game, your damage will come from weapon upgrade and not by leveling up strength or dex. So focus on leveling up vigor till about 30, and getting your weapon upgraded. Once you’re comfortable with surviving enough hits from enemies, start leveling up str or dex.
Damn. I'm a souls veteran and I remember being stuck on misbegotten for a bit. Legit good job. The bloodhound fang does happen to be one of the best weapons in the game so good job on keeping it. The problem that new weapons don't interest you because you're golden is a common one but you'll find weapons you like more. Or you won't and play the whole game with this one wich is also fine
Hey man i love watching 1st time soul gamers playing, learning and love/hating the game. Not to back seat game but a couple of pointers. 1. 2 handing a weapon always needs the dexterity, faith, arcane or intelligence stat requirement to be met, but 2 handed adds 50% of your strength stat to meet the requirement. For example with your current (at the time of this video) 17 strength means you can 2 hand a weapon with 25 strength requirement since 17 + 8.5 = 25.5 2. Dual wielding means you are 1 handing a weapon in each hand, so obviously you will need all stat requirements for the weapon. 3. Some ash of wars have multple attacks, where the require you to press the same ash of war button, or even aftwr uaing the ash of war button try using a strong attack straight after; and some can be charged by holdinf the ash of war button. 4 and final. Weight management; happy to see someone fat role and still succeed, but at most, try to keep your weight in medium weighy for better rolls which means better invincibility frames for dodges, more so for a light weight for light rolls. Happy to see continue watching the journey of the Elden Ring Warrior
The reason you’re having such an easy time is just you’ve leveled up gotten better and found a really strong weapon but don’t you dare get cocky you haven’t found the REAL Bad Bois of limgrave
I love your video, and I'm happy to see your progress! Just want to say that don't stress too much about your Stat allocation for now since you'll have the opportunity to reallocate them later. Experiment and do what you want! Have fun!
Some quick tips: Use your lock-on function. It makes fighting way easier, would have also made your cross-bow shots much more accurate. Once you pull a lever in a catacomb dungeon, you do not need to pull it again. (Even if you die) When you open the map you will notice beacons that look almost like lighthouses in the grayed out sections. These beacons indicate where you can find the map for that area… The map is very useful, as it holds clues such as the locations of hidden caves. Keep going! This series is great!
Really cool series. Looking forward to more. A quick tip about NPCs: it's often not obvious how to progress quests. But it will save you time to follow 2 rules: 1) always exhaust npc dialog 2) If its not clear what they want or what should happen next, rest at a grace (or quit to menu and reload) and then talk to them again. That will often give different dialog or change something. And if that happens, keep doing it until nothing changes. NPC quests are a really important part of the game and theyre also super difficult. You'll get tons of specific tips from comments--way more than you want--but following these rules will help you have more organic discoveries which imo feel much better. Enioy, man. This game is magic.
Exploration tip: Look at your map and look for buildings of ruins. They literally always have something of at least mild interest, so they're always worth checking out. Certain ones have key, but not technically required progression items as well. So they're 100% worth checking out.
"Maybe i can use this first attempt to see what the boss looks like" Thats actually a really good idea! Most souls players do this, its a huge progress boost!
Make sure to use your left trigger with bloodhounds fang and also press the heavy attack right after for another hard hitting attack. Another tip: you can jump down onto the springs without any fall damage. I’m loving the journey so far! Keep it up Elden Ring Warrior
Base stat requirements and scaling are super simple to understand. If you don't have the required stats, you'll do very poor damage, as you've seen. If you do meet them, you'll do base amount of damage with that weapon. If continue leveling the required stats, you'll do more and more damage, the amount of which is determined by the scaling grade, meaning A scaling will have a ton of extra damage, and E scaling will have very little.
To use any weapon you should first meet the stat requirements and then focus on the scaling of the weapon. Its way better that way Also if you don't beat a boss on your first try, on your way back to the boss you don't have to kill every enemy. Just run straight for the boss so you don't lose time. Also from my experience its way more beneficial to take off some armor if you have a heavy load. Having a heavy load makes you do a very slow roll, called " fat roll ". It's more beneficial to lose some armor than to make your roll slower. Especially in early game armor doesn't make much of a difference. And just so you know the claymore sword you looted is really good as well for a strength build. And two handing weapons gives a great damage boost. Great series keep it up
Nice video. love it when people actually try and learn some mechanics in these games so i wanted to give you some small notes that may help you in the future: -two handing a weapon will ONLY increase your strenght attribute (by 50% to be exact) meaning as long as you have atleast 66% of the strenght requirement youll be good. -when viewing a weapon in your inventory it will display 2 numbers as damage, the first is the weapons base damage which increases with weapon upgrade level, the second is the additional damage granted by the stats your weapon scales off, there should be a + between those numbers. if there is a - that means that the second number is the amount of damage reduction you get from not meeting minumum requirements (meaning that you always want to meet them since your weapon will not get ANY damage from scaling until these are met) -when killing a skeleton you may notice that their body will be on the ground with a glow around it, hitting them in this state will kill them for good. -when you want to interact with things such as levers or ladders you will sometimes be unable to due to a message or bloodstain blocking it, the game will prompt you to use your dpad to switch between interacting with the message on the ground or the thing you actually want to interact with. -how well a weapon scales of a stat is increased by its upgrade level meaning early game you want to focus more on stats like vigor and endurance and late game you will want more of your respective scaling stat as your weapon level will be higher and benefit more. -when changing an ash of war you will be prompted to pick an infusion for your weapon such as heavy or keen. in addition to changing what stats your weapon scales with infusions may give you some elemental damage such as fire or lightning. if you intend to make a pure melee build not involving the use of spells the general rule is that up until 40-50 str/dex the fire and lightning infusions are best, afterwards the heavy and keen versions will surpass them due to some funky math stuff -when holding down L1 while using a bow or crossbow youll get a crosshair :)
The game seems to be easier now because for one you started leveling up your character, and you also started the process of gitting gud :D Holding one weapon with both hands effectively multiplies your strength times 1.5. Also, you might want to watch out for your equip load, because you are currently on heavy load due to putting on heavier weapons and armor, which makes your dodge roll be slower and less effective. So either equip lighter things or level up endurance. This far, your leveling has been really good. Keep it up, already looking forward to your next video :D
The base stats of weapons is pretty good early. So your focus should be to first meet your weapon requirements and then level vigour. Once you have upgraded with four or five somber smithing stones the weapon starts to scale pretty well, at which point you start leveling your stats for damage.
A weapon without meeting its requirements is useless, it is better to not have a weapon at all, meet the requirements of a weapon you like and then keep increasing your vitality up to 40. After that rise the stat that your weapon has the highest affinity for, dex for the bloodhound fang for example. Then after you reach about 40 in Dex (for bloodhound fang) continue to rise your vit up to 60. When you reach 60 to vit continue with your weapon main stat until you reach 80 and then finish the game. Also this is extremely important un-equip your second weapon because you are fat rolling. If you are so fixated on dual wielding then you have to increase your endurance very very much which something i do not recommend you doing since you will get in the future some talismans that will allow you to carry greater weight without wasting too many points to endurance. For the mean time, not being able to roll normally is a death sentence.
youll want to upgrade your dex, strength, all of those stats pretty much just for weapon requirments 80% of your dps is goin to be from your weapon upgrades, the other 20% is from scaling and all of that stuff. Its really only important for meeting the weapon requirements. so level up that stuff if there is a weapon you wanna use, cuz it dosent effect much else in the long run. but if your ever unsure where to spend a level up, vigor is always the safe choice, youll get to respec eventually too so dont feel too much pressure.
I've put about 400 hours into this game and still do not consider myself any kind of expert. Ive really enjoyed watching you learn how to play. It's fun to see someone get into something I myself really enjoy. Can't wait until the next video!
@@Rufiowascool I used to spend hours hunting deer and rats in that underground area. The game is like therapy for me. If I'm holding a controller I'm not using. It's been a real good thing.
These videos are actual fire. Truly wish ypu are going all the way with it. After completing this game numerous time with every build possible, challenge runs and rune level 1 run. Its like im back in 2022 playing it for the first time again, and the commentary is entertaining as hell. Btw, if you havent done it yet, Press R2 after using bloodhound fangs L2 )
Go Elden Ring warrior, go! My tips today, if you’d allow me: - You could poke things with consumables throwing items. - To manually target a ranged weapon, 2-h it, and hold L-1. - A weapon might belong to the same class as another with everything almost identical on the paper, but some hold sneaky little secrets, like the Claymore you acquired from Castle Morne, its heavy lets you use a thrusting move, dealing piercing damage and lengthen its hitbox, letting you hit further than most weapons of its class. You might find something by experimenting. See you on your next journey in the land between!
I’m sure you’ve read this a thousand times by now but the bloodhounds gang ash of war has a follow up heavy attack that dashes you towards back into the enemy, it will help to knock down enemies for a crit
the two-handed jumping attack on the two Curved Greatswords is insanely powerful, definitely my weapon class in the game! (also you’re able to do jumping heavy’s to “slam” the weapon down as to not whiff the attack)
After watching a few seasoned challenge-runners doing the DLC and being disappointed when they get various Smithing Stones as rewards, it really puts a smile on my face to hear someone go "yesss, I can get my weapon to plus 2!" :D Congrats on cracking the algorithm, you started ER just as the DLC came out and bunches of people were searching for it, so you're on track for a solid rise for a while! You're learning the game very well, which is the number one thing you need for success!
Also something forgotten but there is a good weapon in the cart where you fought that giant that was giving you so much trouble in stormhill its called the Morning Star. Incase you're interested in a weapon like that
I’m also new to the souls games. I’m nearly 50 hours into Elden Ring and it’s going surprisingly well. Definitely one of the best games I’ve played in a long time
*Him getting all excited about beating the Mariner on his first attempt* Us souls verterans: “very good little one! You did it!” *death stares at anyone else that may try to steal this man’s joy*
This is the best "Newbie Plays Elden Ring" series I've seen on RUclips! As someone who also only recently got into the game I can promise you it only gets better the more you play. Really looking forward to seeing you put out more episodes in the future dude :)
i love how you perfectly correctly explained how wielding items with attributes works and how scaling works and thenm disregarded your own explanation to level dex instead XD
The one tip I got that I haven't seen other ppl say is: Whenever you do a jumping attack, use R2/ RT for the heavy attack rather than the light atk. It doesnt take any longer to use and it does more damage and will stagger lots of enemies.
Helpful tip for you. Look at the weapon icon in the bottom left. If theres a red cross on the icon somewhere it means you cant wield it. Hope this helps!
As someone who has hundreds of hours in Elden ring, it truly gives me the feels seeing your excitement in those small wins. Those always mean so much to progressing in this game.
This is the kind of let's play I didn't expect to enjoy so much... I usually watch cuts of the funny bits, but yours reminds me of the little moments I had while I played and it's perfect to just listen to your thoughts on the moment and watch you clutch the boss. Love your video, watching this while high AF was the best.
I love that you’re being thorough and exploring different routes through the legacy dungeons, definitely keep that up at stormveil and on. There are soooo many secrets and hidden areas in this game that can be incredibly rewarding!
ONLY STRENGTH can be augmented by two-handing. No other stat receives that. It's like... 1.5x your current strength is what your cap is when two-handing? I forget. If you have like 30str, you can use a wep with 45 str requirement while two-handing it. Again this effect ONLY applies for the strength stat. Not any other.
I’m glad the comments have been so helpful without spoiling anything major in this game. These games have always been a collaborative effort, from the messages on the floor to lore discussions. Still, I’ll miss the purity of the first two episodes, and seeing how well the game alone teaches you things when you’ve never played a Souls game before. Don’t let that take the wind out of your sails, though. You’ve been improving a lot, and the credit for that belongs to you alone.
Leveling hp is great, I usually go for 50 in total but taking a bit of a sidetrack to get some str for a weapon is fine. Also the horse jump areas are also safe areas to land on, you can survive any distance if you land on one while mounted, not being on your mount will still kill ya.
Yes, the first story boss is in Storm Veil Castle. The first NPC you meet, Varre, tells you that if you just listen to him. You should put your stats in to wield your weapon enough to two-hand the weapon. Then level endurance and vigor a lot by like 10 to 30 each.
I love watching this series. Watching you learn the intricacies of Elden Ring has been so entertaining. TBH, the reflection part of these videos have been my favorite part of this series.
About weight in the game: Your load is only determined by EQUIPPED items not by items sitting in your inventory. You still have a 'Heavy Load' right now, I recommend switching around armor pieces you have until you have a 'Medium Load'. It will make your rolls have more invincibility frames.
You can find the tutorial messages back in the inventory, you can also press the "menu?" button (take note of the buttons on the bottom of the inventory and stat screens) to get some, be it minimal, help on what you see. In regards to leveling up stats: -- -- -- -- -- For general character progression; ensure you have sufficient vigor to feel comfortable but you don't need to overdo it 40-50 vigor is late game level. Ensure you have enough endurance to wear the armor you like and at least medium roll (especially for first timers), or use talismans to make up the difference (you'll find them along the way), armor is useful but will not save you if you cannot dodge so lose a piece or change up the weight to go down to medium. Mind is needed for FP, so ensure you have enough to use whatever ashes of war/summons you want to use. For weapon use; prioritize to the minimum weapon requirement first, upgrading the weapon will yield more damage than levels (one of those souls quirks). But if you do not have the stones to upgrade the weapon, after meeting the requirements focus on the stat with the best scaling. One sidenote, weapons that can change ash of war can also change their scaling based when applying it, but not all weapons can change ash of war (cannot remember if the game tell you this at all it is sometimes stingy with explanations).
Absolutely loving watching you get better and more comfortable with the game and I can’t wait for you to keep exploring! It is genuinely an epic adventure.
If you ever tire of the bloodhound's fang, that claymore you found is really fun too, the ash of war it comes with is really good for regular enemies and bosses, also fun.
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You found a cave, but not the cave you were looking for :)
just so you know...... 2 handing a weapon means your strength stat is x 1.5
other stats are unaffected
and without meeting the requirements your damage will be bad as it gets even if you level the stat that has the most scaling
My take: this game is gigantic, there is nothing wrong with looking stuff up. Just don't use it as a 'first resort' because that'll mean you end up discovering less stuff for yourself.
38 days? Hell yeah man. Insane speed. Keep posting shorts, get that algorithm in your favor, just wait till a short blows up.
If you use a holy ash of war or buff on ur weapon you won't have to hit the skeletons again after killing them
Calling the turtles "dogs" is a really old inside joke. When you leave a message, you only get limited words to fill your message with. The word "turtle" is not an option, so people that leave messages have unanimously decided that all turtles are now "dogs"
Plus. No one likes the actual dogs. So, instead, these are the goodest boys.
@@doodlebug4360 Its also from borat where he calls a turtle a dog
@@Defury8285
"What kind of dog is this?"
"It's a turtle"
"is this a cat in a hat?"
"No, it's a turtle in a shell"
@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 It's not the hero we deserve, it is the hero we need ... it's a hero in a half shell; TURTLE POWER
and Pope Dog is best dog
The fact that he can dodge on heavy load is actually incredible
I tried to tell him about it last video. 🤣
Oh well, he'll get it eventually 😆
I fatrolled through my first playthrough because I like heavy armour and shields, not too bad once you get the hang of it.
I was thinking the same thing. I've always stayed away from fatty rolling since DS1. He's playing on hard mode lol.
You actually get more i-frames overall.
@@colbyboucher6391that is not true
your search for "the cave" was hilarious on a few levels.
first level: it was a joke, the person who left the message was saying the tent is like a cave
second level: me thinking about how close you were to finding so many caves on your search. its wild how hidden some of this content is
third level: me knowing that you will eventually find *something* because its Elden Ring and theres stuff everywhere
It's so interesting to see a complete newbie experience the game. I almost don't want to give advice to keep the experience as "pure" as possible. But that isn't how the game is meant to be played, the notes are meant to be used by other players to help others. So, a few notes:
>Two-handing increases strength by 50%
>Vigour scales very weirdly, first slow, then fast, then slow again. 40 is healthy, 60 is tanky.
>If you come to a fork in the path and see a message like "first off, Left then precious item/shortcut" you can almost always trust them.
>You will get many opportunities to respec (reallocate your points) so don't be afraid to commit to a weapon or build. You can change your mind and try something else.
You are legit doing great learning. The game doesn't really become more complicated, it just begins to demand more precision. The easiest enemy and the hardest boss are beaten the same way: learn their moves, dodge their attacks, punish their openings.
Looking forward to more
I’ll put this now while I’m watching. With the blood hounds fang, you have a secondary ash of war. After you use the ash of war tap your heavy attack and you dash forward and swipe, one of the reasons why it’s so good!
Always level, level requirements then scaling.
Bloodhounds fang is also quality affinity, meaning it scales really well with both str and dex leveled roughly equally
Glad to see that you’re enjoying the game.
Some notes:
Two handing a weapon only increases you STR, by 50% to be specific.
Instead of leveling endurance to gain more equip load, you can switch your armour parts for something lighter to get medium load for that sweet faster roll.
Not all dual wielding combos are good. Just test out first before deciding whether you want to two hand your weapon or dual wielding.
To clarify even more on dual wielding, it only works for 2 weapons of the same class, I.e 2 hammers or 2 curved swords
The backseating in this series will be wild 😂
Loving it anyway
I know he even mentioned listening to the comments too, it’s gonna be constant lol
Yeah it's gonna be alot
I love backseating.
Little advice: people talk up the bloodhound's fang, and it is really good, but pretty much any weapon in the game can beat the game if you build for it. The great thing about fromsoft games is that basically every playstyle is valid. Don't worry about sticking to what's strong, do what feels fun.
more people need to understand this (the "you didn't actually beat the game" people)
Thisss for sure. I honestly haven't ever been too crazy about Bloodhound's Fang. He got the Claymore this ep. which IMO is one of the better weapons in the game and has been one of my favs since DS1. I would just recommend trying out a bunch of different weapons to find what you like best. Fun is more important than getting the "best" weapon for me, because almost everything in the game can be strong.
I'm hoping he sticks to dismounter tbh, but I'd doubt that when BHF is just right there already and flashier.
except daggers. daggers are terrible.
Claymore lovers unite
haven't finished the video yet, but the rule of thumb on levels: your #1 priority is meeting the minimum requirements on your weapon. after that, you want to just pump vigor (and occasionally put a point or two into endurance/mind if you need more stamina/fp). honestly once you meet the reqs, you can just ignore Str/Dex/Fth/Int until you get your vigor up to 40ish
i know it feels counter-intuitive not to up your offensive stat for so long, but as long as you keep your weapon upgraded you'll put out plenty of damage. in the early game HP gives you way more bang for the buck (both in terms of actual increase per level, and in you staying alive in fights long enough to even learn the moves)
My god. When you start doing medium rolls instead of heavy rolls it's going to be like when Piccolo took of his weighted training armour. I am so here for this. It is so interesting to see a completely "blind" perspective. You got this.
Haven’t finished the video yet but just so you know when you two hand a weapon it only increases strength by 1.5 but has no influence on other stats.
1.5 * what your current strength is, but yes!
To clarify:
Two-handing multiplies your effective strength by a factor of 1.5. Which means your 40 STR becomes 60, or you only require 27 STR to meet 40 STR requirement.
Two Handing increases Poise Damage
Some tips:
1. It is preferred to have a medium equip load or lower in combat at all times since it gives you a faster dodge roll and will help you not feel as sluggish during combat. You can increase your equipment load capacity by leveling endurance or with certain talismans, but if needed you should remove armor pieces / switch out armor for pieces that have less weight so that you have a medium load.
2. The bloodhound fang ash of war is super good and you should also utilize it more, keep in mind that you can do an follow up attack with the ash of war if you follow it up with a heavy attack (press LT to activate and then follow up with RT)
3. In the same menu where you can use golden seeds to increase flask charges there is also an option to allocate your HP & FP flasks. Unless you are running a magic build and need more FP, usually it is best to allocate such that you have almost all crimson tear flasks and only 1 or 2 cerulean flasks. Having more heals is always helpful
4. Two handing your weapon will increase your strength stat by 1.5x (for example, two handing with 14 strength will give you the equivalent of 21 strength). This increase applies to the strength stat only. However, in order to dual wield the bloodhound fang with the dismounter you will need to meet the minimum stat requirements for both weapons. When dual wielding, if you want to use the ash of war of the weapon in your left hand you need to two hand it (hold Y and press left bumper and then you will be able to use it)
5. In places like the catacombs where once you open the door it is pretty much a straight shot from the site of grace to the boss room, you can save a lot of time and also enter the boss fight with more health if you just run past all of the enemies if possible and go straight into the arena (enemies cannot damage you when going through the mist)
6. Make sure you are equipping talismans in the menu where you can choose your weapons and armor. The green turtle talisman you got in this video is a really good one to use.
Really enjoying the series so far, keep up the great work!
The best thing about Elden Ring compared to every other Soulsborne game is that it can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be.
Nice way to let everyone know you've never played a From game
Souls games being as easy or difficult as you want has been one of the key aspects of since Dark Souls 1 😂
Even Demon's hides the solution to every issue somewhere else in thr game
The only difference is ER has a fully open world so it is more obvious that the difficultly is in your hands, but this has literally always been the case
It's kinda
One of the fundamental aspects of a modern FromSoft game, why do you think they never add an easy mode? Because the easy mode has literally always been there
@@boblionia There's a big, huge difference between a lot of fairly straighforward and easy to access solutions to change your playstyle and some cryptic solution that you'll never find in time without looking it up online.
Dark souls 1 player be like "what do you mean you struggle with the swamp ? Didn't you go back to firelink shrine, used the elevator, jumped in the middle, did a jump puzzle in a game without a jump button, climbed up to the crow nest and hid in her nest so you can return to the tutorial to find items that weren't there during the tutorial at all but are incredibly important to help with swamp for one and mandatory to unlock a secret area for the second ?"
Doesn't sound as straighforward as "go explore and you'll find several weapons and spells that will do the trick, not to mention consummables"
@@naproupimaking Elden ring easy = calling up ur boy, making dark souls easy = becoming god
@@boblionia Here we see a "Gamer" out in the wild with nothing better to do than ridicule someone to make a point. It is fascinating how wrong they are as they assume what they want with another person just to make their argument look better by comparison.
Why did you even comment to just give an opinion.@@boblionia
One small tip Bloodhound fang's special move has a follow up attack which does even more damage.
I've been playing elden ring since day 1, but only started using bloodhound fang for my DLC run. Already cleared the DLC and I only found out about the follow up attack wtf
@@gonoki888 plus you get i-frames (invincibility) on the zip forward, its such a good skill
When using your Bloodhound's Finesse attack, press a regular heavy swing as your char flips backward. You will do a lunge forward attack.
If you see a red X in the top right corner it means your stats aren't enough. 2 handing only increases your strength by 1.5 nothing else. This information is in the tutorial screens in your inventory that you can go back and read.
This is a wholesome series, it is tempting but I will not backseat at all. Looking forward to you becoming the best god slaying Elden Ring warrior soon.
There are 2 other caves in the area you were looking for caves. Use your horse to jump into those whirlwinds below to safely land for one, and look along the cliff sides to the north of the pot guy.
Bro I was so furious when he didnt use the Spirit spring like do people ever try something in these games or do you really have to force feed the simplest of concepts to everyone nowadays.😢
he's leveling vigor finally sombody not dumb
Dude, just finished your first two videos on Elden Ring, and I am loving your content! I’m a first time Elden Ring player at this point in time, and it’s super fun looking at a new perspective from someone who’s never played a From software game before. Your attitude of learning from your mistakes is going to be extraordinarily helpful, and is without a doubt one of the best things about this channel. Keep going! Looking forward to seeing how the rest of this series pans out.
Man. Your videos make me wish I could forget ER. So that I could once again waddle about in Limgrave in blissful ignorance of the journey ahead, celebrating victories against minor bosses, gasping at each new shiny piece of loot :) I only beat ER half a year ago and I'm already experiencing nostalgia. Thanks for reinforcing it with your content!
This is quickly becoming my favourite series (and congrats on becoming partnered!)
And, uh. I don't know dude, you're doing amazing, but, like, I really wanna suggest you get down to medium load again. I-frames are important since you don't have a shield. Other than that, the Turtle talisman you picked up ? Super cracked item. Stamina regen is insanely important in these games, especially the more dripped out you become with heavy armor.
I hate to backseat, I really do, but some of the things in this game are obscure enough to warrant it (and 'sides, it's just word of mouth anywsys): once you have explored the mistwoods in eastern Limgrave a little, you will unlock some new dialogue with thr nomad merchant Kalé, in the Church of Elleh. He'll give you something you can use in the ruins in Mistwood. Look for some messages on the ground for where to use that something!
At the start of the game, your damage will come from weapon upgrade and not by leveling up strength or dex. So focus on leveling up vigor till about 30, and getting your weapon upgraded. Once you’re comfortable with surviving enough hits from enemies, start leveling up str or dex.
This is going to be the longest let's play in history and I'm absolutely here for it. Keep em coming!
Damn. I'm a souls veteran and I remember being stuck on misbegotten for a bit. Legit good job. The bloodhound fang does happen to be one of the best weapons in the game so good job on keeping it. The problem that new weapons don't interest you because you're golden is a common one but you'll find weapons you like more. Or you won't and play the whole game with this one wich is also fine
Hey man i love watching 1st time soul gamers playing, learning and love/hating the game.
Not to back seat game but a couple of pointers.
1. 2 handing a weapon always needs the dexterity, faith, arcane or intelligence stat requirement to be met, but 2 handed adds 50% of your strength stat to meet the requirement. For example with your current (at the time of this video) 17 strength means you can 2 hand a weapon with 25 strength requirement since 17 + 8.5 = 25.5
2. Dual wielding means you are 1 handing a weapon in each hand, so obviously you will need all stat requirements for the weapon.
3. Some ash of wars have multple attacks, where the require you to press the same ash of war button, or even aftwr uaing the ash of war button try using a strong attack straight after; and some can be charged by holdinf the ash of war button.
4 and final. Weight management; happy to see someone fat role and still succeed, but at most, try to keep your weight in medium weighy for better rolls which means better invincibility frames for dodges, more so for a light weight for light rolls.
Happy to see continue watching the journey of the Elden Ring Warrior
The reason you’re having such an easy time is just you’ve leveled up gotten better and found a really strong weapon but don’t you dare get cocky you haven’t found the REAL Bad Bois of limgrave
I love your video, and I'm happy to see your progress!
Just want to say that don't stress too much about your Stat allocation for now since you'll have the opportunity to reallocate them later. Experiment and do what you want! Have fun!
Going on an entire side quest because of a joke message is top tier newbie content lmao
This is so fun to watch. God I remember every mistake I made myself.
Some quick tips:
Use your lock-on function. It makes fighting way easier, would have also made your cross-bow shots much more accurate.
Once you pull a lever in a catacomb dungeon, you do not need to pull it again. (Even if you die)
When you open the map you will notice beacons that look almost like lighthouses in the grayed out sections. These beacons indicate where you can find the map for that area… The map is very useful, as it holds clues such as the locations of hidden caves.
Keep going! This series is great!
Getting the base stats for weapons you want to use is always a good move. Even if they scale better with one than the other, getting both is worth it
loving these.. cant wait for more.. and see you tackle the Stormveil Castle
Really cool series. Looking forward to more.
A quick tip about NPCs: it's often not obvious how to progress quests. But it will save you time to follow 2 rules:
1) always exhaust npc dialog
2) If its not clear what they want or what should happen next, rest at a grace (or quit to menu and reload) and then talk to them again. That will often give different dialog or change something. And if that happens, keep doing it until nothing changes.
NPC quests are a really important part of the game and theyre also super difficult. You'll get tons of specific tips from comments--way more than you want--but following these rules will help you have more organic discoveries which imo feel much better.
Enioy, man. This game is magic.
Exploration tip: Look at your map and look for buildings of ruins. They literally always have something of at least mild interest, so they're always worth checking out.
Certain ones have key, but not technically required progression items as well. So they're 100% worth checking out.
"Maybe i can use this first attempt to see what the boss looks like"
Thats actually a really good idea! Most souls players do this, its a huge progress boost!
Make sure to use your left trigger with bloodhounds fang and also press the heavy attack right after for another hard hitting attack.
Another tip: you can jump down onto the springs without any fall damage.
I’m loving the journey so far! Keep it up Elden Ring Warrior
Base stat requirements and scaling are super simple to understand. If you don't have the required stats, you'll do very poor damage, as you've seen. If you do meet them, you'll do base amount of damage with that weapon. If continue leveling the required stats, you'll do more and more damage, the amount of which is determined by the scaling grade, meaning A scaling will have a ton of extra damage, and E scaling will have very little.
To use any weapon you should first meet the stat requirements and then focus on the scaling of the weapon. Its way better that way
Also if you don't beat a boss on your first try, on your way back to the boss you don't have to kill every enemy. Just run straight for the boss so you don't lose time.
Also from my experience its way more beneficial to take off some armor if you have a heavy load. Having a heavy load makes you do a very slow roll, called " fat roll ". It's more beneficial to lose some armor than to make your roll slower. Especially in early game armor doesn't make much of a difference.
And just so you know the claymore sword you looted is really good as well for a strength build. And two handing weapons gives a great damage boost.
Great series keep it up
This is the most fun i have ever experience watching someone's Elden Ring journey
Nice video. love it when people actually try and learn some mechanics in these games so i wanted to give you some small notes that may help you in the future:
-two handing a weapon will ONLY increase your strenght attribute (by 50% to be exact) meaning as long as you have atleast 66% of the strenght requirement youll be good.
-when viewing a weapon in your inventory it will display 2 numbers as damage, the first is the weapons base damage which increases with weapon upgrade level, the second is the additional damage granted by the stats your weapon scales off, there should be a + between those numbers. if there is a - that means that the second number is the amount of damage reduction you get from not meeting minumum requirements (meaning that you always want to meet them since your weapon will not get ANY damage from scaling until these are met)
-when killing a skeleton you may notice that their body will be on the ground with a glow around it, hitting them in this state will kill them for good.
-when you want to interact with things such as levers or ladders you will sometimes be unable to due to a message or bloodstain blocking it, the game will prompt you to use your dpad to switch between interacting with the message on the ground or the thing you actually want to interact with.
-how well a weapon scales of a stat is increased by its upgrade level meaning early game you want to focus more on stats like vigor and endurance and late game you will want more of your respective scaling stat as your weapon level will be higher and benefit more.
-when changing an ash of war you will be prompted to pick an infusion for your weapon such as heavy or keen. in addition to changing what stats your weapon scales with infusions may give you some elemental damage such as fire or lightning. if you intend to make a pure melee build not involving the use of spells the general rule is that up until 40-50 str/dex the fire and lightning infusions are best, afterwards the heavy and keen versions will surpass them due to some funky math stuff
-when holding down L1 while using a bow or crossbow youll get a crosshair :)
Only tip you need. You can roll to break most barrels / tables / chairs or whatever. No need to attack them.
The game seems to be easier now because for one you started leveling up your character, and you also started the process of gitting gud :D
Holding one weapon with both hands effectively multiplies your strength times 1.5.
Also, you might want to watch out for your equip load, because you are currently on heavy load due to putting on heavier weapons and armor, which makes your dodge roll be slower and less effective. So either equip lighter things or level up endurance. This far, your leveling has been really good.
Keep it up, already looking forward to your next video :D
The base stats of weapons is pretty good early. So your focus should be to first meet your weapon requirements and then level vigour. Once you have upgraded with four or five somber smithing stones the weapon starts to scale pretty well, at which point you start leveling your stats for damage.
A weapon without meeting its requirements is useless, it is better to not have a weapon at all, meet the requirements of a weapon you like and then keep increasing your vitality up to 40.
After that rise the stat that your weapon has the highest affinity for, dex for the bloodhound fang for example.
Then after you reach about 40 in Dex (for bloodhound fang) continue to rise your vit up to 60.
When you reach 60 to vit continue with your weapon main stat until you reach 80 and then finish the game.
Also this is extremely important un-equip your second weapon because you are fat rolling.
If you are so fixated on dual wielding then you have to increase your endurance very very much which something i do not recommend you doing since you will get in the future some talismans that will allow you to carry greater weight without wasting too many points to endurance.
For the mean time, not being able to roll normally is a death sentence.
I love how you feel like an master. I felt the same when I was new to the game only to realize how badly I stumbled sucked.
youll want to upgrade your dex, strength, all of those stats pretty much just for weapon requirments 80% of your dps is goin to be from your weapon upgrades, the other 20% is from scaling and all of that stuff. Its really only important for meeting the weapon requirements. so level up that stuff if there is a weapon you wanna use, cuz it dosent effect much else in the long run. but if your ever unsure where to spend a level up, vigor is always the safe choice, youll get to respec eventually too so dont feel too much pressure.
I've put about 400 hours into this game and still do not consider myself any kind of expert. Ive really enjoyed watching you learn how to play. It's fun to see someone get into something I myself really enjoy. Can't wait until the next video!
400 would put you in a pretty decent spot though - I'd listen to advice from you lol
@@Rufiowascool I used to spend hours hunting deer and rats in that underground area. The game is like therapy for me. If I'm holding a controller I'm not using. It's been a real good thing.
These videos are actual fire. Truly wish ypu are going all the way with it. After completing this game numerous time with every build possible, challenge runs and rune level 1 run. Its like im back in 2022 playing it for the first time again, and the commentary is entertaining as hell. Btw, if you havent done it yet, Press R2 after using bloodhound fangs L2 )
Go Elden Ring warrior, go!
My tips today, if you’d allow me:
- You could poke things with consumables throwing items.
- To manually target a ranged weapon, 2-h it, and hold L-1.
- A weapon might belong to the same class as another with everything almost identical on the paper, but some hold sneaky little secrets, like the Claymore you acquired from Castle Morne, its heavy lets you use a thrusting move, dealing piercing damage and lengthen its hitbox, letting you hit further than most weapons of its class. You might find something by experimenting.
See you on your next journey in the land between!
Did he do the catacomb again? after puling the lever? Lmao!!
arrggh you not throwing a few levels into strength to use bloodhounds fang drove me crazy.
I’m sure you’ve read this a thousand times by now but the bloodhounds gang ash of war has a follow up heavy attack that dashes you towards back into the enemy, it will help to knock down enemies for a crit
The amount of people who never think to just run past enemies when they don't want to fight is kinda crazy lol
Press ATTACK after doing the bloodhounds finnesse backflip attack to do the follow up move . Its a two part special attack and that 2nd hit destroys
the two-handed jumping attack on the two Curved Greatswords is insanely powerful, definitely my weapon class in the game!
(also you’re able to do jumping heavy’s to “slam” the weapon down as to not whiff the attack)
"The bosses are getting easier and easier"
[Margit has entered the chat]
After watching a few seasoned challenge-runners doing the DLC and being disappointed when they get various Smithing Stones as rewards, it really puts a smile on my face to hear someone go "yesss, I can get my weapon to plus 2!" :D
Congrats on cracking the algorithm, you started ER just as the DLC came out and bunches of people were searching for it, so you're on track for a solid rise for a while!
You're learning the game very well, which is the number one thing you need for success!
for any future catacombs, you don't need to reach the lever more than once
Also something forgotten but there is a good weapon in the cart where you fought that giant that was giving you so much trouble in stormhill its called the Morning Star. Incase you're interested in a weapon like that
The fact that u are leveling vigor makes u extremely likeable
Pretty impressive to beat Darriwil without lock on and as a new entry tbh
you dont have to kill everyone, just run past most enemies until you cant run past no more
I’m also new to the souls games. I’m nearly 50 hours into Elden Ring and it’s going surprisingly well. Definitely one of the best games I’ve played in a long time
Fowl tarnished. In search of the Elden ring, Emboldened by the flame of ambition.
Did you mean "foul" ??
Absolutely love watching you experience the game fresh. Cannot wait for the next one!!
2 handing a weapon gives you 50% more effective strenght.
Also the graftee blade is very strong and you only need 27 strenght to be 2 handed.
*Him getting all excited about beating the Mariner on his first attempt*
Us souls verterans: “very good little one! You did it!” *death stares at anyone else that may try to steal this man’s joy*
This is the best "Newbie Plays Elden Ring" series I've seen on RUclips! As someone who also only recently got into the game I can promise you it only gets better the more you play.
Really looking forward to seeing you put out more episodes in the future dude :)
i love how you perfectly correctly explained how wielding items with attributes works and how scaling works and thenm disregarded your own explanation to level dex instead XD
The one tip I got that I haven't seen other ppl say is: Whenever you do a jumping attack, use R2/ RT for the heavy attack rather than the light atk. It doesnt take any longer to use and it does more damage and will stagger lots of enemies.
once you open the doors in caves you dont have to clear out the leaver room after respawning or resting.
Helpful tip for you. Look at the weapon icon in the bottom left. If theres a red cross on the icon somewhere it means you cant wield it. Hope this helps!
As someone who has hundreds of hours in Elden ring, it truly gives me the feels seeing your excitement in those small wins. Those always mean so much to progressing in this game.
The dog jokes are like little rays of sunshine to lighten up your rainy day
Other people do play throughs, but this feels like an autobiography of the Eldenring Warrior
Bro's gonna stay maidenless if he gets creeped out by one of the most adorable NPC's in the game.
Loving your editing style and your humor. Glad you’re having fun. This game is huge! Keep it up.
Loving the series man, keep it up. You're doing a great job
Honestly, beating the Leonine Misbegotten first try is genuinely impressive, that was the first boss I really struggled with in the game
Jumping helps in evading low attacks and grabs since you lower half will be immune mid air. Also side stepping is good
This is the kind of let's play I didn't expect to enjoy so much... I usually watch cuts of the funny bits, but yours reminds me of the little moments I had while I played and it's perfect to just listen to your thoughts on the moment and watch you clutch the boss.
Love your video, watching this while high AF was the best.
I love that you’re being thorough and exploring different routes through the legacy dungeons, definitely keep that up at stormveil and on. There are soooo many secrets and hidden areas in this game that can be incredibly rewarding!
ONLY STRENGTH can be augmented by two-handing. No other stat receives that. It's like... 1.5x your current strength is what your cap is when two-handing? I forget.
If you have like 30str, you can use a wep with 45 str requirement while two-handing it. Again this effect ONLY applies for the strength stat. Not any other.
Oh man, it's here!!! Been waiting for this one :)
I’m glad the comments have been so helpful without spoiling anything major in this game. These games have always been a collaborative effort, from the messages on the floor to lore discussions. Still, I’ll miss the purity of the first two episodes, and seeing how well the game alone teaches you things when you’ve never played a Souls game before.
Don’t let that take the wind out of your sails, though. You’ve been improving a lot, and the credit for that belongs to you alone.
Leveling hp is great, I usually go for 50 in total but taking a bit of a sidetrack to get some str for a weapon is fine. Also the horse jump areas are also safe areas to land on, you can survive any distance if you land on one while mounted, not being on your mount will still kill ya.
LEVEL UP ENDURANCE, NOT JUST DOES IT CHANGE EQUIP LOAD IT CHANGES STAMINA, DEXTERITY DOESN’T CHANGE STAMINA
Yes, the first story boss is in Storm Veil Castle. The first NPC you meet, Varre, tells you that if you just listen to him.
You should put your stats in to wield your weapon enough to two-hand the weapon. Then level endurance and vigor a lot by like 10 to 30 each.
From soft games teach perseverance and patience.they have saved my life, friend
You're doing awesome. Don't give up!
Tip for skellies, hit them when they try regenerating or use holy damage to end them permanently.
I love watching this series. Watching you learn the intricacies of Elden Ring has been so entertaining.
TBH, the reflection part of these videos have been my favorite part of this series.
Such a fun series to watch! Keep it coming! 🎉👍
About weight in the game: Your load is only determined by EQUIPPED items not by items sitting in your inventory. You still have a 'Heavy Load' right now, I recommend switching around armor pieces you have until you have a 'Medium Load'. It will make your rolls have more invincibility frames.
You can find the tutorial messages back in the inventory, you can also press the "menu?" button (take note of the buttons on the bottom of the inventory and stat screens) to get some, be it minimal, help on what you see. In regards to leveling up stats:
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For general character progression; ensure you have sufficient vigor to feel comfortable but you don't need to overdo it 40-50 vigor is late game level. Ensure you have enough endurance to wear the armor you like and at least medium roll (especially for first timers), or use talismans to make up the difference (you'll find them along the way), armor is useful but will not save you if you cannot dodge so lose a piece or change up the weight to go down to medium. Mind is needed for FP, so ensure you have enough to use whatever ashes of war/summons you want to use.
For weapon use; prioritize to the minimum weapon requirement first, upgrading the weapon will yield more damage than levels (one of those souls quirks). But if you do not have the stones to upgrade the weapon, after meeting the requirements focus on the stat with the best scaling. One sidenote, weapons that can change ash of war can also change their scaling based when applying it, but not all weapons can change ash of war (cannot remember if the game tell you this at all it is sometimes stingy with explanations).
Absolutely loving watching you get better and more comfortable with the game and I can’t wait for you to keep exploring! It is genuinely an epic adventure.
If you ever tire of the bloodhound's fang, that claymore you found is really fun too, the ash of war it comes with is really good for regular enemies and bosses, also fun.
lets gooo, he's back with the best series.