An Arcane build that uses Rogier's Rapier and Sepukku to bleed enemies to death very quickly. Vitality - Increases total HP. This typically allows you another backstab, if you did one already, or to kill them using one of the afore mentioned Spells or abilities. This will give you more protection and more Stamina Recovery, which are needed in longer fights. Theway this Build works is that you'll use Bloodhound's Fang from almost the beginning the game, essentially after you defeat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil, which should be first thing. This will also allow them to scale with Arcane, which both increases their outright damage, and also increases the amount of Bleed build up they apply when hitting an enemy, making enemiesHemorrhage more quickly, ripping off huge chunks of HP. The idea is in between Dark knight and Royal knight. You can add other Incantations if you want because you'll have decent Incantation Scaling with the Clawmark Seal since you prioritize Strength and Faith. Golden Vow also provides you with some as well, so you can finish off your combos uninterrupted. You can buff with Flame, Grant Me Strength before tough fights and Bosses, and use Bestial Vitality to heal up small damage you might take over the course of a level or dungeon. A Strength/Faith hybrid build that dual wields Great Swords and uses life steal to stay alive. By wearing very heavy armor with high poise and protection, as well as stacking Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, you are able to play very aggressively with little fear of dying from hits. Attacking repeatedly will not only increase your Attack Power thanks to Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, but also because you will eventually trigger Hemorrhage, triggering White Mask and Lord of Blood's Exultation, further boosting Attack Power. MORE BUILDS COMING EVERYDAY :DUPDATE (April 2nd): We made some changes to the videos on this page to improve mobile load. This can allow you to defeat some enemies that are too difficult to hit with your slow swinging Watchdog's Staff. Amelee mage build that uses Carian Slicer and other Carian Sword Sorceries to their fullest! You'll use Jump Attacks to pancake enemies, which are further boosted by Raptor's Black Feathers, Claw Talisman and Royal Knight's Resolve. Two Fingers Heirloom and Finger Seal for any buffs/spells with 15 Faith requirement or lower - can be switched with other weapon/talisman if/when there's no use for buffs/spells. AStrength/Faith Build that uses theOrdovis' Greatsword and Aspect of the Crucible Incantations. So time them close together for best results. The Nebula Knight Build uses a combination of Block Counters and the weapon skill of Wing of Astel: Nebula to handle any situation effectively. But I'm not convinced this is so cut and dry, primarily because of how these bonuses are actually obtained. Generally how this Build works is that you'll sent up your combo of either Magic Glintblade & Moonlight Greatsword or Greatblade Phalanx & Moonlight Greatsword against enemies depending on what you are facing (Magic Glintblade for weaker ones, Greatblade Phalanx for tougher ones). Intelligence/quality build that uses spells from range and levels enemies at melee range with frost attacks. A Bleed-focused Build that uses the Bleed Status Effect to continuously rip off huge chunks of enemy health via dual blades. Use the rest of your toolkit for all the shortcomings thrusting swords have. Pulley Crossbow +10 with Burred Bolts for punishing enemies who refuse to get under your hammer. Your email address will not be published. Meteorite of Astel casts many more Meteors, but costs way more FP. Repeated attacks with the R2 can Stance-break most Bosses in 3 hits, not unlike Moonveil, allowing you to get free attacks or a Critical Attack. The bane of most slow swinging weapons is multiple enemies, and this ability gives you the tool to handle that situation. The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Flame, Grant Me Strength for tough fights to boost both your Physical and Fire Damage, and Eleonora's Poleblade does both. (Patch 1.07 decreases the status buildup on dual wielded weapons.). Additionally, you can charge this Ability to increase its reach and duration (and also damage if you're using Godfrey Icon), making it more effective, though this isn't always easy to pull off. Possible Solution: +1 melee attack needs to be sprinkled out a little more and outside of just the IPS-N licenses. And then, thanks to Titanomachy Mesh I get to make a free grapple. As the soldiers came upon the sanctum, they found the warrior that had bested the wizard. As an alternative for status buildup you can choose to use coating incantations as well as consumables, with that in mind i recommend switching Scarlet Aeonia forBlack flame blade, Bloodflame bladeand Poison armament, and also to make room for Vyke's dragonboltwhich is a great damage booster overall. You can use other Magic Damage spells as well like Loretta's Greatbow for more range, or you can use Comet for a more spammable higher damage Great Glintstone Shard. Moreover, I have include the Sacrificial Axe in here because before you cast the dragon spells, after you switch out your Iron Greatswords, the attack buffs will still stay and the passive on the axe allow you to completely unleashed on the hoard without completely draining your FP bar. However, as the aim of the build is to activate blood loss and the multi-hit bonus from Millicent's Prosthesis/Winged Sword Insignia in order to have maximum strength Dragonclaw/Dragonmaw. You'll never need hp flasks. Makes this build less powerful in PvP, but it's still effective in PvE.). I enjoy playing tanks and support characters, and getting into the thick of it. Then you'll select the spell that's best suited for the situation. It can be held down for even longer range, allowing you to hit distant enemies effectively. You can probably invest in faith and dexterity about evenly, if you tend to use more incantations than melee than favor faith but otherwise Vyke's War Spear scales slightly better with dexterity. It does decent stagger and guard counter damage, so you can lean into that with talismans if you prefer. The way this Build works is that you'll buff withGolden Vow as you make your way around the game, one shotting most easy enemies with Thunderbolt from range, or even tough enemies as necessary. Beginnerbuilds focus on easy to access items for the starting areas and simplicity in execution. Pilgrammed Best melee build?! ADexterity Build that focuses on the use of the Bloodhound's Fang and its weapon skill Bloodhound's Finesse. If you're willing to tank some damage, you could also take an LL in Manticore to get a Quick-Action teleport. | 8.59 KB, Email | I think that it is very odd that most builds above dont recommend a shield. The Colossus Guardian Build is a pure Strength Build that focuses on one-handing a single Colossus Weapon to devastating results. The way this Build works is that you'llbuff with Golden Vow and you'll use Bloodflame Blade to help set Hemorrhage on most regular enemies, as it adds to the native bleeding of the Cross-Naginata or Nagakiba. Soon the simple fisherman arrived at Vorns tower sanctum. The Balor has terrible speed and Sensors 5, so any time an enemy is more than 6 hexes away, I have to waste one or more turns simply trying to engage. Use Lusat's Glintstone Staff for boss fights where you need more damage, and FP isn't an issue. Alternatively you can use the Black knife tichewho also uses this weapon and will apply the dagger's debuff. X"D. I'm just not sure what mechs I should be working towards. A Strength/Faith Build that focuses on the use of the Magma Wyrm's Scalesword and its weapon skill Magma Guillotine. When you face bosses you'll want to buff with Flame, Grant Me Strength, Golden Vow and Bloodflame Blade and then get into melee range ASAP and start spamming Storm Blade. The way this Build works is that you'll use Sacrificial Axe in your offhand and Starscourge Greatsword in your right. The way this Build works is that you use the Jellyfish Shield in your left hand and the Carian Glintstone Staff in your right, and use Carian Slicer as your melee attack. Stormcaller allows you to hit many many times in rapid succession, charging up your Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and Millicent's Prosthesis talismans, while also triggering White Mask and Lord of Blood's Exultation. (Note: You'll need to be right on the boss/enemy because the range is terrible, but one hit with prayerful strike should have you at tip top hp in one swing.) A melee-mage Build that uses Scholar's Armamentand Glintstone Phalanx to deal Critical Damage to enemies. You'll use Serpent Arrowsand Bloodbone Arrows (Fletched)to deal with tough enemies and Bosses. The way this Build works is that you'll only be casting Incantations for your damage, and all of these Spells deal Lightning Damage. So far I've split points between Hull and Agility(might change this and goo full hull). You'll likely want Lord of Bloods Exultation in there. Ancient Death Rancor does incredible stagger damage to enemies, allowing you to pin them down if you spam this, which is fantastic solo and in co op play. No-brainer here. 35 min ago Unlike other Katana Builds, Hemorrhage doesn't play a huge roll in this Build because Waterfowl Dance doesn't build up Bleed fast at all, so don't worry about it, and don't try to maximize Bleeding Build Up. You can also use Mushroom Crown and Kindred of Rot's Exultation in these cases to keep your Attack Power high. Beast's Roar is there to give you a ranged option. Death Lightning is a decent AoE spell that has the benefit of a damage change up while still fitting the theme. Often times enemies might become aware that you've killed an ally, and come to investigate, but they usually won't see you if you move away quickly. Further attacks usually trigger Hemorrhage, which will proc your Attack Power buffs from Lord of Blood's Exultation and White Mask, allowing you to pump out even more damage as the fight goes on. It does extra damage, and it's damage over time is based on the Max HP of the enemy, so it's more effective against high HP targets like Bosses and tough enemies, and is fantastic in Co Op where Bosses and enemies have even more HP. In turn, gives me the chance to experiment with various weapons, skills, and spells w/o having to rebirth. The way this Build works is that you will Duplicate the Ashes of War: Bloody Slash to put it on both your Scimitars (or other curved swords), and select the Bleed Affinity so that they both apply Bleed build up when they hit an enemy. Each Elden Ring Best Build listed is unique and has a different approach to a user's playstyle that can be used in both PvE and PvP situations. Once defeated, you'll be able to trade Larval Tears for a Respec. But what i would recommend is using Terra magica at a start of a boss fight or a reallydifficult encounter because its buffs your dmg then using either one of the phalax spells mentioned above and spamming magic glintblade, However if the enemy comes close to you then use the skill of the moonveil katanaTransient Moonlight which will help you do dmg from melee range. Taker's Flames does great AOE damage and also heals you on hit. talismans are your choice (but I recommend the fire scorpion charm, shard of Alexander, crimson amber medallion+2 and Erdtree's favour+2) and spells are aghells flame, Dragonclaw and any other one you fell like doing. When the wheel spins after an R2 or charged R2, you'll often trigger Hemorrhage in one attack, which will trigger Lord of Blood's Exultation and White Mask if you're using it. The majority of builds I see online have been using heavy weapons, are non heavy weapons damage just so low its not worth it at all? The way this build works is that you set poison on enemies super fast with the viper bite skill, poison mist, heavy attacks, r1s, and feint attacks. Barbaric Roar will overwrite any weapon buff you use, so it's best to choose one with a status effect if you can, and Blood still leaves B scaling in Strength. i want to show a meta of metas for all of infinity and dont want some hotshot youtuber with a fancy mic and camera trying to claim he was the founder of it when ive been a god build since the the great shattering. One thing i will say is you could remove rampage from the build completely and point those points into something else and the big will still be good ( for those who aren't a fan of rampage )eveything you need for this build Sandpod Crown - get from king Sandpod (need to be wearing Challenge Medal to get the drop)Liar - get from Liar Rubber Band - get from eggies Diamond Ring - get from mela (green apple guy)Combo Glove - get from the ants in suslandsMysterious Charm - get from sky battlegrounds (get to sky battlegrounds from cloud city)Unharmed Energy - get from mela (green apple guy) Champions Gladius - from Big iron shop Patchwork - get from obsveratory Night cap - get from cloud city I choose (Confessor) Paladin -> Templar (Currently lvl 53). AStrength/Arcane Build that uses the Marais Executioner's Sword or Regalia of Eochaid to deal massive damage via Eochaid's Dancing Blade. Probably can be min maxed better if you have ideas let me know! Kai Bioplating is just good for the Atlas in general, you have such high move and with Bioplating you ignore every kind of terrain, so you can pretty much move anywhere in your speed, anytime, no matter what. The way this Build works is that you'll use Unseen Form and the Black Knife Set to sneak up on enemies getting easy backstabs and attacks. At some point melee units will almost always need to Boost in some manner in order to get their attacks off and this disparity only sharpens over time as ranged units are more free to build additional attacks. Total Strength Suite 2 gives me free damage for grappling, and the flechettes will deal consistent damage to my enemy. An Intelligence Mage Build that uses Gravity Sorceries that deal both Physical and Magic Damage to cataclysmic effect. You'll use your Ash of War, whichever one you chose to help set Hemorrhage or Black Flame, depending on what you're facing. Their main roles are Offense and Support with high mobility for dodging many incoming attacks. Your map has also been a big help. Amelee mage build that focuses on destroying enemies up close with weapon spells. Since you're using a Shield and Spear you can Block and attack at the same time, protecting yourself from attacks while also dealing damage. You do 100% physical damage with this build, so this really helps out, and the Old Lord's Talisman helps extend the duration so you don't have to rebuff so quickly. I took the integrated mount core bonus so that I could attack with my fold knife on a Skirmish with my main/aux mount that holds a Variable Sword and Vijaya rockets. Hey, Im Zathong and this guide is about Phantom Lancer Build in Dota 2. A Faith-based Build that focuses dealing Fire-Damage and using Dragon Spells to maximum effect. It also boosts the damage of Death Sorceries, which both of these are. You'll use Carian Grandeur to one shot anything that's more difficult, and you can use Loretta's Greatbow and Great Glintstone Shard to pick things off at range as necessary. Thank you. Make sure to Critically Strike enemies you stagger to regain FP if they are not Bosses, since you likely won't need to spam dual wield attacks to finish them off. Lastly i have to mention Flame, grant me strenghthandGolden vowwhich are good damage boosters as well. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Phantom Lancer sometimes has difficulties finishing off tough, retreating enemies like Timbersaw when they are already out of mana. Use Carian Piercer against NPC Invaders, and use Glintstone Pebble to tackle flying enemies or enemies you cannot reach with melee attacks. and our First you can use it with Fire Arrows to remove the Frostbite Status Effect so you can reapply it and take another 10% HP of the target. 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