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Elden Ringhas many different features for players to enjoy. From its lore-rich world to explore as you make your way across the very vast map, to facing off against plenty of interesting and horrifying bosses to test your skills. However, one of the most in-depth elements is finding out what playstyle works best for you.
Elden Ring: 10 Best Holy Damage Weapons, Ranked
Holy weapons in Elden Ring enable you to make short work of those who live in death. The list presents 10 of the best holy weapons in Elden Ring.
One of the build playstyles players can make use of is known as a Quality Build. This is when a player invests heavily in both strength and Dexterity rather than just one of these stats. This has the benefit of scaling damage, but also increasing your casting speed when you want to gain the upper hand.
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Best Starting Class
The game offers many starting options in terms of classes, but the best two for this build are theSamurai and the Vagabond. The Samurai is a much better example of how a quality build will be playing, but if players want thebest point allocation for the late game, then Vagabond has a lower Arcane score of 7, while the Samurai class has an Arcane of 8.
Best Stats
As you make your way through the game, you’ll be investing your points throughout your character. As a Quality Build, your biggest damage output will come from yourStrength and Dexterity stats. By the time you hit level 150, you’ll have a spread that looks similar to the one below:
Elden Ring: 10 Best Fire Damage Weapons, Ranked
Elden Ring is no short of excellent weapons, but if you’re especially searching for fire damage weapons, this list has you covered.
Best Weapons
Weapons make the warrior, and this buildplays differentlyfrom many of the other options. While you will be investing in both Intelligence and Faithto meet certain requirements, your main ranged damage will be coming from bows thanks to yourhigh Dexterity.
Uchigatana
The Uchigatana will require you to have11 Strength and 15 Dexterityto make effective use of it. This weapon willscale with a D in Strength, and scale with a D in Dexterity.
A katana with a long single-edged curved blade. A unique weapon wielded by the samurai from the Land of Reeds. The blade, with its undulating design, boasts extraordinary sharpness, and its slash attacks cause blood loss.
The Samurai class not only has these stats, butstarts out with this weapon. Whereas if you are going for late-game optimization, you will need to invest 2 more points in Dexterity while making your way toget this weapon as the Vagabond. This weapon can be looted from a corpse in theDeathtouched Catacombs.
The Longbow will require you to have9 Strength and 14 Dexteritybefore you are able to make effective use of it. Again, the Samurai is already covered, while the Vagabond will need to invest 1 more point in Dexterity. This weapon willscale with an E in Strength and a D in Dexterity.
Longbow made to fire arrows over great distances. Compared to a shortbow, arrows fired reach further and deal more damage. To use a bow, arrows must also be equipped.
Just like the Uchigatana, this weapon is one of thestarting pieces of gear for the Samurai. This weapon can belooted from skeleton archersor purchased from theTwin Maiden Husks for 1200 Runes. you may find the Twin Maiden Husks in Roundtable Hold.
Bows will consume arrows, so do not neglect to pick up crafting books and hunt any beasts you come across throughout your journey.
Finger Seal
The Finger Seal will require you to have4 Strength and 10 Faith. This weapon willscale with an E in Strength, and a C in Faith. A lot of seals can have demanding Faith requirements, from 17 to 40 points invested in them. You willonly be taking Faith up to 15, and when fully upgraded, this weapon’s scaling goes up toS rank. Making it all you will need forany and all your incantationsas a Quality build.
A sacred seal bestowed by a Finger Maiden which serves as a catalyst for casting sacred incantations. Incantations must be memorized first at a site of grace, and a sacred seal must be equipped to cast them.
You can simplypurchase this Sacred Seal from the Twin Maiden Husksover at Roundtable Hold. It has a cost of only800 runes, making it very easy to obtain.
The Nagakiba will have aStrength Requirement of 18 and a Dexterity requirement of 22. This weapon willscale with a D in Strength and a C in Dexterity. This is a brilliant Katana to upgrade to from the Uchigatana thanks to itshigher damage scaling.
Katana with a ferociously long blade. Signature weapon of Yura, hunter of Bloody Fingers. Reminiscent of a reinforced spear, its imposing length can be put to good use with powerful thrusting attacks.
This weapon can be obtained through theBlood Finger Hunter Yura questline. you may find them at the Site of Grace for Seaside Ruins.
The Greatbow will have aStrength Requirement of 20 and a Dexterity requirement of 20. This weapon willscale with a D in Strength, and a D in Dexterity. With its much higher requirements, it is no surprise that this weapon has better damage scaling and a significantlyhigher base damage output.
Enormous greatbow larger than any man. Can not be drawn with any ordinary level of strength, but the force of its shots is extraordinary. A greatbow can only fire great arrows.
This weapon can bedropped by Leyndell Knights at Altus Plateau, or fromRedmane Knights in Fort Gael. An option that does not rely on drop rates, involves heading toHighway Lookout Tower. Climb on the broken walls and up all of the ladders to the top of the tower and open the chest to get the bow.
Fallingstar Beast Jaw
The Falling Starbeast Jaw will have aStrength Requirement of 34, a Dexterity requirement of 12, and an Intelligence requirement of 20. This weapon willscale with a D in both Strength and Dexterity, but also scale with an E in Intelligence. This weapon’s Ash of War works sensationally well with Quality builds and can be an effective means oftaking down bosses at range.
Part of a Falling star Beast’s jaw, hard and shining black, fashioned into a weapon. With its sharp point, this colossal weapon can skewer foes.
This weapon will be obtained bydefeating the Full-Grown Falling Star Beastat Mount Gelmir.
There is a very easy way of defeating this enemy without even fighting it. To do so, climb the ladder that leads up to the boss arena, crouch, walk all the way around until you are behind it, sneak up to it, and then use the Poison Mist incantation. This will chisel away at its health without triggering any aggro from the boss. This can take a long time, and will need you to recast the incantation when it wears off — so have plenty of FP flasks on hand.
Elden Ring: 15 Best Magic Damage Weapons, Ranked
Magic damage isn’t just reserved for Sorceries in Elden Ring. These are the best weapons in the game capable of inflicting magic damage.
Best Incantations & Ash Of War
While you will not be making use of any Sorceries or Incantations for dishing out damage, there are twonoteworthy Incantationsyou will want to use before the fight even starts — as well as thesignature Ash of War of the Fallingstar Beast Jaw.
Flame, Grant Me Strength
This Incantation willraise the attack powerof your physical and fire attacks.
Superior incantation of the Fire Monks. Creates an invigorating fire within that enhances physical and fire-affinity attack power. This incantation does not burn the caster, and so it is considered forbidden by the guardians of the Flame.
You will find several Chariots scattered around Fort Gael. Go behind this fort to find acorpse between two of these chariots. It will have this Incantation.
Golden Vow
This incantation willraise the attack and defenseof both the caster and their allies. The attack buffwill also stack with Flame, Grant Me Strength.
An incantation of Erdtree Worship. Increases attack power and defense for the caster and nearby allies. Hold to continue praying and delay activation. This incantation has been taught to knights of the royal capital for generations, and knights sent on distant expeditions lean on it as a source of courage.
Head over to Mount Gelmir and go intoCorpse-Stench Shack. Here you will find a single corpse with the Incantation on it.
Gravity Bolt
This is thesignature Ash of War for the Fallenstar Beast Jaw weaponthat is part of it by default. This Ash of War not onlyscales with your Strength & Dexterity, but it also stun locks enemies, deals stagger damage, and can be cast at range. A lot of bosseswill be staggered from less than 4 hitswith this Ash of War.
Imbue the jaw of the fallingstar beast with gravitational lightning, sending a bolt crashing down a short distance away. Can be fired in rapid succession.
This Ash of Warcannot be found anywhere elseor equipped with any other weapon, making the Fallenstar Beast Jaw the only way players can enjoy it.
Best Armor
While none of the other pieces of armor are vital, the one piece of gear you will want for this build is theRaptor’s Black Feathers— which can be found in a chest behind asecret wall in Sage’s Cave. This is a piece of Chest Armor that will increase thedamage of your jump attacks by 10%. Other pieces of gear to consider would be those thatraise your Strength and Dexterity stats.
Some good helms to consider areImp Head (Fanged),Imp Head (Long-Tongued),Omensmirk Mask,Okina Mask, andConsort’s Mask. However, thisdepends greatly on where you are in the game, what your current stats are, and if you’re able to afford the trade-off for the defensive stats they grant.
Elden Ring: 13 Rarest Items In The Game, Ranked
Elden Ring has a massive world that is full of unique items & weapons. Here are some of the rarest ones you should definitely look for in the game.
Best Talismans
Of thefour talisman slotsyou will have access to. There are4 perfect options, with 3 other suggestionsif you need to practice using this build.
Ritual Sword Talisman
This Talisman will raise thedamage you deal by 10% while at maximum HP.
Defeat the boss in theLux Ruins, and then claim it from a chest.
Carian Filigreed Crest
This Talisman willlower FP costs by 25%.
Can be purchased fromWar Counselor Iji(Initially referred to as Smithing Master Iji) by progressing Blaidd’s questline.
Shard Of Alexander
This Talisman will greatly boost yourattack power of Skills by 15%
You will get Shard of Alexander muchlater in the gameonce you havecompleted the questline of Iron Fist Alexander.
Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
This Talisman will reduce thephysical damage taken by 20%.
This Talisman is located within the Legacy Dungeon known asElphael, Brace of the Haligtree— located in the Haligtree part of the game.
Assassin’s Cerulean Dagger & Assassin’s Crimson Dagger
The above 4 Talismans are theoptimal choices, but some players may find the Assassin’s Cerulean Dagger and Assassin’s Crimson Dagger very enjoyable options when not up against more challenging bosses. These daggers willboth triggerwhenever you land a critical blow andtop up your FP and HPat the same time. The Assassin’s Cerulean Dagger willrestore 15 FPwith each critical attack you make. While the Assassin’s Crimson Dagger will restore10% + 85 HP.
Defeat theoptional bossin theBlack Knife Catacombslocated in Liurnia of the Lakesfor the Assassin’s Cerulean Dagger, and defeat the optional boss in theDeathtouched Catacombsfor the Assassin’s Crimson Dagger.
Claw Talisman
This Talisman willraise the damage of your Jump Attacks by 15%.
This is a good Talisman to haveearly on, and you can get it atStormveil Castle.
How To Play A Quality Build
For the early game, you will be making use ofquick katana strikesthat scale with both your Strength & Dexterity. Weak enemies can be picked off at rangeusing your bow, but for larger enemies you will want to buff up with yourGolden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength first. Later in the game, you will have the Fallenstar Beast Jaw that willrepeatedly break the stance of enemies and bosses alike.
Carian Filigreed Crest will allow you manymore strikes of Gravity Boltbefore it needs to be topped up by an FP flask. Once you break an enemy’s stance,go in for a critical hit. The Fallenstar Beast Jaw is a colossal weapon, and you will also be able tohit smaller enemies really hardeven without its Ash of War if you plan on just running through them.
Elden Ring: 15 Hardest Bosses In The Game, Ranked
Elden Ring is full of fantastic and challenging bosses, but which ones give players the most trouble? Check out this list of the hardest bosses in the game.
