{"id":3900,"date":"2022-07-21T12:04:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/21\/freshen-up-your-game-with-these-fun-elden-ring-builds\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:04:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:04:30","slug":"freshen-up-your-game-with-these-fun-elden-ring-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/21\/freshen-up-your-game-with-these-fun-elden-ring-builds\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshen up your game with these fun Elden Ring builds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The best builds in Elden Ring<\/div>\n
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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Elden Ring bleed builds <\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Elden Ring faith builds<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Elden Ring strength builds<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Elden Ring mage builds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Want to try some fun Elden Ring builds? Now that the game has been out for a while, one of the best ways to experience it again is to create a fun themed build. Maybe there\u2019s a character in the game that you want to roleplay as, or you just want to see whether an idea you had is actually viable.<\/p>\n

Do you want to beat bosses with a giant horn? Use vampiric powers to turn Elden Ring into Bloodborne? Or just run a treasure hunter build that makes a full collection playthrough that much easier? The amount of variety in terms of weapons, armour, talismans, and Ashes of War really lets you experiment with your setup.<\/p>\n

And when each playthrough allows you to re-spec<\/a> multiple times using Larval Tears, there isn\u2019t anything holding you back. That said, here are some of the best weird and fun Elden Ring builds.<\/p>\n

The best fun Elden Ring builds<\/h2>\n
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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord of the Honks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Envoy\u2019s Longhorn
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Carian Filigreed Crest, Sacred Scorpion Charm
\nArmour: <\/strong>Envoy\u2019s Crown
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Faith, Strength, Mind<\/p>\n

While exploring Leyndell you\u2019ll have come across the Oracle Envoys: white blob creatures who play horns and attack you with bubbles. But did you know you can get their horns as a weapon? There are three altogether, wielded by Envoys of different sizes, but the one I’m looking at in this build is the Envoy\u2019s Longhorn. Though not as hard to get as the Envoy\u2019s Greathorn, its bubble shooting skill is far better and absolutely melts large bosses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can get the horn from the mid-sized Envoy on Leyndell\u2019s Ramparts and you can boost its bubble skill damage with talismans like the Shard of Alexander and the Godfrey Icon. The Carian Filigreed Crest also reduces the amount of FP each bubble burst costs, letting you do it more. You\u2019ll also want to prioritise faith and strength for the Envoy\u2019s Longhorn. Lastly, to fully commit to the concept, you can get the Envoy\u2019s Crown headpiece at the Haligtree as well as summon ashes that let you call some of the little guys.<\/p>\n

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Bestial Sling Shotgun<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons: <\/strong>Two Clawmark Seals or one Clawmark Seal and one Frenzied Flame Seal
\nTalismans:<\/strong> Radagon Icon, Godfrey Icon, Flock’s Canvass Talisman
\nArmour:<\/strong> The heaviest set you can wear while still having a medium roll.
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Dexterity, Mind, Strength, Endurance<\/p>\n

Further continuing the trend of cursed PvP builds, credit to Gigasthiccas for discovering that by reducing spell cast time with 40 dexterity and the Radagon Icon, while alternating between two sacred seals, you can cast Bestial Sling at an alarming rate. Bestial Sling is already a very good PvP spell, but this build basically turns you into a shotgun.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have two Clawmark Seals, you can use the Frenzied Flame seal since it has similarly good scaling and will benefit from all that dex you’re boosting for cast time reduction. For other talismans, Godrey Icon will enhance the charged version of Bestial Sling, while Flock’s Canvass Talisman grants a damage buff to all incantations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For this to work you’ll need a fair bit of FP, but as you can see in the video above, the key is alternating between each seal as you cast. Though this build isn’t so good for PvE, the physical damage still staggers enemies so you can get critical attacks in. With that in mind it might be worth equipping the Dagger Talisman and pairing this with a high crit weapon.<\/p>\n

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The Wall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons: <\/strong>Fingerprint Stone Shield or any other dual-wield high-damage reduction greatshields
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Great Jar’s Arsenal, Dragoncrest Greatshield, Greatshield Talisman, Bull-Goat’s Talisman
\nArmour: <\/strong>Bull-Goat set or any heavy set you want
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Strength, Endurance, Vigor<\/p>\n

Our first build is inspired by Grimmy’s amazing PvP “The Wall” build. Essentially you wear the heaviest armor you can and lug around two massive, high-damage reduction greatshields, using the bash to deal with anything that gets in your way. I can’t vouch for its viability in regards to actual bosses, but either way, you’re going to need a lot of stamina, health, equip load, and damage reduction to pull it off.<\/p>\n

Great Jar’s Arsenal will give you lots more equip load, Dragoncrest Greatshield reduces physical damage, and the Greatshield and Bull-Goat Talismans will make it harder to interrupt you and easier to guard. If you want to add another layer to this you could try making some Iron-Jar Aromatic perfumes for their damage reduction, since you’ll be moving slow anyway, or add the Speckled and Leaden Hardtears to your Wondrous Physick for some increased defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Flaming Goat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Butchering Knife with Ash of War: Lightning Ram
\nCasting: <\/strong>Giant’s Seal
\nSpells: <\/strong>Fire’s Deadly Sin, any other Fire Monk incantations
\nTalismans:<\/strong> Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Godskin Swaddling Cloth, Winged Sword Insignia
\nArmour:<\/strong> Imp Head (Elder), Bull-Goat Armor
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Endurance, Vigor, Mind, Faith<\/p>\n

A while back there was an Elden Ring PvP build knocking around that involved setting yourself on fire and endlessly rolling towards your enemy. There are two key elements to this build: the Fire’s Deadly Sin incantation, and Ash of War: Lightning Ram. When you set yourself on fire with the first, you’ll damage anyone nearby, so you roll towards enemies with ram and do damage with both fire and lightning.<\/p>\n

The only issue with this is you need a lot of health and mind to keep doing the skill and stay alive. I recommend using Butcher’s Knife with Lightning Ram, because everytime it hits you’ll get healed a little due to the weapon’s ability.\u00a0You can buff this even further with the Godskin Swaddling Cloth, and boost the attack power of those consecutive rolls with Winged Sword Insignia and its related talismans. You’ll also need a lot of endurance if you want to wear the Bull-Goat armor, and some faith for the fire incantation. Honestly, this is a ridiculous build that’s only really do-able in the endgame, but it’s fun to mess around with.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Immortal Serpent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Serpent-God\u2019s Curved Sword dual-wield or Blasphemous Blade
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Taker\u2019s Cameo, Godskin Swaddling Cloth, Assassin\u2019s Crimson Dagger
\nArmour: <\/strong>Duelist Helm, Gravekeeper Cloak (Altered), Zamor Bracelets, Prophet Trousers
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Dexterity, Strength, Faith<\/p>\n

A lot of the serpent god-related items in Elden Ring recover health when you kill enemies, so this build is all about becoming a vampire and healing yourself by getting aggressive. The Serpent-God\u2019s Curved Sword restores health when you defeat an enemy, as does Rykard\u2019s Blasphemous blade, so dual-wielding these can recover quite a bit. In terms of talismans, Taker\u2019s Cameo restores HP for defeating foes, Godskin Swaddling Cloth on successive attacks, and Assassin\u2019s Crimson Dagger when you perform a critical strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you want to add one final layer to this vampiric build, get Malenia\u2019s great rune, as that lets you regain health from enemies that have damaged you when you attack them straight after. Getting two Serpent-God\u2019s Curved Swords would also make the most of the Godskin\u2019s successive attack healing, but you\u2019d need new game plus<\/a> to grab a second. The final touch is the duelist armour, which has some great snakey details, especially if you alter the Gravekeeper Cloak.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Necromancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Helphen\u2019s Steeple, Death\u2019s Poker, Rosus\u2019 Axe, Ritual Death Spear, Grave Scythe, The Family Heads
\nCasting:<\/strong> Prince of Death\u2019s Staff
\nSpells: <\/strong>Ancient Death Rancor, Explosive Ghostflame, Fia\u2019s Mist
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Graven Mass Talisman, Radagon Icon, Magic Scorpion Charm
\nArmour:<\/strong> Royal Remains Helm, Night\u2019s Cavalry Armor
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Intelligence, Mind, and a combat stat for your chosen weapon.<\/p>\n

Death sorceries aren\u2019t that good in comparison to a lot of the others in the game, but between the Deathbirds and the Tibia Mariners, there\u2019s so much potential for a Necromancer build. You can pick any of the weapons above so long as there\u2019s also an intelligence scaling. I went with Helphen\u2019s Steeple because of its cool ghostflame infusion skill. For casting, the Prince of Death\u2019s staff boosts the death sorceries you\u2019ll be using, while Graven Mass Talisman, Radagon Icon, and Magic Scorpion charm buff your damage and casting speed.<\/p>\n

The best death sorceries are Ancient Death Rancor, Explosive Ghostflame, and Fia\u2019s Mist, though most of these are pretty late game. To be honest, this entire build is endgame considering how tough the Death Rite Birds are to kill. Finally, for some fun armour, there’s the Royal Remains Helm and the Night\u2019s Cavalry set, but anything works so long as it’s spooky<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Merchant of Madness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Vyke\u2019s War Spear
\nCasting:<\/strong> Frenzied Flame seal
\nSpells: <\/strong>Unendurable Frenzy, Frenzied Burst, Flame of Frenzy
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Godfrey Icon, Flock\u2019s Canvas Talisman, Radagon Icon, Shard of Alexander
\nArmour: <\/strong>Nomadic Merchant\u2019s Finery
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Faith, Dexterity, and Mind<\/p>\n

The nomadic merchants are some of my favourite characters in the game, especially when you discover their connection to the Frenzied Flame and madness incantations. Vyke\u2019s War Spear is weirdly the only madness-causing weapon in the game, so this is the sensible choice, and the Frenzied Flame Seal will boost your incantations. Frenzied Burst is an incredible PvP spell, while Flame of Frenzy and Unendurable Frenzy can stagger most enemies and bosses without much trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Talisman-wise, Flock\u2019s Canvas, the Godfrey Icon, and the Shard of Alexander will boost the damage of your incantations while also giving Vyke\u2019s Frenzyflame Thrust a bit more oomph. The finishing touch is the amazing Merchant Finery outfit you can find in the hidden area behind the Cathedral of the Forsaken below Leyndell.<\/p>\n

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Mushroom King<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Antspur Rapier, Scorpion\u2019s Stinger, Serpentbone Blade, Venomous Fang
\nCasting:<\/strong> Frenzied Flame seal
\nSpells: <\/strong>Poison Mist, Pest Threads, Scarlet Aeonia
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Flock\u2019s Canvas Talisman, Radagon Icon, Kindred of Rot\u2019s Exultation
\nArmour: <\/strong>Mushroom Crown, Mushroom Chest, Mushroom Legs, Mushroom Arms
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Arcane, Faith, Dexterity, Mind<\/p>\n

Poison and Scarlet Rot aren\u2019t quite as good as you\u2019d expect them to be, but there are a lot of fun builds you can make with them. The Antspur Rapier is a fantastic weapon choice as it already has Scarlet Rot, but can also be infused with an ash of war to cause poison. The key to making this build viable is going to be stacking both Scarlet Rot and Poison at the same time, so this is important.<\/p>\n

Part of this will be through incantations. The Dragon Communion seal is your best casting option due to Arcane-scaling, but Frenzied Flame Seal would also work. You\u2019ll want the typical incantation-boosting talismans, except for Kindred of Rot\u2019s Exultation, which buffs attack when you inflict Poison or Scarlet Rot. The final touch is the Mushroom set from the Seethewater Cave dungeon and the truly majestic Mushroom Crown from the Lake of Rot area.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Collector<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Regalia of Eochaid, Marais Executioner\u2019s Sword, Pillory Shield
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Winged Sword Insignia, Carian Filigreed Crest, Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon
\nArmour: <\/strong>Black Hood, Briar Armor set
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Arcane, Dexterity, Strength<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to run a collection playthrough and grab every item in Elden Ring, then this is an excellent build to try. It centres around the Eochaid weapons: Regalia and the Marais Executioner’s Sword. Both of them scale with Arcane, improving your item discovery, but also have the Eochaid\u2019s Dancing Blade skill that lets you blend bosses with a spinning magic sword. The key to strengthening this skill are the consecutive attack-boosting talismans such as the Winged Sword Insignia, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, and Millicent’s Prosthesis. Since every hit of the spinning blade buffs attack, it can rack up some nasty damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The other talismans listed will boost the skill\u2019s damage and reduce its FP cost. Regalia of Eochaid is available relatively early in the game in the Gaol Cave dungeon, letting you use it before upgrading to the Marais once you beat Elemer. For armour, I chose the Black Hood and the Briar Set, as well as the Pillory Shield. It\u2019s not a very good shield for anything other than buffing deathblight resistance, but it fits the whole escaped criminal vibe.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Freshen up your game with these fun Elden Ring builds<\/p>\n

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The best builds in Elden Ring<\/div>\n
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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Elden Ring bleed builds <\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Elden Ring faith builds<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Elden Ring strength builds<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Elden Ring mage builds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Want to try some fun Elden Ring builds? Now that the game has been out for a while, one of the best ways to experience it again is to create a fun themed build. Maybe there\u2019s a character in the game that you want to roleplay as, or you just want to see whether an idea you had is actually viable.<\/p>\n

Do you want to beat bosses with a giant horn? Use vampiric powers to turn Elden Ring into Bloodborne? Or just run a treasure hunter build that makes a full collection playthrough that much easier? The amount of variety in terms of weapons, armour, talismans, and Ashes of War really lets you experiment with your setup.<\/p>\n

And when each playthrough allows you to re-spec<\/a> multiple times using Larval Tears, there isn\u2019t anything holding you back. That said, here are some of the best weird and fun Elden Ring builds.<\/p>\n

The best fun Elden Ring builds<\/h2>\n
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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord of the Honks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Envoy\u2019s Longhorn
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Carian Filigreed Crest, Sacred Scorpion Charm
\nArmour: <\/strong>Envoy\u2019s Crown
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Faith, Strength, Mind<\/p>\n

While exploring Leyndell you\u2019ll have come across the Oracle Envoys: white blob creatures who play horns and attack you with bubbles. But did you know you can get their horns as a weapon? There are three altogether, wielded by Envoys of different sizes, but the one I’m looking at in this build is the Envoy\u2019s Longhorn. Though not as hard to get as the Envoy\u2019s Greathorn, its bubble shooting skill is far better and absolutely melts large bosses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can get the horn from the mid-sized Envoy on Leyndell\u2019s Ramparts and you can boost its bubble skill damage with talismans like the Shard of Alexander and the Godfrey Icon. The Carian Filigreed Crest also reduces the amount of FP each bubble burst costs, letting you do it more. You\u2019ll also want to prioritise faith and strength for the Envoy\u2019s Longhorn. Lastly, to fully commit to the concept, you can get the Envoy\u2019s Crown headpiece at the Haligtree as well as summon ashes that let you call some of the little guys.<\/p>\n

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Bestial Sling Shotgun<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons: <\/strong>Two Clawmark Seals or one Clawmark Seal and one Frenzied Flame Seal
\nTalismans:<\/strong> Radagon Icon, Godfrey Icon, Flock’s Canvass Talisman
\nArmour:<\/strong> The heaviest set you can wear while still having a medium roll.
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Dexterity, Mind, Strength, Endurance<\/p>\n

Further continuing the trend of cursed PvP builds, credit to Gigasthiccas for discovering that by reducing spell cast time with 40 dexterity and the Radagon Icon, while alternating between two sacred seals, you can cast Bestial Sling at an alarming rate. Bestial Sling is already a very good PvP spell, but this build basically turns you into a shotgun.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have two Clawmark Seals, you can use the Frenzied Flame seal since it has similarly good scaling and will benefit from all that dex you’re boosting for cast time reduction. For other talismans, Godrey Icon will enhance the charged version of Bestial Sling, while Flock’s Canvass Talisman grants a damage buff to all incantations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For this to work you’ll need a fair bit of FP, but as you can see in the video above, the key is alternating between each seal as you cast. Though this build isn’t so good for PvE, the physical damage still staggers enemies so you can get critical attacks in. With that in mind it might be worth equipping the Dagger Talisman and pairing this with a high crit weapon.<\/p>\n

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The Wall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons: <\/strong>Fingerprint Stone Shield or any other dual-wield high-damage reduction greatshields
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Great Jar’s Arsenal, Dragoncrest Greatshield, Greatshield Talisman, Bull-Goat’s Talisman
\nArmour: <\/strong>Bull-Goat set or any heavy set you want
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Strength, Endurance, Vigor<\/p>\n

Our first build is inspired by Grimmy’s amazing PvP “The Wall” build. Essentially you wear the heaviest armor you can and lug around two massive, high-damage reduction greatshields, using the bash to deal with anything that gets in your way. I can’t vouch for its viability in regards to actual bosses, but either way, you’re going to need a lot of stamina, health, equip load, and damage reduction to pull it off.<\/p>\n

Great Jar’s Arsenal will give you lots more equip load, Dragoncrest Greatshield reduces physical damage, and the Greatshield and Bull-Goat Talismans will make it harder to interrupt you and easier to guard. If you want to add another layer to this you could try making some Iron-Jar Aromatic perfumes for their damage reduction, since you’ll be moving slow anyway, or add the Speckled and Leaden Hardtears to your Wondrous Physick for some increased defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Flaming Goat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Butchering Knife with Ash of War: Lightning Ram
\nCasting: <\/strong>Giant’s Seal
\nSpells: <\/strong>Fire’s Deadly Sin, any other Fire Monk incantations
\nTalismans:<\/strong> Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Godskin Swaddling Cloth, Winged Sword Insignia
\nArmour:<\/strong> Imp Head (Elder), Bull-Goat Armor
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Endurance, Vigor, Mind, Faith<\/p>\n

A while back there was an Elden Ring PvP build knocking around that involved setting yourself on fire and endlessly rolling towards your enemy. There are two key elements to this build: the Fire’s Deadly Sin incantation, and Ash of War: Lightning Ram. When you set yourself on fire with the first, you’ll damage anyone nearby, so you roll towards enemies with ram and do damage with both fire and lightning.<\/p>\n

The only issue with this is you need a lot of health and mind to keep doing the skill and stay alive. I recommend using Butcher’s Knife with Lightning Ram, because everytime it hits you’ll get healed a little due to the weapon’s ability.\u00a0You can buff this even further with the Godskin Swaddling Cloth, and boost the attack power of those consecutive rolls with Winged Sword Insignia and its related talismans. You’ll also need a lot of endurance if you want to wear the Bull-Goat armor, and some faith for the fire incantation. Honestly, this is a ridiculous build that’s only really do-able in the endgame, but it’s fun to mess around with.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Immortal Serpent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Serpent-God\u2019s Curved Sword dual-wield or Blasphemous Blade
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Taker\u2019s Cameo, Godskin Swaddling Cloth, Assassin\u2019s Crimson Dagger
\nArmour: <\/strong>Duelist Helm, Gravekeeper Cloak (Altered), Zamor Bracelets, Prophet Trousers
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Dexterity, Strength, Faith<\/p>\n

A lot of the serpent god-related items in Elden Ring recover health when you kill enemies, so this build is all about becoming a vampire and healing yourself by getting aggressive. The Serpent-God\u2019s Curved Sword restores health when you defeat an enemy, as does Rykard\u2019s Blasphemous blade, so dual-wielding these can recover quite a bit. In terms of talismans, Taker\u2019s Cameo restores HP for defeating foes, Godskin Swaddling Cloth on successive attacks, and Assassin\u2019s Crimson Dagger when you perform a critical strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you want to add one final layer to this vampiric build, get Malenia\u2019s great rune, as that lets you regain health from enemies that have damaged you when you attack them straight after. Getting two Serpent-God\u2019s Curved Swords would also make the most of the Godskin\u2019s successive attack healing, but you\u2019d need new game plus<\/a> to grab a second. The final touch is the duelist armour, which has some great snakey details, especially if you alter the Gravekeeper Cloak.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Necromancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Helphen\u2019s Steeple, Death\u2019s Poker, Rosus\u2019 Axe, Ritual Death Spear, Grave Scythe, The Family Heads
\nCasting:<\/strong> Prince of Death\u2019s Staff
\nSpells: <\/strong>Ancient Death Rancor, Explosive Ghostflame, Fia\u2019s Mist
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Graven Mass Talisman, Radagon Icon, Magic Scorpion Charm
\nArmour:<\/strong> Royal Remains Helm, Night\u2019s Cavalry Armor
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Intelligence, Mind, and a combat stat for your chosen weapon.<\/p>\n

Death sorceries aren\u2019t that good in comparison to a lot of the others in the game, but between the Deathbirds and the Tibia Mariners, there\u2019s so much potential for a Necromancer build. You can pick any of the weapons above so long as there\u2019s also an intelligence scaling. I went with Helphen\u2019s Steeple because of its cool ghostflame infusion skill. For casting, the Prince of Death\u2019s staff boosts the death sorceries you\u2019ll be using, while Graven Mass Talisman, Radagon Icon, and Magic Scorpion charm buff your damage and casting speed.<\/p>\n

The best death sorceries are Ancient Death Rancor, Explosive Ghostflame, and Fia\u2019s Mist, though most of these are pretty late game. To be honest, this entire build is endgame considering how tough the Death Rite Birds are to kill. Finally, for some fun armour, there’s the Royal Remains Helm and the Night\u2019s Cavalry set, but anything works so long as it’s spooky<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: FromSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

Merchant of Madness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Vyke\u2019s War Spear
\nCasting:<\/strong> Frenzied Flame seal
\nSpells: <\/strong>Unendurable Frenzy, Frenzied Burst, Flame of Frenzy
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Godfrey Icon, Flock\u2019s Canvas Talisman, Radagon Icon, Shard of Alexander
\nArmour: <\/strong>Nomadic Merchant\u2019s Finery
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Faith, Dexterity, and Mind<\/p>\n

The nomadic merchants are some of my favourite characters in the game, especially when you discover their connection to the Frenzied Flame and madness incantations. Vyke\u2019s War Spear is weirdly the only madness-causing weapon in the game, so this is the sensible choice, and the Frenzied Flame Seal will boost your incantations. Frenzied Burst is an incredible PvP spell, while Flame of Frenzy and Unendurable Frenzy can stagger most enemies and bosses without much trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Talisman-wise, Flock\u2019s Canvas, the Godfrey Icon, and the Shard of Alexander will boost the damage of your incantations while also giving Vyke\u2019s Frenzyflame Thrust a bit more oomph. The finishing touch is the amazing Merchant Finery outfit you can find in the hidden area behind the Cathedral of the Forsaken below Leyndell.<\/p>\n

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Mushroom King<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Antspur Rapier, Scorpion\u2019s Stinger, Serpentbone Blade, Venomous Fang
\nCasting:<\/strong> Frenzied Flame seal
\nSpells: <\/strong>Poison Mist, Pest Threads, Scarlet Aeonia
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Flock\u2019s Canvas Talisman, Radagon Icon, Kindred of Rot\u2019s Exultation
\nArmour: <\/strong>Mushroom Crown, Mushroom Chest, Mushroom Legs, Mushroom Arms
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Arcane, Faith, Dexterity, Mind<\/p>\n

Poison and Scarlet Rot aren\u2019t quite as good as you\u2019d expect them to be, but there are a lot of fun builds you can make with them. The Antspur Rapier is a fantastic weapon choice as it already has Scarlet Rot, but can also be infused with an ash of war to cause poison. The key to making this build viable is going to be stacking both Scarlet Rot and Poison at the same time, so this is important.<\/p>\n

Part of this will be through incantations. The Dragon Communion seal is your best casting option due to Arcane-scaling, but Frenzied Flame Seal would also work. You\u2019ll want the typical incantation-boosting talismans, except for Kindred of Rot\u2019s Exultation, which buffs attack when you inflict Poison or Scarlet Rot. The final touch is the Mushroom set from the Seethewater Cave dungeon and the truly majestic Mushroom Crown from the Lake of Rot area.<\/p>\n

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The Collector<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weapons:<\/strong> Regalia of Eochaid, Marais Executioner\u2019s Sword, Pillory Shield
\nTalismans: <\/strong>Winged Sword Insignia, Carian Filigreed Crest, Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon
\nArmour: <\/strong>Black Hood, Briar Armor set
\nStat spread:<\/strong> Arcane, Dexterity, Strength<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to run a collection playthrough and grab every item in Elden Ring, then this is an excellent build to try. It centres around the Eochaid weapons: Regalia and the Marais Executioner’s Sword. Both of them scale with Arcane, improving your item discovery, but also have the Eochaid\u2019s Dancing Blade skill that lets you blend bosses with a spinning magic sword. The key to strengthening this skill are the consecutive attack-boosting talismans such as the Winged Sword Insignia, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, and Millicent’s Prosthesis. Since every hit of the spinning blade buffs attack, it can rack up some nasty damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The other talismans listed will boost the skill\u2019s damage and reduce its FP cost. Regalia of Eochaid is available relatively early in the game in the Gaol Cave dungeon, letting you use it before upgrading to the Marais once you beat Elemer. For armour, I chose the Black Hood and the Briar Set, as well as the Pillory Shield. It\u2019s not a very good shield for anything other than buffing deathblight resistance, but it fits the whole escaped criminal vibe.<\/p>\n

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