All 25 DLC Ashes of War Ranked! (NO SPOILERS) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

PVE ONLY. Tier list of all the shadow of the erdtree ash of wars. ELDEN RING PATCH 1.12. Ranking from worst to best with breakdown of stance damage.
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INTRO 0:00
(D TIER) PIERCING THROW 0:39
24 WALL OF SPARKS 1:18
23 SHIELD STRIKE 2:11
22 GHOSTFLAME CALL 2:32
(C TIER) BLINKBOLT 3:24
20 RAGING BEAST 4:32
19 IGON'S DRAKE HUNT 5:30
(B TIER) SAVAGE LION'S CLAW 6:18
17 ASPECT OF THE CRUCIBLE WINGS 8:00
16 SCATTERSHOT THROW 9:10
15 DRYLEAF WHIRLWIND 9:48
14 ROLLING SPARKS 10:35
(A TIER) THE POISON FLOWER BLOOMS TWICE 11:32
12 SAVAGE CLAWS 12:39
11 DIVINE BEAST FROST STOMP 13:22
10 OVERHEAD STANCE 14:07
9 SPINNING GRAVITY THRUST 14:54
8 FLAME SKEWER 16:00
(S TIER) SWIFT SLASH 17:11
6 BLIND SPOT 18:11
5 SHRIEK OF SORROW 18:58
4 WING STANCE 20:08
3 PALM BLAST 21:07
2 FLAME SPEAR 21:57
(OP) CARIAN SOVEREIGNITY 23:03
OUTRO 25:01

[@ORCANORCA881]

Gotta appreciate how you actually keep it spoiler free. Some videos say no spoilers and then spoil a boss in the first fifteen seconds :(

[@Ludzig]

Serious question, you dont want spoilers but you're watching videos about all the new items and weapons? And then blame the content creator you're watching for being spoiled? What are okay spoilers for you and what aren't?

[@ORCANORCA881]

@Ludzig In my opinion, spoilers are narrative, environmental, and bosses. Basic weapons and ashes of war aren't really spoilers to me. And I think it's entirely reasonable to blame a creator for spoiling the DLC when the title of the video itself says "no spoilers."

[@Fulcrum_7567]

I agree. I’ve seen some stuff while just scrolling on here (“some stuff” being the final boss) and it really makes me wonder why people can’t wait a month or so to upload their boss fight footage

[@Jonap2001]

@@ORCANORCA881 Exactly

[@arbre_mystique]

@@Ludzigso if someone says no spoilers and then reveal spoilers that’s my fault?

[@KogasaTatara514]

10 seconds in and.. WHAT!? Did that just instantly poise break Godfrey???

[@keenantheho]

No way he just scripted Godfrey with it

[@themuffinprincesa21]

​@@keenantheho carian does so much stance damage

[@dsuable_]

@@themuffinprincesa21 but not as fast. On this one, you charge once and hit twice.

[@themuffinprincesa21]

@dsuable_ it's still the most poise damage on a skill in game. Its why you can perma stance break godfrey now. The skill itself deals more poise in it's 2 hits then he has total poise. So yes, you can script boss fights that couldn't be before, like godfrey

[@akaimizu9780]

@Doyouneed_somehelp Yes? You can get it very early by giving a bird some suicidal thoughts

[@chancedietrich4240]

Rolling sparks can be aimed at the ground to make it all blow up in the same spot. It does absolutely insane damage and is melting everything in the dlc for me

[@kpxtreame]

yeah it feels like cheating, its crazy

[@FelisImpurrator]

Goated tip. This is insane. It feels like when the Wing of Astel art gets stuck on a corner and instakills bosses. Love it.

[@youwy]

Yeah you’re right. It should be top 5.

[@raccoon-p9h]

guys i cant beat mohg, i still havent played the dlc yet 😢 can someone help

[@nail2297]

@@raccoon-p9h are you on steam?

[@amh7282]

The hell fromsoft think giving carian that high stance damage after literally killing glintblade phalanx 😂

[@Grind4Real]

The way they balance things is weird Lol , Rellana Twinblade Ash of war dmg is dogshit

[@ixiahj]

I did not notice any changes to phallanx. Still stance breaks omens for me with 2 casts.

[@rotonek2887]

Selling new toys for a time period

[@momoirobara959]

​@Grind4Real The aow scale separately for that weapon. The R1 only scales with Int, the R2 only scales with Fai. So that's why the damage seems bad.

[@ShadowProject01]

@@Grind4Real it depends on how you spec into it. The thing about Rellana’s Twin Blades is that it a 4 split stat to cater to either melee builds or magic builds. The best stat is primarily Dex so if you have high Dex/Strength the regular attacks are gonna hit hard. If you spec INT/FTH then the Ash of Wars do the real dmg. Spec into INT and the magic projectiles hit hard. Spec into FTH and the fire hits hard and does good poise dmg.

[@SharpFather]

This is the best no nonsense video I've seen of the dlc so far. Every video is, "Most OP, highest damage, hidden secret boss killer ash of war". Thanks for breaking the mold with stats and facts. SUBSCRIBED

[@garbagegrove2533]

You forgot to use the word “broken” lol

[@tcdtboc8551]

Good old ragegaming

[@OldManTim]

Youwy is the goat

[@CaptElfimis]

So fun fact about Carian Sovereignty, if you use that with Greatblade Phalanx you dont even need the cracked tear, you will just poisebreak literally anything in front of you if you phalanx hits all 3 blades for an additional 30 stance dmg. These combined give you 121 stance dmg. If you add the cracked tear im pretty sure you could 1 combo stance break any single boss Base Game or DLC.

[@ImSharingaan]

😮😮

[@SilentButDudley]

I figured Carian Sovereignty was going to be #1. It’s absolutely disgusting.

[@mage1915]

How do u get that damage though?

[@harrisonfell5522]

@@mage1915buffs i imagine golden vow etc

[@mage1915]

@@harrisonfell5522 I dont think so cuz its empty left below, u dont see the golden vow there or something else if I am correct

[@jah162]

@@mage1915Level Intelligence

[@mage1915]

@@jah162 im level 80 int

[@chef5588]

Classic Carian W… palm blast is personal favourite, though

[@E-A-Z-Y]

I really like Dryleaf Whirlwind too

[@chef5588]

@@E-A-Z-Y same… flashy but actually good too

[@Fusion237]

@@chef5588nerf carina spells they always catching dubs

[@bwnary9652]

Honestly wing stance is my favorite. Especially with frost or blood infusion

[@tragiic333]

@@Fusion237no

[@morgan3149]

You can roll during Savage Claws before the jump part at the end allowing to have 3 or 4 quick hits before rolling out and evade retaliation. Very very good ash of war.

[@Raptchur]

I started using the beast claws pretty early in the DLC kept the ash. They shred. It's like exactly what i wanted with a claw weapon tbh. Running around in my ballroom dress slicing shit up like an animal lmao

[@dogs-game-too]

I love how he tests on actual midgame or later enemies rather than bullying the beginner areas

[@K1NG_of_ReVeNGe1]

Blind Spot is probably my new favorite Skill in the game. Not to mention it turns every single NPC fight into the biggest joke there is

[@Kodeuk]

How did u get it

[@mooron394]

​@@Kodeuk Its on the backhand blades that you find in the first area

[@bradenwilliams1721]

Me too. I always wanted something with tons of agility that looks sick, and this is everything I dreamed of

[@noirionC]

Before this ash, my favorite was dynast finesse from the bloody helice and raptor of the mist. i-frame dodge counters are so fun im so glad they gave as another one.

[@ifsax]

Had this on for the lost mimic fight in the base game and it messed me up with it lmfao

[@Helldragon789]

Heres a tip Aim the perfume AoW down It stacks everything in one big pile and absolutely DECIMATES health bars. It deserves so much more than your ranking 😅

[@jarii.2245]

it got nerfed already unfortunately, it only hits once if aimed at the floor

[@johnnygraz4712]

Youwy doing a tier list on the DLC is exactly what my Sunday needed.

[@bobbobby475]

I really like how you give a nice review of each ash

[@King_O_Fools]

As someone who enjoys using the whole Crucible Knight setup, I find it criminal that wing attack of the Crucible Knights is a weapon art and not an incantation.

[@patricioolivero5032]

THIS

[@exstroyer567]

Couldn't agree more, got it yesterday and was pretty disappointed

[@GodKillerKRAT0S]

Just use two weapons, I use one of the crucible weapons, silurias woe is my fav, and then a second weapon with the crucible wings ash on it. Pretty easy to switch back and forth.

[@patricioolivero5032]

@@GodKillerKRAT0S the wings also suck too though, as an ash of war it’s not as cool and sucks compared to the real move. The mod did it hetter

[@GodKillerKRAT0S]

@patricioolivero5032 yes I agree, the damage is underwhelming, I'm sure we'll see the developers buff it in the future or maybe turn it into an incantation.

[@Digs1991]

I am absoluty fucking SHOCKED with palm blast position on the tier list After using it(and changing it) i would NEVER think that it would be that good

[@sniff494]

If you replace crits with palm blast after you stance break a boss, I think you'll see how ridiculous it can be

[@arkayv]

Palm Blast with Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, and golden vow is absolutely disgusting damage. Pair that with dragoncrest greatshield and opaline hardtear and you can tank through nearly everything while spamming palm blast

[@kingborder6591]

Really really appreciate the no spoilers man havnt had thr chance to get in there yet and been avoiding all streams vid etc

[@Champion919Games]

18:52 Viridian Hidden Tear makes this go CRAZY. Slap bleed onto this weapon, you’re getting a nearly guaranteed bleed proc and stance break.

[@stevsux4442]

For the flurry attack ash of war for the beast claws you can actually roll out of it after the first few hits until you start the final jumping slash so even against bigger bosses it can be really good for getting a few hits in, rolling then using lights

[@84BSM]

Awesome video. Looking forward to the weapon ranking. Good luck

[@csoulo1327]

Carian sovereignty, malady, and a shield with the deflecting flask made the dlc so much more fun for me especially the final boss because idk how else I was gonna beat him

[@PiLaTiPuSR4WR]

How did you get the carian sovereignty to do good damage? I’m putting in on milady and have 80 Int but it only hits for like 400 damage??

[@HDGaminTutorials]

Shard of Alexander and buffs

[@csoulo1327]

@@PiLaTiPuSR4WR shard of Alexander, and Godfrey icon is all you really need for it to do good damage

[@azuln.3760]

@@PiLaTiPuSR4WRmake sure your milady is leveled up lol cuz I’m at 12 intellect using carian sovereignty on my faith/dex build and it’s putting out 2,000 for a full charge. even unoptimized this shit is broken. put it on the great katana and you’ll have 125 frost buildup alongside the base 50 bleed it has, absolutely nutty.

[@gamester1440]

Earned yourself a subscriber with this one. Appreciate how careful you were with your phrasing.

[@alkoholikerensnill6810]

This is perfect. Thank you for The effort you put in to keep it spoiler free. Please do it like this for the rest of your upcoming rankings

[@faburil]

Thanks for the tip on the big magic sword. I needed that.

[@diegoaranda8288]

High quality video youwy, thanks :)

[@danf6513]

Bro your channel is consistently the most informative and reliable for ER combat mechanics 🥇

[@mashu_uwu]

I'm not sure whether you knew about it or not but if you did I'm glad that you ranked rolling Sparks as it was intended and not the looking at the ground dealing infinite damage version of it

[@mh_golfer]

Great breakdown as always.

[@julianmarcinkowski2825]

Flame Skewer and Flame Spear can be boosted by the Winged Serpent Helm

[@ImSharingaan]

Oh nice I already had shard of Alexander and Godfrey icon plus fire damage and was melting the finger and plant bosses

[@gxrdian]

noice video from hard working information man, very much appreciated sir

[@Ratt611]

Great content as always. ❤

[@blackgooseman]

great video, thank you!

[@Not____Applicable]

Blind spot is so good. Found that in that starting area and instantly made my main weapon. What’s crazy is that those backhand blades get decent intelligence and dex scaling at +24 at a B for both and cold infusion gives you 105 frost buildup which is actually nuts for such a fast attacking weapon. None of the katanas ever got frost buildup that high so I’ve been loving the weapon personally.

[@failboy117]

I love using the beast claws on my Int build with the cold infusion and dealing bleed+frost damage. The savage claws really makes it easy to apply both too

[@adamyohan]

Goated content. Thank you.

[@scooterdoof]

1:19 wall of sparks on the Chilling Perfume Bottle actually works really well on applying frost fast on large enemies, as it hits multiple times

[@gowgox9362]

Really appreciate youwy not spoiling

[@pockystyx4087]

flame spear has been on the one "shortsword" we get in the DLC since i got it. A quick and dirty fire sniping move that isn't madness based comes in handy for sure.

[@jandekoekepan8813]

Love the vids!

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

Really appreciate the spoiler free vids. Great info, ty.

[@El_Cattivo1988]

Thanks for keeping it completely spoiler-free this time, even without map overlays. I'm looking forward to the weapons video.

[@zackanderson4659]

Thank you for not showcasing them on the weakest enemies in the game like every other video

[@timmyman9677]

I've been loving Wing Stance on M'Lady, it just feels right.

[@sohildorle1930]

hes back babyyy

[@piersa8704]

The fire knight set plus the winged snake helmet might just be my favorite armor now

[@raphaelsilva6071]

to anyone that will use the new Fists: use Braggerts Roar WA or any other dmg buff WA on them. their jump, heavy or even light combo are enough to do a ton o dmg. Braggerts Roar fully charged heavy is enough to proc a full bar of status depending on the enemy while melting their HP

[@Bayesic]

100% agree on Savage Lion's Claw. I was following a build guide with great Katana that used it and while I do think it's helpful when you have swarms of enemies running towards you, in general it just doesn't work all that well against many of the bosses / mini bosses that move around a bunch

[@TheDarkyodk]

The Carian Sovereignty doesn't have Hyper Armor, some things still stagger you, it's just incredibly high poise

[@crossycross6417]

Where do you find the Carian Sovereignty?

[@SereneWoIf]

@@crossycross6417 "teardrop scarab inside a cave South west from Cathedral of Manus Metyr. The scarab is on the ceiling of the cave"

[@HY-is5cy]

If you use it on a greatsword it does

[@nob7094]

It does have hyper armor for certain weapon types. I know it does for greatswords, but not sure about any other weapon types

[@Archangels_righthandboi]

The ash with the Claymore (idk why) gets ♾️ hyper armor

[@NolteGameOver]

I'm too lazy to test, so this is exactly what I was looking for! thx

[@bplatinumpaladin]

Fun little thing I found out against the final boss of the DLC, if you Shield Strike at the right time, it also counts as a guard

[@arthuryeh1112]

Great video! also to add you can follow up a wing stance R1 with a R2 lunge without preparation frames!

[@ImSharingaan]

There's 2 unique weapons in the dlc that come with blink bolt but also has a follow up attack, they are extremely fun to use you can also quickly unlock and relock to dash in any direction then follow up attack which will lunge forward aswell

[@MrNut-pn2uz]

yup, both of the death knights weapons

[@XHero1330]

A note for the throwing blades weapon in general: one hand it for straight damage, maybe two hand for status proc. Doing a playthrough with them and another weapon CE'd through vanilla and discovered that having it just one handed was *miles* better than two.

[@RedBloodedMale777]

Finally beat the dlc blind and get to go through all your vids and see what I missed! Love the content youwy (-:

[@zmertzi]

You can apply the AOW:Scattershot Throw to the black claw from DLC and it deals so much more damage

[@pgh3316]

23:35 you can use grandeur on a greatsword to get hyper armor, so if anyone's looking for that I don't think that got changed in 1.12 I do think sovereignty is just better tho. More hyper armor regardless of what you put it on and the follow up covers the issue with large/spread out or fast groups of enemies

[@redbone9553]

The bonus damage from Poison flower bloom twice, from my testing with the DLC’s final boss, seems to deal percent hp damage rather than some flat amount extra. When you fight without using the npc summons, the AoW does 3k extra damage. When you summon one of the npc, it deals 5k extra, and when you summon both, it does 7k extra.

[@LilB0pete]

Youwy has been so on the ball since SOTE dropped, and I just really appreciate that.

[@TK_TK811]

Im so glad colossal swords got AoW to be aggressive in pvp instead of relying on trades and opponents mistakes, i hope this just makes them more versatile.

[@bumbism5124]

rolling sparks is #1, you can 4-6 shot malenia (both phases combined) with the right build you can do it by looking at the ground and using it (frenzyflame bottle, fire scorpion, shard of alexander, rotten winged sword, millicents prosthesis, fmgs, golden vow)

[@bumbism5124]

i have a video of it on my channel

[@TheUnkindledTarnished]

“And everything’s just gonna die your welcome there you go” is now my favorite quote

[@ck88777]

an actually good tier list, thanks

[@davidmh2171995]

From what I know about the Aspect of the Crucible: Wings Ash of War, you can change it from being Sacred to being like Keen or Heavy, so you can use greases on the weapon still and gain status effects that way.

[@TheSuperSpud]

Something not a lot of ppl know is with wing stance the light input can flow into the heavy input rly smoothly for a sick combo

[@thisisyou6450]

I love the backhand blade so much

[@PappyGreen__]

I loved flame skewer the second I found it on my first playthrough of the dlc. Very fun skill.

[@cartmandreamer9703]

I'm enjoying using Poison Flower Blooms Twice on a Antspur Rapier. It's fun.

[@HiroyaFujimiya]

21:08 Palm Blast is a nod to G Gundam anime, that freakin long charge animation is the exact incantation pose of Shining Finger and its upgrade God Finger.

[@Sherudons]

For the crucible spin you can just infuse it to non-elemental and apply a weapon buff, so bleed ect is still viable, you don't need to make it sacred.

[@alziliya2512]

17:11 "sound of a storm that is approaching"

[@Simeneri]

The aspect of the cruicible: wings ash of war hits like a frickin truck when you have shard of alexander and the cruicible knight armor. I infused the great katana with it making it sacred, and with 60 lvls in faith and dex (as well as 50 strength) this skill is a beast.

[@Fwufikins]

Flame Spear/Flame Skewer on the Flame Knight's Greatsword just feels... right. The fact they happen to also be really good skills is a nice bonus I guess

[@gefilte86]

Raging beast is amazing because it lets you avoid ground attacks you need to jump over(seems like a reoccurring theme in the DLC). Wind stance is good as well, especially for poise breaking but slightly clunky to execute fast

[@logicallylazy]

You can free-aim rolling sparks at the ground directly in front of you to get all the explosions off in one little area and it’s crazy damage. In pvp, it one shots people with 60 vigor and a great rune on.

[@draakisback]

I've been using the backhanded blade as my main weapon for fighting through the DLC. Blindspot is just so powerful, It actually has more s than the normal dodge which is kind of crazy. Have also been using beast claws, those are fun especially on a mouse and keyboard, I can imagine using them on a controller would be kind of difficult to control though.

[@Raptchur]

Maybe for someone that isn't used to using a controller. I have no problems with controlling it at all.

[@draakisback]

@@Raptchur maybe for you but every single content creator who has reviewed this weapon type that I've watched has mentioned that it's hard to control. Its contrary to what my own experience is though.

[@bretth342]

Use PFBT on a weapon with innate rot/poison (antspur rapier) and set it to blood affininity. Equip both exaltations and use the PFBT AoW to clear the rot/poison when poison exaltation expires so you can re-proc it Gravity thrust can also be set to blood affinity which is insane

[@arara7713]

"its going to be a longer animation" is quickly becoming a favourite sentence of mine 😅

[@mattg6106]

I would like to add a little to the Wing Stance AoW; if you have your weapon set as bleed then then the R1 flurry will proc it extremely quickly. And it pairs well with a bunch of damage boosting talismans, like the Rotten Sword Insignia, Two Handed Sword Talisman, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Millicent's Prosthesis, etc. If you have a big enough opening you can just turn into a bleed blender.

[@notveryartificial4486]

I'm glad I went with carian knight aesthetic and int/dex now! Will GLADLY swap carian knight's straightsword for a light greatsword with that new crazy ash!

[@spencerblomerus2075]

the light attack from the wing stance can stun locks npc invaders. it was really funny.

[@HunterBann]

Blind spot is so good, first weapon I ran into and I tried the ash of war and thought it was awesome so I maxed the weapon and have been enjoying the Backhand Blades

[@eduardolimashadowks]

Palm Blast is so good it's actually insane, it completely trivializes areas with those fire knights who are super annoying to deal with. Just hit them with 2 or 3 fully charged slaps and they're done. Good method for farming their armor set too

[@spacedad3081]

smart video,i appericiate it

[@3rdparty-yt]

I like the throwing blades as an off hand, great way to get damage in from range as a melee build

[@rhinonick6500]

palm blast is actually pretty good because 1 it gives you a decent amount of hyper armor, allowing you to trade easily ( ive been able to tank a jumping heavy from a great sword while light rolling ). 2 it does a decent amount of damage even when not charged and still comes pout really quickly. and it 3 it does a ridiculous amount of stagger/poise damage( idk which is which) to the point where if the enemy is a humanoid you can interrupt them by spamming the aow

[@bobbywalker2980]

Hey bro , i just wanna say thankyou and im proud of you .

[@reigoj8228]

Blinkbolt If it is fast swap you might be able to use it as secondary cap closer regardless of build so that might be one extra thing to try

[@katunu6030]

11:00 If you free aim it you can get every single spark on one spot and all of them explode at once. This makes it so much more viable because you can put it directly in front of you.

[@communisticus191]

The poison flower blooms twice is a great AoW, but it doesn't add any damage whatsoever when you hit enemies affected by rot, poison, or deadly poison. It works exactly like poison moth flight (but interacts with rot as well) and deals the entire remaining rot/poison damage instantly while removing the status effect. So its more burst damage, but if you were to wait for the rot/poison to finish it would deal the exact same amount of damage just over time. The main advantage is just that it allows you to proc rot/poison again.

[@maxc.3504]

that overhead stance....THE LEGENDARY ICHIMONJI TRIPLE

[@ButterNuss.]

Ok im going to tell you before it gets fixed: Free Aiming the Rolling Sparks at the ground makes all the explosions trigger instantly at the same time in that spot, oneshotting pretty much everything that is not a boss :p

[@Mario-qq4in]

Thank you man !

[@youwy]

What should I cover next?

[@ThebadassXIII]

Love the video just killed the final boss which sapped the life out of me after 6 build resets I would say either incantations or weapons Cause sorcery spells were all meh some were flashy but no damage IMO

[@YonaHimee]

weapons!!!!!!

[@darknight16667]

Weapon, obviously

[@battsengelnurzed4787]

New Cristal tears

[@loadedbakedpotato6233]

Rank new weapon classes, maybe an updated weapon tier list with dlc weapons

[@Grxblrg5757]

Tip for The Poison Flower Blooms Twice: It gets boosted by the Shattered Stone talisman, since its a kick. This includes the bonus damage on poisoned enemies.

[@matt-mel]

I did a full on int build through main game. Moonveil, Carian Grandeur, I even did the laser cheese for some bosses. As soon as I used Carian Sovereignty I said "Nah this is too much I need to change it up" That things just too strong to keep the game fun, but damn is it cool.

[@Stankguinius]

14:55 Bison mains eating good this summer

[@samarthur407]

Hmmm, honestly it depends how you use the throwing blades. It can be amusing on a int build with cold as it's powerstanced jumping R2 can rack up damage quickly on headshots + frost. I've found it's useful on the offhand as a poke option if you don't want to invest into mind or want something to keep up status aliments if your out of position/not in melee range. It depends on the enemy your fighting, however some enemies have no answer to backpeddling + jumping R2 spam. One particularly annoying thing is input reading enemies, makes it very difficult to land attacks unless it's a whiff punish.

[@Mr._Galaxywide]

The crucible ash of war is boosted by the corresponding armor sets FYI.

[@SMLL-crow]

Crucible: wings incantation, can be used on twinblades and set to KEEN affinity to buff them, it does nasty build up and damage.