Elden Ring - 3 in 1 Frostbite Beast Claw Build w Bleed & Fire! Amazing Shadow Of The Erdtree Build

[@TheLordofChampions]

Cold Beast Claws alone are just kookoo bananas. I easily laid Malenia's foolish ambitions to rest with them.

[@motivepigeon]

@TheLordofChampions I wanna try this but switch the sides so I can do heavy infuse with bloodflame buff. I have everything but the second set of claws lol. I'm on ps5 so I can't just drop it in either.

[@TheLordofChampions]

@@motivepigeon The Savage Claws ash of war absolutely wrecks certain enemies, especially with status effects. I honestly couldn't believe how easy it was to stun lock Malenia to death.

[@motivepigeon]

@TheLordofChampions I love to run those for pve, but for pvp, I love the raging beast. It's got a dash with i-frames and directional control. The heavy follow is risky, but you can do an r1 instead or anything else really. I like to use the follow up once or twice a battle and then switch it up with a spell. It's been a great counter to the swift slash as well.

[@francisp7980]

Use Frost one in off hand, use heavy with bloodflame blade on main = more bleed, same frostbite

[@sasaaawaleed9299]

but u cant proc the frostbite again u need fire affinity

[@francisp7980]

@@sasaaawaleed9299 bloodflame blade is fire dmg buff

[@m.a.dmatt6689]

Even to this day not a lot of ppl know or care much about the fire/ice proc combo. So I'm glad to see it being utilized is such a way

[@ArekkzGaming]

It is really cool! Makes you feel like Todoroki from My Hero lol

[@dangeroushandles]

I think overall. It's better to just keep the frost on and it does more damage over time then re procing

[@yesimchar]

​@@dangeroushandlesyou are completely correct. the 20% DMG negation debuff frost applies allows more overall damage. especially when you factor in the the more you proc a status on an enemy the more they become more resistant to it.

[@ArekkzGaming]

If you have something that will do more than the 10% of max HP damage that frostbite does per proc then maybe, you can easily achieve 4-5 frostbite procs using this method. Additionally, you can add bleed procs, which also deal 10% of max HP damage. As mentioned in the video, frostbite acts as a secondary bleed-style proc, effectively enhancing your damage output massively

[@dangeroushandles]

@ArekkzGaming it would also depend on how much ar the weapon does. If it's just for proc your right bit if has decent damage it could swing the other way

[@motivepigeon]

Poisen beast claws with blooms twice ashe of war fits really well too. In pvp people usually back up from the claws to where the ashe of war becomes more likley to hit, and the beast claws actually have a feint with a pretty big backstep and forward r1 right after. Add all 3 and you can really suprise people jumping all over the battlefield.

[@TheLordofChampions]

@@motivepigeon Oh, I mean need to try that poison combo. Sounds as good as the cold infusion.

[@motivepigeon]

@TheLordofChampions I also tried it with the great katana as well with surprisingly good results

[@ichich44]

ZHEY HAVE A FEINT ATTACK?

[@motivepigeon]

@@ichich44 ikr? The new great katana, and even the smithscript throwing daggers all got fient attacks. I actually have a mini-showcase on my channel showing some invades with the claws Edit: new claws that have a throw (cant remember name) also has a feint

[@vagkalosynakis]

Add Malenia's rune and Thorny + new lifesteal cracked tears and you will probably be able to outheal the dmg you take so you pretty much will be able to facetank a lot of bosses.

[@zenopssmdk]

You can do this with a select few weapons in base game too like the Scavenger's Curved Sword, then stack it with the mask that boosts damage after a bleed proc, then the a few jump attack items like the chest piece and talismans. Boost that further with the DLC armour that'll give you like 4% more damage for gauntlets and boots etc etc It's a well known build. Just look up "OP curved blade build" and you'll find what you're looking for. These claws are just a fun alternative version but not as powerful.

[@DarkHeroCC]

I've been using a similar setup with 2 Milady's on NG+ (one Fire, one Cold) but I'll definitely have to try this now!

[@darkraider604]

Yoo hero how you doing man

[@ArekkzGaming]

Hey dude, it is busted good! Give it a go

[@darkraider604]

@@ArekkzGaming I will it sounds really fun you guys are doing an amazing job showing us these builds

[@evzenkrabs9380]

My favourite MHW KZbinr ❤

[@evzenkrabs9380]

My favourite MHW KZbinr ❤

[@frapapeto]

Its nice to see builds that arent "the best" but still fun being posted

[@RedShootingStar]

For the left hand claw you can use some ash of war as well. you can use some AoE to get a lot of foes at once. Or you can use a buff ash of war, like Braggart's Roar, even if the heavy attack changes, you are not using it anyway.

[@zanthe_]

They dont turn you into Wolverine, they turn you into Sabertooth.

[@westhunder_0]

Erm actually ☝️🤓

[@MrGamernerd45]

Should add meat dumplings, mimic uses one indefinitely. Heals 50% of their health and they won’t get poisoned

[@jonnyloyd-p5u]

Been dual weilding magma blade from the manor with the new talisman, and it’s hard to get the weapon especially two of them but they are insane and are easily the best looking weapon in the game

[@ahampel22]

This would be awesome if I hadn't just beaten the game with a Bloodhound claws and Raptor Talon build :)

[@R3CORD303]

Ng+ them

[@christopherealy8025]

I just wish the bear arms had a faster ash of war like the regular beast claws. The bear arms are pretty cool aesthetically, but the beast claws are WAY faster with the ash of war.

[@luna_kits2345]

2:54, peak elden ring gameplay! 2 consecutive back kick from commander Gaius. I laugh hard on this one.

[@TheJclone]

how about try Fire Knight's Shortsword Farm 2 1 frost and one Bleed.......Then you have Magic-Fire-Ice-and Bleed.... you are welcome.

[@ArekkzGaming]

Good point, that was my second choice. However, I went with the Beastclaws because they allow you to fully spec into Strength rather than having to invest in INT for the cold effect. The passive fire effect is cool on the shortswords though, and I love the daggers' L1 power stance attack.

[@TheJclone]

@@ArekkzGaming True, But im lvl 376 NG+5 with low faith and Int and they still shred. But everything just hits harder on NG+5 and it is a lot hard to pull off.

[@ArekkzGaming]

Yeah, all the fireknight stuff is awesome but if you spec into faith they slap even more!

[@TheJclone]

@@ArekkzGaming Yes, Just hard to spec everything because other bosses are very hard for this one build. So, I also need to be a WALL spec too.

[@yoitse-lv6jg]

@@TheJclone nice jclone just tried your build and first tried rellana! thanks!

[@Fixti0n]

Resetting Frostbite is a noob trap. Getting 20% more damage for the duration is way better then the subsequent procs of frostbite, especially since bosses gain more resistances after each proc. I would rather use Lightning or Magic instead of fire, or just double down on bleed. I would also switch those points in faith into Int for more magic damage, or Arcane for more bleed, then outsource Golden Vow to the Ash. But still, i personally like Faith since Golden Vow is not the only buff you get, you can also use Howl of Shabriri for more damage, and get some healing with Blessings Boon and Heal from afar, and Flame cleanse me is nice for just going around.

[@CM-iz5ny]

This, I was concerned when I clicked the video, then flabbergasted when I saw his stat spread. Like, wtf is that.

[@kurejiakuma]

I'm looking to run poison bleed these using the upgraded frost stomp as of war but this video maybe I stick with poison / bleed and continue with my anvil hammer as back up.

[@ramon5998]

i was under the assumption that fire damage ruined the cold build up causing it to never proc but now that i know that's not true i kinda want to give cold status more love

[@volktol4432]

So how does it work cause I thought that the fire messed up the cold too

[@smmk88]

Had this as an option on my assassin golden order build, but used the normal claw weapons. Slap endure on it, godskin swaddling cloth, defense talisman and physic, plus rotten wing and successive attack talisman and you can outtrade Melania, and slap her greatrune on it and you can melt any humanoid dlc boss. Outraged Rellana first try with that.

[@smmk88]

Oh, and didn't use mimic for either boss. It's pretty fun.

[@smmk88]

Also started with health regen buff to help balance out Malenia's healing.

[@trinipappi7711]

Could I do the same by applying blood flame armament on a frost infused beast claws? If I’m correct it should have innate fire dmg with it

[@linco2041]

It was my first weapon of the dlc, never managed to let go of them. So fun to play :D Now I used them with a dragonstone build, melts everything. Dragon build are crazy now

[@Xadriel57]

What’s dragon stone build?

[@linco2041]

@@Xadriel57 Then again I don't know how well it performs in pvp, haven't tried it

[@Xadriel57]

@@linco2041 is fine but what is the Dragonstone build you were talking about 😂

[@linco2041]

@@Xadriel57 well, this IS it ? You're using the "dragon stone" to transform yourself into a dragon, removing your Armor. then when you use or again you get for free a 20% buff to all your dragon incantation. It's not really that comolicated 🤔

[@Xadriel57]

@@linco2041 got it! I asked because the video was talking about the beast claws not the dragon stone build so I wasn’t sure what exactly you were referring to. But that makes sense thanks

[@LOLSDICH]

Wouldnt Flame Art be better on the Off-Hand Claw? especially if you play a faith hybrid build ?

[@mr.goochthethird1222]

I've been running this, but using malainias rune make it a game changer with endure

[@reisenlaniakea7374]

Isn't Alexanders Shard with 15% better with more % and beeing more consistently than Milicent Prosthesis? Edit: I saw Alexanders Shard boosts Skills... if we use the talent/skill of the weapon wouldn't this count?

[@Greywander87]

I was aware of the frostbite/fire damage interaction, I'm just not convinced that the initial frostbite proc damage is better than the frostbite debuff. And that being the case, I don't see a reason to go so far out of my way to set this up, especially when it requires two of an item you can only get once per playthrough.

[@icarusnarukami5781]

9:43 you could potentially use Malenia’s Great Rune for health back on attack, if that makes sense

[@jeremyreinhold3620]

Why not do offhand cold. Mainhand heavy. Use blood flame incantation. Keep the blood build up going and get a bit extra damage out of the claws from strength modifier.

[@Katsuhi50]

just throw on the large jar helm and yeet big pots as part of the unga bunga as well, comes in handy if you're trying to pvp and need a ranged option.

[@scherzo2950]

Just in time for the 3rd playthrough on my new character for the DLC. This looks fun so I tried this build. I used the same talismans but because i have 50 END, I replaced the two-headed turtle talisman with the Godskin swaddle cloth. Im using Melania's Great rune and for the Physick, Im using Thorny Cracked Tear and Crimson-sapping Cracked Tear. During boss fights, Im using the Ironjar Aromatic along with using Endure every 3 secs. This allows me a nearly uninterruptable scratching of the boss while regenerating HP each hit. Im having so much fun with this build.

[@DaBombDiggidy88]

You can change the ash on the scarlet rot hammer and keep the rot as well. Used that in the base game.

[@CopyCatClint]

im just gunna yoink this thanks

[@defwind5374]

I really shouldn't drink b4 watching your videos. I'm like say what? Say that again. lol. Every weapon is situational but beast claw is one of my favorites against fast npc's

[@fairtoki1685]

There is a very good reliable way to reset frost called "Fire pot"

[@alanpangborn1603]

yup just throw a fire pot in between each attack in the successive attack build. The most reliable way there is. lol

[@Bashaka104]

not reliable at all xdddddddddddd

[@SueTheGuiltyDeer]

Kiba Akamaru type build with that mimic tear lol

[@marcusvd]

I really don't like attacking with the L1 to get the faster and full attack chain. Is there anyway around this? The R1 just does the 1h version of the combo.

[@marcusvd]

I guess the real question I should be asking is, is it possible to change the power stance attack from l1 to r1 without remapping the buttons?

[@dra6o0n]

Hmm what about dual wielding Carian Spellswords? Their use is light attack with a heavy doing spell casting... But if you get two... The left hand weapon can still dual wield attack but use a ash if war as well?

[@el_james1254]

you cant change the ash of war of the carian spellsword

[@n0xxm3rcyxx]

sooooo... could we possibly get a krillin build? wondering if its any good. im using it with a friend in coop and its does decent damage.

[@Andreef1111]

for statuses - aren't antspur rapiers better ?

[@HeyLookItsThatGuy13]

That's my build, I powerstance them inflicting poison, rot, and bleed all at the same time without having to buff or coat my armaments. Definitely a fun build that can build up damage really quickly! I killed NG+ Mogh before he was able to scream Nihil a second time haha

[@statichammer9984]

The frostbite proc damage is generally going to be less impactful than the debuff so this is actually not optimal. Youre better off with just frost and bleed.

[@murdurmuffin7872]

Does this work with Flame Art affinity? I use low strength but high faith and dex in my builds.

[@keziarosenstock3153]

A better setup would be cold in the left hand and heavy/keen/quality in the right hand with bloodflame blade. Same concept with the fire but higher blood buildup

[@leonxpc1]

This would be an incredible build for "let me solo her". Not to OP, not definitely strong and centered in being in the boss face with fast roll. But it think he prefers katanas

[@LeviMcKnight-he7gy]

Why does he use weak builds?

[@leonxpc1]

@@LeviMcKnight-he7gy cause he is that good. It's a Dark souls staple

[@AmortizeThis]

you'd be way better off making the second claw a straight bleed claw (assuming the first one is frost with reduced bleed). It's better to leave the frostbite debuff on the target than trying to reset it (for like 95% of mobs), and you'd get far more bleed procs on your frostbitten target. But really, you'd be even better off going the venomous fang route, blood and rot exultations, both successive hit medallions, and the white mask, with the cragblade bleed affinity. The procs. buffs, and damage are insane.

[@KlaudeeBoyee]

Venomous fang primary and cragblade bleed in your offhand?

[@tdthaorcistr8ta875]

On the different ashes of war shown via barbaric roar etc how did you get the fire element for it I can't seem to get it

[@johnf.kennedy6184]

You need the red Whetstone you get it from radahn festival castle area

[@thatguykbaamskee7287]

Is swift slash an AoW you can use? Id imagine that would make this build peak troll devastation

[@vamrack8344]

Can you powerstance the bear claw with the beast claw?

[@jeremymelendez8406]

No

[@DMMShadow1]

What's the song you're using at the beginning of the video? Nice video by the way!

[@umargordon4339]

I’ve been destroying Rune Bears since getting these things😂😂they use to terrorize me, now I’m the one terrorizing!

[@ShammuraiWarrior]

The whole point of cold Proc is to literally Use the time for that extra 30% damage

[@levitastic]

so fire doesnt reset the buildup of frost only when it actually procs it removes it?

[@iamthenight4234]

malenias great rune seems really good for the build

[@akitenshi]

Can i use heavy on the other and use bloodflame blade instead of fire

[@edmundchu6771]

I have to get many items for this build and I don't mind because it looks so fun❤

[@onehitman4084]

I'm going to love this build since I'm a fire/cold dagger maniac.

[@AltumSkade]

Imagine if you add the scarlet goddess’s great rune to this

[@AkantorCZ]

Interesting build, but isn't simply better to keep the frostbite on enemies for extra damage without sacrificing power-stancing heavy moveset? Or to use heavy affinity with the Bloodflame Blade for more blood loss procs?

[@ArekkzGaming]

Tried both, found having this setup did more damage as the procs happen rapidly with the combination of frostbite and bleed. The beastclaws have decent frostbite at base with 105 so that factors into it. Give it a go and you will see what I mean.

[@AkantorCZ]

@@ArekkzGaming I see, 105 frostbite build up does sound like a lot for a fast hitting weapon such as beast claw despite the fact that only some hits counts towards that. However small motion values of beast claw attacks applies to the status build up as well (does not apply to the Bloodflame Blade). On top of that, there is a dimishing return for status effect procs and some enemies are resistent or immune altogether so it might not be as reliable in some scenarios. It's a cool idea and I might give it a try in second playthrough, but there are definitelly some drawbacks to consider.

[@ArekkzGaming]

Those are obvious draw backs but they don't hinder this build as everything get destroyed before you even have to worry about that. The dimishing returns sound worse than it is on paper and if it was that bad then bleed builds wouldn't be as popular as they are as. You could always use the heavy and bloodflame combo on your off hand for this build as well so you have the best of both worlds.

[@Shubdooba]

now just pair that with the antspur rapier and you could have a billion status effects at once

[@SighDUX]

Could i do this combo but with two dry leaf arts? Or does this build do more damage?

[@ionized_salmon6417]

dryleaf works but does significantly less damage. dryleaf arts aren't very good right now as their scaling is worse than not only the beast claws, but normal claws and fist weapons too. their main utility comes from palm blast with it's absurd damage, hyper armor and good stance break potential. do whatever you think is more fun though

[@SighDUX]

@@ionized_salmon6417 I appreciate the response. I'm kind of new to dark souls games and really liked the idea of just kicking butt with my hands. I knew about the fire and ice combo...but can't really do damage unless I'm palm blasting. Which while super funny gets rather repetitive so these claws might be a fun alternative

[@volktol4432]

What do people mean when they say powerstance? Is that dual wielding?

[@creamxsoda]

Yes

[@Onix861]

How do I put fire affinity with endure on beast claws bc I can't find the affinity when I try to put endure Can someone help me pls

[@shadowwolfgm-br2353]

Can I ask why I don’t need to get arcane up if it is including bleed stats?

[@itsmorbingtime]

Because this is more of a frostbite reset build than a bleed build

[@shadowwolfgm-br2353]

@@itsmorbingtime oh I see thank you

[@raphaelsilva6071]

Braggarths Roar is a better WA for the left hand weapon. is another buff and is better than Barbaric Roar

[@eshan2704]

would this work with dry leaf arts and danes footwork instead?

[@GrayJacobsen]

Assuming the power stance interaction is the same I don’t see why not. That said, you’re losing bleed by doing that.

[@lacqs9129]

Does this works on the latest patch?

[@Monkey_King19]

I have a question for anyone. Could I run a bleed and cold build with this?

[@LilTestube69]

Devine beast frost stomp works surprisingly well for frost

[@ollie4009]

have not tested but i feel like swift slash might be pretty good

[@Maistheman274]

why no points into arcane? wont that increase the bleed damage?

[@ghostofsushi5181]

Status dont do more damage with arcane it's only speed up the proc

[@triplezeroxz5875]

The mimic basically makes this a man beast clone build

[@michaelwolstenholme3047]

Hey how do you put fire on the weapon

[@RuiNDieM1988]

Ah the "Kiba Inazuka" beast claws. I actually really want to play with these but theres so much new stuff. Side note i wish the white mask didn't look so awful because i play fashion ring. What im wondering is if Mogh's great rune stacks with lord of blood's exultation

[@oohbootiga7649]

Yes, it stacks.

[@__.ckg.__]

How do you put fire on these claws cause I can’t put a fire ash of war on them

[@iceinwza5998]

You need Red-Hot Whetblade

[@Filthyy1]

if only i had friends.

[@darkscoutergamer6168]

You the goat 😎

[@Pittsburgherz]

Wouldn’t dumping extra points in ARC be better than dex for status buildup speed?

[@Nick-Terakidan]

Man, I hate Varre's mask, it is hella good buff wise it fashions with basically almost nothing!

[@valravnsshadow9422]

The buff it gives is quite weak and not very good.

[@LeonBlack-wz7tm]

It meant to be stacked ontop of seppuku and lord of bloods exultation

[@LeonBlack-wz7tm]

Ontop of milicent and rotten winged sword insignia

[@GrayFolxy]

cant wait for a build that finally instill the best debuff ... the ALT F4 rage debuff

[@bijnov84]

do i need the add on for that?

[@zensi0j027]

Yea you need it for the claw the ash of war the armor and the flask

[@TheEternalOne178]

It’s not bad but at the same time it’s not good but I do like the idea you came up with 👍

[@darkscoutergamer6168]

Is it?

[@PixelatedAdventurer]

How do I equip fire and cold on my claws it wont let me

[@skimaskthemtndgod2543]

You need two claws

[@PixelatedAdventurer]

@skimaskthemtndgod2543 Yeah, I know I was trying it wouldn't let me but I found out how.

[@nurshidifauzi8389]

I do this build but i give up after that because i suck at dodging😅

[@ASYLUMM]

They need more ash of wars like these for the fist weapons and claw Weapons also I think the move sets could be faster or more movement for fist weapons but they ain’t gonna do that

[@theguileraven7014]

“Basically turns you into wolverine from X-men” Umm… wat? Wolverine doesn’t fight like that, that’s way more Sabertooth’s schtick.

[@Soul2Wxz]

Could you do ice, poison and, bleed

[@MMX377]

The question is how did you get two or three Beast claws weapons?

[@hunterotte9555]

Probably ng+ or trading with a friend.

[@lloydfrazier3682]

I domt think logur is an invader... hes just there... i remember my first time in the shadow realm. I saw the huge group of animals surrounding him first... then he just ran out and QUICKLY 2 shotted me lol

[@francescocincinnato2399]

How did you get 2 beast claw?

[@andhikadimas5836]

He mentioned it in the video dude. NG+ or let your friend drop it for you in coop.

[@knockii3499]

How do I get these claws twice? I think there is this npc just one time in a playthrough. Can anyone help me?

[@johnf.kennedy6184]

Ng+

[@Flixxlikestacos]

Bloodfiends blood arm

[@lukasfogel7892]

Ive been using Divine Beast Ice Stomp on my claws. Great mid range and aoe option for when getting in close with the claws is difficult. Also gives the cold infusion so it would fit nice here

[@tylerb6802]

Put Malenias great rune 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@Fudge-kt8di]

Someone make a one hand maliketh build. 55 vig 25 mind 40 end 50 str Dex ? 48 fiath Int low as posible Arc low as posible

[@pedroaugusto9644]

"magic builds are too OP" meanwhile str/dex builds be like:

[@riddlemethis8259]

I know lol I hate the magic needs to be nerfed argument. When they're using dex builds and doing the same amount of damage.

[@tomasturbado6010]

Im going to do the same but for a martial arts weapons

[@lowryboys7311]

I can’t just betray Millicent…I can’t…

[@neclordx8425]

BERSERKER BARRAGE X

[@tengkuhafiz4174]

wont the fire messes up with the ice proc?

[@MotivatedMunchkin-p9q]

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[@dippitydooiseeu7926]

This gotta be a cardinal sin or smth

[@DarkArcher8977]

Nah this turns you into sabertooth or beast, wolvie got them hook claws

[@darkenix]

It's good but not that great on the hardest bosses in game. 😢