Can You Beat Elden Ring Using Dragon Cult Incantations Only?

[@kaja8192]

They nailed lighting in this game, but wish there’s was more cool lighting weapons like bolt of gransaxs

[@JKLeeds]

Bolt of Gransax is insanely cool 😎

[@TheRandomEevee]

Lightning is so much more satisfying to use over the sorceries

[@benferon6214]

The game is very well lit I agree

[@Morrov]

Bolt of Gransax should really be Dex/Faith, instead of Dex/Str

[@usernameig975]

Hopefully theyll flex their muscles a little in the DLC And bring us some banger weaponry... One can only hope

[@Deneb626]

My favorite thing about Souls challenge runners is how often they collab and cameo with each other. Guess a little "jolly cooperation" goes a long way Great run, and amazing commentary. Every pun made me die a little inside and I loved it :3

[@JKLeeds]

More puns to come 😁

[@Tristanskowron481]

We definitely need more lightning incants in this DLC

[@JKLeeds]

I'd be down for that!

[@zanderclouse5633]

Definitely probably that golden lightning that is always associated with godwyn

[@pokimanefartcompilation]

Some more death lightning spells would be cool. Infact, some more death spells overall is very needed. I think there's only 2 death spells in the whole game.

[@ppman698]

@@pokimanefartcompilationonly if death buildup is made in pve if it isn’t then no

[@pokimanefartcompilation]

@@ppman698 That's something I never really understood, Deathblight and Madness should apply with enemies aswell. I mean death blight I can kinda understand, but madness has no reason being only pvp.

[@SirJyrsy]

Nice video again. Love these creator collabs, whatever form they take. KZbin is full of these challenge runs but they’re still fun to watch because of how each person puts their own personality on display.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah it's a great little community also. My goal is really to make something fun people enjoy as opposed to try to show I'm an epic skilled gamer (mainly because I'm not skilled whatsoever 😂)

[@Jaymez2012]

@@JKLeeds You, DoomWolf, ToweringPants, PressContinue, etc., all stand out because you guys put commentary, and sometimes a loose narrative behind an edited video unlike the more lazier ones to me that just do an intro and practically reupload their entire streams with with very little editing and call it a day, lol.

[@Lotusflowerrrr]

This is by far my favorite style of commentary. Explaining everything after - the - fact in a post conversational way. Very entertaining

[@hazerezah785]

Great video, love these incantations. One thing about that Malenia fight, the reason she was using waterfowl a lot is because using spells resets the waterfowl countdown, so she might end up spamming it against caster builds if you get unlucky. I'm currently trying to defeat her with carian slicer and it's hell because of that mechanic

[@JKLeeds]

Ah ok! I thought it was just because I was at range but that also makes sense

[@chosenundead5009]

Hey, The cul.... sorry I mean the friendship should have invited Gwyn Lord of sunlight too

[@goatguy2235]

Jsut a tip for any any pure caster type runs in elden ring. You should use the erdtree seal because it has better incant scaling and the gravel seal still provides the boost in the offhand.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah, I had an inkling that the Erdtree seal might be better but felt the Gravel Seal was better for the theme of the run 🙂

[@MorizonPlays]

​@@JKLeedsit depends how high your faith was at the end. The gravel stone seal keeps up with the erdtree seal until your faith is at like 65+. My main character is a lightning paladin that has 50 faith and there the gravel seal is pretty much the best

[@goatguy2235]

​@jkleeds1031 okay. Thx for responding btw 😀

[@JakeTheBrightLord]

I used Golden Order Seal which is better than erdtree seal

[@asdergold1]

Sad thing is that the Gargoyles would've likely been easier than the Mogh+Parkour path. The other and actual sad thing is that the armor you chose for its drip was actually Dragon Communion. The fun thing is that the other canvas talisman is an 8% boost, the total is a little over 12%.

[@samakiraroyjanssen6326]

And now the good thing is that dragon communion is a subset of the dragon cult!

[@wizardofaus7013]

Honestly, a lot of the puns in other videos don’t always land for me, but this vid? They struck gold. Great work

[@leviosdraekion6993]

Since someone already mentioned the erdtree seal I'll mention that the godfrey icon boosts lightning spear and ADLS. Also, you can pretty much stunlock Gideon with Fortisaxx's Lightning Spear.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah, do you know how many runs I've done in Elden Ring where the Godfrey Icon would have helped but I totally forgot about it? (Spoiler: basically every Elden Ring playthrough I've ever done 😂😂😂)

[@MattJDylan]

I hope that "that'll cost you extra" at the end was a doom wolf reference, because I absolutely adore that video lol

[@MorizonPlays]

For any future build where you cant do damage at the start, you should go for that one nights cavalry in dragonbarrow you can bait off a cliff. Gives 42k so its basically the dragonrider of this game

[@JKLeeds]

That's true but I like to suffer 🤪

[@Ale-ey3xv]

Going for dragon mother greyoll is much more better, you can grab the flail from Mornington peninsula and a gold pickled foul foot next to the waypoint ruins. Use the flail and wail on greyoll for the bleed procs and pop the foul foot just before you kill her. It’ll take around 10 mins to kill her but you get 100k runes.

[@MorizonPlays]

@@Ale-ey3xv only works on challenge runs where you're allowed to deal damage with anything that deals bleed and doesn't cost significant FP...

[@SuperKonjac]

@@Ale-ey3xvSomeone doesn’t know how to read.

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

Mr Carl T. Leader is such a nice guy for inviting you to his friend group! He totally didn't do it just because his first choice got stuck in an Evergaol and he had to find someone else who just happened to be you. I'm sure he absolutely wanted to invite you specifically, not anyone with a Vyke-ish sounding name or something.

[@JKLeeds]

A truly lovely fellow!

[@thesavagegummybear7341]

I really hope we see more ice lightning, the dragon halbert has been one of my new go to weapons after only just finding it on a new playthrough 550 hours in lol, I’m still finding shit I didn’t even know existed

[@ppman698]

Tried dragonscale blade yet? Katana version of dragon halberd.

[@thesavagegummybear7341]

@@ppman698 I used it for a while on my first dex playthrough but halberd does more damage with strength scaling, power stanced with commanders standard, claw talisman and raptors feathers is a menace

[@Da_Sire]

Probably will never get it, that deagonkin soldier in lake of rot is an annoying bitch. ​@@ppman698

[@aerostotle22]

The click-clock-wood music from banjo kazooie as he goes into deeproot depths was A+

[@sugipulaboule]

I had to spend a solid 10 minutes figuring out where I've heard the opening song before. Hydraulic Press Channel. Now I can die happy.

[@JKLeeds]

It's in the KZbin non copyright music library so I would guess a few people will have used it 🙂

[@sugipulaboule]

@@JKLeeds It's the opening to HPC no matter what anyone tells me.

[@hybrid5860]

That intro was so hype! I already know you can beat this game with just lightning incantations, but It's gonna be interesting seeing what methods you use

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah they are really fun to use!

[@unknowngorgon5465]

Any Earthbound representation grants an immediate like in the video. Plus this is very entertaining

[@pabloqp7929]

thank you for the puns and the non mandatory bosses. awesome playthrough m8

[@JKLeeds]

Glad you liked it 😄

[@kusapedia]

Haven't seen one mention it, but you could have gotten the faith talisman early on for easier stat requirement and a slight boost in damage.

[@bjornironcock1647]

the fact you called Brother Coryn Baron Corbin really caught me off guard lmaoo. Lone wolf is the goat

[@ZirixStrarstrider]

I think that, for the Rykard fight, you can use Endure or the poise flask and tank enough to cast the full ancient dragon carpet bombing

[@ironyrules5164]

Eithan Meixsell - Thor's Hammer...the fact that you picked that Intro Song made me subscribe instantly. Good taste man

[@JKLeeds]

It felt appropriate 😁 welcome to the channel!

[@MicroMidas]

13:13 Did you know that; once Morgott spews his *diarrhea-water* everywhere, his lightning resistance is lowered? (As is ours)

[@Nyota0677]

Lightning pretty, fast, has good range, versatility and do big damage. Therefore, lightning is very good indeed.

[@JKLeeds]

It would appear so!

[@VenomDDD]

I greatly enjoy your content, mate. Much love from one souls-dad to another.

[@JKLeeds]

Much love to you too, fellow Souls dad! Hope all is well with you and kid!

[@alexandrubighiu7637]

Amen! Thank you for this video!

[@JordanKenneth330]

He turned himself into a god funniest shit I've ever seen

[@sl33pyr3d5]

You only needed 13 faith at the beginning if you used the two fingers talisman and the faith boosting tear

[@kevinharrison8635]

Doom wolf has chosen you for the dragon friendship group! What an honor.

[@MMaki__]

Haven't watched the video but did that this weekend. Sometimes using Bolt of Gransax against regular enemies. I can already tell you that Ancient Dragon Lightning Strike is freaking insane. I fried Placidusax with it.

[@r3dn3ck3r3]

Answer for the question - Yes, and better you can have fun while doing so. Lightning Spear works wonders against Malenia and Ancient Dragon Lightning Strike works great against large bosses and suprisingly in PvP (invasions, not duels). Only problem here is Fortissax due to his resistance to Lightning, but nothing more than that. By testitng, lightning works great against knight-type enemies/bosses and guess what - there are a lot of knights in the game. From my perspective, there are things worth noting: -Godfrey's Icon can be heplful here, as it gives extra damage to charged Lightning Spear (not ADLS) -Enemies does not dodge charged Lightning Spear. -If someone is willing to trade, get extra Gravel Stone Seal, as with high faith 2 those Seals gives a little more damage than most powerful one, Erdtree Seal. -If you stand on a legde, ADLS lightning bolts will hit on surface lower. And that difference can be huge, just check cliff at The Four Belfires. -ADLS can decimate in PvP, even if player has 1600+ HP. Got situations, were one guy got hit with 1 bolt and received ~1k damage, other got 2 and his Vigor-check was failed with, if I remember correctly, above 50. :P Overall, LS and ADLS are 2 best incantations in game, don't try to change my mind. :)

[@JKLeeds]

These are some interesting points! I literally always forget about Godfreys Icon on every single challenge run I do!

[@r3dn3ck3r3]

@@JKLeeds After watching video one thing flew here - didn't you use Two Fingers Heirloom at the start? Gives +5 FTH, what could make farming less stressfull. Edit: Forgot about Faith-knot Crystal Teat at Weeping Peninsula, so no farming is needed.

[@Hopeful_Husker]

Doom Wolf collaboration? Let’s go! Edit after watching the full video: With Doom Wolf, it’s always gonna cost you extra 😂 great run! Truly a man of cult-ure 🍻

[@JKLeeds]

He's a good brother!

[@jjgames8031]

I’ve been looking for so long for challenge like this

[@JKLeeds]

Enjoy!

[@quantumhawk806]

You play Elden Ring the exact way I do it. It makes the game more fun to me tbh. Doing a collectathon every run gets boring imo. Just winging it with what you need is fun to me.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I agree! Even if my lack of organisation definitely screws me over, it makes it more entertaining

[@elemental-zweihander]

Lannseax's Glaive - my first Dragon Friendship club incantation.

[@Dork_King]

this guys puns are too good.

[@JeremiahMack-q6y]

This video is worth it just for the puns.

[@narutohuga1458]

Brother you did this whole video and still managed to miss one of the coolest lightning incantations in the game for shame

[@xuanyingzi]

"no way they ant-icipated this". I quite literally chortled.

[@NoahYoudontneedtoknowmyl-kt3vc]

im doing a run as thor and i needed a setup guide thank you so much i also love ur content

[@DoomWolfOfficial]

did we burn down leyndell _again_ lmao, great video!

[@JKLeeds]

We are in such trouble 😳

[@vollgereat]

I wish you could use the bolt of gransax like placidusax - like a fucking nuke

[@kadubernardes3456]

Bro you drake the absolute drake out of this run, good job

[@MicroMidas]

26:43 Yeeeh.. But isn't there seals that have much higher scaling than the gravel seal? So you put the Erdtree Seal, (or just one with better scaling) in main, and Gravel in off-hand, and voilà, more dmg. No?

[@JKLeeds]

Well that's true but it felt appropriate to the build

[@MicroMidas]

Fair enough! ^^@@JKLeeds

[@josepollo419]

Water based powder drink of various flavors, primarily of a fruity nature. Kool-aid.

[@bluetooth4916]

31:04 That’s a dog not a tortoise..!

[@AlvaTheWayfaringKnight]

I love that the left side of the screen only says "No Skill"

[@MetallicGaming187]

Babe wake up new JK Leeds video!

[@DrRBTNK]

Kool-Aid is like dried Squash. 😂

[@wefflas]

The names you give the dragons 😂 also a yeah you deserve multiple Godskin Nobel Peace Prizes

[@JKLeeds]

I'll be awaiting my letter from the Godskin Noble Peace Committee

[@ParrotMan01276]

I love the Doom Wolf cameo.

[@grayearly3116]

Ice ligthning is definitely my favorite so far

[@M01st_Nu6g3t]

I also noticed that you’re using the holy scorpion charm and not the lightning one.

[@AlejandroMartinez-fw3gt]

The letter looks like Placidusax attempt to bring people in after the Vyke incident

[@chihshiangshee9002]

The talismans are 8% and 4% stacking multiplicative.

[@VoxTek426]

I had a ancient dragon lighting build and when I got to tree sentinel (it was ng+) I though he might be a road block but holy shit he gets melted by lighting

[@jhonnyhotbodei1986]

i love how the not cultist letter sounds like its being spoken by kermit

[@JKLeeds]

He's not a frog....he's a dog with a hat

[@septicnutral6765]

I love dragon cult spells they are fun to use with bolt of gransax

[@Lianthrelle]

So for Rykard you could've used the Perfume for Ironskin, as far as I know it's unlimited poise.

[@faustusdrake]

Great vid, fkin excellent humour👌 Me: ahaha, I'll have to comment on that joke at the end Me later: ahaha ok no this one instead Me by the end: aite yeah nvm too many to select from

[@JKLeeds]

Glad you liked the video 😁

[@sdolnicek]

Dynasty to die-nasty. I hope you feel good about that. (Because you should.)

[@JKLeeds]

Oh I do 😂

[@damianstarks8974]

Iv taken down that knight in particular at RL 1 without any external beasts attacking it. it was rough..

[@BloodyN1nja]

You should see some of the dragon cult stuff added with the Convergence mod

[@inciaradible7144]

I am honestly shocked Radagon seemingly cannot parry the lighting strike attack.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah, not sure watts going on there

[@DanielGafner]

Strangely enough the attacks that deplete my healthbar are ones that mess me up too. What are the odds we'd have the same problem

[@jeff10908]

A challenge run that sums up my play style lol

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

I’m from the future. Thanks to some DLC, this build becomes the end of days…

[@restro3058]

What is the intro song?

[@DankSlayer_Ornstien]

Best spell type.

[@JKLeeds]

It's awesome!

[@DankSlayer_Ornstien]

​@@JKLeedsI need to use them more

[@cozycherry2497]

I just realized how do you even explain koolaid a packet you put into suger water then voila fruity sweet drink😭

[@drakejohnson5386]

Radagon seems to be your twin princes for me. Doesn't matter how many runs I do, something about how they teleport just doesn't let me flow like how I can with other bosses. I don't know why, but I can handle radagon (not perfectly) better than the twin princes

[@JKLeeds]

It's funny you say this because there's a certain DS3 vid coming out where the Twin Princes are pretty tough for me 😂 it may or may not involve throwing knives....

[@andrewheeks7124]

7:29 a reference to DS2? Or perhaps I'm wrong lol

[@JKLeeds]

You are 100% correct my friend!

[@andrewheeks7124]

​@@JKLeeds ds2 was my favourite, but I'm really liking the 3rd one now too, haven't had the pleasure of playing elden ring yet however 😢

[@kiulloa6491]

I actually only beat elden beast in my first playthrough because of ancient dragon's lightning strike

[@JKLeeds]

It's insanely good against larger enemies and bosses!

[@nerdthatcantfit1079]

Wait, how did you get to the dragon kin soldier of nokstella without killing the Rahdan? Is there a way to get to nokstella without fighting Rahdan or sewer mogh?! I thought those were the only two ways to get down there! I tried looking it up if there is a third way to do it plz let me know that would be valuable info that I cannot find

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

We have 8 different flavors of call lightning from the sky and only one throw lightning from your hand spell

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I find that weird tbh. Not sure why it's so far in favour of one style of attack

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

@@JKLeeds my guess is the total lack of aerial lightning in previous games led them to overcompensate

[@purehollow]

Yes you definitely can it's actually the strongest build in my opinion

[@JKLeeds]

It's definitely one of the most fun to use

[@huracan9499]

Nameless king loves this video

[@dirkdiggler5902]

Well done for being one of the _few_ Souls challenge channels that *hasn’t* BOTTLED it when it comes to Elden Ring 🥂

[@causalitygaming5160]

Missed a chance to say you purged starscourge

[@dev-ex8nv]

le pillar is a hexagon, you need to sit at right angles if you want fatty to roll into it mor better.

[@sammysgamezone9653]

They should rename the incantations to derpy dragon fun spells

[@3vilTeddybear]

Can I ask a silly question; why the lantern and why no healing / magic restore flasks (or tears or whatever haha)

[@JKLeeds]

Oh I have them, but they're set in the hold triangle shortcuts instead 🙂

[@3vilTeddybear]

@@JKLeeds ah ok, would help if I played the game. Why do that when I can watch heroes like you do it. Thanks very much for your vids, they're excellent

[@DDocps18]

What armour set is that? That looks l like a dragon

[@quentingau9398]

*gasp in fear* BRI'ISH ?!

[@JKLeeds]

That's right!

[@light6666]

i was thinking about doing a run like this but im just thinking of what kind of weapon ill run (personal preffrence more than anything really i just really dont like doing a spell only run)

[@JKLeeds]

Well Bolt of Gransax is probably the most fitting weapon but unfortunately you can't get it until the Capital

[@light6666]

@@JKLeeds im more so thinking of like a curved sword with flame art affinity (adds fire damages that scales of faith incase i meet a enemy thats pretty much lighting proof and imma be leveling dex anyways for shorther casting time)

[@TREVORVADER]

I did full lightning and honestly didn’t even need a weapon once I have my lightning spear basically. I did keep a lightning or keen infused Guardian Swordspear on me just in case I ran out of FP later but it wasn’t even an issue in the end

[@rachelsongedits]

I'm probably just dumb, but how did you get to the dragonkin soldier of nokstella so early? don't you have to progress ranni's questline/kill radahn to get there?

[@JKLeeds]

There's a well you can take down in the East Side of Liurnia 🙂 no quests required!

[@rachelsongedits]

@@JKLeeds holy crap, over 1k hours in ER and i never even noticed that!!!! thank you!

[@Avarage_White_Bryan]

is the starting music powerwolf? idk it sounds familiar

[@JKLeeds]

It's Ethan Meixsell, Thor's Hammer

[@Avarage_White_Bryan]

oh thank you

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

Great work JK. Real quick though, can I get an invitation to the Dragon Cul- I mean Dragon Friendship group too?

[@JKLeeds]

Haha I'm sure the boss will accept all comers, just remember that entrance fee 😆

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

@@JKLeeds haha, keep up the great work brother. Doesn’t seem like this was as much of a vacation as you were looking for after the previous challenge from hell.

[@theroofguy8023]

How did you get to dragonkin soldier of nokstella so early?

[@leahthegeek9677]

You can reach it through an elevator in liurnia. Its guarded by a golem. A little after the entrance of the tower you get the curse mark from.

[@connorpinfield413]

what armour set is that?

[@alanwhite8870]

Why no dragon bite slash and breathe ? 🥲

[@AAAAAAAAAAHH123]

Those are Dragon Communion spells, not Dragon Cult. Two different categories

[@aardappelgang6335]

This video is ok i guess i find the shocking part that you didnt give the prayer books to the dog pope how dare you!!!

[@JKLeeds]

I gave one of them to dog pope 😅 but yeah you're right, I should have given them all!

[@aardappelgang6335]

​@@JKLeedstime please choose something that has more puns that can be made because the Only thing i can think of is what a shock and stuff like that

[@JKLeeds]

What about the thunderous applause I received at the end of the video? I felt it was quite an electrifying performance, it certainly re-charged my creative spark that's for sure! Watt's next, I wonder? Maybe next video I'll show off my pole volting skills!

[@aardappelgang6335]

@@JKLeeds God dawm that whas amazing like zeus came down to give you a revelation

[@joshualing5667]

I want the next video to be dragon communion incantations.

[@JKLeeds]

It's on my list 🙂

[@joshualing5667]

@@JKLeeds great! Will be looking forward to it

[@matheusataide3368]

I shall watch this video for the joke alone.

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you 😊

[@Oroberus]

What's that intro, kind of reminds me of Avenged Sevenfold but stuff from the Waking The Fallen and not something 'modern' EDIT: LMAO, just dug around my old MP3 Folder ... yep ... Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen - Unholy Confessions 1999 :D

[@JKLeeds]

Haha its actually not but does sound really similar doesn't it? It's from the KZbin free audio library, it's called Thor's Hammer by Ethan Meixsell

[@Oroberus]

@@JKLeeds Wow, actually sounds like Unholy Confessions

[@Maleniabom]

When will someone make a video of beating elden ring with waterfowl dance only ?

[@JKLeeds]

🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Maleniabom]

@@JKLeeds please be our femboy Malenia

[@imperialspacemarine1539]

I see a lot of runners go for radagon icon and make it part of their main rotation of talismans but let me tell you its utter rubbish. it save you a few frames of start up animations(and with a few I mean 1 to maybe 3 depending on your dex) sounds great but really isnt. fast spells dont really profit as much and you cant realy feel it while the slow spells are still a death trap when caught with your pants down. it doesnt really help at all. and after you reached 70 dex its doesnt do squad anymore because of how it works. it (and the green glintstone staff) give so called virtual dex. what that means is simple: dex benfits 2 things spell animations and dmg. virtual dex only increases the first. and the dex hard cap for increased casting speed is 70. that is already reached with dex 40 and radagon icon saving 3 frames. its sucks just like the blue dancer charm that can never give you its full bonus since it doesnt do anything from 20 weight upwards and every bit underneath already reduces effectivness and gues what: it has weight. the entire 0.3 i think it weighs is already enough to reduce the dmg + by like 1-2%. my recomendation: use literally anything appart from these two. they are very disapointing.

[@JKLeeds]

Fair enough! I have to say I did find the Radagon spell increase speed a little useful but yeah I agree it's not a game changer

[@rogofos]

cult of dragondeez