Carian Swordmaster - Elden Ring Intelligence Build

[@KimoChaser]

I created an updated version of this build for the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, addressing some of the changes introduced in patch 1.12. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqKZp6JmrNV4nas

[@dinob6587]

I really like how you step through the progression for both stats and equipment. Well done and thank you!

[@subject8776]

Your character reminds me of Pinocchio from Lies of P. I can't unsee it. A pretty boy wizard.

[@KimoChaser]

Ya, I love the look of that character, very well made. I will try to link the slides from a different source because this one was removed for some reason.

[@MKP2W]

Probably the best Carian Knight guide on KZbin, good job.

[@azidal3755]

Carian themed builds are my favorite since the Carian Knights are my personal favorite lore in game. I use a similar build on my main save. Inhave Grandeur on a Knights great sword, and apparently greatswords get more poise on the attack which helps you get it off more often. I've got glintblade phalanx on my misericord and the Carian staff and shield, with carian retaliation in my off hand. I wear the Carian Knigths helm, armor, and the fire prelate's gauntlets and greaves.

[@KimoChaser]

I'm not the biggest fan of Greatswords in Elden Ring except for Blasphemous Blade but mainly for the AoW. However, I used the Claymore with Glintblade Phalanx during this run and it was surprisingly enjoyable.

[@j24ish]

Just restarting to prep for the expansion, wanted to actually use this build, perfect timing

[@steflxi8776]

i love your build videos. not only are they so well made and full of lovely, helpful details, but it also reflects in your builds itself

[@sr3145]

perfect for what i want for the early game, so well explained and simple to follow. beautiful editing work too. especially with the drone view explanations of where to find certain items, i never realized i missed the misericorde in stormveil !

[@KimoChaser]

I'm glad you found the information helpful and easy to follow

[@michaelespinosa9168]

Classic build but HATE the voice change. Your unique accent is what makes your builds cool. Get rid of this AI boring voice is my opinion.

[@KimoChaser]

Thank you so much Michael. I really wanted to know what people think of this AI voice over idea. Well, trial and error my friend. Thank you Michael.

[@Jeckyl72]

@@KimoChaserI want to say thank you 🙏 . You are the Only build channel on my list . I really like your ideas and how you go into them . I missed so much stuff on my first playthrough when the game came out . Now I am preparing for the DLC with different builds and your builds are my number one blueprints . I differ here and there at some stuff to personalise them for me , but over all your guides are the best ❤. Thank you and yes he is right use your natural voice . Don’t use AI .

[@azidal3755]

Kimo I agree that I prefer your voice too.

[@KimoChaser]

@@Jeckyl72 Thank you so much for your kind words! I truly appreciate your support and am humbled by your trust in my builds. It means a lot to hear that my guides have been helpful in your journey. I will see you in the Land of Shadow, my friend. ❤

[@KimoChaser]

@@azidal3755 Thank you so much. ❤

[@fl4kk3r]

Return of the King! Missed these~ Missed your voice though, it's very unique, the ai voice just sounds lifeless. Either way though, excited to see more of these!

[@KimoChaser]

Thank you so much for watching my friend. I was curious if it will make things better. I really apperciate the feedback, thank you.

[@jokerjj6347]

I wanted to say the same pls remake it with your voice 😢

[@Anima18911]

​@@KimoChaserdefinitely prefer your own voice homie

[@ayh4968]

your editing is fantastic, especially how you showed the camera taking the route to the items

[@Littlebigman-hx4es]

I may not use every part of this build but its very much helped me on my quest for a good Strength Int build. You’ve helped me find where alot of spells I needed without having to watch 15 different videos. I love how you show exactly where the items are on the map and in game, this is your first video Ive seen and I will be watching more(especially the BG3 ones) thank you for your genuine help.

[@KimoChaser]

I'm glad you found this guide helpful. Have a great time my friend.

[@Littlebigman-hx4es]

@@KimoChaser I certainly will.

[@nezko7726]

Thank you for this in-depth guide! Using this for my first playthrough. Hopefully by the time I reach dlc, there's an updated version, thanks again!

[@KimoChaser]

Thank you so much for watching, I'm uploading right now

[@silentman007]

The most cohesive build guide I've come across so far. Thanks a bunch!

[@KimoChaser]

Glad you liked it!

[@nostromo0211]

Wow!!! I just saw this and started a new game to replicate this. What makes this different is in depth explanations about literally all aspects of the build! Well done, and thanks!

[@Agent-724]

Damn floating camera guide is very nice.👍

[@natchan1150]

Great content. Right to the point and easy to understand.

[@ihormay3418]

Great build for people that want to use magic, but don't want to just spam blue rocks from a distance

[@vraku9624]

Blue rock 1, blue rock 2 or blue rock 3? 😂😂

[@Jadizi]

There's so many sorceries in this game that this comment is extremely intellectually dishonest.

[@ihormay3418]

@@Jadizi Incantations still look cooler, do you agree?

[@Jadizi]

@@ihormay3418 incantations are definitely more diverse, and I like the Death/Fire incantations much more than Death/Fire Sorceries for sure. I am partial to the star-like appearance of Sorceries though.

[@infoharvester]

Purple

[@skamvids413]

Excellent editing and presentation.

[@benlooy547]

I appreciate how detailed the guide is, and the camera pans to show where items are. I also like the AI voice over. Thanks!

[@Crzyevil17]

One of the few times ive liked before finishing the vid, well done bro.

[@xernik3379]

Love this build. Played through up to altas plateau with a guts build but wanted to switch it up. Definitely an adjustment going from breaking everything’s poise but a great challenge

[@MinstrelMuse]

Hi. I'm playing through Elden Ring. I really like this build a lot and plan to start a run made for the DLC. I like how you broke everything down into simple bite sized pieces. I'm not the smartest person in the world, so thank you. Consider me subbed. I look forward to your Erdtree Builds.

[@SaviorInTheSun]

I just found your channel, and I love everything about your videos. You know your stuff, the production and sound are top notch. I've subbed, and I can't wait to check out your other builds. Thanks!!

[@erzoul1]

crazy production and edit, kudos

[@Shoueii]

I really like this build and I'm currently playing a spellblade, skipping the phalanx since it was heavily nerfed from 40 poise damage to 20.

[@KimoChaser]

Ya, they butchered that one.

[@MKP2W]

They nerfed glintblade phalanx AOW so its much harder to poise break things to get the big carian grandeur followup, sadly. 😢

[@adabunny5212]

oh so it did fully get nerfed? :c yeah I just got to that part of my spellblade build.

[@dgrey5490]

For the new update, try using Greatblade phalanx instead of glintblade

[@ChristianOmmert]

This is by far one of the best guides! Very detailed and well-structured. Thank you!

[@KimoChaser]

Thanks a lot, my friend! I'm currently updating this build for the DLC. Hope you check it out when it's released in the next few days.

[@TheHungryWaffle]

hey man, found you're video just bfr making a new character for the DLC. Your videos are really high-quality and full of info, really awesome stuff!! Subscribed and looking fwd to DLC content!

[@raimee81]

Man, this build looks so fun.

[@kampolG]

Your video is so informative and easy to follow. Good job!

[@nhatnguyenle9984]

High quality editing buddy. GG.

[@biducwb]

Amazing video, congrats to guide. I like so much the carian knights

[@davidcho4163]

awesome music and editing.

[@PowerhouseKlaus]

I just did a run with basically the same idea and it was really fun

[@KimoChaser]

It may require some time to adapt, but once you do, the experience becomes highly enjoyable.

[@SamsonSlayer]

This is the first video i have watched by you and is very good indeed. I liked the voicing very clear and easy to understand. Thanks for posting.

[@sebastiancintron29]

I might make a combination of this build with the Int/Faith build that im running. Carrian Grandeur might go well with the Milady light greatsword as well, sonce that weapon is a great poise breaker.

[@Poisonfang83]

Love it :) Thank you for the video :)

[@KimoChaser]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@DiegoMassili]

Very good presentation! Nice video man!

[@KimoChaser]

@@DiegoMassili thanks brother ❤

[@KarLitoDE_TV]

Youre guides fucking insane. love the editing and showing where to get the items. THANK YOU. i ll try it out

[@teozilla5141]

Now that the DLC is Out, this build can be tremendously upgraded with just switching Carian Grandeur with Carian ****** from the DLC. Nothing else to change, just use this new Ash of War instead, with the same loadout. Immense damage upgrade, even more poise damage. Have fun tarnished

[@FlyingFox86]

I like how avoiding spoiling the name makes it look like a rude word. "Carian Bitchslap"

[@Bender_B._Rodriguez]

So Ive made a couple different builds like these and Here are my thoughts because im bored and really like this playstyle. I can say you should be starting with the prisoner class, has higher vigor, endurance and strength as these are the most important stats we want in the early game. Endgame you want to use lusats staff, its mana cost is not that high for a lot of these spells. Early game the Magic Glintblade spell is important because it can stagger, You will be doing more early game work with the sword before you start loading up on spells you cant cast much of. Now Im the kind of person that likes to get a big lazy dragon out of the way a few times before I proceed with the game and also picking up the meteorite staff, its going to be your main source of good damage with a staff. No point wasting mats when the staff you want you cant get till later anyway. Pick up the knights armor from the twin maiden husk, 51 poise and it doesnt have a lame cape. I used standard carian greatsword for the longest time before getting moonblade. I take my time with the game, progressing quests, hitting up all locations but I want a good start to just kinda find stuff naturally like im sure many are like. Swords, I prefer greatswords and in one game I went with Lordsworn's Greatsword, 110 crit modifier and can do every day work.I wish we had a spell version of Carian Grandeur/greatsword so I can ditch using a physical sword all together and just spend points into mind instead. Now you have a choice for ash of war Greatsword or Granduer Greatsword has 2 charges to full length Granduer has 3 charges to full length If you only charge granduer to 2(which you will do a lot of the time) you will do less damage than using Greatsword charged to 2. Talismans for endgame Graven-Mass, Magic scorpion charm, shard of alexander and godfrey icon are all good Early game I used Erdtrees favor, dragoncrest shield (below Bestial Sanctum), Turtle and Graven school You can also use radagons icon if you care about casting times(which I dont anymore) and leave dex as low as possible. The increase cast speed really isnt a make it or break it like if in pvp. Scor/Scar talismans I prefer not to use unless you are one of them RL1 type people. More points for mind and int the better, early game you will be worring about stamina the most, so I went for stuff like erdtrees favor and turtle. If you dont care so much about swords lorettas slash is a vibe and halberds slap. Ice spear is also another good contender if you like twin blades or spears, I myself didnt vibe with it but it has good poise damage. I have 3 different variations of the spell sword class and Im well over 300 hours on one of them and into ng3 or 4 I forget which(I wish they told you in the load menu), I have another thats in NG1 or 2 thats hyper focused on just spells and its about as durable as sand in a crankcase. I started another to be a hybrid int and fth to use stuff like piercer, moonblade, lightning glave and spear but It is hard to use because its as squishy, you really need to watch what your doing and time your attacks. Anyway have fun hope this helps others in my journey with this type of build(also its a good idea to still have something like night comet or spiral shard, spiral shard deletes things better than a lot of the sword spells when you cant use them.)

[@RocketLuckie]

I use the ash of the flameberge at it scales sightly better with dex, your gonna have to eventually pump dex to increase spell cast speed anyway

[@vanDaalstad]

Very thematic and fun, but I noticed in my playthrough that i came to rely a lot on Astel's Wing and its Nebula weapon art for stance breaking and crowd control over the Phalanx. I also noticed that there are no fast ranged options so that weakness can come back to bite you in certain pve encounters.

[@stevemathers3432]

I know this is the carian grandeur build, but also consider the glinstone pebble AoW you get from rogier. Great utility with a hard-hitting short ranged spell (PVE pests - bats, dogs, imps, etc...) but the followup R2 hits very hard with good poise damage as well. Its a great combo to pull out to interrupt casters/shooters and then skewer them, and also for nimble opponents that avoid the pebble but will get roll-catched by the followup. If both attacks land, you are doing 150% more damage than carian piercer for half the FP cost

[@bmk4072]

Finally picked up Elden Ring as my first Soulslike game 2 weeks ago. Was going the mainstream route of looking at Fextralife builds since it was the first thing that popped up on Google. Finding your guides was a very pleasant surprise. The setup and the way you present things are top tier. Thank you so much for putting in the effort, and hope your channel grows for the time you have spent to become worth it !

[@jdtp_05]

Does someone have tried this build with the claymore? I really like the concept of a magic knight with a heavy sword, is it viable??

[@tonyg5162]

Yes 💯 viable and fun!

[@isaque5309]

Que belo vídeo, muita qualidade na apresentação da build, gostei!

[@inanis_exe]

Greatsword adds hyperarmor while casting it

[@ayaanabdullah937]

What about regular Carian Knight's Sword? I really dig the whole look of it, and it comes with the ash of war as well

[@Lumac4]

This build looks so much fun! Though they're saying glingblade phalanx got nerfed, how much does ot actually decrease the poise dmg?

[@KimoChaser]

I haven't conducted tests recently, but fortunately, I have my previous data for comparison. However, in my experience, I've noticed that people often exaggerate. To be completely fair, the Glintbalde Phalanx was extremely effective at breaking poise, and some adjustments were necessary.

[@Lumac4]

Thanks for the answer! i tested it personally and it appears the poise damage is halved to 5 per sword, however when using the follow-up thrust with a straightsword/greatsword/katana you can still manage to break most NPC stances. as always, a very effective build :)

[@animesasa]

Awesome video, planning a magical knight run for my ng+ run, what was the ash of war you had for that dagger on your build? Looked like a lightning ash?

[@thatstaringguy8759]

great guide, thx

[@nikhilrastulee6014]

hey, in your opinion of all of your builds in elden ring which one is the best? also really miss ur voice i loved the accent and it was so unique, please go back to ur voice.

[@bibby__]

This build really caught my eye as I didn’t wanna just spam comet azur, so I respeced and matched it but I heard the new update nerfed glintblade phalanx to break opponents poise, have you given this build any playtime since the DLC? Is there anything you recommend maybe that we can break poise easier after nerf?

[@nutty2237]

so if i use the claymore and misericorde, i should use glintblade phalanx on claymore and carian grandeur on misericorde?, beutiful build man im enjoying it alot so far

[@KimoChaser]

That is correct. ❤

[@UwU_Katze]

You should redo this one but with carian sorcery sword and carian knight shield🙏🙏

[@icezrin4099]

Nerfs on glintblade phalanx are just ... any suggestion to save the build ?

[@DanXRojas]

Fucking Prince Charming here on the elden throne

[@hexmech1893]

Glintblade Phalanx Ash of War no longer does enough poise damage. Flame of the Redmanes also got nerfed. RIP the Carian Grandeur Build.

[@KimoChaser]

Well, the new Ash of War, Carian Sovereignty does great poise damage but similar to Carian Grandeur it requires a bit of time to charge up. We are going to need to find a replacement for Glintblade Phalanx. Perhaps just replace it with Greatblade Phalanx because it does seem the better option now.

[@mage1915]

What is a good sword after the update for int build? Im using the moonveil but cant use ash of war on it as far as I know

[@KimoChaser]

I haven't used the following weapon a lot myself but if you enjoyed Moonveil, the Star-Lined Sword might pique your interest.

[@Ryukuss]

good content bro

[@cabraromantica2852]

is The "Carian Knight sword" a good choise? Visually it is beautiful, it already has the ash of war, but mechanically do you recommend it?

[@KimoChaser]

Its scaling is so poor that any weapon with Magic Affinity will outperform it.

[@ianr-]

what was the starting class for this build ??

[@KimoChaser]

The Astrologer

[@bryanufot3667]

Glintblade phalanx doesnt work for me, am I doing something wrong?

[@Emil-Roma]

I miss the original voice, to be honest. The AI stuff feels a little inauthentic. That said, I can’t get enough of intelligence in this game.

[@KimoChaser]

It was an experiment. I thought the AI would make my content more accessible. Intelligence Builds are my favorite as well. Thank you so much for watching and the feedback.❤

[@y_magaming9798]

I made my guy a sceliam knight equiped with the scelian master piece moon veil.

[@lukioderso9408]

Very nice video and build! I wanna use this build with a straight sword, which u recommended Lordsworn's Straight Sword for. According to scaling is find on the internet, wouldnt Broadsword or Longsword outscale the lordsworn in terms of AR?

[@newpfp]

Would Milady be a good choice for this build with the DLC?

[@KimoChaser]

I think so. I like Milady's moveset and find it to be a really elegant weapon to use.

[@ПавелРомб]

Спасибо огромное! Информативно и ёмко.

[@i3uaykuck]

I wondering if int soft cap affect the carian grandeur? If it's not, should i level up int over 80?

[@onkelkonkel5]

If I go to 70+ INT, would the Carian Regal Scepter be better? Even with the boost of sword sorceries from the glintstone staff?

[@Chaoscontrol1992]

Sellen sells the glintblade phalanx do I need the ash on rogiers sword if she sells the spell version and the giant gives you great blade phalanx

[@adabunny5212]

thanks for the guide!! I was using another guide that was built around the phalanx ability. I had a question, did this get changed at all? it is not staggering enemies for me after two casts or... at all really. Am I doing something wrong? is it dependant on something im missing?

[@MamboMRS]

The 1.12 patch heavily nerfed Phalanx, it does half the stance damage it did before

[@adabunny5212]

@@MamboMRS would that technically mean that casting it double that amount would lead to the stance break? or is it just basically without that advantage now

[@MamboMRS]

@@adabunny5212 After the patch, each blade of Glintblade Phalanx does 5 stance damage. That's 5x4 blades. The follow up thrust attack that you can chain with it does 12-22 depending on which weapon type you use. So as it is now it's much harder to stance break enemies with it. Keeping in mind that after about! 6 seconds of not taking damage, bosses start resetting the stance damage inflicted. So you need to manage to hit with all 4 blades plus the follow up thrust, twice in a short amount of time to achieve the stance break. I've lately opted to use the Greatblade Phalanx sorcery twice plus a charged R2 from a sword to stance break bosses. Try both and see what works best for you

[@adabunny5212]

@@MamboMRS thanks for the advice, I'll try both and see what works 🎀✨️

[@KimoChaser]

Thank you.

[@jerromynolting1139]

Im going further then this build. im going full arcane swordsman build. its already doing 1k a swing. an the knights set does not give the best results with the carian blades an bow sadly. an i went wrench an you end up with more stats then any other characters. if you going to max lvl then it won't matter. but im struggling in cause my vigor is only 20 an i need more still. it really hard at the beginning. 60 is always minimum of 60. also the Dlc has some stuff that would push this over 4k damage.

[@olechan2262]

Can‘t you also just use Moonveil for this build, since it scales with Intelligence as well?

[@KimoChaser]

Absolutely. Although, I already made a build around Moonveil Katana, the Shadow Mage. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIXVpquKqLR5mpY

[@aidanthornton173]

Wait, which GlintBlade Phalanx should I be using? Got a bit confused from the vid.

[@jonesygrets6029]

I think he said the one that shoots 4 not three Is the best option

[@How-xw1ws]

Man I love "Korea Manor"

[@martintiu1498]

Hi, i want to give this build a try but I started as confessor. Is it still possible?

[@1990rable]

the only thing that stresses me with this build is you cant really buff your weapon wiuith scholar right?

[@tuarth9562]

what do you think of cariran knight's sword? :)

[@KimoChaser]

Although Carian Grandeur comes pre-attached to the Carian Knight's Sword. It has poor scaling and offers much less damage with Carian Grandeur than any other weapon with Magic affinity.

[@tuarth9562]

@@KimoChaser ok ty

[@mintberry6014]

I’m not able to get the spell blade set. I’ve exhausted the dialog exited and return more than 4 or 5 times and I still haven’t received the set.

[@Snackbar916]

glintblade phalanx poise damage was reduced. any way to make this build still work?

[@KimoChaser]

Currently, I'm experimenting with Greatblade Phalanx. Endure AoW and Ironjar Aromatic to boost your hyper armor so you are not easily interrupted.

[@JonFawkes]

Do you have a written guide? This is a great video, but skipping around chapters while trying to reference it is a bit of a pain while actually playing

[@KimoChaser]

A full written guide, no. However, if you want my build template you can find it in the following link er-build-planner.nyasu.business/?b=d5eaa4b6a34350

[@JonFawkes]

awesome, thank you, keep up the good work

[@IIIHUSKIII]

Any Carian Knight build that isn't splitting stats between STR/DEX/INT aren't real Carian Knight builds to me.

[@BrandonBadminton]

Hey man, can u pls mke a build surrounding the Misericorde dagger? Pls pls pls

[@KimoChaser]

Thank you for watching. This does sound like an interesting idea. ❤

[@anaxamanderjelliff7733]

Do I need the Carian Knight sword for this because mine has sadly disappeared :(

[@KimoChaser]

No, you don't. In fact, it actually performs slightly worse than almost any other weapon with a magic affinity.

[@peteranddunkin7417]

What class should i choose for these

[@brobb11]

Is there a new DLC version with the new sorceries and items?

[@oscarramirez5632]

How would this pair with the dark moon greatsword?

[@halimahanuwi2152]

Make dual knife & dual sword,frenzied flame build

[@MelvinPinedaMiguel]

what sword are you using in this video?

[@KimoChaser]

I used the Estoc thrusting sword during my initial testing. But as I mentioned, I used Carian Grandeur on the Misericorde and Glintblade Phalanx on the Claymore.

[@denisthemence]

I want to use this build but use the moonlight great sword would it work with this build(This is my first souls game)

[@KimoChaser]

Well, it isn't a bad idea. After all, the Moonlight Greatsword is an intelligence weapon and this is an intelligence build. However, the Moonlight Greatsword will not be my first choice for this build.

[@infinitie_beaz]

as a beginner its kinda difficult if you say you can take what you want but….. idk can’t decide. whats the best😂

[@Killerchris11M]

Could someone good at making builds and stuff to me the best order to get every thing because I’m kinda new to Elden and I heard that if you go for shard of Alexander to late you can’t get it

[@IamPippO]

What is the wespon with carin grandeur?

[@SimonHendry-w5x]

Please use your real voice

[@KimoChaser]

I will from now on. Thanks for the feedback.

[@SimonHendry-w5x]

​@@KimoChaser you are welcome, you sound a million times better. Are you excited for the dlc?

[@itsyaboyjp9750]

I dont know if im not strong enough yet but i rarely stance break and it seems low damage

[@djordjepalic632]

Can you tell me what weapon you use for this build?

[@Prestigio94]

I think he's uses estoc