Chad's Top 10 Elden Ring DLC weapons

[@chadofastora]

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: So, right as I was finishing this video up, fromsoft released a major patch which changed a lot of stuff, so here are the changes applied to the weapons I discussed: 1. Red bear hunt for the red bear claws now has better damage and hyper armor 2. Horn calling storm for the horned warrior’s greatsword now does more damage 3. Revengers blade for the Falx has better aim for the second part of the skill 4. Overhead stance for the great katana now does more damage 5. Swift slash for the backhand blades now doesn’t travel as far and has longer recovery time I can’t believe half of the weapons on my list got changes but there was no Rellana’s Twin Blades buff, sad.

[@szalyn8849]

Just the second I got on the toilet and opened up KZbin, thanks Chad

[@liamhood4981]

Saw this comment when I got on the toilet and opened this video

[@ForCastView]

Saw this video as I got off the toilet 😔

[@DRENIC10]

I'm in the toilet too, killing time. Welcome my chads, only goats here

[@DRENIC10]

​@@liamhood4981LMAO me too 😂

[@poopypants8815]

lol. Just started smoking a joint and I saw this video 😅

[@navri6029]

Awesome list. I would definetely mention euporia especially after the nex patch. Its definetely one of the coolest weapons in the game while having a great design.

[@chadofastora]

@@navri6029 ya post patch I might’ve brought it here

[@andypina4478]

8:42 elden ring has the two children of frayed blade from ds3: moonveil and now sword of night. One has the projectiles, the other has the slashes.

[@shquankinket8068]

When I saw jolann use it in the fight I was like oh fuck is that the frayed blade moveset cause I only saw the one mind effects. Frayed blade is still the best katana they’ve made and I want that weapon art back

[@marcelluscunningham8272]

It really is. I was a chaos blade fanboy is ds3 but when the dlc came out I had to get that katana. It actually became my favorite katana since the makoto​@@shquankinket8068

[@dyska7]

Backhand blades are just... perfection. The moment I picked them up and realized they had S dex scaling on keen infusion, I knew this was my soul weapon

[@Z3d195]

Gay

[@dyska7]

@@Z3d195 loooooser

[@Z3d195]

@@dyska7 dex twink 😂

[@dyska7]

@@Z3d195 poopie-in-your-pants haver 😂😂😂😂🫵🫵🫵🫵

[@dyska7]

​@@Z3d195 poopie-in-your-pants haver 😂🫵

[@MarcellusMaize]

As a pontiff sulyvahn fan, rellana’s weapons and move set were love at first sight. Even if she did whoop my ass for 3 straight hours. I also love spear of the impaler’s anime combo.

[@vongolamistowl]

My favourite weapon’s gotta be poleblade of the bud. I know it’s kinda underwhelming but I just love how it looks, it’s moveset and the ash of war is just fun to use even if it’s not particularly useful. Great list btw!

[@chadofastora]

@@vongolamistowl Ya I enjoy it too, just wish it did a little more damage

[@zjay]

Goated R1 combo, glad the ash got buffed

[@generalsheep4169]

We should play some bosses together, I wanna see it used effectively

[@tenisonolson]

bro you’re a legend for putting the longhaft axe so high on the list

[@User777Cd]

My thoughts exactly im using it now and im shredding everything in the dlc with the blink bolt slam.

[@GR8Trollio]

Yeah imagine if you actually made your own choices without needing a KZbinr to validate your choices. Just what a world that would be?

[@LucidFlameX]

Rakshasa's Great Katana has surprised me despite not being a showstopper type of weapon. Pokes, sweeps, poise, and it looks pretty cool. Fire Knight Greatsword is probably my #2. Zweihander poke heavy with Godslayer GS lights? Yes, please.

[@chadofastora]

@@LucidFlameX Rakshasa’s definitely has the most well rounded great katana moveset

[@justhair17]

Yeah, prolly my favourite DLC weapons as well, along with Falx, Red Bear Claw and obv, Chicken leg

[@xrs50ify]

Great video! Also the music at 20:35 took me back to my school days

[@elliotcalvert4282]

my whole first playthrough was just trying out some awesome new weapon for an hour before going back to the backhand blades

[@doombringer_6936]

When i picked up meteoric ore blade I instantly went to renala and respeced. Not only it has a perfect moveset, fun and interesting ash of war, it also adds variety to str/arc which only had marias gs/ mogh spear both of which i really like. I am in love with this masterpiece

[@chadofastora]

@@doombringer_6936 It is awesome

[@Sparty450]

The Obsidian Lamina stole my heart, though its tragic how late you get them. The amount of control you have over the weapon art dodge just lets you dance around bosses and the follow-up does some pretty solid stance damage

[@JonathanFlexx]

Well Ansbach did use it to cleave open Miquella. The only other example of a normal sized human wrecking a demigods shit!

[@shimmereyes8984]

So glad you had a blast with the DLC. I enjoyed Euporia a lot when I first got it after that huge platforming section and after being recently buffed it has become extremely viable. I also enjoyed all the beefy big bonk weapons oddly enough. The black steel hammer was my first DLC weapon I got to try and I had a ton of fun. Will be using all of them when I play more runs. As always Thanks for your videos Chad. Take care

[@chadofastora]

@@shimmereyes8984 Ya euporia might have made at least the honorable mentions after that patch, I also love the journey to get to it

[@tonii-chan]

Really solid list, I would have put ancient meteoric ore greatsword as my number one. I love the Ash of war being so mobile on a colossal sword. Plus, it’s obviously very similar to the stinger move from DMC. Very cool weapon

[@chadofastora]

@@tonii-chan I love it too, the ash is amazing.

[@baddogkelevra1]

Death Knight’s Longhaft Axe is my favorite and it’s not close. That thing is just so damn much fun to use

[@noamias4897]

If you make a top 10 worst weapons list and Radahn's swords aren't number 1 then idk what you're doing. Can't believe the final boss has two pairs of colossal swords that both suck. Why aren't they paired together and made into a stance ash of war lol

[@JonathanFlexx]

You're way off. The big attack chain ash of war, can't remember the name of the specific paranthesis, is one of the strongest AoW in the game.

[@justinbess6084]

@@JonathanFlexxthe weapon is trash, idk why Elden ring won’t just give the player a broken weapon especially after fighting a hard boss, the blasphemous blade was the only weapon I felt like was broken.

[@User777Cd]

@@justinbess6084because pvp. Unfortunately

[@User777Cd]

@@JonathanFlexxthe weapons are trash. Definitely the worst in the dlc. It’s not a debate

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

the goat uploaded.Ngl pure dex users really needed good somber weapons in the base game and now they eating good. Strength had serpent hunter commanders standard ordovis great sword lions great bow. Pure dex users had like Malenia katana and the frozen needle?? Wish the dlc fed us arcane users more tho. They gave us a knock off mohg spear and a fork thats still out classed by the naginatas.

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

never mind bolt of granzax lol. Just finishes the vid

[@chadofastora]

@@shevankaseneviratne1724 FR, but all the dex stuff is still cool

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

@@chadofastora amen to that brother. Gonna start a dex character ASAP

[@hellxapo5740]

Backhand Blade riposte animation is just AMAZING!!

[@chadofastora]

@@hellxapo5740 Agreed

[@jessetroy7761]

Great list man! You definitely echoed my thoughts on the great katanas, I love those things. Still have yet to try out the sword of night and death knight’s axe so thanks for the recommendations!!

[@allen8959]

Milady and the backhand blade were instantly my favorite weapons in the game when I tried them out. The style is just too much to pass up. I didn't discover wing stance till much later though, and my god, I never went back.

[@roseplaysyt1]

Obsidian Lamina is my new favorite reaper. The aow is absolutely amazing and with a dex arc build it really shines

[@OdeioArrobas]

The ancient meteoric ore greatsword carried me through my playthrough Top tier moveset, design and one of the most badass looking skills in the game

[@adawg3032]

The smithscript greathammer goes insane. Against a crowd throwing it through them feels so satisfying cuz it feels like bowling

[@bombthing]

W music choice for the deathknight axe mini montage

[@dhakman8765]

While I wouldn’t say the Sword of Night is bad, I still think it needs a buff. It’s literally just a worse version of Hand of Malenia as there is basically no armor and even less damage and bleed. The Only thing going for it is that it does magic damage that doesen’t scale with intelligence

[@SebastianTheCrab-qj6ti]

The swords ash of war can’t be blocked. That’s why I think it’s so effective and it staggers well

[@noamias4897]

Despite never being a dex player in this game something about the backhand blades made me fall in love. Never used normal curved or straight swords or daggers but those things are special. They look great and are easy to use and the blind spot ash of war is so much fun. I want to love the milady, but something about it just feels off. The combos look amazing but I rarely get to use them in combat before either getting staggered or already killing the enemy.

[@chadofastora]

@@noamias4897 Ig I forgot to mention one slight issue with Milady is that it doesn’t stagger super well

[@pogethedoge]

My favorite weapon in the DLC is definitely the dragon Katana just because of how fun it is to use against bayle.

[@chadofastora]

@@pogethedoge The skill feels like it was made for smacking his head

[@pogethedoge]

@@chadofastora my exact thoughts lol

[@spicymeatandseafoodfry6648]

why arent the radahn greatswords one weapon with a stance skill. Why Fromsoft. WHY? WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS? WHY MUST YOU ROB US OF GOOD WEAPONS BY MAKING DUMB DECIDIONS?

[@chadofastora]

@@spicymeatandseafoodfry6648 FR, that would’ve been way better

[@James.Webb1976]

I wish they would make a change for all of the single weapons that change to power stance when you one hand them. Make the one handed talisman buff them, and or just give us a talisman strictly for these types of weapons.

[@egg_64.]

It was rushed 100% radahn is clearly not finished. Sad that they didn't just delay the game for a little while longer to fix the issues. Radahn is just a underbaked boss all things considered.

[@User777Cd]

@@egg_64.huh? Hes amazing. It’s Like fighting a god. He’s too hard but he’s the most cinematic for me. Il never forget

[@traiges414]

Always remember: The biggest chad in the whole DLC is Radahn himself. He faced the Tarnished like a true chad after getting revived & brainwashed (& obviously also seduced) by his Femboy Half-brother. If we didn't kill both of em you can be sure that later that day, Miquellas intestines would have been rearranged anyway.

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

Bayle is infinitely much more of a chad.

[@Hauri1972]

From the moment I saw Danes footwork in the trailer I hoped that they would be available for us players and I am so happy with what we got. And the fact that you could get them very early if you challenge Dane is a great option to start with it before the final boss fight. Well done FromSoft.

[@williamgeorge3111]

Special mention to Anvil Hammer. It looks cool, has cool lore, hits like a bullet train, and it's unique skill sends you into a crouching stance for a while.

[@sajidhassansami300]

Great list Chad!! You are a true Chad for putting backhand blades at such a high place even though many people think the backhand blades move set are basic and isn't good for bosses. I think if you put the right buffs, upgrade it to a high level, and put the right effects on the blades like poison or flame it will be a beast of a weapon. Even on its own it's a great weapon just upgrade it to a good amount and it's ready to carry you until the end. Anyways great video Chad!

[@thesquishogods8015]

Ngl I actually found the AoW version of the blink bolt skill much more useful than the Death knight variants. A flash into a powerstanced nuetral light combo string is just awesome in many cases, especially in pvp. Especially straight swords. However the top 2 weapons have to be raksasha’s katana and the back hand blade. Too much damage, too much poise damage, too powerful stills and AoWs. The new PSSS are the BHB while the Raksasha’s Great katana is a claymore+BHF+RoB+Colossal great sword wrapped up in one.

[@pietrocatalano4285]

Fun fact about the Red Bear claws: the guy who uses them is a complete nutcase who could be right at home in Bloodborne. His lore states that he wants "to be a bear, and nothing more". Really nice of Fromsoftware to add furries in this game and then make them hilariously insane. Hell, whoever came up with "Bear Communion" should get a raise.

[@27.voduythinh32]

we gotta appreciate this man sanguine noble drip

[@C-OBrien]

Relllanas twin blades would be a good weapon if it wasn’t for the fact that they’re just worse in every single way than the sword of knight and flame

[@chadofastora]

@@C-OBrien It’s so sad. They could at least just do more damage since the skills take longer

[@Danno85]

How backhand blades act, is what dual daggers should have been for the assassin build we all want to do..

[@kurwinoxjanusz5374]

My personal favourite was the long axe of The Dead Knight. Funny, bc I've always found Axes as not so great

[@thomasphillips2017]

Milady: the saving grace of every poor sucker that ran a dex build into their 1st dlc run

[@ijustworkhere1008]

IDK why The Outsider from Dishonored has made a KZbin video about his favourite Elden Ring weapons, but I'm glad he did

[@mannytprimeministerofthemanate]

Great katana has been carrying my ass in rl1 and for that they earned my #1 spot, finally dethroning my first love the bloodhound fangs.

[@ArmanMuller]

Love the long haft axe. Don't understand why everyone goes crazy for the twin axes but longhaft gets little love. Also the montage of dodges throughout this video are so smooth

[@patrat6072]

Its between renallas twin blades and spear of the impaler for me. Im really happy i got the dlc. I was late to the elding ring party but 150hrs in in omw to playthrough #2

[@chadofastora]

@@patrat6072 Nice, also Rellana’s blades are now better than they were when I released this vid

[@Jayhawk99]

Great list, I love Radahns greatsword Lord, it sucks, but looks so great

[@poacherthenn]

youre not beating the dex user allegations with this one

[@chadofastora]

@@poacherthenn FR, I usually consider myself a strength fan, but the DLC won we over with the dex stuff

[@GuardianOfTheFloodedFortress]

I love the rakshasa great katana, the ash of war is so cool and it has great range and poise. The drip is also great with the big, blood red katana

[@chadofastora]

@@GuardianOfTheFloodedFortress Style-wise it might be my favorite. The dragon hunter skill has more spectacle but weed cutter slashes are so clean 👌

[@rakhoo5236]

Weapons in this dlc are so much fun omg… used like over 10 weapons in first playthrough.

[@HyperEditzz103]

I was just thinking, I heard the staff you get from Metyr can do both incantations and sorceries. And because Rellana's twinblades have fire and magic ( int and faith, like sorceries and incantations ) I will try to go with a full twin moon knight build.

[@chadofastora]

@@HyperEditzz103 Nice

[@TheMaytricks]

I found the dragon hunter's great katana and stuck with it through the very end. Will definitely try out some of these weapons.

[@chadofastora]

@@TheMaytricks It is really cool

[@lalainaramarivelo]

Backhand Blades is carrying me thru my first playthrough. Will definitely try Milady the 2nd time (and will try to do a no-summon)

[@varsa507]

Amazing list. I ran a 80 all stats character on my first run (NG+7) and rellanas' L2 R2 destroys everything. I don't really know how I would use it on a normal build seeing as the right hand weapon scales with magic and I like light greatswords with a shield. Definitely a high level weapon either way. I havn't gotten the greataxe yet but from what I've seen about it, it's everything I wanted the crescent moon axe to be, which was one of my favorite weapons. Can't wait to get it! Lastly I wanna say that I actually prefer the dryleaf arts personally, mainly because of the 1h R2s. I just love those attacks. I made a samurai character recently with a uchi on the left hand and dryleaf right hand and it's just so cool. 1h attacks are very underrated!

[@chadofastora]

@@varsa507 Come to think of it I’ve actually rarely used the one handed versions of either hand to hand weapon, I think I’ll mess around with it more

[@uhBloor]

Another great video as always man, keep cookin

[@noamias4897]

Like how previous DLCs have hinted at future game directions before I pray that Dryleaf Dane is hinting at a hand-to-hand combat focused From game. Either that or the deflect tear

[@Realmohg]

Imagine a fromsoft game where the main mechanic is deflecting with blades 😩 I’d play the shit out of thag game

[@marcobrancorsini2479]

Hand to hand absolutely goated

[@Artem-eu3uv]

For me Rakshasa Great Katana the best. High physical damage, universality moveset, powerful counterattack, high hyperarmor, bleeding.

[@chadofastora]

@@Artem-eu3uv I love it as well, tbh all of the great katanas were worthy of this list, but I just love the variety of the standard one. Tho I admit rakshasa’s had a perfectly diverse moveset

[@Dbonesburneraccount]

Elden ring weapons make me wanna put this game as my top 1 favorite&throw it in the trash at the same time idk how else to explain it.

[@alifnaufalmaulana6156]

Radahn's Lord Sword is just beautiful

[@nikko9220]

THE KING HAS RETURNED!!!!

[@skibidisigma843]

I have found 3 new weapons that I should use from this video,thank you Chad

[@chadofastora]

@@skibidisigma843 Np, also I should mention that after a patch which came out basically at the same time as this video, the Euporia would’ve made the list

[@skibidisigma843]

@@chadofastora will be trying it out

[@DiRT_BAG_CALi]

Slick, vibed 😂 i cant tell if its satire, but it has me crackin up

[@ben_vanetta4214]

I'm surprised that Euporia wasn't in the list. Such un incredible weapon

[@chadofastora]

@@ben_vanetta4214 If I made this after the patch that buffed it then it would easily be on the list

[@solidsnake9898]

Well made video 👏

[@fishnutz5196]

Im Dex bias. Claws and Sword of Night, Rakshasa and Dragon Hunter Great Katanas, Falx, Backhand Blades, Leda's Sword are all my top picks. But there are still so much more that are amazing too.

[@chadofastora]

@@fishnutz5196 The dex options of the DLC are just too good

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Overhead stance on great katana dealing LESS damage than unsheathe feels like a bad joke. You will literally do more damaging with a running R1 given proper equipment and that costs 0 FP. The heavy attack isn't particularly good either given how long it takes, at least they had the decency to give it enough damage though so you can at least act cool against staggerable enemies because you won't be getting that ash off against bosses in most cases

[@LuckIsNifty]

I use Milady with flame art infusion on my faith build, its so nice

[@DourFlower]

my top 10: all ten of my fingers, formed into fists for the Dryleaf sweep

[@DRENIC10]

This Black Armor this absolutely Chad

[@sammyb528]

Doesn’t matter where I am or what I’m doing, i see Chad post a new video, I click. Gotta support my king 🗿🗿 Edit: also, massive respect for having the Death Knight's Longhaft Axe so high. Once I got that, I used it my entire playthrough and was the most fun I've had in Elden Ring hands down. Mad respect as usual, my king

[@chadofastora]

@@sammyb528 Nice. It’s so good 👌

[@SuperJpage1]

You gotta try Fire Knight's Greatsword. Great moveset, great damage, infusable.

[@nioh2-ky8fr]

Elden ring player great katana, awesome, when they play nioh 2 and use odachi, bolting boar is goated, moonlit snow is fantastic, and sunset breeze is god tier

[@rudrakshmahendroo1300]

Radahns lord sword are just sick

[@marcelluscunningham8272]

Bloody tax is a good alternative to repeating thrust on the great katana

[@carykunkel4768]

Greatsword of solitude is my fav

[@Chopkix49]

12:18 Chad Jokes: "thats what she said"

[@drewobanion3018]

I’m in love with a woman that won’t talk to me anymore 🎉 I hate my job… but great kantanna with that ice magic ash of war seems good. Strength intelligence build

[@Marco1995Mega]

I personally prefer the base Beast Claws because of the Raging Beast ash of war. Don't know if you found it, but it's another I-frame skill like Blind Spot where you dash in a direction, followed by an attack. Except this one has an additional follow-up, a flip while lashing out with the claws. It's the most anime shit in the game, and I freaking love it. My only gripe is that it can admittedly be a bit hard to control since it has a lot of momentum, but practice makes perfect.

[@chadofastora]

@@Marco1995Mega Is that ash unique to beast claws? Sound like I really missed out

[@Marco1995Mega]

@@chadofastora It is. You find it right after Bonny Village and before the Furnace Golem. After crossing the last bridge, go right of the main path into the woods, a scarab should be there.

[@63topher02]

I love the dlc weapons but I much prefer my night rider glaive

[@justhair17]

Where is Chicken Leg and Fire Knight Greatsword? Probably the strongest weapons from the DLC, along with Euporia (though I believe the vid was made before it got buffed, so it's understandable you left it out)

[@chadofastora]

@@justhair17 Ya, the Euporia would’ve easily made the list after that update

[@lblack2180]

I'd have to say the new Dragon great katanna. Still has bleed and that ashe hits like a truck. Destroys everything even of its not a dragon

[@chadofastora]

@@lblack2180 It is a super fun skill to spam, especially since it looks awesome

[@N0wave333]

Man i love falx

[@James.Webb1976]

I really appreciate that you have your own personal reasons for why you like these weapons instead of just regurgitating the same stuff every other content created has spouted a hundred times. But, yea there's a but, I'd prefer if you didn't speak in that monotone bored fashion like you're trying to emulate Chills. No shade, just my own personal take

[@chadofastora]

@@James.Webb1976 I appreciate the compliment. As far as the voice thing, I don’t think I’m willing to change it much. In my older videos I used to be more fast paced and sounded a bit more high-pitched, which some may prefer but I honestly find it hard to go back and listen to my old stuff

[@mulmigesmorlord]

Great video(I’m from the future)

[@pixelatedcatlover]

I already miss pre nerfed claws of night

[@RCRtrack]

Your opinion is decent I just like the jokes

[@sadisticfurytv8292]

The night claw is legit one of thr top dps item in the game use aged of algertarion talisman magic scorpion charm rotten sword insignia malicifents prosthesis blood sucking tier golden vow thorny cracked tear and black dumpling mask I legit do 50 to 60k damage in a few seconds

[@SebastianTheCrab-qj6ti]

Does everyone forget the sword of night can’t be blocked if you’re using then ash of war?

[@chadofastora]

@@SebastianTheCrab-qj6ti I actually never realized that. That’s awesome

[@andrei-cezarbleaje5519]

same for the claws of night

[@Will-fe3xw]

great video

[@chadofastora]

@@Will-fe3xw Thanks

[@anon3631]

I love the Giant Crusher too much, I am afraid to try new things.

[@Filtiarin]

Rellana ❌ Pontiff✅

[@wunderwaffefries]

Peak this peak that

[@JacMostert]

Fire knights great sword and radhans great sword (lord) are peak

[@michaeldones2320]

Fine since you are a Chad. I’ll watch the video.

[@chadofastora]

@@michaeldones2320 thanks

[@banshee1vocalist]

How has no one mentioned Blood Fiends Arm that weapon is insane

[@adawg3032]

Fire knight greatsword IMO is the best weapon in the entire game right now.

[@alexparker440]

Rellana’s twin blades need a buff at least for the magic ash of war like giving the magic scaling on the weapon a B scaling in int or even faith and intelligence having a B scaling

[@chadofastora]

@@alexparker440 Ya, really would’ve made it top tier

[@Phillipe-RG-1]

You're unwelcome invader, host owe you nothing.

[@johnbloodborne6158]

Star lined sword is peak

[@openartifact339]

Surprised the buffed euporia doesnt have a spot on the list. Genuinely nuts damage after buffs and doesnt take as long to stack.

[@chadofastora]

@@openartifact339 Like I said in the pinned comment, I finished making this video before the big update which buffed a lot of stuff

[@Lamajmassar]

can you recreate each overpowered speedrun build of each souls entry in elden ring?