ELDEN RING: Blood Moon Samurai (OP Early Build Shadow of the Erdtree)

[@NizarGG]

| BLOOD MOON SAMURAI ADDITIONAL NOTE | Hey guys, if you struggle with the encounter at 6:03, you can skip it technically or even better: kill it. It gives great rewards and is worth taking on! Here's how to quickly get rid of it: 1. Make sure to get the Blood Moon Samurai's other weapon first (it's also why I mentioned it first) 2. Upgrade said weapon 3. What you will encounter is very susceptible to getting stancebroken, it takes around 3 to 4 charged attacks with the Blood Moon Samurai's other weapon to stancebreak him for a quick and easy critical hit/riposte. The hippo will be stationary quite often, giving you the time to do this. You can repeat this till he dies and the stancebreak will give you a bunch of momentum with his time to recover. Weave in some Ash of War casts as well, he has an easily reachable big head, so aim for that for the headshot bonus. In addition, the ranged aspect gives you an option to build up damage/poise damage from a distance as well. This is not a main boss which is what I meant with not having to fight bosses. It's essentially a bigger version of a mob that you'll find in the open world as well. Our first weapon as the Blood Moon Samurai will take quickly care of it (which is already a busted weapon and can beat the DLC on its own!). Nizar

[@ArtyIsTaken]

Hi! Thanks for the great tutorial, I had a question to ask. I'm on ng+ like...3 to 5 range, so I'm about level 250 coming into this, do you have any stats you'd recommend putting the rest of the points into? (Idk if it matters but I do have the samurai base class picked.) Thanks again!

[@mido3071]

To be fair, not mentioning the hippo in the video or at least the existence of danger along the path was a bit of a dick move. I lost 150k runes because of it.

[@memalley]

@@mido3071 You can earn 150k runes in like 7m in DLC lol

[@mido3071]

@memalley that's when you are high enough level to do so. I wasn't fit for dlc, and my only purpose was to get the equipment and leave. I was getting one shot by this boss. Well, now I'm level 300, so it doesn't matter anymore.

[@unknown97428]

What are the spells are you using I couldn't tell at all and I thought you pick the samurai class

[@jptalisman]

Love the build, and MAD respect for not spoiling bosses. I opened KZbin the day of release and got the final boss spoiled by some random guy's thumbnail. Easiest "Don't recommend channel" of my life.

[@SurvivorSZN]

Fr

[@MattDean-o1t]

I know exactly who your talking about and I also blocked their channel quicker than you can blink! That’s so inconsiderate to do shit like that

[@tigerchild3676]

Same thing happened to me and I was only searching Bloodborne stuff

[@coldven0m]

Some idiot revealed the final boss in their goddamn thumbnail, I didn't even watch the video it was spoiled just by scrolling....

[@konstantinw.1036]

Happend to me too

[@EnzoRandomBK]

Not spoiling the bosses earned a big like, share and sub. Appreciated.

[@yamada-yz9sf]

Was waiting for you to upload a build video since the DLC dropped

[@Apotheosis_XV]

fr bros the goat

[@pablo11753]

swapped to this build and then beat 2 remembrance bosses i was stuck on first try. Love this damn build

[@soulectedgamer571]

Thats crazy my alias use to be rakshasa back in halo 3 daydls. Now theres an armour with the very name in elden ring. Im so hyped to give this one a try

[@Warchoon]

Rakshasa are demons from the Arabic lore. They are also pretty famous monsters in D&D.

[@TheFeralFerret]

It's a famous mythological creature lol

[@CynicalPoet92]

The addiction is real, loving every bit of this game, time to perfect my build 💪🏿

[@addzy9261]

“Smooth sailing” except mentioning the golden hippopotamus boss fight 💀

[@Mint-c2l]

BRO right when I got up that lift I was so pissed 💀💀

[@Hodog82]

And forgot to mention all the dam knights you have to go through in that area

[@skrillexsider]

he did it on purpose, so we would be sursprised... and i love him for that. honestly taht fight with a mimic tear is a breeze

[@mjrich13]

FFS man seriously

[@Light79677]

It's not like the trailer showed it lol

[@celestia277]

hey dude, i really appreciate not just blurring the name but the boss itself. cheers!

[@cHydrae]

you forgot to mention there is a boss in the no boss route

[@jeremiedaniel7966]

u can skip him tho

[@igris_2000]

​@@jeremiedaniel7966 how?

[@nuckinfuts6909]

@@jeremiedaniel7966 if true he should of showed it but from my understanding you have to fight that hippo boss. If wrong cool but he still should of showed the skip. Its a tutorial

[@j4nsen]

Yeah how that thing shreds me

[@ChaseKincaid]

Bruh how to get past this hippo, this guy said no boss and “narrow path” bro THE HIPPO

[@bluecrystal8338]

I’ve been anticipating your dlc build for a while and needless to say you never disappoint. Keep being awesome, I’m gonna use this against radahn now.

[@nduthyuf]

WHOAAAAAAAA

[@shaqtaku]

It's my birthday today and this build is the best present I've received so far :)

[@extremkaijuu9314]

Then you can have my happy birthday too man 🎉

[@shaqtaku]

@@extremkaijuu9314 Thanks so much :)

[@imtoohigh9523]

Happy belated birthday!

[@deejones8552]

Happy bday

[@trenit56]

happy birthday bro!

[@johnhinckley6491]

Never fail, you’re still batting 1000

[@eykuzhan]

This build is incredibly versatile with a little investment to stamina also, I played the entire game with dual katanas but go with only dragon’s katana and a heavier armor for the last boss, it still shredded

[@blajx]

I followed u since first elden ring mage get op early build and u are still the best build content creator since then, keep up the good work!

[@Liltimmy75]

same

[@FaisalAmbiya-jq4xp]

Can you use this build on new playthrough or only DLC playthrough?

[@kevot89]

I subscribed because of how much fun this build is. 10 hours into using it and the weed cutter is my primary ash of war because of its low mana usage. Have been going over level 150 just to increase Mind. In NG+ Edit: yes the golden hippo is in the way to weapon #2. But weapon 1 makes him trivial.

[@fzoid3534]

I know role-playing is a big part of your channel and I love that every build has its own little story behind it. The Rakshasa armor also looks ridiculously good but I just read the text and I'm not wearing that. Let the no-hit-runners wear it. "increase damage dealt to foes, but greatly increases damage taken by wearer." If anyone is wondering why they take so much damage all of a sudden.

[@Seany_02]

OH MY GOD I HAD A FEELING!!!! I NEVER KNEW THIS 😭😭😭

[@JotaPS88]

The description is kind of a lie, it doesn't make you take more direct damage, it just has less damage reduction compared to other armors of similar weight

[@sergioarcos6496]

Thanks for this video dude! Had to grind a bit to get some of those talismans I missed the first time around. The Shard of Alexander was one. I unfortunately decided to do a NG+ a few days before the DLC dropped and I spent most of today speed running the game to get it 😂 These katanas destroyed everything though! Anyway, definitely earned a follow. 🤘🏼

[@skg100]

Love how you DIDN’T mention the cracked out hippo that’s annoying ashhhh !that you have to beat to move on from the main gate

[@mcnugget4836]

It’s actually optional

[@skg100]

@@mcnugget4836 how….when to get to where he’s going you have to beat the hippo boss , there’s no other place you can walk to, cause he said word for word go from the main gate sight of grace and that’s exactly where the boss is I can’t just pick a option to say “yea I don’t wanna fight bro”💀it’s forcing me too so I have no choice to deal with his bs 💀💀

[@michalhashtag1627]

Nope, he’s right. There’s a back gate to specimen storage. You have to go through the church district of shadow keep.

[@skg100]

@@michalhashtag1627 bet bro imma check better not be cappin 😂

[@michalhashtag1627]

@@skg100 Ok I know you can use it to skip the cracked out hippo but I don't know if you can use the elevator to go back down to Shadow Keep without activating it from the bottom.

[@kristopfer5788]

Just beat mohg! I’m headed in!!

[@CynicalPoet92]

Good luck Tarnished. 🙏🏿

[@lordlightnin999]

Return to the base game dlc bosses will r*pe u

[@KeaneKamina]

o7

[@Nathan_Coley]

Dual GREAT KATANAS, let's F*CKING GOOO!!!

[@xdra7657]

Amazing tutorial no spoilers, straight to the point, no shamefull plugging 10/10 would watch another video

[@ezequielmendoza1118]

I don't think you know Nizar caseoh actually said he used you pirate build and mentioned you,much praise

[@abirdanoob2368]

I love the change of the editing style. Keep it up. Here before it gets million views

[@Zunikara]

Good Info to know is that Rakshasa's armor each increases the Dmg you Deal to foes but also increases the Dmg you take. Its like an 9ish % increase to dmg and a 8-9% kinda to dmg taken

[@stefanbenight5621]

Is that percent when all pieces are equipped or is it for each piece of the armor set?

[@Apeeksiht]

yeah swapped it for blaid's armour which got better poise.

[@logarius2178]

I had the same exact build before this video came out, and I was asking myself “am I a lunatic for wielding 2 Gkatanas?” I’m glad that there’s someone out there is as crazy i am lol

[@Chefwayurk]

I’m stoked on these katanas. They needed more variety. I knew I was saving the ancient smithing stones for something

[@Motocrunk]

This build is OP, keep in mind at the time I was level 19 on my scadutree but with this I beat commander giauss first try with a mimic tear. Best build I’ve seen in the DLC so far

[@ehigieEseosa]

I was only level 12 but also used this build to beat gaius he was so unfair could never block his charge move and even with a shield at some point he just spams it

[@Bo.Lively]

You rock! Your ER build videos are always my favorites. Thank you.

[@Blue_Skittle]

just got to this video almost 2 months later but huge respect to censoring out the bosses for spoils earned my sub

[@mervincequero9125]

Jesus Christ the editing alone is insane 💪

[@tylerschell7841]

Great build! Was struggling in new game + was going to start over but this build saved me! Thank you

[@NotIkuru]

This build got me through a couple bosses its honestly amazing

[@adihartono]

Thanks!

[@Reshi500]

I love this build Nizar, thanks to you i managed to beat Bayle, you are amazing

[@OldHeadJed]

Your videos are my favorite man. You pack so much info into them. Thank you for this 🙏.

[@matthewbochnik2301]

I’ve been using all 3 great katanas, glad to see this video since I’m loving the build so far!

[@joshgregg166]

Thank you!! I was getting thrashed in the dlc now following this I'm a tank 🤣🤣

[@dakotaevans8479]

Quality of this video is god tier. Instant sub great job

[@TheRotisserie_Mystery]

Yeeeaaaa i was waitin for a build with dragon hunter katana keep up the awesome work!

[@mynamesjeff347]

Lol Lol thanks for the warning about the giant hippo !! Hopefully this doesn't mess up any quest lines or anything cuz I'm just scratching the surface

[@gregsimard-ol1hr]

Nizar your elden ribg guides are better than everyones ty!

[@GxGNoir]

please do a Fire Knights Greatsword build that thing is absurd

[@evilmac9623]

Yes it is... ;)

[@sonofgouken86]

You are a gentleman and a scholar sir. Glad to see you're still on top of your game. Pun intended😂😂

[@Dino9474]

I’ve been using the Solitude GS you get from Black Knight Gaol and loving it ❤

[@umarahmad8371]

you should make a tierlist of all of your builds by how good they are

[@drgonking2093]

Agreed!!!

[@JezzaLeo27]

Agreed! 😊

[@OmniOmar2]

Search up nightblade nizargg my personal favorite build

[@umarahmad8371]

@@OmniOmar2i didn’t see anything? Just a playlist of all of his builds

[@NameTakenSensei]

Really need a Dryleaf art and Backhand Blade build (Props if you can pull them together in a build somehow though it seems unlikely because of scaling.)

[@FrenzyKeelz]

Hey, just wanna mention that the Rakshasa Armorset makes you deal higher damage to enemies, but the tradeoff is that they deal grater damage to you as well. the text: "Increases damage dealt to foes, but greatly increases damage taken by the wearer.".

[@freakazoid9889]

thanks for the video. I enjoyed the editing!

[@hungrymagpie]

Love the build! I been playing around with this all week! Did some playing around and I think the duel bloodhounds fangs do slightly more dmg per hit, however the Katanas have very cool ash of wars!

[@sniperjoesh1790]

w build, helped me enjoy the dlc much more not always worrying if my build sucked.

[@Torcatt]

So Ive used your Sepuku build for my first Playthrought of ER and Ive destroyed everything, then I did multiple other build after to make it a bit harder. I am now in the DLC and I was stuck at M***** and I was like F this Im trying this build, Killed him first try, used 2 health flask. Thanks dude ! Your build are top tier and The Blood Moon Clan will prevail !

[@nigelm1978]

What are your stats?

[@Zakharon]

If we just slap on a dagger that gives that one faith buff with the ash of war, could we dump some faith for idk some mind to spam weapon arts more?

[@MisterDad9000]

i think i missed the part where he explains why you need both, in the video he is only using the "oceans of blood" one

[@benhays7992]

Second tried Bayle with this build. Dragon Scale Katana brings the heat! 🔥

[@benreimann9744]

5:40 A little tip for people who really want to avoid as many enemies as possible: with the 2nd Grace you can just jump over the wall if you have enough life and then just walk around the castle

[@hildibrand3500]

With this build I managed to defeat Rellana in one aptempt, SICK!!!! also love the armor being red!!

[@SetsumaKaien]

Damn I was like 3ft from entering the oceans of blood dungeon and got ADHD brain and just left for some reason, I’m 100% gonna try this build since I’m already running the dragon katana!

[@elierr0r_unknown827]

Well the golden hippopotamus was a fun surprise also trying to figure out the path this guy took is like trying to find where a ghost went. The sped up path is very confusing and the cuts make it very unclear where exactly I’m supposed to go. Great build tho can’t wait to play the rest of the game on easy mode

[@adamflood1399]

Hey guys, I've made this build and have every single item for it. What's the plan on actually using it once it's finished? Dual wield and just weed cutter over and over again is it?

[@NerdLegionInc]

SIR, there is no smooth sailing one in the castle -.-

[@princehammey4987]

Insane build and very fun to use highly recommend

[@a.bettik8698]

I said it and say it again : Nizar's tutorials are the best on the net

[@Mystra]

Wow yeah.. this build does so much damage. Thanks!

[@fut_fantasy]

Thanks for not spoiling man

[@gustavosotelo2934]

Thank you for the video , with that build I was able to defeat Messmer

[@darrenfranks141]

You can bypass the hippo fight by going into the shadow keep from the church district entrance

[@Waelly17]

The Larval Tear Harvester strikes again

[@mrbill8763]

Your awesome, Nizar!!

[@TheKpyaccaH]

Build is OP, but man, you doing a bullshiy job not mentioning that if you go to shadowkeep you will ruin entire questline

[@Oni893]

Bro we need a dryleaf arts build! Please do one ♥️🙏🏼

[@JezzaLeo27]

Yyeeeessssssssss been waiting for your first build for thr DLC!

[@theheroofhelllordchainsaw]

The Dragon Hunter’s katana is currently my weapon and it’s so much fun!

[@RiseUpification]

Nizar it would be super cool if you made a video talking about which of your “old” builds still work, especially with the 1.12 patch changing a lot of things…

[@peyiofea1937]

Fuck yeah man, Nizar builds are literally the number 1 thing I've been waiting for regarding DLC content. Fextra builds are cool, but they lack the creativity and badassery factor.

[@austinvetter2364]

was struggling with the final boss. changed to this build and now i feel like i can beat him soon. deserves a sub

[@MattDean-o1t]

The final boss is INSANE!!!!

[@austinvetter2364]

@@MattDean-o1t yeah maybe 100 more tries ill get it lmfao. maybe when the fix the fps drops with all the dlc bosses

[@MaximoRespeto]

You beat him yet? Second phase is ridiculous lol.

[@mrhypenight]

What build you been playing before switching? Is it really that much better, about to switch to it from big bonk strength build but not sure if it’s worth it

[@austinvetter2364]

@@MaximoRespeto nah I was playing till 4 am I'll get him today. Got down to 10% like 5 times

[@landonlejune6011]

I always struggled with pvp I was kinda surprised that this build actually crushes in pvp, I just hope it doesn’t get nerfed lil

[@holybtn]

To be sure, i need to kill the first boss on the shadow castle right?

[@hyo2109]

Love the edit too ❤

[@VANKATAWE]

I just did ur build but im dealing way to little dmg how to do more dmg

[@Zelmchad]

using axe talisman works with dragons hunters great katana?

[@_litemadmike_2887]

I was looking for something similar to Ignis the Bloodred and you've immediately showed it😭

[@YeahhDan]

I followed this guide early just to get a build set up with new weapons cause I wanted to get that experience as part of the DLC and not carry over my build from the main game and I have to say.. it fucking slaps.

[@Nolimitbrog]

Honey wake up, nizar dropped a new build

[@saintsrow35jz]

we need old boss footage with this build asap

[@pepst6454]

Watching elden ring build videos its like a horror game u don’t know when a spoiler is going to happen

[@irajackson3846]

Can u make a dryleaf arts build, I would love to see it

[@jaelunnodam7000]

WHAT IS THE RED ITEM HE HAS ON THE LEFT BEFORE HE EQUIPS THE SEFOND SWORD

[@limitlesshoka5418]

Dragon communion seal

[@lolnocody]

I came across this and immediately +10 and man no regrets

[@RetroSwagz23]

I can’t wait i make this build

[@WhyCT]

Using this build and it’s great one drawback is the armor especially in late game bosses when they have multi hit attacks so to play it safe switch out your armor if you do bring this into late game

[@foaduk9118]

Pls make a dryleaf arts or danes footwork build.

[@XforceV]

Can’t wait to make this build

[@matthewmahoney4278]

Thank you so much for the Castle Ensis skip!!!

[@cain2855]

This set was a very nice find, this type of effect that was missing in the game

[@nickmed99]

Currently crying while dying to Rash for the 20th while listening to @NizzarGG say “It’s a very easy fight” 😭😭💀💀

[@Jcalvo101]

Do you have to beat the golden hippo??

[@gh0uli3e]

Rakshasa’s armor looks a lot like Pieta from Lords of the Fallen it’s amazing wearing the armor while wielding Ranella’s twin blades

[@ezlivin1477]

How do even deal 4k a hit I only manage 2k and I put the same build just. A little less strength and dex cuz I’m lvl 130 but the talismans and all are copied from the video

[@daylightwishkt8949]

what do u put the extra points

[@JohnDoe-pc1qf]

I'm still new to the DLC and was running around gathering stuff for a Smithscript Dagger build. I got the dragon sword by chance and after seeing videos that the daggers aren't that good I wanted to switch to a dragon slayer build. I need Rakshasas armour for that and I just beat him and also got his sword which looks awesome. Now I'll go for this build instead and combine the two cool swords.