Elden Ring But I'm ONLY LEVELING FAITH!

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Boss & Enemy Resistances: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
0:00 Intro
1:15 Grafted Scion
4:40 Hero of Zamor
6:08 Crucible Knight
7:52 Margit
11:52 Godrick
14:26 Deathbird
16:58 Erdtree Avatar (Holy Tear)
18:50 Red Wolf of Radagon
20:20 Rennala
23:14 Magma Wyrm Makar
26:00 Dragonkin of Nokstella
29:22 Demi-Human Queen Gilika
31:56 Godefroy
34:15 Ancient Dragon Lansseax
36:06 Black Knife Assassin (Altus)
36:50 Draconic Tree Sentinel
40:57 Goldfrey
43:00 Morgott
48:12 Hyetta's Questline (Frenzied Flame)
53:03 Mohg, the Omen
58:38 Erdtree Avatar (Fire Tear)
1:00:00 Decaying Ekzykes
1:01:45 Commander O'Neil
1:03:40 Fallingstar Beast
1:06:00 Radahn
1:08:09 Tibia Mariner (Limgrave)
1:08:52 Black Knife Assassin (Limgrave)
1:09:44 Cemetery Shade (Caelid)
1:10:14 Tibia Mariner (Liurnia)
1:11:44 Cemetery Shade (Liurnia)
1:12:30 Tibia Mariner (Altus)
1:16:36 Erdtree Avatar (Caelid)
1:17:32 Tibia Mariner (Mountaintops)
1:19:12 Guardian Golem
1:20:36 Commander Niall
1:25:00 Stray Mimic Tear (Mountaintops)
1:26:00 Ulcerated Tree Spirit (Mountaintops)
1:27:48 Fire Giant
1:33:00 Flying Dragon Agheel
1:34:40 Dragon Communion & Jellyfish Questlines
1:40:40 Godskin Duo
1:45:36 Placidusax
1:49:22 Loretta (Ghost)
1:50:40 Maliketh
1:57:58 Adan, Thief of Fire
2:00:00 Mimic Tear
2:01:00 Regal Ancestor Spirit
2:02:32 Valiant Gargoyles
2:05:10 Fia's Champions
2:07:14 Lichdragon Fortissax
2:09:10 Magma Wyrm (Mt. Gelmir)
2:10:06 Demi-Human Queen Maggie
2:12:00 Godskin Noble (Volcano Manor)
2:13:24 Rykard
2:26:12 Spirit Caller Snail (Godskin Duo)
2:28:25 Godskin Apostle (Altus)
2:29:50 Gideon
2:31:20 Hoarah Loux
2:35:10 Radagon & Elden Beast
2:38:30 Crucible Knight Duo (Altus)
2:40:20 Mohg, Lord of Blood
2:50:00 Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree
2:54:50 Malenia, Blade of Miquella
3:16:40 Golden Order Icantations Quest
3:20:40 Astel, Stars of Darkness

[@TamaShinrin]

rykard is one of the most visually incredible bosses in a fromsoft game to date because its incredible how little visuals i have during his storm of red skulls

[@Juusokakku]

Fr first time I felt like Guts in the middle of eclipse! 😂 Like what the hell is happeninnng

[@killval849]

yeah me too, had Eclipse vibes all over that place.@@Juusokakku

[@morrowinger5477]

​@@Juusokakkuplease🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@michalnowacki1489]

Shout out to Hunter, his editing is S tier for those who don't always have time to watch the streams

[@kaido2469]

Yeah, editors really deserve a lot more love, especially the editors that manage streams

[@hunterb3835]

Thanks

[@blindingrelic4160]

@@kaido2469so true

[@salah4651]

i never have time to watch the streams. wish these uploads were more regular :D

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@salah4651 Anyone who consistently watches streams has no life.

[@lharsay]

2:11:57 For those who didn't know Erdtree Seal is the strongest pure faith seal in the game but due to the different scaling curves the Godslayer Seal is better up until 70 faith.

[@Izolus]

Fromsoft scaling is silly

[@Ch3dlan]

Frontloaded vs. Backloaded scaling is weird. Same way Lusats' has the best Int scaling up until about 80 int, afterwards Lord of Death's staff overtakes it@@Izolus

[@VSN-wb2ly]

​@@Izolusyeah

[@Fishster]

@@Ch3dlanLord of Deaths isn’t a (pure) INT weapon. It’s a hybrid INT/FAI if you invest 80/80 you’d expect it to outperform a single stat investment. It’s a shame half the staffs are not worth bothering with. I guess most people go meteorite straight to Regal/Lusat’s. Personally I prefer Regal because I tend not to go for ‘one shot’ builds.

[@qwormuli77]

Erdtree Seal also fall off really fast towards 99 FTH. It literally has that small sliver around 80 of being good and doesn't even buff any incants.

[@GingerTron2000]

Next Stat Run: All stats in order AKA the ultimate quality build. Wretch starting class. First level to Vigor, second level to Mind, etc. until everything is 11. Then do it again for 12, 13, and so on.

[@StanleyG23]

Yeah, it would be interesting to see Gino do a run like that. Tulok & Mango did that exact run but with even better rules than the ones you suggested (video: "How Effective is Equal Stat Growth in Elden Ring?").

[@gigan3838]

Back in my day we called that a "mundane" build

[@slimthug166]

​@StanleyG23 thank you for posting the title of the video you referenced, gonna check it out 😁

[@Mr._Galaxywide]

@@gigan3838 *PTSD flashbacks to axe throwing dwarves*

[@Matt_Zoran]

​@@gigan3838just gimme that laddle back in ER so I can break it again

[@Skumnut]

Rickety Shield my beloved

[@PrawnyBoy53]

Wait a minute I know you

[@ultimatehooks]

Shoutout Hunter, the checklists were an amazing idea and were really cool to see how Gino was putting all the builds together

[@cortesdoandyalquimista235]

14:00 The Erdsteel Dagger almost double the damage if you infuse it with Flame Art affinity, it still scales with Faith and the damage near 650 on a +25. I used on a Machete Cosplay Run and it was really good with charged attacks

[@joesteer7455]

you should try dual wield with a frost one in the off hand very strong

[@Ake-TL]

Machete as in Danny Trejo?

[@cortesdoandyalquimista235]

@@Ake-TL yes

[@Ake-TL]

@@cortesdoandyalquimista235 based

[@DevilHunterJax]

29:30 really showcasing just how strong Frozen Lightning Spear is. Super underrated spell. The damage it does is nuts because it does lightning damage AND frost buildup. Having access to both of those damage types makes it a fantastic spell for nuking bosses. It's riskier to use because you need to get in close for both hits to get the full damage but oh man is it worth it.

[@reaperofthings]

48:42 quick thing just in case: No, you don’t have to do any of Castle Morne. Irina will die and Hyetta will spawn in Liurnia the instant you go to any Site of Grace after speaking to Irina and agreeing to give the letter to Edgar. Ayyy, Chat knew. I’m glad. I found that out last year when I decided to Platinum the game and stumbled across that little fact.

[@Xan4591]

Just happened to me on my playthrough because I kinda never realized Irina ->Hyetta. So I saw Hyetta, gave her a grape, and went to grab the grace at the Revenger's shack. Guess who invaded right after?

[@eduardonavarro4172]

Her quest is not nessesary for platinum tho.

[@BlasphemusRage]

​@@eduardonavarro4172there is a surprisingly low amount of quests required for platinum, at least the Xbox version, from what I remember you just have to do rannis quest in one playthrough, get the Frenzied flame ending in one, and the normal ending.

[@Stazza13]

Dx

[@tsemiu]

You seem like you know stuff and I know asking a question with my own comment won't get an answer so I'll ask you lol Does holding a weapon with both hands have more benefits? I know doing it with a larger weapon that you can't weild right with one hand will allow you to be effective. But a small sword like he had in the beginning?

[@bunglebenjoyer]

When I found the FOURTH color of lightning on my first playthrough as a Prisoner I immediately booted up a Prophet. The variety is unbeatable and definitely better than an entire catalogue of different shades of blue

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

your right but int gets better somber weapons and ashes of war.

[@qwormuli77]

@@shevankaseneviratne1724Wouldn't say better uniques, but magic really gets much better weapon skills. And more, too.

[@shulker7442]

Red, yellow, blue. What’s the fourth?

[@euclidYT]

​@@shulker7442 Death Lightning is black.

[@shulker7442]

@@euclidYT oh right the one spell that’s shit anyway I forgot lol

[@cuddlewyrm]

I love these types of runs ❤!!

[@YuoTie-tf1ji]

Me to

[@Neavris]

Highlight of the run @ 2:23:40 He can write a book about what's wrong with rickard... and dead after killing it finally, while resting.

[@litningblack5917]

The boss laughing before it all was the cherry on top lol

[@ethanbatts]

The Rancor killing you at the grace was the perfect end to that Rykard saga. Another really fun run to watch.

[@MinerDiner]

I wish I could be as Chill as Gino is with FromSoft games. "Surely I won't lose 70K runes" "surely i won't get blasted" "Surely this won't kill me" etc. etc. When I lose a lot of runes/souls i get HEATED. And even in large enemy groups I get super annoyed and also heated. I wanna be as chill as Gino is

[@Kai1665]

Simply don't get upset

[@MinerDiner]

@@Kai1665 Shirley it can't be that hard

[@rupturedtides4831]

Bro has like, thousands of hours into these games. We'll get there in time, and we'll laugh at our frustrations once we do.

[@wgnd1614]

@@MinerDiner it's not actualy because runes in this game is easy as hell especially if you kill greyoll multiple times (immediately after she dies you run to the grace and rest, you need to kill her on top of the horse hitting her tail)

[@MinerDiner]

@@wgnd1614 I don't care that it's easy as hell to farm runes I still get heated when I lose a shit ton of them over some bullshit death

[@dogs-game-too]

Region locking plus trying a wide variety of tactics made this probably the most entertaining run I've seen. Great work! 👍

[@boomhauer7556]

When Gino said “birds are too easy” I just remember Jevs run where he died by those birds and he screamed “WHY DO THE BIRDS HAVE FUCKING BLADES ATTACHED TO THEIR TALONS” 😭🤣

[@nonagrey3422]

I'm surprised no one mentioned the shabriri spell just south of Limgrave. It's pretty great for the early game bosses

[@timmchone7666]

What spell is that?

[@nonagrey3422]

@@timmchone7666 The Flame of Frenzy it's in Weeping Peniinsula .... it's really good at the start of the game and it's a chargeable spell too!

[@mauz791]

It's a mandatory spell imho. Chargeable, fire based, great aoe, and incredible poise damage 🔥

[@flagmuffin1221]

He was using The Flame of Frenzy though...?

[@nonagrey3422]

@@flagmuffin1221Was he though?

[@renthehag]

Awww, this brings back memories. My first run was a faith-based glass cannon build with a focus on godslayer incantations 😌

[@TURB0FTW]

Always a good day when Gino uploads a Elden Ring video longer than 1h. Keep it up. They are fantastic!

[@macandcheeseofficial]

As someone who mains Faith builds, this video is killing my soul. My brother in Christ, there are like 10 incants that are existential weapons of mass destruction and half are early game.

[@maros995]

what would you say are your top 10 ? i just rebirth myself to make a faith build and havent really experienced many of the incantations

[@yamilcarrasquillo7996]

Your mom

[@flagmuffin1221]

Looking through the list of incantations, there's not a single one I would define as "weapon of mass destruction" that doesn't come from late game areas.

[@oh_sweet]

Black flame

[@Zx2Solomon]

​@@flagmuffin1221To be fair, he said existential wmd's..

[@jboy7894]

It's finally here!

[@fgh-uv4gc]

watched many shorts already

[@StanleyG23]

I'm surprised Gino didn't leave the Fire Giant Spells for the Haligtree. Burn, O Flame! and Flame of the Fell God go extremely hard against Malenia. He could've been done in like 1-3 attempts. At least the Crucible Knight spells were also really fun. P.S. Looking forward to the Bows Only run.

[@user-ox7ob6fm7e]

The best incantation against Malenia is Frenzied burst. Hits like a gauss-rifle, casts from a huge safe distance and which is important, Malenia never tries to dodge it.

[@omerta4l665]

​@@user-ox7ob6fm7eshe cant if you dont charge it, Lightning spear is the same she cant input read it

[@r_ed01]

3 hours of amazing entertainment to fulfil my mindless brains needs. I'm gonna watch this all the way.

[@d4670]

Shout out to the editor, done good work. Always enjoy when Gino drops a video.

[@mannmann314]

Without a doubt one of the most underrated incants is pest threads. I think I'm the only person I've actually seen use it in game. Thing especially melts big bosses. Took out elden beast so fast my jaw dropped

[@HunterYangBird]

Would be too strong for a challenge run i guess. He didn’t stack buffs and 1 hit every boss when he could.

[@mannmann314]

@@HunterYangBird I wouldn't take it that far. While it was super effective against elden beast and astel most stuff isn't really that big and u gotta be pretty close for it to hit. It's still not anywhere near as good as giants flame take thee and a lot of other spells. It's just underrated and is good in the right situations

[@sfulibarri]

I love these region locked runs, such a great showcase for all the variety in the game.

[@cataddict_]

I really like the little checklists marking stuff that needs to be done. It contextualises everything ur doing so u can maybe miss like 2 mins of the video and not have to mentally catch up lol

[@irishkracken3281]

I'm loving these videos/runs I've been binge watching them lately and this new format with the editing showing the route/quest or next items to be obtained I do very much enjoy, I have been noticing the production quality go up recently with a lot of souls-bourne-ring creators and it's just awesome to see. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Zomonitan]

1:20:16 "Now this fight might be a little tough." (dies instantly) beautiful edit. No notes

[@sirlenemodesto2665]

The amount of set up having to be done just at the start with little pay off compared to other builds like INT is just lovely. Also I miss hexes, black flame incantations could have been so much better if some were weapon types like the curved greatsword spell from ds3, hell even the holy incantations margit uses like the hammer/sword/lance

[@sophiawilliams8650]

I think people like it because of how many directions you can go in and basically how many builds you can do within the same stats, sure you cant get super OP fast like other builds but sheer fun factor is worth imo

[@sophiawilliams8650]

also yeah your changes would be sweet

[@SimonMooreChannel]

Great runs indeed, you always try a lot of different things. Big fan of the editing in your videos, very clean and 'simple' , and pleasant to watch.

[@milesphelan5054]

I've recently just been binge watching all your other runs, so happy that a new one came out! ❤

[@yaboyhuntee]

love being part of the 6.6%, keep up the sick vids. these longer vids are so nice to have on in the background when working or playing a game.

[@Deece_]

The level of ease he parried the attacks are insane

[@WydScat]

I love your videos Gino keep up the good work!

[@alyssayutzler1527]

I did an entire run using nothing but the winged scythe, and I’ve gotta say, it’s effectiveness varies WILDLY. sometimes you do oodles of damage with multiple bleed procs, but other times you do 173 damage with a +10 weapon. Not to mention radagon feels like he’s built to laugh at that weapon specifically, since he resists holy and slash damages a lot, as well as being immune to bleed.

[@reisbauer9044]

Watching this run was a blast. Had a good laugh at many parts of the video :D shout out to the editor

[@kevinaerts6465]

Man you make this game seem so easy, every time i'm thinking "doesn't seem that bad, i can do that, just learn the moveset" then i get smashed by fire giant for rolling to early. Love you contentent keep it up !

[@88Spint]

Great run! Awesome to see all the incantations and their effectiveness.

[@IRAP2002]

Glad to see my boy Frozen Lightning Spear getting some love. Used it a lot on my first casting playthrough.

[@solcerer0006]

for the fire storm incantation, you can epuip caestus and endure and then cast the spell, the only thing to stagger me out of it is bleed/frost OR radahn's meteor landing, everything else you poise through and get off a huge spell

[@KDoodleNoodle99]

If I were leveling only faith I would start confessor over prophet just to have a little higher on the other stats since they’re never going up. Super cool run.

[@TREVORVADER]

So would l

[@lucassse]

The editing as well as your commentary makes me engaged the entire video!

[@-Beefroast]

Took me a couple days to watch the whole thing but awesome vid. Loved how you kept changing up spells for different areas and what not.

[@kupach4620]

The videos are perfect, thanks for the content as usual!

[@brofenix]

Haha super cool run and nice to see almost all the incantations used. I was waiting for you to try Elden Stars though! That homing & continuous attack helped me on my 1st playthrough a lot :) And I never knew Burn O Flame! was so busted o.O

[@eddyfade5956]

As always absolutely stellar work on all fronts, props to Hunter too. As per usual this will require at least a second viewing 🤘 ❤

[@themasterwolfom4109]

The content just keep getting better, and i dont even know how it can be posible

[@Shroom17]

Bro I’ve been waiting for this run!

[@PeasantPlayer]

I played the “Slayer Build” in Goblin Caves and had a lot of fun. You can use the lantern in offhand to proc the duel wield buffs, for a lower movement speed penalty.

[@RockStar12194]

Dude has grown so much love just to sit after stressful day and watch these vids

[@maksymilianfrahn731]

Hey man! Would love to see the rest of Convergence archetypes explored in the future! 🎉🎉🎉

[@mentalwig420]

Watching Gino Play makes me want to pay better attention to their attacks. It took me so long to kill crucible Duo but watching him inspired me to keep trying. Amazing gamer. I die so much but I know its my own fault most of the time. Watching him fight that crucible knight and I recognized his attacks made me happy.

[@SomberSnupdoge]

And when i thought my day couldn't get any better. keep up the fire work gino

[@dylanvansill2764]

I really enjoy the region lock runs. Forces you to go to different parts of the map you normally wouldn’t for extra runes or an armament you normally wouldn’t use because there’s a better version in the next region

[@Cliche8701]

Pro tip for an incantation only run: Catch Flame is the best incantation in the game with insane DPS, and you can cheese the entire game with it. 🙃🙃🤷🏼‍♂️

[@lordarcyus2862]

The editing was peak this video! Keep up the great work!

[@SRFriso94]

The incantation you get from Malekith is pretty good against Rykard. It does percentage-based damage, it can hit his body multiple times, and the jump lets you clear the lava.

[@cadenc8799]

The little checklists are actually so perfect cause i’m lowk tryna do some of these challenges as this helps a lot oml

[@firefelll]

Sick video. Thanks for all the great content

[@argus_lunge9026]

an Idea, God Run Bingo: Bingo but all of the souls games are included.

[@argus_lunge9026]

Can't wait for an "Elden Ring But I'm ONLY Using DLC Items!" video.

[@Imperial-631]

The goat hitting Gino during the lansseax fight was soooo funny 😂😂😂

[@abdelrahmanalshamsi9331]

Any "only run" would be amazing gino since you are doing it!!

[@yoshimoritenketsu5440]

I've been waiting for this vid so impatiently

[@Gobul]

I have never watched any Elden ring videos before and I started watching yours when I start to play game and you make it look so easy while I struggle on the “easy” bosses but man I am hooked on your videos and have gone back and watched mostly all of them I really enjoy the game just now and my viewers all like it as a die a lot and rage and they laugh 😂 keep up the cool videos idea my friend they are very unique and cool 😊

[@6karnex9]

Amazing, been waiting since the first clips of the run started to appear in shorts!

[@dawsonvandervort1082]

A new video 🎉🎉 I cannot wait to watch the bow only run

[@jlawson8143]

Man you make dodging waterfowl look sooooo easy. I had to just tank that with the shield. Hunter's editing is amazing too. GG

[@buttlessbandit6100]

Man, i love this longform content.

[@ArrhythmicPulse]

Cool, Im stoked to see you get into pvp!

[@tylerw1625]

Another Gino classic, perfect for the back half of my work shift

[@PoyoDesuka]

Is the little on-screen checklist a new addition to the Post-Editing? I really like it!

[@damianinboden55]

Been waiting for so long!

[@PabloGarcia-pl8yy]

A blessing from the lord, another long video from Gino

[@Shovie09]

very excited for this run. love the pure stat build challenges--i've been playing through seamless coop with a squad of one-stat goons. its been awful and amazing

[@daldorian]

“What were they thinking?” They were thinking youd try out the spear made specifically for the encounter that is found right when you enter arena not a faith only challenge run 😅

[@four2181]

Insane vid bro thank u

[@brandontaylor9258]

Frenized Burst is so slept on man. You get Blasphemous blade and Burst and just become elden lord

[@Droomy]

I’m glad that your finally getting the recognition you deserve I can’t believe that the fist only run got so little views but it should be the most watched elden ring vid….

[@noahpierson9379]

Ds3 anri straight sword is special in the fact it primarily scales with luck and is intrinsically blessed

[@thatonethingthatonetime6357]

These are the best runs :D

[@thatonethingthatonetime6357]

Yea, the all bosses random was super super amazing, I fully enjoyed it!

[@grfrjiglstan]

Ah, Frozen Lightning Spear - the perfect gift for a boss that has 80% lightning resist.

[@bedaskun5312]

Gino notification always puts a smile on my face :)

[@guillermogil5838]

I love this runs man

[@IsaacFNghost]

Doing my first play though and a week ago those “easy” birds literally tormented me for HOURS 😂😂😂 I have a lot of “gitting good” to do lmao

[@AkiRa22084]

That was a fun run!

[@zezeraix864]

Great video as always

[@iftrit]

Thank you for leaving the music in, it's much more enjoyable

[@israilrodaev]

Secrect facts: - Gino is a true believer and thats why his dmg good

[@dragonflower1497]

Not a Stat run but should maybe be challenging still. Region lock, All Major bosses (so all the Great Rune bosses if confused), Somber Smithing Stone Halberds only. Part of the challenge for this run is the limited number of Somber Smithing Stone upgrading Halberds since there is much more plain Smithing Stone upgrading Halberds and there are a few regions (i think 3?) that have no Somber Halberds so it requires going to regions you may not have wanted to go + they are slow timing weapons for the most part

[@RockingTheFro]

I love your videos. There have been times where your mental health message has pulled me from the brink but also times like right now where I'm feeling great. But the contrast of the two situations really helps to put things in perspective and it genuinely helps every time I hear it.

[@inshaian4088]

Yay this looks awesome

[@dhiachouket9308]

Never played the game but watching you play it Is so fun

[@benkenobi8816]

This game is mind blowingly good and im glad this guy takes it to the next level and even still plays it. He shows what can be done and things like that and that it can be a lasting journey to have fun with.

[@dylanvansill2764]

And fist only run I haven’t seen. I’m looking forward to seeing it

[@ohno5640]

Dude you are insane atbthis hame

[@joeygarcia6120]

“Birds are too easy, they should make them harder.” Me who has played games where birds are absolute menaces to society and make fighting the elden beast barehanded with no armor and no stat upgrades seem easy: “No. Trust me. You really, REALLY don’t want birds to be harder.”

[@thenotkobra]

Great video! Maybe a mind only run next?