Elden Ring Sword of Night and Flame Build Guide - How to Build a Deathblade (Level 100 Guide)

[@Fextralife]

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[@LoudAngryJerk]

Not for nothing, but I would love a madness based incantations build.

[@omni_x_dragon]

Have you tried Warrior Jar Shard or Shard of Alaxander?

[@krismerrgaming]

This is great thanks! Any plans to do a pure range magic build at level 100? An update to the Sorcerer build, in theory.

[@tekkamanspade8709]

First of all, thank you for cranking out these videos. I have been following your guides since DA: Inquisition, and you have become the standard for RPG guides for me. I love the Fighter, Mage, Thief triad, and I love the hybrids(Fighter/Mage, Fighter/Thief, Mage/Thief) even more. My favorite is the Fighter/Thief, or "Duelist" archetype(kind of like the Silent Sister from Inquisition). Hits hard at all ranges with physical damage, moves fast, high single target damage with 1 or 2 AOE options, and can take a hit and/or parry damage. Little to no magical talent, but can possible shut down mages with anti-caster gimmicks. Have you made a build like this in Elden. If so, send the link. If not, please consider making one and adding it to this amazing collection of builds. Thanks, and keep growing bro! You have a long term subscriber!

[@poboy57]

Can you do a build focusing on intelligence and dexterity?

[@goosesmile697]

Shoutout to whoever is making the thumbnails for these builds. Really cool looking and they do a good job representing the build right from the jump, well done guys 👍

[@landoncube769]

Ikr the art for them matches, is creative, and looks great

[@createprince2093]

i wanna know who they are! not seeing them credited anywhere

[@menestersin]

I was thinking about this a couple days ago, props to the awesome artist

[@Asriel_Cypher]

I agree. You get that image when you play the builds and the illustration definitely shows and represents the playstyle.

[@Gregzilla83]

They're off the wiki I'm pretty sure

[@Quarterspine143]

The fact you did all the testing before you made this, and yet STILL made this (edited and filmed absurdly quickly) without breaking your schedule. Every morning I get to see more elden ring builds, and you're contributing to my elden addiction.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Werrrrrrrrd!

[@Hravokh]

just wanted to say, the amount of builds you pump out here and the work put into it, really amazing. Thank you

[@eldeivid_hn5316]

Absolutely, 2 videos per day. He is definitely working hard. I’m glad to see the community is acknowledging his channel.

[@ccherryii]

Agreed!! Thank You👏🏿👏🏿

[@Timmmmehhhhhhh]

No lies. This is awesome!

[@Monkeyman-qt1sm]

Seriously haha I want to try them all! But this is the one I kinda had in mind when making mine and is my fav so far!

[@chaosdjx13]

Hay would you recommend 2 sword of night and flame or 1 night&flame & moonvail

[@jamesling-vance9708]

your dedication to your community is astounding fex. you're the nost consistent and reliable elden ring content creator out there. literally the G.O.A.T. of elden ring 🐐

[@Olixer109]

This is why you're above the rest, a weapon gets nerfed and the clickbaiters move on to the next most broken thing, but you guys make a video on a weapon that happened to be broken but is really cool, and is still really cool! Love this build.

[@deepfriedrobo]

Can't wait to see a level 150 progression of this build!

[@gregfairweather6281]

Pretty sure I've been following your work since Dark souls 2. As a parent I don't get too much time to play anymore. So these build videos give me a basis on how I want to start allocating my stats depending on the play style I want. I really appreciate your work and I thank you for it.

[@drumsallday19]

I switched over to this build from just a generic strength and dex build. Definitely loving it! I'm so sad I progressed Ranni's quest too far and didn't get a chance to get the magic scorpion charm lol. Having a 2nd sword would be amazing too. Thanks so much for these! I honestly watch every video!

[@uHasioorr]

If you start as a confessor you can easily combine this build with paladin/templar build. The merchant in Mistwoods sells medium shield 'Blue-Gold Kite Shield' for 1000 runes, that has 100 damage reduction and also reaches 65 guard boost, although a little bit latter because only at +24, in return it only requires 12 strength, so you don't have to spend even one point in that stat and you can still rely on guard counter.

[@darthvega3]

Just yesterday, I got the stats to use Night and Flame. This thing is a MONSTER! It makes me wonder what in the world it was like BEFORE the debuff. As it is, I cant wait to fight my first boss with it, and I'll come back here for a lvl 100 build. Thanks for your hard work!

[@shonixgaming3076]

It was just the laser beam that got nerfed, since that was basically an "I win" button lol. That got its damage reduced to 30%, but every other aspect of this weapon is still in tact.

[@arturo929]

@@shonixgaming3076 it was more like almost 60% :/

[@Allanfallan]

They nerfed the azur comet skill dmg by 30% and the fire skill dmg by 22.2%. I had to switch builds because it was so strong that it wasn't even fun for me. I switched back after patch and now it's much more reasonable. You feel rewarded for getting the skills off with really good damage, but not so much damage that you're just spamming it over and over HP be damned. They both *feel* better than a lot of spells, but they're also just slow enough that you could use faster spells and get a similar and safer damage output. Amazing skills if enemies line up, or are spread out in front of you. Unsafe against fast, aggressive, and/or competent enemies. If an enemy can side-step, you aren't hitting the beam attack mid-combat. Using the fire skill mid combat with multiple enemies will probably get you killed. IMO it's much more balanced now with reasonable damage and drawbacks.

[@arturo929]

@@Allanfallan for me it felt more like a 50% dmg reduction in the commet skill, my moonveil does way more dmg to the point where that sword is just collecting dust

[@Allanfallan]

@@arturo929 Moonveil has the better skill overall anyways. The real strength of the weapon is the int/fth scalin naturally and high attack power. You can easily buff the damage enough to wreck bosses with the nerfed comet still. IMO completely fair nerf and I wouldn't be surprised if Moonveil got targeted at some point too.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Your videos are the most comprehensive, intriguing, & utterly enjoyable to watch & listen to! This game, will go down in history as the template by which other gaming developers will use to build their games, regardless of genre. I cannot wait to play this game, yet the timing must be right for me to delve into it, in earnest.

[@ethanball721]

This was the first build I used in elden ring other than my file uchigatana build, this carried me through mid and end game plus all the way though my NG+ play though this build is incredible

[@Matt__just_a_guy]

whoever does your thumbnails is SERIOUS talent :) amazing

[@DarknessReborn50]

Carian Filigreed Crest and Shard of Alexander are also great tallys for people looking to lean heavily into the weapon skills.

[@biglugaming8378]

Literally addicted to your videos. I rewatch them all the time throughout the day lol

[@ppohio]

Just wanted to echo others here and say thanks for making these videos, I am about 70 hours in and want to respec into something a little more flexible and fun, and this looks like it might be the ticket. There’s so, so much to unpack in this game and it is wonderful to have these videos to reference. Cheers

[@kiphurd8101]

did you do it was it worth it i have a moonveil build that ive been playing from pretty early on and while it is super good its getting a little repetitive

[@mrseebs6148]

Ancient Death Rancor is one of the most underappreciated spells in the entire game imo. The stagger is so op that many enemies (especially humanoid) can be completely stunned 100% of the time until they eventually die. Many of the hard bosses are made trivial with ADR. Should be on every sorcery kit.

[@brody8857]

back when i was running my moonveil build, i used the rock sling spell which was really good for stagger and decent damage too. that death rancor looks like an even cooler spell.

[@BobicusRocketus]

How does rancorcall compare? I don't meet the requirements for ADR yet, and would like a decent staggering spell. Rock sling is not my cup of tea

[@MikeCantrell]

@@BobicusRocketus Personally, I think rock sling is better. It's more damage and more stagger from my testing. I was excited to try ADC but it's just not usable for me.

[@solidmoon8266]

@@MikeCantrell the problem is rock sling is a much slower cast and you're stuck stationary while casting. Rancorcall can a lot quicker and charged on the move.

[@nighthawx5883]

12:34 Great Runes do not remain active when you are summoned as a coop, only the host can have an active Great Rune. Nevertheless great guide, trying that out right now.

[@neophyte_DQT]

Yes, this is true. You lose access to your great rune when you help others Can catch you off guard if you need the rune to meet attribute requirements

[@djebble1]

Aye, weird he got this wrong to be fair.

[@jessechounard]

@@djebble1 ♪ To be fair ♪

[@smokeythebeast8288]

I'm so glad you made this video because I am so tired of arguing people about the snaf. I have had mine at plus 10 for a while and even after the nerve the thing is still sitting firm in my top 2 go to weapons. I also use the Blasphemous blade a lot as well. I'm also glad you mentioned the physical attack because I have been telling people the thing hits like a truck forever and I get looked at like an ass hat with five eyes. Great work is always everybody make way the goat of Elden ring content has spoken

[@Allanfallan]

I'm glad to see an INT/FTH build based around Dual wielding the Night and Flame and using Death Staff + GO Seal. I've been playing it for awhile now since the patch and it just feels so good. Get a friend to drop you a second Night and Flame. It's huge if you don't want to wait to try this until NG+. With this build you have the option to cast basically any spell you want with the amazing scaling off of the Death Staff and Golden Order Seal. At the same time you can just whip out the dual N+F and absolutely melt everything in melee. The swords aren't very big though, so you really gotta get into the danger zone if you're dual wielding these. If anyone is interested, a level 150 stat spread should look something like this (with Confessor start): 40 Vigor 25 Mind 27 Endurance (Stam for dual wield, and enough to carry dual N+F, Brass Shield, Death Staff, GO Seal, and Gelmir Knight Set + Greathelm) 16 Strength (Req for Brass Shield) 12 Dexterity 50 Intelligence 50 Faith 9 Arcane No talismans required. The points in Endurance are personal preference for equip weight and because dual wielding takes a lot of stamina. If you like to spam spells more you might want to add more Mind. You could also go more INT/FTH to push closer to the soft cap to get more damage.

[@reynergonzalezperez4105]

It is possible to have two N+F spades playing offline?

[@temushin]

@@reynergonzalezperez4105 Only if you go to NG+.

[@reynergonzalezperez4105]

Nooooo 😭

[@temushin]

@@reynergonzalezperez4105 You can still powerstance with it and another straight sword.

[@rf5510]

Why wouldnt you use talismans though? They may not be required, but they would make any build better.

[@SuperRymo]

I'm probably only a few hours away from a platinum trophy on this game but I am loving all the build videos and the variety of play styles they showcase. Thanks so much for all the work you put in, I can't wait for the next video.

[@fooga8079]

Is there any build you’d recommend out of these?

[@SuperRymo]

@@fooga8079 I'm really enjoying the moonveil Samurai style I've gone hybrid caster with it though. I was going uchigatana and buffing with scholars weapon but I didn't like reapplying all the time so I'm mainly using transient moonlight with a staff in my offhand to hit far away enemies. The deathbladebbuild looks very fun as well and I liked the darkflame build showcased as well.

[@Spike2276]

Fex just wanted to tell you that i started a run based on a mix of the blood dancer and blazing bushido, using Eleonora's and powerstanced Uchigatanas (raptor of the mists right hand, unsheath left hand), and it's been fun as hell, thanks for the inspiration

[@anthonycoralejo4682]

can you make a level 150 version of this?

[@DieKao]

Well that was quick. Thanks for showing the evolved version of this. Respecced back into it. Using rancor to stagger and getting a weapon art beam + critical off is really satisfying.

[@JaeDooks]

I started my Confessor as a Sword Sage but I picked up Eleonara and Moonveil and wanted to switch to Dex/Int. This inspired me to go back and respec into this archetype. Excellent work dude.

[@mr.devilpool1717]

Just wanna say i’ve been using this sword before the 1.03 update thanks to your first video, it was the perfect framework for the hybrid build i wanted to play, havent given up on it even after the nerf cause it still a beast in my opinion, but this make me so happy that you stuck with it an kept improving cause i was nervous about endgame scaling but this build gives me confidence to keep fighting. Awesome job dude!!

[@majinbooch3787]

I’ve been duel wielding these for a couple days and I love it thanks for the video omg and since I found the imo head cat when I got the game I haven’t replaced it it’s crazy how close this build is to mine

[@King-KJ]

I love you. Thank you for content!

[@alishlalani2751]

Wow a build video that actually explains everything in detail! Awesome video! Thanks!

[@gustavodeharo]

There might not be much to add to it but we'd love an update to the Colossal Knight/Barbarian. Even if it's a short video on the stats, armors, a fitting wondrous physick mix, possibly useful incantations that don't require much faith, etc. Great job so far!

[@Huckleberry52]

Absolute favorite build.

[@abednegokurio9244]

The high AR is because it has triple split. Each split will be affected by a different resistance which are the usual physical then magic and fire. So a weapon with a single damage type like physical will only have to overcome a single res stat meanwhile a weapon split between 3 damage types will have to overcome 3 res stats. Which is why on an enemy with similar resistances for each damage type, a weapon with 500 on a sinhle damage type will outperform a weapon with 500 ar split between multiple damage types. Split damage weapons have been like this since the days of Demon’s Souls, their high AR is a bit deceptive because in reality they also face effectively higher resistance. Of course there are exceptions, some enemies are weak to specific damage types.

[@shonixgaming3076]

Yeah, this weapon has a huge problem against Mohg since he heavily resists fire and has a rather middling resistance against magic, leaving most of the damage on the physical part of this. But because this weapon requires you to build Int and Faith, you should be able to use a spell to bypass it.

[@NgocLinhNguyen]

The resistances in previous games are flat values, while in ER they are percentage-based. Each enemy in ER has different "absorption" for different type of damages. Typically, absorption for physical is lower than that for other damage types. For example, many bosses have 10% absorption for physical, and 20% for magic/fire/lightning. While at the same AR, a pure physical weapon still outperforms split damage weapons, it's not as bad as previous games anymore. A flame art Uchi with 200 physical AR + 400 fire AR will deal 200 * 90% + 400 * 80% = 500 damage. To reach this number, a physical Uchi must have at least ~555 AR. As a ballpark, a split damage weapon with 10% more AR will outperform a pure physical weapon. In previous game, the split damage weapon would have to have WAY more AR.

[@Ken_Jones]

Exactly this. And that's why no one is talking about it. However, it's a good weapon and nice build.

[@smokeythebeast8288]

@@Ken_Jones yeah but unlike previous games split is different I thought this went by percentage opposed to flat and if that is the case that changes everything. Either way at plus 10 pure physical damage outstrips three of my plus-7 greatswords which is kind of silly considering you attacked so much quicker. And I am not talking about a r I am talking about physical damage numbers. If I'm being completely honest it's taking a little bit to adjust to changes and I'm not even going to get into the fact that some of these weapons are janky and the numbers just plain out do not add up when you do the math summer hitting harder than they're supposed to some lighter and I have no explanation for this. Being kind of a number geek and a person that likes everything to fit into its place and have everything be mathematically sound this type of crap drives me nuts especially like I said previously when numbers are not matching up the way they are supposed to and I have encountered it on numerous separate occasions and even taking the opponents damage negation into account the numbers sometimes just plain out don't make sense

[@abednegokurio9244]

@@NgocLinhNguyen ah I didn’t know that. But still the point is large AR numbers on split damage can be deceptive for new players.

[@dogs-game-too]

I've watched this vid multiple times and the phrase "when you're fighting an enemy that has a head" cracks me up every time. I know what you mean but out of context it's funny

[@asimplefarmer]

Love the update on this build! I was using it till I re-spec to use the death poker. I still use PoD + ancient death rancor to set myself up for the death poker skill set.

[@lostinspacestudio]

I've not figured out how to apply the skill on that weapon yet effectively. Any tips.. t

[@nilspochat8665]

I usually don't watch these but considering that's the kind of build i'm working on for my 2nd playthrough i'm liking the suggestions and POV on it. Thanks.

[@a.z.pantera5577]

I actually used this build as a base for my own iteration. I love builds with options, and this has that in spades. The Sword of N&F is easily my favorite weapon in the game.

[@James-xc4kg]

Really excited to see the 150 build for this!

[@Lanaestra]

I've been playing with a similar build, one thing I feel I need to point out is that regular Rancorcall is waaaay more FP efficient than Ancient Death Rancor, and is viable as a more spammable damage spell. ADR might be the better choice for posture breaking bosses to make openings, though. I also love Adula's Moonblade for AoE situations as a kind of mixed advancement of both Carian Greatsword and Glintstone Arc

[@kiorodjirane8517]

Posture breaking is the whole point of taking ADR, not the damage like he said. The normal glintstone spell (Pebble and his upgrades) are better at dealing with regular mob. But you already have your sword for that so... :/

[@UmbreonMessiah]

It's more FP efficient, but the entire point of ADR is the stagger.

[@Ceegore]

This is the one I've been waiting for. :) Great video man, thank you!

[@takeoh]

80Int/80Faith here. The Prince of Death's staff at +25 has a 430 sorc scaling. It's insane!

[@rezaeffendi5809]

Prince of death is better than lusat staff right? In terms of sorcery scaling

[@takeoh]

@@rezaeffendi5809 Yes, 100%.

[@zkatom3773]

@@rezaeffendi5809 Rennala's scaling is better I think.

[@Lanaestra]

Really? Hmmm, I wonder what the curve is like, it seems like it must have much lower returns and low/mid values. I've got The Prince of Death Staff at +25 and Golden Order Seal at +10 with about like 55 int and 45 faith so far and while the Golden Order Seal is pretty impressive with about 340ish incantation scaling, the sorcery scaling on PDS is only around like 280 which feels a bit low in comparison. I tested with accessories and adding 5 faith or int raises the scaling by the same amount so it's not a matter of not having the stats even or needing to increase the lower stat like in Dark Souls 2

[@ramzajp]

Please do a level 150 version of this. I love this sword / build and really interested to see where you go with it

[@sqfzerzefsdf]

given that your faith stat would be wasted levels if left alone it' probably best to pump faith at high levels causing prince of death staff & golden order seal to become stronger. if you have levels to spare some arcane can let you opt into rot & ice breath attacks. at that point you're practically an omnicaster that can do faith / sorc as well as having a melee option. I don't think this is as good as going for pure int builds etc but it does allow for way more variety in your spell slots

[@ramzajp]

@@sqfzerzefsdf hmmm, good call... ive been mostly using Death Rancor into comet and pumping faith would increase the death rancor damage right?

[@sqfzerzefsdf]

@@ramzajp yes but it mainly allows the faith scaling on your staff & seal to shine more than what any additional int beyond the 55ish cap would offer (you can still pump int a bit for minimum requirements). Your rancor is never going to really be your damage but the way the staff works faith is actually going to buff all your spells.

[@ramzajp]

@@sqfzerzefsdf Gotcha, Ya, I know the damage on it isn't great, but with how well it tracks and staggers, I still find myself going to it a lot... If I can set up a rancore, then go in and fire a comet right when the rancore hits, it wrecks.

[@requiem4ameme929]

Bro listen I have been playing this entire time on a blood build with dex and arcane. Mostly bc the Chikage is one of my favorite all time weapons/builds. But I have to say even tho I'm missing a few things in this video that this build is sooo fun and hella strong. So thank you.

[@jamessolano7881]

Im level 70ish and just got it to +10... And its still really good. I downed the ulcerated tree spirit on mt gelmir in 3 hits of the fire weapon art

[@lord461]

It's nice how you optimize the build to your playstyle. Me personally I balance fth and int to also make use of the fth int spells.

[@gravekpr]

You're doing great job with those videos

[@nihilisticpoet]

Whilst I have issues with how your Wiki UI works and is presented, I will never let anyone shittalk the sheer passion and work ethic you guys put behind this. Love the creativity here!

[@roireyes9933]

Thanks for another detailed build guide and in under 15 mins which is insane! Do update your Moonveil build if possible.

[@Mimz670]

Can we appreciate the sick ass art every time that makes us like "That's badass, I want to be that"

[@GoatSays]

You should release the thumbnail art for these builds as wallpapers. They're so good!

[@jamescrook9600]

Keep em coming fextra thanks man

[@arthurbernardohaiidamus8658]

tested the moonblade build, gave the game a whole new breath of fresh air, loving it

[@birghtwing]

Just in time for this as I respecced to your lvl 50 of this build not too long ago. Thank you!

[@anthonymunoz7322]

I can't wait to see the endgame build this becomes

[@tonydeluna8095]

I was hoping for this build! Glad it’s here! Over 2000 damage that’s insane!

[@mattylebatty1518]

147 hours into this game playing as a pure melee build (never using any spells) I visited rennala and respec’d according to this guide. Holy crap… The gameplay now feels completely overhauled and fresh… amazing video, amazing game….

[@Tyrfx6]

Yay I’ve been waiting for the follow up to the sword sage build since even after the nerf it’s my favorite weapon to use because of the versatility thank you!

[@robertosalvatore1211]

Your videos on KZbin and the wiki website have been amazing during my first playthrough of Elden Ring when help was needed. Can't wait to start NG+ Journey 2. I've ended being a Moonveil Katana Mage mostly, but I like switching from Katanas back to the Sword of Night and Flame. Also, you should make a build video using the Death's Poker weapon, it's an absolute beast. I have Moonveil, Sword of Night and Flame, Death's Poker all at +10. My 3 go to weapons.

[@Z-moneyGaming]

this is it! This is the one im going to settle with!

[@Chakreasarkyndyn]

Your builds are great! I love watching your Videos while drinking my coffee. Is there anyway you might be able to make an "Angel of Death" build using the Winged Scythe?

[@VincentGalbo]

I initially went for a paladin build, inspired a bit by your beginner guide. I focused heavily on endurance, strenght, and faith for a heavily armored and shielded guy (this is also my first souls game, so wanted to survive). I kept trying weapons but couldn't seem to get off the starting broadsword. I eventually got around level 85 and I thought my broadsword wasn't putting out enough damage and was making fights more difficult than they had to be. So, I respec'd into endurance, faith and int (for night and flame), and just enough strength to wield the icon shield when using the +5 strength amulet. And now I'm just whipping through the world, I love it. I still mostly focus on melee, but I do use the sword arts when the opportunity arises. I actually use the flame attack most, as I tend to use it when I'm surrounded. Also, intelligence offers a ton of great damage utility that I was missing in my faith based melee. I also love the shield buff magic spell, as it works great with the icon shield that can't get the barricade ash of war. Also, Icon is a great shield for the sword of night and fire because you don't need to switch it off due to it not allowed to have a skill. Anyways! Loved seeing your take on this and I'm constantly impressed with this game and the so many different ways you can play.

[@fabrizioscimia2298]

May I ask why icon shield instead of for example brass shield or Carian shield? They have less requirements while having 100 physical protection

[@VincentGalbo]

@@fabrizioscimia2298 I stopped using that build eventually, but the Icon shield heals you continuously. So, the small chip damage you take will very quickly get healed.

[@KnicksBasketball96]

Everyone’s already said it but thanks for your hard work! Looking forward to your late game sorcery build!

[@t0mme2t0ne85]

I like to use the sword of night and flame in my right hand while left handing the crystal sword. It’s one of my favorite dual wields and performs pretty well. It’s not the greatest, but it gets the job done and with style.

[@droid5785]

On my first main playthrough I powerstanced st Trina's with night and flame. Loved the different effects of both weapons

[@Jpizzle011]

Loving these build videos

[@KiraAotsuki]

Yayyy long have i waited! I cant believe i never considered dual wielding two of them!

[@Kezren1]

Literally the build I've been looking for. Plus deaths poker

[@Bardaer]

I was waiting for this Cas! Thanks for uploading :D I did try a variation from the previous Build but found the sword kinda lackluster in melee and I didn't really like to spam weapon abilities. So I'm actually surprised how good the damage is in a more lategame version. It's a shame that death spells aren't that viable in PvE in terms of damage. That was the reason why I went more into the Ice Spell route. But I think Imma revisit my Deathknight thingy ^^ I mean the Prince of Death's Staff is probably the sexiest of them anyway ^^

[@RaptorMother]

Absolutely everyone sleeps on the raw damage potential of the SoN&F. Even beyond the cheese that is the weapon art, as you mentioned. I ran with a FAITH/INT build, and powerstanced it with a cypher blade, I did over 2k damage using them in tandem (best part? The cypher blade CANNOT BE BLOCKED). 2 straightswords is stupidly fun and powerful, and literally carried me through all of the game. I only needed to use the beam from the SoN&F for opener, like this: Buff, Elden Stars, SoN&F, powerstance. It worked against every boss, even those that were supposed to be resistant to holy damage. Faith builds are SO good in this game

[@unicornmilk6158]

I dont have the cat imp head, but I do have the Queens Crescent crown you get from the Fingers lady at the Roundtable hold. It's better than the olivinus glintstone crown as it gives the same Int boost, without the sacrifice of anything else.

[@exeter4283]

Are you planning on doing a lvl 100 build revolving around the blasphemous blade? love your videos!

[@Fextralife]

Likely will get there at some point.

[@jhchnc]

Given the staff and seal of this build you're really best off keeping faith and intelligence balanced. It's very tempting to pump up one or the other but you lose significant AR and aren't maxing your staff and seal. For dual welding you can use Crystal Sword, Golden Epithet or something else you like. Dropping duplicates is meh imo. Comet skill is great, but faster bosses can dodge. Flame art won't miss ;) key to this build is not over leveling Mind, ironically. You want to increase damage and not miss. For buffs I like to stack them after using a flask which has cerulean hidden tear, which means no fp cost for 30 seconds. Now I'm charged up with full fp and tons of health.

[@jhchnc]

I mean you want to increase your health, not damage.

[@sgurdod2457]

Hey man, I found your comment really insightful. How would my stats at lvl 100 look like if I balanced the stats like you said? What is optimal?

[@maiknocon773]

get great shard of alexander instead of godfreys icon. 20% increased dmg to all skills so the laser will benefit greatly

[@XagonogaX]

New build ideas I've theorycrafted in my mind: Beast build (talk about strengths of bestial incantations and the cinquedea), Frenzy build (talk about strengths of inflicting madness), serpent/poison build (talk about strengths of inflicting posion), St. Trina build (talk about strengths of inflicting sleepiness); there's a lot of spells/incants/armaments that involve these status effects and niche damage types, and it would be sick to see builds around them! Love your work cas + fextra, you guys rock

[@Lanaestra]

I've actually been off-handing the Sword of St. Trina with the Sword of Night and Flame and the sleep procs are phenomenal even there

[@ChristopherSmith-m3t]

Love this build

[@Applessssss]

Keep up the great content 👏 👌

[@mao_lang]

You can pack A LOT of utility into this build late game with the stat spread these weapons/catalysts encourage you to push. Law of Regression, healing incantation of choice, Golden Vow, Ancient Death Rancor (magic), Adula’s Moonblade (frost), Lightning Spear (lightning), Black Flame (fire), Radagon’s Ring of Light (holy), AND the awesome weapon art skills. By far my favorite setup to play the game with in the late game and NG+. Only thing you’re really lacking is bleed. Haven’t died in my second journey yet, and now I have my second SNAF for when I just wanna power stance them. Absolutely filthy build!

[@AdamDewind29]

Can't wait for the level 150 guide to your Templar! I've been having a blast with that build!

[@targettmark88]

Love your builds keep up the incredible work 👏 thank you

[@goldbarth]

Thanks for inspiring me for my next build. Yes!

[@mattdefreitas525]

You're thumbnail pics are so good

[@Megasamton]

I'd like to see a endgame build for this, it looks so cool and their are alot of endgame items that could change how this works.

[@anonssr9514]

Just a random tip related to Golden Vow. The Golden Vow weapon art can be used in any melee weapon and it costs less FP than the actual spell, not to mention its cast speed is far faster in the form ashes of war. It's a good idea to keep a Dagger (or whatever 1.5w thing) with it, and just use it to cast it.

[@kiorodjirane8517]

If you use incantation you don't really need that. Golden Vow is only used before fighting for Boss fight or Hard fight. And on either of this case the FP consomption and casting time are irrelevant.

[@zerotwo3298]

I have no idea why people are giving this guys builds so much hate on the wiki. Some of these builds (especially carian battle kage and deaths poker build) have helped me a lot. Even in pvp against those annoying pesky bleed users

[@gregorymoscosocaceres1998]

Nice vid, the build found post patch and nerft ?

[@kingmarlexia]

Not going to lie, I've been browsing other builds looking for a replacement to SoNaF because I felt it was ruined from the update, but now that you are still signing off on it, I may just have to give it another chance. Masterful build as always!

[@bruzified7910]

The sword is definitely still great, I has finished my first play thru with it now tho so I wanted to try new things, now working on a arcane dex build

[@archologyzero]

Ruined? Gotta play with it. I hardly felt the change because its one od the best, most versatile weapons in the game.

[@ymk516]

BIG FAN ! HIT THAT 1 MILL !

[@av1dgamer]

Yes! I've been running this for a while now. Respecd to try faith and incantations out but I'll be back! Hopefully they fix that armor buff! 💯

[@ogarga666]

amazing build! thanks! Can we get some fist monk build? Would be awesome!

[@Kinos141]

If you can get the Lazuli Glintstone sword, it works well with the Sword of N&F. I dual wield both and am wrecking bosses, and I'm not a mage build.

[@mnpalazzo]

Curious what a level 100 build of your Moonveil samurai would look like, especially post 1.03 patch

[@LManNvrTakeLMan]

Respec’t my spellblade into this last night. I love it so far!!!

[@arsenelupine7655]

I was looking for a new build for Elden ring and i see that this vid was posted on my Birthday. its like it was meant to be.

[@sykomos]

There's one aspect of this build that people keep SAYING is true but I'm not really seeing in practice: Ancient Death Rancor and how great it is at staggering. ... Well I'm not really seeing it do much of anything. Am I misunderstanding something? I've seen it work against humanoids (and humanoid bosses, as long as they're not on horseback... these had no effect on the Draconic Tree Sentinel, Valiant Gargoyle, nor any Lesser Runebears, for example). Let me be descriptive: When they get hit with skulls, I don't see them wince from the impact the way humanoids do. Their attacks are 100% uninterrupted, continuing like the skulls are just doing the tiniest sliver of damage that they're doing. Their stance never breaks either - depleting my FP bar multiple times to hopefully achieve this effect to no avail... It could be that I'm misunderstanding what "stagger" means, but I'm hoping someone could elaborate here... Perhaps it was a patch that nerfed this spell? I'm going to experiment with spells that fextralife lists as particularly effective at breaking stances in the meantime...

[@sykomos]

Sigh... I figured out the problem, but it's not the cheese mode being described. I uhhh didn't realize I could hold the cast button down longer to cast a more powerful version of the spell. This is apparently called "charging" a spell. it does fairly decent damage, actually, and Ancient Death Rancor being the heat-seeking missile barrage that it is can be pretty helpful as a last-ditch cheese-mode for killing bosses because you can just keep your distance and whittle them down with it. But - I thought the point of this spell was stagger more than it was damage. And to that I say - ehhhhh even when charged I only see it staggering lesser enemies or humanoids. When you get invaded by an npc, it's a perfect spell to use on 'em to interrupt their attack animations. But poise is poise, and enemies with high poise don't care about your skull-slinging. Bottom line - it's a decent damage per sp, but stagger really isn't all it's cracked up to be. IMO the major improvement here would be towards finding a spell set that breaks stance so you have lots of free comet hits.

[@GraveZero]

Love your builds keep it up

[@aK1baby]

love your build guides very indepth, but on point - thank you! dagger & claw builds are awaited desperately. trying to get 'em running, but could use some more dedicated inspiration :)

[@Ry.S.]

Great video. One note, the Great Rune does not carry over if you are summoned into another persons world, not sure why you said that at the end

[@Fextralife]

Just realized that like 20 mins ago lol

[@brody8857]

man the melee damage dual wielding those swords looks nuts!!! ive been running an arcane bleed build and i do like bleed and some of the arcane spells but damn those swords look sick and the weapon art looks fun to use as well. sort of making me want to switch and try that build out

[@d3vilsnightmare718]

I’m on arcane bleed and I think I’m switching to this. I mean I use incantations too so it’s a perfect fit

[@palsoltesz9967]

Using this now for a while, its awesome :) lasering never been so much fun. If you ll have time, would be interested in a 130 (150) version where to evolve, bests. ps: i advise u do some bleed+X builds, bleed+cold, bleed+fire etc.

[@chrisgarcia5409]

Does this sword still work even tho it’s patched ?

[@dilliana5586]

@@chrisgarcia5409 I find the flame ability to be better post patch so maybe primary faith over intelligence. I didn't have Majic Scorpion Charm tho so that may be why.

[@Kiljoy_]

Thanks for the build, I have the sword in inventory and didn't know what to do to use it with my current build

[@efrainnunez1678]

Thanks for the video