Elden Ring: What Ashes Of War Are Best For Invasions?

invasions using a strength build to test out a wide variety of ashes of war in invasions
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[@joonatan5153]

It feels like you have more and more max health each video

[@Aoi_Tori_]

It will not be contained

[@yixiaomeng5719]

Morgott great rune, it doesn't work in invasion

[@valentai_777]

@@yixiaomeng5719which kinda sucks in Elden Rings one shot/ blender climate. Invaders should really have the option of using a phantom great rune. It would balance out somewhat well, might make over leveled phantoms too much of a nuisance tho.

[@Buddyguy1988]

@@valentai_777I agree. I’m so sick of 30 sec fights man. Ds3 fights lasted so much longer and less cheesy

[@yixiaomeng5719]

@@valentai_777 strongly agree, 3 gankers have too much advantages: great rune, total 28 flasks, overlevel phantom

[@maj1322]

6:17 I like how he saw someone wielding a torch and for a split second thought they were carrying St Trina’s torch

[@robinoflocksly6342]

"Yo what's up guys..." Puts literally anything im doing down at that time and sets aside 18-25 minutes to watch an artist paint

[@kubasad13]

First invasion: "Ooohh! You didn't see me all this time?" 5 sec later "OH! YOU HAVE A WHOLE SQUAD THERE"

[@phoenixbythefire4555]

Ok. Now he's just trolling us every time he gasps when he sees a torch

[@maxidiaz7955]

Maybe he's telling us that the fabled day is approaching?? 😮

[@EliottGray]

The wizard at 12:50 used a spell I had literally never seen before in a thousand hours of playing; a projectile that created skulls. It took me a minute to figure out that it was a rancor pot! This is exactly what I love about this game. So many options for different play styles, I still am surprised after this much time.

[@momentarylapse1362]

So many options indeed but %90 of the time you see same shit like Moonveil and Blasphemous Blade. If this game came out in 90s when there were no youtubers and stuff, people would all use what they find and play their own way, it would be 10 times more fun.

[@Big_Spine]

Super glad you explained how your weapon inventory is laid out on squares like that! I’ve been struggling to get mine set up a way I like for a hot minute so that’s super helpful

[@Space_Australian]

Thank you for taking the time to explain exactly where and why you arrange your menu items the way you do.

[@ArmorOfZeus]

Can't wait for the DLC just for the simple fact it's guaranteed to shake up the meta, just like the previous games. You can also bet it's going to throw off the balance because several things will be broken at launch.

[@user-nu6vq1su4k]

My question is why are things always OP broken at launch. Do they not test before releasing?

[@ArmorOfZeus]

@@user-nu6vq1su4k I'm sure there's some testing involved but I think it's easier to let the community sort it out and fix it after lol.

[@Luanciel]

Wizards mentioned at least 25 times: 04:06 Mr. Wizard 12:29 Oh you're also a Wizard 12:53 The Wizard 12:57 Wizard! 13:02 Hey Wizard. Your Wizard 13:20 There is a second Wizard 13:31 Alright, so Wizards everywhere here 13:50 Thats for the Wizard 13:53 It was a glass canon Wizard 15:09 Goodbye Mr. Wizard 15:15 That Wizard that poped in out of nowhere 18:38 You're next Wizard 18:57 Think you're safe Wizard? 20:26 Hey, Wizard's good at dodging 23:21 I'm seeing Wizard battle I think 23:29 And it is indeed of the Wizard variety. Hello there Wizard, come back. Wizard. 23:50 Hey Mr. Wizard 23:53 I know you're not used to someone Wizarding you, but I have the power of Wizard as well. Hey Wizard 24:04 Hold up, Wizard 24:24 Actually heading here for your Wizard Since I started counting there were 2723.2 mentionings of Wizards across 231 videos. Bonus: 10:07

[@nicehyena4246]

The wizard comments gotta be my favorite comments on KZbin.

[@Professor-TripleExtraLarge]

Legend

[@M4GD]

How did u get .2 wizard

[@jaycobobob]

Yooo I just beat DS3 for the first time last week, and I've been going back and watching all your old Dark Souls PvP stuff. Thanks for having weapon showcases for basically everything in the game, made it easier to decide what to ultimately choose. Keep up all the great work!

[@joeyjones9041]

Dark Souls 3 is right up there with Elden Ring imo, Elden Ring was my first FromSoft Soulsborne game and after made 10 builds/characters I beat new game and new game plus with them all and was kinda stuck waiting for DLC. I hard Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 with the DLCs just sitting around in a drawer for a couple of years, wanted to play them just never got around to it, so I tried Bloodborne and I loved it, beat it 12 or 15 times on several builds/characters, then decided to play Dark Souls 3 as well and I loved it as well, especially the Ringed City DLC, made 10 builds/characters on it as well and now I'm back to Elden Ring, made a 2nd PSN and now I'm working on making lesser builds that I always wanted to try but ran out of slots for characters lol. Making a Death Mage, Gravity Mage, Bestial Incantations build, Black Flame, Flame of Frenzy, and Golden Order Fundamentalist builds, last build I plan to make is a Servant of Rot Status Effect build, after that, I'll call it good lol 17 builds/characters is a crazy amount of work lol

[@jaycobobob]

@@joeyjones9041 man, I have so many ideas for builds, but I just can't bring myself to commit to another full run of any of the games, now that I know how much work goes into beating the game. Idk how you can do that many full runs. Are you beating all the bosses every time?

[@joeyjones9041]

@@jaycobobob yeah I do 100% playthroughs lol Elden Ring is a slog at times, Dark Souls 3 not so much, plus you get way faster at it the more you do it, I can beat DS3 in 3 days maybe 2 and Elden Ring takes 4 or 5. If you just went for build specific stuff it would be way faster, but my OCD wont let me do that lol

[@jaycobobob]

@@joeyjones9041 I can relate. My first playthrough is always blind, but after watching lore vids and realizing how much I missed it feels bad to play through again and not hit everything. However it feels like cheating to look things up on the wiki, so you're left in this weird limbo of not wanting to miss stuff, but not wanting to spoil everything. Combine that with the the analysis paralysis of which build to pick and I end up just sitting on the main menu for hours thinking about what kind of run I should do

[@joeyjones9041]

@@jaycobobob at the very least I would do 3 playthroughs, a melee only build Quality, Strength, or Dexterity build, then I would do an Intelligence build to try all the Intelligence weapons and spells, and 3rd playthrough do a Faith build to try the faith weapons and Incantations. 3 playthroughs isn't asking too much and you would get to experience most of the variety the game has to offer.

[@CompletelyNewguy]

Oh I 100% believe you with that Stormhawk Axe, you practically use it at least once per video. XD

[@mrbobo180]

Seeing the other red just look at you not attack while youre running after chris and backstabbing him the whole time made me laugh so much

[@S4B3R117]

bro was letting him cook

[@disabledcable685]

Nearly everyday ChaseTheBro and LegendofTotalWar put out videos, and I feel like they both deserve to have way more than 500k subs gd it... Yall really go above and beyond and your both at the top of your game and I just wanted to say thanks! Ya never fail to make me smile or brighten up my day, much love and continued prosperity!

[@_umarro_]

this is random but i'm gonna give myself a mission to slowly binge your old videos to find out the exact moment you started doing the double "goodbye" outro

[@yeeeeeeeeeeeepbanned9585]

10:30 the epic blendering

[@123SLM123]

I've been chasing the bro for a while now. Today is the day I subscribed.

[@Paddy656]

You thought about doing a pvp advice/tutorial series? Something like your regular invasion videos but it's dedicated to showing off specific mechanics/tech and you explain how you do it. I'd like to learn from you with your more laid-back attitude and invasion-focused content.

[@kyleharrell4853]

I would love this too. Elden Ring is a big game, and it's hard to remember all the useful info.

[@leonardo9259]

Press L2, it's literally what you need to do in ER, occasionally mash R1 out of hitstun

[@dschinghiskhan4874]

A 20+ min. Chase video ? yes please I recently saw the cleanrot knight sword on your mage build and decided to try it now i love it.

[@astralknightmage1342]

Chris was playin kinda smart

[@graysonb_designs]

Yo Chase! I finally beat Elden Ring for the first time! It only took me 5 tries to defeat Malenia, and I smashed Radagon/Elden Beast in one go!! I went with a strength/INT Cold build. Watching your videos gave me the motivation to return yet again for another try, after 11 days, I've finally done it! Love your content brother. 🤜🤛

[@silentwtf4754]

need to continute the level up from pvp series i just binged 20 episodes and u didnt beat game yet must continue then need season 2

[@ian1551]

18:45 you just gave them a little taste of whats in the evergaol

[@thathundasnail5389]

Your explanation in the beginning of the video answered so many questions I've had. I've always wondered, "Why does he always have so many Stormhawk Axes?" "How does he always swap to what he needs so fast?" "In what situations does he use x Ash of War, or y Talisman?" I'm glad you showed your thought process when you menu and fight.

[@vera39440]

I know you've done roar builds already, but another optimized one would be cool. The variety is fun

[@stickaling8743]

Omg, I think your Invader name was Alice But I was ChrisF, been watching your videos for a long time I still have the group ChaseBro for Elden Ring😅😂 Respect ChaseTheBro🔥🔥🙏🏼 6:13

[@kiltysalter2966]

Mate, you did a really good job. I watched your playstyle and tactics and immediately recognised someone who had studied Chase. You can hear Chase start to get slightly annoyed at your slipperiness. GG. I was rooting for ya.

[@ThatPlayerThere]

Flaming strike, sword dance, any AoW that has “storm” in its name, shockwave (I forgor its name) & its magic/holy counterparts are underrated, bloody slash is good for catching people around corners, double slash + halberd, endure, and finally, bhs. Also, I see that dragon halberd ;)

[@wabbit2099]

I am impressed how Chase can keep coming up with daily video ideas. Always fresh but always cozy.

[@BlueShellshock]

Think ashes can fall in one of three categories: long range like Storm Blade or Thunderbolt, defensive like Flaming Strike, Spinning Slash, or Waves of Darkness to get people off you, and the team wipers like Blackflame Tornado (like at 4:03). It's nice to offset a weapon's weakness by packing an ash that patches said downsides. You're usually supposed to rush in if someone is using a whip, but Chase packs an Endure, and I love a surprise Hoarah Loux's.

[@miguelnascimento2847]

I'd put blackflame tornado into the defensive ones, same as storm caller, waves of darkness and thunderstorm. All this ashes only work to punish blind agression or for ambushes and make fighting 3 gankers much easier

[@raistlyn117_8]

I know there’s other comments saying similar things that I am, but I just want to thank you for explaining your inventory setup. I probably won’t ever make a truly optimized build like yours because I love too many weapons but it’s cool to see your reasoning on why you have it set up the way it is :) Edit: actually you gave me some ideas with your inventory setup and I’ll make a version that fits my tastes. Building around weapons seems pretty fun and could open up many combos and mind games that I haven’t though of before.

[@Skelyos]

The cragblade getting blown off @ 17:20 is too good

[@centralintwatt]

This was one of the most entertaining invasion vids I've seen in a while.. the ordinia one was amazing.

[@Si_in_the_Sky]

Love your videos and they've brought a lot more fun for me experimenting in the game - thanks man

[@elimaki5929]

You and lost are the only thing that keep me interested in any elden ring content. Even after playing through the game 7 times and doing hours of pvp i still love watching these vids even though i dont have the game downloaded

[@mef4545]

I was legit hoping you would put out a video like this just 2 days ago. Thank you for hearing my prayers! Love the vids

[@machomandalf2893]

This just goes to show Chase is much more dangerous when he plays how he wants rather than limiting himself to certain builds. This dude is so cracked.

[@actualreplyguy]

That invasion in crystal tunnel was amazing. Great teamwork, then host great dodging and parkour skills waiting for hunters. And Chase with great skill as always finishing the job. Easily one of the best I’ve seen.

[@davetheunshaved4552]

Your videos are always very informative Chase. Makes me want to get back into this game haha

[@AndrewBrownK]

call me crazy, but I'd love if you did TT runs with Lost or other friends

[@Intang1blepanda]

Mists of slumber missing from this list is a tragedy

[@AaronCano-lm6xs]

Beat me to it lol

[@AaronCano-lm6xs]

Would like to see powerstanced daggers added to some of the dex and arcane builds for burst damage and backstabs. Also an idea for your channel would be doing invasion level 1 and lvl30 invasions, when people don’t have tons of stuff and weapon scaling isn’t high. Also to awnser the question the title of this video poses, literally any as long as chase the bro uses it 😃

[@Kopesy]

Great video. Considering the preacher, well worth taking notes!

[@ginx2666]

The only thing more dangerous than being Chase's invasion target is being a fellow red.

[@1793BirdMan]

This video is such an awesome insight into how you set up your inventory, it's so cool! Have you ever compared Waves of Darkness with Earthshaker for invasions? I used to think Waves of Darkness was strictly better but I'm not sure lately. Thanks for the incredible content as always!

[@kiltysalter2966]

I’d be curious to see your arcane setup. I’m building one up at the moment. I could always go back a few videos and look though, I suppose. Catch ya on the next one!

[@peerlessindifference]

Very informative and to the point!

[@davidcoffman321]

“Nguh you just got- you know- you got…” *long silence* “that is so unfortunate” 5:36 This is objectively the ChaseTheBro quote of all time

[@fredrickgilliam6323]

I've been waiting on your video all day 😂😂had me stressed out chase

[@paulocarvalho6480]

4:55 That is some ridiculous range . It's obscene and I love it.

[@a.t.6610]

The Morne Tunnel invasion was really fun! :P

[@thuggernauttv]

you should test out using the exploding tears in the flask

[@AndrewBrownK]

Build/Theme idea... Main hand Sword of St Trina, off hand Steel Wire Torch. It feels like they'd synergize extremely well together. It's too bad they didn't create a unique weapon to combine the effects of both. Maybe we'll have to wait for the DLC.

[@REAL_SSC]

Hey Chase, you should do a video around Phantom Slash! It's ba fun ash of war and you can have the ghost target your initial lock on and then aim your follow up elsewhere. The ghost also comes out, of you time it right, when you're hit, making for a free trade

[@KkachiKashaKarma]

Earliest I've ever been! Love your vids chase!

[@_You_Are_Not_Him_]

Pretty sure you invaded me nd some randoms on ps5 at Ordina. I was the guy meming with the fingerprint sheild. It was either you or a very convincing cosplay of you. Weapons, swaps, and fashion were all on point. Either way, ggs. Love your stuff

[@dashman8499]

Personally, Fires of Slumber on the Trina's torch is my favorite AoW

[@kpDiDDy]

Have you considered banished knights gs with raptor of the mists for guaranteed jumping r1>r1 combos? Could be a good setup

[@bayshore3497]

yaaay bro content time

[@alexbaker8955]

Ashes of war are just spells/sorceries for strength/dex builds, in the end, everyone is a dishonest wizard

[@pottingsoil723]

14:15 Where's the Skeleton Death Chariot??? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@gavinblue3534]

hey chase ds3 is still pretty active w wex, any chase of some throwback invasions?

[@crimsonprincetr5844]

10:32 Poor red. But his sacrifice wasn't in vain

[@bentrieschmann]

Bring us to the light! Bring us St. Trina's Torch!!

[@jacobkyllo5380]

Charge forth ash of war with exploding cracked tear please, i would love to see it

[@user-nu6vq1su4k]

Hyper armor trades when using waves of darkness is op

[@user-tp5vk3em4d]

Clayman spear would be fun to see

[@iRunKids]

Can you show us some other tricks you use, like what is your controller button layout?

[@xjpfedrcax2490]

Question... how do you hold your controller, i mean what fingers do you use for such clean swaps?

[@SemNome-ds1qy]

Chase a noob question, how do you config your weapons inventory? I play on PC and my invenyory it's all divided in weapons type.

[@kamalehiemua3409]

Yoo, new subscriber, can you do a vid with the gargoyle twin swords

[@TrueKing365]

Hey Chase, I've always wondered, How come you don't use the Guts Greatsword on your Strength Build?

[@DBert91]

Could you do a level 200 mage build with some faith investment to use golden vow and black flame protection please?

[@OD91MJ]

19:37 this was such a play on that poor guy. Found you and he totally failed.

[@31codyskater]

at lot of things have natural enemies in nature. the mongoose with the snake, cats and dogs, chase and wizards....

[@fadedkolour5463]

is dragon halbert good for pure dex build. i love the ash of war so much but the scaling isnt great on dex

[@emiliosalazar1368]

Can you do a curved greatsword build with pyro?

[@six-kali4291]

I heared St. Trinas Torch does high AOE also...👀

[@rodolfofelix9531]

how much do you farm for all those items chase 👀

[@BranUevaSeen1905]

IMO the stomp ashes are underrated

[@redfish337]

Honestly it seems like a lot of your advantage is that you can actually use the janky AF inventory properly. Not that you aren't better to begin with- you've got the practice time in for sure on top of probably just be a natural. Or couldn't still use a better inventory better than other people. But the jank inventory kinda means everyone else is pretty stuck with their build while you're set up to use a bunch of different things extremely quickly. You have a video about how to do all this sort of quick switching stuff on the fly with minimal **** ups? I think I could set it up, but then I'd just be memorizing locations so a vastly different build would just have me clicking the wrong stuff. You occasionally do other builds where you might need to optimize for wizarding or St.Trina's torch or whatever and seem to still be able to find what you want within a split second. How?!

[@thuggernauttv]

what crystal tears do you use chase

[@jamescrawford2547]

Is royal knights resolve worth using?

[@ezzzzyyy]

Shrodingers st trinas torch

[@auag6284]

Fun fact: Ash of war damage scales off of one-handed damage, making dex builds better in that regard

[@NarffetWerlz]

Clearly the best is the great bow jump shot.

[@FLAGMACHINE11]

I feel like this game would be a lot different if the tears of denial sound were playing every 20 seconds...

[@Sirplaysalot124]

The best is definitely fires of slumber… but it’s too op and unfair for chase to use

[@xxtardelixxable]

DLC Waiting room

[@greedh2o144]

Hey chase are you on ps4 or Xbox??

[@gaiatrixgames]

Yo chase how does the prelates inferno charge fair in invasions?

[@johndang897]

Costs too much fp.

[@supahsteven]

is there a difference between the ash of the stormhawk axe, and stormcaller which is the interchangeable ash version?

[@johndang897]

Stormhawk can chain a stun lock however it’s first 3 hits is weaker than stormcaller on elemental infused great weapons, and cost more fp and stamina.

[@dragon5oo5]

You are the best:))

[@vaderan7037]

I likee to watch ctb vids on x0.75, actually normal speaking speed like that

[@Game-Breaker97]

Phantom slash is OP as fuck for pvp

[@CurrsedToLose]

Chase I’ve been posting some pvp clips if u got time any advice would be awesome. Love the vids king!!!

[@willturner1635]

I have an idea.. it might be a bad one… but I would love to see a 1v3 with fists only, this is your mission should you choose to accept it, good luck.

[@ExTremZero]

are invasions more active on PS5 or why do you dont play on PC anymore?

[@ChaseTheBro]

The invasions are a lot more active on ps5 sadly.

[@T33nno]

Honestly in ER invasions I tend to use the fighting style ashes of war like spinning, piercing and endure. I do dabble in others when ganked but coming from Ds3 it feels like too many people rely on the same 5 heavy hitting ashes of war too much, or are r1 wizards

[@FinnWatchesAll]

I like apricots.

[@maxwells2546]

What’s happening chase!!