Elden Ring Milady Build - How to Build a Dark Paladin Guide (Shadow of the Erdtree Build)

[@Fextralife]

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[@Mars_the_Pepega]

I am on NG3 in main game to get the 3rd ending , and this being my mage playthrough at lvl 250 now it is a very good backup to magic , not too heavy and fast moveset

Quick tip for this weapon moveset: It has some inbuilt animation cancels, making it great weapon for comboing different attacks to get most out of it. Most notable is any R2 (jump, run, neutral) into R1, all 3 hits have the same speed like its one part of whole combo, greatly increasing burst damage of weapon (as your R1 hits during histun animation of enemy) Also R1->R2 has shorter animation, so if you need to start quick attack against unarmored enemy, hitstun with R1 gives you enough time to pull of its very fast R2. And very interestingly, Running R2 has transition animation into another R2, so you can do 2 very fast heavy attacks in succession with 4 hits total. And the best part? YOu can do it all in succession if you have stamina. Running R2->R2->R1>R2 is multihit chain with actually impressive speed and amazing DPS. Or just go R1, R2, R1, R2 agaist nimble enemies. Awesome weapon

[@Roundtable-1]

Your Milady has hitstun?

@@Roundtable-1 level 1 hitstun only of course, that's the short one and doesn't work on heavy armored enemies

[@matthewschoenborn4833]

This made me realize I’m definitely not good enough to fully utilize this weapon lmao

@@matthewschoenborn4833 no worries, it's hard to use against any enemy with armor realistically. And only few bosses in game will let you perform whole combo. What you actually need and is most useful is running/jump r2 into r1 spam, rest is gravy. I personally feel that if I want to murder something quickly and efficiently, big hammer with wildstrikes is still better choice lol 🤣🤣

[@sheep6039]

r1 into r2 both two handed and one handed doesn't seem to make the r2 faster, running r2 into r2 seems considerably faster with just one hand

[@StuffyMc]

I don't know if you intended to do it this way but I really appreciate that these DLC builds are using stuff you find early on so people who aren't that far in yet can watch them without being spoiled. I LOVE your build guides, even if I never use them they're very entertaining.

[@Fextralife]

I’m trying to put out the builds that follow progression as I don’t want people to rush to the end and miss out on all the other stuff

[@Jakem763]

@@Fextralifegreat strategy so easy to miss stuff in this dlc the story progression is so quick after a certain point it’s very easy to miss key things

[@mastergecko1178]

Absolutely in love with the move set on the milady, I’m pairing it with a maxed out eclipse crest great shield for a Castlevania Alucard inspired build and you can stance break enemies for days with the unique double slash guard counter and super fast charged R2 combo that also comes with a ton of range.

[@Cashh973]

This sounds really cool, do you use a occult milady or are you sticking with keen

[@House_of_Green]

Alucard is exactly what came to my mind. I set it to bleed with wing stance and it shreds, also I wear ansbach top for the alucard similarity.

[@hakametal]

Does the double slash proc the guard counter talisman?

[@SaltyMaverick]

Lol, that's what I've been doing. That plus Solitude armor set, Shard of Alexander, Rellana's Cameo, Lord of Blood's Exultation, and defensive talisman of choice.

[@JaxonThomas-x9s]

I really love that we finally have a weapon with a basic combos that are fast and multi-hit, instead of needing jumping or running sttacks

[@alfredonogue6288]

Clean and elegant. A good weapon needed for times like this

[@bekimshabani2124]

You can tell Fex has been waiting for this DLC. Props to you as always my friend.

[@guts809]

Not using wing stance on milady has to be some sort of crime surely.

[@J7Germ]

Amen as soon as I found it I was thinking this is meant for milady but I made her heavy since I'm str and arc build

[@chunkplunk]

piercing fang works really well too

[@Hikarii349]

Wing stance with blood flame blade makes milady go brrr

[@OscarSanchez-vo9dx]

I assume it came with the weapon but until I find it I’m using bloodhound step on it

[@guts809]

@OscarSanchez-vo9dx nah it's found not far from where you get it. It's exclusive to light greatswords but it's also the only one you can put it on ironically. If you look at the weapon demo showcase its the ash where you hold your arm out to the side and can do a jumping thrust heavy or a light combo. It's extremely versatile and the range from the thrust is broken against humanoid enemies.

[@hasp__]

In a world of content creators and major publications obviously and unabashedly spoiling this DLC and other games as well, just wanna say how much I appreciate you guys making good content, while not spoiling the entire DLC. Keep it up! Edit: i r gud spelrr

[@Heikal.q]

The upload speed is crazy

[@Wellgee]

They had a review code so they've had it for awhile.

[@Heikal.q]

@@Wellgee I know but still

[@kcln9141]

​@@Heikal.q New Zealand got access to the DLC 8 hours earlier than the others.

[@paulypipes3082]

​@@Heikal.q gotta get that youtube money son

[@MyGuyJi]

Once you get the hang of the new sword, this build is sick. This is definitely my favorite armor set by far. Thank you so much for the video, sir.

[@maximsin66]

Its Shadow of the Erdtree Day. I have the day off my Character in his Faith Build is 330 new game plus 2. After the wife leaves for work and dogs are fed and walked im diving in. Im so excited. Geeat video. Looking forward to watching all your work. Thanks again for all the great content.

[@ionized_salmon6417]

if you want to maximise the damage of milady while using a shield i recommend going cragblade with cold affinity, minimum strength, 50 dex (55 with milicent's prosthesis), 50 int and 15 or 25 faith (15 for flame grant me strength, 25 for golden vow but this is optional as you can put the ash of war on a dagger to save some points)

[@ddeloera]

The counter combo looks crazy! This may be the first build I try

[@kqian349]

Thank you for your dedication. Your builds made my experience with the base game and I can already tell it will be the same for the DLC.

[@Brown2099]

I love this sword, so flowy. Really reminds me of The Witcher so will fit my Ciri character cosplay and Build perfectly

[@leiferikson5029]

I just made recently made a Ciri build about 2 months ago, so this weapon will really suit her just fine.

[@Arne-Soe]

I've been rocking this build for like 4 days now and it's pretty fun! Just beat messmer with it aswell. Thank you for these videos, they really help.

[@kevin.r6593]

Have u done the last boss with it now?

[@Arne-Soe]

@@kevin.r6593 nope I've not reached it yet

[@Arne-Soe]

I had to change my build for the final boss. It was pretty solid before that.

[@kae5717]

I like that you made a build that's grease-friendly! My main build uses occult so greases aren't exactly an option right now.. but I'm developing a strength hammers person who puts them to great use, and the new improved greases will go a long way.

[@sephyrx]

Thank you for the build. I killed Messmer in no time with it, which really surprised me because I was expecting a hellish fight. The speed of the guard counter does wonders. Loving it!

[@ryanwhitaker4444]

I definitely had some trouble keeping up with w/ him w/ my Darkmoon Greatsword. I had a lot of fun against him though. I think milady looks like a lot of fun, but I think you sold me on why I wouldn't use it.

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

I immediately found that Knight of Solitude boss by accident and got hammered. That crossbow murdered me instantly.

[@pfernandz]

Fextra you can sleep, we’ll wait for the builds

[@nicolasvillasecaali7662]

a lot of good work in such short time, really show some dedication folks, thanks for this videos.

[@superschwizer7856]

Just a quick addition, dont sleep on the impaling trust ash that is equipped standard on this weapon. The stagger/poise is really good

[@filippo_of_the_night]

best attacking weapon art for this in my opinion is wing stance, simply amazing

[@iansiepker4761]

You're killing it with these guides. Excited to see whats coming for int builds

[@Tomas91709]

Thanks for keeping this spoiler free as much as possible

[@Shadowstompa]

This is honestly my favorite build i have ever tried. Its not cheesy just straight up Souls Sword n board.

[@benhey10]

Loving this one atm. Personally i wasn't as much of a fan of the kind of "fencing" type of swordstyle of the sword, especially with this armor, so I was playing around w different weapons and found the flail/Nightrider's Flail to be extremely fun. It makes the build look so much cooler (IMO) and you can get some really good damage and poise break outta both flails (either one works, but nightrider scales better with DEX and can get more damage output). Thanks as always for the hard work and sick build man!

[@conjurn.]

I haven't gotten into the DLC yet saw the title I know I'm definitely doing Dark Paladin build! 😤💪🏿

[@Grunge_Cycling]

You really wanna grab the Wing Stance AoW from the castle as well! It’s gives you the alternative stance.

[@joaopedropoitevin431]

So you won’t be able to golden vow on it, since i am a dex faith user I am using this aow with the rellana medallion that increases damage alongside with golden vow as enchantment. For now it looks insane

[@Cryemoar]

Finally getting around to this DLC and am really enjoying the animations of some of the new weapons like Milady & Rellana’s Twin Blades. I know L2den Ringers don’t care much for these weapons, bc well there L2 doesn’t produce a 1200+ AR melt beam, but they hit that nostalgia of those old Souls weapons that require really unique & fun play styles.

[@DDespicable]

Thanks a ton. Just finished the final boss of the dlc with this build. With some tweaks.

[@leeli4692]

But do you use cragblade?

[@DDespicable]

@leeli4692 yeah Probly didn't need to tho. Honestly for what I was doing royal knight's resolve prolly would have worked better. I also made my milady bleed instead of keen tho that was primarily for my mimic since I knew it would attack more than block.

[@leeli4692]

@@DDespicable Thank you. I already have some ideas in mind to test in my game.

[@DDespicable]

@@leeli4692 I should point out I beat the final boss with this build cus it's what I figured I needed to win. I swapped around like 4 to 5 times b4 that.

[@leeli4692]

@@DDespicable It seems powerful enough for me then. 😄

[@viciouspink6247]

I might not know about something, but I want to note that leveling up STR to 20 is better than investing extra points in dex beyond 80, even with keen infusion. I'm getting 579AR with 88/12 (dex/str) and 582AR with 80/20. Probably due to the excellent scaling of the early levels (16/18/20 for str). I was also wondering if quality quild with 50/50 might be better, for the extra physical defense you get from STR. I get 562 with quality infusion at 50/50, while my physical defense stat goes up from 142 to 158. At quality 60/60 i get 602AR (and 166 defense). And at keen 99/20 i get 600AR (142 defense). So same point investment, but I think for combat without sorceries that should just be better, don't you think? I also personally heavily prefer light roll medium light armor over medium roll heavy armor.

[@Vyrus-1980]

To your point about the ash of war choice in regards to the moveset I've found in my playthrough with milady that simple one off moves for a specific purpose, like impaling thrust for shield breaking (or piercing fang to just bypass blocks altogether), work well in supplementing the moveset without replacing it. Also parry works amazeballs. Since the moveset doesn't really need an ash of war this opens up adding parry to your shield for even more shenanigans.

[@gordonfreeman1700]

You are truly a Pinnacle in the gaming world, I believe your efforts are hand in hand with the success and love for these titles. Creating such amazing resources to help people access this vast title and its now expansion. Your lights shine brightest in our darkness, Tarnished may it be...Brilliant in its Beauty, Fextra all my life!

[@citystreetsx]

I've been using dual Reduvias and just not enjoying it, id like to return to my dark souls shieldy roots. Thanks! Luckily the dual dagger build has both of the milicent talismans already, so great news!

[@Vitki_Erilaz]

For the love of Odin man. It has just released and you are already making build videos!?! Thanks for that, your paladin build guide saved me in this game :D

[@paweldurczok]

I gonna be honest. I really love the move set and this build is pretty fun, but I've switched from a Dark Moon Greatsword build and it was like turning on very hard mode. I played with Milady for 2 hours, before switching back to my previous build :) I just couldn't handle the increased difficulty, because I'm soft like that :D I am looking forward to trying some boss weapons though, because some seem as overpowered as Dark Moon.

[@JayNikki04]

Taking your tower knight build into shadow of the erdtree with the heavy stone club instead as well as the distinguished greatshield, definitely liking the idea of milady as a heavy cragblade weapon

[@Linkiklinki]

I really like your builds, but this one hits different. It is just my type. The Theme is perfect and I absolutely love the gameplay/fight style.. Much appreciated

[@arliss35]

The boss that drops this armor was the first thing I found when I started the dlc. I hadn't found any scadurtree fragments, and even though I had 53 vigor and was wearing Bernahl's fancy armor, that knight ripped me apart like four times. I just didn't hurt him, and if I ever missed a dodge he did like 2/3 of my health. It was honestly a pretty fun way to start the dlc.

[@aquaesque3490]

Honestly--Milady and the ash and talisman you also find in Castle Ensis have me sorely tempted to completely redo my build.

[@somrune3408]

Because I'm level 190, I did this build, but once I hit 60 vigor and 80 dex, I pumped my spare stats into faith so I'd have a decent arsenal of buffs and spells extra. I'm also testing the Shriek of Sorrow ash of war because it buffs you and debuffs enemies

[@dominicp9296]

Shit just came out and he already has a build guide around a weapon for it. This is why he's one of my all time favorites

[@Kumire_921]

That armor design + Milady is incredible, i really wanted to powerstance them but the only other light greatsword we find scale with intellect and faith so gotta wait ng+ i guess

[@jw5280]

No days off appreciate the hustle

[@MisterPotats]

Going to do a 2-hand Strength version of this, love this sword.

[@Bob-iy7vg]

Reddit mod sword

[@jollyco-operation]

they made such a cool weapon called “m’lady” like bruh😭

[@real1092]

Shut up bruh

[@kaleidoscope1740]

@@real1092found the redditor

[@Bbaza___58]

why?? i love this weapon bro Is so fun to use

[@jollyco-operation]

@@Bbaza___58 he’s not saying it’s bad im pretty sure it’s just because the name is “m’lady”

[@marubinooo]

my new fave after LKSS, the moveset sold me

[@Etuza_informatica]

I'm using this sword with my main character, and it feels so good and fluid in a way that I can't explain

[@toryunaminosaki1022]

i'd have used godskin swaddling cloth with this build, the lgs heavy hits so fast you can get quite a lot of hp back from it to alleviate some trade damage

[@achiconas]

I don't see anyone mention this specifically, but this move set has two unending combos: 1hR2->1hR1 loops into itself, as does 2hR2->2hR1->2hR1

[@BarsusDraco]

Milady + Shield + heavy armor finally makes a super-fashionable knight build. As it should

[@BuriyYT]

the stats for this weapon are basically the same as for the backhand blade. Lets go! i can try both weapons without respecing! 😁

[@martyblackmore516]

Ive got this with bleed on it and the blood loss bulid up is insane

[@tkrewz]

Cant wait for the reverse grip build

[@Eefeyecudtyurnbeckteyem]

Definitely gonna start using greases with this weapon. I would love a wing stance build because wing stance is basically the unique skill of this weapon since the other light greatswords can't swap skills.

[@AyIsShire]

Already playing using the backhand blades and seeing this is also dexterity has me torn, great video!

[@soulectedgamer571]

This weapon gon be milady for the entire dlc run

[@DevK0z]

The Black Knight Hammer is so good for guard counters, I've used that on the Perfect Paladin setup dropping Miquella's Sword

[@Valkyrie-Kain]

Honestly looking forward to the weapon less monk build with the new fists weapon, keep up the amazing info! Love how fast y’all come out with videos

[@nenn2868]

the build is solid but that cragblade...is just hurt my eyes

[@raven_CwCFR]

R2 then R1 is a true combo

[@drakpappan462]

Like this guide (as per usual). Very clear and great content. And I love the move set of the Milady.. I put piercing fang on it, anything with a shield is staggered in one it and the next one usually finish them off. Got poise breaker to switch on occasionally on most fights. But I struggle vs stuff that just power trough it’s attacks. Ofc it’s a skill issue but anyways. I find it very hard to trade up in melee as soon as the opponents are a bit tougher. Just vs Fire Knights I come out on to but pretty damaged - switched back to my old Blood Zwai and they can’t handle the interruptions and Eleonaras and olblade just eats them. Just tried Messmer and it was ugly. Switched to awls polearm and got him on third try. The difference in difficulty is just mind boggling.

[@VGARL]

Please make a Rellana twinblade build, really cool new weapon

[@HaYiAlive]

reccomend switching ash of war to winged stance and either use stance cameo (wont say the boss name) or Alexander shard

[@anishshirodkar484]

Damn, Can’t believe you didn’t use Wing stance, it’s basically made just for Milady.

[@fishtheperson]

Waiting for the perfume build 🙏 ik you'll cook so take your time but I am so hype

[@erstaples1]

You should make a dual milady build. Incredible attack animation and very powerful.

[@revscare77]

how to get two of these tho?

[@beesmongeese2978]

Tried it. It's very powerful, but... my longsword has been with me since the very start. And I am a faithful man.

[@xareallygoodgamerx]

If you all dont get this man to 1000000 already

[@pineal0ptics928]

The sword is great, feels amazing to use. I haven’t done much yet but I’m gonna hunt down some fragments and gear today, everything kills me in a few hits.

[@micka0105]

Hoping for a Perfumer build, new perfume bottles are so cool 😍

[@ShadowProject01]

I’m actually really enjoying the Perfume Bottle weapon. That thing has a surprising amount of poise dmg for a pure fire attitude attack.

[@nejiefelipe]

IMO having no scabard for the weapon is a L for fashion, but the moveset is really good and unique... Great build!!

[@grayve4027]

My favorite weapon type in all of souls games by far

[@hurryingcoyote1281]

Bleed malady with the wing stance goes pretty crazy as expected😂 just beat Malenia this is a fun weapon❤

[@WheezinJuice]

If you don’t wanna waste a talisman slot, Igons chest piece matches damn near perfectly with that set

[@CrappyCar]

I love the move-set of this weapon, need to try it for sure on my Dex build.

[@snooze-6340]

Thank you so much I was struggling so hard with a certain boss and that build made it possible

[@cecefuss]

Is it the one where you find this sword? If so, I'm getting wrecked on my NG+5 char (second run) so might give this a whirl.

[@BiIlDipperIy]

I have a build for milady that I haven't really tested yet. But after watching some vids, and playing with a frost-infused version for awhile. I'm gonna respec full Dex and try this: Wing stance ashe of war Shard of Alexander Rellanas cameo (increased dmg +15% after maintaining stance, like wing stance) Any successive attack tailsman(s) Whichever other tailsmans you choose (I would pick one elemental dmg for buffs). Even with minimal Dex, and the frost build, I'm at around 800ar un-buffed. Which should easily reach 1000+ with the tailsmans activated. I freakin LOVE this weapon

[@OkiDingo]

That mini boss to get the armor is ridiculously hard and two hits me.

[@JC-xz4ec]

Yeah, he was pretty dang tough. I was dodging a lot but made sure to not get too far away to keep him from loading that hilarious crossbow.

[@marcelomlr]

Try to stagger him when he pulls out the crossbow, then avoid his two or three combos of melee attacks, I got it in my 5th or 6th try using that big hammer for high damage

[@OkiDingo]

@@marcelomlr i’m using this build, minus the armor. First two major bosses were fine, dragon was fine, and no problem with any of the regular enemies. But this guy!!!! I can only get to half health.

[@sorryyourenotawinner2506]

Just wait.. For Rakshasa.. Prepare to die edition...

[@richardsteberl4102]

Great guide and def the first build I will be going for in the DLC. Two questions though. First what weapon would you recommend before getting m’lady? Second, golden vow requires 25 faith but the attributes shown leave faith untouched. Am I overlooking something?

[@SylvieCeleste]

Golden Vow in this case is referring to the Ash of War version, not the spell version. The Ash of War has a less overall buff than the spell but it has the bonus of not requiring any investment into the faith attribute. If you're running a Faith build already then the spell is the definite better choice, but the AoW is really useful if you don't mind losing out on an AoW slot (though, honestly, you can just slap it onto a really light weapon like a dagger or a hand-to-hand weapon and keep the effect)

[@MrPCJunky]

Im going to try the wing stance and rotten winged, insignia, shard of Alexander, the two headed turtle talisman and rellanas cameo. Then buff it with craigblade and go with R1 followed by an R2 after the three hits. I love that the new weapons bring new playstyles with them and have more options to combo out of L2.

[@balk23]

I have been wanting to test this weapon out, thank you for doing it for me! I'd be curious to see a Carian Thrusting Shield build which is another I want to try that out, but right now I am too addicted to the Beast Claw with cold affinity.

[@CytoSkullion]

been quite enjoying this weapon and build. really suiting my style of play

[@Ris33ff3ct]

Loving this build so far, thx a lot man!

[@CyGuy940]

Was hoping for a faith build with that sword 😢

[@RickCastell]

I'm doing this build with some faith and applying buffs on the sword directly with armaments and some spells. Even better!

[@jaziks]

Milady puts in work. Just playing around, I stun locked Melania last night and even broke her stance a few times. Her first phase was over in seconds. Also I'm not good.

[@StuartReid999]

Very excited that you have all these builds coming out! Not sure why this is called a Paladin build when it has 7 Faith?!

[@sanguinraven5672]

Hell yeah! Moveset is so elegant on that one

[@sup3rAVATARtlafAN]

Why I want it!

[@torvic1236]

Aesthetics on point

[@zstriker1475]

Solitude set is great but level to 45 end and dont use great jars arsenal 45 end can weild a greatsword with the solitude set and now you can crank more damage with another talisman slot

[@Kangriman]

I never thought you would recommend Malenia's Great Rune for a build.

[@franksunderland7039]

This build rips! I pushed my dex build to hit this DLC at level 100, ran and got this, it is so cool.

[@superschwizer7856]

Thanks for this video, a paladin tgeme with a faster sword isexactly what i was looking for. I have 2 playtroughs with blasphemous blade str/fai, and this is a welcoming change in build. Currently fighting rellana, shes tough, but i see the horizon😊

[@epicgamershroom7507]

I'm normally a hater but this one is nice and I'm gonna use it, good job

[@narutofan4545]

One of the best moveset

[@Martell276]

This is the weapon I'm most excited about.

[@Roundtable-1]

What do you think of the weapon, if you had a chance to play with it since your comment?

[@Martell276]

@@Roundtable-1 I've been using it a lot, along with backhand blade. Damage seems pretty decent. I have it set to keen with 80 dex. It's fast, has a pretty fancy and fluid moveset, but it doesn't flinch larger mobs like a greatsword can, so my attacks get interrupted easily. The Wingstance ash of war is really cool and pairs well with Rellana's Cameo, however you have to be quick with your timing when fighting super fast mobs/bosses. I get interrupted easy, or knocked out of the sky and stunned a lot when doing a wing stance R2 attack. Overall I wouldn't say it's an amazing weapon, but it offers some fancy new flavor to play around with if youre tired of the same old movesets that have been around for the past decade or longer.

[@rotta5425]

I just picked up the milady before watching this, and i set it up with seppuku on keen and i thought, that you could propably use that with like lord of bloods exultation and replace one of the other talismans on this paladin build and get good damage on bosses maybe