Elden Ring But I'm ONLY LEVELING FAITH!

[@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

[@salad106]

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

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@salad106 Anyone who consistently watches streams has no life.

[@ultimatehooks]

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

[@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

[@Papuaani]

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.@@Papuaani

[@morrowinger5477]

​@@Papuaaniplease🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@crumzyrl9569]

hes also the most easy boss of all for me

[@Jsobone]

​@Juusokakku also he gives you blasphemous blade which looks like skull knights sword

[@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

[@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.

[@JinFreeks]

I think it's very fairly rated. It's fine. For what it is and what it does. It's very OK. Saying it does "nuts" damage really discredits spells like Frenzy Flame that take about as long to fully cast but simply deal 2-3 times the damage. The Dragon Breaths, Frenzy Burst, Pest Threats, Ancient Dragon Lightnings Strikes, Black Blade, Black Flame, Catch Flame, Greyols and Plasidusax all outperform it by a landslide.

[@stwish3910]

@@JinFreeksnah

[@JinFreeks]

@@stwish3910 k

[@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

[@andyalquimistaoficial]

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?

[@andyalquimistaoficial]

@@Ake-TL yes

[@Ake-TL]

@@andyalquimistaoficial based

[@howdyfriends7950]

fun fact, flame art and sacred have the exact same scaling! you're getting the same damage out of it either way, just one is holy and one is fire

[@Skumnut]

Rickety Shield my beloved

[@PrawnyBoy53]

Wait a minute I know you

[@Bob-iy7vg]

Kumnut

[@Bob-iy7vg]

Nutbut

[@Bob-iy7vg]

Numbnut

[@Bob-iy7vg]

Nutsuk

[@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! 👍

[@ethanbatts]

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

[@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

[@Zomonitan]

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

[@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” 😭🤣

[@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.

[@r_ed01]

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

[@incognitoinhell8742]

2:46:37 Bloodflame Talons isn't actually that bad of an Incantation, having pretty nasty bleed build up and damage. The reason it sucks against Mohg is because Bloodflame Talons deals Fire Damage, which Mohg has an 80% resistance to, and since bosses gain resistance to Status Effects after each successful proc, and you were using Swarm of Flies to proc Hemorrhage explains Bloodflame Talon's seemingly weaker Hemorrhage build up. It's definitely not the best Incantation out there in itself, but against an enemy not near impervious to Fire Damage, it can put in some decent work. The Dragon Communion Seal should also boost it's Hemorrhage build up, since it scales with Arcane, but I might be talking out my ass on that one

[@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

[@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 !

[@cuddlewyrm]

I love these types of runs ❤!!

[@YuoTie-tf1ji]

Me to

[@cadenc8799]

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

[@TBelen91]

It's funny watching all these super good ER players make incantation builds like it's a novel concept, considering that is 99% of what I normally play 😂

[@Humansarebetter1]

Ah a fellow man of faith i see.

[@Cinnamontoast_69]

I’m wrapping up my first play through and switching my build from bleed over to faith incantations was so much fun. I’m trying to get a solid build for both so I can have a meta no matter what I’m facing. I’ll do a less over powered run next go round

[@itsputtz]

Melania's hyper armor is so stupid. Half the time she's made of glass, and half the time she is immortal.

[@renthehag]

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

[@d4670]

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

[@TURB0FTW]

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

[@Deece_]

The level of ease he parried the attacks are insane

[@bwrecks]

im literally in awe

[@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.

[@IRAP2002]

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

[@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?

[@sfulibarri]

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

[@four2181]

Insane vid bro thank u

[@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.

[@Вейн-э5б]

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]

​@@Вейн-э5бshe cant if you dont charge it, Lightning spear is the same she cant input read it

[@arthas236]

Elden Ring: "oh no no no, you can't just jump from that cliff, even if you used your magic horse double jump to break the fall! That's too high >:(" Also, Elden Ring: 15:15

[@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.

[@tarasouthwell6132]

My favorite part of these runs is hearing Gino's thought process for when to use what attack in a boss's moveset.

[@Trumplican]

0:12 is that a tail?! sweet

[@TKRaii]

9:51 already got me there cracking up. "Birds are too easy man, they got to make them harder"

[@Illusivem8ne]

21:47 my new ringtone lmaoo

[@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.”

[@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.

[@aokh604]

I feel a bit betrayed knowing what's behind him is a green screen and not his backyard

[@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

[@yamilionz]

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

[@Knivess0]

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

[@gamersreactions9267]

I am impressed by how much trivial things Gino has never seen ingame

[@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

[@grfrjiglstan]

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

[@WydScat]

I love your videos Gino keep up the good work!

[@VearyPerson]

i like how in the chapters on this video the whole second half the video is just godskin duo

[@GamesZeroPlay]

I'm Brazilian 🇧🇷 , I don't understand English very well, but I've already marathoned several of your videos, your content is incredible

[@PurpleHaz3_]

Frozen lighting spear had always been one of my favorite incantations, I like using that with the dragon halberd to build frost even more

[@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.

[@梅友仁-m3p]

Malenia won't get stunned when she has hyperarmour. She can still take poise damage but if her poise gets to zero, her poise will just recover instead of stance breaking. She has hyperarmour when she jumps backwards. That's why she can't be stunned @3:08:45.

[@s0m3Guy37]

1:33:50 i think any enemy that spawns without a boss health bar can have golden eyes, i had the gargoyle on the way up to the capital with golden eyes, and i think its because i doesnt have an on screen health bar like the others

[@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.

[@PoyoDesuka]

A shame he chose Aincient Dragon Lightning for Rykard. He's very doable with spells that have better range. Ice Lightning Spear would've worked very well. Status, Multi hit, and Range.

[@jaydeebow6431]

35:30 killing dragons and the wildlife tries to take you out😂

[@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

[@DSMTyralion]

This is by far my favourite video of the "I level only one stat". There are so many cool Incantations!

[@ZiggyStarman42]

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. 🙃🙃🤷🏼‍♂️

[@thedutywarlord264]

Is it still the best or they nerfed it ?

[@korosheht5446]

I cant express the joy i get seeing him destroy the bosses that caused me so much pain on my first playthrough

[@JokahDaChoppah]

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

[@subjectdelta7044]

Killing the lord of dragons with the spells that mimic his “lesser” mortal offspring and ESPECIALLY ending the fight by eating his ass as a dragon while he’s poisoned with turbo AIDS has gotta be the most disrespectful play in all of elden ring history🤣🤣😭

[@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

[@pp1913ffd]

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

[@brgdaddy8301]

Lets gooo, another 3h of finest entertainment! Keep it up :)

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

“How does one figure out about the needle?” There’s a note about it on the way down to the three fingers

[@jboy7894]

It's finally here!

[@fgh-uv4gc]

watched many shorts already

[@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

[@TheGateKeeper_0165]

Gino has SO much patience. Idk how he does it. All I play is FromSoftware games so I understand the frustration and difficulty. This man is a saint.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Sounds like a cringe way to play

[@zombotany3443]

The loss of the 1.2 million runes hurt my soul despite it being of no use since he already had 99 faith.

[@ghost1947-jaybird]

Yeah even though for me it would be like three levels

[@zombotany3443]

@@ghost1947-jaybird same, but it still hurts to see it

[@ghost1947-jaybird]

@@zombotany3443 yeah I will admit now matter how high of a level I get even if it starts taking millions for one level it’ll always hurt to see so many runes go to waste

[@chrisburns-n9x]

Does anyone know of good resources for people getting into challenge runs like this? Like pathing, where to find stones and runes early, and what buffs are available early? Ideally something that I could read during slow moments at work. These videos are great! Just found the channel and got me excited all over again for Elden Ring!

[@GustyWizard]

I have the same problem. It's just too damn big of a game and i feel like i can only do cool builds by spending hours pouring over the wiki

[@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

[@multifleks]

Faith users after investing points into the best stat in the game:🗿

[@Tricornatops]

1:38:10 is by far the funniest thing, Gino has never made m laugh like that but i was dying lol

[@memulonallred5715]

I think it's unfortunate that you didn't try Maliketh's blade spell more. The fully charged version instantly cuts off a large chunk of their HP, and the follow up does heavy black flame damage

[@Obithereal]

i love it. i realy struglt with the Hero of Zamor and you just burned him :D

[@mcbill7352]

Joshua graham run

[@OnIyGeto]

“Who puts a sword in the ground on a stone area” …. Merlin: 😊

[@John_videogames]

Don’t worry, I have *faith* in you. Just remain calm, breathe and remain *faithful* to your duty Anyways, enjoy the run Yours *faithfully* The pun master

[@Ouroboronn]

You have a way with words sir

[@cameronhennigan810]

there are ants under your skin rip it off rip it off rip it off

[@reisbauer9044]

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

[@increase9896]

i dont know why anyone at all likes the rykard fight. the spectacle is cool but everything mechanically about the fight is boring at best

[@jordankaltenbach5295]

Very. Even if you tried to not use the serpent hunter it would still be boring. BUT… You can’t deny how geeked out you were at the sheer hell and unnerving nature you felt from his cutscene when you walked into that boss room. Also, the way you have to fight the boss; while “straightforward”, the scale of everything happening is still cool as hell. And not just the fight, but the whole theme of the volcano manor being in a volcano, the wonder at what the demigod you will face soon ahead will bring, just to encounter Godrick the Grafted (which everyone thought was a cool fight at first okay) but like a million feet tall, also a giant snake, but with a GIANT HUMAN FACE on it, pulling a sword out of his throat, and then decides he doesn’t want to kill you, no, it’s the GODS he’s after. And he’s gonna turn you into him to achieve it. All this, as you’re standing in a sea of corpses holding a single weapon they made to fight this one snake, but were unsuccessful. I just ranted for way too long because I can’t fall asleep, but like INCREASE, you can’t tell me that those reasons don’t just automatically bump him way up on a tier list. He is literally that one part of the game that everyone loves at first sight, but just gets annoying to the hardcore community after maybe 2 playthroughs max. And honestly, I’m okay with at least one crazy awesome spectacle of a boss, if this is him. Made the first playthrough just that much better

[@launchbase4944]

the spectacle.

[@doopqoob6584]

@@jordankaltenbach5295long rant but I wholeheartedly agree 👍🏻

[@increase9896]

@@jordankaltenbach5295 no doubt, the first experience was memorable, but its just never a fight I look forward to on further play-throughs

[@davedhd9909]

Boring if you use the serpent hunter yeah, pretty cool if you use literally anything else

[@Speedyey]

You, standing at margit, reaching to like his hip... parrying his attacks with like a reinforced pizza plate then stab him with a tooth pick.... its so toxic but so hilarious

[@timothysiddall9335]

Hell yes! I’m super excited to see you both work together.

[@argus_lunge9026]

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

[@NicolasPaul-n9l]

It is crazy how good elden ring is. They really went above and beyond with increasing all kind of Spells etc, i do not know a game that has so many ways to be played. Aweseome vid ty.

[@starbomber]

Me: "Wait why is the video over 3 hours?" Gino: "We gotta do Hyetta's quest?" Me: "Ah, that explains it."

[@snubfps]

😊

[@samtrue3]

1:37:20 "im gonna go there so I don't forget the prayer book" One time skip later "Well I forgot why I'm here"

[@lucassse]

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

[@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.

[@carringtonpaul6792]

Like the editing a lot, makes the run so much easier to enjoy

[@Vex-iy8zm]

Hunter left in the part about him not enjoying the 18 hour run edit 😂😂😂

[@exploertm8738]

Gino: Fights gimmick boss without using gimmick Gino: "Damn why he sucks so much?!" Like, DUH, FromSoft never intended for Rykard to be fought with anything but 0 req weapon in his boss room.

[@brandontaylor9258]

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

[@takeoutbox5819]

Green screen weed wacker man is my new favorite character in the Ginoverse

[@Lanoman123]

Screaming everytime you don’t charge Lightning Spear oh my God

[@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.

[@jasonmariani1258]

Watching this man play I now feel like I should be the chauffeur on the short bus. God Bless the less fortunate

[@themasterwolfom4109]

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