How To Be A Parry God | Dex/Arcane Dagger Build Guide | Patch 1.08.1 | Elden Ring

Ending 2022 with the build that started my channel. My Dex/Arcane parry build. If you want to Git Gud parrying and fighting the bosses in Elden Ring, this is how I did it!
This is my 14th video in a series of Elden Ring build guides, aimed at helping players explore new builds with step by step walkthroughs.
For in-depths tutorials for all of the parriable bosses in Elden Ring, check out my Elden Ring Boss Parry guide series: • In-Depth Boss Parry Tu...
For all the set up at the start, with a full play-along guide, check out this video: • The Smart Way To Start...
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As always, thanks for watching!
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[@peacekeepermikey9236]

So I recently got into elden ring and I wanted to learn how to parry. I was doing what he told me and when I was fighting the first boss it took me 5 hours and 30 minutes to beat idk why I was so determined but eventually I won :))

[@impishlyit9780]

I assume that by "first boss" you mean Margit? Good job winning, bud! I bet it felt great after trying for so long.

[@tomiwa2918]

Wait the first boss isnt the tree sentinel? :0

[@killuad0]

​@@tomiwa2918he is supposed to teach you that you can ignore anything in the open world and come back stronger

[@V-263]

⁠@@tomiwa2918it’s a optional boss meanwhile the actual first boss is Margit which is not optional and your forced to kill him.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Merry Xmas, everybody! If you enjoy the video, give it a like and drop a comment to help it out over the holidays. Thank you all so much for all the support this year!

[@barkermush7147]

Early Christmas present 🎁

[@SonnyJim173]

Merry Christmas

[@SuperStarTidus18]

Your vids are so beautiful they make me cry.

[@TheUnworN]

This video intro should have been the games actual trailer. Awesome job!!

[@garrettwright4337]

You're editing and production quality as a whole is brilliant. Better than any elden ring video I've seen yet.

[@eltiokem]

Holy shit this is the sickest intro I've ever seen, gives goosebumps, looks like a legit trailer but all the better

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

And unnecessarily long

[@gerardoduran4240]

@@Krotas_DeityofConflicts damn you weren't kidding

[@hammerofdawn17]

I am rewatching this after consuming all of his content over the last year, and this intro STILL slaps!!!!

[@mrmt9851]

Exactly I didn’t even get to the main part I’m stuck on the intro.

[@impishlyit9780]

@@mrmt9851 If you wanna be a parry god, the whole video is the intro (to the nine million hours of practice you need to look good and parry every attack lmao)

[@giraldiego]

4:34 Lvl 16: 14 Vig, 16 End, 14 Dex 6:54 Lvl 39: 19 Vig, 23 Dex, 23 Arc 9:04 Lvl 43: 20 Vig, 24 Dex, 24 Arc

[@xshinsanity]

40:28 Lvl 112: 56 Vig, 26 End, 52 Dex, 40 Arc

[@GamingDualities]

so u use 0 buffs xd@@xshinsanity

[@chr1broo]

This is the most fun I’ve had with a build, and I feel like I’m actually learning the fights. Parrying is so satisfying

[@thepainphantom]

I concur. I've just learned and mastered it after 200 hrs of playing. But I'm still on my NG0 because I'm a completionist and taking my time to enjoy all things in the game.

[@AJ-tl7qm]

literally have like 600 hours on elden ring and the cinematic still gave me the ooo cant wait to play chills

[@mogman28]

The build I've been waiting for. Your parry and dodge videos changed my game play so much. Thank for taking the time to put them out. Have a merry Christmas.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Glad they helped, Mogman! Thanks for being here! Have a great Xmas!

[@allgaming5647]

Probably the best elden ring video I’ve seen. What an enjoyable 40 minutes. From the editing, the music, the humour, the pure skill to the really good explanations, great reflections and perfect ending. Merry christmas my friend, see you next year indeed!

[@bonkbonk369]

Your cinematic intro’s are always so well done but you’ve really outdone yourself this time, thanks for the vid dude!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Bonk! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OpticalTurkey]

@@dmign I skip them too, they're just too long sometimes

[@maninthechair6033]

@@ThingfishyGaming bruv where do you find you songs?

[@dude3151986]

I definitely didn't skip the intro. It was amazing, one of the best I've ever seen.

[@richardburns3507]

I’m very new to From Software games. I picked up Elden Ring a little late and had no idea what to expect. I tried to play it blind and ended up getting stuck at Godfrey on my first playthrough. I was vastly underleveled from skipping so much content I had no idea existed. Eventually, I hunkered down, started a second playthrough and followed FightinCowboy all the way to the end of the game, beating it with a Vanguard-Bloodhound’s Fang build. Although satisfying, I wanted to test my skills so I bought sekiro and got absolutely demolished - at first - and in time learned the timing and importance of parrying enemies. This galvanized me, inspiring another ER playthrough. I happened upon your content and am now parrying my way through the game. Admittedly, it’s not easy. I’m currently trying to defeat Morgott and at this time I’m stuck on phase two. I wouldn’t be inspired to do this if it weren’t for your videos. So I thank you, and I intend to become a parry god like you. Cheers, tarnished.

[@gordondaniels9308]

I'm really impressed with how far your videos have come since your early parry videos. This is a fantastic way to end the first year! Keep up the good work.

[@FelineFortune]

The intro to this video would make a 11/10 trailer for the Game as a whole tbh. OMFG that was awesome!

[@girardmikaeldayap7761]

I can solely watch this just because of the soothing voice with the background music

[@tox1c924]

Love your channel bro i honestly think you deserve WAY more subs for how detailed your guides and tutorials are. Looking forward to all the new videos keep up the amazing work!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Tox1c! Much much more to come! Thanks for for watching!

[@elalexsantos3150]

Thanks to this video and this video alone, I got interested in the parry playstyle a few months ago and got pretty consistent with it. Fast forward to today and I just beat the final boss of the DLC purely with a parry strat. Took me nearly 10 hours but I think this was the most rewarding way for me. Thank you Mr Fishy

[@gagedjurdjevic3633]

Exactly what I’m trying to do

[@elalexsantos3150]

@@gagedjurdjevic3633 I posted a vid on my run defeating the final using parries if you’re interested!

[@jackpfefferkorn3734]

I was today years old when i realized that the Serpent Hunter has the extended blade effect on all of its attacks against Rykard. I always just assumed that was only on the weapon art, so both times i've fought him, i've beaten him exclusively using the weapon art.

[@sears198]

Same

[@phantomprince4278]

The number of times I have returned to this video as my relaxation/inspiration kind of mood over the past year is insane. So much love for this. 🎉❤

[@F3nryl]

Holy fuck, i came here for the parry guide. Didnt expect such an epic intro, im hyped now !!!!

[@r3dn3ck3r3]

19:10 Some may suggest Beast repellent torch, so you face Esgar only. Additionally, Morgott's Cursed Sword also does the job with its skill

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Beast repellant torch is one of those items I forget exists until someone mentions it in the comments. Then I go back to forgetting it exists 😂. Good shout!

[@crapsharkify]

Cheers for this. Wish I'd known this first time around!

[@StrangerThing369]

This blew my fing mind been playing this game for a year and didnt know you could parry like this!

[@voxstelarum]

Glad I learned that you can parry malenia's initial attack and the forward thrust, will add them to the list of parriable moves, thanks 👍

[@idiosyncrasy7703]

I came from the parrying guides, and here we are. We've come full circle. Merry xmas man! Looking forward to videos next year.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks for being here along the way, Idiosyncracy! Merry Xmas!

[@ddmannion]

Such a good video. As an old and slow gamer, trying to do the parry build has been very frustrating. This video encouraged me and I therefore spent a good 11 hours wanting to smash my monitor into a thousand pieces. Ahh... the joys of Elden Ring. Well, I eventually just gave up on it as the fast twitch muscles and reflexes are just not there any more. However, it occurs to me that there are moments in your boss fights where you slow down the video speed just as you do the parry. When I can look closely at the animation it helps quite a bit to anticipate the parryable attacks and nail the timing of both parry and rolls. Therefore I humbly request that in future instructional videos you include more of that type of footage. It is super helpful. Even better would be to have a verbal description of what you are looking for, to signal the correct timing for a parry along with the slo-mo footage. Thanks a ton for making these excellent videos. I agree with many of the other commenters that your production quality is superb, which makes watching them like watching an interesting fantasy movie. The music and humurous commentary keep the entire thing very enjoyable. Respect!

[@Terk_]

Glad to see this come full circle! Keep up the good work brother! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next year!!!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Terk! I'll never forget you keeping me sane while learning the Maliketh fight for 3 hours on Twitch. Thanks for all the support along the way, mate. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@ronthorn3]

Best parry tutorial channel hands down

[@sunlookersam]

i dont think youve made an intro to these videos where i don't get goosebumps, but this one really takes the cake. well done.

[@turkeynotfranks8491]

The build... Not that we deserved... But the one that we needed! Awesome vid as always. Keep up the great work ✌️

[@Heinek_en]

So satisfying when you hit the parry and you hear that sound AND the red sparkles splashing around the screen. It's not the easiest way to beat the enemies but it's definitively the most satisfying for me

[@starscorn]

Only started watching your channel last week but you make some damn good videos i think ive watched all the build guides between now and then!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Starscorn! Really glad you’re enjoying the channel! Thanks for watching!

[@CS_Chilly]

I always enjoy watching the cinematic masterpiece in the beginning

[@Maxdestroyer275]

The production values on this are crazy high my guy. Awesome stuff and build!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Really glad you enjoyed it, Max! Thanks for watching!

[@kicsiduda]

15:17 I had no idea that's parryable. My strategy for that was to roll into him and parry the following attack. Also this was a top tier elden ring video, good job:D The intro was godlike, absolutely beautiful and epic! Merry christmas :D

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Yeah, I missed it too! Margits version is also parryable. Really glad you enjoyed the vid. Merry Christmas! Thanks for watching!

[@blackhaze_gaming]

My strategy at first was to back up and then parry an easier follow up attack, but now ive mastered the fight and can parry Morgott back to back, even the attack highlighted there at your minute mark, with a small shield even. RL1 and no damage taken.

[@mistahmoots]

These videos have been my saving grace. The style of the videos and editing really are amazing. Merry Christmas fishy.

[@justinlowery6017]

Two Tips: The Rotten Erdtree Avatar in Caelid can be easily cheesed from the cliff above with ranged attacks. Frenzied Burst works great for example. Edgar in the Leyndell Catacombs is dramatically easier with the Beast Repellent Torch equipped on your back while two handing your weapon. The rotten dogs will completely leave you alone and you can just focus on him. This is true of most animal based enemies in the game, they run away or ignore you with that torch equipped.

[@TylerDanielson-g1p]

You the one chosen by the Elden gods. The first one to create his own story start a sentence. The Elden Lore.

[@TylerDanielson-g1p]

You could seriously create your own lore books this is so masterful

[@dt4236]

massive respect to your video style. The itro, the chilled way you describe stuff. Love it bro. Got my next challenge run set up thanks to this vid giving inspiration :)

[@brreakfastYT]

It's a funny coincidence that you posted a parry/dagger build right now. I recently started a Co-op playthrough with some friends and I started as the Bandit class, using daggers and a bow. Your parry guide videos have been a lot of help for it, even though with co-op it can be tricky squeezing parries in. But whenever I do, I love hearing the "ooo's" and "ahhh's" from my friends. So thanks for that. c: Great video! Merry Christmas ThingFishy! Thanks for all the great and entertaining guides this year!

[@Mrdoughlicious]

This guide, and your parry guides, are amazing videos. I remember the first time I needed your help parrying a boss (it was the grafted scion) and it felt sl good when I finally got it figured out. For that feeling of joy, I can't thank you enough. Some bosses to this day, I havent learned how to parry simply because it takes too long to learn and I haven't got the time. (I also seem to get terrible RNG and as soon as I parry a boss they switch exclusively to their non-parryable attacks) I attempted to parry Malenia once, and it took me about an hour to get one riposte. I simply dont have that kind of time available to learn how to parry every boss in the game. But good on ya though!

[@utkarshgaur1942]

Your editing is top tier and your humour is well-timed.

[@SneakyBastard-oi4eb]

Idk if you'll see this one, but what do you think of the Wakizashi parry? I'm doing a build that's basically taking what I have IRL: bows (goal is the Black Bow), Uchigatana with Unsheathe (I have a training one, standard weight but doesn't cut), Wakizashi with Parry for switching around between this and Unsheathe (I have a tantō actually which is an actual dagger, but waki is the closest). Thanks for the attention.

[@ObeyCamp]

Whoever edited this intro is exceptionally, masterfully skilled and could easily be doing this sort of thing for any AAA studio out there, no question. That was equally, or more compelling, than a lot of the actual AAA marketing material I've seen, including some of From's own work, I think. I can't praise this highly enough. The whole point of marketing material is to hook people and make them want to engage with the product, and even though I have 800 hours in Elden Ring (no PVP included; that time is 100% spent engaging with the actual world of Elden Ring,) with the Platinum Trophy firmly secured, and I've defeated every single enemy in The Lands Between with an on-screen health bar at least twice, that intro gave me chills and instilled in me a desire to restart from scratch like nothing else has ever done, including the Shadow of the Erdtree marketing. I'm seriously impressed.

[@enzymeaoe]

I am about 75% through my first playthrough adn have been really enjoying your content (whever I end up dying too much to a boss!). Such helpful guides and I enjoy the music and editing

[@_viggospiller3245]

brother. honestly, only channel i have commented on just to say that these vids are so damn satisfying! :D love the content!!!

[@nael_luna]

And with this I officially created the... probably 5th character in my playthroughs🤣, but you make guides so easy to understand and accessible that now I really feel motivated to learn parry and try a new game style, thanks so much❤

[@Zyxion]

Been here since the shield analysis vid. Still not bored. NGL watching your editing evolve has been just about as fun to watch as the content itself. Keep it up!

[@geek-o5425]

found your channel just as I started my first parry playthrough. This video was so helpful, and so are all of your guides!

[@Fraustyy]

top notch editing, can't believe it's your first year on KZbin! Keep up the great work!

[@alexbpm2]

You sir, have raised the bar on gaming guids to a level of artistic merit rarely seen on this medium. Dare I say, inspirational. You have a gift my friend. Bravo

[@janparkki5704]

A very nice guide and cheers for beating Malenia by parrying.👍 I really love that fight. I've probably parry-won her 200 times now. Once it starts feeling natural, there's just something very meditative about the experience. For quite a while I did it daily after work to relax =)

[@suniavulaono6962]

This is by far the funniest elden ring video I've seen so far! Earned yourself a sub

[@FlatEarthTalk]

Bro your intros give me the chills! You're on your way to many subscribers! Hot dayum!

[@kevincushing3165]

Love the editing, commentary, and music. These videos have it all. You definitely gained a subscriber today!

[@kerkertrandov459]

I'm not even here watching Elden Ring, your voice is just so calming like ASMR

[@jeremymartin1463]

Masterpiece of a video for this genre, soothing voice, all the informations you need, good editing and my god you're good at the game !! One of the best video I watched on ER, period.

[@ItsHoodieTime]

You have an amazing channel, keep up the great work brother. Merry Christmas!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Hoodie. Glad you like the channel! Merry Xmas!

[@WielkieOdpowiedzi]

Absolutely phenomenal video. You mr. Thingfishy are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@otisvale9445]

This channel is a serious hidden gem not even watching for the builds just love this channel xD

[@jedsanford7879]

your intros are so fkn good my man. Got sentimental on this one, remembering the first month of ER when all you wanted to do was parry shit

[@kofiagyeman8846]

Been good seeing your channel grow - inspired my parrying and it’s now a part of every build

[@IdontAce]

Im consistently about 18hrs late but im always here! Im getting alittle bored of my faith/arcane time to make a new build lol

[@nancy955]

I wish I could upvote this video again. I too struggled with my first playthrough, and if I had an excellent guide like this one back then, I'd have struggled a lot less. Thank you Thingfishy for all of your amazing Elden Ring guides 🙂

[@vaultdweller6646]

Hi! Been binging your vids an just wanted to say that the editing/that opening was so do good,it's clear how much time and effort you put in! It's wild how relaxing you can make the game feel,and as someone who beat ER as my first souls game its nice to hear the first run was tricky for you too lol Great work love your videos,thanks for all the info and hard work!

[@quennedr1]

Yo that opening was way to hype for a guide video. I'm in, full send.

[@ruoxin9316]

Buy the beast repellent torch from the isolated merchant north in dragon barrow caelid. The torch will make Esgar a more easy fight since the two dog will back off unless attacked. Definitely need to try a parry at some point, awesome video as always.

[@PeopleAreHell]

I just love starting a new build every day.

[@TimothyMonley]

Noble roll killed me so many times during RL1 until I worked out you sprint left and follow him and he never hits you. Another great video mate.

[@scoobydoozoom]

Man, these videos are top shelf! Nice work. Gets me excited to play all the different builds you've put together. I'm currently working on the strength bully build. Thanks, man!

[@Albatrossian]

Fantastic guide! Just beat Malenia after 20 hours. Had a blast, keep it up!

[@FlavioCdac]

Beautiful video bruh... Really good job here! Subscribing right now!!!

[@ededzk3166]

love it - BGM, Video editing, skills required to time the parry. Nuts.

[@arunbalachandran8463]

Bruh your video intros are always awesometastic!!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@anthonycuna415]

Came here for a tutorial but was gladly greeted with this AMAZING opener!

[@mindspacegaming]

I just parried the heck out of Morgott thanks to your guide!! This build is sooo satisfying and my favorite so far.

[@poggys]

This is the perfect video about elden ring. You transformed my experience with this game. I love you Thingsfishy.

[@invader703]

You make great content bro, I look forward to every vid. I hope you keep it up, my favorite channel right now. Going through your dragon build right now

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Jim! Much more to come! Thanks for watching!

[@sanctuarygaming4984]

you edited intros have gotten better and better to the point where that was such a professional looking trailer.... for the parry build

[@abhishekmunagala8292]

This video came out at the perfect time for me, just started a parry only build

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Let me know how you get on, Abhishek! Thanks for watching!

[@properwaffles]

Love your videos. I don’t even plan on doing a parry build, but it’s just super fun to watch 🙌🏻 Plus it’s really nice to see the ball bearing hunter get slapped around!

[@nine-IXI]

I just started on my first play through and your vids have been a life saver. Top work!

[@TheOldMan517]

Awesome video. Keep up the great work. Best ER channel by far.

[@krtmn40]

Might be the greatest intro for this game I've ever seen

[@michealdavies6985]

Best elden ring guilds, love it. Merry Christmas

[@ronthorn3]

I learned how to parry in Elden ring and best the game with a buckler, club and naked, every boss, including melania, because of this channel!

[@shahalfr]

What a video man.... Where did you get the music from?

[@Trap38384]

How to be a editing god, nice voice and calm music during the explanation

[@caseycoker1051]

I started a Reduvia / Great Knife Dual dagger build using your fast start just yesterday. I've only gotten through Margit, Godrick, Renalla, and Loretta so far but it's been quite fun and fairly effective.

[@hieuinh9517]

After watching this video, i want to play not dagger, but longsword and a shield. U give me the hope to finish the game with some basic setup, no magic or incantations, some OP weapons. Love ur vid. Keep it up my man.

[@jinaje]

Man, this is top tier content! Well done with the whole thing, and thanks for the interesting build 👌🎉

[@ChaotePD]

Recently learned that killing Esgar, Priest of Blood is made easy by equipping the beast flame torch! Seeing as this is a video from a year ago, this may not be new information for you at this point, but the beast flame torch actually repels swarm of flies and I believe for this boss fight it also causes the dogs to just... not spawn if you enter the battle with it already equipped.

[@gostreiver8036]

Love ya man. Merry Christmas. So poetic to see you return to the build from all your parry guides we been watching in a detailed directors cut to memorialize the Game of the year You’ve truly made this game an even better experience for me, appreciate all the hard work you’ve done

[@Herbpickergal]

Thanks to you my friend I've got into playing dagger/parry only playthroughs on DS3 and Elden ring. Beated Margit rn with unupgraded dagger & 18 character level, i feel great. This video is the best. Keep up the good work! 👍❤️

[@Geese_boi777]

This is a true souls enthusiast playthrough. I’ve made 8 toons so far and I haven’t done a run this challenging. It may time time to go all out master

[@flashjac3964]

Love these videos. Great channel! ❤️❤️❤️

[@alexwallwall9545]

Yo this is an awesome opening to the video… thanks so much it was incredibly entertaining

[@TTVBunnyDougie]

This was such an incredible video. My God. I don't even have the energy to express the level of in game finesse as well as the editing. ~Praise the SUNNNNNNNN

[@LimeymanZero]

This is the first video I have seen of yours and it's one of the best build guides I have ever seen, sub well earned, looking forward to seeing more!

[@shamani5093]

Beautiful video, thanks for keeping us so entertained, love, merry christmas and see you next year

[@DouglasDelFrari]

Fantastic! As a fan of Elden Ring, your video has good content and an excellent guide. Thanks for that!

[@akito6572]

Very well made guide and it's quite relaxing to listen to you. I'm not a huge fan of those people who are like 'YO GUYS THANKS TO MY BUILD YOU ARE NOW OP, IT'S BEYOND BROKEN!!'. There are a few people that I have in mind, but I won't name them here. They do create good builds, but holy shit, their commentary drives me absolutely insane. So yea, I appreciate this one. :D

[@dave9040]

dude, that was a fantastic video... especially the intro