How To Beat Elden Ring BOWS ONLY But Be OP Early, Mid AND Late Game | Ultimate Bow & Ranger Guide

[@foobar2027]

Just gonna leave it out here, when I soloed Maliketh with this build. That was the most tense but also rewarding moment in my 54 years of gaming. That was intense. Thankyou for creating this build and encouraging me to try a bow-only build. I will remember this fight and triumph until my last day.

[@kingofkings89pl]

Damn, amazing story. I'm 30+ old & I remember starting play on PlayStation 1 and it was 20+ years ago. To play for like 50+ years go on Commodore 64 & I was enjoying to & even before that hehe. Great story telling :) I love bows, but I'm afraid that I will lost in fallowing steps on that build. I wish it could be easier :P

[@bahumatneo]

Dude. I'm 42 and my first system was calico console. I know how awesome it is to have grown up at the perfect time to enjoy playing dos games to now. I had every console back then and 2 arcade cabinets my dad got in my room.

[@Sognafar]

@@bahumatneo what were your thoughts on old PC dungeon crawlers? Daggerfall to this day impresses me, I could only imagine playing it when it came out

[@Sognafar]

@@bahumatneo also I'm gonna research the calico console mow

[@Literally___Me]

OLDER THAN 54 AND BEING INSANE AT THIS GAME? Nah bro you built different

[@doghotline3262]

I've been a bow build main since ds2 and have done 3 bow only runs and I gotta say having access to ranged applications of scarlet rot and poison with little dedication to attacks that will leave you vulnerable makes you very strong early game, a trip to caelid at the beginning of the game and grabbing some butterflies goes a LONG way. I have to say this is a really good comprehensive guide and goes out of the way to include pretty much all the bow essentials even going to show the jump attack followed by roll attack combo. Genuinely great guide for those attempting a bow only run.

[@Ligmaballin]

Jesus idk how you managed that, the only game from my experience where bows are decent is Elden Ring, but that's only because bows are more fleshed out and you can jump, in the previous games it just feels like you're holding and aiming with a 8x scoped massive sniper, it feels slugish and weird and if you shoot without aiming it's just slow and the damage isn't that great, the closest game which had decent ranged system imo was Bloodborne, because with the proper bloodtinge builds you could make a sniper or a bazooka build, be agile to avoid attacks and deal heavy damage like a glass canon

[@52weekproject]

Hey so I’m trying to do a build where I use a bow as my secondary weapon to do poison or rot, then use melee dmg as the main damage. Could you give me an idea of how I’d want my stats at 150 for a PvE build like this??

[@SewerRat.]

It's a good side arm to have but best to have a melee though

[@condorX2]

Thx for the tips. I might give this game a try again. I find the game to be really boring at first , even the long shooting animation turns me off, but I'll try follow this guide just for journey. I prefer RDR2, where I can ride a horse and shoot lawmen at the same time, but this gotta do.

[@steven___4563]

How do u quick-change different arrows while fighting?

[@Gnomleif]

Footnote from the cheap seats: If you open up Nokron you can easily farm Spiritflame arrows as a replacement for the coldbone arrows. You can make a run where you kill 12 of the guys that drop them in about a minute, and they usually drop 10-15 arrows per run. Spiritflame arrows do twice the total damage of coldbone arrows, and also do 65 frost buildup instead of 60.

[@iansadler5841]

Just for anyone wondering; it takes 42 hits with the bandit starting dagger to proc the bleed on Greyoll.

[@chaoskong2987]

Jesus thank you so much!

[@shortsleevesteve6834]

Was gonna like this comment, but seems better to leave it at 69 so I’ll say it instead, I like this comment

[@Bigbilly-ms9bn]

I am definitely glad I went with the samurai class lol.

[@timq16]

@@shortsleevesteve6834😐

[@Blaublatt101]

Flail is your friend

[@Kasaaz]

It's funny how in Souls-likes, everyone writes off the bow, but in Skyrim-ish games, everyone is a Stealth Archer every time.

[@viperleviathan9021]

Absolutely love your vids bro. I did my first-ever challenge run (Zuko run, firebending and dual curved swords) and I used your pyromancer build to get me started. I've since used your vids for other playthroughs and they're ridiculously fun. Now I'm gonna have to do a bow run!!!! I've always thought it would be sick, but I thought the damage was lacking and it would be near impossible, but you've once again given me a way to play this game in a new way, so thank you.

[@kurisu1204]

One tip for craftrd arrows: Do NOT craft all at once. Why? Because in the case that you run out of them and don't have a waypoint nearby/don't want to leave, you can craft them right where you are On another note: get a bow and use the Rain of arrows AoW with bleed arrows. You shoot more arrows in shorter time AND it consumes only 1 arrow per use. Very good video man!

[@Sophexis]

you completely forgot to mention you also need the crafting book that you can get at Fort Haight (unless i missed that) the book can be picked up on the ground floor in the back of the fort in a little room, theres a couple mobs in there but shouldnt be hard to just run in and grab

[@Livak18]

was wondering that too. He started that he wanted to explain it later but totally forgot.

[@KrisKorman]

Great video! I played a bow build my first time clearing the game. I used many of the techniques you showcase. I often had dual daggers/swords/whips equipped as back up but the bow gameplay was always the most enjoyable. Bow only Malenia was an incredibly fun challenge. Thanks again for the awesome videos!

[@170AndBeyond]

I love how the editing of these videos went from great to godlike all of the sudden lol.

[@TheSylveonSurfer]

I find it just a little bit sad that none of the gear that triggers off of Blood, Poison, and Rot will trigger if you're too far away from your target. It was a strange decision by the devs to have these proc based on proximity rather than having them proc when YOU trigger these effects. It's also a little sad that bows aren't stronger in general.

[@ojcorp]

is this true? i'm trying to find more info about this, but no luck

[@TheSylveonSurfer]

@@ojcorp Yeah, it's fairly easy to test. Go find an enemy that reacts slowly, like the Troll outside Godrick's boss room, equip only a bow, bleed arrows, and Lord of Blood's Exultation and/ or White Mask, proc bleed, and notice that they don't proc unless you're very close. Same thing goes for the Winged Sword Insignia and Milicent's Prosthesis. Those won't proc at all, no matter how hard you spam Barrage. Ultimately, your best options for a bow build are going to be Arrow's Reach, Arrow's Sting, and Spear Talismans. Your 4th Talisman slot is best used for something like Warrior Jar Shard/ Shard of Alexander or one of the defense talismans.

[@Ashlevon]

If medium bows are too sluggish for you early game, you can pick up a Short Bow near the Beachside Cave in Limgrave, or the Composite Bow near Bellum Church in Liurnia. Both are light bows so they draw quicker and have a better moveset.

[@envytee9659]

But they are incredibly weak and don't work for the early game strategy of rapid poison/blood procs shown in this video.

[@trashketchum9782]

barrage actually is great for status buildup, not so much for damage. but of course serpent bow is better as detailed on the video

[@drothganger]

Wow fantastic guide. Asked my partner what build I should do and they said I should do an archer just to give me a challenge. Never having played this game before I was struggling figuring out how to do it. You saved my life hehe

[@kiran1997ful]

Just wanted to add the fact, that if you start as a bandit class, you have a knife that has quickstep skill. It will make getting to the bow and talisman easier with potentially avoiding getting scarlet rot debuff altogether.

[@countdread6467]

Love using the bow in any game as I love archery. Playing your bow build now with the black flame assassin bringing up the rear. Great videos. Thank you for the time took to create them. S-Tier content.

[@wildboarinspector]

Dude your videos are amazing, did my 1st play through with your mage build and now I'm creating a bunch of characters to try your builds out.. The problem is I want to play them all at the same time

[@MitchalLees]

I’ve been having a lot of fun with a bow build,it’s one hell of a learning curve and some fights seem impossible but it’s a nice change of pace from completely obliterating everything with fireballs

[@BananaDragonLord]

For Dark Souls 1, I did a pure STR build. Dark Souls 2 was a pure INT build and Dark Souls 3 was a pure DEX build. I wanted to try a new play style each game and this has given me the chance to do a Bow build. Thank you

[@NyakahanaOfficial]

A few suggestions: - Since we already have a low equip weight, why not use the Blue Dancer Charm? - The Spear Talisman works with bows as well, allowing you to get bonus damage during enemy attack animations.

[@stonksrgud7645]

what about the second bow talismen? increases range if i remember correctly

[@AlanLupi83]

Thx for the info about spear talisman works with bows, i'll test It

[@AlanLupi83]

​​@@stonksrgud7645 it's good to keep it in your inventory for certain situations, but it's worth keeping other talismans have higher priority being equipped.

[@Selvaria777]

Haven't watched the full video yet, but I already know it's gonna be fire.

[@131313user]

It's going to be fire. Lol are you like 5?

[@pidgeongang7425]

@@131313user you just died to a boss aye

[@willbyers7233]

I love this build.. am doing a dual wielding ninja-samurai with bow as range weapon as my first playthrough. +9 Moonveil and +18 Keen Nagakiba (bloodhound step as ashes equiped) and for now, +5 serpent bow with poison arrows and feathered blood arrows.

[@hereticFox716]

Man i was hyped for a bow only character when i heard that bows were gonna be different in elden ring then i heard that the scaling was bad and i couldnt figure out how id make it work, so glad you made this video

[@kayn9651]

Here's my suggestion and contribution for a bow build: Use Serpent Bow as your late game option, instead of Black Bow, and make it an Arcane build. Why? Because the Serpent Bow has inherent Arcane scaling, which not only increases the effectiveness of the Poison buildup, but also the status buildup of all arrows shot with the Serpent Bow. That means faster and harder hitting bleeds, poison and scarlet rot. - And yeah, you can switch from serpent arrows to rot arrows and apply both rot and poison at the same time, before switching back to bleed arrows. Which, again, with the Arc scaling they're not only going to apply more quickly, but also deal more damage. Then if you want to go beyond bows only, you have a plethora of options for dex-arc weapons, even just a simple Reduvia. - And if you want to be really spicy, get a dragon communion seal, and you can mix in those incantations with -the- best scaling seal in the game.

[@Theeldenringguy]

Yes but black bow does more damage and fires faster

[@kayn9651]

@@Theeldenringguy That also means that you burn through more arrows, though, which can also lead to you running out of ammo before you arrive at a grace. - If you're not a speedrunner you're better off thinking in terms of damage per arrow instead of damage per second, when you can only hold 200 arrows on you at a time. Especially when you need to farm arrows.

[@Theeldenringguy]

@@kayn9651 Farming is fast using a rune farm = 150,000 runes to buy beast bones and blood rose. The black bow also is the only longbow with Barrage. Also, poison sucks

[@kayn9651]

@@Theeldenringguy The best rune farm you can get with a bow is making the bird near albinauric hill fall off the cliff, but even then it's not the point. The main damage whichever way you're gonna go is from the Bleed procs. - With an Arcane build, you can make those bleed procs hit harder, but it will only work if your weapon has Arcane scaling on it, and the only one that does is the Serpent Bow. - The inherent poison on it is mostly irrelevant then, aside for just a bit of additional damage ticks simultaneous to applying rot with rot arrows, and then switching to bleed arrows to deal the majority of the damage. And even then, you completely miss the point that even with a billion runes, you can't carry more than 99 arrows of a kind on your person at any one time. If you play for Barrage, then you'll get more DPS, but less damage per arrow, so less total maximum damage output available to you before you need to return to a Grace. And also less damage from the rot and bleed procs, because of the lack of Arcane scaling on the Black Bow. I'm not denying that Black Bow might pull higher DPS, I haven't tested both to be able to tell for certain, nor that arrows are dirt cheap at pretty much any stage of the game you're in if you're willing to spend 15 minutes farming a few runes, but you on the other hand are completely failing to acknowledge the additional options I brought up. I'm saying "Yes, and", you're being stubborn trying to shove a categoric "no" down my throat. - And failing to add anything other than parroting what was already agreed upon in the first place. - So in other words, you're giving the same level of contribution as a broken record that's been running for 3 weeks without the decency to be anything more than a contrarian.

[@michaeljones5209]

Could you do the full build with early game included?

[@Lerothbrok]

I don’t know what to comment on your videos anymore. Awesome vídeo!!! Always different from everything out there! You are the best!

[@digthathole5521]

Probably the best video I've seen on bows......and I've watched a lot of Elden Ring videos. Only 3 weeks in, mid game maybe, but I use my bows a lot. Already had the same idea of 2 bows, one for single small targets, and one for mobs and big bosses. However I've just been using the longbow that my guy came with, and the pulley bow. Haven't got the black bow yet but after watching this I think I'll grab the lion greatbow. Plus the tip on bleed arrows, awesome. Honestly Haven't used them much, but will now. Pretty much just been using normal arrows and fire arrows. Figured bleed would be a waste on smaller enemies if they die before you can even proc bleed. Sweet video.

[@stigtuneback1966]

how do you apply the skills to your bow , when i use the bow i only use arrows , no skills .

[@digthathole5521]

@stigtuneback1966 wish I could help you man but I haven't played this in awhile. I don't think it's necessarily applying skills. I think certain weapons have certain effects like bleed. Look for a samurai bleed video. Sure that will explain it.

[@stigtuneback1966]

@@digthathole5521 ok , ty for your response.

[@digthathole5521]

@stigtuneback1966 hope it helped. Enjoy the game.

[@jsilbern8973]

Looks like it'd be super fun, but one thing never mentioned in these build videos is: you still actually need to be, at the very least, decent at the game. I've just about got to Rykard to upgrade into demon paladin mode.

[@daviddisalvo8481]

Ty for doing a bow build wasn't sure if u would but here it is awesome content as always

[@andy4an]

if you are holding both golem greatbow and lion greatbow, and two-hand the golem bow, you will still get the lion greatbow passive while it's on your back, and do more damage than just firing the lion greatbow. but of course, you've got less access to your other main bow doing this.

[@victor16981]

You have amazing content, I tried already two of your builds and they make the gameplay so much fun (paladin and prophet). Nice to see in your projected comments you also speak Dutch, wasn't noticable at all!

[@trinitym3633]

Bless you for the timestamps 🥺🖤

[@Angi_Mathochist]

Got my Serpent Bow! Woo! And I have a few tips, from my experience. In the Abandoned Cave: Flame, Cleanse Me is not hard to pick up before this, and VERY helpful in this cave. Also, I'm using the Blessed Dew talisman in here, which means that each time I get to a safe, dry spot, I can stop and let my rot meter go away AND my health completely fill up, saving my flasks for the enemies and boss fight later. I'll switch to the Arrow's Sting talisman before the actual boss fight. When you're on the ledge above the bow, first shoot the enemy that's below you. Then jump down to the RIGHT, where you can land on solid ground -- or a step or so from solid ground at the most. Stand on that solid ground until you're un-rotted and healed up again. Then you can hug the right-hand wall (right-hand from your perspective from that side, that is) and run get the bow, and safely get back to solid ground again. This way is MUCH easier than jumping down on the left or directly into the pool of rot. Also, in the tower when getting the Arrow's Sting talisman, it's very helpful to put the game into offline mode. Otherwise, trying to get onto the ladder while the guards are trying to kill you can be nearly impossible because of the bloody messages at the bottom of the ladder, which cause you to read messages rather than climbing. And don't worry about being able to get the chest open AND grab the item while being killed -- if you don't have time to do both, but just get the chest open, it will actually stay open for your next attempt, so the next time all you have to do is grab the item.

[@ivog2256]

Did you ever finish the bow run? Tempted to do some bow gameplay lmao but I feel like they may be too weak I’m not great at the game haha

[@Angi_Mathochist]

​@ivog2256 I'm still working on that run. I'm not very good either, and I'm thorough and slow for multiple reasons. :) Nearing the end now, though, and looking forward to doing the DLC in my NG+. I think to do ALL bows, you'd have to be better at the game than I am. Bows are very hard when you're trapped in a small arena with a boss. Bows don't do as much damage as other weapons, so killing with bites is often slow and uses a lot of ammo. A bow-only boss battle can take a long time and require a lot of dodging. It's totally possible once you have the Black Bow, which fires quickly, especially if the enemy can be poisoned and rotted and bled and frostbitten -- status arrows are great! But again, it does require you to get pretty good. In the field, away from boss arenas, it's much easier. I haven't stuck with bows only, though, myself. (That was never my intent.) I love ranged weapons and attacking from range is absolutely my preference whenever it's possible. I still do use bows a lot, and I have leveled up ALL the bows, crossbows, greatbows, and jar cannon, and they all have their uses. I love Rain of Arrows! Sky Shot is fantastic for enemies that are standing still. Greatbows fire slowly, they're great from a distance when you don't need to worry about fat rolling. I think the jar cannon is slept on a lot. With the explosive ammo, it really deals damage! But it is a bit slow and be careful of the knockback. I have expanded into magic as well. You don't get as much range with magic (rock sling and a couple others excepted), but you can still hit things without getting too close, and without using up ammo, either. You run through the FP sometimes, though. I do love the rot breath for many bosses, with a good spirit summons to distract. And poison mist for enemies that can be sneaked up behind. There's an ash of war, assassin's... approach, I think? That helps greatly with the stealth at times. I just put it on a dagger, to pull out when needed. I was using Moonveil Katana when I needed a sword -- I love katanas for their reach, and this one is very strong -- until I got Blasphemous Blade with its Taker's Flame, which lets you hit from a bit of distance and heals you too. So that's usually my go-to now. Along with Bolt of Gransax, a spear you can throw (or throw lightning from), which I've been using on certain tougher enemies for a while. Are you doing bows-only? Or do you like to have a variety of tools, like me?

[@ryandovaston2687]

Damn I've been contemplating redoing my bow only character from a few months ago now I've learned more about the game and now this video is making me want to do it more

[@tanman4441]

Don't care at all about bows... excited to watch the entire video because it's Nizar. Settle in for the next half hour.

[@TheMrrccava]

If anyone's seen that Brandon Lee Mulligan clip where he talks about this amazing sniper set up from a DnD campaign, that is ultimately narratively unsatisfing, that's what I want in a "Bow-Only" Elden Ring build. You delivered in that concept fr.

[@Icycrits]

Don't be mistaken, I love this video and guide, it's fantastic and a really fun idea for a build... but to anyone watching this, don't be fooled into thinking this is OP and every boss is going to fall over. In fact, this build is more like a challenge run than it is overpowered. The entire early game, you're struggling to choose between arrows or leveling up. Killing small enemies is a tremendous hassle as the lock on auto aiming is complete crap. Anyone who's played a caster knows how bad it is, only imagine if your spells didn't home in on enemies. That's bow. God forbid 2-3 rats attack you at the same time. Enemies slowly strafing right and left will be the bane of your existence. Wasting arrows on anything but bosses feels bad so you just end up running past everything. "Just git gud." I did. I beat the game with this build. But at no point was I ever "overpowered". It was pretty strong against Margit, Goddrick, and Rennala, but the same can be said about a lot of builds with the same amount of prep. When you get to bosses that actually know how to pressure you or dodge projectiles, this build falls apart quickly. In fact, this build had me existential at a few points in the run. Do I regret it? No, it was very fun. But new players beware, this isn't a build for the inexperienced. There's a reason most people who are "using" this build are using melee weapons as well. And please Fromsoft, buff bows!

[@ruinrake]

Yeah honestly, I'm doing this build and I just got the Black Bow. I'm struggling to even upgrade it, let alone get arrows for the greatbow. It's a shame, all the bows would need is proper scaling to get them way more viable.

[@ImPizzazz]

I am currently on my first playthrough of Elden Ring and Souls game at that. This is the build I'm doing ! I

[@FynchPizza]

This video has saved me i had trouble trying to kill Radahn for a while now and this saved me time and my bow and arrows are more powerful as well so two birds one stone thank you again

[@kfk4441]

I knew it! I knew the serpent bow I found in early game with that damn teleport chest was awesome (until I got black bow, barrage is insane)

[@V1510N_]

i love your cinematic and cool video design its awesome, this is rare to find

[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

Been looking forward to seeing something like this!

[@Snikern]

i did your \you wanna get op as mage/ incredible fun to do it step by step. now im doing this and just killed grayroll cant wait to test this out. excellent guides bro 10 of 10

[@205carreviews8]

This looks really fun. I’m new to the fromsoft games but I want to try this. I like using my bow when I don’t want to get close. I started as a samurai but ended up becoming some hybrid samurai knight.

[@Tigermania]

Seeing an actual good ranger destroy made my day after the mauling I've been getting :)

[@rinothy]

The turtle shield is super helpful for this build too! I’ve been loving it

[@tvbuu]

I think you missed out a part for the blood arrows. I have all the thin bones and over 40 blood roses and the crafting kit but cannot craft the,. I think you need a book.

[@manolytovivi3090]

I was waiting for this guide. 😁

[@blaxai6485]

if you want to be op early get youself hands on rain of arrows ash of war with rot arrows. google how you can get the ash of war, no bosses required. pair with radan bow for best dps

[@206lovesme]

Nizar fam, you the goat 🐐 haven’t had this much fun playing Elden in months. I was sleeping on the bows, but this build is insane!

[@eliaspanayi3465]

Bows and especially crossbows are just insane as a sidearm style weapon, with already low raw damage they basically become a tool to apply stats to enemies

[@Educamargo09]

Another cool build to try! Nice job, my friend. 👍😏

[@macoubex9842]

Well, that video was unexpected, but surely extremely appreciated. Thanks for sharing mate.

[@notgabriel8624]

Attention bow builders, there’s a new talisman in the dlc that increases reach and damage, and can be stacked with Arrows Sting!

[@saitheruler3581]

Finally, a good bow build

[@cleversasquatch]

Thanks for doing this, the only other decent bow only guides I could find focused on NG+.

[@FayN_]

Yes!!! The point of using bow build isn't to be op but having fun

[@mrdidit5464]

Not sure as a new player and 1st playthrough this build was the best choice I still enjoy it. Now a little bit on the struggle with Fire Giant but I guess I will learn the mechanics at some point. :D Anyway, your build guides are super fun to watch and made me play the game.

[@Maubedo28]

Super nice video guide. I will just start a new game and try your build.. it is awesome!

[@jack_the_wendigo]

I often use the faith knot tear to reach requirements for buffs. If you prefer not to invest the 16 points into faith, you can invest 6 and run faith knot in your physick since physick buffs aren't too important for this build.

[@WillGlacier]

I would recommend using the blue dancer charm talisman while trying to keep your weight below like 16 - 18 for more damage since you don't need to wear much armor. Also recommend the white mask that buffs your damage when enemies are bleeding (tho you have to be kind of close to make the buff proc)

[@Kryptotek]

After I finish this dex lightning build and get frenzied flame ending with it, I’m doing this build for the last normal ending and snagging that plat trophy! Thanks for info and inspiration, Nizar!

[@CrystronHalq]

The Sacrificial Axe is also good to have cause of its 4 FP regain per kill. This makes it so you never really need a mana flask for Barrage.

[@johnstallone4807]

You can use that while 2 handing the bow? Does it get equipped to your back or something?

[@CrystronHalq]

@@johnstallone4807 Yes you can use that while 2h any weapon as long as its visible in the main or offhand UI

[@johnstallone4807]

@@CrystronHalq Thanks, I'm gonna start doing that now since I have that axe

[@kylewood4001]

If, by chance, anyone is interested in doing a no auto-lock ranger challenge, then ur gonna want to invest in crossbows, specifically the pulley crossbow. You prep the bow separate from the attack, so there isn’t the wind up u get with bows, and the pulley fires 3 bolts at once, meaning it can make up for its lack of damage late game with procs

[@ch1v3_theonion]

This was soo good and detailed. thanks for you build my guy!!!

[@___Bandit___]

After I finish my Guts cosplay build, I’m gonna find this video again because a bow only build sounds fun AF

[@phobiawitch835]

I actually just began following this guide today. My level 35 stats are a LITTLE different (21 Vigor, 11 Mind, 20 Endurance, and 22 Dexterity), but I spent like 10 minutes farming Bloodrose and have over 100 already lol. Tomorrow when Instart the game back up, I’ll work to get the Bell Bearing for Bones, and farm runes for more Serpent Arrows, the Bones, and search for Somber Stones 3, 4, 5, and 6 (I have a Somber 3 location chosen right now, near the Carian Study Hall). Very excited for this challenge since Im fairly new to the game still (about a month wnd a half of experience under my belt playing as a Mage who managed to Solo Maliketh after 50+ attempts), and I want to test out a new playstyle that I should be fairly okay handling, since I tend to prefer Ranged combat vs Melee, plus now I can learn to use a new weapon type and actually begin experimenting with Ashes of War more, and with Talismans I’ve never used before. Do have to pick my Armor set I’ll use in the late game, since I’m still in Bandit Armor (which is quickly becoming my 3rd favorite look, behind Maliketh’s Armor and Kaiden Armor),

[@evilsassypsyche11]

Love how you name your character Legolas (archer who smashes everything)!!!♥♥♥

[@fistfullofsalt6311]

Love running a bow only build in Elden Ring, another build I really love is is Vampire Hunter where you basically make a Belmont from Castlevania lol

[@jaxdakid5598]

i loved the enthusiasm with the weapons, especially the serpent bow because that was the bow i saw and decided “oh that’s the one”

[@Twostringz8453]

Dude I’m following your advice to the T as first time playing and it’s amazing. Thanks for all this in depth info !😊

[@KhunShawn]

Great editing, takes way more effort than the average Elden ring build video!

[@GrimmPC]

Dude your builds are badass hope for more soon! Maybe even some pvp builds!

[@MartySince87]

I legit got hype when I seen my comment at the beginning of the video 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣... Finally the bow build I'll have to use this build next because I'm having too much fun with your shield build.

[@KodasGarden]

I'm confused how you got the Serpent Bow to +6 before Margit. The video you linked in the description makes it seem like you killed the Fallingstar Beast in Sellia Crystal Tunnel, but how did you do that with a bow? Serpent Arrows I guess?

[@robinmartin4162]

Love all of your builds there all wickedly fun. BUT this is by far my favorite.. all i did was change outfit duh fashion over function lol

[@OrbitalDropShockTrooper]

Broooo you just made my bow build a lot more viable. I was struggling a bit lol

[@azurebliss152]

my dark souls 2 bow-only makeshift playtrough was the most intense, heavy and painful of them all, not even daggers-only or unarmed compared to what it felt like, specially on DLCs. and to manage to make bows into actual weapons for elden ring, a game where bows are supposed to be far heavily nerfed compared to any other souls game, is a feat that im unable to fathom. for all those who want to try this, have already, or are already, i got a candle lit up for you.

[@loganlewis9179]

I've been playing this build for the last six hours. Easy setup, little to no experience needed, rewarding playstyle that feels smooth. I've beaten the game now several times and this puts all my builds to shame. To all who complain bow aren't viable I will just send here.

[@quaidmoore7997]

That early game blood rose farm is a game changer

[@justinmcguffin5968]

Best video for content ever. You have a gift sir, thank you for your time.

[@dinen5000]

your combo is missing out on another shot you can fit in after your roll, so its effectively roll shot, jump shot, landing shot

[@padipark]

This guy is a legend ranger.

[@Something2ShowYou]

has anyone ever once used regular arrows on the serpent bow and gotten it to proc poison? I don't think it actually does what it says.

[@jameshall1600]

Nice build. Hope you do one based around the sword of night and flame soon

[@redseve]

omg I tried to start this build, it's so expensive to keep stocked with arrows, and if you buy thin beast bones they're almost the same price as a single special arrow, but you need 3 of them to craft an arrow. I got to level 40 mostly using the dagger and reduvia because of lack of arrows, I can finally kill the vulgar militia guys in caelid so I can farm runes to stock up on arrows, but jeez even if I get 600 in storage of multiple types I feel like I'll just constantly be stressed about how many I have. I guess this'll get better later on when runes are easier to come by, OH buuuuut the times when I was making the bow combat work, it felt pretty cool.

[@SeanCurley-k4e]

Looks like the passive poison was removed from the Serpent Bow. It's still mentioned in the description, but it no longer listed a passive effect and I couldn't get it to proc poison on anything.

[@Zer0Cares]

I know it sucks. Does it still make poison arrows more effective, or is it just basically a normal bow now

[@Mat_D87]

Nizar, this is an awesome video and very detailed. Thanks for the tips 😎👍🏻

[@TheEdmaster87]

I tried like 80% of your builds. Amazing stuff. I also discovered some enemies which I did not know about before. Could you make a all bosses guide? That would probably take a while, but you choose one of your previous character builds, then guide us how to defeat every boss. And I mean all 165 of them☺️

[@BobbyGentile]

Looking to do a bow build like this, thanks for the tips! I do have a question though, in the event I don't want to use status arrows (like bleed and such) and instead want to opt for elemental arrows, what would change? I'm fairly certain it won't be as potent as bleed buildup, but I think I would find more enjoyment from an elemental archer build than a bleed arrow spam build.

[@chandlermccoy1813]

Gonna be pretty rough. Bows are actually insanely weak and really really rely on those status build up arrows. Some bosses and enemies may be weak to fire and shock, but not THAT weak. Would be so nice if all these elemental arrows scaled with arcane

[@AegisKHAOS]

Love the fact that I recently watched Fextra's NG+ bow build and chrightt's bow guide and great bow build and then you drop a bow guide. Of course I'm watching this to the end.

[@kurisu1204]

Same here

[@foobar2027]

Playing so many different builds now, I personally think bow only build is definitely top 3 in most fun builds possible. The other two imho are death's poker and iron ball builds. I personally also add GreatJarCannon to this build because it shoots arrows. It is not very strong or useful, but it is fun so I allow it. Do not sleep on this build. It may look intimidating but it is one of the most fun builds possible in elden ring.

[@MathewClips]

13:30 Thank you for this information. Me and my friends are doing a lvl 1 playthrough and Radahn is now my first Great Rune. Just now too. I just skipped Stormveil and B-lined it for Radahn.

[@andreworam2844]

For scarlet rot pool: face backwards and jump backwards. Gets you through it very quickly.

[@Hirotoro4692]

You made zero mention of the blue dancer talisman which is arguably the best talisman for a ranger when combined with being naked.

[@rbscli]

I wanted to give myself a different challenge and a new build. Your vid was great! thx

[@CB_SY]

THis dud still da goat his nightblade build made me finish Journey 2 in just a few hrs

[@Isolomf15]

Amazing video 🙂 I was thinking to do a bow build! I definitely will

[@dublades]

I enjoyed the video and learned a lot about bows, thank you Nizar :)

[@kandex]

Something you might wanna look into but in previous souls games the leo rings counter attack trust dmg bonus applied to bows too. In elden Ring it's the "Spear Talisman" and should give a 15% dmg increase during enemy attack animations if it works.

[@NyakahanaOfficial]

It does!

[@kandex]

@@NyakahanaOfficial sweet =) good to know. 15% is nothing yo sneeze at haha.

[@roseredthorns]

i tried a bow build a few weeks ago and got pissed cause all the runes i'd of used on leveling up i ended up pumping all of them into arrows

[@michapiasta3072]

I recomend arrow rain aow with rot arrows too, 2 aows and most of enemies will be rotten.