How to get BLOODHOUND'S FANG +10 Easily! - Elden Ring Walkthrough

[@jakemccutcheon7555]

24:57 the fact that you included this even tho it’s unrelated is so incredibly awesome man. Never stop adding little stuff like this please! It’s so valuable to a new player! I just started my 1st playthrough acouple days ago and you have some of the best videos I’ve seen. Everyone speeds up the footage makes which makes you have to tab in and out 100 times to follow. Among many other issues your video lacks. Well done.

[@BloodhoundKnight_Darriwil]

Tip: You can buy Beast repellant torch from isolated merchant located north of Caelid. Equiping this torch will prevent you from getting attacked by rats and dogs. This item will come useful throughout the game, for example; Fort Faroth, inside Abandoned cave in Caelid when you head towards the Cleanrot knights. Hope this helps.

[@matt3606-o3l]

You did a fantastic job on the editing. Well done.

[@camiloguzman2441]

Thank you for taking the time to make these. I just learned about blood fang and would like to start using it.

[@jennifernewmanart]

Great video mate , I love your editing ! I laughed when you put classical music with the black fire bomb hitting you ! Well done , entertaining and informative

[@Stratos53100]

Really good, ive followed several of your guides & saw more details within this one later on, will give it a go to further buff my latest build... Cheers

[@kratos8509]

the effort you put into the video is truly commendable, also the detailed timestamps in the description were amazing too.

[@user-nj6no5gr9m]

Wauw what a vid. I just started Eldin ring 3 days ago for the first time. Thanks for this and respect for all the bonus material in it. Greets from the Netherlands ❤

[@Dilivioofficial]

I really enjoy this weapon and it's my go to every time. Sure I might miss other cool builds but this somehow makes the game more doable for someone who's not a gamer but plays for fun

[@vegemite4175]

AND SO IT BEGINS HAHA absoloute brilliant guide. Good job mate!

[@JmanBlue82]

Tysm for making this video! And actually showing on the map where i need to go. Im just starting Eldin ring out an have been looking everywhere for a video like this! Thanks again, keep on doing whatcha doing man your great!

[@Darkelf7201]

I enjoyed your video. I play as a Mage normally but might do the Bloodfang thing as a hand to hand combat to mix it up. Well Done

[@ssmupi]

Great video! Was easy to follow, lots of good info!

[@G59Moms]

You deserve way more subscribers thanks for the work and keep going 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@vegemite4175]

Finally completed :) thanks again 🙏 how long will it be viable for you think?

[@DIABETOR]

Any weapon is viable for the entire game as long as you keep upgrading it. Just make sure you get at least 40 Vigor, and then you want to level up Dexterity and Strength. You want about 50 dex, then get like 30 strength, and you’ll do a ton of damage with it

[@vegemite4175]

Is the blood fang maxed out at level 10? And awesome thank you again!

[@DIABETOR]

@@vegemite4175 Yeah so Somber weapons max out at +10 and regular weapons max out at +25. One somber level is worth 2.5 regular levels.

[@Inner_Shura785]

Yoo thx Man , this Guide helped me out a lot , helped me progress a lot too, I shredded bosses like it was Nothing , Thx Diabetor

[@ganj9217]

Thank you dude 🎉🎉🎉 I had my fang at +9 now it will be fully leveled at about the mid game mark

[@KD-300]

I was about to give up after seen ur content i started love the game thnks for efforts

[@banishedknight5250]

Hey buddy, thank you for the guide, it was amazing, first I wanted to super chat but sadly it’s not possible, then I went to your description if I can find any donation link, couldn’t find as well, you Deserve more subscribers and views, wish you all the best and looking forward for your success, take care

[@DIABETOR]

No worries, I’m glad I could help!

[@banishedknight5250]

@@DIABETOR that’s very kind of you but some of us want to do something in return as appreciation, it makes us also happy to support you and your channel, it’s a win win. Soon we’ll be able to do, as your channel grows. Thanks again for your time and your effort, keep up the great work👍

[@bullbear5703]

Thank you for this mate! Was able to +10 my fang this day!

[@rc489]

Despite the fact that I played a fair amount of hours, I always learn something cool with your guides !!!

[@DIABETOR]

Thanks, I’m really glad to hear it! I have sunk a lot of time into this game and I’m happy to share what I’ve learned about it and help people succeed at it.

[@Zeija-nm7xn]

I cant beat godskin my sleep pots dont work. Can someone help me

[@Bikachu343]

Great video 👍

[@xLIZZLx]

Thanks man, really helped ❤

[@supersonic_kitten]

excellent guide, thank you!

[@TheGame93x]

damn that Stepdoor for Stone 7 took me a solid 15 min to find :D ggs nice tutorial

[@samsonbouthan]

I’ve been using it for quite a while and love it (first play through), but everyone keeps taking about the Blasphemous Blade, Rivers of Blood, Moonveil etc. and this got me thinking if I should go +10 with BF and been in a dilemma. You’ve basically just given me a go ahead now! Thanks man. 🔥

[@ItzBrinkss]

Great video very well done

[@Karmeezy]

Wonderful guide, Thank you!

[@jch8376]

Bloodhound fang +10 got me through Malenia , but needed blasphemous blade for radagon

[@RubenInvestor]

Thank you for the video. Question. I am on minute 26, and I see that you upgrade to +6. But when I went to upgrade mine. I only have: somber stones lvl 1, 5 and 6. For some reason seems like I missed the stones 3 and 4. Can you help me? (I upgraded to +2)

[@DIABETOR]

Yeah I kinda rushed through that part a little bit, so it’s my bad. You can buy the 3 and 4 from Iji at the Kingsrealm Ruins (15:04).

[@RubenInvestor]

@@DIABETOR that’s what I thought but wanted to make sure. Thank you.

[@RubenInvestor]

@@DIABETOR it’s my first day playing Elden ring, so I am just leveling up before taking the time to explore. Any recommendations on weapons and armors sets? To get early?

[@DIABETOR]

Since you’re talking about levelling up I just want to stress the importance of your Vigor stat. It raises your max hp and it helps a LOT. I recommend you get to 40 Vigor by the time you reach level 70-80. As for weapons, it really depends on your playstyle. Nearly every weapon in the game is viable, and there’s also magic and bows and consumables too. I don’t have too many recommendations for magic or incantations because I don’t really play with them all that much, but there are plenty of guides out there which will give you good builds in you’re interested in those. A lot of people like the magic so that’s why I’m mentioning it first. For weapons, I really love Greatswords and Straight Swords. My favorite Greatsword is the Flamberge at Redmane Castle (note: if you’ve gone up to the Altus Plateau/Volcano Manor, you will have to kill Radahn before you can get the Flamberge in Redmane Castle). It gets good bleed buildup and can accept ashes of war, and I just think it looks really cool. I usually use Impaling Thrust on it, which you can get from Bernahl at the Warmaster’s Shack (he moves to Volcano Manor when you go there, and you have to do an assassination mission for Tanith before you can buy ashes from him). An easier Greatsword is the Lordsworn’s Greatsword, which you can get from one of the big carriages at the Gatefront Ruins. No bleed buildup but it’s still really strong, and it gets a higher crit multiplier so your ripostes/backstabs do more damage. For Straight Swords, I really recommend getting two Lordsworn’s Straightswords. Unfortunately you have to farm them from soldiers (the ones that have a medium shield and a sword, not the little guys with daggers), but the best place to do that is probably at the Gatefront Ruins. You can also buy the Broadsword from the merchant on the west coast of Limgrave (you can get down to the beach if you go west from the Church of Elleh where you met Kale). I say get two Straight Swords because their dual wielding (powerstance) attacks are really fast and REALLY strong, and it’s just super fun to play with. For armor I can’t really think of anything that comes as a full set (without killing anything) off the top of my head. We do get the Bloodhound Knight’s set at the end of this video, and you can go grab it at any time, I just put it at the end as a little bonus. One of the best sets in the game is the Scaled Armor, and you can get that by killing Old Knight Istvan, which is the first assassination that Tanith assigns to you. It’s kinda heavy though so you’re gonna need decent Endurance to be able to wear it and the Fang. (Protip: make sure you keep an eye on your Equip Load, which you can see at the bottom right of your equipment screen. You want to keep it in Medium or Light load, NEVER Heavy.) I can keep going but I think those are some good places to start. Hope it helps!

[@RubenInvestor]

@@DIABETOR thank you man. I am leveling up at the Farum place, killing the little black guys that gives you 1000 ruins. I will keep with the bloodhound fang+3 until I can get that flamberge, is that a good idea? Or better upgrade it up more? Thanks again

[@Spidermap4636]

Nvm this is rlly a good walk-through thanks

[@zee7090]

Ngl I struggle but worthy great vid 👍🏽

[@B8V88]

Is your outro music triage at dawn from Half Life 2? Awesome!

[@DIABETOR]

Yeah it’s specifically a synthwave remix called “BOREALIS, PATH OF” which itself is a remix of “Path of Borealis” if I recall correctly

[@notcomplying]

39:45 dagger up the ass was top tier

[@matheusluz9765]

Skyrim song and a great edit, Im a huge fan.

[@sokiari9589]

Great video! +1 sub

[@terrygamble6354]

Woohoo love the guide

[@terrytaylor49]

Great Vid! @ Clonan. Rematch with Godskin noble today with sleep pots….. 👾👾👾👾

[@hannibal4970]

I just can't get past those rats to get talisman. They just one shot me every time. But great guide and video

[@rashidalkaabi1363]

Thx bro can u do a video on the moonvil katana

[@DIABETOR]

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[@rashidalkaabi1363]

Thx

[@cooper_bloechl]

Hey! Rya never showed up at the plateau for me. I’m confused on why that is, if you know please help lol. Also, fantastic guide with great descriptions!

[@cooper_bloechl]

NEVERMIND I AM STUPID I HAVE FOUND HER

[@DIABETOR]

@@cooper_bloechl So to be clear, you HAVE found Rya?

[@cooper_bloechl]

@@DIABETOR Yes, thank you very much. I apologize for the confusion

[@AlpineTrails]

very helpful thanks

[@risegame1294]

thank u sm bro

[@zichisdead]

Hey man I appreciate the guide. One thing though, when I'm fighting the noble I cannot stagger him for the critical hit...I've wasted like maybe 10 sleeping pots on multiple attempts... I do the routine as described in the vid, I sleep him and double charge r2 into tap r2, but he doesn't go down. I then throw another sleep pot at him and it doesn't sleep him. So, you can see how I've wasted so many pots. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

[@zichisdead]

Ok, so I managed to kill him on the 4th try, but I did it without staggering him or any crit...do you know why? I feel like thats pretty important mechanic that for whatever reason I can't seem to proc. My stats are actually better than yours at the time of the fight in the video.

[@DIABETOR]

@@zichisdead Were you two-handing the fang? And are you sure you did “hold R2, hold R2, tap R2”? The Fang does 77 total poise damage with that combo if you are one-handing it. The Godskin Noble has 80 poise so it’s not enough. If you two-hand the sword then it does 84.7 poise damage, so my assumption is that you weren’t two-handing it. Your stats don’t affect a weapon’s poise damage so while it’s good that you were more leveled up, that wouldn’t affect poise damage. As for the sleep pots, I’m not entirely sure how that could end up not working because he has very low sleep resistance. If he’s moving around then he might just not be in the cloud for quite long enough to get slept, maybe that was it? Either way, good job killing him! He’s kinda tough if you fight him without stance breaks and sleeps so be proud of that lol

[@zichisdead]

@@DIABETOR Yes, I was two-handing it. I made sure of it every time. That would leave the only explanation being that I wasn't actually doing the combo, but I'm not really sure how I could fuck that up. Just based on the animation, hold R2 and the character winds up the sword, hold R2 again and it does the secondary animation where you do the spin, and then tap R2. Does that sound right? Could it really be that I wasn't two-handing it, or is there any other possibility where I wasn't getting enough poise...?

[@DIABETOR]

@zichisdead It’s gotta be you either weren’t two-handing it or you weren’t doing the fully charged heavy attacks. Unless you’re using mods of any kind? But yeah it’s most likely you just weren’t two handing it, probably because after casting Golden Vow you switch back to the Fang and then you need to do the input to two-hand it again.

[@binniko5691]

What for a armor should i use?

[@DIABETOR]

Anything you want, as long as you're in Medium Load (you can see it on the bottom right of your Equipment page). The Knight set sold by the Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold is a good set, but armor doesn't really matter all that much in this game.

[@6ixom115]

31:16 i know what I heard

[@cooper_bloechl]

So let’s say I “accidentally” killed varre in the beginning… is there still a way I could make my blade plus 10?

[@DIABETOR]

You can get through the entire game with it at +9 so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. You can get to Mohgwyn Palace via a teleporter in the Consecrated Snowfield, but that takes a while to get to. I do have a video about getting there, but personally I would just use the +9 until you progress to that place.

[@cooper_bloechl]

@@DIABETOR thanks man. You have been tremendous help.

[@InvisionCommunity]

The Manor boss never dropped the sober stone 7 for me, this sucks

[@DIABETOR]

The Godskin Noble doesn’t drop it, you need to get the stone from the Manor in an area after the Noble. Watch from 30:19

[@terrytaylor49]

That’s gonna leave a mark 😂….. hilarious 😂

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach6388]

39:45 lmaoooooo 😭😭

[@EnterAlt_F4]

About the somber stone 8, I have already found the map earlier and are unable to find that thing to kill, any idea how I can find it?

[@DIABETOR]

Sounds like you already killed it then, are you sure you don't have the somber 8 in your inventory? If you already used it then don't worry about it, having the Fang upgraded to +7 will still easily get you through everything in the game up to the area beyond Leyndell the Capital. Inside the Capital, you can find your way down to the sewers, and you'll find another somber 8 there.

[@EnterAlt_F4]

@@DIABETOR Oh alr, thx!

[@jamezangel2482]

When I came back to the Altus plateau to talk to ryah she wasn’t there? Any help?

[@kylewilkinson9005]

Same

[@DIABETOR]

You got the invitation from her? Check at the Erdtree-Gazing Hill too

[@ninjahero8461]

I had the same problem and found her at the lux ruins at the Erdtree-Gazing hill just up from the site of grace.

[@rageissuesx621]

So I'm following this guide and I don't have a somber smothing stone 7 and you don't show where you got yours

[@DIABETOR]

30:19-32:05

[@OakleyBinford]

Hey! I need some help. I did the invasion, but Varay never showed up. He didn't show up for me before, but I'm already level 100 so I'm worried it's too late?? Need the blood favor to move on, but not sure where to find him.

[@DIABETOR]

Check back at The First Step. If he’s still there then you need to go talk to Enia at the Roundtable Hold, and then he’ll move to the Rose Church. If he’s not there, and he left a glowing message for you, then he should be at the Rose Church. If the message ISN’T there, and he also isn’t there, then you killed him at some point and he’s gone, and you won’t be able to do his quest.

[@Unknown-mc7dc]

How to do the fast dodge like sliding?

[@DIABETOR]

Press the ash of war/skill button to do the backflip, and then press the heavy attack button to do the followup

[@Zeija-nm7xn]

I Keep dying to godskin now I dont have sleep pots left en I looted every lily can someone help me

[@DIABETOR]

There are dozens and dozens of lillies, go to mapgenie.io and use that to find more. Throw the sleep pots at the godskin’s feet to make sure they hit him, and wait for him to actually sit down and fall asleep before you attack him.

[@deathstar4706]

Bro how to use bloodhound fang and quick step asesh of war I am finding it for days 😭😭😭🙏 42:13 you use it here

[@DIABETOR]

Use the Fang’s ash of war by pressing L2 (idk the button on keyboard and mouse), and then you can do the followup dash by hitting R2 (your heavy attack button)

[@deathstar4706]

@@DIABETOR thank you very very much 🙏🙏

[@rugz954]

Im struggling to understand why your doing significantly more damage then me during the godskin fight, I noticed you lit a touch or something but I have done everything else you have said during this video and not getting him to half during that damage phase at all

[@DIABETOR]

Did you upgrade the Fang to +6 using the somber stones we grabbed along the way? Are you two-handing it? Are you doing charged heavy attacks, as in holding down the heavy attack button instead of just tapping it? And you meet the Str/Dex requirements for the Fang?

[@TimeForTrim]

how is this vs the blasphemous blade.. I just for the bloodhound following a guide and not sure how to build my build around this weapon..

[@DIABETOR]

Blasphemous Blade is generally an "ash of war stick," where the main reason you use it is just to blast stuff with the ash of war as much as possible. Bloodhound's Fang is more of a robust weapon in that you use it as an actual sword really often, and only in certain circumstances do you want to use the ash of war. Your stats for it should be something like: -40 Vigor, or as much as 60 if you still die a lot -60 Dexterity, 40 Strength. You want to level up the dex first because that's what gives the sword more damage, and when you get to around 40 dex, start putting points into Strength. It's a 3:2 ratio, so for every 3 points you put into dex, you put 2 points into str. -No more than 20 Endurance or Mind. Unless you're a mage you really don't need to put any points into Mind, and 20 Endurance is more than enough for most purposes. Armor can be helpful but it's not nearly as important as you probably think, so don't worry about getting the End to wear those super heavy sets of armor. Just wear whatever you think looks cool, and make sure you're not in Heavy Load (you want to be in Med Load). For talismans you're gonna want stuff like Ritual Sword Talisman for extra damage, Dragoncrest Greatshield for damage negation, Shard of Alexander if you like using the ash of war. I also like to use Lord of Blood's Exultation if you put Blood Grease on the Fang. Finally for buffs you're gonna want Golden Vow and something like Flame Grant Me Strength. This will ensure that you do a ton of damage, and Vow also gives you extra damage negation. This is just a pretty basic outline of a build for this weapon, but it's a good starting point. You can adjust the build to suit your preferences too. I hope that helps!

[@TimeForTrim]

@@DIABETOR wow dude !!! That’s an epic reply and worthy of a sub !!! Thanks so much for all that! I just got the bloodfang yesterday with plus 5 . I guess I’ll go for getting it to plus 10!

[@DIABETOR]

@@TimeForTrimThanks for the sub! It's a pretty strong weapon so yeah definitely worthy of a +10

[@bdannnn]

i feel like bloodhounds fang results in your learning the combat encounters better than using blasphemous blade. imo with the latter u can very easily grind through the game, but you won’t improve much.

[@dustinsummers2971]

What do you do if you mess it up right at the end of the fight with the godskin noble and then lose your sleep pots :(

[@DIABETOR]

You can craft more of them. When you throw a throwing pot, the Cracked Pot you used to craft it will reappear in your inventory. You never run out of them. The number of Cracked Pots you have just determines how many throwing pots you can carry at once. In the event that you run out if Trina’s Lillies, you can google where to get more of them. If you somehow use ALL OF THEM, then not only should you document this because that would probably qualify as some kind of a world record, but also you could alternatively use the Sword of St Trina. But you’ll surely be able to kill him with just the pots.

[@dustinsummers2971]

@@DIABETOR many thanks kind sir 🙏

[@ZyadMohamedK]

I kill the finger npc, what should I do?

[@DIABETOR]

@@ZyadMohamedK Varre? The only other way to get to Mohgwyn Palace is through the Consecrated Snowfield. I do have a video about that if you want to check it out, but really if you have the Fang at +9 then that will easily carry you through the entire game, so getting it to +10 isn’t super important.

[@kai8893]

when I get to atlus plateau rya isn't there, does anyone know if I need to complete a quest line for her to appear here?

[@DIABETOR]

Check over by the Erdtree Gazing Hill site of grace, she can show up there if you went through the Ruin Strewn Precipice

[@cooper_bloechl]

@@DIABETORshe wasn’t there either :(

[@west5385]

How am I supposed to find Gelmir Hero's if u dont show your starting point

[@DIABETOR]

If that were true then you could just google it. However it’s not true because in the video I specifically show you that you can follow the road west from the Writheblood Ruins, which I already showed you how to get to earlier in the video.

[@west5385]

@@DIABETOR crap, my bad Diabetor. I am only here for some parts of the video as I have done a few of these things already. I listened to you again and u said to take the road West. I opened my map and saw the road u were talking about that would lead to the bridge. Got the armor set. Thank you. I am so ready to obliterate Limgrave now. Liked the video, very helpful and the time stamps saved me a lot of time

[@DIABETOR]

That’s fair, glad it helped!

[@Notdondoda]

35 vigor is good

[@DIABETOR]

I’d recommend going up to 40 but in this guide we used Radagon’s Soreseal, which increases Vigor by 5 and gave us 40 total. But you definitely want to get your base Vigor to 40 and take off the Soreseal after this.

[@josiahvalle1324]

I killed the dude who had the necklace I ain’t paying for sum he stole and I got his armor for it 😂

[@DIABETOR]

Now you can’t get Boiled Crab which is one of the best consumables/buffs in the game. His Iron Ball is a very good weapon though but you could’ve just gotten it a bit later.

[@optimusrujan]

Hey my guy I have angered varre he attacks whenever he sees me what should I do??????

[@DIABETOR]

Go to the Church of Vows in Liurnia and seek absolution. You will need a Celestial Dew.

[@majin68]

22:23 Ryah isnt there?

[@DIABETOR]

If she’s not at the grand lift then she’s over by the Erdtree-Gazing Hill site of grace. It’s directly north from the lift, at the base of the cliff where you find the Lux Ruins.

[@majin68]

@@DIABETOR thats so weird she isnt here and also not in the Lux Ruins. What did I do wrong

[@johithsart4666]

29:19

[@AxBerk]

17:10

[@iamnotyoulol]

how long did this take in real time?

[@DIABETOR]

Around 2.5 hours. I also went afk a few times because I was planning it out and taking notes, so my estimate would be that it’s about 2 hours of actual gameplay.

[@cooolksa]

I don't have enough sleep pot

[@DIABETOR]

You can get a bunch of Trina’s Lilies from the swamp underneath the Albinauric Village in Liurnia. There’s a bunch at the Mistwood Ruins in Limgrave. There’s a lot of places you can get more of them if you google “trinas lily locations.” Also you can summon another player to help you if you need help too, there’s a summoning pool right outside the Prison Town Church site of grace.

[@restlessascension3260]

Soooooo you just gonna skip over how you got the 7th somber stone

[@DIABETOR]

30:19

[@mangagod]

Wrong warp to Crumbling Farum Azula for your somber 7, no fighting godskin “bullshit” noble.

[@DIABETOR]

@mangagod I mean, to each his own, but imo that warp is inconsistent as hell and a real hassle to pull off. I literally killed Godskin “Perfectly Fair” Noble here in like 30 seconds with not much setup, which I think is gonna be easier and faster for the typical player.

[@eyeguy8995]

How do i go past +10?

[@DIABETOR]

Somber weapons max out at +10. A +10 somber weapon is equivalent to a +25 regular weapon. That’s one of the reasons why the Fang is so popular, because it’s really easy to get it to a high upgrade level quickly.

[@goldentrust716]

Damn i killed fareh

[@DIABETOR]

Who?

[@DIABETOR]

Oh Varre. You can still go to Mohgwyn Palace after getting to the Consecrated Snowfield, but that's pretty late into the game. The difference between having the sword at +9 and +10 really isn't all that much so don't worry about.

[@stevendavis5855]

I disagree with you’re leveling I think vigor is important early be with a high level weapon is strong enough for early game

[@DIABETOR]

Did I say not to level Vigor? Like seriously I don’t remember what I said in this video, but that is something I would NEVER tell anyone lol. I always tell people to get 40 Vigor before they put points into anything else. In this video I’m pretty sure I just got the required Str and Dex to wield the Bloodhound’s Fang because this video is about the Fang. But yeah Vigor is absolutely your priority. Actually I just looked at this video and yeah right before the Godskin Noble fight, the very first thing I did to prepare for it at 27:53 was to being Vigor up to like 35, and I put like 2 points into Dex so I could wield the Fang for the Godskin fight. So idk what you’re smoking dude. Edit: Unless you… commented before you watched the entire video? You wouldn’t leave a comment before watching the entire video, would you, steven?

[@Itsaquackera]

Says the person with a anime pfp

[@Dd-dv9rb]

​@@DIABETORchill out dude it's not a big deal

[@DIABETOR]

@@Dd-dv9rb Dd, you wouldn’t… write a white knight response to a 4 month old comment, would you?

[@Dd-dv9rb]

@@DIABETOR I just did if you notice kinda obvious ngl

[@mattwoodley]

Just got my fang to level 10 and actually having fun again. Appreciate you!!🫶🏼