How To Make a Build in Bloodborne (Guide)

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When this video originally came out, Bloodborne was free on PS+ for all of March 2018. If you still find a way to get your hands on this game and are curious/confused about what the stats mean/what the weapons do/how to make a build, then have a seat and listen on in.
Sections:
00:00 Intro
02:18 Stats & Caps (What do these mean?)
06:40 SIDE NOTE: No Respecs
07:29 Types of Builds (What weapons can you use?)
19:10 Blood Gem Hell (The Final Part of Your Build)
23:26 Outro
The Bloodborne Sheets (blood gems, uncanny/lost weapons, high-tier runes, etc):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Bloodborne Top-Tier Farmable Gem Chalice Glyphs (additional info):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Preview your build with Mugenmonkey!
www.mugenmonkey.com/bloodborne
Preview your build stats with this Spreadsheet calculator!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
(if you want to edit the sheet, press FILE then MAKE A COPY. It'll save a new version to your Google Drive. Edit away!)
sljm8D's Arcanist Cookbook v2:
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It's THE Bloodborne-wiki:
www.bloodborne-wiki.com/
Oroboro's Original Video:
• Bloodborne Stats, Buil...
Oni Blade's Fist of Gratia Parry:
• Bloodborne: Fist of Gr...
Shoutout to the following peeps who helped guide me to the right info!
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[@dangitjm]

ADDENDUM: If you're seeing this, I made a shorter guide on how newer players ought to progress through their first playthrough, if you're curious for more info. It also should be easier to digest as well. Thank you for watching and may the good blood guide your way! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6rIhpachq5lg7s EDIT (4/27/2020): A million views. I can't describe how I'm feeling at seeing such a number. Thank you all so much for viewing and for your support! If you have subscribed, I will do my best to make it worth it. Stay safe out there, strangers and friends! We ain't dead yet. EDIT (7/8/2020): I cut out the beginning minute of this video. I wanted to get quicker to the intro/info as I could. Hope y'all have been keeping well out there! Thanks for watching :D

[@Eric_The_Cleric]

Dangit Jim. To think I just spent half an hour rewatching this for the umpteenth time, too!

[@DasBienchenThea]

Dude, you are awesome! I watched this vid when bloodborne was free on ps+ and would call myself a "Veteran" now.. but im not good in explaining and got my gf to play with me so i wanted to show her this vid. Thank you so much for still making content on this subject! I really apprecheat it!

[@gargola1887]

I need help please am struggling in the unseen village really bad

[@DasBienchenThea]

@@gargola1887 die you go there After killing Rom? Or with the Sack Boys?

[@gargola1887]

@@DasBienchenThea rom and then went there and everyone is almost one shotting me and everything is scary i need to farm please where to go??

[@no-man_baugh]

Integrating timestamps into a video that’s over 2 years old about a video game’s 5 year old pvp? True MVP here

[@keyman245]

And the best off all, When i get the Money to buy an ps and bloodborne, The game will be 12 years old

[@aika1932]

@@keyman245 f- best of luck to you

[@shaggysmortalvessel8297]

3*...

[@prohikikomo]

@@shaggysmortalvessel8297 well yeah, NOW it's 3. Wasn't at the time of commenting.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

I hate chapters so much! I wish KZbin never created them! You try to rewind just a little bit because you didn’t catch a statement clearly enough, and then you end up backtracking to previous chapters or even to the beginning of the damn video by accident. Fuck this shit. Timestamps in a video description or in a pinned comment are fine, but chapters are freaking garbage.

[@herculesth3great856]

2024 anyone?

[@JmOmania]

Here

[@maxfactor1841]

Sure, just started playing the game. Before Elden Ring DLC is released 😂

[@thomasoveracker1115]

​@@maxfactor1841 same here lol

[@sethketchem7930]

Yeah I’m here lmao

[@gz7083]

Getting some review before March 24

[@Heinek_en]

Now it's almost 5 years since the game's release and I'm still watching this. Edit: I Hope y'all stay healthy during this quarantine, the night never ends Edit 2: heyy it's been three years ! Thx for the likes. Many things happened but we made it through the Nightmare. I now hope someday we get a sequel / remaster /Pc port

[@deen7052]

Same brother Even after 100% ing it i still play it.

[@Heinek_en]

@@deen7052 I have got the Platinum trophy but I think I will only stop playing it when I can afford Sekiro

[@scottiecurrie7927]

@@Heinek_en Definitely play Sekiro. It's a completely different experience but so incredibly fun. It was hard for me to get into Bloodbornes playstyle because it was much slower and so much simpler compared to Sekiro. I'm enjoying it pretty well though

[@scottiecurrie7927]

@Dem Lem's I haven't heard much about Eldin Ring. Do they have any gameplay out for the game or some info on how it will play? I've been playing bloodborne for a bit and afterwards might get into the Souls series, but if Eldin Ring comes out first I'll get into that right away. Anything to keep me away from torturing myself with Dark Souls 1

[@elgonzales8152]

so what is the build for whirlgig saw..... and burial sythe??

[@Zalithiel]

So, the guide was cool, but can we talk about how satisfying it was seeing that fog wall hiding shitter finally die?!

[@ludwigtheaccursed4462]

Late, but that was fucking satisfying

[@ludwigtheaccursed4462]

I meant I'm late btw, :p

[@jjdude00]

I have a build, but it requires a very specific gameplay loop. 1. Be bad at the game 2. Get frusterated and quit 3. Watch KZbin video about Bloodborne 4. Get hyped and play again 5. Repeat

[@jjdude00]

@@Ruhrich92 well I don't have DS3 but ill add you anyways, my psn is jjdude00

[@Gohanitos]

rofl thats me

[@markwheeler4245]

jjdude00 Lol, first time I played I was killed easily I wasn't getting far as every enemy is dangerous in the game pretty much, but I stuck with it and started getting better and better (hunters axe in range form is still my best weapon) I needed to co op 1 boss but apart from that completed the game eventually, now I'm playing the chalice dungeons after my platinum, have u played anymore or gave up on the game?

[@jjdude00]

@@markwheeler4245 no i kept playing, still haven't finished but I've become quite a bit better. I'm pausing it rn to play Sekiro, but I'll definitely go back to bloodborne.

[@corybrodin2024]

That is terrifyingly accurate

[@taragnor]

People keep telling me to "git gud" so I kept putting all my points in Skill.

[@TheDocbach]

I did the same. Now I am "gud". Lulz

[@kaccotime]

I spent 1 hour of grinding to get 40000 blood echos and I only because I got stuck on the 3rd boss. Now I'm Gud.

[@chrosnowindolion1786]

Hey-o!

[@resonancegaleblade1148]

@@kaccotime damn 40000 for blood starved beast or vicar?

[@kaccotime]

resonance galeblade blood beast. After that I beat all the bosses and I got the secret ending.

[@moonman8450]

Everyone is talking about “builds” while I was out there leveling up vitality and stamina and occasionally strength to get the cool looking weapons

[@doomsday9831]

Same

[@spook3112]

Yeah I just kinda put points into Vitality, Endurance, and strength at first. Then on new game plus I put points into skill and Arcane. Trying to just use all the weapons.

[@Mepphy99]

Totally Fair at the end Tho Bloodtinge + Skill builds are damn cool for me

[@blacksheep69420]

"I know it's a time sink." March,2020-Time is all we have.

[@b0ogeym4n_]

Toxic Thunder ikr i've been playing for 3 weeks now, my first playthrough too

[@DeviousC183]

I started my first game 2 weeks ago. Cant believe im so late to this amazing game

[@Jordan-kq3qw]

"Don't let these days slip through your fingers" bro didn't know what was coming.

[@jazolf4340]

It's nice to see this video at the top when you search for "bloodborne builds".

[@allihusk6519]

Probably because this video has hella rewatch potential. I've beaten this game more times than I have bones and I still come back to watch it lmao

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

And then there's my method, where you Mister Magoo your way until you discover you're fighting the final boss.

[@HarryPotter-uv8yp]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache We meet again!

[@TheSwampyy]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache im legit getting scared of seeing you everywhere we share to much of the same interests

[@sumfood6824]

Boi

[@RohanShwarma]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache dude I saw you in another comment section I can’t remember which comment section but I remember you.

[@superemekiller466]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache your all over KZbin Who are you What are you Who am I

[@i1bike]

"I dont need stamina" - kos starts to laugh

[@heroicnerd6404]

only boss i regretted not putting anything in stamina was shadow of yharnam. the orphan just requiers perfect dodges,those fuckers require running and dash spams every time.

[@alexthiebaut2195]

some people call him Kosm

[@mpkoks]

Guys - Orphan of Kos is not Kos...

[@crickcrack0]

Kos screams looked like if i was at a Led Zeppelin concert

[@bitlord6710]

This myth.

[@someaccount3438]

"Never get endurance above 40" Me with every other stat at 99:

[@spook3112]

Welp shit mine is 45

[@Paddington88]

@Nate my dumbass is over here with 60

[@Fix.009]

Im the one insane to have endurance at 23 while skill is at 86?

[@Mepphy99]

I mean full leveled character isn't bad And you still can do other characters

[@Fedico7000]

*[99 Endurance]*

[@ymfah]

Oh lord no

[@dangitjm]

ymfah Quit breaking Souls, damn it

[@hathucquan5350]

My lord Ymfah we need bloodporn how to OP

[@hathucquan5350]

dangitjm nice video.

[@sekiro3074]

What did I miss...

[@itz_lil_bomber6391]

Ymfah!

[@windowwax]

With bloodborne being free this month its bringing in alot of new players. Good to see the community is still alive

[@hydrus2076]

TheGhoffa if Its reminding you of Resident Evil right now, just Wait till you get to the Upper Cathedral Ward

[@gamestitties7077]

window wax i still play it after 3 years :> every ng+ is fun and good challenges and also go on the bloodborne playstation community and offer boss help my favorite game on the ps4 and still soak so many hours in. Still plenty of chalice dungeons still yet to be explored too

[@PinoyMagicianVlogz]

Really wish they’d would just keep coming out with more locations and weapons for the game. That way they don’t make a sequel if there ever is one and possibly screw it up

[@gamestitties7077]

John Turner yeah why they stop at 1 expansion is crazy. They should have just keeo adding on keeo the same game but kept making expansions. Pretty sure there will be A BB2 this game sold for too well. May not be soon but there will be guarantee that

[@spedic2638]

I wish I discovered Bloodborne when it first came out, I also bought the DLC because I fell in love with this game

[@AG-jh4jj]

I LOVEEEE how even though this game at this point was already 3 y/o ir still gets 600k views, goes to show the awesome community

[@joeking6972]

Well Bloodborne is already considered a timeless classic and one of the greatest games ever made, I try to play through it once a year myself.

[@lilhandsome9496]

@@joeking6972 Wut?

[@joeking6972]

Don’t worry about it nigga

[@GMOTP5738]

souls community is cancer whether you like the games or not

[@spacenaves]

Hey. Guess what.

[@BeinIan]

As a Bloodborne noob, I can't thank you enough for this immeasurably helpful guide. As a fellow creator, I applaud your ability to find an untapped niche and make a high quality video to meet the demand. You've saved my BB streams from being infuriating to watch. Thank you so much, and great job on this guide. You more than earned my sub.

[@OmegaXis1064]

13:40 "I think i can also parry" *Knocks down Logarius* "OOOOOOHHHHHHHH" Man, i lost it there

[@FleshNFaith]

Good ol' JonTron scream. I made a noise similar to that the first time I beat Logarius too. For some reason, he gives me more trouble more consistently than any other boss in the game, even Ludwig or Maria.

[@Arcademan09]

Is it missing? It's not on the timestamp anymore, it's on 12:55, my old comment has the same time, what's going on

[@iamamish]

No kidding, just 2 days ago I was like, "why aren't there any good build guides on KZbin for Bloodborne?" Then I saw this. Fortunately for me, it's Jim's video on Bloodborne builds.

[@MEGABUMSTENCH]

i thought the same thing just recently, and here i am.

[@giuseppetello8344]

Who you gaming dark soul?

[@ZeR0BaCkUp]

As someone who has never played a souls game I understood maybe 50% of this

[@paulmoitoso9658]

That feel when you know they're not going to make a BB2, so you watch videos on it and play it again with tears coming out of your eyes.

[@SomeRandomPerson37]

Why am I watching this? I don’t even own a playstation wtf

[@photondemonz7868]

I used to do that too. Then I got a PS4

[@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey]

I finished bloodborne ages ago when it was free. Its 2019 now and idk y im watching

[@Sammie_Topsky]

@@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey you actually beat this game?

[@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey]

@@Sammie_Topsky lol yeah of course

[@Sammie_Topsky]

@@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey WTF bruh. I'm stucked

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

Started BB a year ago, wanted to play arcane, leveled arcane early, took that crappy build all the way through blood-starved, and ragequit because I hadn't found a SINGLE SPELL.........two weeks ago, got wise, leveled STR, started blowing through the game, found lots of spells, learned I should have stuck to the arcane path......................seppuku is the only honorable choice.

[@iota-09]

Exquisite Corpse "spells" It's sad that you quit the game though, that's why i always tell to people to focus on making the game enjoyable for new players... As of today, i'm seeing invaders who prey upon new players like scavengers as cinycal people tbat don't want any new fans of their game, like they should be the only ones to like it, but remember, the more people play and love the game, the more income from soft gets, the more and better games will come out.

[@iota-09]

Exquisite Corpse also, using a wiki to play isn't that bad, especially in bloodborne which has so few secrets and so many "dead ends" when it comes to build-making.

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

I don't even know if I count as a 'new player' since I finished all three DS games, 3/4s of Demon Souls, and played quite a lot of PvP in both DS2 and 3. My comfort zone is pure spellcaster (melee hybrids are for weenies!), but trying to aggressively force the magic archetype in Bloodborne will build you into a corner if you don't know what you're doing.

[@iota-09]

Exquisite Corpse but... Pure spellcasting is hated by miyazaki, that's just not how he envisions sorcerees... Decent full spellcast builds in fromsoft games don't exist afaik

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

If you want to genuinely optimize your build for PvP, pure spellcasting does not work...but - then again - if you REALLY want to optimize - it's all been worked out. Consult the internet and make 'the build' - there are only 2-3 per game. However, I think of Dark Souls as being fundamentally casual. These matches aren't at EVO for thousands of dollars; they're in the living room among friends having fun. Basically, I want my build to showcase some unique idea while still being 90% as good as the truly optimized players. This was possible in DS2 with pure magic....but, sadly, nowhere else.

[@MrSandManGiveMeADream]

after all these years im still hoonting

[@vwilk5609]

Hoonter must hoont!

[@Knownodin875]

I’m still hoonting my brethren

[@MrSandManGiveMeADream]

holy shit it's already been 2 years !?

[@_doop8257]

"Its been 3 years since that video" And its been 3 years since this video as well

[@forgetful6956]

I'm one of those people who got the game cause its free for ps plus. This was a very helpful and educational video on the subject. Great job and keep it coming.

[@someguy7703]

@@joeking6972 at least there's a discount now. Imma buy it today. Just 15 euros.

[@Bloodhurl67]

@@joeking6972 I mean he technically didn't get it for free.

[@Jordy2277]

Is it rare for people like me to only play Soulsborne games for PvE? I've found 300ish hours of enjoyment on DS1 from PvE alone. I never do PvP. Am I missing out much? Or am I alone.

[@liamd8918]

Bloodborne pvp is still good, it just has a few flaws: -lack of wpn variety in blt and arc -the pvp community is kinda dead -BLOOD GEM FARMING

[@joebk44]

I don’t like PVP. But I won’t back down from an invader. I have only been playing BB for a month (already pkatinumed it too) and I think my record is 8 wins outta 10.

[@anthrosound]

You're not missing anything PvP is just a sucky game mode period in my opinion - it's almost always tacked on and just shit - I have met some cool people while online gaming though.

[@Ape8658]

Obamagon you’re not alone, I’ve put over 400 hours in bloodbornes pve, ds1, and ds3’ s pve.

[@maxkraus7063]

@@joebk44did you play through it in one month? Ds1 took me like 3 monts,and in bloodborne iam 1 month in and still at bloodstarved beast...

[@4evermilkman]

Hardest part about making your build: Character Creator, and coming up with a cool name ;)

[@aletaris]

That boss always takes an hour or more SMH

[@4evermilkman]

@@aletaris minimum an hour

[@merttuncer1788]

That's definitely true. Especially your name influences your character. I tought making a Scholar Knight character for Grand Archives invasions and to be honest I regret making that(Crystal LKGS is just cursed). I decided to change it into Cleric Knight with Blessed LKGS but since my name was Scholar it stuck on me lol.

[@4evermilkman]

@@merttuncer1788 I know exactly what you are saying. I love making characters for a specific purpose also, like I have a character that helps people through the forbidden woods in Bloodborne

[@user-lu4jn8mr2m]

I just called my self big daddy and picked a random face and didn’t care about the face because it doesn’t matter it’s a souls game

[@blooper5li]

I've been playing Bloodborne for a long time and I STILL haven't experienced every weapon in this game. Every few months, when I inevitably begin a new playthrough to try a build around a particular weapon, I always listen to this video as I'm going through Central Yharnam to remind myself how I should probably plan things out. This video is an immense help for players of all skill levels and I'm glad it's still here for us to use.

[@vloopyart]

People who think save scumming is cheating, are clueless. You want to go through the same dungeon again to get the right gem? All that EXTRA work just for ONE gem, and rng is extremely not in your favor you're out of your mind.

[@zytha2890]

All that extra work will help you git gud lol

[@dongbong7405]

Vloopy And don’t forget farming for more ritual materials, that shit’s a bitch

[@DedmanDoesStuff]

@@dongbong7405 you dont use ritual materials when you enter chalice glyphs

[@jordynozymandias374]

@@DedmanDoesStuff that makes up for the massive time sink that grinding normally is?

[@EvilPineappl]

It is cheating, but if the grind was balanced we wouldn't have to do it.

[@a00578480]

Well done. There's a lot of great info here. I would have loved this when I started the game on release.

[@Maikeru101]

Dustin Marett go back and play, it's much better than launch

[@a00578480]

Lord Trowa I played it for months and loved it. The dlc is the best I've ever experienced in a game. It's the platinum trophy I'm most proud of. I will play it again someday on the inevitable 60 fps remaster on PS5.

[@DARBOID.]

This is the best build guide I've ever found for any of the Souls-Like games EVER!

[@xcibo]

5 years later 🙏, thank you. I’m ready for the hunt tonight

[@Rehvion]

Not a fan of "how to" vids but this is a good one. Late but better than nothing, especially with the event. Lack a small nod to false depth tho, I know for a fact there are dozens of people farming them(yesterday there were 16 messengers around the lantern) as "unnatural" as they're false depths are part of the game now.

[@dangitjm]

As useful as False Depth chalices are, the best Blood Gems can't be obtained from them alone. They do serve a purpose and I'm thinking of making a smaller video to talk about that.

[@swingdog]

Rehvion probably the best gems you can get from the false depths are 22.3% +8 flat damage. Good for twinks, buuuttt not for 120's.

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Rehvion Hi, my Bloodborne got corrupted recently and I have to beat the game to ng+7 all over again and then make a meta character. So I thought it would be fun if you guys joined me on my KZbin streams because I'm really bored. I can give you advices about the game or we can communicate with each other. A lot of people got this game for free on ps plus that I was actually trolling with my friend and we probably will. But if you started the game and you need help just ask me. Overall I just want to have fun and I'm bored beating the game 8 times again so you can join my streams if you want. Bye. No advertising, just bored.

[@spencerrombough2733]

Rehvion hey man I'm just wondering why not get each of the upgradeable stats to the max? Would that not work ...

[@Cyberote]

spencer rombough today I think the enemies scale up with you, so the diminishing returns wouldnt be worth it whatsoever.

[@Gobloing]

These builds might not be for beginners, but their so much fun to do (Especially the "Kosplay" ones) *Old Hunter Jonah* Starting Class: Violent Past Right Hand Weapons: Beast Cutter/Whirligig Saw. Left Hand Weapons: Pistol Or Blunderbuss. Build: Level 100 Vit: 45 End: 30 Str: 50 Skill: 12 BL (Bloodtinge): 6 Arc: 7 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (1 and 2) +15% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina. Hunter Tools: (Your Choice) *Forgotten Madman* Starting Class: Military Veteran Right Hand Weapons: Ludwig's Holy Blade. Left Hand Weapons: Ludwig's Rifle. Build: Level 100-120 Vit: 40 End: 20 Str: 31 Skill: 30 BL: 9 Arc: 20 Or 40 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +10% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina, Formless Oedon (2) +4 Max Bullets Hunter Tools: Empty Phantasm Shell, Augur of Ebrietas, A Call Beyond (If 40 Points in Arcane) *Madman's Escort* (Gank Summon Build with Forgotten Madman) Starting Class: Violent Past Right Hand Weapons: Kirkhammer. Left Hand Weapons: Flamesprayer Build: Level 100 Vit: 46 End: 30 Str: 50 Skill: 10 BL: 6 Arc: 8 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (1 and 2) +15% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina Hunter Tools: (Your Choice) *Madman Wallar* Starting Class: Violent Past Right Hand Weapons: Amygdalan Arm/Logarius' Wheel. Left Hand Weapons: Ludwig's Rifle. Vit: 45 End: 24 Str: 50 Skill: 12 BL: 9 Arc: 10 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (1 and 2) +15% Health, Anit-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina. Hunter Tools: (Your Choice) *Brador* Starting Class: Violent Past Right Hand Weapons: Bloodletter. Left Hand Weapons: Ludwig's Rifle. Build: Level 100 Vit: 45 End: 20 Str: 28 Skill: 10 BL: 40 Arc: 7 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +10% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina, Deep Sea (2) 200+ Frenzy Resist Hunter Tools: (Your Choice. Brador However does use the "Lead Elixir") *Younger Madaras Twin* (Cosplay Invasion Build) Starting Class: Violent Past Right Hand Weapons: Hunter Axe. Left Hand Weapons: Hunter Blunderbuss. Build: Level 60 Vit: 30 End: 18 Str: 28 Skill: 9 BL: 18 Arc: 7 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (1 and 2) +15% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina. Hunter Tools: Madaras Whistle (Fire Paper Optional) *Edgar, Choir Intelligencer* (Cosplay Invasion Build) Starting Class: Cruel Fate Right Hand Weapons: Ludwig's Holy Blade. Left Hand Weapons: Rosmarinus. Build: Level 75 Vit: 34 End: 20 Str: 24 Skill: 24 BL: 5 Arc: 18 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (1 and 2) +15% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (2) +15% Stamina. Hunter Tools: Augur of Ebrietas *Micolash* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Starting Class: Cruel Fate Right Hand Weapons: Threaded Cane/Kos Parasite (Fist Version) Holy Moonlight Sword Optional. Left Hand Weapons: Fist/Rosmarinus. Build: Level 110-145 Vit: 25-40 End: 12-20 Str: 10-16 Skill: 9-12 BL: 5 Arc: 99 Runes Include: Clockwise Metamorphosis (3) +15% Health, Anti-Clockwise Metamorphosis (3) 20% Stamina, Formless Oedon (3) +5 Max Bullets (Can Stack Oedon 1, 2 and 3 for Max Spam) Hunter Tools: All Arcane Tools (Especially Augur of Ebrietas And A Call Beyond) Requires 35+ Hours of Chalice Dungeon Grinding ;-; *END OF BUILDS* I made these builds as soon as "Zullie The Witch" managed to datamine the official face values of these NPC's (Besides Jonah) Link to the video's are here: Base Game NPC Face Data: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2jHeZ93lMaIeZo\ DLC NPC Face Data: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqqvZ6VrZpWcmJI Sorry for the huge wall of text, my eyes hurt from typing now. *Somebody please grant me their eyes...*

[@cfwfight]

Micolash, Host of bad boss design gotta farm me for 5 more hours for my right eye and 10 more for my left eye

[@sleekntears9467]

Micolash, Host of bad boss design Grant us eyes, grant us eyes!

[@OmegaXis1064]

Whoa, this is awesome, unlike your boss fight. Thanks :D

[@halfwithazard4112]

Micolash, Host of bad boss design How about the Cainhurst Crow dude

[@Rats-it8oq]

Micolash, Host of bad boss design Any ideas on a Iosefka build ?

[@RazorusR3X777]

"The chalice dungeons serve as a barrier to entry" Me: Laughs in False Depth Dungrons

[@noahvasquez4640]

Thank you for this video, I’ve had bloodborne for the longest time but I’ve never really understood how to upgrade my character well enough to beat the game, but this video has definitely helped, thank you

[@noahvasquez4640]

Bloodborne update: thanks to your guide, I got to the moon presence and I’m finally gonna beat the game! Ultra thanks to you, I’m so glad that I was able to understand how to really play bloodborne and understand it’s mechanics and truly experience the whole game at its finest, and I enjoyed every moment of it, so thank you again for making this video, it allowed me to beat the game I’ve always wanted to beat 👍🏻

[@Cthulhuthedepressed]

I actually learned something new today! only i can't remember what it was... Nice work as always man!

[@shitshtreakmcfuchface7332]

First miyazaki game/blind playthrough story: First time playing I put levels in EVERY STAT one at a time cause I was told it's a type of RPG and I was thinking the leveling was like turn-based RPGs or Skyrim you just didnt have a party with you (obviously I've never played any Souls game prior to this nor seen any playthrough.) In addition to that I wanted to have as many levels in each stat as possible cause I wanted to keep all weapons available to me. (Again no idea being able to upgrade weapons either.) So endgame comes and I'm the master dodge and slap with saint-like patience style cause my damage is just shit. I start newgame+ and then looked shit up and just shit my pants realizing I could upgrade my weapons AND no respec so all the damage I did to my build was said and done after I fell in love with the burial blade and was determined to make that my main w/ the blades of mercy. Still absolutely loved the game nonetheless. Started a new build mercilessly bladed my foes, stepped on some toes, parried during the entire show, until I could bury the blokes. Loved the game even more after it....still do almost like 5 years later

[@mochatoast887]

I got distracted with what was happening in the background and missed everything

[@Josephtho]

Glad I was able to help you gather the information for this video, turned out great as always 👌

[@dabeastfromdaweast9788]

TL:DR; Brain DeadGuide Vgr: 40+ End: 20-30 Str: 40+ If you want big boi weapons (Hammers, Greatswords, etc) Skl: 40+ If you want edgelord weapons (daggers, katanas, etc) Bld: 40+ If you want sparky bank weapons (guns, cannons, chikage) Arc: 40+ If you want zip zappo weapons (spells) Keep it below level 120 to pvp

[@merttuncer1788]

Except 70+ arcane builds. They will have way less hp and way less weapon variety to them. But tbh no one should do any 99 arcane build on their first playtrough imo. It's definitely one of the most niche playstyles to adapt and play, it requires high amounts of knowledge and familiarity to perform well.

[@brentbledsoe968]

Arcane is so good but requires so much chalice abusing I mean farming. Blood tinge is kinda the same. Except Chikage is the most edgelord weapon.

[@Fedico7000]

Addendum: 50 vig 20-40 end 50 (up to 99 for arc) of anything else based on what you use. Recommend gems Or 99 vig 20-40 end Min stat req Flat gems

[@thetoyodacar2264]

@@merttuncer1788 oof thats me. First playthrough arcane build. It's fun though, first try everything

[@serobboshnakyan1048]

awesome

[@azurecoffeeshop]

its now 2023 and I have decided to try blood borne and this video was very helpful truly timeless.

[@JohnRuml]

This is an AMAZING video. I haven't played Bloodborne since it came out in 2015, but quarantine had me wanting to revisit it. I was getting crushed, and confused about how the weapons/stats worked differently than Dark Souls. This video lays out everything in a way that's super easy to understand and now I feel more confident in my return to Yharnam tonight. Thank you!

[@XmuertenegraX]

You're in the know, right?

[@testovirone]

Halo Theft Auto 4 what's that suppose to mean?

[@kurossive5150]

old joke in the game left in messages. It was a way to separate the casual newfags and the vets

[@r.babylon2885]

"Newfags"? Really?

[@scottnipper5066]

@@r.babylon2885 you can't take the child out of someone just because they're a vet/try hard. Kids say the damnedest things. 🙄

[@zytha2890]

@@kurossive5150 casual vets hmmmm

[@6stringsvito]

I really appreciate your videos, you give good interpretations about interesting and controversial topics in Souls-Borne games, and this one wasn't different. I have spent something like a year playing the game - I already know some stuff - but it's always nice to see this kind of videos. Thank you for taking the time to gathering all this information and additional links, man!

[@chrisg5219]

Jim you're a true gem and you are definitely going to be on your way to the big leagues. You've contributed so much and got me to actually start making real builds which I never did before!

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

Late to the party, but as someone who figured all this out myself, I'm glad it's out here. A good guide to an important part of the game! Don't be afraid to try some of those bottom two builds, they can be a lot of fun. I appreciate jm's guides, they seem to be more about "how to be effective no matter your pursuits" than "how to win by copying me". Glad I found them.

[@NobodyXChallengerYT]

"Let's Philip DeFranco right into it" I already love you

[@jessebartley7760]

To add to bloodborne being free with ps+, the old hunters dlc is on sale for $5.99

[@dalekmasterblaster585]

-Mufasa - Bought the DLC... I don't regret it!

[@gamestitties7077]

Ethan Orozco did you beat ludwig yet? Lmao

[@massivegat5087]

I want to buy it but I've heard the Orphan of Kos is fucking insane.

[@Andreas918]

You heard right MassiveGat. He's widely considered to be the hardest boss in the game. He does have weaknesses though as he's pretty vulnerable to back-stabbing and ripostes if your good at timing. Other than that all I can say is never ever ever dodge straight backwards as he will punish the hell out of you if you do that. Always dodge to the side, preferably the opposite direction he's swinging his weapon.

[@dwg8084]

-Mufasa - Second best DLC in any Fromsoft in my opinion. Ringed city wins for me.

[@its_uni397]

i’m coming back to this video after a long break from bloodborne and it is STILL helpful. great job dude seriously, and thanks a bunch

[@noahandersen9239]

Most heartwarming outrow ever love this guy. Wat he’s this video years ago on my first play through just got bloodborne on ps5 starting another play through video is still golden.

[@swingdog]

VERY well done on the video. I was a little skeptical when you came to me asking about the '6 categories' idea but i think you got the point across very well, it was really well thought out and I don't find myself disagreeing with any of the points. Nice work!

[@dangitjm]

I enjoy the challenge of saying a statement that's completely ridiculous and giving it an argument that's decently sensible. I'm glad you liked it, my dude. Thank you for your help along the way! :)

[@jakebezuyen4474]

The ending of this video was really cool. I needed that, thanks.

[@maeganjamison1060]

Just recently started my journey into the soulsborne universe and am somewhat halfway through bloodborne and just needed to tell you THANK YOU for explaining what each individual build means and how it affects my gameplay by using brackets because i was SO confused. Thank you a million times

[@johnhalliday5420]

Hey Jim, just wanted to thank you for this video. As you said it was the only video that went in depth on build making at the time, and I was one of the players who got bloodborne when it was f2p and it was my introduction to the souls series. This video has helped me love the entire souls series and I'm even planning on returning to bloodborne when I can. Love the video and keep up the work man

[@420gaiden]

🤔 .... I think I like this guy? He seems genuine enough and maybe he lost someone special during this video because of what he said at the end. Find the people who mean something to u and tell them. At that moment I hadn’t said that to the ones I loved in a long bit. And he just made me realize that. A youtuber made me realize that I have been neglecting the ones I care about. .. thank u Jim. A thumbs up and a new subscriber to your channel u have found!

[@intermonkey88]

420gaiden yeah I agree... that message at the end earned a sub from me

[@tricky1800]

5 minutes in and this is already incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@rjhg6142]

It's been years since I sat down I tried to run a playthrough. I always catered too much to heavy hitting tank builds and it made it such a grind. Thanks for all your advice mate, learned way more than I thought I would've!!

[@davidvega462]

This is by far the most comprehensive, complete, and user friendly guide I have ever seen. Among the mountains of bloodborne “guides” this is the best. I know cause I’ve seen a lot, and they’re pretty much all the same 🙃

[@RollinStoned17]

Upvoted for Nujabes

[@fizzmac966]

Heck yea!

[@OliverOcelot29]

This isnt reddit

[@90maducc]

Comment for J Dilla

[@spikeyjames2590]

I come back to this regularly to organise my builds Thanks a lot man

[@ivanbetancourt2692]

Just wanna let you know I watch this every now and then mostly to listen to the outro bit where you talk about remembering what and who is important to you. Good words for life in general 🙏

[@buckleygeneration]

This video has been indispensable for my builds. Crazy that it took that long for someone to make something like this.

[@jessehatler9889]

New player of about two days so I caught this at the perfect time. Thanks for the help!

[@lorenzocappa2585]

This video is super useful and fun I just started playing bloodborne and needed more insight about the whole pvp scene 😊👍

[@lintecassidy206]

24:37 this is kinda chilling in retrospect. Keep it up with the good info and the good vibes mate.

[@RockinAfr0]

Gotta say, this video is GOLD!! When I started Bloodborne, a friend of mine was holding my hand through this game. He told me what to do, got me certain key items or sets if he thought it'd be too difficult for me at that moment, etc. He also recommended what skills to level up without any explanation. I'm thankful he got me into the game, but he is also the reason I am at Mergo's Wet Nurse without having a clue of what weapons scale with what, different playstyles and above all: different build types. I should both thanks and curse you, as you may have just doomed my time with Bloodborne to last 4x longer than it needed to... I HAVE OTHER GAMES TO PLAY AS WELL!!! :')

[@knightdriven4202]

I replayed bloodborne again recently and still my favourite fromsoft game

[@daymondbillups3501]

It’s so awesome!

[@Potato-pn8sg]

My favorite build that I've done so far would have to be my Arcane build, it's so interesting and- and... WAIT, WHAT DID HE JUST SAY???!!!

[@nathanjora7627]

Same reaction, it reminded me of Speed Lee’s video on arcane builds XD

[@vincentphillips6867]

Hats off for making the best build video that’s still relevant just about 5 years out of release 👏🏾

[@oceanman7336]

Maybe I'm weird but I keep coming back to this video it's one of my favorites

[@RvBnerd618]

It's good reference when you start a new build or are a returning player after taking a break from the game.

[@bveracka]

Hadn't touched this game in two years, then last week I signed onto play some co-op and PvP, and was DELIGHTED to find plenty of people still enjoying the game nearly FIVE YEARS post-launch. Bloodborne might be the greatest RPG of this conaole generation. Anyways, thanks to you I'm off to start a new build, mwahaha!

[@kirank287]

Olmstead Runyon True, still a great game

[@katanakitty1717]

I've beat the game twice and now I'm ready to make a new build with the knowledge, Thankyou sir!

[@maybeboop]

Suicidal Panda I hope you went through all the chalices and if not don't start new like a scrub

[@nahthanksno8299]

Thank you both for the info and for validating my Cruel Fate/Threaded Cane build. I’ve been prioritizing Arcane and Skill on my first playthrough ever and I feel invincible

[@masterchiefsbuddy]

Great, informative video, I love how you ended it off too. We need more people like you, keep up the great content. 👍

[@VulgoPJ]

love the video dude! now im hyped again to play the game

[@DreaminXD14]

Yooo, shoutout to that sweet lofi playlist!

[@xdanulicious4275]

ahh it has been 2 years since i’ve beaten this beautiful game and have forgotten what to do. thanks for getting me back in the flow of things

[@alvo621]

What an end note along with a great video guide. A good reminder and just what I needed. Nice.

[@ierlereux9411]

13:40 that made me spit my coffee, well done for putting in there! 🤣

[@pokieplayboy]

2019 and this helped me better than anything else. Got my beast build optimized baby

[@drewholley1957]

This is maybe the most helpful guide video to any video game that I have ever seen

[@Thecrimsonchin0]

Playing the game for the first time (stuck on Shadows of Yharnam) you actually gave me a bunch of tips I didn’t know

[@awesomo845]

Thank you VERY much for this. I purchased Bloodborne about 2-3 months ago so just before it was released for free on PS4+ so I've gotten a bit of a head start over those new guys. I fell in love with the game right away and for the most part it's my first SoulsBorne game (I briefly played DS1 but stopped temporarily because it was too much for me) and so Bloodborne is serving as the perfect intro to this genre for me. Anyway over the last couple of months I was searching everywhere for a guide like this and didn't quite find what I was looking for so I had to get my answers through trial and error and through hours of studying things I sometimes only half understood lol. Every once in a while I got into the habit of searching "Bloodborne Build" in youtube and in google search. I just happened to search that again today and BOOM! I find you uploaded this just a couple of days ago! So thanks man I really appreciate it. I liked the vid and I'll subscribe if the rest of your content is up my ally. Keep up the good work man!

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Arkenholm Hi, my Bloodborne got corrupted recently and I have to beat the game to ng+7 all over again and then make a meta character. So I thought it would be fun if you guys joined me on my KZbin streams because I'm really bored. I can give you advices about the game or we can communicate with each other. A lot of people got this game for free on ps plus that I was actually trolling with my friend and we probably will. But if you started the game and you need help just ask me. Overall I just want to have fun and I'm bored beating the game 8 times again so you can join my streams if you want. Bye. No advertising, just bored.

[@awesomo845]

No worries man yeah I'd be interested in joining you. The only problem is I'm really only available at nighttime unless it's a weekday and I'm not busy in the evening. Go ahead and add me on Playstation if you want, it's the same username as my youtube account.

[@lukestavish7051]

Bloodborne is a great intro to the soulsborne series because its fast and rewarding. Good for people who are used to faster games and once they learn this game learning Dark Souls is just a little bit easier.

[@DarkBloodSouls]

Awesome refresher video. Theres been quite a few guides (new-ish) on Reddit but no recent videos. Thanks for the effort. Loving return to yharnam and i made a twink BT build for the occaison :)

[@lancetersus1757]

Thank you for this! This was very helpful and absolutely helped fill out my knowledge of the game before going in.

[@ducksruleflorida4882]

This helps me quite a bit. I'm a slow progressor in Souls games but now I think I know what skills I want to apply my points to. Thanks!

[@gamerwithavoice1520]

Thank God for this video. Because I had just recently got bloodborne and I don't know how to use most of the stuff

[@onewinternight8642]

*sniff* *sniff* finally, a new video on Bloodborne 😢😢 I thank you 😊👍

[@MrDonKreig]

I've probably watched this video 50+ times. I dont have the game, but this video has made waiting a lot easier. Just wanted to say that you did a great job and you have a new subscriber. One day I'll be on the hunt and praying to RNGeezus. Until then, I'm gonna watch this video again.

[@Reyes13Mario]

As of watching this in 2024 I think the visual is delay with the audio. Please fix.

[@AlekosMazzolotti]

I have the same problem 😢

[@Gobloing]

*I see you're a Scholar as well...* I fixed my grammar, I was too busy running away so I made a mistake.

[@2footman]

Micolash, Host of bad boss design you should change your name to habitat of the canary

[@mika6871]

*you’re

[@Chikara_AMV]

Klaudia Brudnicka no its your

[@g.8269]

Chikara AMV its You're* though.

[@jonahmurdock2494]

Oh, I see YOU'RE also a scholar?

[@matinaref6975]

Thank you! I actually needed this, And I'm really happy I found your video Keep up the good work,man!

[@thecrasher4142]

This is the best "how to make a build" video for bloodborne wow. Congrats and thanks for the info i really appreciate the effort you have put into this video

[@BDeerhead]

The most common complaint I hear people make about Bloodborne is having to farm for blood vials and bullets, which I find is an easy problem to avoid with proper conservation methods. To save on bullets, just use blood bullets ALL the time! Walk up to an enemy, press up on the D-pad, then mash R1 to get back as much health as possible while the regain window lasts. To save on blood vials, take all the HP restoring gems you find and stack them onto a single weapon that you don't plan on actually using. The base game gives you 4 of these; a radial gem in Cathedral Ward beyond the giant who swing a wrecking ball. The Teardrop Gem which you get from the Doll after giving her the comb from the abandoned workshop. A waning fire gem being guarded by the very first Brainsucker you're likely to find, not far past the Abandoned Workshop. And a triangular gem in the DLC after you reach the Research Hall and give Adeline 2 Brain Fluids. She gives you the key that unlocks the balcony, which allows you to reach it. If you're planning to do chalice dungeons, you can even find circular gems that recover health which you can equip to a firearm. Simply pick any root dungeon and add a rotted offering. Once you find one of those little hunchback guys patrolling around on their long spindly legs surrounded by a group of weaker enemies, keep killing that guy until he drops a pulsing circular gem. The deeper the depth of the dungeon, the more health it will restore.

[@danlorett2184]

This is the most convoluted method for dealing with blood vials. You literally just described playing thru most of the game and most of the DLC just to get a minor amount of passive HP regen. A way better tip is just to farm the first area for blood vials and/or farm echoes really early in the game, then buy a ton of vials because they're super cheap at the beginning of the game. If you need them on a late game character, then just port to Ludwig's lamp, run backwards out of his boss room (backwards meaning to the area before his boss room) and kill the one witch sitting there. She always drops 5 (IIRC, might be more) blood vials every time you kill her and the whole thing takes less time than the loading screen.

[@nomongosinthaworld]

Using echoes to buy vials is so much smarter.

[@patriotsdynasty9953]

Dangitjm awesome video. I just bought bloodborne yesterday. Thanks so much sir and I was watching a video by Maximilian dood and found this video

[@chaoticaa2398]

Ps5 just came out, and plenty of players, or at least a few, are very thankful to the work you’ve put in here. I’m enjoying bloodborne a ton, and somehow it’s still active. Gotta love the souls games for making dedicated players who will stick with their games until the end of days.

[@luismichel-esquivel3505]

Everything I was looking for, good work my dude

[@whiskeyreaper865]

It's well done brosky great video