Ranking All 91 Elden Ring Ashes of War From Worst to Best (Patch 1.10)

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There are 91 ashes of war in total. Some are bad, some are sad, some are blatant reiterations of spells and other abilities you find elsewhere in the game. You can charge, you can thrust, you can bash, you can slash. I include some motion values in with the list in efforts to try and be at least semi-objective, but if it's a personal favorite of mine, it'll probably still in the top somewhere.
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[@Rusty._]

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[@ernestdrake1433]

Love your content rusty, please answer it would make my day ❤️❤️

[@Name_over_all_names]

Where as the over the top intro I want to know were the story will go

[@bobertastic6541]

you goofy stamp: upward cut is for trading hits

[@ZenakuShinobi]

"subscribe or perish" reminds me of naturehatesyou's "subscribe or die" .......ahhh good times

[@brianshort9814]

Alright bro do the weapons list and I'll buy some of everything your selling

[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

We’re getting even closer to the all weapons tier list 😂

[@willaleander7869]

We’re almost there

[@willaleander7869]

He will run out of ideas eventually

[@IabesQ]

"in last place, to nobody's surprise: Ivory Sickle. Fuck you."

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

🤤🤤🤤

[@Raine_Sakan]

@@willaleander7869Pot tier list… surely… right?

[@twistedhazards]

Fromsoft just give this man even a single crumb of the DLC, at this rate he really might just rate all the doors in Elden Ring from worst to best...

[@TheMrMayo]

Don't give him ideas, he did say (jokingly) that he'd rank every patch of grass between the lands if he has the mentality for it. XD

[@TheBreadSoldier]

Id watch both tier lists

[@sirbill_greebi3811]

"Number 7: the entrance to the Erdtree. Yeah... I know. I'm not happy about this one either."

[@shallowphoenix]

He already did paintings and chess so it’d only be a matter of time

[@sgtdipaolo]

Tbag EpicGaming did that for Battlefield 1 years ago. It was funny.

[@tibot4228]

Sorry, I've watched this video too many times not to do this: 91 - white shadow's lure 90 - through and through 89 - sky shot 88 - barrage 87 - stamp (sweep) 86 - poison moth flight 85 - assassin's gambit 84 - kick 83 - sacred ring of light 82 - square off 81 - thops's barrier 80 - spinning weapon 79 - parry 78 - loretta's slash 77 - spinning strikes 76 - storm wall 75 - stamp (upward cut) 74 - carian greatsword 73 - shared order 72 - ground slam 71 - golden slam 70 - carian grandeur 69 - charge forth 68 - troll's roar 67 - mighty shot 66 - lightning slash 65 - no skill 64 - sacred order 63 - blood tax 62 - golden land 61 - storm assault 60 - shield crash 59 - spectral lance 58 - eruption 57 - gravitas 56 - lightning ram 55 - repeating thrust 54 - spinning slash 53 - poisonous mist 52 - vow of the indomitable 51 - hoarah loux's earthshaker 50 - sacred blade 49 - storm stomp 48 - lifesteal fist 47 - raptor of the mists 46 - shield bash 45 - enchanted shot 44 - sword dance 43 - bloody slash 42 - holy ground 41 - flame of the redmanes 40 - lion's claw 39 - double slash 38 - war cry 37 - blood blade 36 - golden parry 35 - prayerful strike 34 - hoarfrost stomp 33 - rain of arrows 32 - determination 31 - royal knight's resolve 30 - prelate's charge 29 - chilling mist 28 - vacuum slice 27 - barbaric roar 26 - carian retaliation 25 - barricade shield 24 - earthshaker 23 - piercing fang 22 - quickstep 21 - giant hunt 20 - glintstone pebble 19 - impaling thrust 18 - golden vow 17 - ice spear 16 - seppuku 15 - waves of darkness 14 - stormcaller 13 - black flame tornado 12 - cragblade 11 - endure 10 - glintblade phalanx 9 - thunderbolt 8 - phantom slash 7 - wild strikes 6 - beast's roar 5 - storm blade 4 - unsheathe 3 - bloodhound's step 2 - braggart's roar 1 - flaming strike

[@robxss]

thanks for this

[@DN4E]

the hero we don't deserve

[@Gaming-Mad]

your the best

[@havoc-yw8xq]

Hot take, square off is better than flaming strike

[@bobjoe258]

omg thanks so much

[@mobron3099]

Fun fact about Braggart’s Roar: the stamina Regen stacks if you powerstance two weapons with it because it’s classified as a weapon buff so you can slap it on any two weapons you like with turtle talisman (or without) and regen your entire stamina bar in like 1.5 seconds

[@SilverIV]

Then put greenburst cracked tear in your physick and use a dagger. You just won't stop attacking.

[@impracticality2312]

​@@SilverIVBru that's overkill 😂

[@oddpooka2]

Does it stack when cast with paired weapons (i.e. Fists & Claws) or do those function as a "single" weapon since you aren't buffing twice?

[@mobron3099]

@@oddpooka2 they count as one weapon unfortunately but you can “one hand” two of the same fists for the same effect. I never do though because I get confused which fist I’ve already buffed it’s very hard to tell if you’re doing it right 🤣

[@steelseraph7413]

How would you get the second Braggart's Roar though? I thought only one weapon can have the same ash of war if it's one not on a weapon by default?

[@battle_popcorn7090]

Square off being that low is criminal, I can understand it though since the value isn’t obvious. What makes Square Off good is the insane stance damage. The light attack of Square Off does as much stance as the unsheathe heavy attack, and the Square Off heavy attack does *more.* You’re giving the stance breaking power of a Colossal weapon to a Straight Sword attack.

[@weskintime4177]

TRUE. Nobody ever talks about Square Off.

[@LtCdrXander]

Indeed. I was also surprised to see Assassin's Gambit that low since I use it all the time against bosses to get better positioning when I enter the fight. It's really good for Godskin Duo because you can start the fight without triggering aggro, allowing for easier sleep pot throws. Maybe it's more useful for speedrun strats but still, I was surprised to see both Gambit and Square Off that low

[@giulioceresini1435]

I was very confused as well, square off stance breaks all bosses in 2-3 hits. And the damage on the heavy attack is very good. I played a run where I didn't feel like wasting smithing stones to upgrade the longsword and just used at +0 till draconic sentinel. No problem whatsoever. And I am not some kind of god gamer, the ash is just that good.

[@bliss6417]

Same with stomp sweep, it's honestly not bad at all, especially since you can proc most status when on a ultra.

[@rollingbear9789]

Definitely Agree. Its damage value on stance and HP are still great to use for riposte strategy againt many enemys despite of its limit of straightsword themselves. I agree it can be inferior compared to other fast, wide, and easy ones from Katanas and other OP AoW, but It is still reliable and powerful even in late game area. Makes me sad as a player who finished whole game with Lordsworn Straightsword and shield.

[@beyondkaos4583]

Square Off is actually so good it's disgusting. My only gripe with it is that I can't put it on the Carian Knight's sword :(

[@rollingbear9789]

And Crystal Sword :( Must be great rather than spinning slash which is worse than jump R2.

[@racermigs1]

I wish we could put it on greatswords.

[@Worsteverseen]

After Critical Damage got buffed in 1.10 both Lordsworn and Noble Slender Straightswords with Square Off are now amongst best weapons in whole game

[@sadpug9398]

I tried Square off with dual straight swords. And I wasn't impressed. Around x1.5 damage of single L1 with speed of 2-2,5 L1. Felt completely useless for me.

[@viviolet7]

​@sadpug9398 try the heavy attack variant.

[@C-OBrien]

I was genuinely stunned seeing square off that low, the damage is sold, it come out quickly and it has crazy poise damage and a low FP cost, genuinely mental putting it that low

[@skyhawkslcb18]

yeah i don't think i will watch the rest just came down here to see if anyone else thought that was fucking insane lol

[@UniverseGlider2]

@@skyhawkslcb18square off is the best standard ash by a long shot. It can practically stun lock bosses with the insane poise damage it does.

[@screwgoogle4993]

Comes out quickly? You realize you have to get in a stupid stance first right? Are you counting that? Also, no, the damage isn't "solid" when it takes that damn long. I could do a 5-hit combo with my katana in that time.

[@teremleonheart3776]

@@screwgoogle4993 Just because you're really comfortable with a particular build/set-up, doesn't mean that everybody else shares the same mentality. Sure you could do a 5-hit combo with your Katana during the charge up, but not everyone wants to use some lame Japanese bleed sword. Some people like having variety and fun.

[@skyhawkslcb18]

nobody gives a fuck that you're using a bleed kitana like 99% of other players with no imagination@@screwgoogle4993

[@Spideythegreat1]

Poison moth flight is actually kinda awesome given you establish poison on the target before you hit with it. Explodes the enemy’s health with all the damage the poison tick would’ve done all at once. Allowing you to start another poison proc and if you have the mushroom crown, that’s 10% 20 second damage boon, reset and regained in just a few swings. Put the ash on something with innate bleed damage and now your doing that too.

[@realhumanbeing3599]

i was about to post this-my mushroom man rot/poison build wept to see him rank it that low

[@techstorezombie9316]

Yeah he doesn't really make the best use of some of the ashes of war

[@randomname6069]

@@realhumanbeing3599I wish they had much more weapons that proc rot

[@AkantorCZ]

I kind of like it on antspur rapier with the bleed affinity. Allows you to apply bleeding, scarlet rot and deadly poison at the same time. Also the deadly poison is often applied by a single hit.

[@tedsterrux]

It's been posted like 45 times but Square Off is genuinely an extremely powerful and versatile AOW that can carry you through the entire game with ease, absolutely trivializes all normal encounters and a large % of bosses for almost no FP

[@ohdiethere7641]

Yes! I love Square Off so much.

[@chris.pbacon7949]

Oh and here I didn't check and reposted it yet another time... My bad. Yeah I remembered the SO R1 as being pretty stupidly strong so I was surprised.

[@leonardo9259]

Its the best ash on straight swords, which isnt a high bar, but its not the best in the game ffs

[@JanuarySnowstorm]

DAAAAAMN staight!

[@tedsterrux]

@@leonardo9259no one said it was, but it's definitely way way above average and does make most of the game extremely easy without ever really falling off at what it does.

[@erickr199]

Square-off is an underrated gem, it does 40 stance damage, enough to stagger almost every boss with only 2-3 attacks, and its never getting nerfed because people don’t realize how strong that is hahahahaha(also the light attack breaks shield guard in 1 attack)

[@rollingbear9789]

Totally agreed. Maybe it is not nerfed because it has been only hope for Straight Swords and they have been always better option for weapon group such as katanas, curved swords,etc in Elden ring. :(

[@samakiraroyjanssen6326]

Similar with spectral lance, which does 5x poise damage.

[@Holynoelle]

Unsheat beats square off in literally everything

[@sadpug9398]

It's too slow and damage itself isn't that great either. It does ~x1,5 damage of dual straight sword L1 with the speed of 2-2,5 L2s. And it requires specific openings to land it safely

[@blackballsgaming6760]

@@Holynoellecap

[@jer8274]

Im sure someone has already mentioned it, but each projectile in rain of arrows actually uses the same type of arrow fired. Meaning you can use just 1 single rot, sleep, poison, bleed, etc. Arrow, and get massive buildup, great for starting fights with big enemies/bosses by giving them status effects before they break idle animation

[@Riasiru]

Two months late, but I feel it's worth mentioning for Barricade Shield. The weapon art is, itself, a block. You can intercept an enemy attack on like frame one with that by just hitting the left trigger and nine times out of ten they'll bounce off and leave themselves wide open to a guard counter. If you hold left bumper after tapping left trigger you won't even drop the shield after activating the shield buff.

[@Mutor1337]

Square off might be one of the best stance-breaking tools this game has, not to mention its easily accessible and doesn't have any other requirements There is a reason why it is popular for speed and challenge runs

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

Must be a straight sword biased thing for him. Square off is one of the best

[@cmrtnll6568]

It used to be ridiculously strong on the flamberge on ds3, but having it restricted to straight swords really kills it for me too

[@leonardo9259]

its convinient, but its still slow, has very large recovery and its on one of the worst weapon classes in the game (single straight sword). Like yeah its useful for speedruns bc its literally there but its not the best

[@RealLockheedMartin]

Obsolete the moment you receive a katana with Unsheathe.

[@C_O_N_C_E_P_T]

@@RealLockheedMartin no. Unsheethe has one good move. The light attack is pretty much useless. Stagger damage is higher on square off and the light attack is very useful

[@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames]

Just so you know Rusty, Poison moth flight drains all poison on a poisoned enemy and does all the damage the poison would have done. Edit for the replies: I don't use status so don't tell me "are we really turning poison into bleed" as if I'm inferior. All I did was say what poison moth flight *ACTUALLY DOES*

[@samakiraroyjanssen6326]

Not even. The damage remains constant, so letting poison poison longer means you get more damage from it.

[@Clockdrive]

Pretty sure it does flat damage + a % of max hp, cause if you time it to be at near the end of the poison duration it'll do the same damage as it would have just removing it immediately.

[@icetide9411]

Not the full damage of poison, but it does give a noticeable damage boost. It's nice for having even more poison build up actually beneficial after the first proc

[@fleggy5050]

250 dmg +5% max hp@@Clockdrive

[@Eshtian]

Okay so we're doing this now... Can we not turn every status effect into another version of bleed? Granted I can't blame players for this one like frost, but the design philosophy of this game is both amazing and stupidly wierd.

[@RobinLSL]

I *really* appreciate that you are rating the Ashes of War as items, and not just the skills. This is a useful distinction.

[@yzbrian]

As an 'oldschool' gamer, I can really appreciate the music you use in videos. The Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter music in this one really brings back some memories!

[@cameronisaacs3584]

I heard the ratchet and clank music first and was like hold up 🤣

[@Rain-uq6gd]

Spyro music as well. I'm glad someone else caught it.

[@vinndolyn5976]

Bloody Slash will forever be one of my all time favorite Ashes of War because I remember on day 1 of the game I had it on my Katana in Stormveil and an invader tried to hide behind Rogier so I wouldn’t attack him and he sat behind it taunting me when I remembered that there’s a slight gap between the blood slash and the weapon to in a single attempt I slashed THROUGH Rogier and didn’t hit him at all and instakilled the invader. My first hatemail of the game

[@soulpolska2046]

I always have this ash on. Underrated as hell.

[@NobleRenegade7]

How could you POSSIBLY have gotten hate mail for them being a coward?

[@ProfMeerkat]

I use Bloody Slash on a twinblade to amazing effect.

[@enricorosina852]

​@@NobleRenegade7You wouldn't believe how salty people get for no good reason.

[@WhatshisfaceB18]

It was me, Barry. It's always been me. every bad thing that ever happened to you... was me.

[@Legonater]

The edit at 36:20 is so needlessly clean, well done to the editor

[@HarlanDrake]

Check out 35:36, equally insane.

[@muritech]

hell yeah

[@emmettdja]

what transition?

[@adventurianist2580]

Thanks for the guide. I really appreciate the long form content, and a lot of other videos are outdated due to patches.

[@mariusmitschele894]

Dude ur comments on the single ashes are so lit , I can’t believe I just watched an hour long video of damn ashes and had a smile on my face the whole time! Great video , defiantly deserved a sub and an apology that I haven’t subed earlier - but that’s the first video I have seen from you 🙏❤️

[@FormOfKorn]

Usually these lists are pretty on point but Square Off being ranked that low is just comical, it's the best stance-breaking AoW for straight swords by a long shot since most of the other heavy poise breakers got nerfed

[@rhettbutler5397]

This list has been his worst thus far and I feel like including pvp scenarios brought it down a bit

[@goose886]

Yea this list compared to his other ones has some pretty L takes. Acting like a very large amount of them are objectively bad when actually its quite the opposite. rings of light and square off being 2 that really threw me for a loop, as if carian gs is better is just weird

[@cappzap]

no giants hunt or lions law in top 10. bh step at 3 HUH

[@lharsay]

Lion's Claw on the Prelate Inferno Grozier does more poise damage, hits harder and has leagues better hitbox than Square Off.

[@rhettbutler5397]

@@lharsay Obviously? No one would deny that but that doesn't mean square off should be overlooked. Not as powerful as what you mentioned but you'll need more mind and endurance to be able to spam it, meanwhile square off is incredibly good at the very beginning with little to no major stat investment

[@belliebun4529]

Fun fact - if you hit a poisoned enemy with Poison Moth Flight, it consumes the poison proc and does a chunk of damage kinda like a mini bleed.

[@Galuldan]

It's fun when you have that on 1 of your antspur rapiers.

[@Linkrocks2010]

Great for resetting your poison to reactivate damage boosts.

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

Actually really fun combo with KoRE talisman cause you can just proc it over and over

[@burnttoast26]

Something to add about Sacred Blade (and probably similar weapon arts, unless they recently changed it): if you do it while in melee range, it also deals the damage of the enhanced weapon, in addition to the projectile. This would bump it up the list considerably IMO

[@obuw1]

Yeah it kind of makes little sense that flaming strike is rated #1 but sacred blade is so far down the list. It is available extremely early in the game and a flat +90 damage is an incredibly powerful buff for how early it is obtained.

[@viktorthevictor6240]

@@obuw1 The holy Scorpion charm is also available very early. Lovely synergy

[@Ikaros---]

Flaming Strike and Sacred Blade are my favorite ashes. Why? because you can 2 hand your left weapon, activate the ash, then go back to dual wielding, activate the ash on your right weapon, and now you have 2 buffed weapons that you can powerstance. Sacred Blade is actually slightly better for this because you can actually get ranged damage while the enemy comes closer, making up for double the activation time. Also, if they run away when using dual Sacred Blade, just fire another projectile at them. In PvP its amazing, and against anything with a holy weakness in PvE, you'll absolutely destroy them. Same goes for fire weakness with Flaming Strike.

[@viktorthevictor6240]

@Ikaros--- We all love burning/glowing swords. We can't deny it 😅 I often use the scholar's armament spell on pure physical weapons for a decent buff. Starting from Vagabond you only need three extra int points to cast it, and the Demi-Human queen staff. I'd say it's worth it for the aesthetic alone lol. Looks like a blue lightsaber

[@LanceAxel]

Square Off at 82 is fucking nuts you're absolutely insane. Square Off is one of the best ashes in the game

[@LanceAxel]

And you put Unsheathe at number 4 when Unsheathe and Square Off are very very comparable lmao

[@Jin-th5gz]

@@LanceAxelunsheathe has longer range + faster move speed from my experince. Otherwise theyre pretty much the same. I do agree that square off deserves to be higher up 😅

[@jameslowell9656]

​@Jin-th5gz square off has higher poise damage and has lower FP cost. It literally makes straight swords which already have an amazing moveset hit like collosal swords lol. Both are amazing and probably top 5 in overall value but square off is superior at stance breaking. If you use stone barb cracked tear square off will be doing 52 poise damage on its heavies lol. Literally bullies everything.

[@T0bi1983]

Stamp upward cut was really good at sending Malenia flying with my trusty Claymore.:) Also does a lot of poise damage. Very underrated here I think.

[@andrellnogueira]

It's my favorite skill since ds3, because of this. You can throw so many enemies skyward with it, and then get some free time for either healing or a charged heavy. It breaks npc type enemies so hard, it's delicious.

[@brendankendall41]

Giant Hunt also yeets Malenia. Perfect for punishing her kick attacks

[@facundovera3227]

It also works for sending the Crucible Knight (spear) in Siofra Aqueduct off a cliff.

[@awesomedudexd7167]

I used this ash the entire game and had no issues until Elden Beast, totally underwhelming placement on this list.

[@MaleniaGoddessofRot]

And all of those really hurt... :(

[@kevinoneil5120]

Speaking of Bloody Slash... in my first ER playthrough, I was determined to make a paladin build, both in look and in function. I initially disimissed Bloody Slash because, in spite of it doing more damage than any other option I'd chosen at that point in the game, it just didn't fit the theme I was going for. ...then I remembered the paladin skill "Sacrifice" from Diablo 2, and that was all the mental gymnastics I needed to Bloody Slash my way through half the game 😁

[@raijinoflimgrave8708]

I also wanted to be a paladin build in my first playthru By the end I was powerstancing bloodhound step giants crushers (friend gave me his crusher)

[@skyfish77]

My build was uh. Waluigi in a fire monk hood, for some reason. I used radahn's greatswords.

[@jordanforsha4306]

carian grandeur actually carried me through the sellia crystal tunnel. it works like a charm when trying to hit the pests sitting on the roofs of those little shacks. 1 fully charged, well-aimed carian grandeur for each pest and bing bang boom you're done with those incredibly annoying enemies. it also reaches far enough to hit the one that ambushes you in the room with the two worshipping a statue! it also carried me in the fight against the sellia crystal tunnel boss (fallingstar beast)

[@Salted_Pizza]

Seeing square off being placed at 82 got me utterly flabbergasted. Everything else seems fairly placed but I was expecting to see square off in at LEAST top 15. Personally, I would put square off in the top 5.

[@deepseaape]

Lion's Claw at 40 and Beast Roar at 5 is one of the most insane things I've ever seen

[@blackballsgaming6760]

Lion claw deserves it

[@deepseaape]

@@blackballsgaming6760 how? Even if its useless in PVP it still slaps hard enough in PVE to be higher than a roar that does 500 damage

[@Mystic-Midnight]

Rusty makes some weird decisions with these lists. Like Lion's Claw does insane stance damage for the cost of it

[@deepseaape]

@@Mystic-Midnight exactly. Slap it on colossals or great hammers and it's basically unstoppable

[@mfspectacular]

Id put lions claw in the top10 just because it's got infinite poise, & it being the berserker armor front flip. Beasts roar is mid tho

[@calamitous_Calamitas]

Square Off this low is an actual crime. It's just as good, if not better than unsheathe

[@ironstark917]

Literally commented on this video just to say the same thing. Him putting Square Off so low is an absolute L take.

[@Hoarfrost364]

It's better

[@Literally___Me]

If unsheathe wasn’t only allowed on katanas which usually have bleed I’d say square off is better So basically If you give bleed to square off it’s better

[@ToasterDsG]

@@Literally___Me ....thats a non argument.

[@blackballsgaming6760]

@@Literally___Methe katana moveset is not that good though

[@zerrierslizer1]

cannot WAIT to see him make a tier list of every weapon in the game, WITH categorized stamps.

[@K-1.0.1.0]

I just wanted to mention because I never saw you use it (you might already know) is that the waves of darkness ash of war also has a follow up R2 attack that increases the damage it does a lot. The waves also do the weapons status effects, great for cold builds.

[@toastedsheep8334]

Sadge, poison moth flight isn’t the greatest but it does a LARGE amount of burst damage if the target is already poisoned and then removes the poison, it’s like bleed but poison 5:42

[@casulscrub5978]

My fellow PMF enjoyer

[@hellokatyfac3]

Something something "Fire damage resets frostbite" ? except CTRL-R 'fire' with 'poison moth flight' and 'frostbite' with 'poison' ?

[@jankbunky4279]

​​@@hellokatyfac3It's vaguely similar, I suppose! A similar loop, except the burst damage comes from removing the status. Bit sad that the animation is awkwar

[@JF-vz1ju]

I wish i didnt have to mod the game to put Poison Moth Flight on the Serpentbone Blade. It's literally the perfect match lol.

[@mutilator97]

​@@JF-vz1juI wish the serpentbone blade could be infused as well. Seriously, though. Why can't we have that? If the antspur rapier can be infused, why not the serpentbone blade? Hell, I'm convinced it is supposed to be infusible due to it using standard smithing stones

[@JerichoDeath]

My only real problem with a list like this one is that it is for both PvP and PvE. Those should be separate lists.

[@rhettbutler5397]

Agreed, makes the rankings too conflicting that it's hard to agree with alot of it

[@leonardo9259]

nah, flaming strike is still the best ash of war wherever you put it, square off is mid to mediocre wherever you put it, and spinning strikes will always be bad

[@ludareinoso381]

​@@leonardo9259learn about poise values you will see square off is actually one of the best ashes in the game for pve

[@ludareinoso381]

And even then the placement of nearly everything is all over the place he put most of the top 10 ashes for pvp in like 50th place whilst flaming strike is def prolly the best ash of war for all things considered (and probably because of stuff you are not aware of) the rest of the ranking has barely to no justification and specially considering how scattered the value of ashes are this tierlist is just crazy considering the current elden ring landscape. Both pve and pvp.

[@ludareinoso381]

So true homie but even then this attempt to include both pve and pvp in one tierlist is just really bad with only a few scattered exceptions (bro didnt even knew how moth flight worked)

[@kylenecz6261]

I’ve just found your channel and watch 3 videos back to back bless up

[@cennerdobber8196]

What armor set are you using it’s super cool!

[@jettblade]

Here is something neat about Hoarfrost Stomp: the wave can travel up walls and hit platforms above you. I found this out whenever I got the chest trap to the mine in Calied and actually took out the Kindred standing on top of the shed. I did use this to cheese the gargoyle on the west ramparts in Lyndell by hiding on the stairs. Best used on enemies on walkways above you like the annoying imps that chuck things at you.

[@Literally___Me]

Yeah basically all wave type things do this It’s weird but it’s cool

[@Mumps999]

In pvp if you hit a charged R2 with the scythe you can actually true combo into loretta‘s slash so with enough poise this is such a cool combo

[@elzar5987]

Now the issue is hitting someone with a fully charged r2

[@cinammorollgaming]

charged r😴

[@Silver4Hire]

And it’s not even that difficult to land Loretta’s slash anyway, a very decent pvp ash

[@calavera1827]

Good work! Thank you for this overview!

[@Firefuzz11]

Cragblade on the Giant Crusher is a force to be reckoned with. That charged R2 hits insanely hard and instantly poise breaks almost anything. I saw a clip of it on a +25 Giant Crusher in PvP, and it did a little over 1600 damage with the charged heavy.

[@Alzhaer]

Golden Land + Great Stars is a fantastic time because it turns the blast and secondary beams into a nice trade. Though I do miss mixing it with bloosflame blade.

[@servine1212]

The beams also heal you, so you heal like 5% HP every time u fire the ash of war.

[@nicmalugin9287]

Bloosflameblade😂

[@jacobkirsch2436]

Poison moth flight is better for kindred of rot builds to remove poison so you can afflict the enemy again and get the damage buff

[@lharsay]

It's slow with crappy hitbox, poor melee damage and no hyper armor.

[@ToasterDsG]

@@lharsay my brother in christ, even when an enemy is unpoisoned you can still shave chunks of their health, not to mention that IT WILL POISON most enemies and bosses with 2 presses. You really do hate people sticking up for stuff dont you?

[@leonardo9259]

you can do literally more damage and stance with a blood weapon lol @@ToasterDsG

[@exschweizer]

I thought you may have forgotten it or I mistook it as a regular ash of war, but when it came at place seven, I was really happy to see the ash which helped me kill Margit for the first time. I just fell in love with my iron cleaver and its wild swings did so much damage after a successful dodge that I beat this boss after like 30 attempts when I was still figuring the whole game out.

[@stefanmarino8650]

Gotta love your background music choices. I hear that Ratchet and Clank tropical water planet theme. It stuck with me all these years as well.

[@benwilsher6684]

Square Off is WAY better than you rated it. If you are using a non-unique straight sword at all in PVE, you are using it for Square Off - it is seriously one of fastest ways to break stances and set up shield-breaks in the game, AND the damage is great

[@purplehaze2358]

I love how he said that the only situation the Through and Through was useful in was dealing with enemies coming at you in a straight line, which was a scarce occurrence; only to then commend the Garian Greatsword for the exact same thing, and say that situation came up more often than you'd think, not 10 minutes later.

[@suburbandolphin724]

Different hit boxes you can cleave through mfers with great sword but hitting 5 with an ARRROW yea naw bud totally different

[@bossAWSUM]

he was talking about the piercing effect on it

[@davidireland6985]

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[@leonardo9259]

im not sure youre aware of how fucking THICK they made the hitbox for the greatsword, it can literally hit enemies to your sides

[@tommychan72738]

Stamp sweep is actually very strong. It has 3 of each individual hit can maxout rotten wing stacks. When using a heavy weapon, it also deals a lot of poise damage. It looks like the entire list is ignoring many factors that will affect the final result of a build. As some ash of war also scales with arcane or intelligence.

[@opotata1397]

Assassins gambit is very underrated. It helps in running away in very critical situations like stormveil maingate, impassable bridge.

[@retroicdescent]

I have never thought to try to stealth my way through the front gate of stormveil. I always just juked the ballistas and footmen (after dying a generous amount of times trying to perfect the stategy)

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

My favorite part was when Rusty said "it's ranking time" and ranked all over those guys.

[@Leonhard1508]

And then he started ranking all over the floor. I cried

[@elviraweekes3906]

Ayo?📸🤨

[@corex7125]

Truly one of the ranking videos of all time.

[@wisemysticaltree568]

​@@silenceundyingMy favorite part of the dead meme was when the meme said it's deading time and deaded all over the floor

[@silenceundying]

@@wisemysticaltree568 Alright, that one made me laugh. Deaded got me good

[@KingZekrom644]

Rusty mentioning Monster Hunter gave me 20% more life force

[@hellokatyfac3]

Agreed. I think he needs to rate a bunch of monster hunter stuff from worst to best.

[@tsquitz]

@hellokatyfac3 maybe weapon designs?

[@Maximidos]

Agreed. But his lions claw opinion tells me he’s shit at PvP.

[@GreenDream0]

With poison moth flight it truly shines when you hit an enemy that has already been poisoned. Causes them to explode with very good damage, helpful as a secondary weapon to a poison build to demolish already poison enemies.

[@chetchadbourne1743]

Golden Land is extremely effective if you know how to use it, especially in PvP. Initial blast delivers a ton of damage and sets up the follow-up attack, the darts inflict significant damage as well and can provide cover while you cast something else e.g. Elden Stars or another Golden Land if you're going for a "bullet hell" strategy.

[@QuinnyBean]

Something ive found out about raptor of the mists: you can almost entirely avoid malikeths million-death-blade attack when you use this ash. The only damage you get is the over-time damage and the health debuff. So if he's winding it up and there's no chance you're rolling out of it, try raptor of the mists

[@del5206]

I actually found pretty good use when using Bloodflame Blade with Spinning Weapon. A pretty decent skill for bosses to quickly prock bleed. Not great in many situations, but when it shines, it shimmers pretty well.

[@undvined]

Using Spinning Strikes instead of Spinning Weapon, this was my very first build. Banished Knight Halberd, bloodflame blade, spinning strikes = good consistent damage.

[@ToasterDsG]

All the spinning ashes and storm caller are extremely good, so I dont know what crack rusty was smoking when he made this list.

[@youngmahalo9406]

​@aztlanfury yeah I thought I was gonna see Ashton kutcher come on screen and punk me

[@AdamJones-xh9jj]

My dude, I really needed this video it's not for mechanical reasons, it's for just how down to earth and real you are thank you so much LOL

[@TheWarriorXander]

Flaming Strike was the Ash I used on my first successful "Do everything" run, I slapped it on the Crescent Moon axe and just went full faceroll through probably 75% of the bosses in the game. Granted I also dumped a ton of levels into Vigor and Endurance, so I was also wielding the Erdtree Greatshield and the Tree Sentinel armour which made a lot of fights pretty trivial. Other than those few enemies that are highly resistant to fire damage, it did obscene amounts of damage, and the lingering weapon buff after was enough to push even 1 handed R1's into doing big damage. Only boss I didn't use it on once I had it was Rykard, because gimmick boss. I don't PvP though, so I have no idea how my character would have stood up under those conditions.

[@danieldaw1778]

I know multiple people have mentioned this, but square off is insanely good and it being rated this low is criminal. Pairing it with bleed, crimson dagger, and decent poise straight up let's you trade damage with Malenia and win. Most things in the game will be stance broken and procced with bleed within 2 to 3 hits, and combining that with how ridiculously efficient it is plus the R2 having pretty decent tracking once you've iron out the range is the reason I run a straight sword in my off hand. The thing is absolutely a disk one nuke and unambiguously one of the best ashes in the game for what it gives you verses the cost.

[@StormRulerKazunagi]

the gimmick of poison moth flight is hitting something that's already poisoned, as it will then inflict the full dmg of a poison dot instantly (like bleed). Kinda neat to use for enemies that are immune to bleed but weak to poison.

[@SpaceElvisInc]

research in a ranking video, unheard of

[@JayTheMushyLover]

I adore trolls roar it feels so underrated to me, happy to see it not considered trash tier here. Also some other things I don’t think were mentioned, Trolls Roar ofc can be buffed by three things, the two roar boosters and the shard of alexander, quite cool Also the one shared order skill, iirc you can put it on a second slot weapon like a knife or something light and when you swap weapons you’ll retain the buff and be able to use different ashes. I just love that skill on blunt weapons for making some of the harder skeletons easy

[@motivepigeon]

Another thing about golden land a lot of people overlook is status can build up off the little lights as well as the main blast. Pairing it with the Great Stars can make big bosses melt pretty fast while keeping you healthy... and at a range if u really need it

[@themambawarrior2290]

Personally, I think that Poison Moth Flight is a really fun ash that has some decently strong power. Of course it's not outstanding normally, but it does good work against bosses (if they're not poison immune). Definitely ought to be higher than it is.

[@pyramidhead2719]

Problem is, not many bosses are weak to poison, and why put a whole ash of war when foetid pots and rot pots do more damage overtime? Plus overall cold, rot and bleed are just better status effects. Personally i would prefer that poison lasted less, but did more damage per tick. Plus the melee attack is pretty slow and does not do much damage, and its hard to find.

[@somerandomperson9670]

if you use poison moth flight on an enemy that’s poisoned it does the equivalent of bleed damage, for some reason he didn’t mention that in the video

[@pyramidhead2719]

@@somerandomperson9670 i did not know that, but tbh in the time you poison someone, and then hit him again with it, i can easily proc bleed 2 to 3 times, but that is pretty good ngl

[@rhettbutler5397]

​@@pyramidhead2719You think too small. Poison moth on bleed ant rapier

[@themambawarrior2290]

@@pyramidhead2719 That thing you say about poison? That's Poison Moth Flight's version of poison. It has Deadly Poison, which lasts a third of normal poison's duration but deals double the damage per second. It's actually slightly more than the poison of Fetid Pots, because those inflict the same percent hp as Deadly Poison but has a lower flat base damage value. On top of that, as somerandomperson said, hitting an already poisoned enemy with it will apply a percent damage effect, dealing 5% of the enemy's health (plus 250 base damage). This is worse than bleed, of course, because bleed is 15% on normal enemies and 10.5% on bosses (plus 100-200 base damage), and it will immediately end whatever poison effect is currently active, meaning that, for maximum damage, you'd time this effect for near the end of a poison duration, but it's still percent damage being added onto a percent damage effect. And, as rhettbutler mentions, you can put Poison Moth Flight on an Antspur Rapier with the bleed affinity, letting you effectively triple stack on percent health effects. The ash's strike inflicts 250 poison buildup, so use of a poison affinity is completely unnecessary.

[@deputydumpling7499]

Therapist: Rusty's tier list can't hurt you they're not real Rusty: Uploads a new tier list

[@M01st_Nu6g3t]

assassin's gambit had one two uses. Reducing your hp for buff setups, and sometimes making it so certain bosses can't see you so you can sleep them, such as Godskin duo

[@lxzant3469]

Poison Moth Flight has pretty good dmg potential bc of its synergies with kindred of rot exaltation and mushroom crown, with a shard of alexander on a poisoned target you can get 4-5k dmg out of it

[@imafraidjumitebeeinnagang155]

Maybe I'm biased because I've only used it in the early game but square off on the longsword when starting as vagabond feels comically OP. It's just so much poise damage

[@The_Vanni]

Uh, you are completely justified on that LOL. Square off is probably one of the best AoW in the game, it can actually carry runs by itself.

[@swigo]

Square off honestly carried me through most of the game. It’s simplicity is one of its best qualities.

[@The_Vanni]

@@swigo There is literally not a single Boss where you can't get good value from square off (Except Rykard). You can't say the same about a good number of the AoW ranked over it here

[@brandonthomas6602]

Was looking for this comment, I've done multiple entire playthroughs using only square off and its broken op

[@rhettbutler5397]

Most people don't do this but I judge the value of skills by high NG+ settings and I can confirm, even in the Haligtree, that square off is incredibly good and efficient

[@viggen88]

Only 12 minutes through so far, but you're SEVERELY underrating stamp uppercut imo. That thing is a monster on big weapons. It's biggest strengths being the super high stance damage, near infinite hyper armour, and it's ability to fling stuff into the air. It'll infinitely stunlock a fair few enemies as well (as long as you've got fp), most notable enemy being black knife assasins

[@leonardo9259]

yeah but big weapon have better options to do just that

[@Aeostorm]

Not sure if it has already been mentioned or if it has been patched yet but last I checked, Assassins Gambit has a wonderful little interaction in pvp when used with Unseen Form that makes your character untargetable by other players. Not exactly overpowered but it can cause some chaos when you're up against people who don't think to free aim.

[@jaylus5694]

I've unironically mained Sweep on a Great Stars in my recent playthrough. It's not suppose to be a raw damage move but a tool to break stances. It's a slow af startup but the quick double hit can send any shield user stumbling, it's just a matter of finding openings.

[@professional9123]

Hot take, but I think incantations and sorceries should have the option to function like AoW's. Because everyone has that one spell that just makes life better regardless of build, and being able to equip a single spell for use on your weapon would save the trouble of leveling up a catalyst just so you can use stone of gurranq on your unga bunga build.

[@matttake4852]

Yea I always wanted to see a halberd with carian slicer

[@professional9123]

@@matttake4852 ayyyy now you're thinkin with portals.

[@thomasdevlin5825]

I was thinking the same thing, it's a fun idea with a ton of practicality. An option I think would be really cool is having staffs come pre equipped with one spell as an ash of war, like imagine if the prince of death's staff had rancor call just built into it, that way you could have that available at all times for stance pressure while you're using other spells

[@apukami3643]

Then why level int or fai if you will always have the aow variant? Although that is already in the game. With Golden Vow and such

[@professional9123]

@apukami3643 which is why I don't think it'd be 1 to 1. As in give a reason you'd want the scaling from a catalyst but if it's just one or two spells it'd free up hot bar space and save on smithing stone investment.

[@lmtalpha6382]

I don't know if you are aware of this or just didn't put it in the video but when you use Poison Moth Flight on an already poisoned enemy it does bonus damage and removes the poison. That has great synergy with the Kindred of Rot talisman because it allows you to take advantage of the buff while not having to wait for the poison to run out. The bonus damage is not negligible either it's very noticeable, like a bleed proc. That doesn't make it broken since you can just use bleed build and you'll probably have better results but I don't think it's in the bottom 10 worst ashes.

[@macdb8901]

I'd just like to say that 6:20 has been noticed and I thank you for a chuckle it got out of me.

[@aquariusburke7989]

I can't believe I watched all of this. I clicked on it and thought, "Oh, I'll only watch a couple minutes, I'll definitely get bored." But no. Here I am, an hour later. You're good at what you do. Concise, witty, informational, and funny. If you make another video like this, may I respectfully request that you include a screencap of the in-game description of the ash or item? Like, I have no idea what Enchanted Shot actually does. I wanted to make this request on the Talisman video you did, but didn't think you had something else like this in the works, so fool's on me. Regardless, thanks for the content, I enjoyed it!

[@filipevasconcelos4409]

Square off is nice. It does the same amount of stance damage as the old king of stance breaks, the flame of the redmanes

[@tinminator8905]

Yeah, 40 not 30 like he said in his video. Honestly there is just too much misinformation in this video. Huge L on his part.

[@Tapahtumahorisontti]

One thing that I didn't understand about Barricade Shield is that using it counts as blocking. You can hold the block button and strategically choose the right moment to increase your guard boost. It's amazing and it honest to god trivializes Malenia by making two of her most hated attacks become slight discomforts rather than fight-ending nuclear bombs.

[@driptyrant7994]

Bit late but having recently finished a play through using a longsword and medium shield I found square off with heavy affinity to actually be an incredibly comfortable AoW. While it was certainly slow especially the heavy the stance damage it dealt was surprisingly nice when you build for it.

[@Dunwichruler]

god that outfit is overdesigned it's like it was ripped straight out of 2010s Xbox 360 thirst trap game trailer

[@Laachen]

The Chilling Mist AoW always surprises me with how quick it applies frostbite.

[@Wylyth-nr3hq]

The reason for redundant AoWs that can only be used on a certain weapon type (like Square Off) is so you can use them with other Affinities. That is the main problem with Flails, if you want to use Spinning Chain, you are stuck with Standard affinity.

[@jaxongolf]

New sub, great content: I'm here for all the clever metaphors and similes lol.

[@OtherSpartin]

Its really awesome to see stormblade so high on the list. its such an amazing ash of war amplified by the time its aquired (Storm hill). And that not even talking about the global usability! It doesnt matter what stats you take as long as your weapon is upgraded the damage is reliable and consistent on those wind blasts. Can be used with damn near any affinity so it can adjust to your needs and put on almost any weapon so its almost never a wrong choice. That ash, like you said, makes so much of the early game a joke in the most enjoyable way possible. Able to make a range crippled class start a trivial inconvenience at worst, thre is really nothing like it and I cant think of an ashe of war that deserved the 5 spot better.

[@missbelled6700]

one of my favorite low level invasion builds is chilling in stormveil with storm assault bkh and storm blade on a lordsword ss or something. Fast to pick up and always delivers on comedy.

[@mutilator97]

Methinks you might have missed the part about poison moth flight that turns an active poison proc into a bleed proc. Useful when the enemy is poisoned and about to lose it to get a good amount of extra damage in.

[@TheDevourerOfGods]

I have a lot of comments on some of the Ashes of War. 5:29 If you're unaware, Poison Moth Flight can be used to cause a sort of blood loss effect to poisoned enemies. 6:13 Assassin's Gambit can be used to cheese a lot of bosses. Entering the arena after using it can make the boss go idle until it is alerted. 7:32 Light attack with Square Off demolishes shield enemies just like Kick. 11:34 Upward Cut is pretty good for roll catches with some weapons. Also the hyper armor at the very start of the attack makes up for the long recovery. 23:50 Spinning Slash is insane for true combo into blood loss or frostbite. It's especially good with Warped Axe for some reason. 28:16 Lifesteal Fist also works with Crimson Dagger Talisman. 46:00 My god, Quickstep is too op for backstabs. If an enemy has a large weapon or slow AoW, quickstep left or right the moment they attack. Sometimes I stand right in their face waiting for them to swing. 1:00:31 War Cry and Braggart's Roar true combos for Colossal Swords with heavy then light attack.

[@devynizydor9358]

Appreciate the time stamps

[@Wolftatze]

Poisonous Mist: This ash will always have a special place in my heart for its interaction on a Bloody Antspur Rapier. It rots, bleeds and poisons at the same time. No matter if PvP or PvE, at least something will stick. If you want to see an enemy truly melt, try this on one susceptible to all three of those. Well, unless you are Goldfrey, at least.

[@Skorm731]

Just a tip if you're lucky. War Cry on a colossal greatsword with bleed infusion can insta-proc bleed if you do a charged heavy. It's INSANELY effective against the Godskin bosses if you really know what you're doing.

[@tinminator8905]

You kind of forgot to mention that an uncharged warcry R2 on colossal swords true combos into an R1 in PvP, making it a one shot machine. Probably the highest damage true combo in the game.

[@Brendanvideos]

I actually really like stamp sweep for duels. It gives you hyper armor for a few seconds and the sweep is really wide and catches people surprisingly often. Also, it knocks your opponent over. Sure, the damage isn't great, but it's not bad either. I honestly like this skill. Haven't used it much in pve, but it's definitely not bad in pvp. It seems as though you may just have a negative bias towards it. You're definitely missing something.

[@monkeyslaye]

For Horah Loux's Earthshaker You forgot to mention that enemies that are close to you get pushed back repeatedly during the initial animation. This applies as multiple hits for items such as the prosthesis and other such effects.. if you put those items on as well as Alexander's shard and popped us off in the middle of a crowded area, you are looking at an absolutely insane amount of damage

[@scottbuck1572]

I love how he makes the argument from the perspective of some form of role-playing and enjoying the game for it's fantasy elements when 90% of players want big sword that do big number so they can read more item descriptions. Never change :)

[@spilleraaron4748]

Rusty you absolute madman!! Can’t wait to see weapon types or specific weapon rankings!

[@vulpinequeen9269]

I like Repeating Thrusts, it does a lot of poise damage with a polearm, and with the Bloodflame Naginata I use, it does a lot of bleed build-up too :>

[@MoonlitWanderess]

Thank you for your top 10 war ashes list I love it❤

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

Ive been thinking what would be an ideal strength build. Itd be cool to see Rusty do an ideal build guide/suggestion.

[@miyukiteishi9051]

Use barricade shield like a parry, it has active block frames while you cast it!

[@officialspek7670]

Nah bro you did spinning slash dirty 23:50, that should be in the top 20

[@officialspek7670]

Tier 14 and tier 54 should change places

[@rokzerogaming]

White shadow lure is actually really good with heal builds. Equip it on butchering knife and you can get healed per enemy lured. The more enemies effected by the lure the more heals you get in 1 cast. It can also be used for a great starter farm on new characters provided you have someone to help you transfer it to a fresh character. Equipped on the celebrant's great skull hammer you'll get 20 runes per enemy effected by white shadow lure. This really shines at the first camp you get your first map piece because all enemies rush you once they blow the horn then all you have to do is lure the group until you run out of mp flasks and reset at the grace until you reach the desired amount of runes.

[@ABadassDragon]

No joke, i adore these lists. Its these minute details that make me feel like there is always more to discover in a game and just sometimes you discover something that really changes the way you look at certain abilities. Thank you for all these ridiculous details and long videos, Rusty

[@rowankeltizar5961]

I want to try different setups... But I'm just stuck on Bloodhound Fang with shield... Plenty of damage but getting bored.

[@leonardoacuti9885]

How is enchanted shot above spinning slash? Spinning slash true combos in pvp its kinda op.

[@rhettbutler5397]

Spinning slash is an amazing all rounder for PvP and PvE so this also confuses me. Real question is, how is enchanted shot ranked higher than mighty shot??

[@Krimsonking420]

I've used golden land in pvp, surprisingly effective since some opponents don't expect the follow up R2 and the range attacks that come with it is good for suppression

[@TheJoshChannel317]

The Antspur Rapier with a blood infusion and the Poison Mist AOW is easily one of my most used weapons. That and a quality Lucerne with Phantom Slash.