Ranking All 23 Elden Ring DLC Remembrance Rewards From Worst to Best...

[@Rusty._]

*VIDEO PATCH NOTES 1.01* As of Patch 1.14... → Bayle's Flame Lightning's attack power has been upped from 250/190/250 (Phys/Fire/Lght) to 280/220/280. This is a relatively small change in the grand scheme and likely does nothing to change its position on this list. ( #13 ) *Upward Adjustments:* → Rellana's Twin Moons has a bigger attack range on the first and second attacks. The second attack has a lower knockback value, presumably to line up enemies more comfortably for the final slam. This will likely result in more consistent damage. ( #22 → #21 ) → Midra's Flame of Frenzy now has increased attack speed, but noticeably decreased status buildup speed, making it harder to proc the talisman. This is ultimately a net positive, but Aged One builds might need to work a little harder. ( #20 → #19) → Rotten Butterflies dealt more status buildup than I thought it did in 1.13 previously, but the nature of what the list is kinda fucks it over. I will concede that it's not the worst remembrance item, but being better than Scarlet Aeonia is not a high bar, as the incantation still leaves much to be desired in both the hyperarmor and the FP efficiency department. *New placements:* #23 - Light of Miquella #22 - Rotten Butterflies #21 - Rellana's Twin Moons #20 - Land of Shadow #19 - Midra's Flame of Frenzy Everything else remains unchanged.

[@JoshuaB-wu8pk]

Thanks this is just what I needed I was getting bored, playing Destiny 2, and Oblivion. I’m going to consider downloading Elden Ring back onto my PlayStation (If my low storage PS4 can handle it) or maybe Bloodborne.

[@WILD__MANN]

Itching like my crabs 🦀

[@gianlucaherrera5472]

All good buddy, we all get busy these days

[@Zylefer]

I'm always grateful for the uploads regardless of their time posted :)

[@Myname-xj8ws]

Incorrect, i am itching for silksong! (the voices are getting louder)

[@30thCenturyFish]

the best part of thjis video is when you stared straight into the camera and screamed "WAKE UP" repeatedly as my computers fan rapidly increased in speed until my computer crashed then booted up normally. It was a really nice touch.

[@kazu9445]

ahahahaha yeah!.... what.

[@thinminty5392]

please wake up.

[@realltown]

timestamp?

[@30thCenturyFish]

​@@realltown 21:32

[@realcupojoe]

​@@realltown 9999:59 😊

[@kartooncartoony]

Radahn's swords are the most questionable scalings I have ever seen. It's like they were worried of us being overpowerred in ng+

[@DataDrain02]

They were probably more worried about PvP.... Not that PvP had any balancing efforts either.

[@inanefabas4402]

Quality scaling 💀💀💀

[@anonisnoone6125]

Radahn's swords' r borderline shit. The light version is trash cos of the skill. The lord version is good cos of the sick skill but the moves on both of them r fucking trash. Y tf did they think people would be satisfied with them just copy pasting the exact same moveset of the Starscourge swords? They put 0 effort into it at all.

[@leonardo9259]

​I refuse to believe PvP was a thought for most of the dlc. Radhans Swords can do 10 holy damage and still be horrible to use and fight against. It's a literal flashbang that lets you summon +30 hitboxes with a single L2. It's horrible​. Add to that that you're locked to the painful PSUS moveset @@DataDrain02

[@dvdivine1962]

If pvp had any thought swift slash wouldn't have existed.

[@Drakuma35]

It would be cool if the enraged divine beast talisman also buffed lightning and ice along with wind, since those are the three elements the lion uses

[@HenryGreenEngine3]

And deathblight too

[@icetide9411]

Or at the very least things more directly related to the storm variants. Like Icecrag shouldn't be buffed by it, but the Divine Beast Stomp could totally work

[@MamaBearKS]

@@HenryGreenEngine3 Don't remind me of that bastard, never in my life have I felt as betrayed till homie Divine Lion decided to become a worm face connoisseur

[@generalock3015]

Yall sleeping on 10% on storm skills theyre some of the best skills in the game

[@nebulous9280]

The thing is, it DOES boost them. Sorta. The Thunderstorm AoW on the Stormhawk Axe gets boosted, as does Zamor Ice Storm, both the AoW and Spell. AFAIK those are the only two Ice/Lightning themed abilities that get buffed, but those two in particular are REALLY GOOD. I keep Zamor Ice Storm in my back pocket 100% of the time, whether it's my Dex build, or my Int Build. Great buildup, surprisingly good damage, massive AoE, and it's a super good "Get off of me" tool.

[@yoloboloyolo888]

I love the staff of the great beyond because it's a great way to try and deal with the powercreep problem. Because the question posed to you, the player, when making a build, isn't "which one does better damage " it's "what do I prefer more, better damage or the convenience of having one catalyst " because you will get more damage out of the prince of death staff and the golden order seal, but does that matter when you have the freedom of both in one.

[@sasaki999pro]

I feel this, I have hated weapon, item and spell toggling in fromsoft games since dark souls

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

like carian sorcery sword, it’s a tradeoff for convenience, sometimes you don’t need a one shot build with pixel perfect minmaxing to have fun in a videogame

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

@@sasaki999pro yeah, it still bothers me how cumbersome and inconvenient it is. At least they added 4 quickslots for consumables when you hold A. Still wish they’d change up toggling system

[@luminousazure]

So just last night I was messing with Bayle's Tyranny and no joke one of those rot zombies in the haligtree just stood next to me practically hugging me when I cast it... he took exactly 0 damage, grabbed me and ate my face. While in Co-Op with one of my buddies. I've never been so humiliated in this game in my life.

[@MemoryMori]

Miazaki 1 You -1 xDDD just as planned..... I dont know, butI think, that SoTE was rushed a bit and lots of quality things werent tested enought and we end up with...THIS... they should tak at least 6months to test things properly....

[@bittim9094]

grab animations

[@godrickthegolden9504]

Luckily it just got patched so it is an actual AoE incant.

[@freyavaleria21]

Did you get the discount version or something? It has never let me down so far. I've been grabbed out of it once but other than that, I've one shot many enemies with it

[@godrickthegolden9504]

@@freyavaleria21 The corpse guys kinda have crazy defenses so that’s probably what happened to OP.

[@dumbsterdives]

you mentioning the idea of Greatsword of Damnation doing the pierce explosion on its R2s made me imagine the universe where its r2s worked like the amygdalan arm, delayed secondary attacks you can cancel out of

[@unkindled6410]

this game doesnt have many weapons with unique strong attacks like back in the days of DS2, mostly because that time WA/AOW didnt exist, but even then they bothered giving very few weapons those traits in DS3 and in the DLC here, even bringing back more duo weapons despite powerstancing returning, shame we wont have patches that give major overhauls to the game...

[@nebulous9280]

​@@unkindled6410 Mods to the rescue ig lol

[@unkindled6410]

@@nebulous9280 fair. Its a shame we wont have another DLC too, even if it was a smaller scale one, we could use some more love to sorceries and i wish we had an weapon equivalent to the ringed knight SS from DS3, we only have 1 fire themed SS and its half magic which is not the same (N&F sword should have had unique fire R2s with slightly extended range and maybe final atk of R1 chain have it extend its blade with magic, would be neat.)

[@sandisliker]

that intro was the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen in my fckin life

[@tamfatale]

I did not expect a Simpsons reference lmao

[@kamikazestriker4675]

​@@tamfataleFamily Guy *

[@phiphi2209]

Rusty wheezing at his own skits will always be hilarious

[@jediant1]

idk the end card of mesmers O face is pretty good too xD

[@vendel8007]

I like how Rusty puts Bayle's Tyranny and Fromsoftware just says "alright fuck you then" and fixes it a day later And Godfrey Icon as well

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

they have a history of exactly that, it’s like froms specifically checks out on rusty before launching their update to make the list inaccurate in a span of a day or two

[@TheJoshChannel317]

Fun fact: Spinning Gravity Thrust gives you HP from Godskin Swaddling Cloth for each set of thrusts

[@bagofish8511]

Thankyou new build idea

[@chrisstricker4557]

Yes

[@owenjones8796]

stop putting fun fact in front of things nobody cares

[@beef_baby]

@@owenjones8796Who hurt you

[@owenjones8796]

@@beef_baby nobody

[@protagonistical]

I feel justified in my obsession with Spear of the Impaler. It's honestly my favorite thing out of the DLC (besides Igon's voice lines, Moore's general existence, the Solitude armor set, a good 75% of the OST, more dragon lore, and ...)

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

something tells me your favourite thing out of DLC is the whole DLC. Can’t blame you, I can’t get enough of it either

[@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon]

Mediocre weapon with cool skill

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

@@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon you still have blasphemous blade if you need op weapon

[@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon]

@@thatlittlemonstrosity Bayle flame lightning

[@GR8Trollio]

Bro just names all MY favorites 😂 twin? Is that you?

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

You know, if BOTH of the new Radahn weapons WERE ACTUALLY CURVED GREATSWORDS, they might be comparable to the boss version since you'd have a similar level of speed in the moveset. And no, I am not going to not be pissed that we got two more Colossal Swords from Radahn when the Curved Greatsword category is hurting for weapons and the weapons are literally called "Radahn's Greatsword". Making two more and making them Colossal Swords is just insult to injury.

[@revanknightjedi172]

Those great sword feel similar to Artorias greatsword due he have three of them with a slight difference

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

what’s worse is how they look to be exactly the same size as freyja’s greatsword. It really threw me off how despite being clearly slimmer than starscourge swords, they still are colossal

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

@@thatlittlemonstrosity if they were separate weapons, each would weigh the same as well.

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

@@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez fr, at this point her swords could be better at cosplaying consort radahn than his actual swords

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

@thatlittlemonstrosity it's as if the weight of the weapon is the only reason why the weapon is a Colossal Sword weapon.

[@randomdegenerate9180]

Day 26 of asking Rusty to rank every enemy in Elden Ring. If you could rank all the weapons, the enemies should be no issue for you. You know you want to do it, I know you want to do it. Don't back away now.

[@Franzorana]

This is the best Idea I have ever heard😂😂

[@RiggidyNick]

Do it!

[@Fakeout013]

15:41 thought I was going deaf for a second there. I guess, Rusty was just leaning back in his recording chair😅

[@Windicator_451]

I felt it was coming but bros finally gone we will miss partially sane rusty and welcome insane ruty 0:16

[@HoplessNihilist]

Best intro you've made so far.

[@rankedrecruit6590]

Rotten butterflies is actually good now the rot build up on large bosses is better than scarlet Ionia by a lot

[@DevilSlayr]

The problem with Rotten Butterflies is that it requires you to wait till the heat death of the universe every time you activate it and all the dlc bosses only give you 4 Pintoseconds to attack before they start up their next 100 attack combo. Basically RB does nothing that The dragon rot breath doesn't do better.

[@valonyaver600]

​@DevilSlayr rotten butterflies works pretty well if you're willing to just tank the next hit the boss is going to throw at you, so long as the butterflies proc their rot at the boss. The animation doesnt need to be complete for it to work. I used it at metyr at random for fun and that attempt was my first successful one because it instantly procced rot on her.

[@mistermister4525]

Dont you mean "By a rot?" Ill leave

[@Shadeinfinite]

I was about to say, this must have been a review of prebuff rotten butterflies. It's really good now it's a staple on my Fairh builds

[@GM-xk1nw]

yes, on launch it was trash, now it is really good

[@Johnthesheep]

0:38 I wouldn't be complaining.

[@sushi_rl]

real

[@Carra_Mell0]

Real

[@sam_xd282]

Real

[@Gentapi5]

Real

[@stalwort1692]

Real

[@MaryWEtheridge]

t would be cool if the enraged divine beast talisman also buffed lightning and ice along with wind, since those are the three elements the lion uses

[@Literalash]

Rusty your tempo and dialogue are top notch. Thanks man, when I need another spoonful of the sauce, you're always there.

[@flavienmaillard3910]

Rotten butterflies : 🦋 Rotten butterflies against Radahn : 🔥😈🔥

[@axios4702]

When Radahn finally exhausts your patience and you decide to revive his trauma of being devoured by a sapient disease.

[@OddWolf666]

​@@axios4702you mean "sentient?" 🤔

[@axios4702]

@@OddWolf666 No. Sapient. As in capable of thinking. Since the scarlet Rot is the manifestation of a God with goals and desires we can safely assume it's capable of thought and reason. We cannot assure it has feelings however, therefore we cannot freely describe it as sentient.

[@OddWolf666]

@@axios4702 I would say that it has an intellect, as the word sapient is moreso tied to wisdom.

[@axios4702]

@@OddWolf666 Semantics. You can perfectly define sapience as "posessing an intellect"

[@-k-b-]

Just realized what would've made Rotten Butterflies 1,000% better: turning it into Rykards Rancor but rotten butterflies instead of skulls. I feel like that's how it's casted by the boss in the first place

[@AnonymousInternetUserLaine]

Reminder that you can use Staff Of The Great Beyond to instantly chain cast Catch Flame into Gavel Of Haima

[@Aereto]

Pretty much this is the only one that can use both incants and sorceries, allowing terrifying chain casts in ways even the game engine tries to understand. It also allows certain sorceries to follow up into casting immediately regardless of dexterity.

[@blizzardgaming7070]

Man do a lot of these spells need hyperarmour, Messmer's orb could use it but is good enough on it's own. Getting slapped out of a fully charged fireball the second before it gets off is frustrating though. And Land of Shadow is just Golden Land but without the hyperarmour.

[@HellecticMojo]

Orb just needs its leg hurtbox retracted and it's fine

[@blizzardgaming7070]

@@HellecticMojo the annoying part is when you land fully charged just to get slapped and the whole thing negated

[@PudgeDredd]

Rellana's Twin Blades is my favorite DLC weapon despite it's flaws. Great Milady move-set, an ash similar Night and Flame and it looks cool. A fun weapon with great potential and I'm surprised they haven't buffed it. Speaking of Rellana, instead of the two moons I wish the game gave us a faster smaller moon projectile similar to Glintstone Comet.

[@ltcaphide]

it really doesnt have any flaws

[@pafunciobatista8244]

@@ltcaphide its hard for it to have flaws when its so painfully average at everything it does

[@Apexapee]

Comet azur aow of sonaf is way better than the mini moonveil slashes

[@GR8Trollio]

Despite what anyone says, Twin Moons is a great way to finish a boss or catch PvP enemies off guard. Either use Endure AoW or only pick your openings more carefully; for what it is, a stagger AoE, it’s fun to pull out in battle.

[@kunstlerischesetwas1284]

Yeah, i love it as well. Its a super fun weapon and thats all that matters!

[@knightgabriel1311]

Rotten Butterflies after the buff is at least a solid alternative to scarlet aeonia that only takes 1 slot but inflicts the same variation of scarlet rot, and even if you get knocked out of the animation as long as the butterflies appear they still explode. Granted, all of this is moot when the mere existence of rotten breath makes both spells completely obsolete anyways

[@ltcaphide]

rotten breath is way more dangerous than casting butterflies since youre stuck in the animation for way longer and the buildup is small enough that you end up having to cast it 2-4 times so enjoy trading like 4 times to get rotten breath to work when you only need 1 for butterflies lol

[@kevinnigins9488]

Rotten breath doesn’t proc rot nearly as well

[@GR8Trollio]

It wins for style points and for those who are tired of two years listening to that same roar with every cast. But objectively, Eczyke’s Decay out damages all the alternatives (which is fair because it’s a damn dragon attack)

[@randommixedletters]

I've actually gained quite a bit of respect for Light of Miquella, but I feel that's largely due to me being a NG++++ player. The fact it has the range of 'infinite' is kinda incredible, and makes subsequent playthroughs on higher and higher difficulties MUCH more manageable as you can orbital laser something you know to be there from a GREAT distance, and if it happens to somehow recover and start getting closer to you? then you have half a health bar or more to deal with, which is really nice! It knocks over Fire Knights as well, which is just, so nice. Just, stun lock them into holy oblivion, it's so nice. (and you made a point to make fun of it, but it's actually really good if your friend knows how to use it in co-op battles strictly again due to it's range. Bosses fly around and jump around so friggen much in the DLC, and this is a great tool for your friend who just re-buffed themselves in the corner to regain aggro from your nearly dead ass as they sure as hell ant running the 3 football fields over to try and hit the boss but firing a laser to get them to instant turn and target their location is ENTIRELy viable! Just, don't spam it. It's an aggro swap tool not your main DPS option. ) I feel I also like it as I'm neck deep in the heal from """""afar"""" meta and carry 6 health and 8 mana pots, so dumping a bunch of said mana to two shot most enemies in the game from a distance where they could never touch me isn't that big a deal, and feels really nice when I 'just wanna get to the boss' and am allowed to do so with no issue. Nothing feels better than snipping the laser rocks from on high in the fissure also, so fun.

[@victorsimmons6769]

I love Staff of the Great Beyond, being a fth/int caster main, I just kinda wish it had a different visual for casting incantations so it didn't look so goofy, like shrinking down to just a microcosm in your hand so I can cast dragon communion spells without looking like I glued the damn thing to my hand

[@Fiddl3head]

Mad props for putting Backshot Messmer next to the final ranking Russ

[@Tom-tn5rq]

Fun fact, the Roar Medallion boosts the damage of Howl of Shabriri but not Bayles Tyranny

[@RabbiRegan]

I love the way you do these videos. Thanks for continuing them thru the DLC

[@diptube6563]

I’ve actually had huge success with twin moons in PVE - combos hella well into the gavel spell

[@axios4702]

Yeah, it helped clear the gank fight for me. Enemies in this game are all r*tarded, specially PC type enemies. All you have to do is gain some distance and cast the spell, they will just run towards it then get hit by the AoE. If the one brain cell they all share sparks and they roll away, they get hit by the final blast which has a slightly wider radius. If they power through to attack you, it's a trade with the 2 moon blasts, which hurt a lot with a Carian Royal Scepter at max upgrade and softcap.

[@nwogeistmagier9425]

What are PC type enemies?​@@axios4702

[@gahbunga]

I like how he cut the final clip of Rotten Butterflies right before it went off and rotted the horned warrior. Just missing the fact that it still goes off if you get hit after a certain point (like 1 second I think) has got to be intentional at this point.

[@MaeIsOkay]

Basically being required to take a hit every time you want to cast it is still pretty ass

[@leonardo9259]

Just use a pot dude, or use dragon breath

[@mohammedbaig9569]

Doesn't matter there are still better ways of proccing rot for nowhere near as much risk

[@artezui]

i am an enjoyer of this spell, personally, so i think it's worth stating that having to point out that rotten butterflies' (33 faith) effect will still go off if you're hit out of the attack early despite it's typical 4 second long animation is not a pro when rotten breath (15 faith, 12 arcane) can deal not only more damage but is a practically guaranteed rot over a long distance with less time investment, a shorter animation before damage is dealt, is chargeable (and therefor you can pull out of the full attack quicker by simply not charging it), and honestly less weight on your stats regardless of fp required to use, especially when most end-game enemies by the time you actually fight romina pretty much all have high damage attacks that will hit you before you finish your animation. edit: i just pulled up the fextra pages for both. rotten butterflies takes 48 fp and rotten breath takes 36. the charged version of rotten breath obviously takes more but deals up to 650 rot buildup per one cast, alongside the aforementioned assload of damage and far more poise damage as well.

[@jstar3382]

Sure, but its so damn useless compared to other sources of Rot. Even Aeonia is better, and they gave us hefty rot pots

[@Ryxbar]

That intro was fantastic. More of that please, thanks

[@MistandYew]

WOO! new Rusty video, these are so often that it is almost like he has an update schedule.

[@theinfernoburns]

Scarelt Aeoena into Rotten Butterflies is a sick AOE combo with high Faith

[@bigandy9001]

Honestly, I feel like we should have gotten the Rememberance and heart from Bayle cause his bone knife would have made an awesome sword with some kind of AOE skill and his horns would have made an awesome shield.

[@axios4702]

Yeah, but someone was feeling funny at the office that day and said "screw the players who go out of their way to beat this boss." I swear, just the fact even the lore descriptions of his incantations tell you you are fucked for getting them feels like a bad joke at the expense of Dragon Communion players. Then the dragon lady spirit ash is pretty much pointless if you aren't running a lightning build, but at the same her mace and hearth synergize better with that same type of build, so getting her is just another huge troll for dragon communion regardless of build, she is a reward for Dragon Cultists. And you can't even get Igon as a summon after beating Bayle together. No... You can save the goth girls and the creepy Marika simp, but not your boy Igon, the bes character in the game.

[@chasethecringewolf2195]

Me personally? Rotten Butterflies has become a go to for Scarlet Rot Procing. Even of Aeonia, even if I get knocked out of the animation if I get the animation started the butterflies still explode, vs Aeonia which needs to completely go off and leaves you vulnerable to being attacked.

[@-Adam.-]

The Greatsword of Radahn (Lord) version should've done gravity shits. Why do we get 3 Remembrance loots, but NONE of them is linked to gravity ? THE ENTIRE FIRST PHASE IS GRAVITY AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS ONLY

[@-Adam.-]

Might have got a little angry but you get my point x)

[@GregoryJohnson-l1g]

No way another ranking! Idc if its "slop" its fun to watch

[@kingofangmar9769]

Finally some love for spear of the impaler! Everybody’s always talking shit about it and I’m like bro are we using the same weapon?😂😭

[@Controcetica]

I have been using the staff of the GB on my main character with 80 faith and int. At first I was just going to try it out and expected to switch back to the dedicated catalysts due to lower scaling, but it is really damned convenient, so I never bothered! Outside of that I don't use any other DLC remember gear. Divine Beast Frost Stomp seems cool and I would definitely use the stone spikes if I was playing pure mage but for the most part I preferred other stuff from the DLC. Weapons like the Great Katana and Ancient Meteoric Ore Greatsword stole the show for me!

[@Graysett]

Twin moons helped me stagger a Death Knight to death, so that was funny. It's also a pretty decent damage dump. It's still not good, but it's swag as fuck so I'll always use it on my int builds that can support it. Also it's really good to start a lot of fights with if you can sneak up on them to get a free cast in.

[@DeadSparkMan]

I'm glad Radahn's Lord Greatsword is this high, so many people complain about its moveset or why it's separate from Light (with reason, mind you) and miss that the skill combo just spanks, with the added benefit of giving Int builds some Holy damage. A real shame it doesn't have a unique moveset, though.

[@francisp7980]

Rotten butterflies - actually the BEST rot incant in the game rated as the worst... Maybe put endure on dry leaf arts cuz they weight 1.0? Spell does absurd amount of rot build up rotting everything even small highly resistant to rot bosses. On top of that: 1 slot If you get knocked down but butterflies spawn they still work and you won't die unlike scarlet aeonia when u sit there and eat all damage

[@OtherMomo]

Its pretty cool how relanna's swords aren't scaling with fth and int, but rather fth and int separately. When I wa running a faith build with only 11 int, after getting it to +9 the game was telling me istrongone of my strongest weapons, and thst was cuz the left hand's fire damage was GOOD, so I ended up power standing it with the needle sword for a bit

[@Guys._.]

Dude that intro was so weird lmao, wouldn't expect anything else from you, Rusty.

[@please-wake-up-now]

This ranking is really interesting! I've been trying to find the best mix between style and damage. Gotta give a huge shout out to the Greatsword of Damnation, it just sounds so epic 😂. Also, the Bayle's Flame Lightning looks super cool too! Can't wait to see more rankings from you! 🎮🔥

[@valonyaver600]

Was this made before the update that buffed the butterflies? There is no way it's worse than the other rememberance incantation simply because of how good rot is. Sure the animation takes a while and you're probably getting hit during it, but the animation doesnt need to finish for the butterflies to explode and any decently sized enemy is getting rotted immediately. You can say it's arguably worse than the other rot incants but compared with the 4th best holy damage spell that does holy damage and nothing else, i think this one is actually good.

[@PugsMalone]

It really helped me with Radahn, I beat him on my second attempt after I started using the butterflies (to be fair, this was on my second run so I knew his moves pretty well by then)

[@dvdivine1962]

A rot pot is better while being safer and doesn't require you to get hit.

[@ltcaphide]

@@dvdivine1962 a rot pot is a fucking pot you have to re-craft after using it, not an incantation. this is not a comparison lol

[@ltcaphide]

yeah a lot of people seem to have just written it off without trying it after the update, its laughable

[@dvdivine1962]

@@ltcaphide yes it is but hefty rot pots out class it immensely

[@christopherhanson8103]

most cinematic intro yet. Great video, Mark.

[@CarriBurge]

Now that the rot has built up on large bosses, rotten butterflies are actually much better than red ionia.

[@hydrodrift]

They finally fucking fixed Bayle’s Tyranny after 2 months. Thank fuck.

[@maxastro]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves Messmer's spear. I went through the base game and the entire DLC using almost nothing but the Godslayer Greatsword, a weapon my incredible love for cannot be overstated - and Messmer's spear was the only thing to convince me to touch another weapon.

[@simonkisielewski3327]

did rusty just steal a joke from family guy? truly he's gone frenzy!

[@dundealshowdown]

6:04 The weapon does scale with Faith *now*, but it didn't used to when that advice was happening. I think it's one of the stealth changes they added. The wave on Gazing Finger does scale off of Faith only and is only Holy damage. You hit the Omen with the weapon as well, which deals Physical and Magic damage. That's the difference you observed. Additionally, only the actual hitting part of the AoW gets boosted by Shard of Alexander for some weird reason, meaning you can only buff the wave with Sacred Scorpion Charm, because it's Holy :D

[@martinstastny2495]

13:45 You are balding??!??!!? Unsubscribing 😤😤😤

[@Ghostprince31]

Not sure if anyone cares or not but bayle’s tyranny roar hits multiple enemies instead of just one

[@dragonlord4898]

Audio dies 15:43

[@drakusmero104]

RUSTY! You gotta collab with Youwy. Dude took 4 hours to roast your "All Weapons" list and he's got us all convinced you trolled us all putting Vyke's at #1. It's free real estate, bro

[@blakecarter7872]

Link?

[@blakecarter7872]

Nvm I found it

[@captaincorundum9788]

Youwy is... a guy that exists that's for sure

[@Acre00]

I've found his rankings... questionable, personally

[@drakusmero104]

@@captaincorundum9788 ahh, don't do him like that. He's got valid opinions on the game

[@sjargo11]

The intro was magnifiscent hats of to you sir

[@c-notethepharaoh]

19:10 I thought staff of the great beyond had int & fai scaling of B at +10? How’d he get A?

[@cheddafaceboiii8252]

Dude I'm wondering the same thing. Hes at A scaling with a 377 sorcery scaling. Like how? I have 80 int/faith and I'm at B and 352. But then again I am dumb and probably missed something

[@TheActualMrLink]

That was easily the funniest intro you’ve ever made. Well done, Rusty. :D

[@Thunder_Mage]

Lightning in Elden Ring is thoroughly the "quality over quantity" damage type, but this is even further emphasized when so many of its incants are totally redundant. I was hoping the DLC would give us more that actually matters, and while Knight's Lightning Spear and Death Knight's Longhaft Axe are arguably the best of the batch, I wasn't exactly asking for even more of the same. The base game already has two axes in the Stormhawk Axe and the Dragon Halberd, yet we got two more anyway, but the only two swords are Dragonscale Blade and Dragon King's Cragblade.

[@MrEugenl]

53 f*cking Arcane for Bayle incantation and the guy laying on the ground had me on the floor 😂

[@usrnm9076]

The spear of the impaler has an insanely dogshit heavy attack on top of the great spears's mid R1 combo. Idk how it gets higher than mid tier, let alone above the sword Lance (which gives you a completely separate weapon and ash of war at the same time, both of which clear anything the spear has to offer). People rank this weapon based on vibes.

[@leonardo9259]

Me when the weapon with a free projectile AOW, fire damage and the most brain-dead L2 isn't good (I can't kill bosses in three hits proccing three status)

[@usrnm9076]

@@leonardo9259 damn this weapon has so little going for it that people have to say "it deals fire damage" to defend it LMAO.

[@leonardo9259]

@@usrnm9076 it's literally the most brain-dead weapon after the radhans flashbangs, if you really can't make it work you need to check in with the palsy clinic imo

[@usrnm9076]

@@leonardo9259 no it's not. This is a game with mohg's spear, the darkmoon greatsword and the blasphemous blade. Those are actually braindead weapons.

[@leonardo9259]

@@usrnm9076 that really makes you think the impalers spear isnt one of them?

[@RashFever26]

Rotten Butterflies infects Consort Radahn with rot instantly even on NG+7. You can begin to cast it in his opening after the gravity spin, he will hit you out of it but you still have time to summon the butterflies which will explode after a while and affect him with rot. It's a rather good spell for this purpose.

[@dukesilver1189]

Rotten Butterflies is actually really good post patch. Considering it can proc the same 30% version of rot as Scarlet Aeonia for 1/3 the memory slots, it’s really good if you need space for other incants and works like a charm on big bosses

[@dvdivine1962]

Still lasts too long with no hyper armor.

[@NuclearRizzicist]

​@@dvdivine1962 sounds like a personal problem. pick your openings better, there's plenty.

[@axios4702]

​​@@dvdivine1962 As long as the butterflies go off and the rot procs, who cares? 30% health man! That would have helped me beat Radahn much sooner, specially if you pair it with that new ash of war.

[@dukesilver1189]

@@dvdivine1962 It’s all about timing. Even if you can’t find a window naturally, you can still get the full cast after staggering them, doing both the damage of the initial incant and the DoT from the proc.

[@ltcaphide]

@@dvdivine1962 there is definitely some hyper armor when you cast it as long as you arent being hit by a boss and even if you get knocked out after the startup, the butterflies still spawn. git gud

[@rowanball3830]

Poleblade of the bud does have arcane scaling, unless you mean you wanted the rot to scale with arcane, in which case rot has never scaled with arcane.

[@DadlessAbobus]

elden ring really did incantations dirty 💀

[@dumbsterdives]

^incantation users when the new dlc incantations dont immediately teleport them to the end of the game and roll credits listen man i get it i think the dlc incantations are fucked too but we arent doing this. the game where almost every single build anyone makes uses at minimum 2 buff incantations and faith builds can use every damage type and status in the game to great effect does not suddenly become dark souls 3 just because they undertuned rotten butterflies

[@DadlessAbobus]

@@dumbsterdives I've actually never done faith or arcane build playthroughs so I'm just judging from what is shown in the video.

[@francisp7980]

​@@DadlessAbobushe ranked the best rot spell in game as the worst because he doesn't know that you can use endure on weapon with even 1.0 weight and cast it. So judging things by someone's video isn't the best idea

[@FaptaA]

@@francisp7980 the best rot spell is the dragon one bro.

[@Black_bull0604]

How do you always manage to upload when I'm about to eat, it makes my day every time

[@Tarnished270]

17:26 Many (including me) would disagree with you putting this weapon this good of a rank because of it’s biggest flaw: Yes you do throw it when doing a heavy/charged attack, but the farther the target the less damage it does, eliminating the whole purpose of the attack.

[@visioso6351]

i dont see how that eliminates the whole purpose of the attack. you can still use it as a regular heavy attack at short range, it just also has the benefit of being able to do damage at a longer range as well. even if the damage is reduced, its better than no damage at all at a longer range. if ranged gameplay was as strong as melee gameplay with no mana cost, it would be kinda broken.

[@Tarnished270]

@@visioso6351 I see your point, but the ranged attack was made too unnecessarily weak not only because of it’s actual dmg, but the stance dmg of a charged r2 is 8.8. Not to mention it takes too long to charge up the throw. If i’d want to do the real dmg, i’d have to focus on the jump attack.

[@visioso6351]

@@Tarnished270 i think having too high stance damage for the throw would have drawbacks for the person using it. and if you're using it ranged, the time it takes to charge up the throw doesn't really matter. it's a weapon that takes a little extra brainpower to get the most out of. i wouldn't say its my 2nd favorite remembrance weapon in the dlc but i can see why someone would rank it that way.

[@Tarnished270]

@@visioso6351He can rank from his own perspective at times but misses out pvp all the time like when he ranked all 308 weapons mainly based on how they perform in pve. This ranking was most likely done from his perspective now that you mention it. He likes to rank depending on how he plays with his own strats. That’s what gets him lots of complaints from other Elden ring/Soulsborne wizzes liks OnlyWaifu.

[@raiden8919]

​@@Tarnished270But isn't that the whole point of a ranking vid? To subjectively come up with what you think is the best in the game. Sure, you can use data to support your placements, but it's still based on opinions.

[@dingusbringus74]

If you use rotten butterflies immediately after dodging radahns spinning purple attack he uses first thing in the fight, you can basically always get him rotted.

[@mikeredding4667]

I absolutely love Rellana's twin blades. The moveset is just too much fun, and the jumping R1 almost never bounces off walls unless you seriously try to. The half poke/half sweeping slash moveset is good against single enemies or groups and once you learn the spacing required, the weapon arts aren't too difficult to use. I have a level 300 character that's using these swords and the staff of the great beyond so that I can cast both kinds of magic and it's hella fun

[@domenthebeast8885]

This has got to be the single worst vid you’ve made yet, somehow apparently Radahns swords and Midras Flame are better than Rotten Butterflies, and Light of Miquella. Tell me how this is a good ranking there, a boring 2 Greatswords that are worse than the original, and a Spell that you don’t even get any use out of

[@draxxilion5957]

Well time to redo the entire video because an update dropped only 2 days after, Miyazaki preserve us.

[@seaborn7823]

this man is the goat of making intros

[@ghotiphoti]

some redeeming factors about Rotten Butterflies 0. instantly makes you the prettiest thing on the battlefield 1. the aura that appears around you during the first half of the animation can hit enemies 2. the animation can bring you high enough off the ground to avoid certain shockwave attacks 3. getting hit out of the animation once the butterflies spawn in will just delay the detonation by several seconds, so in many cases you can kite the enemy back in 4. basically a guranteed rot proc vs any enemy bigger than a shed just be sure to consult your crystal ball before using it because you gotta be clairvoyant to make the best use of this

[@ZackJakk]

rusty hear me out: mod rotten butterflies to have a massive area coverage and duration and then also make some spells like create water to start a terrain-control category of spells.

[@MotivatedMunchkin-p9q]

So I had a “son of rot build” (basically playing like Millicent’s sisters but with rot incantations) and it felt really awesome having the new spell tbh because even if you get knocked out of it the butterflies still explode giving at least something rot

[@groooooog8315]

Can we please just get shorts of these skits XD

[@sirblazalot9055]

Light of miquella is great in pvp but for trades, basically get your opponent to come up really close and the hyper armor will allow you to trade with them, plus you can normally get a hit or two in during the confusion of the second stream of light down.

[@tomschlaiss5735]

Smooth video like always, cheers from Germany

[@BeeAVillain]

that helium thing at the beginning made me giggle. gee thanks mr rusty!

[@gregorycarmichael6907]

Rellana's Twin Blades were made specifically for that build I went into the DLC with that had 40 in almost every stat. Seriously it felt like my best weapon for most of the dlc, partially because you can pair it with the milady to get two swords that deal the same damage type

[@pocketmarmots]

I knew I liked the fingy rod. Glad to see vindication for my boy's Impaler as well; everyone should be on that thing.

[@papertreyplz410]

I loved the graphic at the end!

[@TheGoldstriker]

Best intro you've ever done.

[@CamelFondler]

Nothin better than a "Family Guy" reference right in the beginning of the vid 💙

[@Avidire]

Switching to Midra's sword mid pvp fight is something most people won't ever hope to expect and it has won me so many fights that its crazy.

[@timelineenjoyer]

bayles lightning is pretty awesome for pvp, it gets decent hyper armor, the tracking and range usually causes panic roll and can easily get 2k damage with the right talismans and stats

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

The problem with staff of the great beyond is that golden order seal and prince of deaths staff can simply both be equipped for only .5 units more total weight, offering significantly better sorcery and reasonably more incantation scaling for builds ready with high scores in both int and fth. And meanwhile, certain spells only scaling with int or fth specifically regardless of the catalyst's other scaling keep erdtree seal and carian regal scepter towards the top of the lineup as well. So it does pay a meaningful hybrid tax and ultimately ends up just the lazy option.

[@awkwardandready]

being so deadass, the beginning joke was my favorite joke you have ever made.

[@__1111____]

I’m sure you’ll never see this so it’s pointless I guess but hey ho, one of my favourite things to do in ER (but also applies to all Soulsborne games) is that when I’m having a break from them I like to pick the most picturesque Grace / Bonfire / Lantern to just idle at, but I have to just spawn there and not touch the camera at all while I do whatever it is that I’m doing (eating etc), a list of these “Greatest Chilling Spots In Elden Ring” would be pretty cool Rusty, couple of notable 1’s I’ve found so far, Roundtable Hold (obvs), Mohg’s Palace is real good, Elden Throne, loads in the Snowfields and underground too

[@NicholasLynch-e7q]

Honestly light of miquella is pretty good for invasions since you can use it from far away. It's a great opener that can easily do 1k+ damage with the right set up and hit the host along with their summons. I've one shot people with it in the lvl200 range using 80 faith, sacred cracked tear, holy scorpion charm and flocks talisman. The massive range it has really is the only thing making it usable

[@yannodrost7389]

This opening made me follow you, you’re too funny

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

The Godfrey icon is for stuff like Night Comet, regular Comet, Cannon of Haima etc. I pretty much only take it off when I slap on my bow loadouat for some sniping.

[@NorthernDruid]

Vortex of Putrescence is really great. comes out quickly with decent range, AoE and no need to aim. It's super flexible while being strong enough to feel on par with most other bread&butter options.

[@kicsiduda]

Light of Miquella is great against invaders. Poleblade of the Bud is a rot halbert with a sweet moveset. Gazing finger was a godsent weapon during the gankfight in my lv1 run.

[@rinkarako]

You’re funny lol. I find your stuff informative as well, so subbed. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@Thatguythatisgoot]

He posted!

[@Skorm731]

Love the Family Guy gag at the start.