Testing EVERY BEAST CLAW to prove they're powerful (Elden Ring DLC)

[@monkwashere]

My apologies ya'll, it appears I may have been misinformed about the Claws of Night setup used in this video. Use successive attack talismans instead of those crit talismans, you'll still get the damage you saw here and overall they will serve you better. And if you really want to, throw on Rakshasa's Armor to make it more obnoxious than it already is. Have a good day gang

[@TFGRhinehart]

Yeah, I was going to make a correction after playing around with them more, after I'd posted the screenshot. The only thing lending to the ash of war damage, I think, is Alexander's Shard, but the blacksmith talisman still applies to the heavy attacks. The other two talismans don't do anything unless you get a riposte or a backstab. That being said, it's probably a good thing the other talismans don't work with the ash of war, considering you can two shot anyone if you shotgun 'em point blank. The Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and Millicent's Prosthesis can proc from the weapon attacks, but not the ash of war, from what I could tell as well.

[@TheTomac]

Its literally not even a 'beast claw' weapon

[@TFGRhinehart]

@@TheTomac Yeah, but it's a new claw weapon, so who cares?

[@MoonlightGr8Swrd]

i hate there are like only 2 , i really really love these weapons for the moveset. the basic one reminds me of bloodborne's beast claws

[@zanemob1429]

I wanted the running heavy from Bloodborne. You dragged your claws on the ground before slashing upward releasing sparks and kicking up a dust cloud at the end. So good and satisfying.

[@tyomega9939]

IMO they could've at least recategorized certain weapons from the base game into the new weapon categories and I'd feel there would be little complaints. Like Bloodhound Claws to beast claws, Hand of Malenia into a light greatsword, and/or add the Beastman throwing knives as a new throwing dagger

[@Thixico]

They could have easily made the madness hand or the poison hand into beast claws and martial arts respectively as well.

[@Kha-man]

@@tyomega9939nagakiba to a great katana, perhaps?

[@leadfaun]

@@Kha-man nah.

[@mr.kittysavestheworld695]

6:35 I don't think it's just a matter of personal preference, although that's definitely a factor. I think another important component of it is creativity; many people fail to take full advantage of a weapon's capabilities, simply because they didn't explore its boundaries far enough to realize its potential, and they think it's bad or not fun as a result.

[@monkwashere]

great point

[@FROGGKINGG]

​@@monkwashere btw AFAIK the beast claw has similar stat scaling on cold as it does strength. Could be wrong and it could be a diff weapon tho.

[@baconberries8097]

I run the red bear with godskin swaddling cloth and the regen cracked tear and I can get some decent self healing going! It fits with the weapon's super aggressive nature. It's what I used to beat Gaius.

[@KaelanSwan]

Using Beast Claws to beat The Final Boss wasn't worth the cool factor.

[@donaldhankins3964]

Putting a frost affinity on it will make it much easier for him, then again I haven’t beaten him yet so my opinion is invalid

[@BlaZay]

Took me 10hrs to beat him with Bloodflame Beast Claws. I feel your pain brother. I love their moveset, but they definitely need a buff to hold a candle to other weapons.

[@PhantomBones101]

Noted

[@Snakegg2]

Yeah they can stagger lock staggerable enemies but their actual damage is so crap.

[@SuryaGupta-te7fq]

use backhand blade for final boss, it lets you dodge the near undodgeable cross swing attack he does with blind spot and if you 1v1 him its like a cool anime fight. Took me 7 hours to solo, which I'm told is less than average if you're not tanking with shield

[@logan.-.2125]

I really enjoy the beast claws and I’ve been using them pretty much since I got my hands on them. Also with the raging beast AoW it gives you I frames at the very start of the jumping animation.

[@motivepigeon]

And you can control the direction. The ashe of war is so slept on. I've been able to use it as a second dash during emergencies too. The frames start later then a roll but you reach farther then u normally would, oddly one of the few skills I can counter swift slash with. An amazing combo is doing a charged R2 from range, R2 fient, into R1 (turns into a backstep attack after a fient) into L2. You cover amazing ranges with this combo and catch a lot of people off gaurd who arnt use to such small weapons having this much range. One more quick tip, you can do light attacks instead of doing the follow up R2 after the Ashe of War. Its quicker in both attacks an recovery, better for 1v1's where they are always going to dodge the follow up from the L2, but the follow up has better poise damage of you think they won't dodge it.

[@baileyp_]

The claws getting headshots don't count as critical hits in the way that are effected by those talismans, a "Critical Hit" in the terms of the two talismans you had on specifically refer to the animation where you are locked into the target and deliver a blow, such as after a parry/stance break, during a backstab, or certain ashes of war/spells that act in a similar way. Those talismans don't boost the damage you were doing, which you can tell bc otherwise you would have gotten a red buff from the BoM proccing, which you didn't

[@The_SixShooter]

What's other talismans pair with claws?

[@baileyp_]

@@The_SixShooterI’m pretty sure spear talisman would work decently well here, and maybe rotten winged sword, though it might not work on the projectiles

[@The_SixShooter]

@@baileyp_ k ty

[@drudge5268]

@@baileyp_ Spear does not work. I have a lengthy post on the Fextra wiki page for the claws of night listing the damage change with various talismans, tears, etc. I recommend consulting that.

[@br3hbmc79]

13:30 Bro the knives breaking his guard was nutty, I need to see the stamina damage frkm the other end

[@swordmastersam483]

One thing I've noticed with off-handing the beast claw is if you just do the first L1 followed by an R1 from a heavier weapon like a greataxe, the followup will come out very fast. This paired with the gap closer on that L1 is really helpful. I've been rocking left handed beast claw with the Butchering Knife in the right hand. Also, the guy doing all those backstop attacks with the Ancient Meteoric Sword, he was probably trying to use the fine feather talisman for backstep I-frames.

[@P.A._Lily]

I find it funny that you get the base Beast Claws from a dude who's pretty much ER's version of Wolverine from the X-Men.

[@juanmachena]

The iron perfume with the infinite stamina tear make u litteraly unstopable

[@rutuu7236]

Im fairly sure Risotto Nero was a reference to the Jojo character of the same name

[@DylanJester1709]

gee nah, really?

[@rutuu7236]

@@DylanJester1709 monk aint comment on it so i did, calm the calamity that is your mammaries

[@brendanl1108]

Jojo’s mentioned?? WHAT’S A BAD OPENING 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@calamity6282]

I’m starting to realize many people don’t know beast claw weapons have a feint attack, like how curved swords and thrusting swords do. Really good for ending combos

[@LaughingHyena-zp4bg]

Whats a feint attack? Srry im new to the game

[@sekiro_the_one-armed_wolf]

@@LaughingHyena-zp4bgbuilt in fakeouts certain weapons can do by charging an attack and hitting the dodge button. You can use it to make distance and punish people trying to hit you.

[@mr.kittysavestheworld695]

@@LaughingHyena-zp4bg Certain weapons have a secret evasive attack built into their moveset. If you press the roll button while charging a heavy attack, you'll dodge backwards and do a special quick attack instead. Heavy attacks are slow, risky moves that you need to commit to, and feint attacks give you a way to bail on charging a heavy attack, dodge away to safety, and maintain attack pressure on the enemy at the same time. Only certain weapons have them.

[@twinarcher8123]

With the bear claw and blaids mask you too can become a furry

[@MewnFrostFang]

isn't there a bear head?

[@Too_Shallow]

You see a furry, but I see unfathomable horrors...

[@Peppertheraccoon]

fun fact: you can roll before finishing the last attack in the savage claws AOW :3

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

You know, these video titles were a lot more impressive, when fromsoft made more than 2 or 3 weapons per archetype. Good video regardless, but the fact that we got all these new weapon types only for them to be so very limited annoys me.

[@monkwashere]

Trust me it annoys me too

[@Gio-xh3sk]

Me 3, they added in way too many new weapons from the same weapon types in the base game, there’s apparently like at least 100 new weapons, I feel like at least 50% of the new weapons should’ve been the new weapon types

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

@@Gio-xh3sk I don't even dislike the new weapons belonging to old categories. We got another greatsword with the claymore moveset, which I like. But it's so annoying to see a new weapon category you enjoy to use only to find out that there is like 1 infusable option. Throwing knives especially only getting one weapon is such a waste.

[@Gio-xh3sk]

@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 that’s what I’m saying, like I was thinking their going to have at least 1 weapon in each new weapon category with a different moveset.. like they have with the banished knights sword for example

[@kelvinntukula5478]

They went the Bloodborne route, no point doing copy and paste of the same weapon. They could add more weapons via free updates.

[@LeggoMyGekko]

These definitely feel better in PvP than PVE… the attacks have enough “oomph” that you’d think you’d get some kind of hyper-armor, but nope! Better hope the enemy doesn’t breathe too hard in your direction, or you might get knocked out of your animation and fall to the ground. Lol

[@te-jay6058]

true, but the beast claws have so much movement in their attacks, that you can evade while attacking. Beast claws are weapons, that are incredibly hard to master, but when mastered you are most likely unstoppable.

[@ShaoShaoMienshao]

Cold infusion in PvE. Frost proc damage, bleed proc damage, and the 20% damage negation debuff from frost to give them even more oomph on bulkier targets.

[@kelvinntukula5478]

I have a beast claw on my right and a greatkatana/ colossal sword/ great axe on my off hand and this setup is so much fun man, reminds me of farron greatsword from DS3. The light recovery on these allows you to chain seamlessly into your other weapon. I think they want you to use these to setup your off hand.

[@thepainphantom]

Love this claw, esp the Red one. A great anti-invader weapon while I was playing around helping fellow Tarnished with bosses and casual run. They're also light so I can place it off hand and no need hard swap. Placing it off hand you can also make it power stance if you need to.

[@whatthebeardoin3160]

Red Bear claws are my favorite weapon in the game, the Ash feels like it has good enough poise if you're over 80 poise, armoring through most medium weapons I've fought, and the damage felt excellent on my 80 strength build

[@arnothefox9114]

Loving the Beast Claws for sure. Lots of AoW to choose from, I love endure with them as well. And can be infused and buffed is such a nice bonus.

[@GramGramAnimations]

I’ve been having a blast using the red bear’s claw as a secondary weapon to my black steel Greathammer guard counter build. The guard counter with the claws isn’t bad and does a double hit even with a shield! The great hammers are fun but slow, so having a high mobility and quick option with a different damage type has been coming clutch for me in the DLC for PvE :D the AoW also hits like a truck

[@hairlessgrizzly559]

I was really hyped about them, but the only thing I really did with them was beat the Dancing Lion first try with some bleed infused Beast Claws with my mimic They were quick, but they just didn't feel that effective

[@YeetSpace]

Divine Beast Frost stomp give it to the regular Beast claws you get in the first area, alongside Divine Beast tornado the spell where you get from an ass backwards route though Ancient Ruah that'll finally also net you the one part of the map everyone keeps missing along with What in my opinion is one of the strongest, most useful spells in the game because even for the long wind-up time the amount of damage delivered on the first hit is exorbitant and then also a continuous amount of swirling tornado damages dealt to the enemy as it just sits on top of them and basically cyclones their health away. This shit tears apart big bosses it's like a non-golden fundamentalist version of the multi-layered rings of light

[@YeetSpace]

Be you in any danger, and ye have the ability to call upon the Beast Ranger or hell join up All you need is the Divine Beast helmet small version from one of the three insufferably powerful Iudix Gundir reskin bosses And then finally you need Melania's legs whatever fists you want because all fists are apparently turning invisible by the Beast claws automatically And then the torso can be either the halog tree soldier tunic or the armor that Leda drops And then whatever your strongest seal for incantations is in the off hand. Talismans don't really matter though you probably want to go for some that are boosting continuous damage like the rotten insignia from the end of millicence quest, the godskin swaddling cloth, The incantation boosting flat that skin diamond talisman or something like that from gowry, and then either the Godfrey icon or the jar of Alexander, as both boost the damage done by the Divine Beast stomp and the Godfrey one also boosts the damage of the Divine Beast Tornado Also in terms of spells you probably trying to keep them closer to like lightning magic and ice magic For character name if you're going to change your character name just put Beast Ranger (#) Cuz we've already got Beast Ranger 1

[@joemency2242]

Insert Dock Ock "there's 2 actually" meme

[@dragonsmash3r]

I immediately know what they're probably gonna do with the Claws of Night, and it's just turning all the individual hits from the spray into one singular hit so long as any connect. Which is strange considering there's a spell from the DLC that ironically has that for only a single enemy, but really shouldn't (forgot the name).

[@screamthesecond3946]

red bear hunt is insane for trading, especially with smaller weapons. the aftercuts sometimes rollcatches as well.

[@indigo7220]

Just discovered this channel and realised you just uploaded this lmao, goated content, nice to see these weapons in action

[@N0P3Sugar]

claws of night will be expecting some major nerf

[@zanemob1429]

The kick into R2 is very strong I find.

[@KinzerM03]

I do really hope they add some dlc weapon types into the base game map so you can actually play with them before dlc

[@SniperPlayer1515vr]

I've been binging Monk videos every time a new one drops. Detail I noticed that I always find funny is that he always has Briars of Sin and Punishment in his spell list. Nothing else.

[@EnnaFlintErra]

I've been wanting to try a Beast Cleric build for a while now before I learned these existed. Beast Claw with Raging Beast looks like a beautiful moveset, and at this point I can't not add that to the build. I might finally start using Feints properly, especially with how nice it looks going into the light attack chain. Was planning on going with the Prophet set with the Blue Dancer Charm, but I feel like these would look great with the old Iron set or the Raging Wolf set, and I'd want some good armor for running in with it anyway. One thing I'm wondering is what its guard counter is like and if it can chain into light or heavy attacks. If I can get used to the deflecting hardtear, I feel like it'd be fun. This seems like a great weapon for fighting at a fast pace, and a sudden guard counter seems good for a weapon like that. One note, if you hold Red Bear Claws in your left hand and use Endure with a right-hand weapon before switching to two-handing the claws, I think you could get good hyper armor for Red Bear Hunt. I do wonder whether the lingering continuous damage hitboxes around the attacks in that skill work with the Prosthesis and Sword Insignia, because if so those 3rd increases would make a nice difference on the second hit instead of the 2nd increases. Love your showcases, found your channel only recently and have gotten some nice build ideas from your videos. Excited for more!

[@dots1761]

fromsoft please buff the poise damage on the dlc weapons they all are mid if someone has 89 poise 😭

[@drewwilson9938]

11:40 They actually added 2 shotguns

[@procow2274]

Laughs in original finger

[@blanketray6050]

blinkbolt into charged r2 covers insane distance, great for catching mages

[@ASYLUMM]

I wish the iron balls / fist weapons had movement attacks or and ash of war that dodges into an attack of some sort

[@JacobAckland]

visually i prefer the other ash of war Savage Claws it just looks more beastial

[@boglurker2043]

Tried to use these things but I just don’t like how much they move you around. Feels like you HAVE to lock on or your attacks have a good chance of missing.

[@ironCheval]

For me that's the best part

[@tristanlambert658]

I mean… why wouldn’t you be locking on to your targets 95% of the time anyway?

[@boglurker2043]

@@tristanlambert658 I don’t need to

[@BaronCreel]

Idk I've found colossal swords are best while free camming and only locking on on occasion is the strongest.

[@YarnhamBrainsucker]

Unlocking for certain attacks is pretty niche, I tend to agree that the claw weapons specifically are pretty much never going to be worth it to unlock from your enemy.

[@nathantagg2691]

The mobility and chaos that these cause is so sick

[@greedygreen8269]

Wish they didn't hide glove equipment

[@coraline2770]

I had so much fun with the beast claw I started ng+ just to try them on base game bosses

[@rayofanartist4354]

Think after you get through the new classes of weapons, you should make one about the new weapons, like episodic tests, like new weapons ep 1, 2, 3.

[@lemony_snippet]

test the smithscript weapons please. the smithscript axe one handed on a 80 faith build gets 900 AR. Sacred or Flameart. That means 900+ Thunderbolt ashes on Sacred (the new death knight armor boosts lightning ashes even further), or with Stormcaller Sacred infused you could do the new divine beast storm talisman on it with the Divine Beast Helm which also boosts storm skills for an easy 1300 damage ash of war on a throwable axe.

[@lesouth0348]

The huge scaling was a bug that got patched out. Smithscript weapons are flat out ass now

[@familienevensen3166]

The claws of nights could have been some beast claws called something like Gravebird/bird or eagle claws they should at least have been beast claws.

[@sageviper2981]

Now just the easy task of beating the main game for the first time 😂. Thanks Monk I really enjoy your videos

[@Mojaquee]

Can you test the (PATA) weapon next, from the Oathkeeper set? In my opinion, Hoarfrost Stomp or Storm Stomp would be best with it.!

[@michaelstaggers1768]

try it with a greatshield

[@Mojaquee]

@michaelstaggers1768 No disrespect but shields are boring & and cheap, IMO.

[@rozefps]

Claws of night need a nerf ASAP, great video btw !

[@ImKiingg]

How do you do these duels and how long do you usually have to wait to find a match?

[@FROGGKINGG]

Beast claws are only rlly good with high scadutree fragments and min-maxed for high dmg. They have little to no stance damage and SOME stun on their aow but it's still pretty bad. You HAVE to end each fight quickly or you simply won't survive. They're not good for long fights, moreso quick ones like pvp duels, crowd control etc.

[@SlowJuro]

So far the beast claws with the bloodhound step ash of war have made Melania and rellena very easy lol

[@CandleBite]

okay, you're saying.. maximize your poise if you are using red bear claws

[@kingbroly9896]

Use bears claw with the bull goat talisman and the dragon shield talisman with moores armor u got hyper armor but u need endurance I got 40 and can med role

[@980username]

After using the claws of night, i def think lowering the bleed on the ash is really all youd need to do to balance them, like the raptor talons true r2 combo is also busted for lightning setups, granted thsi ash is much easier to get off.

[@102ndsmirnov7]

I think the biggest problem is how much hitstun they have on the ash.

[@EldenStars6669]

Yo get this the red bear hunt can be spamed and it never ends until you stop hit L2

[@taco_bender]

I really love how despite the fact that their are only 2 of this new class of weapon, it shows that fromsoft isn’t afraid of adding stuff

[@howardlefsky4756]

Your laugh is insane like The Joker.

[@libxia9391]

Waiting for hand to hand weapons next :)

[@progitarrpro]

I think you are the most enjoyable person to watch doin duels. I hate the emote at commence "etiquette"

[@Xiu83]

*Heavy Beast Claw* I can finally make a dark flame Dragon with life steal and a great katana :V

[@anthonyphoenix393]

Can’t wait 2 use these and the poison perfume bottle 4 my reptile build

[@monkwashere]

@@anthonyphoenix393 perfume bottles next :)

[@kaiversegaming16]

a new monk vid i gotta see this

[@WinterJack15]

What the additions of new weapons on let's say the straight swords, will do that?

[@nostalgicactuator8448]

Any advice for using these in PvE? I ran them for a significant amount of time in the DLC, but wasn't sure how to maximize their potential- I found that the two r1s took longer to land than say a Claws 2 r1s, and I wasn't sure if they were worthwhile.

[@brainwater176]

Beast claws are very powerful

[@kejlik_]

what is monks whole armor set?

[@lesouth0348]

Robin armor and greaves, land of reads helm, and the Eccentrics Manchettes I believe

[@kejlik_]

@@lesouth0348 thanks

[@madmanofallmaladies]

Fromsoft finally deciding on it's core demographic...furries apparently lol. Great video 👍

[@anuragsinha210]

Now the ash of war can hyper armor ultras😁🥳

[@glumdrop4672]

BEAST MACHINES

[@Eternal_Placidity]

Ah yes, all 2 of them

[@ForsakenFenix]

I don't like Raging Beast, AOW, Savage claws the Defalut AoW is Better IMO, on the 1st claws

[@chumbin8977]

5:00 bro has no drip

[@joenathan115]

11:50 Is that a JoJo Reference?!?!

[@leonwendker3610]

Now every weapon from the existing weapon categories. I'm really exited, what ur opinion will be.

[@doctordisco5814]

What chest piece is that?

[@poundsofslothcigars]

insane how ER pvp is just meant to be a goofyah lagfest

[@FillFellFar]

They are pretty cool in pvp, but wasn’t much of a fan in pve

[@monkeyslaye]

Red Bear Claw weapon art is absolute trash in PvP. It doesn't combo into itself, has slow start up, has no hyper armor, and uses so much FP. It needs a buff, desperately.

[@eyescoldlemonade]

You got your wish lol

[@nero5709]

Claws of night aren't beast claw weapons

[@Hechizero0707]

Talisman list please?

[@jasruss989]

AYYYYYYYYE I REQUESTED THIS LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

[@xenocross6597]

The claws of night are very much “You were expecting a balanced weapon, but it was I! DIO!”

[@coltonarnett2491]

What password do you use for the colosseum

[@toelicker4314]

Ong this guy's goated asf 😭🙏

[@ZIP_dot_File]

Freaky claws

[@danielfrozza4671]

Salve do Brazil mano :D

[@Paydirt90847]

Monkey mash weapon.

[@Foffy-uo7sv]

What ever u do the video is always 15min+ long. lot of respect for that especially with 2 weapons only 🤣

[@oldcodgerr]

DUELING SHIELDS NEXT

[@derenkorchinski4866]

Am I one of the first people to see this?

[@SaucyKakes]

swag gaming

[@Obese_Pterodactyl]

the furry community is rejoicing with these weapons. I've seen countless werebear and werewolf cosplays and I CANNOT fucking parry these degens

[@Luraite]

I'm getting destroyed by everything from the DLC. Looks so overtuned in PvP in comparison to vanilla weapons.

[@perlatorrijos198]

Wsg

[@hootchNjoel]

FOIST

[@TheTylerCathey]

19 seconds ago is crazy

[@hee-ho2473]

1 veiw in 13 seconds, bro fell off

[@Thanatos-X-Gaming]

Dude this comment is dumb asf stop doing this shit