The BEST Elden Ring HAND TO HAND Build! Shadow Of The Erdtree Dryleaf Arts + Dryleaf Whirlwind

[@JNova17]

a talisman called the shattered stone talisman increases the potency of kicking and stomping skills 👍🏿

[@modernwarefarekillz]

Yeah skills brother. Example (hoarfrost stomp)

[@cthulhu7551]

⁠@@modernwarefarekillzit still works on hand to hand weapons normal attacks giving them a 10% damage increase

[@TylerKadle]

​@cthulhu7551 it works for the jumping attack too. But i mean the upgrade to horfrost stomp is a super good aow to use with this weapon

[@trippintomato806]

@@modernwarefarekillzno it works for this, just tested it, jt provided about 10% increase in damage

[@-tb1ol]

​@@cthulhu7551 its works with whirlwind kick which is the main spam move its op

[@Arkolob]

blood on dryleafs is goated you get some insane blood buildup mines like 115

[@TagBackTv]

Yeah, but tired of running everything bleed ~_~ lots of bosses resistant to bleed in the DLC too

[@badasstoad9419]

I made a Dryleaf + Rellana Swords build. Mostly for the cool and fun factor, but it’s actually pretty good. Changed Dryleaf’s affinity to Cold, which is similar to bleed. It gains B scaling for intelligence, and C for STR and DEX. Which pairs super well with Rellana’s blades. This turned me into a knight who can use those 2 cool swords, but also switch to hand-to-hand combat whenever I want. Very fun!

[@bigmantwhwhsnsne]

@@TagBackTvshould i do this with flame or frost

[@juliussantiago8618]

whats your stats for the blood build?

[@Arkolob]

@@juliussantiago8618 mostly just in arcane it gives you good room to dump into other stats like vig i think mines about 70 or 65

[@raynorris1271]

Shattered Stones talisman is a good substitute for erdtree's favor up kicking/stomping skills

[@sujhavadhikari9102]

You can keep blasphemous blade in off hand while you are two handing it to get healing effect .

[@BensoftMedia]

This is making me want to make a Kung-Fu Jesus build with a sacred infusion

[@TheCursedRex-tx3tz]

i have a question why do you use rellanas outfit instead of the dryleaf outfit??

[@fishtheperson]

51 poise probably

[@shadowki5687]

After hearing dryleaf whirlwind i knew this weapon was based on might guy/rock lee and no one can convince me otherwise😂

[@zachmiller4575]

I infused mine with a cold infusion it’s pretty nasty for talismans I use the rotten wing sword, axedanders shard, the blessed dew for a little regen on my mana and then the shattered stone talisman which buffs stomp and kick attacks. For the armor I use the rakshasa armor which buffs your outgoing damage at the cost of taking more damage. For stats I went 60 into str dex int and vigor then the rest into endurance and mind. If you wanted more damage you could swap belled dew for Millicent prosthesis

[@Lee-ew6pr]

how do you get cold infusion? i don’t see that option

[@akshitbhatnagar5731]

@@Lee-ew6pr get the glintstone whetblade from Raya Lucaria academy, then you can unlock the cold and magic infusion in your weapons

[@Lee-ew6pr]

@@akshitbhatnagar5731 thanks

[@TriddyIPPY]

They took of the flame affinity now it has sacred which does holy damage

[@SillyWilly94]

You don’t have to beat the boss here you can go through the tunnel from Church District Highroad to the Entrance and get there that way😊

[@rhufnagel]

with the dry leaf should you not have another weapon or shield equipped? Do you need to have a light equip load etc? TY

[@prozessor9425]

Yes

[@eman2141]

if you double hand it it can be helpful for better dodges but its very minimal if you don't usually dodge much anyways, if you like using shield then medium equip is fine.

[@BarryTheSeagull]

Does 2 handed talisman boost dryleaf arts?

[@armagedoc66]

TagBack, instead of rotten winged sword talisman, did you try the talisman that improves your stomp and kicking skill? I mean, the ash of war is a kicking skill right? 😁 it seems it also allows stomping/kicking hybrid builds!

[@TagBackTv]

Less of an increase than the winged talisman

[@armagedoc66]

@@TagBackTv what about millicent? is it better then it?

[@InnerFireGaming]

First off, how do you get the fire damage for the Ash of War? Second, you hold triangle and R1, not R2.

[@RemotayDF]

fire doesn't show up for me also, did u figure it out?

[@InnerFireGaming]

I tried looking it up, unfortunately, it was all about getting the weapon.

[@rvermeulen1994]

U need to find the Red-Hot Whetblade to change weapons affinity to fire

[@hamadjaaf2818]

With the dryleaf i cant use the fire one you have why?

[@sirtroba]

You may be missing the whetblade for that variant, it’s the Red Hot Whetblade I believe. (you find it in Redmane Castle, near the Abductor Virgin)

[@n0xxm3rcyxx]

so.... if im too far in the DLC i cant get this as he is not here? im getting sick of not being able to pick anything up and having to redo the whole game again.

[@Lawrence-y2n]

use the shattered stone talisman it gives 10% damage to kicks

[@QuartzGypsum]

They saw the mods and said, "Fine, have it."

[@gundam3451]

What is a better secondary incantation instead of the golden barrier thing because I already burnt the errtree

[@junkbbq8838]

Leaf hurricane build

[@dec2567]

The kung lao build 😂

[@scruffles3838]

Become.... Fire Punch

[@RemotayDF]

fire damage scaling doesn't show up for me, any clues?

[@juliussantiago8618]

lemme hold that late game build now :(

[@luis_price4650]

How do you put flame art on it?

[@AY-zm5ul]

how u added fire to this ashe of war ^^

[@tw0_cans]

Did you find out

[@RenjiCr-m7q]

​@@tw0_cans you need the red hot wet blade in red mane castle

[@maxvonwitzleben4564]

God praise you!

[@thebeaniehatkid]

Balrog build

[@sykhob635]

how are you able to give it any affinity? i can only make mine poison blood or occult with hewg.

[@dragonssin5014]

You need wet stones for affinitys. Look up where to get em. I know the one he is using is somewhere in radons castle where u gang up on that man.

[@baselinej1333]

I'm sorry but how did you get your base right hand damage to 671? My +25 dryleafs at most have 400 dmg after scaling

[@TagBackTv]

SCADURTREE FRAGMENTS

[@baselinej1333]

@@TagBackTv ok good so I'm not crazy. I have 5 fragments so far. TY for reply brother

[@gundam3451]

whats the stats for lvle

[@hrooh3081]

does any one know why cant I infuse the ash of war with fire?

[@Wompshrimp]

how do you get the fire version? I don't have it yet :(

[@Satoru_MemerYT]

Remained castle I believe it's a whetstone there like 90% sure

[@bigweenee87]

Idek why I'm watching this I don't have the dlc

[@Rumb4o]

What is better? Backblade is also insane and insane moovset but i also like this kung fu panda build. Can uhelp me guys? Im thinking of 3 builds now. Star linked sword, Backblade sword, This gloves in video.

[@TagBackTv]

I use both together lol

[@Rumb4o]

Ye. As u show in video but the real question is. I would be happy if u can duplicate this star link sword and use it dual weild. But For now i think its best to use backhand as a main and starlinked as a long medium range sword. But still is that still crazy like i get one build for backhand?

[@sesshorin738]

I wish you didnt have to meet mohg mgrt here so you could use some weapons a little more early game

[@xcalibur.2506]

Dryleaf dane isn’t there for me

[@august591]

How do u put fire on the ash of war? Pls help me 🙏🏽 mine only allows me to put Standard Poison Blood Occult

[@Lucasjcruz09]

He’s not there for me

[@henrymalkia2294]

If you are too far in the game you can't get it anymore

[@JupitVerse]

Bro standing on buisness

[@paulogo3482]

Why are guys not talking about magic affinity? Childish.. Just mention it and let's know the scaling than just keeping mute. Even mention bleed. Pfft

[@PARTYxP01S0N]

You can get to the dryleaf whirlwing ash of war without beating the boss in the shadow keep. Instead of going through the front of the shadow keep you can keep going through the hole in Moorth Ruins where you get the Golden Arcs incantation. You'll come to a ladder further down that brings you out in a different area, just keep going forward on the path visible on the map and you can get to a back entrance to the Shadow Keep. From the back entrance you can weave through the Shadow Keep and come out at the West Rampart and continue from there.

[@ruy._.]

thank i was checking the elden ring map and i saw the path u said, later I'll try it, again thank you

[@justthegeek470]

make a video please vro

[@0oSiLveRo0]

Does this trigger the npc quests?

[@santossouto]

liar ahead.

[@axelresendez8820]

​@@santossoutoNo, he is right. I have done it before.

[@Latino_Burrito]

I got a scarlet rot ash of war called “the poison flower blooms twice” or something like that put it on the dry leaf arts it’s pretty damn good😂 the ash of war triggers scarlet rot, and the weapon causes poison build up, so those 2 combined with you rapidly attacking is amazing chip damage, and if you wanna just play defensively and run away after poisoning them you can. The ash of war also has a unique ability where if you use it on a enemy that’s already been poisoned or has rot build up, they take a damage proc, as if it was bleed or frost build up. The animation for it is sick too, it’s a dive kick. So aesthetically it suits the weapon really well. I already forgot where and how I found it but I’ve been having a blast with that combo

[@johnmichaelmagtira8231]

😮😮😅😮😅

[@StrikeNoir105E]

Poison Flower Blooms Twice is essentially a Kamen Rider Kick.

[@anthonyrobinson9887]

Using this on the venomous fang two handed with the poisoned hand in the left hand is pretty damn fun

[@The73MPL4R]

Ah, my favorite weapon type These hands

[@Kanoog]

I"m currently at the respect window.... thinking about holding off to make my build. Everyday there is a new build that is sick looking.

[@-tb1ol]

@@Kanoog i make 2 builds a day haha its addictive trying bew things

[@badasstoad9419]

“Now we shall fight as Warriors! Hand to hand… It’s the basis of all combat. Only a fool trusts their life to a weapon!” Gray Wolf - Metal Gear Solid 1

[@catchfirecomics]

Gray Fox was such a cool character. Sucks he didn't get to be around longer.

[@RickyGrove]

Excellent build. Looking forward to the late game version. Thanks!

[@The_Bacon_Dragon]

I've found that Palm Blast isn't a skill that's meant to chain in with your attacks but it's one hell of a stagger critical hit replacer. You charge that thing fully up with the right talismans (Alexander Shard, Godfrey, etc) and I've found to do a lot more damage than a regular stagger critical hit. I only wish that the Palm Blast and the Divine Beast Frost Stomp both counted as Storm skills then it would work out wonderfully for a build I'm working on. I'm trying to find the right blend of hand to hand and a Storm build using the new Lion Dancer Head/Storm Magic talisman. I've come up with some things and it's still a work in progress but it's certainly possible DLC late game and can be powerful.

[@_KRYMZN_]

Gonna be shouting “LEAF HURRICANE!!!🗣️🗣️” a lot with this one

[@GojoDDouglas]

My man!

[@D3aththekiid]

Can you add a lightning affinity to the dryleafs? If so what is the scaling like?

[@MichaelStanisci]

Think it would count as ancient cult if so?

[@kalenwilliams5210]

Yes , it scails in dex and a little strength but the damage numbers are better even tho the strength scaling is lower .

[@vJit.]

Str-E Dex-C

[@D3aththekiid]

@@kalenwilliams5210 I’m assuming you can boost the damage with talismans also so sounds good haha thanks guys

[@williamadamson-hy2dl]

picked this ash of war up on accident and it was so op, been running it since i unlocked it

[@christfigure]

@@Tobykanobi1 the ash of war isnt an npc drop, fuckbrain

[@Guzioo]

​@@Tobykanobi1he said ash of war, not the weapon itself. Reading is hard, I know.

[@mephaIa]

@@Tobykanobi1 by killing the npc and not knowing what you picked up, the reading comprehension hit this one hard

[@maelstrom_n]

@@Tobykanobi1the ash of war isnt an npc drop...

[@ssjred-lando6649]

Its a lot better than it seems, ive been using it with blood affinity but fire might do more poise damage

[@raphaelsilva6071]

choose Braggerts Roar WA for its extra buff + change on heavy that will proc the elemental since the normal attacks have an amazing speed and the jumping attack that also hits pretty nicely. the Raptors Black Feathers armor gives extra jump attack dmg

[@shadypielover]

I agree the enemies stand no chance against the basic enemies, but this weapon sucks against bosses

[@DPLsoma_YT]

ngl it hasnt been a problem for me, maybe on some of the earlier ones like the solitude armor guy but i still got it done

[@armagedoc66]

Maaan and I was just getting into tje backhand blade...

[@badasstoad9419]

You can do what I do! Use *both!* My build is a hybrid of Rellana’s blades and Dryleaf Arts. I change between the two on the fly, and it’s easy to pair them together. (Plus looks super cool) Maybe you can try running both as well.

[@Rumb4o]

I still think backhand is going insane. Insane dmg + insane feeling play this and moovset is crazy. I love backhand.

[@armagedoc66]

@@badasstoad9419 Yoooo I did! Both are using same talismans which is great! Both are keen AoW tho 😅

[@TylerKadle]

​@@badasstoad9419this is exactly what i do. Since both weapons weigh like nothing ill often also carry dark moon greatsword, a frost great katana, or a frost/holy backhand blade in my 3rd slot.

[@TylerKadle]

​@@badasstoad9419a build based around rellanas twinblades opens you up to so many different weapon options especially if you have 50 dex faith and int

[@alexrogers9051]

You can get divine bird warrior greaves, they’re clawed pants that increase force with kicks…only downside is they’re gold.

[@theangrybarman384]

Really? Where would one obtain said gold pantaloons? 🤔

[@fishtheperson]

@@theangrybarman384 i believe you farm it from the divine bird warriors that are sparsely spread throughout the map

[@janitorizamped]

​@@theangrybarman384go to the grace right before the scarlet saint boss, and drop down to the little pavilion. There's a bird warrior there. Kill it then teleport back to respawn him.

[@theangrybarman384]

@janitorizamped very very much obliged 😁🙏

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

But then my female Tarnished wouldn't be barefoot.

[@langadune.]

i have the red-hot whet blade but can’t seem to add flame art to dryleaf arts

[@adamlahosky717]

It’s an ash of war, look up the location for it.

[@Jpswrld]

Wdym its an ash of war??​@adamlahosky717

[@meszner491]

same, can't add flame art affinity to whirlwind ash of war to this weapon

[@meszner491]

SOLUTION - go to redmane castle and you need to pick up this flame blade to be able to put flame affinities to the ash of war

[@nickrobinson2451]

How did you get the fire arts for the dryleaf arts?

[@slyliezeroseven3696]

You have to get a flame whetsone found at redmane castle (castle you go to to fight radahn)

[@phrofit4419]

When you double jump at 5:37 it actually increases the amount of damage you take because fall damage is calculated by time in the air not the distance you have fallen.

[@DarStaal]

its already been figured out that fall damage is calculated by your jump spot to land spot height and unless you stuck in the falling animation the time does not change anything

[@Karv3r]

99 STR and heavy infused appears to do better damage against most enemies without the need to use any buffs.

[@christfigure]

How do you put flame affinity on your dryleaf? My only option when putting on whirlwind is standard. I have all whetstones

[@christfigure]

Fixed my own problem. It seemed that when the DLC dropped some of my character's data got fucked up, and I had to fix stuff with Cheat Engine. The game thought I had no whetstones even though I had all of them.

[@EliFollowerOfJesus]

Can’t put different affinities on my dry leaf arts anyone know why?(Sorry only this basics magic,poison,blood,cold)

[@elusiveoni]

TATSUMAKI SENPUKYAKU!!! 🦶🌪️🦶 🌪️🦶

[@ChankuFilms]

For some reason instead of Flame and Flame Art I have sacred and lightning affinities. How do I get the Flame and Flame Art to show up?

[@slyliezeroseven3696]

You have to get a flame whetsone found at redmane castle (castle you go to to fight radahn)

[@deathreaper3609]

for taliman i think Shattered stone will boot more dmg, since this art full of kicking

[@loganhahn3281]

how did you get 671 attack power before buffs? I have level 99 faith and the whirlwind flame art ash of wind applied and i am at 500.

[@ulquiora2443]

Fragments

[@coldbee5976]

I dont understand, I have all the same stats and incantations etc but I am only getting around 300 damage for my r1 armanent

[@sai_786]

Which is better, this weapon or Dane's Footwork which you get much later in the game

[@vector2993]

They have same scaling and damage, Dane's Footwork just has more kicks and different heavies

[@littlesnoopy3300]

Has anyone got Dane’s footwork and dry leaf whirlwind on PS5 yet???

[@deveous8629]

​@@littlesnoopy3300 I wanna make a build cycling between them 2 and beast claws all scaling in dex and arcane with all blood loss

[@xodealt4831]

@@littlesnoopy3300yes it’s there

[@demonkingsparda]

Powerstance them. Bone fists 2.0

[@BlueCollarZombie]

“It’s just a quick run up to the West Rampart” Am I dumb for not being able to find this “quick run”? Cause I feel like I took the path you traced and somehow wound up finding Mesmer himself…

[@KalinaHitanaVTuber]

Curious question, but would the Divine Bird Warrior Greaves be a good fit for this build? Apparently they're meant to boost your kick damage by 5%

[@paville302]

The only sad thing is watching the base game players flail away with their cestus while we are literally flying circles around them with our kicking comboes. I know not everyone can't afford the DLC yet or are trying to finish their stories before buying it but I wish I could just give them the dry leaf arts.

[@MaiShiranui-SF6]

What if ur story progress is so high that u kinda eliminated this Dane (i have the Footwork)… Any help?

[@AukTuan]

And the shattered stone talisman isn’t good for this kind of builds?

[@chriskoloski32]

I put blood on mine with the hourah loux earthshaker for wide range. I've never caused so much bleed so fast with any weapon other than my occult dual hoslow whips

[@TrainedByGod]

Ok, I have a carbon copy of your build and I just am not killing things. Doing aroung 800 in the combo Im watching you do around 5k. lol What am I doing wrong?

[@ez.5289]

make a strengh build with this focusing on crits and staggering bosses

[@badasstoad9419]

I’ve been maining cold Dryleaf arts with a high INT build (Hybrid with Rellana’s blades) and I already notice that the kicks stun enemies super fast… Imagine that on a Strength build. Lol

[@RichObiQuan]

@@badasstoad9419how would you build a str version of that? And would you still use cold or heavy on it?

[@orion1204]

That sounds badass. I’m already running a high Int build and just got the Dryleaf Arts

[@Rempai420]

What is better? Beast claws or dry leaf arts? As soon as I saw dry leaf in the trailer I wanted to use them but the beast claws are pretty fun too.

[@slomyalon4461]

I will say Dryleaf more than likely has a faster hit rate, with steadier numbers. So far the only beast claws I've found are basic claws, and the red bears claws (which is a legendary weapon, so no buffing or ash of war). You can customize the basic claws, but the unpredictable movements of the claws don't really seem to benefit basic PVE much. As far as I can tell anyway.

[@eligreg99]

@@slomyalon4461Why not just make a build using both? Lol

[@daugintas1]

get flower blooms twice adds that kamen rider finisher

[@rhufnagel]

which armor set are you wearing? ty

[@tony6867]

Rellanas armor

[@Guanjyn]

Nice build. It would be really nice if they put a hand to hand option in the base game area too so we can do more of the content with it before ng+

[@3rock33]

It sucks that you cannot get it in the beginning of the game.

[@oscargames1773]

What if he’s not there for me I haven’t even fought radan yet

[@Kerbrygaming]

Honestly they dont seem worth it unless ur running Cold or Bleed but I dont want the Handicap man

[@ReedC-i3f]

Why is your affinity scaling so much higher than mine? Mine puts the scaling for faith in the D scaling for the flame art affinity. Did I miss an item or something?

[@BADGEPLUG]

I cant add Keen to the Dryleaf arts wtf

[@mbkdame8427]

Whetstones

[@BADGEPLUG]

@@mbkdame8427Thank you! That one was one of the only I didn’t have of course lol.

[@ericdong5292]

So, why so faith heavy? o.o Wouldnt the scaling on Str and Dex be better for this build?

[@swervoc5489]

Can someone drop this for me plz kinda missed the point where I could get it and don’t want to start over.

[@senorsushi86]

When u can’t flame art it

[@SoullessGinger1981]

Just fought Curseblade Labirith with this.. killed him in like 2-3 ash attacks.. holy cow these are strong.

[@keteleerjulien5745]

Which affinity ?

[@SoullessGinger1981]

@@keteleerjulien5745 Heavy

[@shadypielover]

Run it as a quality weapon if not fire

[@Ctrl-Alt-Del.]

the martial arts / hand to hand combat is cool, but imo, it could use a couple judo throws....

[@Dr.Smelly]

So if I want to infuse this with heavy I just lose the ash of war forever? God fromsoft confuses me sometimes

[@yellowman8355]

i dont see the option for a fire affinity on the AoW

[@TacticalMech]

Coming with a late game version soon??

[@kingwzrd4778]

maybe im just dumb but i did the quest and picked them up but they dont show up in my weapons at all

[@ShotOclockBlock]

Where is the armor from the thumbnail???

[@jlau2329]

How about Claw Talisman and Shattered Stone Talisman? Does the whirlwind kicks count as jump attack? I'm thinking these two may be better in a boss fight since I won't be doing much combo hits and benefits from Rotten Winged Sword Insignia...and the Shattered Stone will benefit both whirlwind and jump R2 kicks I suppose? If so it should be better than Shard of Alexander which only benefit the whirlwind skill. Does anyone know the damage % increased comparison?

[@Kerbrygaming]

The AOW does Not count as a Jump Attack

[@matankribus5080]

the thumbnail says "fire first" monk. might wanna look into that :P

[@devonsmith621]

When is the updated video coming out

[@Scruba70]

How are you getting any damage i copied stats exactly and im doing 30 dmg per hit

[@Daniellorde]

I swear to god the boss designers are on some kind of drugs at Fromsoftware. The boss in that castle is just fcking annoying. Holy cow.

[@1stNumberOne]

You can get the ash of war without beating him. You have to enter the castle in the back right. If you weave through you come about at the west rampart..