How To Make The 20 Best STRENGTH Builds | Elden Ring

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Thought I’d try a new format to build guides which, by dropping myself a whole bunch of early smithing stones, allows me to show off more OP weapons and build set-ups than would normally be possible. If you’re on console, you could definitely try out 3/4 of these builds on NG with a little extra smithing stone grabbing.
A quick note on the Troll's Hammer. It is only in this video because somehow, through the making of it, I temporarily forgot the Knightrider Glaive existed. The Glaive is really good and should have made it into this video before the Troll's Hammer.
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[@subject8776]

1.Zweihander + Lion's Claw 01:54 2. Rusted Anchor + Cragblade 05:11 3. Grafted Blade Greatsword 06:59 4. THE Greatsword + Giant Hunt / Cold-infused Cragblade 07:30 5. Ruins Greatsword 09:53 6. Dragon Halberd 11:40 7. Starscourge Greatsword 12:27 8. Troll's Hammer 13:36 9. Golem's Halberd + Cragblade 14:19 10. Serpent-Hunter 16:09 11. Golden Halberd 17:50 12. Great Club 18:40 13. Prelate's Inferno Crozier + Prelate's Charge 21:41 14. Iron Balls + Cragblade 22:35 15. Star Fist + Cragblade 23:45 16. Great Stars + Cragblade 25:42 17. Great Mace + Cragblade 27:59 18. Rotten Greataxe + Cragblade 28:59 19. Giant-Crusher + Cragblade 30:26 20. Executioner's Greataxe 31:27 Thingfishy really likes Cragblade and parrying with a Buckler. This also doesn't feel like 20 strength builds "How To Make The 20 Best STRENGTH Builds", more like top 20 strength weapons and a few builds

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@ethanbrandhorst]

Our hero

[@Bhud63]

This video really needs chapters

[@gatineothebr]

i usually dont comment on videos, but holy, this one is a banger! been binge watching your videos last few days, and they are some of the best quality elden ring content ive seen! keep up the great work man!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

That's awesome, Fla. So glad you're enjoying the channel! Hope you enjoyed this one. Thanks for watching!

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@rocketfishx3474]

That intro was absolute fire. The transition from Hoarah Loux to Rannala was SICK!!! Fun to watch

[@athmil8302]

The grafted blade greatsword's ash also increases poise similar to endure but lasts for 5 seconds instead of 3. Hit L2 and then just tank through everything while charging a heavy attack.

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@familybee2962]

Your editing, music, voice and play is just perfect. Well done.

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@Lemon50]

Your so good at making videos without overrating builds, thanks so much for the vid

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Glad you enjoy them, Panda. Thanks for watching!

[@kevinanderson2664]

Just wanted to pop in here to say that this video was such a treat to watch... And I don't know if this was intentional or not, but the way the music syncs with both of Malenia's scarlet bloom was just *chefs kiss*

[@TheodorosMarkou]

one of the most explanatory video regarding strength builds. Solved all my questions in every weapon in one go. Thank you

[@crapsharkify]

I've never tried a strength build so this should be perfect!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Oh you will have a ton of fun! Thanks for watching!

[@gnperdue]

Awesome as always. The sleep pot toss at Godfrey at the end of that fight was vintage Thingfishy, LOL. One more weapon to consider for your Hall of Fame list here - the Nightrider Glaive. It gets S scaling in Strength when Heavy infused, and it has a great moveset. It’s a solid pick for any Strength run, IMO. The Banished Knight Greatsword and the Banished Knight Halberd also deserve a place in the list of best Strength weapons, while I’m at it…

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@gregbrown3082]

26:28 Dang, that crispy Ed Hopp timing! Clearly the best late game summon, imo 👍👍

[@Deashh]

one of the best guide I've ever seen. Love how you combine music beat with the footage. Great job!

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@Kc_Zeno]

Yo this is an amazing video I had a mage build and got bored with it and in this video there are so many different weapons that seem like so much fun while also being powerful. Thanks dude your a real one

[@benro6564]

Ordovis Greatsword with 25 faith for golden vow + FGMS and clawmark seal is one of my new favorites. You can also use Siluria's tree with this. You get to dump everything into strength after 25 fai and also have access to high incant scaling and many buffs or projectiles to complement it

[@RemingtonSteel]

Love how he ash of war seems to stagger on its 2nd or 3rd to last hit. So it staggers and you get a few more hits from the ash that go towards another stagger. Of im invested into Faith I'm 100% using the Envoy Longhorn. It shreds!!!

[@PierreMetro]

Gna try this, thanks!

[@owenjv3359]

Thingfishy: Fight the Crucible Knight however you're comfortable Me: So don't fight him

[@L1ghtw0rkAbus3r]

As always great video! In every video it’s easy to tell that you put effort into it. Keep it up bro. Looking forward to the elden ring dlc and other fromsoftware guides from you ✌️

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Massive thanks, once again, Lightwork. So glad you're enjoying the channel and yes, I'm very much looking forward to getting stuck into the DLC. Fingers crossed we see it at TGA!

[@Zentiixx-]

Certified Thingfishy classic

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks for watching, Zentiixx!

[@Connor-ig8vo]

Same

[@-xxproxvibezxx6650]

Yoo I really enjoyed just watching that. The music and everything went so good together. Keep up the great vids man 🫡

[@SpecialEd949]

I missed the Elden ring build videos keep up the great work

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I actually really missed making them. Think the little break from Elden Ring did me good, as I realised how much I missed the game while making this. Thanks for watching!

[@Diah_TV]

not being dramatic, this might be one of the best elden ring videos I've ever watched.. amazing work

[@thatspressure7104]

Right✊🏾

[@MissionCreep.]

Best thing about strength builds is you don’t have to fiddle with the blue flasks and spells. You just fight.

[@kingclawblazer]

The NIGHTRIDER GLAIVE is my favorite strength weapon cause its just amazing

[@ThingfishyGaming]

You've reminded me to add something to the description. All the way through this video I had a feeling I was missing a weapon. Went through the wiki and couldn't see anything. As I was putting the very final edits on this video, I sat there and thought "Shit! Nightrider Glaive". That should have taken the Troll's Hammer's spot.

[@kingclawblazer]

@@ThingfishyGaming legit it gets S scaling with heavy affinity and is one of the best halberds in the game ps i know you know this already but i just love that weapon so much :)

[@astrophel5737]

32:30 that music in time with the attack chefs kiss

[@toxicwaste225]

Bro this is cool . i changed my stats to a strength build so I’m going to try the prelates hammer build

[@ThingfishyGaming]

It’s an incredibly fun bonk! Thanks for watching!

[@toxicwaste225]

@@ThingfishyGaming I might start a new play through and do this

[@cartooncritic7045]

Someone else mentioned Nightrider Glaive as potentially taking Troll Hammer's spot, but another alternative for something like Radahn's Swords that I like is the Longhaft Axe. It's another strong Greataxe with generally better Strength scaling than Executioner's and Rusted Anchor and it has extra hyper armor on all of its charged attacks. Naturally, any Poise Bois with the Axe Talisman and Spiked Cracked Tear go brrrr with this weapon, and I've used it in a Quality build as my primary Bonk stick before and it does wonders. Only downside is you have to farm it from the axe-wielding Scaly Misbegottens in Castle Morne but it's still a weapon you can get *very* early on and it's great for the whole game.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Yeah, I temporarily forgot the Knightrider Glaive existed while making this. Definitely should have made it in there. Will have to try the Longshaft. Never used that one before! Thanks for watching!

[@GO-cy3no]

Crescent Moon Axe is another. Beautiful R2 that as a huge sweep.

[@nidhoggr_nufc]

And, welcome home :D Love your ER videos and I've missed them.

[@przemeklisicki8741]

I hope thingfishy eventually does these for all stats/builds combined with LoP and ds3 content we have more than enough to last untill the dlc. Keep on cooking thingfishy.

[@terenceashley9660]

The edits are amazing always manage to pick the wright tracks for the epic fights you should have more Subscribers 🇬🇧

[@kryptyde]

i’m gonna use this as my guide from now on sheesh what a video

[@PatientPatent]

Man you cooked with the Placi music timings. Almost brought a tear to my eye

[@TREVORVADER]

Always happy to have another one of these to watch.

[@eightyoneskillz]

a Thingfishy classic ...now we are close to the SotE Dlc ... ( maybe roundabout February 24 ) i cant explain how excited i am for your Dlc Videos... but my absolut favorite weapon and Bonk weapon is the executioners GREATAXE with crackblade ... a insane good strength weapon with proper speed and works as an poisebreaking Monster

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I cannot wait for DLC. Fingers crossed we'll see it at TGA. The executioners does get a mention here!

[@eightyoneskillz]

@@ThingfishyGaming executioners ... i know you mentioned it ... i really think we see some at TGA ! I have a question beacuse in Lies of P you dont have poise when you use bonk weapons maybe you can make a build Video less strength and more technical ... where DPS is the way to go ... ?! I would love to see more of your awesome build Videos about lies of ...

[@ESKATEUK]

Strength is so fun to use on this game, much better than DS3.

[@FeralPhilosopher]

Ahhh, a Thingfishy video. Great way to start my Saturday.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Hope you enjoy it, Feral!

[@pavesao9675]

I missed your videos bro, thanks for coming back!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Missed making them in this game! Thanks for watching!

[@pmpm1256]

Was hoping to see the Great Stars. Dual wielding Great Stars is possible in NG, greedy when it comes to smithing stones, but the speed that they can deal posture damage is absolutely bonkers (pun intended). The fact that they can be buffed, cragbladed, or whatever ash of war you want with their innate hp restoration makes them absolute monsters.

[@Sworn973]

you can dual wild them at the start without any boss , just need to invade the npc that drops the second one with blood fingers buying from merchants.

[@ronjohnson6916]

Can't really explain why, but I keep coming back to the spikey bonk. Nice tip about the Spear Talisman for the Rusted Anchor though. I may take it for a spin now.

[@cartooncritic7045]

Counter damage in Souls games always goes so understated and the moment you learn how to properly weaponize it you feel like you've opened up a whole new dimension for Souls combat.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

The spikey bonk is just a really balanced weapon, I think. Its powerful enough to bully bosses around with posture breaking, but not so powerful that it kills everything in 20 secs like the Star Fist, so you can actually have fun with the fights. Yeah counterattack damage is pretty busted. I saw Nizar do a build with the Katar and counterattack damage a while back and was shocked how broken it was.

[@ronjohnson6916]

@@cartooncritic7045 Yeah, but I tend to think of leveraging a tidy little bonus on a fast weapon -- the Rapier for instance. Although DS2's Grand Lance is a heavy hitter in its own right with a 60% boost on counters. Just didn't think of doing that with a greataxe.

[@manjiimortal]

Great seeing you back Fishy! It was a bonking return!!

[@xler3441]

I just wanted to tell you that Jesus loves you so much and He is waiting for you with open arms Please accept Him in your heart and life while He is near

[@ellaburky2778]

Hoping for a crucible knight build! Orodovis gs and Silurias tree are such amazing weapons, and the crucible tree set looks sick (not as much a fan of the axe set)

[@TREVORVADER]

I prefer the axe helmet.

[@EileenTheAustralianMagpie]

Babe, wake up. Thingfishy uploaded! No I don’t give a flying fuck if it’s 2am right now.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Haha, hope you enjoy it, Eileen!

[@ronjohnson6916]

The "tricky fight" joke never gets old.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I can't help myself. Thanks for watching, Ron!

[@jairosalazar5799]

Beautiful video. Idk why, but it's just delightful

[@cocococo-lh4ko]

Here we go again bonk bonk builds love it ❤

[@Saf_]

Here we go 🎉 dont leave it so long next time please and thank you!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Hope you enjoy it, Phoenix. Uploads should be more regular from now!

[@joshuahensley9395]

There are few thing more satisfying then sending flying enemies to the ground with radahn's ash of war, I realize any gravity spell will do it but to have that ready to go along with that follow up you can clear packs of monsters pretty efficiently.

[@HODADy]

Bro dropped the Hardest Mailennia Edit and thought we wouldn’t notice.

[@mrastronomical67]

One thing about giant hunt , It actually utilizes The greatswords pierce damage capability is a very damaging way.. human size enemies AND Giant beastlike enemies take heavy damage

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Great video! Definitely want to do a strength play next time

[@mullinsmcd]

Hi can you please post the music.you add to all the videos you make? Really adds to the epicosity of what you do

[@modijadi4344]

Can’t wait for the dlc and ur new builds 🙏

[@JMT-hs6zb]

You should make a full guide video on the Inferno Crozier

[@hideyasuyuki1]

This is one of the best elden ring videos I’ve seen

[@gideon4606]

Love your Videos. You have such a calming voice.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Gideon. Hope you enjoy this one!

[@Unknowngnostic]

I got the golems halberd on my beginning dash, i swung down to take the trap chest to get the hp restore amulet. I always grab it for times im low flasks and use that and the icon shield and just leave my character lol But that golem is definitely harder to kill. However if you grab the claymore, dashing through to grab it (or something with the same stagger)...you can easily keep the golem in a falling cycle and reposte. A jump heavy and a charge heavy will do it. Or 2 charged. Idk if id farm it though as it takes longer, but i got it first try just trying to get away safely but realized without other golems, it seems easier

[@aaronbstful]

Really liking the golem halberd

[@g1829]

Brave tarnished. Thy unga befits a bunga.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Hope you enjoy it, G!

[@wadibison]

+1 for the epic edm editing

[@ASmashedPumpkin7]

GGs! I love Executioner's Greataxe, and IMO it's just the king of the game since 1.10.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks, Smashed! Yeah, it's so so good in this patch. Just does everything brilliantly. Thanks for watching!

[@KyNiDo]

If anyone wants a super easy, early kill for the Prelate Hammer, two L2s from a Great Stars with Prayerful Strike stuns him, and potentially fully heals any chip damage. Great stars has super low requirements, so you can basically wield it out the gate with Radagon's Sorseal and Strength Tear. 2 L2s, repost, 2 L2s, he's done. Don't even need to upgrade it. He almost always opens with a fire throw that misses, too, so it's basically free

[@AmazinAsiann]

the king is back

[@CoffeeGameMovie]

Holy crap what an entertaining, just found your channel, this is the first video what i just saw! Holly molly if the others are the same quality, i will have some good times. Insane quality, insane background music!!! what is veeery rare in any videos, most of the time i hate background musics as they just bad and i cant hear the voices, not with this!!! Oh man, it reminds my to the best, most heroic anime scenes hehe. I would bet u like animes, this kind of music is very like as those big fights moments from them. Congrats, insane work, im out of words!

[@CeliosMH0109]

33:05 the sync of the music along with Malenia’s scarlet boom was ABSOLUTELY beautiful

[@thatspressure7104]

New subscriber watching your videos while I do laundry and can’t play

[@firepenguin38]

The arnored core reference to v. iv Rusty... EXCELLENT!!BLOODY FINE GAME ARMORED CORE.. Is it me or was Niall harder in caelid? Might just be where I was relatively early Game

[@ThingfishyGaming]

You can now become channel member to support the channel and see some behind the scenes snippets, updates and teasers on upcoming vids by using the Join button or via this link: kzbin.info/door/wjY2sLVegZePzzbIAK6TKAjoin No videos will ever be paywalled. Hope you enjoy the vid!

[@T2goood]

I JSUT did the bully everything build 2 days ago so this is great

[@Largecow_Moobeast]

I've used a combination of your videos to do my first no summon run. Thanks for all your stuff man, your videos are fun to watch and have good info.

[@jern75]

I used the ruins GS+10 all through out once I got it. It's a no brainer, I just spammed r2 with plus 80 str at New Game. That's it.

[@carrymesenpai3276]

I really enjoy Marais and Ordovis Greatsword

[@qurramzaheer3882]

Amazing video as always. Unbelievable production quality. Small request: Do a dex version of this pleaaaaase

[@sirarietichee7260]

sliders for your character? i think the fact that you made a character look human is the real accomplishment here.

[@aaronnelson5597]

Wow just subscribed after watching, this video was fantastic!

[@K.O.D.888]

i love your videos. well done with the music !!! back to Rennala !

[@janosterloh2606]

Great video, what music did you use in this video, really enjoyed it.

[@ZetaNiGHT]

5:22 okay the cutaway mid-sentence got me lmao that's a good bit

[@plushquasar653]

Holy saturation and contrast!

[@Sworn973]

I like to go for dual great stars, annoying to get the second one without any bosses since you have limited blood fingers to try, if you struggle with the fight. Then duplicate cold cragblade, infuse both. From here you can go jump attack or just normal power instance them.

[@MartialLoreNZ]

Hey, Thingfishy! It's probably been said many times before, but your videos (and Sax Slave Gael's) always remind of why I love this game so much and constantly inspire me to start new games rather than NG+. Thank you for sticking with Elden Ring, even though the DLC has now assumed the status of myth and rumor.

[@Cliche8701]

Amazing video with amazing weapons. Two things though: Cragblade is definitely Miyazaki's gift to mankind, but Royal Knights Resolve is definitely also amazing for any charge attack build. Also, Barbaric Roar deserves a mention for some of these strength builds. The charged 3 hit combo is especially amazing against any humanoid bosses and most landscape enemies, since it just tanks through everything. On more tough bosses with small openings and high poise, it's harder to pull off, though, but definitely insane against smaller enemies. Endless love to you and your videos!

[@ogcrains]

you gained a sub thanks for amazing elden ring content fam

[@Quaniemacc]

Ts low-key a movie

[@toastmaster914]

Good video

[@HoboToess]

I LOVE YOU THINGFISHY, THANKS FOR THE BEST ELDEN RING/ SOULS CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM LEGEND 🔥❤‍🔥 FATE DID NOT MAKE ME EARLY TO THIS BANGER FOR NOTHING

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks for watching, Candy!

[@nicholaspelz9422]

Always love the videos, I feel like you'd love the Claymore. I just did a build with it, and it would be awesome to see you try it out.

[@olanystedt]

Nerdy as h*ll, loved every second of it. Please explain the sleep pot at the end of hoarah loux, didnt really get that part 😂

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I just saw they were equipped, and chucked one at him 🤣. Nothing more to it, I'm afraid. Glad you enjoyed it, Ola! Thanks for watching.

[@olanystedt]

Haha! He definitely deserves a sleep pot or two every now and then.

[@SonbiTal]

Brilliant format. Hoping for the other Stats, but dont over work yourself on our behalf :D

[@Eddison33]

Are there any experts in the house?) I've abandoned Elden Ring for more than a year, and when I opened it, it took me time to understand what I was cooking: a one-shot build with the Giant-crusher and self-poisoning synergy + buffs. The downside is that I couldn't wear much armor, and although very satisfying on bosses, the build is a big pain in the ass for clearing locations. What should I choose for that purpose, if I still want to annihilate everyone with a big stick, but also wear some armor and be resilient? After such a hiatus, I have skill issue in maintaining my previous build. Would also appreciate suggestions for STR/Faith builds.

[@GxGNoir]

bro just casually motivating me to play peak fiction again

[@ronjohnson6916]

If you're looking for a real contender for 20th place (higher in my opinion), consider the Warped Axe. S Strength Scaling on heavy. Reasonably quick. Reach isn't terrible. Moveset is not bad. It has a lot going for it.

[@illusion6477]

Barbaric roar makes that little thing a menace.

[@Bladpott]

Waooooo such a nice guide, love the edition, thanks a lot for share it!

[@blankdragon1636]

Hey Thingfishy! I really think you should do a build with the Magma Blades, they're a really cool strength/faith weapon and I think they can get really OP & Fun!

[@TREVORVADER]

I’d love any magma themed build guide from him

[@Whiteleon13]

damn this editing on point bro

[@Nazgul265]

Are you using a Reshade? if so which one? I think your game looks great

[@bArAkA167]

You can find me jn the lands this weekend... I know what I must do now!!!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Have fun, Baraka! Thanks for watching, as always!

[@latawieclatajacy9053]

anyone know the intro music title? and this video is prolly one of the best ive seen when it comes to STR builds

[@slugspanker1540]

Can I ask whether you are using a different graphic setting in the game? It looks great!

[@nickr689]

One item I think should have been on the list is Brick hammer. That thing breaks people so easily

[@NillaTequ]

Really good Video the only thing you could have done a bit better, for me at least ist to show the Map a bit better.

[@Tre_Storm_Art]

My first playthrough was honestly easy mode, I called it the goomba stomper. Great stars in main hand, great mace in offhand. Claw talisman and starscourge talisman. I wore veterans armor the whole time. This build killed Morgott in thirty seconds. Malenia was way way worse, but it was my first playthrough

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Sounds like a very fun build! Thanks for watching!

[@Tre_Storm_Art]

To give an idea of what I mean by easy mode, I did not see the Draconic Tree Sentinel's moveset. I didn't even realize he had red lightning until I met him again in Faraam Azula