Can you beat Elden Ring with ONLY Death Sorceries?

[@tototriceps]

"Witless Tarnished...why covet Destined Death?" To kill everything. Check out my clips channel: bit.ly/TotoTricepsClips

[@danielcoronado4010]

Don Toto link your instagram to appreciate those... triceps xD

[@BwompProcessing14]

When and where do you stream, i wanna watch it sometime

[@Peter_mikaelson]

And to have fun

[@Korby-]

My guess why the death rite bird dies is that there is a kill box in the air that supposed to kill you if you fall of the bridge instead of fall damage, and when the bird jumps there it just hits the kill box and dies

[@DipanGhosh]

A likely explanation. Pretty interesting though.

[@ix_risor]

The deathbird near castle sol does the same thing - if it jumps up it can get stuck on the cliff and die.

[@dimaudalow]

To my knowledge this bug applies not only to deathbirds but to large flying bosses in general. Have seen several cases with dragons when they got stuck in elevations and ended up killing themselves as well.

[@fjparasite1172]

@@dimaudalow also the Night knight from weeping peninsula got stuck in the trees and just got wrecked in front of me

[@BIGmlems]

@@fjparasite1172 i wonder if bosses also get the same command as players do when they get stuck the game kills you after a certain amount of time to reset your character

[@sfseven7404]

I’m choosing to believe that the deathbird jumped into Raya Lucaria’s protective bubble (the one you need a key to get through) which instant killed it.

[@tototriceps]

Uhhh, that actually sounds really plausible, ill choose to believe that as well

[@shrike3771]

If Tibia's summons, summoned actual skeletons it would have been an amazing spell.

[@Koreyink]

I decided to try it out in pvp and it’s not completely bad bc it did around 1.6k damage when all landed but what sucks is if theyre moving it’s not going to land so you can do a set up with Explosive Ghostflame and most people will back up and stay there till the fire goes away and that’s when you can do the Tibias Summons bc they won’t expect you to use that spell and it has decent range……..but in pve it’s really bad

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

Explosive flame was made stronger with more frost build up to all parts of the spell (feels slightly sped up?) but if you don't have Endure, more than likely you'll still be hit at start up

[@Generaluza1]

This is why I check spells myself rather then listening to cc’s. Ghost flame explosion was made much better and ancient death rancor was already better then above average pre1.07

[@tototriceps]

I dont even listen to ccs haha

[@darlingxluxii7977]

@@Generaluza1 that’s so true

[@brendanmcdonagh2004]

A frozen deathmage sounds really cool tho

[@kennethM]

@@tototriceps what are CC's?

[@ainulvr9808]

I like how the "Death Sorceries Only" run became an "Ancient Death Rancor Only" run. Would´ve been nice to see the other Death sorceries, or at least Death´s Poker/Death Rite Spear.

[@tototriceps]

Agreed, mistakes where made in this run... now i try to use all the spells in these runs!

[@VultureXV]

Death as a theme is incredibly ramshackle in this game. You get some weapons, you get some spells, you get some thematically similar or fitting items and armor. By the end of the game you might actually have a full build! Personally, due to the nature of int/fai scaling I include thorn and Godskin spells as well as destined death spell as "thematically death related" because this game is creatively bankrupt when it comes to designing death magic as a whole.

[@mule2081]

For me the best thing about these videos is seeing what the TRUE potential of specific sorceries or items is in ER. Because you focus your build on just a few spells. Like magma sorceries for example. So not upgrading your staff takes that aspect away 😭

[@tototriceps]

Hmm, i see youre point, but by not upgrading it you need to focus on different forms of power ups more. Tho i did upgrade them completely at the end anyways haha

[@xStarborn]

he gave up and maxed a lusats, just to show hoe BAD the death sorcs really are!

[@StrunDoNhor]

To be fair, the Death sorceries don't really have a "best" staff option until late in the game. The Prince of Death's Staff (in theory, the best option) only surpasses other staffs with 50 Intelligence & 50 Faith (or if your stats are skewed, such as 75 Intelligence & 25 Faith -- as long as one is over 50). Even then, it's still far outclassed in terms of damage by Lusat's Staff if you have 80 Intelligence, which is far less demanding on your stats. Given that Lusat's still takes some time to scale, the Meteorite Staff _is_ the optimal option for a good chunk of the game.

[@mule2081]

@@StrunDoNhor True but the prince of death staff will eventually outclass even Lusat's staff, with I think 70/70 or 80/80. But that's basically ng+

[@BloodyN1nja]

I think you should revisit this challenge, but use every death sorcery EXCEPT Ancient Death Rancor. See how yer strategies change

[@EnderGearRay]

I legit started a death sorcery only run 2 days ago, didn't expect to see you make a video on it. Great video.

[@tototriceps]

I found the run quite fun, hope you will enjoy it as well

[@EnderGearRay]

@@tototriceps Just finished it an hour ago, Elden Beast was the biggest pain since it kept running away. I did quite enjoy it, especially in the endgame.

[@chadcheese7759]

@@EnderGearRay great job can you tell me your build and your damage output i want to be a death mage on ng plus :)

[@EnderGearRay]

@@chadcheese7759 It was a lvl 150 build. vig 60, mind 25, end 20, dex/str 20, int 45, fth, 30, arc 9. I used godfrey and radagon icons, ancestral spirit horn and erdtree favor +2 talismans. Prince of death staff. I no longer have that character since i deleted him for a new one so i can't tell you the dmg sry, i hope the rest helped.

[@TremeresRaspa]

Death sorceries are rather amazing now. Explosive Ghostflame has great damage, and even Tibia's Summons does good damage...if it lands.

[@tototriceps]

I tested tibia summons... good f luck landing it haha

[@TremeresRaspa]

@@tototriceps I know right, but worth it when it does I feel. Like a cool combo would be to break poise with Ancient Death Rancor and then use Tibia's Summons.

[@cgecko3]

@@TremeresRaspa It's still so slow that they may have enough time to just dodge roll it, Rosus summons is significantly better in nearly every way.

[@dylanwoodward5256]

I know a lot of people didnt like how poise worked in ds1, but it was because of that poise that many spells in the game worked as well as they did. Ghostflame would have been far more efficient if you weren't interrupted just because an enemy breathed in your direction 🤷‍♂️ Great video btw :) new subscriber.

[@tototriceps]

You can do to some degree in ER atleast :)

[@BlankEmporium]

@@dylanwoodward5256 I personally like the DS1 poise. It made armor actually useful, unlike Elden Ring's hyper armor crap.

[@dylanwoodward5256]

@@BlankEmporium yeah, me too. I'll always prefer that. It isn't the game's fault if people choose to abuse it in pvp, so it's silly everyone was punished by having it taken away for a half-assed hyper armor that may or may not work if it feels like working.

[@gavinreksyoutube8075]

“That hurt my soul more than it hurt my body” thats the elden ring experience

[@tototriceps]

The souls experience really haha

[@cj_oolala]

​@@tototricepscouldn't agree more 🤣

[@zach8107]

Explosive ghostflame is underrated, I love that spell

[@tototriceps]

I like it a bit in pvp, not so much in pve

[@PsychOsmosis]

I got that Deathbird glitch by accident during my playthrough. I was both glad and disappointed when it happened.

[@tototriceps]

Its a cool glitch indeed

[@kyvian251]

Same happened when I was going to fight red wolf of radagon. He did a leaping sword swing and got stuck on the globe and fell down and died on the first attempt…..

[@eliaspanayi3465]

The death rite bird dies at that spot because the game probably believes its over a long drop and automatically kills the boss by fall damage, similar to how when you jump off the back of the bestial sanctum and miss the roots

[@tototriceps]

Thats what i am also guessing, but i havent found confirmation yet

[@danielrobinson7872]

I love the ancient death rancor. Although its damage isn’t that great, it’s range and absurd homing abilities make it great for attacking enemies while keeping a safe distance. Beat Malenia on my first try with my mage build using it alone.

[@mercurialblonde]

Yeah the best thing is you can fire a bunch of them before the target even aggros on you.

[@morganpryde9125]

In my experience Fire Giant is infinitely easier if you’re *not* riding Torrent. Yes mounting and dismounting him gives you potential I-frames, but it’s definitely more finicky when compared to just dodge rolling. Edit: To anyone who reads this, Im an avid mage player, so understanding the ebb and flow of fights is pretty much mandatory 😅

[@tompreston2164]

It’s just easier to roll through an attack rather than sprint around on torrent Plus, you get Alexandre, who hits like a ceramic truck, though not really relevant for the video

[@morganpryde9125]

@@tompreston2164 that’s- that’s literally what I said 🤔

[@tompreston2164]

@@morganpryde9125 I was corroberating the story with a personal anecdote

[@MrProbeNWatch]

I'm not big on horse combat at all so I was on horse for a brief period of time my first fight. Didn't like It so got off and found it so much easier

[@wesleydamenti5742]

Yea using torrent that much for fire giant is a huge handicap. I understand using it to gap close when he rolls around, but using torrent the whole fight without dismounting just makes dodging impossible.

[@michaelherron7643]

(Commenting before I watch the full video) I ran this build on a NG+ save, hitting the soft caps of Int and Faith each. I also kept a seal on for Golden Vow, and a dagger with Bloodhound’s Step. The build absolutely demolished everything I came across (save for Relanna due to her Magic resistance). It actually became a bit of a stomp through the Lands Between as I beat the entire game (DLC included) in under a week.

[@TheTockman]

That deathbird glitch is from the "death zone" surrounding the bridge around Raya lucaria. Fall off the bridge, you die. Death bird touches the same area, dead.

[@funkymachine]

Great video, amusing and interesting, but rancorcall is excellent, pre and especially post patch. rancorcall is very fp efficient in pve, and in pvp it often does more damage because of how defense works.

[@tototriceps]

In my ignorance i havent tested it, which i definetly should have, but glad you still like the video :)

[@RaYel22]

Ancient death rancor is all you need that spell is so powerful. It’s been my favourite death sorcery throughout my whole run. Haven’t yet found the death explosion as I haven’t reached the area it’s in! Looking forward to it though. Nice video 👍

[@tototriceps]

Glad you enjoyed it man :D

[@xX-fd2qj]

1:13 I see a walkway up there so I think there's a death plane setup there to discourage the player from jumping down. The birb just manages to make it high enough to interact with it.

[@tototriceps]

Probably, these glitches are just beautiful tho

[@KingFool0]

1:23 probally already heard this but that specific area being right next to the bridge its probably a kill box so when it jumps there it just dies

[@tototriceps]

Some guy check it out with cheat engine and yeah there is a kill box

[@spookyjohn6543]

"Explosive ghostflame is too weak" Skill issue 😔

[@jetski-sam]

can't wait for the kalameet run to end

[@tototriceps]

patience

[@roxashenry8315]

Fun fact: The death bird dies due to the fact that there is a death barrier above. Its also why you die if you hit it from falling down. Most likely a oversight thing or just bad coding on boss half.

[@junqyarde3449]

The answer is that if any entity is in a falling animation for a set amount of time , it dies. The same occurs when the play jump attacks in certain places and dies.

[@valentinakerman4216]

I know it's a pain to die to the suplex... But there's something just so satisfying about watching it happen, especially when it's a one shot.

[@tototriceps]

True haha

[@symbiotesoda1148]

I do hope we get some better death sorceries in the DLC. They're really neat and it'd be cool to have actually viable death builds.

[@Hi-Im-Gib]

How fitting that the guy attempting this challenge, literally looks like Gigachad

[@tototriceps]

xD

[@OsirisGrimoire]

I got that glitch with the death rite bird, but since the sun was rising when it happened i thought it was scripted to die to sunlight

[@tototriceps]

Alot of poeple that the sunlight kill it apparently haha

[@dmcx-tv2308]

Should had changed your title to, "Elden Ring but Only Ancient Death Rancor Spell"

[@eldenring_area]

I'm totaly love it...

[@DankBench]

Hi totaly love it… Im dad

[@tototriceps]

wtf hahaha

[@LivOrDi3]

I’m too

[@Zekren]

Video was awesome, intro background music was a fun surprise lol was not expecting Chrono trigger/cross music for a soul's game

[@tototriceps]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@apx181]

u make elden ring sound like dora the explorer

[@onefastsled]

The really funny thing about his usage of Lusat’s Staff, is that he lacked the stats for it, so he was doing significant damage even with it being neutered

[@thecuza9716]

He probably met the Int requirement but not the Strength requirement. Strength requirement only affects the bonk, so he was doing full damage with his spells.

[@eligreg99]

I hope in the DLC they add more death and maybe some rot sorceries.

[@tototriceps]

More spells=more fun challenge runs

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

More Rot incantations would be lovely! Seeing more Black Flame, Blood, Frenzy, Beast, and many other categories being expanded with 2-4 new spells would be great.

[@vantablack794]

Good video The best staff with the most dps is the prince of death staff with 80 int and 80 faith has more damage than lusats And the best dps staff is the carian cepter

[@tototriceps]

True, but lusats is easier to get a hold off

[@vantablack794]

@@tototriceps true but has lower overall dps 50%more fp for 20% damage

[@SageArtemisia]

i really love every one of your videos. i’ve found you recently and your voice is awesome! makes your videos very easy to listen to i hope to catch you streaming if you do

[@tototriceps]

Glad you like them! :D

[@onanar965]

Your video is one of the reasons why I will do a death spell build for when the DLC comes out, amazing job dude !

[@Diogenes68]

0:00 Nice to hear that Hollow Knight ost, really fits the vibe of the video

[@tototriceps]

Exactly :D

[@holyassasin5202]

the deathbird dies because of the fall killbox under the bridge next to where it died, the killbox serves to kill the player when falling before they hit the ground. it deals like infinite damage.

[@swagcheese1625]

First video I seen from you and I loved it😂😂just pure vibe and funny. Subscribed

[@tototriceps]

Thanks man :D

[@ZephyraZephyra]

The death rite bird near the Academy probably triggers a deathbox for a falling down player. Maybe that's the reason

[@filipspiric1910]

Man, the spark of joy i get when i see a new upload. Unreal

[@tototriceps]

:D

[@Bona_Tempora]

The one time I’ve ever seen Tibia’s Summons being used is when a host summoned me for that one Erdtree Avatar in Calid near the Bestial Sanctum

[@tototriceps]

Ive never seen them used haha

[@pyrogod1041]

The bird touches abit of the bridge as it flies up and then falls off that bridge dying to fall damage

[@Celestial_Dove]

The reason the death rite bird Next to raya lucaria died when it flew up is it hit the death box for that area

[@Mrdoughlicious]

I just beat NG+ with a death sorcery only build. ALL of the spells are good. In NG+, you can use the prince of death's staff which scales with Int and Faith and eventually get a sorcery scaling of like 450. Plus it boosts death sorceries.

[@Enchantedmusic49]

Ahh yes intro song hollow knight dirthmouth theme you have a good taste in music ❤❤❤

[@tototriceps]

Everybody loves HK :)

[@Enchantedmusic49]

@@tototriceps bro really took 2 months to reply

[@Iuploadstuff111]

I would have used the death staff as you was scaling in both faith and intelligence its the higest scaling staff in the game such a good staff and also very entertaining run

[@dragonforce2724]

The first glitch with the birb is becaus of coding the location numbers interact with the creature numbers The value of placement is all numberd so that you cant fall out of the map or get randomly launched When the birb lands the code of placement makes a vital error wich the system recognize as a simple solution delete the interfering code The problem is that the auto deffence of the game doesnt corrects but deletes the entire code interacting with terain and becaus terain takes priority the birb gets deleted but becaus the entity gets deleted it acounts it as being slain to ensure that not everything from the game gets deleted

[@SirLoftyII]

I just love how you use zelda music a lot.

[@tototriceps]

Zelda is just goated.

[@mburt84]

love the Chrono fair music at the beginning!

[@darlingxluxii7977]

I think the ancient death ran or is really powerful. I haven’t tried it much but I’ve seen a lot of others using it to take down pvp or enemies. It’s impressive ❤❤❤

[@VultureXV]

Fire Giant is a legit pain in the ass on ANY spellcaster build. I never had issues with him until I fought him with a lightning build (my first caster). I was constantly running out of FP, sometimes getting 1-shot. It was basically an endurance test of whether or not I could patiently whittle him during phase 1 with split damage or pathetic melee damage before realizing my old self-trained strats of "going behind and hitting the stump" was actually causing me to do negative damage with spells.

[@tototriceps]

Fire Giant is the bane of every speedrun/challenge run

[@Trump2024forAmerica]

Try a melee build, I do strength/dex, so Burn, O’ Flame! (fire pillars) Are a pain in the ass because I can’t run away and do damage. Luckily, most of the other attacks aren’t too bad. But yeah, he has more resistance on the stump. The weak points in phase 2 are his forearms and chest eye.

[@HumanSkullCrusher]

There is a kill box in that location because with enough health you could survive that fall or survive it with the parry glitch.

[@AceAviations2]

1:13, that happened to me on complete accident, however given how unfun they are to fight I wasn't going to complain.

[@tototriceps]

Amazing who people always discover these on accident haha

[@The-Trash-Man]

The deathbed hits the deathwall of the area above since when you jump off up there you die to fall it flies up and hits the death trigger

[@beng4ll967]

I think the death rite bird knew he had to make this sacrifice to help his future lord ascend

[@tototriceps]

Most definetly :D

[@CatTechSupport]

No falling animation means the Deathrite bird entered a death plane(no pun intended) that intersects that area. Origin of that death plane most likely the bridge of Raya Lucara were the merchant is. A few weird intersections of specific death planes like this exist purely because of how certain areas were designed.

[@Healthy_Nihilist]

Thank you for blessing us with the Millennium Festival theme from Chrono-Trigger during this vid literally love you for that

[@tototriceps]

[@Skrulzie]

Title: Can you beat ER with Death sorceries? Saw: Deathrite bird flashbacks

[@dtsnelson]

Love the chrono trigger background music!!

[@wickerderig3644]

Was this run performed before or after 1.08? All death sorceries where buffed in that patch (except for Fia’s mist)

[@JerichoDeath]

As you can see from watching the video, the 1.07 patch was released near the end of the run. (1.08 doesn't exist. I assume that was a typo)

[@Apudurangdinya]

@@JerichoDeath his game probably already have the dlc, man from the future

[@tototriceps]

Watch the video till the end :)

[@TheFrozenMoogle]

Alrighty! So I decided to put a hitbox viewer on, and it turns out, it flies into a deathplane. The area it jumps into is considered a bottomless pit, and as such because entities when entering falling animations will die due to no death planes being in boss arenas, the game just says "Oh they loaded in the wrong place." and kills it.

[@tototriceps]

So we are right yea, makes sense cause Raya Lucaria is kinda closed of from the outside world, so a deathbox there would make sense

[@Heresy_Enjoyer]

no need for datamining, simply put the bird flies into a deathzone/abyss that is below the bridge. So it dies.

[@Acyog]

There's a killplane placed their for when you fall from the bridge, so any entity that touches that killplane, just dies instantly

[@the_infinexos]

I'm doing my NG+ similar to this, except I'm only using skeletal summons. Going full necromancer

[@tototriceps]

Good luck to you man :D

[@Leonismychild]

I think this run will be painful but it seems very interesting i might do like a necromancer so only death sorceries and Necromancer esc weapons like the grave scythe or death poker maybe a bonus challenge could be getting all of the deathroots and killing all deathbirds

[@tototriceps]

You definetly can make something cool out of it!

[@gadam1541]

The Hollow Knight OST - Dirtmouth is got to be one of the best opening songs to a video!

[@tototriceps]

Hollow Knight OST overall is just peak!

[@skullknight4579]

they say the tree sentinal is still waiting to encounter the tarnish

[@SmyleeFace.]

CHRONO TRIGGER music the moment the challenge started was an instant indicator this vid is a banger

[@Splater124]

The amount of content in this game I didnt even know that the Ruin Strewn Precipice even existed and Im almost on NG+2 lmao

[@figisfruit8256]

at 4:33 , “Ruin Strewn Precipice” is pronounced a lot like “ruin stroon press-a-piss” :)

[@tototriceps]

Jesus in heaven haha, english is not my 1st language

[@TheMoogleKing93]

You can cast Terra Magicka outside a bosses door and it will extend into the arena, helps with some bosses.

[@tototriceps]

Great tip!

[@goldeneyekiller101]

Death bird hits a death box trigger...thats really about it

[@wyattcain1845]

Love the jjba music in the background

[@Elenedances]

It is because there is a insta death hit box in that spot

[@o1theunknown]

Mimic tear was just really funny to me, this is how I saw it- Toto: “He’s invincible I can’t hit him while he’s this close!” Chat member: “Have you tried moving away/making distance?” Toto: “Damn you right”

[@motorscorpion48]

*meme explaining of the crow dying spontaneously* Crow: WOOOOO- *dies*

[@kobrraful]

I got so excited when I heard the persona 5 music kick in omg

[@tototriceps]

Persona 5 literally runs my channel haha

[@holygreedo5699]

I like your funny words Magic Man!

[@tototriceps]

Glad you enjoy them :D

[@findout-YGO]

that glitch is caused by years of existential crisis

[@tototriceps]

xD

[@gamingwithace5975]

Hollow knight music in very beginning is so fitting ❤️

[@BlankEmporium]

Fun fact: day 1 Elden Ring, before it's patches, called Ancient Death Rancor, Ancient Death Spirits instead. In pre-patch base game, Ancient Death Spirits is BROKEN. Like stupid strong. I killed Maliketh, Fire Giant, and Mohg all under two minutes because of how STRONG day 1 Ancient Death Rancor was. It had great damage, even better tracking, and almost always stance broke the enemy. It was so good until the patches came out.

[@ducc3031]

a shame you didnt use the earlier death sorceries like the normal rancor

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

requires killing margit to reach it

[@ducc3031]

@@BigHatLoganGaming yeah but still just hack it in and you got an okay spell for the beginning instead of one of the best spells in the game

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

@@ducc3031 as someone who uses all the hexes very often... ancient death rancor is p shit, sadly.

[@ducc3031]

@@BigHatLoganGaming i mean thats why challenge runs exist, to use bad weapons or spells to overcome the odds

[@tototriceps]

I am still figuering out my style of videos, in the future ill try to use each spell in the cathegory so i make a more interesting video for sure

[@Jari_Kir]

Another idea to hit the mimic tear easier: equip enough stuff to overload yourself. Poor guy wont even be able to roll

[@tototriceps]

Ill try that next time haha

[@deejmateo832]

My level 309 character still uses death sorceries. At this point the damage is INSANE with ancient death rancor. If you charge it the poise dmg is decent too. Bringing me back to hex sorcerer ds2 and I love it.

[@Zach-qo1on]

after the buff all 3 of the rancor spells are the only good death (one magma) sorceries. Ghostflames does hit harder now and have a extremely good frost build up so extremely viable, but it’s all over the place so not reliable on bosses but worthy to use now if your okay with its limitations. Tibia’s summons hit extremely hard if all skeletons hit but rarely happens so there’s just zero point in using it.

[@nofun594]

Perfect run for a Duskborn ending! RIP

[@tototriceps]

If i was doing it over i would make it more interesting... gotta fail first to learn

[@562.anthony2]

9:18 I forgot his staff wasn’t even upgraded lmao

[@kuro8845]

I really enjoy your content. It would be nice to see you challenge all the remembrance bosses as well instead of just the requiered bosses. But if you don't want to do this it is fine as well. 👍🏻

[@tototriceps]

Noted! Once i get a better PC, ill start doing it (it takes longer recordings hence you need more storage space and editing power)

[@Giacon]

while he definitely isn't dying to fall damage, i did actually have that liurnia death bird fall to his death, i think he hit a tree on his way down from spawning lmao

[@mindoftheswarm7]

Double Prince of Death staff. Is best for max Death Sorcery damage. Death Rancor stun lock is op against many bosses.

[@tototriceps]

Well, you cant get double staffs on normal runs, but yea i would agree

[@AmViR1]

More like Using only one spell.

[@Byenie0912]

Imagine dual Prince of death staff with an 80int and 80fth stat. With your standard damage buffs and talismans, Ancient death rancour melts every boss

[@tototriceps]

That would SHREEED through enemies

[@sethsimon3079]

“Only death sorcerieS” (only uses one 😂) great vid nice content.

[@tototriceps]

Really wish i did it differently... now i try to use all of the spells in these runs!

[@rickflu10]

You are incredible. Thanks.

[@seecretlysami2575]

In the capital, you can drop down before the gargoyle making it safer to get to golden shade Godfrey