What is the Best Build in Elden Ring After DLC?

Hey all. This is a video that looks at the best builds and coming to the conclusion of THE BEST BUILD in both Elden Ring's base game as well as the DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. I've always wanted to make a video like this one, with some throwbacks in here as well. It has been an incredible 2000 hours of playing Elden Ring, making builds and having fun. This will help you understand the best possible build and stat setup for you!
You'll also learn my thinking behind build crafting later in the video, as well as step by step instructions on how to make builds!
*For the truly “Broken” OP Builds I’ll make another video if it doesn’t get patched soon. Just have a feeling it’s doing more damage than intended after testing the thorns & perfumes.
*Everything expected to be patched was. Glad I avoided most of them! I will cover a build for thorns soon. 🤘
*The music in this video was purchased via adobe stock.
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Timestamps:
Intro 00:00
TOP 3 Base Game/3 01:14
2nd place 02:31
1st 03:38
Broken but soon to be nerfed 05:28
3rd 06:39
2nd 07:53
1st 09:31
The Best Build 11:07
If you use summons 13:39
How to craft a Build! 15:28
Talisman/Tear/Buff sheet 20:53
Ending 21:26
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[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Be sure to sub! 🤘 Discord: discord.gg/ZnVqy76Ue2

[@vail2367]

Finally bro. I don’t use summons, but summons are perfectly fine. A real souls player is doing whatever it takes to get past the obstacle in front of u. Sick video brotha

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 and I agree, use whatever you have most fun with. You can also do a second run solo & get even more value out of ER. 🤘

[@nahkaperkeledas]

I only trust myself. Meaning mimic

[@Threeqmarks]

I always go first playthrough solo. Second some broken build and then third summon only on boss fights. Funny as fuck.

[@johnwaters1768]

If you do a STR build with a colossal weapon and summon the mimic tear every boss encounter becomes like the printer scene from office space

[@astryzi]

The venomous fang on blood affinity with the poison flower blooms twice AoW kills everything so fast and stacks poison and rot

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Yep very good combo! 🤘

[@RemingtonSteel]

Ah Fighting Cowboy build

[@discipleofdeath2517]

Deflect tear was super fun and strong when you deflect correctly and stack the buff I was hitting for 6 to 7k on a counter

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! 🤘

[@Dotele]

Really appreciate a nice walk through on the mindset behind building builds Matt 👍🏻

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you 🙏 Glad it was helpful! 🤘

[@MartialArtsViking]

completle agree with the backhand blades, carried me as well through my ng+7 dlc run, the weapon art is so usefull because at that high of a level dodging becomes the #1 task😂

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Haha agreed! That free dodge is excellent lol cheers.

[@Necrowarp_]

The Bloodfiend Arm nerfs lowers the scaling down to a c in arcane in blood affinity but it honestly doesn't feel all that much less broken.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

I figured it would survive the nerf & the perfumes wouldn’t lol thorns stayed which surprised me a bit. So I’ll do a build for that spell soon.

[@Necrowarp_]

@@TheKingofRedLightning Yeah thorns stayed and I thought deflecting hard tear was going to be nerfed as well.

[@justinbadey7861]

Another great video Matt! The horned warrior curved greatsword is fun too. Also enjoying the colossal crucible hammer.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 those are good/fun options for sure. 🤘

[@brentontariocanada7935]

Amazing video ! Thanks so much.. love how much u explain everything

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Happy this was helpful, thank you! 🙏

[@invade_]

good video, especially showing people how to make builds 👍💜

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 🤘

[@cooper2336]

Great vid !

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 🤘

[@ssjred-lando6649]

Im glad I havent tried any of these yet, so I dont feel the loss. Ive been rocking fingerprint shield and mohgs spear or double curved swords and theyre still peetty gnarly.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Mohg’s spear was nerfed a bit but pretty good. Any jumping curved swords is OP lol

[@ranerez438]

Backhand blades are amazing !! I only have one issue with them and that's the camera. Attacks kinda put you in a state where you have to extra adjust cam movement. Can get messy when you're high somewhere and there's risk of falling to your death. Great video mate thank you

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Agreed! And thank you! 🙏 🤘

[@thevikingofhardcheese4080]

Elden Ring is honestly the best game I’ve ever played. I’ve never gotten bored of it and always return to it. *One game to rule them all*

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Haha it’s amazing! Best game for sure 🤘

[@vyadis]

love the vids

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 🤘

[@mohamedkhomsi3375]

I liked this recap' even more than many of your videos, thanks! I just get definitely rid, after 2 years, of my beloved greatsword/giant crusher. I found the fire knight's greatsword so much better for its incredible moveset in ALL possibilities, R1, R2, roll/crouch R1/R2, running R2, charged, etc. (sorry, Guts...). I'm terrified by the DLC as I'm trying to solo it without scadutree fragments, lvl 150, NG+. Reached Messmer and killed every boss/mid-boss I found through exploration and I took my time. Just switched from my Giant crusher to the FKGS. Still terrified.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 I’m glad this was helpful. Yeah the fire knights greatsword is excellent. Backhand blades too. 🤘

[@oguzfrtn]

What armor piece did you use at the beginning with the lightining build including Jellyfish Shield and Gravel Stone Seal? I looks super cool

[@andross2k]

I had no trouble running the Faith Strenth Build running Blas Blade, Brick Hammer Prayerful Strike and Iron Greatsword Sacred Strike Set Ups when needed.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice setup! 🤘

[@hollowharry3911]

My guy. Matt. Please tell me that beautiful armor set up your using when you talk about summons🙏 btw awesome video keep pumping them out! Always my go to channel anything elden ring

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 and it should be part of the knights Calvary & solitude set or black knight set. I’ve been using those a lot lately. 🤘

[@hollowharry3911]

@TheKingofRedLightning hell yeah man!! Your awesome thank you again!!!

[@Rich4198]

I’m so glad the Bloodfiends arm nerf was a slap on the wrist 😂

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Yep it’s still great! 🤘

[@jwalkerboy4]

do you think that i would be able to make a build where i could use the backhand blades AND meteoric ore greatsword while maximizing damage on both?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

If I do another high level build video. At RL 150 it’d be difficult.

[@JF-vz1ju]

You would probably have to infuse the backhand blades with either heavy or fire so that both weapons main damage stat is strength.

[@ZzzachR]

they did the perfume bottles dirty 😭

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It was bound to happen lol

[@ZzzachR]

@@TheKingofRedLightningat least the turkey leg is relatively the same

[@zadkal8873]

That unfortunately was necessary: ​​They were too broken, as they were. They trivialized the game too much and were clearly NOT intended to actually be that strong, just as the Carian Sorcery Sword wasn't really intended to be that weak....and in fact they fixed it and it's now strong.

[@ssjred-lando6649]

There just aint no way perfume can be the best build, they did that by accident in the first place I think.

[@ZzzachR]

@@zadkal8873 they could’ve made the damage at least usable bc now they’re almost pointless

[@anestisk4910]

Nice video! I'm still using eleonora's

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! Super fun weapon. 🤘

[@milkstache414]

I started the DLC with moonveil/dark moon greatsword/Ice spear, switched to the fire knights greatsword midway for a few bosses, and finished off the dlc with a strength faith. Except for the final boss.. he got the ice spear, thanks to you! Lol Great videos Matt, lots of fun to watch, looking forward to the next one.😎

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you! 🙏 🤘

[@aneez9961]

What was your favourite build/weapon?

[@MrRat-69]

Correct me if I’m wrong but golden vow and flame grant me strength are incompatible no? The flames surrounding the player disappear after golden vow is activated

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

So only the visual effect for FGMS disappears. They do stack (1 body & 1 aura).

[@MrRat-69]

@@TheKingofRedLightning awesome thanks for the info. I’m still trying to figure out what stacks with what lol. Confusing stuff

[@gun_slinger6664]

I have a dex faith build that I like to pvp with and have started an int/dex playthrough with cold now going use the martial arts with cold infuse for the dlc.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! 🤘

[@lelouch4369]

I'm new to Elden ring what was that move you did against morgott that golden spell which brought him down at start

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It’s mentioned. Margit’s shackle. 🤘

[@henta.i.3838]

Since I never used a shield poke build in the base game I decided to start a new character to see how it would fare in a whole playthrough.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

I’ll be making more of those soon, can’t wait! 🤘

[@mikezigma]

Dragon Hunters GK is my fav right now. i never had such an easy time with elden beast and ive played mage lol.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! It’s a fun one. I used it for the dragons in the DLC on my first run. 🤘

[@funykitte3677]

I wanna see a build with the sword of night, it has the coolest looking ash in the dlc imo but I've heard nothing but bad things about it unfortunately :(

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It’s okay from what I’ve heard. I’ll make a build list soon that will include the weapon. 🤘

[@Maxxy-007ff]

Its range is too low

[@mikezigma]

the attack pattern of milady is so pretty

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It’s awesome! 🤘

[@joemoe1560]

Good vid but try jumping the the future. The rellana moon attacks can be easily avoided with jumps.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@joemoe1560 thanks! 🤘

[@user-gp1gd7jn3s]

do u know the difference between electrify armament and vykes dragonbolt?

[@MainFaze3]

I use the night comet build with moonveil (the classic) and im having a BLAST!! No summons on Bayle. Took me 3 tries to kill him, but JEEZUS he takes lots of damage from my buffs. Howl, golden vow, cracked tears...then Dark moon him for the debuff, and then go ham!!! Like 5k per shard! Soo ghuud :)

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Haha nice! 🤘

[@dtinsured1158]

Playing night comet in dlc and it’s still blasting hard af

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! 🤘

[@zartius]

I hope you make a Rellana's Twinblades OP build for pve 150+ lvl because those swords looks very promising dps wise:) I am testing them and i am really confused if i have to go for more str/dex and less faith/int on stats and vice versa or i have to top up all four of them but the toon will go very high level and i dont have the runes to do it :/ Please make a build soon because i am sure you will know exactly where to go with stats and talismans to get an op build with the twinblades :) Thank you !!!!

[@k.mustafa5455]

Question about the Milady build at the end: is there a reason you chose keen affinity instead of sacred? Dex scaling is worse yes, but would all this faith pts make up for that? Not too experienced with build making, maybe the answer is obvious haha. Thanks!

[@k.mustafa5455]

Maybe cuz dex increases lightening?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@k.mustafa5455 you can’t put weapon buffs on weapons with certain affinities. So for sacred, you can’t add the cool weapon buff. But in keen, heavy, quality or standard you can.

[@Andreef1111]

@TheKingofRedLightning what if we compare all base and dlc weapons without "it will be nerfed" - is blasphemous blade still the best or like arm/thorns better? P.S. what about darkmoon gs ?

[@seanyok]

great vid , quick question. I want to respec a wretch class for this build which as you know has all tens at start. so I cant get exact stats that you have. how would you respec as I don't want to go over 150 build ? thanks

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thanks! It would only be a few points difference. Go for like 5 less faith or a few points less/more mind & endurance. Shouldn’t be too hard to do.

[@seanyok]

@@TheKingofRedLightning Thanks for response , and yeah the armor you have also gives some faith so it worked out fine ! thanks again for your work !

[@NoXQc]

I wish fire knights Incantations were stronger. Love my fire knight faith build with the great sword and/or the Mesmer spear

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Same! They need a buff 💯

[@joshuamead1525]

Do you not think that Dragon Communion build would rank here? Mine outputs some crazy damage

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Very Good, they’re just slow imo.

[@zephn2245]

People really sleep on the anvil hammer, if you have enough levels to max out the AR its one of the best charged R2's in the game on a weapon that you can't infuse - go equip it with two-handed sword talisman, axe talisman and charged attack tear in wonderous physick plus golden vow - your charged heavy blasts off into orbit, not to mention the ash is good for clearing regular enemies or pre-loading damage on an enemy about to charge you

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It’s very good, in my top 10 new weapons for sure. 🤘

[@aleksanikolic1144]

Bro how do i replay bosses in elden without starting a new game?I wanna fight the endgame bosses again with the new weapons i got

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

You can’t that I know of lol

[@jasonjj1898]

With the Taker’s Flame knockdown reduction I think there’s a good argument that the Ruins Greatsword is one of the best weapons in the game now. Its ash is so similar and it still has all the knockdown capability (or knock “up” really, which rules 😂). Granted it is more stat heavy and doesn’t heal, but with Taker’s Cameo equipped it’s my new easy mode. Plus personally I just find str/int more fun than str/faith. But that’s totally subjective.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It doesn’t heal you though lol that’s the big part. You hit at the same time you get hit with the BB and you’ve basically tanked the hit with the heal. Also Ruins’ Greatsword is bad on NG+ and beyond, with poor scaling on the ash.

[@jasonjj1898]

@@TheKingofRedLightning A difference there might be based on playstyle - for me I use ashes more sparingly (don’t really like trading damage) and mostly use R1s and charged R2s. Ruins Greatsword has a much better charged R2 with the gravity follow-up second hit and I’m pretty sure it does more poise damage on those non-ash attacks. So it works better for me

[@jasonjj1898]

But I totally take your point that with BB trading damage doesn’t even matter and you can just spam the ash and be fine 😂 I guess I agree that I’m wrong here lol

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@jasonjj1898 haha yeah I mean ruins does more poise damage for sure. In the end it’s all just our opinions lol but Taker’s flames is still a cake walk.

[@matthewowens2946]

Talisman of the dread from the dlc raises magma damage which makes the blasphemous blade even better

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Yep it’s in the video lol

[@saisampathpotu2578]

Heyy what’s the starting class you recommend if I want to respec to try out most weapons in this video. ?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Samurai & some were Hero.

[@saisampathpotu2578]

Is that still the case for the other video u did for 15 Overpowered builds ranked video?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@saisampathpotu2578 other video was all samurai. 🤘

[@saisampathpotu2578]

Thanks for the help. Samurai it is then.

[@1wayroad935]

Been having a lot of fun with Dex+Fai thanks to the twin axes and the Knights Lightning Spear. I can even get good mileage out of a Keen Milady with Electrify Armament.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! 🤘 Milady is an awesome weapon.

[@1wayroad935]

@@TheKingofRedLightning The uncharged Heavy Attack comes out so fast one handed. It's wild how easy it is to use. It's faster to recover from than the Light Attack.

[@vereor_nox]

So armor doesn't really matter much as long as you get to at least 51 poise?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Basically yes lol just hit 51 so light attacks don’t knock you down as much.

[@whereisboris]

Why use Winged Sword Insignia over rotten one in some builds?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

I was on NG for some of these. You can only get 1. Rotten winged is better than winged if you have it.

[@UndeadAaronGames]

Certain people talk about summons as if it was a game genie hack. FromSoft put the summon in there for a reason, and with so many different summons they clearly think it's an important tool for the player to have. The elitism and utter snobbery around not using summons blows my mind. There are people who don't want to spend 100s of hours in the game, or learn every boss fight. I could argue these ultra builds are just as cheesey. Some people dont want to craft these meta builds and just want to play through the story using the gear they find rather than following a step by step walkthrough video. For those people it's perfect. Not everyone who plays souls games, have the hard core souls mentality or find any replay value in the game. Great job on the video, glad someone who clearly knows the game actually said the summons is okay.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Agreed! It’s totally dependent on play style. For many, esp those who just play it once it deff helps to use what they give you for sure 👍 and thanks! 🙏

[@mikezigma]

black knife tiche really evens that playing field i think.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Very good glass cannon lol

[@perfectlyflawedchristredee4763]

Why the milicents prosthesis on the fire knights greatsword build?

[@perfectlyflawedchristredee4763]

Lol nvm I paused the video .2 seconds early.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It was just to hit the dexterity requirements. I didn’t want to respec from another faith build for like the 4 points I needed.

[@jamesvarela233]

Think the nerfs that bad now over with Flame Knights Greatsword idk the whole poise thing kinda making it boring now with just poising through everything instead of doing anything fun like with some weapons in the dlc?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

A lot of the new weapons are fun, but many need buffs. I expect to see more balancing soon hopefully. 🤞

[@JarethDuLac]

Loved the video 👍 I love playing Strength/Faith builds in the Dark Souls trilogy, and Elden Ring, because of the versatility, and it gives you that paladin feel. I refuse to use the Blasphemous Blade in Elden Ring due to how easy it makes things. And it is kind of ugly in my opinion. Tend to use the Claymore instead, or the plain ol' Longsword. Pulling the Blasphemous blade out to beat a boss, feels like turning the difficulty down to easy. 😂 EDIT: As for using summons. I say go for it. If you do need help, that's what they are there for. Same as respecing builds for individual bosses. It is okay to make things 'easier' in your single player experience if you need to.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Agreed on the summons & strength/faith. 🤘 Yeah the BB is too easy for sure at times. Simple yet too effective lol

[@reggy7706]

I think Arc builds, especially Faith/Arc and Str/Arc are the strongest. Faith/Arc gives you access to dragon communion, which is one of the best spell families imo due to the amount of damage options, and str/arc is just the best bleed build ( Bleed Beastman's curved sword > Occult Scavenger's in terms of AR) and lets you take advantage of the occult giant crusher, which has the highest AR in the game. And the dlc only helps make faith/arc and str/arc better with the new stuff like bloodfiend's arm and the new thorn sorcery. In terms of ease of use though BB is still the best.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@reggy7706 depends on your level. RL 125-150 the scavs will net you more DPS on occult with 50-60 vigor (50 at 125, 60 at 150) & 25-30 endurance. 160-200 Beastmen/gargoyles. Max bandits have the highest AR in blood of any curved sword. Dragon communion is fun, but slow too. Deff agree that BB is easiest, it’s cake lol

[@longlivejah7821]

That one old video still making ppl believe in lies I guess huh...

[@Laneflake]

Why not build the Milady just lightning in general?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Versatility of a faith build. A lot you can add to it even at 150.

[@nataslette5006]

Wish you would have made this after the nerfs to the bloodfiend and perfume

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@nataslette5006 Bloodfiend’s is still great. Perfumes I ignored cause it was obv broke lol thorns I’ll be doing a build for but BB is always the easiest & simplest for me.

[@treet0ne927]

Hey can I get some help please I have some lord runes and I don’t know how to use them all at once the game does not give me the option to do 99 runes at a time pls help it would be much appreciated

[@troyjackson3832]

Just sell them at round table.

[@Lamren]

After testing almost everything, to me the clear winners (even post nerf) were Backhand blade, bloodfiends arm, Black steel greathammer, Great katana (the infusable one), Milady (infusable one as well) and the greataxe from the death knight (not the dual wield one). I feel like the mesmer soldier spear should be great too but I'm not sure how to approach boss fights with it yet. The fact that almost every "somber" weapons feel so lackluster is very strange imho, and I feel like a lot of weapons have movesets and ashes of war better suited for PvP or are just bad on purpose (like the eternal sleep ones), it makes no sense :(

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

That’s a fair analysis. I deff agree with some of the somber weapons. Have a feeling when I get to NG+7 the damage with them will be bad mostly.

[@Andreef1111]

@@TheKingofRedLightning blasph. blade is not the best in that case then ?

[@LolAsYouCanSee]

How can I send you my build. I was able to get through the dlc at 150

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

I do build requests through Discord (there’s a tab for it there) but tbh I get a lot of them/and have a decent amount planned. I also got through twice at 150. It was tough but not too bad lol

[@LolAsYouCanSee]

@@TheKingofRedLightning good to know sir I definitely like your content

[@Blockycheese869]

Did the thorns get nerfed in today’s patch?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nah. It still may be balanced though. I’ll be doing a build for it soon. 🤘

[@kree197238]

What's a decent build for a newbie I just started

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Blasphemous blade lol can’t recommend better. Early on though Bloodhounds fang. Check out early game guides on my channel. 🤘

[@kree197238]

@@TheKingofRedLightning curiosity what would that be faith 2 hand build ?

[@kree197238]

@@TheKingofRedLightning what weapon should I be " Training " before I manage the Blasphemous Blade

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@kree197238 early on you can grab GUTS Greatsword then lean strength/faith. I have an early game guide on my channel for it. It’s under “early game guides”.

[@Nik-fn2yl]

Aren’t the Godskin peelers better than scavenger

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@Nik-fn2yl nah not for DPS at RL 125-150. More bleed, but bleed resistances go up with each proc. Scavs have amazing pure physical damage on occult in between procs.

[@mariuszel759]

Make a Falx build 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

I am soon! 🤘

[@ShotoTodoroki-bh7pf]

Is a build with BHF not a top 3 build in the game anymore?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It’s great but for me not really. TOP 5 probably.

[@ShotoTodoroki-bh7pf]

Okay thanks for responding

[@tacostand1o118]

Greatsword

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Always a good choice. 🤘

[@KeenEyeVP]

Milady w Wing Stance is my favourite weapon in the game! Absolutely SHREDS!

[@dandy3444]

Where is the moonlight greatsword?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Number 4 for me, honorable mention. It lost its poise damage, so I dropped it from my top 3.

[@silverwolf2761]

Nice video. Still don't get why people are so anti-summon. If they weren't meant to be used, wouldn't be an entire material and upgrade system dedicated to them, including in the DLC.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@silverwolf2761 thanks! Yeah I don’t get it. Whatever is fun is best imo.

[@silverwolf2761]

@@TheKingofRedLightning Really like the end secion of the video and the milady build you've actually made here. Think I could work in a shield? I am a high level so stat split not an issue

[@booleaninfernusstudios5352]

Elden Ring is my GOAT and DLC just GOATed it further. Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro are not far behind though with Dark Souls 1 (Re) Remastered half a tier below. DS1 DLC Artorias and DS3 DLCs Ariandel and Ringed City conditioned me to expect FromSoft upping the difficulty for Shadow of the Erdtree. I like how in a sort of reverse psychology, Blasphemous Blade was (nerfed) buffed due to the Talisman of the Dread. As soon as I've finished the DLC playthrough with my Blasphemous Albinauric character then it's off to the female sorcerer and the wretch(ed) bleedmaster. You just can't put these games down. I see my Souls arc continuing for years and I haven't even touched Armored Core 6 yet.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Agreed ER is the GOAT. It will be hard for other games to live up to it. And yeah BB was nerfed then buffed lol it’s still amazing. 🤘

[@actofvalor6052]

Did they nerf impenetrable thorns?

[@jwalkerboy4]

nope i dont think so

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Not yet! So I’ll be doing a build for those soon it looks like.

[@imanseven-sky9338]

Please help me with final boss😢😢 I’m struggling with this 🙏🙏🙏

[@gagewyant7886]

Best game ever

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Hell yeah it is! 🤘

[@x3non453]

get any weapon what you like upgrade it to max get good stats most important thing you have to do find a open window in enemy'd attack pattern (git gud) thats all

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Ehh that’s not true. Some weapons are downright bad lol varres bouquet for example. But yes patience is key.

[@x3non453]

@@TheKingofRedLightning i remember my first elden ring walkthrough when i was trying to kill varres and he got my hours before entering in actual game lol

[@T3mptat1on]

Looks like you had poor timing with the patch coming today lol, thorns has to be far and away the best build in the game now I'm really surprised it didn't get nerfed and the turkey leg still shreds.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Ehh not really. BB is still by far easiest to use imo. Thorns I’ll cover but they could still be hit. The bonk stick I included.

[@waxthebeef449]

elden ring devs *gets rid of blasphemous blade knockback* Also elden ring devs *introduces new weapon arts with the SAME knockback effect*

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

While that can be true, they don’t also heal you for a ton lol

[@waxthebeef449]

@TheKingofRedLightning Your right👌 it does balance it out. (I just liked being overpowered destroying everything in my path😅😈. Felt good after getting wrecked by them at the start lmao)

[@MrVbgames]

I want a build to humialiate Messmer and the Final boss, I want to not even let them move. Any sugestions?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

ADLS or maybe the thorns.

[@reidotrance]

Construtive criticism here. Love ur way to play the game and build strategys. Try to speak a bit slower though

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Thank you, appreciate the feedback! 🙏

[@Shuttterbugg]

Yuup backhand blades sre.my favorite and pur frost on them.unstopable.arcane build period

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Nice! Yeah they’re insanely good. 🤘

[@billblunderbuss]

I feel like people are sleeping on Fire Knight Greatsword with sacred and savage lions claw. Insane damage.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Yep! It’s amazing in sacred & flame art. Savage lions claw is fun too.

[@gezimnexhipi4905]

where can you get the sword

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

@@gezimnexhipi4905 shadow keep. The fire knights that wield it.

[@gilbertolimardo9414]

Na it’s trash towards end game even with ashes of wars it’s dookie

[@bradyschwenter2728]

Sacred was a bug, they nerfed it heavy

[@Simple_OG]

How to kill radahan I am struggling 🥲😭

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Prob BB & mimic. Just don’t summon at the door lol

[@justinbadey7861]

I've seen shield poking build work consistently

[@RedBeardLifting]

Finger Print Shield with the Scholars Shield buff alongside a bleed infused Lance takes down the final boss with ease.

[@Siberiasun2]

I heard you laugh at your own joke about the greatsword. Lol. Also blasphomous blade and midos blade has carried me through most of the dlc at ng+7

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Haha yeah & that’s a great combo! BB is so easy still lol

[@chuckchan4127]

Greatshields are the true easy mode. They trivialize SO many enemies.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

True I’m trying to get into shield builds soon lol haven’t liked them that much so I’ve been trying them more lately.

[@FlyingFox86]

@@TheKingofRedLightning A few months ago I did my first greatshield build, combined with the Pike. It was a lot of fun, as long as you don't solely use shield pokes. I focused on impaling thrust and guard counters.

[@skillywilly187]

I've been trying it With bale and the final boss , It's not helping

[@RedBeardLifting]

​@skillywilly187 Pest Thread Spears work a treat against Bayle, just stay under him and spam. As for the final boss, buffing with Scholars Shield makes it a hell of a lot easier.

[@chuckchan4127]

@@TheKingofRedLightning pair shields with weapons that have natural poke synergy. Spears/great spears/thrusting swords/heavy thrusting swords. Don't just spam shield poke. Use it as a tool when the enemy is hyper aggressive. My favorite standouts are Bolt of Gransax, Antspur Rapier, and Dragonkings Cragblade.

[@evrri3291]

Dancer swords are stronger IMO

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

They’re good, but no bleed & pure physical damage. I like them though they’d prob make my top 5. 🤘

[@Lycan3303]

RIP perfume builds :(

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It was never intended to do that much damage..lol

[@JingLiu-]

They nerfed everything you said except the thorns, and honestly I dont think the thorns will be nerfed, you have to take into account you need to be up close to hit all 3 thorns which leaves you super vulnerable to attacks. Also the thorns spell causes bleed which gets that big dmg, I think the only thing they’ll nerf on it is probably the bleed proc and how quick it can get it, but then again as I said, you need to hit all 3 thorns and be up close for all that dmg, the dmg from mid-far range especially against a target that moves a lot isnt all that good, so in consensus, I believe the thorns spell is perfectly balanced cause if you wanna get that big dmg, you need to risk taking hits which as we know, most people running sorcery builds dont got the armor or hp to tank a lot of hits

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Agreed! It does have to land everything. But we’ll see. Today’s patch was basically a hot fix. They do long nerfs/buffs sometimes like a month later. I’ll be covering thorns soon though. 🤘

[@setwhen2]

They didn’t touch the backhand blades

[@JingLiu-]

@@setwhen2 yeah that true, they only nerfed swift slash for pvp so nothing too bad there

[@thebatman8957]

Ez the best build is the one I'm using lmao

[@billyandwillow7773]

i could care less if people tell me to use a summons or not

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

While that’s true, the community can be tough sometimes (from feedback I’ve heard myself too). I say play whatever way is most fun. 🤘

[@user-if4en2nw9i]

The only file i can access the DLC off rip on was my naked club only run, so this video is useless😢

[@n8g496]

These builds kinda rip the fun from the game tho, everything is so easily handled that self efficacy isn't able to build for the player.

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Everyone has fun in their own way though.

[@Yes-lq4es]

Why ai voice

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

It’s my own voice & my own script for all my videos. Recorded with a condenser mic. 🤘

[@jaydunna2645]

"Base game weapons are better than DLC weapons"......i......i just.......what?

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

They are. Aside from the thorns & Bloodfiend’s arm (the latter got a slight nerf), they do more damage as a whole. Perfumes are now gone. They’re cooler looking, but take any of the DLC weapons (esp somber ones) on NG+ and beyond. They just can’t keep up.

[@gilbertolimardo9414]

Anything mage related is not good at all so idk why it’s on the list 😂

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

Mages are typically easy mode in souls games. Still are lol

[@KordenoL]

flame spear seems stronger than flame skewer tbh. Skewer's follow up feels useless af and flame spear's buff lasts quite a bit a longer. Plus the initial hit does more stagger, I think

[@TheKingofRedLightning]

They’re both good for it. It excels in flame art. 🤘