Whips are the Best Weapon in Elden Ring - Elden Ring All Whips Breakdown

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[@tommo9176]

I don't really understand why you shouldn't use the magma whip with say the erdtrtee seal in the other hand? I mean it scales with faith. At the moment I'm a faith/arcane hybrid, but if I went faith/dex and switched to erdtree seal instead of the dragon one, couldn't that work? OR, keep faith/arcane and do hoslow whip in one, dragon seal in other hand and keep all the blood buffs? Thoughts? As always, great builds, I'm finally subscribing and feel guilty it has taken me this long!

[@NyarlathotepCrawlingChaos]

Dude, you need to list the names for the music tracks you use. The outro theme is hella sick, and I wanna know it’s name so I can check out the artist and their work.

[@Whatever100500]

One thing that almost no one seems to mentions is that pve stagger and stance-break are separate mechanics. Pve stagger comes in discrete levels, like hardness. Whips are very unusual in this regard, as they have stagger 2 like greatswords/etc, despite being relatively light. This is particularly helpful against Malenia, since she cancels stagger 1 and nothing can inflict stagger 2 at same speed and distance as whips.

[@Oliverelgato1]

Thats nerdy great, thanks for the info

[@Galaka100]

Interesting. I have not been noticing that I stagger enemies when powerstancing occult petals. I only get a stagger when I bleed an enemy which is fairly frequent. I was thinking that whips don’t stagger in the normal course because they are not able to crit.

[@Whatever100500]

@@Galaka100 Stagger is when enemy flinches and cancels current action, while I think you refer to stance-breaks (when enemy goes down and can be critted). Whips are indeed terrible at stance-breaking, but they stagger well.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

You can level up as high as you want without going to NG +. I dont mircro manage Min/MAX garbage. I dont play PVP with lv 150 maximum. Most if not all Boss fights are realitive EASY or managing able to me... The only time Malenia kills me was ONESHOTING me as soon as cut ends or while Im casting my mimic..Most if , not ALL ER's boss/enemies has simple mechanics..of just ROLLING INTO/THROUGH them.. The fight between 1st form Malenia is over with 10-15 sec.. It's the same for 2nd form..once I figure out to just simply Roll into her and out her back side. My mimic Killed her.becuase I had to roll back out ( almost out of stamina) bleed/scarlot rot..ect dosnt play a factor...the fight is over and done with too fast... Its the same thing with Rokan and FInal Boss...Roll into them it's over in 20-30 sec...Elden dragon takes longer becuase it wants to FLY ..to SHOW OFF farmsoft Animation...You can easily ROLL through whatever spell towards it and wack it to death with a Katana of your choice.. i use the whip mostly to just Horse around on my pony I chase the BLACKNIGHTS with my whips. I'll use my while on those damn birds and dragons too...I dont care. Buff it with whatever..mostly for VISUAL FX I WHIP everything in the Land of in between Im the new ELDEN LORD/SHERIFF in town. You cant be a GOD/LORD unless you can CUT or whip everything like BUTTER.lol

[@bobdillin8388]

While I wasn't aware of this specifically I just happened to be fooling around with bleed whips when I fought her and melted her my first run.

[@Anchor-Supreme]

It’s actually super cool that the normal Whip is the second longest in the game. It keeps it somewhat viable even into the later portions of the game.

[@michaelespinosa9168]

huh huh you said "longest"

[@ThePalebloodDoll]

@@michaelespinosa9168 i guess just for the range, but damage falls off fast without bleed

[@brandentaft5164]

@@ThePalebloodDoll Not everyone wants a bleed build

[@ThePalebloodDoll]

@@brandentaft5164 yea ik, i was saying that a lot of weapons become obsolete in later plythroughs. 1 of them being whips without bleed

[@D0MIN0W4LKER]

That sweet stagger on hit is so useful too

[@georgeallee16]

That one dude with Dual Whips in Volcano Manor quest line absolutely worked my ass so many times. The bleed on that shit was pissing me off and that man would teleport everywhere

[@pc574]

Not to mention his power stance hits at the same time whereas when we use the whip it hits one and then another causing us a loss in dps

[@Seifiros]

Can't wait for the video about the best OP weapons of Elden Ring - the torches.

[@pc574]

Before this last patch torches were viable as well. It only took a couple swings to get frostbite on and you could then reset with the fire

[@mistermysteryman107]

I thought katana were the best? Wait. I thought great swords were the best?

[@SynthTerror]

It's like Elden Ring offers a huge variety of play style options to allow everybody to play how they want.

[@colinyoungscot]

I was just thinking the same thing. Can't wait for the 'Bare fist and kicks are overpowered' video

[@plansix9688]

@@jjleonie or the best weapon is the only you love using.

[@metalrob6713]

All of them are best, when u know how to gid gud.😉

[@Imabirdhaww]

Hammers best

[@johnnygraz4712]

I highly recommend the plain ol' whip as a source of early-game strike damage. When you're trying to get all the smithing stones for a dual curved sword build, it's great to have a dex weapon that can chew through the mines.

[@alastor8091]

Hmm, that doesn't make sense. Whips make cuts. Whips should be slash damage period.

[@thedarkness125]

@@alastor8091 if you hit anything hard enough you will split it. Im know common sense is in short supply on the internet but please try to use it.

[@alastor8091]

@@thedarkness125 you don't seem to be a native English speaker. "Strike damage" in this case means "blunt". A hammer or a baseball bat would do "strike" or "blunt" damage. Something like a whip creates slashes like a knife.

[@oo7799]

Flails are better

[@Вейн-э5б]

Nightrider flail: Am I a joke for you?

[@Thunderlord_Tozn]

I love that this series show the pros and cons of every weapon and what a good play style is to make it shine. It’s made me rethink a couple of weapons and make new builds.

[@jakeforgey5378]

I saw a video about a guy making a chain whip, figured "Eh what the hell, Elden Ring has a few whips I can use... and without braiding baling twine into a whip as well" then started up, saw this and well It has made me rethink whips, when prior I just couldn't figure out how it was breaking my shield when in PVP, but in PVE on my use it barely dented the enemies poise...

[@michaelm4062]

Whips tend to interrupt so you can be a lot more aggressive with much lighter armor-particularly if you power stance them. For the same reasons I’d say that Raptor of the Mists is probably more powerful on whips than most other weapon classes

[@galaxie3127]

Dual whips allowed me to defeat Malenia no hit, a feat that i would have never accomplished with any other weapons The combination of high range and fast proc from status effects really make up for the inability to counter ennemis These are S tiers weapons

[@PoisonJarl71501]

Which whips do you recommend and build?

[@_faultee_]

@@PoisonJarl71501 Watch the video and pick 2 whips depending on when ur fighting her. I like urumi and hoslows. Fire giants and magma are amazing but more of a thing on their own tier, especially tanking fire dance/magma spam. Bloodhound step just breaks half the bosses in the game so thats an obvious ash of war to add to a whip.

[@galaxie3127]

@@PoisonJarl71501 For the anti malenia build i used the Sharpen Hoslow whip along whith a frost thorn whip (Forgot to kill the Hoslow guy) Used bloodhound step on the Hoslow whip Bloodflame blade on the Hoslow whip to remove freeze and proc another bleed effect on top of the first one.m Stats : 10 health 12 spirit 30 endurance 10 strenght 80 dex 10 intelligence 13 Faith 45 esoterism My talisman where: Rotten winged sword insignia Lord of Blood exultation Blue dancer talisman And green turtle talisman I only wore the White Mask Talisman to strenghten the biff from the Blue Dancer Talisman. All blue estus Flask of wonder physics Dex + Stamina regen no other item

[@galaxie3127]

Nevermind i used the Ritual Sword talisman instead of the turtle one, the flask on wondrous physics was there to boost my stamina regen in phase 2

[@newtonslore]

Definitely S tier. I tempted invaders into my world over 100 times. Wielding dual petals and bloodhound step, I only lost once. And I don't consider myself that good at pvp. Amazing

[@pinto5012]

The whips are fun to use and helped me out in defeating Malenia. I dual wielded Hoslows petal whips and applied a cold affinity to apply bleed and frost, with bloodhounds step to avoid Malenia’s waterfowl dance. My only issue with the whips is that there is a long open window after attacking with the whip where you are open to getting hit, and if the ground is at an incline/decline against an enemy, your attacks may not hit. Overall though, they are fun to use if you are looking to dual wield 👍🏽

[@samfish2550]

Tbh the incline issue really makes me mis ds3 whips. By two handing whips you'd get much wider lights and your first heavy would become a vertical downward slash that started high and used the full reach of the whip for spacing out bosses which helped negate the long attack recovery. The option to dual wield them is nice and the reach on the guard counter has some potential for more dynamic play but the loss of basically any reason to two hand whips wasn't really worth it. They just feel more one dimensional. They can still be fun and maybe a run with a hammer and off hand whip will win me over like it did in ds3, but as of now something just feels.... Missing.....

[@BirdMoose]

I love the Urumi, it is great against players/ player style NPCs for roll catching, and just feels cool. The R2 is also nice for keeping distance in PvE and staggers many enemies hit by it. One of my favorite weapon designs in the game for sure.

[@TotinosOtherBoy]

Ive been using dual urumi and its soooo satisfying stunning enemies so much that they cant ever move

[@despinhabarda]

Thank you Fextralife for uploading a video about Elden Ring whips exactly when I was considering a whip only run. It must be fate.

[@alchemist2814]

I'm happy that they used a weapon from my place 😍 .Urumi is a sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, originating in modern-day Kerala in the Indian subcontinent. It is thought to have existed from as early as the Sangam period. It is treated as a steel whip and therefore requires prior knowledge of that weapon as well as the sword.

[@Preston241]

Gotta whip up a Belmont build.

[@Beldaross]

I was thinking the same thing

[@snakejazz]

I found a really helpful tip regarding flasks! I don't recall who said it so I can't give credit but it's not my idea and it's been super awesome for me. Set the flasks to your left and right buttons on the D pad in your SECOND menu, the one you have to hold Y for (triangle on PS5). It's a lot easier to press Y and hit left for HP or right for mind rather than cycling through the down arrow in menu one. Plus that made me feel more comfortable filling up my down arrow item slots since I don't have to worry about cycling or holding the button down to get back to the first slot and heal.

[@ffflustered9qr]

My boyfriend started using a whip for his Trevor Belmont build, and that thing is a game changer for crowds and for enemies vulnerable to strike damage! A whip is an amazing supplement if you’re relying on slash or pierce damage otherwise.

[@JinxRemoving]

A Trevor Belmont build was some of the most fun I've had playing a videogame. Although it made me want a 3D open world style Castlevania game so badly!

[@firstswordcorvus7368]

As far as I've seen in PvP videos, Hoslow's whip is the most popular whip by far and is usually occult or frostbite infused and is usually dual wielded

[@gk4204]

I greatly appreciate your hard work. Thank you for the great vid.

[@samuraisqrrl]

was already arcane doing dragon spells with dual reduvias and switched to two occult thorn whips as soon as I could and it was a blast! it was so nice having more range and strike damage after use the daggers to supplement the spells

[@dmaxcustom]

Also, they do strike damage. Which is extremely useful against armored enemies. So, it offsets the low damage.

[@tonydeluna8095]

Thank you Fextra! Your videos have all been helpful. Keep it up 👍

[@michaelespinosa9168]

that's what she said

[@kixeagle8543]

Dual petal whips build with occult affinity and raptor of the mists is so cool. High damage with good blood set up and very good jump attack because of the equipment and talisman. I use Determination on the second hand it's very good with jump attack. And I have a Thorned whip with bloodhound's step to switch the seconde hand if needed.

[@MrElpizo1982]

finally, Ive been waiting for the whip video!

[@kangaroomaniac9732]

Whips deal additional damage to vampires.

[@Bouncytomato728]

But there isn't vampires in epdem ring is there

[@selenang2006]

Wow you have the most detailed guide i've seen ever. Love it.

[@ShawnValsean]

Its worth it to point out that split damage DOES NOT make the damage worse in every case. It entirely depends on the resistances of the enemy youre fighting. If they have 40% physical resist and 35% elemental resist, you actually deal MORE damage by splitting your damage elements. Instead of your whole damage being negated 40%, half of it is only negated 35% instead, thus increasing damage The part to look out for is you should only split into an element that the enemy resists less, not more, because then half your damage is resisted more

[@eclipse369.]

these game should have a discoverable bestiary in game

[@DemonicShade]

Coincidental upload since I've been trying out a Ghost Rider build. Appreciate it.

[@Fishmeaker]

I hope this series will also cover talismans and staffs. Some kind of overview, with talisman/staff is good/best for a specific group of incantations/speels would be awesome. Next I would love to see some (great)axes, because you always just see some kind of swords.

[@Fextralife]

We'll definitely do Staffs and Seals.

[@biglipid2242]

@@Fextralife would also be cool to see something around axes, they get such little love in this game but look so cool

[@Charts181]

Here they are! Best weapons. Thanks for doing these. Really enjoying these videos.

[@skylerdickson2939]

: DDDDD YOU MENTIONED MY SPELL WHIP BUILD! I beat the entire game offline, levelling only strength, with a Heavy Urumi (quickstep), electrify weapon and sacred vow!!!! (also power attack talisman and power attack physick potion) I played virtually the absolute hardest and stupidest build in the game in a vaccuum with no influences or research. I was also a heavy armor med-load user. Faith-Whip-Tank Build! I was utterly passionate about it and in love with it. I actually hated Elden Ring trudging along until I found the Urumi. Im so glad my build existed to someone else! ALTHOUGH, to beat Mohg, at Miquella, I DID RESPEC my 99 STR to 99 DEX and then it was soooooooooo much easier. 808 attack rating at 99 STR _Heavy_ after buffs vs 879 attack rating at 99 DEX _Keen_ after buffs (dont forget to use gravel stone seal for electrify weapon, and the canvas incantation talisman) MY SINGLE COMPLAINT!... The Urumi has no riposte. Im sorry I had to say that, my perfect Urumi, please forgive me... Staggered enemies are meaningless to the Urumi. I found it to be just another pious discipline inflicted upon those who walk the lands between, craven by the Urumi. Instead, staggers are a time to refill stamina and release full bars of power attacks, and that second power attack, is absolute *chefs kiss* when mastered. I think I have loved the Urumi like no other weapon in any game before. I love it even more than power-stanced Pursuer's Ultra's. Adventure Time's Jake: "One Urumi is all that is needed." It... Lives rent-free in my soul for eternity. The Urumi demands perfection and patches-like cunning. The tracking on it can be turned 180 behind you, and back again, every single strike, so multi-directional mobs are a joyous whack-a-mole where even katanas wouldnt keep up. I could go on and on about this absolute vision of perfection, please, someone stop me. The omni-directional flaming whip in the video is for babies. You must feel the death of every enemy individually to have truly tasted their pain. edit: The amount of times I referenced Frank Reynolds: "I'm gonna whip that bitch if she makes a peep!" cannot be counted by mortal means. Forget all other existing weapons. And by the way, an Urumi is what was used to kill Rorouni Kenshin, so. Think about that before you churlishly equip a katana. In closing: It is my badge of honor to have beaten Elden Ring with an Urumi-Faith-Tank build (and all side-quests and optional bosses possible in one playthrough)..... This was my personal culmination of the effort to 100% Demons Souls, DS1, DS2, DS3 and then Elden Ring. The crowning achievment of them all that no other weapon-user will ever know..... And I wont _ever_ do it again. Literally. Im finally satisfied. Im selling my 3070 now that this is finished and quitting gaming. Urumi is life. _and Urumi is death_

[@Nobody_Nowhere_Never]

Love this series, thanks!

[@mhiggs8001]

I was not expecting whips to be next in the series lol! I’ve not thought about trying a spell whip before, but I have been intrigued by whips for a long time so it might be time to try it. Thanks as always!

[@wmita4520]

Never thought it could happen, but now I'm excited about whips

[@gurra981]

i feel like using two giants red braid is the best combo for making a kratos build with the blade of chaos it deals fire damage and in GOW it seems to be more on fire the more is upgraded and using fire like moves flame dance is basecly a combo move from GOW and being red you could imagen that it has that red trail that it leaves behind in the GOW games

[@AwakenedGaro]

Thank you for highlighting them!

[@tyrlant2189]

In pvp it can be good to put urumi in your main hand and use its special charged heavy to poke anyone who charges you. It's range is great and if you time it right it's 2 hits. The talisman that increases damage with successive hits is great for dual whips. I like bleed whips and can actually do well in duels with them which isn't true of all weapons for me. People aren't familiar with the moveset, its easy to proc bleed, and easy to roll catch.

[@Zedujo]

Good to see whips get the love they deserve. Even just the plain ol’ whip is good. My gravity/lava mage uses whips and breezes through the game.

[@azialbasha]

I love watching elden ring content in your channel

[@secondthmaestro8608]

Fextra you just told me the best information I needed to know because I wanted to see if I could make Giant's whip and Hoslow's Whip work together and I just found out yesterday that diallos appears in liurnia and wondered about if he dropped it and you told me at 17 mins in the video while I was watching this, THANK YOU

[@ericwilson9903]

Looking forward to trying this out for a build! Ty for the guide

[@MrJibJub13]

dual hoslow whips and dragon seal is a fun build to play. used it for the end of my playthough

[@Galaka100]

I’m using it on NG++. Super strong bleed build.

[@Buckeye_Bill]

Every weapon type is the best 😂 Don’t care, these are the best type breakdowns on YT hands down

[@Svoorhout85]

I like the idea of a Castlevania challenge with a whip as a main weapon combined with incantations and throwables to simulate the side weapons like throwing knives and holy pots.

[@luismaldonado3663]

I run the thorned whip and the regular whip on my off hand, with regular whip equiped with quick step ash of war with bleed affinity of 104 and thorned whip with bloodhound step with poison to have double bleed and poison, it's strong af

[@thomask1424]

Going by youtube videos, EVERYTHING in Elden Ring is over-powered.

[@Fextralife]

Exactly haha

[@n8doggy733]

You can also apply status effect, like frost or blood flame, with flame of redmane

[@Xandros999]

Sounds like a good ash for a whip. Blood flame blade can also mess up your crit opportunities because of the continuous bleed buildup and whips aren't so hurt by that.

[@cmoody17]

I think it would be useful if you broke down the standard moveset vs power stance moveset vs two-hand moveset on these weapons in just a *but* more detail. One thing I found with whips is that the dual-wield power stance moveset has a frustrating delay between hit 2 and hit 3 in the combo, which often leaves an opening for enemies to attack you and even stagger you out of your combo. Some insights on effective movesets and combos could definitely help in these videos.

[@Galaka100]

A running R1 is extremely effective to start a multihit R1 combo. Also, increase your poise to 60+ and you will be able to continue hitting. I recommend using occult petals because they frequently bleed and cause a stagger.

[@MisterK-YT]

I kinda hate the whips in ER cuz the after-swing retraction is way too slow. Like, it retracts to all the way down, every swing, and it feels heavy. I wish you could really whip them around multiple times rather than whip-retract-whip-retract

[@ThatIrishCowboy]

Let me help you out "Whip it Good! : Elden Ring Whip Guide" thought we were going to see more comparisons with other weapons making a case for why they are the best lol. Still a very good guide video on whips. Thanks!

[@beezum]

I understand that these titles are part of a series, but..... DON'T LIE TO ME FEXTRALIFE!

[@WeeAndy_DMJ]

Can’t wait too see a video like this with bows and greatbows

[@misterman8671]

Dual thorned whips with raptor of the mists carried me very hard in the end areas of the game when the game came out, it was a really fun way to play to ignore every attack bosses put out, proc bleed super fast and break poise as fast as great sword builds from constantly dual air whipping with the teleport. They did a great job on whips in this game.

[@katanamaru1]

I like urumi in my off hand. It looks cool and is just fun to pair with my other weapons. I plan to do a dual whip setup eventually.

[@Jaycartier95]

I love the whips! One thing to mention, I found that in early game, utilising the 'Strike' damage on the whip and the 'Slash' Damage on the Urumi can really make a difference, also makes the Urumi even more unique as it's the only one with Slashing damage :D

[@limerick622]

I love Dual Wield/Exultation build with Poison infusion on Thorned or Hoslow's. They keep bleed and do absurd poison build up too, so with both Exultation talismans and either white mask or mushroom crown, damage can get nutty with them alone. Claw + Raptor stacks nicely, and so do successive hit buff. I didn't decide to try them until a few NG's in, and was running mostly Dex and Arc, now im finishing +8 with 70 in both as well as Str and they are still carrying when i need to call on them lol BHS definitely recommended, i know the AoW is good on any light builds, but when you mix the ability to get away quickly and safely with the oppressing range of the whip, you've got yourself an oversight lmao Also i've been messing around with Bleeding Shield Crash on Fingerprint Stone Shield, and whip works as a surprising good main hand for that as well. Makes a terrifying close-range build for any humanoid enemy into a pestering long-range build too, plus there aren't that many AoW's you'll be interested in using when it comes to bleed whips outside of BHS.

[@branded_undead]

I love these videos! I hope the next one goes over heavy thrusting swords! quite an underrated weapon type in my opinion.

[@xWolfmanx13]

I love these I'm always trying to figure out the best scaling with the none unique weapons. More please. I'll watch one for every weapon type. I want colossal swords and straight swords.

[@btarczy5067]

I used the normal Whip mainly for its damage type in a Dex playthrough… And there’s nothing more satisfying than getting the last hit on a boss with an offhand whip.

[@jimbokilo]

They are the most underrated. I got a leather whip early, use it more than any other weapon. Especially good against flying enemies.

[@itze_]

Sick move set

[@YeetoHeartt]

I had no idea these weapons were even in the game during my first playthrough. They're so unique on there own and I'll have to try Red Braid/Dragon Incantation Build.

[@playmsbk]

One additional point that I think needs mentioning. The urumi deals slash damage while the rest of the whips deal strike damage

[@Spartanzx4]

Did a whip playthrough with two petal whips and the Hoslow armor named Hoslowlife. Great fun

[@dreadxcii2403]

I love the Urumi. I've been running it with vyke's dragonbolt just because of how cool it looks

[@Badchocobo]

Been interested in whips.

[@Galaka100]

I’ve been powerstancing occult petals with high arcane and bloodhound step on NG++. I am easily cruising through the game. Enemies are hit and bled before I am in range of their weapons. And the AoE is fantastic. Enemy shields are stripped quickly. Plus, no more boring double seppaku. I do use golden vow and sometimes flame grants me strength. I also use talismans and physics that reward multiple hits. I rarely jump, because I like high poise (60+) which raptor’s feathers does not provide. Consider focussing on lots of stamina and stamina recovery.

[@tonyogar6936]

Thanks Fex. Much appreciated. I'm considering dual whips for my next playthrough - not sure how it'll fare in NG+5 but will try... 😱... The good thing is, my whip of choice (honslows) can be made to scale to the same attributes as my weapons of choice.

[@Galaka100]

Dual occult hoslows work great on NG++. Bleed keeps scaling up.

[@benjithecorgi5714]

3:20 what I do on my whip build is I keep the misericorde in my second slot so if I DO get to do a crit I can just switch to it real quick

[@Lustig_0]

definitely gonna try out the candlestick, it looks really good

[@michaelespinosa9168]

that's what she said

[@Breezey_Dubz]

dex faith whip build is fun, black flame blade on an urumi is op, cast n swap seal to dual whip and goto town, clocked 11k in 1 dual weild sequence chain on the dragon with the weird name in farum. is nice

[@tylerschannel1560]

I'm doing a taunter's tongue playthrough with two whips and a naked dancer charm build. It's fun

[@matthewcummings5067]

0:00 Intro 0:24 Styles of play 2:01 General pros and cons 2:41 Ashes of War to use with whips 3:35 Magma Whip Candlestick 5:58 Giant's Red Braid 8:35 Whip 10:47 Thorned Whip 12:48 Urumi 15:18 Hoslow's Petal Whip

[@matthewcummings5067]

For my own reference: Looks like the options are Candlestick + Fire Urumi, Hoslow's x2 on a future playthrough, or Giant's Red Braid with shield. The fire-based whips would utilize faith, as opposed to Hoslow's which may use Arcane.

[@safiwren7812]

extra pro about giant's red braid: the skill looks cool

[@erikaberg7408]

Cool video nice work , amazing.

[@flockofbeans9153]

If anyone's wondering you don't actually have to kill Diallos to get the Petal Whip, you can follow his quest and he'll drop it at the end, you'll have to get to Volcano Manor but you don't have to fight anything to get there or to get the whip

[@weedsmokinmetalhead]

I fell in love with Hoslows Petal Whips, their pretty much all I have been using since I got the 2nd from Juno, if I need something more powerful I switch to my Rotten Battle Hammer with the Lions Claw ash of war which is very very fun to use, but on my whips I just run bloodhound step with the cold affinity on my main then royal knights resolve as it scales decently with str and dex and with the lightning affinity on it. Let me say idk if it's the affinitys or what but they are stun locking machines, I had a pair as well as my mimic against Malenia and we demolished her, she might have gotten 1 or 2 attacks off the 1st phase and maybe 3 or 4 the 2nd. Overall their just fun and different to use, considering my first playthrough consisted of uchigatana, then moonveil then rivers of blood I try to stay away from those these days and have fun experimenting with the other 100 weapons in the game lol. IMO fromsoft did their best job to date as far as weapon variety, builds and usefulness/impact of each weapon. I mean honestly there's enough ashes/talismans/buffs & spells plus the ability to apply different affinitys to most weapons that you can make almost any weapon "OP" Great job with the series btw, loving it.

[@limitedhangoutlive]

The braid is great is for fire builds. I run it with my Blasphemous blade fire build as a secondary weapon and switch to it for niche situations.

[@CatsLeMatts]

The Magma Whip Candlestick scales more with Faith than the Giant's Red Braid, which leans more towards Strength. Both work pretty well on Incantation builds, but unless you're at like 75-80 Faith I'd stick with the Giant's Seal or Beast Seal instead of the Erdtree Seal.

[@BalianBlue_]

OK FINE ILL TRY A WHIP, DAMN! Think I'll go with the Urumi

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

Out of all of the Weapon types ( across the souls games) - I would say I used Whips the lest until Elden Ring. FormSoft finally made them very appealing.

[@kyleaguiar3413]

Thorned whip is not late game. It's been a while, but pretty sure near the Revengers shack site of grace there's a group of fire monks and prelates you can get it from. It's somewhere west of Raya Lucaria along that ridge line

[@RazorOfArtorias]

I like how all weapon types can be the Best Weapon in Elden Ring. A smart way to avoid arguments on the comment section.

[@adrooze]

So true...

[@glacier4332]

Can someone please make a build that uses one of every weapon type, or just as many as you can have in all weapon slots

[@glacier4332]

@@Sletchman fair

[@R1SKbreaker]

It's a clickbait tactic, does nothing for avoiding arguments. Great in-depth video, but including in the title that each weapon type is OP and best in the game is kind of lame.

[@ExtremeFighter]

Curved swords next PLEASE !!

[@theinfamousbigslurp618]

I hope so. I’m running 2 cold bandits curved swords so I need some knowledge

[@Eggsbaconhashbrowns]

Whips do strike damage which makes them particularly useful against constructs like the crystalians. Whips also have a better range than other strike weapons making them a safer option.

[@ulyaoth3579]

You get 2 petal whips easy. Make sure to do the Volcano Manor questline. When Diallos leaves. Go to Jarburg. Takes about 15 minutes of dialogue and refreshing the area at the grace and at one point reloading the game. But you'll finish his quest he'll die and you get his whip and mask. Then in Mountain tops you defeat Hoslow at the shack and boom you have 2 and matching Armor. Use Diallos mask for a nice helm. Or go with the Crimson hood. Alter away the Cape it's ugly. I use Regalia of Eochaid. But I've considered the whips for Milena

[@gerrit4526]

Please do one for shields and armor sets as well

[@quaidrowan]

I had a lot of fun with dual petal whips. After the fight with the NPC that wields them (forgot the name) I couldn't resist trying it out.

[@jancelpinales5228]

Juno Hoslow (AKA Diallos older brother)

[@tarnished1601]

Im loving dual whips!

[@preknopreguntesporqueminom9050]

I'm pleased by how whips got a much needed rework

[@ruaraidhmorrison5879]

I am trying out different build types and wanted dual petal whips. I didn’t remember about getting one via Diallos, so did the quickest way possible to get volcano manor quest line in NG+1. Now have dual petal whips - one with hoarfrost stomp and one with red mane fire ashes. This means frost and bleed build up with fire damage as well. It is so much fun, sadly not really viable as a n early game build if doing a proper run through from the start due to where weapons are available in the game. One of the most fun builds I have produced though.

[@brycebledsoe3870]

Honestly a whip plus longsword off hand build got me through alot of my second playthrough

[@The-Almighty775]

I'm definitely going to do a Simon Belmont build if whips are really good in Elder ring

[@hkp30sk31]

I discovered the power on my second game. It is great for dogs and low flying enemies that tend to hang out of sword reach

[@YamesuTankosi]

Between this channel, Arrekz Gaming and some others, I'm convinced every weapon, skill and spell in the game is OP.

[@Fextralife]

LOL. The title of our videos is obviously a joke. Every weapon can't be the best weapon. None of my builds claim to be "THE MOST OP BLEED BUILD" etc. It's just a series of videos showcasing weapons.

[@leewang2902]

Everyone knows that holy damage sucks because of the negations, but fails to recognize that different physical damage type has different negation as well. The whip dealt the highest physical damage may deal less damage in combat because of its damage type-most enemy’s slash damage negation is higher than strike negation.

[@pvfpinto]

Hi. Great review. Any whip build that you suggest? For end game.

[@gixorz8534]

VINDICATION!!! Seriously tho, more games need whips as weapons

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Flame blood ash I of war works on the chain whip. Makes me wanna prefer it

[@300kyuubi]

I actually use the regular whip and the Urumi as a strike and slash combo. With cold and poison