Elden Ring Best Bleed Build: Stats and Weapons

This Elden Ring bleed build guide is updated with two interactive maps to help locate necessary items. Elden Ring's bleed builds are renowned for their devastating power. With Arcane scaling issues resolved, players have crafted incredibly effective Arcane and Dexterity-focused builds that inflict massive bleed buildup.

Arcane and Dexterity synergize exceptionally well in this build.

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• Crafting the Optimal Elden Ring Bleed Build
• Elden Ring Bleed Build: Stats and Class Selection
• Elden Ring Bleed Build: Weapon Choices
• Elden Ring Bleed Build: Ashes of War
• Elden Ring Bleed Build: Talismans
• Elden Ring Bleed Build: Incantations
• Elden Ring Bleed Build: Armor and Gear

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Items needed for the bleed build from The Lands Between:

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Items needed for the bleed build from the DLC area, Realm of Shadow:

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Crafting the Optimal Elden Ring Bleed Build

The satisfying spectacle of watching bleed decimate enemy HP is undeniable. However, the effectiveness of this build has sparked debate about game balance.

Even with this powerful build, some encounters remain challenging, especially Malenia. This guide offers weapon, talisman, and gear options to encourage experimentation. If Rivers of Blood feels too overpowered, alternative effective and fun bleed weapons are available.

Elden Ring Bleed Build: Stats and Class Selection

Prioritize Arcane, Dexterity, and Vigor for a high-damage bleed build. Endurance is also crucial.

The soft cap for stats in Elden Ring is 60. Beyond this point, stat increases diminish significantly. Therefore, rarely exceed 60 in any stat.

• Arcane: Essential for weapon scaling, incantation casting, and increased item discovery.
• Dexterity: Improves attack speed, agility, and reduces knockback. Crucial for katana or polearm combat.
• Vigor: Increases survivability, essential for close-quarters combat.
• Mind: Necessary for utilizing powerful Ashes of War and magic.

Recommended starting classes: Bandit (high Arcane and Dexterity) or Samurai (Uchigatana, high Dexterity, and Endurance).

Early Game Stats (Level 30 ): Focus on Vigor for survivability, then Dexterity (for Uchigatana or Reduvia), and finally Endurance.

• Vigor: 18
• Mind: 12
• Endurance: 16
• Strength: 12
• Dexterity: 20
• Intelligence: 9
• Faith: 8
• Arcane: 14

Mid-game Stats (Level 80 ): Continue boosting Vigor and Endurance, increase Dexterity for damage, and Mind for weapon skills and magic.

• Vigor: 30
• Mind: 16
• Endurance: 19
• Strength: 12
• Dexterity: 40
• Intelligence: 9
• Faith: 8
• Arcane: 25

Late-game Stats (Level 120 ): Maximize key stats, incorporate Dragon Communion and Blood Incantations (adding Faith).

• Vigor: 40
• Mind: 21
• Endurance: 22
• Strength: 12
• Dexterity: 50
• Intelligence: 9
• Faith: 15
• Arcane: 30

Shadow of the Erdtree Stats (Level 150 ): Push Vigor, Dexterity, and Arcane towards 60. Adjust Mind and Endurance as needed. Strongest Dragon Incantations require no Faith.

• Vigor: 50
• Mind: 21
• Endurance: 22
• Strength: 12
• Dexterity: 60
• Intelligence: 9
• Faith: 15
• Arcane: 40

Adjust these stats as your build develops. Prioritize Vigor, Arcane, and Dexterity. If not using Faith, allocate those points to Vigor. Levels 120-150 are sufficient for the endgame.

Elden Ring Bleed Build: Weapon Choices

This build utilizes Arcane and Dexterity for bleed. A Sacred Seal is needed for incantations. Switch between dual-wielding and incantations.

• Blood Uchigatana: Passive bleed, enhanced with bleed Ashes of War.
• Blood Nagakiba: Powerful with bleed Ashes of War, excellent for dual-wielding.
• Eleonara’s Poleblade: Unique attacks, bleed and fire damage, staggers enemies (cannot be infused).
• Rivers of Blood: High bleed buildup with Corpse Piler skill.
• Dragon Communion Seal: Buffs dragon communion incantations.
• Beast Claws: Fast attacks, high status effect chance.
• Dryleaf Arts: Hand-to-hand combat options.
• Scavenger's Curved Sword: Good for early game, passive bleed, can be infused.
• Godskin Peeler: Powerful, can be infused with bleed Ash of War.
• Serpent-God’s Blood Curved Sword: Scales with Strength and Dexterity (less effective if Dexterity is higher).
• Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear: High critical hit chance, Bloodboon Ritual skill.

Elden Ring Bleed Build: Ashes of War

Ashes of War enhance bleed buildup. Applying a Blood Ash of War changes weapon scaling to primarily Arcane.

• Bloody Slash: High damage, no bleed buildup.
• Blood Tax: Combo attack, health regeneration.
• Blood Blade: Coats weapon in blood, launches blood blade.
• Seppuku: Self-harm for increased attack power and bleed buildup.

Elden Ring Bleed Build: Talismans

Talismans are situational. These are particularly useful for a bleed build.

• Lord of Blood’s Exultation: Increases attack power when bleed is inflicted.
• Radagon’s Soreseal: Increases stats but increases damage taken.
• Radagon Icon: Reduces sorcery casting time, boosts spellcasting Dexterity.
• Marika’s Soreseal: Increases Mind, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane, but increases damage taken.
• Rotten Winged Sword Insignia: Increases attack power with successive attacks.
• Claw Talisman: Enhances jump attacks.
• Millicent's Prosthesis: Increases Dexterity and attack power with successive attacks.
• Shard of Alexander: Greatly boosts skill attack power.

Elden Ring Bleed Build: Incantations

Dragon Incantations are effective. Acquire dragon hearts and visit the Dragon Communion Altar.

• Rotten Breath: Inflicts Scarlet Rot.
• Dragonice: Inflicts Frostbite.
• Ekzyke’s Decay: Summons a rot-breathing dragon.
• Swarm of Flies: Inflicts bleed buildup.
• Greyoll’s Roar: Debuff enemy attack power, boost own attack power.
• Bloodflame Blade: Enchants weapon with Bloodflame.
• Bloodboon: Creates a blood slash and fire damage.
• Bayle's Tyranny and Bayle's Flame Lightning: Powerful incantations with only Arcane requirement.

Elden Ring Bleed Build: Armor and Gear

Armor is largely cosmetic. Focus on medium load and protection.

• White Mask: Increases attack power near blood loss.
• Mask of Confidence: Boosts Arcane.
• Royal Remains Set: (Optional) Aesthetically pleasing, passive HP regeneration.
• Raptor’s Black Feathers: Enhances jump attacks.

For other Elden Ring builds, see our Intelligence, Faith, Black Flame, and Strength build guides. Also, check out our Elden Ring walkthrough.

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