Best Elden Ring builds by stat and status effect

Elden Ring's best build guide: brand new build and Shadow of the Erdtree weaponry!

We have updated this list of the best Elden Ring builds and added more builds, including builds that utilize Shadow of the Erdtree DLC weapons and equipment! Added new bleeding, faith, flame and poisoning build suggestions, as well as a brand new melee and sleep build chapter.

In Elden Ring, many powerful builds can only be achieved later in the game, after your attributes reach a certain level and obtain better weapons. You were just a weak fader at The Lands Between and may need all sorts of help. However, once you improve your character attributes, you can show off your style in NG.

Many players will usually find a powerful weapon (or find themselves as bad as I am at evading attacks) and build a build around it. Others may already have character concepts in mind - powerful mages, brute force warriors, vampires and the like. No matter what your favorite weapon is or what character you are thinking about, there is a corresponding build in Elden Ring.

To do this, we put together a center with all the best Elden Ring builds and recommend a variety of gear to help you start the path you plan for your character (or future characters).

• Elden Ring's Best Power Build
• Elden Ring Best Belief build
• Elden Ring's best intellectual build
• Elden Ring Best Bleeding Build
• Elden Ring Best Scarlet Corruption Build
• Elden Ring's Best Poisoning Build
• Elden Ring Best Flame Build
• Elden Ring Best Frost Build
• Elden Ring's best melee build
• Elden Ring Best Sleep Build

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Elden Ring's Best Power Build

Connor has created a detailed page that introduces the best power builds in Elden Ring, allowing you to wield giant weapons in The Lands Between. For this build, you need to invest the hard-earned runes to the 60-point soft limit of strength (of course), as well as vitality and endurance. As for your equipment, first collect the following items.

• Giant Sword - Giant Sword is a huge weapon that you might recognize is surprisingly similar to Gus's Giant Sword in Berserk. After being fully upgraded, it is one of the best power weapons in and out of the game and looks cool when used in combat. You can get this weapon relatively early in Kellyd, but you need 31 points of strength and 12 points of agility to use it.
• Elden Tree's Benefit Talisman - This Talisman improves your HP, endurance and equipment loads at the same time, it's a pity not to pick it up. It enhances everything a power user needs.
• Ordnance Talisman - This talisman will further enhance the load on your equipment, so you can wear heavier armor. In Elden Ring, armor is not a priority for most people, but it is a must-have if you want to get the most protection when slashing enemies.
• Dragon Emblem Big Shield Talisman - This Talisman actually reduces all physical damage by 20%, so it can change the situation when in close contact with the heavy blow boss.

Speaking of armor, you can mainly choose any armor you think is fashionable, as long as you stick to medium-equipment loading so you can still tumbling easily. Several sets of armor that match perfectly with the giant sword (and this build) are Royal Ruins sets (obtained by the Star Curse Radagang) or Scale sets (found in the Volcano Manor quest line), which is good at countering ability damage.

Speaking of War Ashes, use Heavy War Ashes to ensure the giant sword is better hooked to the power level. Specifically, War Ashes: Trampling (upper pick) can be a good option to perform upward slash attacks against nasty enemies in the air, such as dragons. Lion Claw is also a good choice.

That said, thanks to one of our readers, the giant sword uses the Ashes of Fire War at low levels actually deals more damage. So you might want to consider giving it a try and switch your weapon to Heavy War Ashes later in the game.

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Elden Ring Best Belief build

Our best faith build relies on the Blade of Profane, this explosive giant sword possesses incredible ashes of war.

We also have a comprehensive guide to the best black flame builds in Elden Ring, which breaks down all the attributes and gear you need in depth, if you like using the power of black flame. This build promises you to use more magic than power builds on the Lands Between to burn your path.

When upgrading, you mainly want to focus on elevating your faith to 60, as well as a lot of spiritual and vitality. Speaking of your equipment, here are some collection suggestions.

• God Killer Seal - Using this build, you will use God Killer to pray, and this special mark will enhance the effect of these prayers. This mark can be obtained relatively early in the game at Storm Siege.

Speaking of Black Flame Faith Build, you will rotate some prayers. We especially recommend Black Flame , Black Flame Blade , Purification Black Flame , Black Flame Shelter and Noble Pose to make the most of this build.

God Killer Giant Sword - For this build, you can obtain this weapon by defeating the Apostle of the Divine Skin at the Holy Kelidat of Kelid. It requires 20 strength, 22 agility, and 20 faith, and has a unique skill: Queen Black Flame.

• Skin Skin Skin - Or, you can get Skin Skin Skin Skin Skin in another Skin Apostle battle in the Windmill Village of the Eldon Plateau. With it, you can use the unique skills of the Black Flame Tornado and apply the war ash to weapons (the God Killer giant sword cannot be injected into the war ash). You need 17 points of strength and 22 points of agility to wield it, but both weapons are viable options.

For a more mixed faith and bleeding build, players can also consider weapons like the Hachiza Dagger, Scythe or Hound Teeth , which have built-in blood loss effects that can provide additional damage after applying a black flame blade to pray. However, you can only use this prayer on non-dilute weapons.

On the other hand, as you probably already know, armor is not that important in Elden Ring. At The Lands Between, it's all about high fashion. However, there are always some equipment that can help make the build a little more powerful. More specifically, the Ruler Mask is a nice addition to any faith build as it gives you an extra faith rating.

For those who have ventured into the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, the Eubolia build is fun for faith users, which deals a lot of holy damage to enemies. To make this build particularly interesting and more diverse, I also recommend using weapons with lightning prayers such as Lightning Strike and Knight Lightning Strike .

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Elden Ring's best intellectual build

As someone who is not good at evading or mastering attack timing, I initially built the Elden Ring with my intelligence. Later I turned to mystery and power, as I was more used to the sinisterness of The Lands Between, but it was undeniable that casting spells was fun.

I've made a complete guide on the best intellectual builds in Elden Ring with a lot of weapon selections, but I've noticed some essential items for any of the mage builds below.

• Meteorite Staff – This beautiful staff can be obtained from Kelid’s Wise Street Ruins early in the game, requiring only 6 points of strength and 18 points of intelligence. Even later in the game, this staff is one of the best staffs in the game, and also improves gravity spells like falling rocks .

But if you want to swap your staff for a more shiny gear later in the game, you can get the Caglia Royal Scepter by defeating the Queen of Full Moon and using her memory to trade with Enia in the Round Table Hall. However, this staff requires an amazing 60 intelligence (plus 8 power and 10 agility) to use, but it does improve the full moon spell.

• Moon Shadow Tai Knife - This Tai Knife requires 12 points of strength, 18 points of agility and 23 points of intelligence, and is one of the best weapons for intellectual builds. This is because it causes bleeding, has C-level intelligence scaling, and has unique weapon skills (Instant Moonlight) that can cause two different attacks. In addition to your staff, other viable weapons for the Intellect build include Astaire's wings , or any daggers and daggers of your choice.
• Heirloom Talisman of the Stars – This Talisman will improve your intelligence attributes, so it is useful for achieving the 60 points of intelligence required for the Kariya Scepter and some of the best spells in Elden Ring.
• Ladagang Icon Talisman - This Talisman reduces the time it takes to cast spells and is very useful when using spells that take a long time to charge, such as Loretta's giant bow .
• Nock Stella Moon Talisman - This Talisman increases the number of memory slots you have so you can rotate more spells at the same time. This is important for being able to switch between large, durable spells like Comet Yazur , which use three slots, and spells that use one slot like Pyroxene (I recommend both spells for this build).

I won't go into the depth of each good spell here and why it's good - you can check out our dedicated intelligence build to learn about it - but some of the spells you should consider collecting are any pyroxene spells , star falls , full moon spells and rockfalls (personal favorite).

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Elden Ring Best Bleeding Build

In Elden Ring, bleeding is arguably one of the most powerful effects it has on the enemy. With a build that amplifies blood loss accumulation, you can cause devastating damage to anyone standing in the path of The Lands Between.

For powerful bleeding builds, check out our best mysterious/agile builds in Elden Ring. Or, if you want to try it out before reassigning to Mystery, here are some items to try.

• Blood Hanoi Tai Knife - If you start the game as a samurai you will already have the Nao Knife, but it can also be easily obtained from the Death Touch Cemetery of Ringlaf. The Nei Tai Knife passively causes bleeding accumulation, but if you inject it with bleeding war ash (such as Bloody Slash), it will cause more bleeding. It requires 11 points of strength and 15 points of agility, so it is perfect for use throughout the game.
• Blood River Too Knife - This Too Knife is a bit controversial because many people think it may be too powerful as a weapon. I agree, Blood River feels a bit cheating, but it's worth playing with this too-knife for anyone trying to bleed for the first time to see if the bleeding is right for you. If you are like me, you will see the damage caused by this too-knife and you may never look back. It's excellent in the middle and late stages. For something powerful but not too cheating, consider Ereona's Spear and Morgwen's Holy Gun .
• Ashes of War: Bloody Slash - One way to try bleeding without full build support is to try various bloody war ashes. Bloody Slash is arguably the best for low-level players, as it deals a considerable amount of damage. However, afterwards you may want to pick up the blood blade , blood tax , or septum .
• The King of Blood's Rejoice Talisman - This talisman is a must-have for any bleeding build, and it is worth looking for no matter which build you choose. The King of Blood's Joy will increase your attack power by 20% for 20 seconds when there is blood loss nearby. With the bleeding build, this amulet can help make the attack stronger at critical moments even when trying a bleeding weapon.

Those who have played Shadow of the Erdtree DLC should also check out the indestructible thorn spells used in conjunction with the Mother and Sin Staff . If you have enough attributes to assign to agility, mystery, and intelligence, you can even use it in your lieutenant, using weapons like Blood River or Ereona's Spear in your main hand.

We explain in detail what makes this spell so good in our comprehensive Indestructible Thorn Build Guide, but simply put, this spell can deal devastating bleeding damage from a distance while also knocking back weaker enemies.

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Elden Ring Best Scarlet Corruption Build

Admittedly, Scarlet Corruption is very powerful (and quite annoying) in The Lands Between. Trust me, I will never be in Kellyde for more than I need, let alone the Corrupt Lake.

Creating an Elden Ring build that is entirely focused on scarlet corruption doesn't have many options, but it's still possible. I recommend picking up the following weapons, spells and equipment and you're ready to go. Most importantly, you mainly want to put points into vitality, faith, and agility, and put some points in mystery to our prayers. However, you can try it out based on the weapon you choose.

• Ant Sword - Ant Sword is a sting sword in Elden Ring, dropped by Marellei Maris outside the Shadow Castle. This weapon will cause scarlet corruption accumulation on enemies and some bosses, and it will improve with strength and agility, requiring 10 strength and 20 agility to wield. The default skill, puncture assault, can break through the enemy's shield and cover a short distance between you and the enemy, making it very useful.
• Scorpion Stinger- If you are not afraid to use a dagger to try The Lands Between, then Scorpion Stinger has a lower prerequisite than an ant stinger. It requires 6 points of strength and 12 points of agility. The downside here is that you need to venture into the Corruption Lake to get it…and no one wants to go there.
• Scarlet Ionia - This prayer can be obtained from the finger reader of the Round Table Hall after defeating Marleneya, Mikayla's blade and gaining her memory. Like one of the boss's iconic moves, this spell summons a flower that once it blooms, it causes a scarlet corrupt explosion.
• Ekzik's Corruption - This prayer is an upgraded version of the Corruption Breath Prayer, but there is no reason not to obtain both. Ekzik's Corruption can be purchased at Kelid's Dragon Prayer Church, using Dragon Heart (see all dragons' locations). When used, this prayer summons a breath dragon corroded by scarlet corruption, which is very fun to play.

Remember, you also need to obtain the Divine Seal to use the Prayer – the basic Finger Seal can be purchased from the Twin Maids in the Round Table Hall, or you can use the Dragon Prayer Seal (Elevating Dragon Prayer like Ekzik's Corruption), which can be plundered from the graves of the Fringe Hero.

• The delightful amulet of corrupt relatives matches perfectly with this build as it increases attack power when there is corruption (or poisoning) nearby. You can get this amulet from corrupt relatives in Thurswater Caves on the Eldon Plateau.
• Corrupt Wandering Ash - All forms of dogs in Elden Ring are usually painful, and these corrupt Wandering Ash can be changed and make your enemies suffer. These ash will summon a quick, fast stray dog ​​that is corrupted by scarlet corrupt.

Be sure to prepare a backup weapon for those enemies immune to scarlet corruption and be prepared to face many enemies that will not be affected.

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Elden Ring's Best Poisoning Build

Unlike scarlet corruption, in Elden Ring, there are more weapons to choose from when choosing poisoned build. Although there are only two types of poisoning war ashes, this is enough to turn almost any weapon into a weapon that causes poisoning.

Poisoned War Ashes will increase the power, agility and mysterious zoom of any weapon that applies them. So in this build we recommend choosing a weapon that can inject war ashes, build around it, and then throwing the extra level into agility. In this build, you will also cast prayers, so you will also put some levels into your faith.

The ashes of war I recommend are the toxic moth flying , which is dropped by Kelid's Night Cavalry, so it's not difficult to obtain in the early days. Use it to inject your sword, sword or dagger of choice and you can poison the enemy with a single slash. However, the highlight of this war ashes is that it will cause additional poisoning damage to the already poisoned enemies.

You also need to obtain the divine mark to cast prayer, and for this build the best mark is the Eldon Tree mark , which has an incredible scale of faith. However, it requires 40 faiths to be used, so the finger mark is an easy to access option until then.

So what prayers should you use? Well, there are only two poisoning spells to choose from. Fortunately, they are all very good. Poisonous mist requires 12 points of power, as the name suggests; it releases a poisonous cloud that will poison all enemies close to it. On the other hand, there are poisonous weapons . This spell enchants any weapon on your right hand with poison, so any enemy you attack will accumulate poison.

As far as amulet is concerned, the rejoice of corrupt relatives is the rejoice of the corrupt relatives, which will increase your attack power when nearby enemies are affected by poison or scarlet corruption, in this build you want this to happen frequently.

As for armor, choose whatever suits you, but I do recommend the Mushroom Crown . This head gear will cause you 10% extra damage when nearby enemies are poisoned, adding the extra attack power provided by the Corrupted Relatives' delight talisman.

In the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, you can also try the deadly poison perfume bottle you bought from The Oreal. It's definitely not my favorite perfume bottle weapon, but if you want to make the most of the poison, give it a try!

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Elden Ring Best Flame Build

For a great flame build, I recommend you back to our black flame build. This is a faith build focused on using black flame spells, you are used to seeing these spells from any Divine Skin boss.

This is undoubtedly one of the better builds that combine flames, but if you're looking for some more hot builds, I suggest you roughly follow our Black Flame build while trying other weapons. Here are some suggestions!

Snake Scimitar and/or Blade of Profanity – We discuss in depth how to get these weapons in the Elden Ring guide to the best weapons. The Snake God's Scimitar can further inject the ashes of the Fire War, while the Blasphemy Blade cannot, but it has its own unique skill: the Flame of the Seizer.

Assuming you just got the Snake God Scimitar, which war ashes should you use? There are two options: Flame Strike and Red Berry Flame . As you would expect, the flame strike will cover your weapon with flame before attacking, performing a violent flame strike. Meanwhile, the red-bred flame will summon a flame in front of you, forming a rather wide arc.

If you want to further participate in Fire Magic by using spells, get a divine seal and some flame prayers. The Finger Mark is easy to get at the beginning of the game, but later in the game it's worth getting the Dragon Prayer Mark for this build. What would the flame build look like without some form of dragon prayer?

As for prayer, there are many options to burn the enemy. From the Dragon Prayer Church you can get Agil's flame , magma breath , dragon fire and Theodorix's magma . Some are easier to obtain than others and have lower prerequisites, but they all have similar functions; they will spray flames at your target.

Don't forget the legendary prayer - the Flame of the Falling God - which summons an aggressive comet of flame that explodes upon contact, leaving flames behind it. This works great when fighting the boss in a large arena – however, smaller arenas are a little more risky.

Speaking of talismans, you want to pick up the faithful canvas talisman to improve the effectiveness of prayer. There is also the Flame Scorpion Talisman , which will increase your flame attack power but will reduce damage offset, which is not bad if you do ranged attacks in a specific battle. There is also the icon of the High Frey , which further enhances your power-causing prayer and skills.

In the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC area, flame lovers will be happy to find Mesmer's Fire Knight and its rig, as well as many new flame prayers, including the Fire Snake and Mesmer's Orb . The Fire Knight Sword is a model weapon that will improve with strength, agility and faith, so you can easily use it with some of the flame prayers mentioned above, and apply it with Mesmer Flame Grease if you like.

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Elden Ring Best Frost Build

When the enemy's frostbite meter is filled in Elden Ring, they will immediately start to suffer from severe cold damage, and many see the power of this as Speedway players use frost trampling (until it is weakened).

Frost is best combined with other state effects. For example, combining it with flame or bleeding can be particularly powerful. You want some mystery to use Frost Prayer to the fullest, but from then on, you can choose to focus on the Frost Mage build and boost your intelligence, or focus on the agile frozen bleeding build.

Whether you want to use melee tricks or magic spells to inflict frostbite on your enemies, here are some of the gear I recommend.

I've mentioned it, so I'll start with it: Frost Trampling is a war ash with a wide range of AOE, high damage output, and obviously, it can cause frostbite quickly. It will feel wrong not to use it in any frost-centric build, so be sure to get it from the teardrop scarab in the southeast of the Cagliar Manor. Another war ash you can also consider using is the frost mist . Use it with a compatible weapon of your choice and your weapon will actually become a frost weapon.

Or, besides the ashes of war, there are frozen weapons prayers that can be used to enchant any weapon with frost damage.

Other spells to consider include the Northern Lights Mist , which functions similar to the Ashes of Frost Mist Wars, and the Moon Blade of Adula , which summons a frozen giant sword for a sweeping attack. This attack will fire frozen projectiles at the target, causing frostbite.

Where is the weapon? Well, Clay Mermaid Harpoon , Frozen Needle , Twin Knight Sword or Divine Skin Skinder are all viable options when dealing frost damage. Clay mermaids deal physical and magical damage, which is very useful considering that Frost builds often use both types of damage at the same time and there will be amulets to reflect this. This weapon is also quite good with the agility scaling, and you will invest a lot of levels.

The Skin Skinder may not be your first choice either, but it has better agility scaling than the Clay Mermaid Harpoon while still dealing physical and magic damage. However, its disadvantage is that you cannot inject it with frozen weapons or ashes of frost and mist war.

Speaking of talismans, I may be a little repetitive now, because the same talisman is very useful for most builds that revolve around state effects. The Talisman of the Galphrase will enhance your power attacks and spells, while the Faithful Canvas Talisman will specifically enhance prayer.

In addition, the Caglia meticulous heraldic talisman will reduce the amount of FP used by the weapon skill, while Alexander's fragments will increase your damage output when using the skill. Last but not least, the Magic Scorpion Talisman will increase your magical attack power, but will reduce your offset from incoming magic attacks; this is not bad if you take a ranged attack in a specific battle.

Intellect builds have an additional advantage in frost builds, using powerful spells like pyroxene cone and Lani's Dark Moon .

Those who venture into the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC can also try out the best new perfume bottle weapon: the Frost Perfume Bottle . Use it with the Rolling Spark War Ash and you can get a frost launching perfume bottle that you can hold in the side of your hand. Check out our best perfume build for a more comprehensive guide on using weapons!

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Elden Ring's best melee build

Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, introduces exciting prospects for melee builds. Allows you to almost hit your opponent in the head or hit your legs with your fists. It's original and satisfying and well worth using with bleeding.

In Elden Ring, you have two melee build options, both found in DLC: Dry Leaf Martial Arts , which brings martial art moves into the Shadow Land, and claws (especially beast claws or red bear claws ), which allows you to slam enemies with sharp claws.

I recommend injecting either of these with bleeding war ash – Dry Leaf Tornado for Dry Leaf Martial Arts, and Savage Claw for Beast Claw/Red Bear Claw – and then throw some points into the mystery. These weapons are fast and hit continuously – increasing bleeding when doing so – if you can keep up, it will cause some devastating bleeding damage.

Of course, a melee build means keeping close contact with the enemy a lot of times, and if that doesn't work for you, you might want to try another build on this list, or at least try carrying a melee weapon—such as Milady, Neta Knife, or any quick, long-range weapon you like—using it to poke your opponent when close contact is not very feasible.

As for talismans and other equipment, what you ultimately want is items that can help improve your stamina—such as the two-headed turtle amulet —attack and defense. The Dragon Emblem Large Shield Talisman is perfect for counteracting physical damage, while the rotting Winged Sword Badge will increase the attack power of your continuous attacks (which is exactly what you wish to do often). Last but not least, if you choose bleeding injection, the King of Blood's Rejoice Talisman will increase attack power when there is blood loss nearby, and the white mask – the key armor for any bleeding build – will do the same.

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Elden Ring Best Sleep Build

Honestly, the Elden Ring Best Sleep build isn't one of the best builds at all, because sleep and eternal sleep (the state effect introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree) simply don't work for the vast majority of bosses. Still, it's a pity not to test the sleep-related gear provided by Shadow Land, and while it's not suitable for beating powerful bosses, it's still fun to get them to sleep before killing them quickly.

Eternal Sleep is just a better version of sleep in Shadow of the Erdtree, so our sleep build recommendations focus mainly on trying to trigger this effect first. Therefore, the weapon you choose should be St. Trina's velvet sword or Ripple Crescent halberd coated with Eternal Sleep Oil , which means you will need a lot of mysteries (this is the scaling of Sleep/Eternal Sleep).

In your other hand, you can also bring a powerful bleeding weapon, such as Blood River - given this build's secret to use - to fight the boss while saving you sleep-induced equipment for exploring. If you find them, you don't want to ignore the Eternal Sleep Pills jar or Sleep Pills jar , as this is one of the few ways to quickly try to accumulate sleep effects on enemies.

As for your talisman, accessories that usually enhance your attack or defense are useful, but the Silent Trina’s Smile Talisman is designed for sleep builds because it will increase your attack power when you have sleep nearby. This is much like the rejoicing talisman of the King of Blood , and you may also find it useful for this build, as it increases attack power when there is blood loss nearby.

For more information on taking advantage of the sleep state effects in Elden Ring, check out our comprehensive guide to Eternal Sleep build.

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For now, that's all about the best build in Elden Ring. We will make sure to update this space when new discoveries are available on The Lands Between. For more information, check out our Elden Ring guide for some help with handling each boss and task.

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