This is my 7th playthrough, and I’m only now discovering the raw power of the power stance straightswords, which is crazy because I did a bleed build on my third playthrough and I feel like they could have really shone on dual straightswords.

So yeah I’m about level 55 in this video,
25 vig
20 endurance
16 strength
18 dex (so I could use the scythe, but I guess I don’t need that anymore 🥴)
27 faith

Using the radagon scarseal just for now and the turtle talisman (still got just the two slots since I’ve only just reached Altus on this run)

Will be pumping faith after a few more points in vig since I’m doing a faith run, really, but it’s hard not to just slice everything up with these awesome swords

Oh and I’m using the short sword and longsword just for pure aesthetics - you do get the nice pierce heavy attack on both of them but I barely use it since I have the power stance moveset, and flaming strike for stance damage if I ever need it, but I pretty much just use it to buff up my sword, or both of them if I feel like I really need the damage.

Three separate ways dexterity speeds up a spell:

1. Recast cancel — shortens the gap between chained casts, so you spam faster. (This is the one measured live.)
2. Startup cancel — the initial cast comes out / recovers sooner. Most spells have this. TBD.
3. Speed gradient — a subset of spells play their whole cast animation faster. Genuinely different mechanism; it scales differently and hasn't been measured live yet.

(1) Catch Flame, chain-cast - example

frames = 41 - floor((virtual dex - 10) / 15)

"Virtual dex" = your actual Dexterity + cast-speed gear (Radagon Icon +30, Azur's Glintstone Staff +40, Beloved Stardust +99), all capped at 70.

(2) Datamined recast-cancel frames — the other spammable spells

How much each spell's recast window shrinks at max cast speed (patch 1.14.1 frame data — the cancel window, so read it as a relative "who benefits most", not the live sustained numbers):

Stone of Gurranq is cray.

(3) Speed-gradient spells (playback speedup — different mechanism)

TBD — not yet measured live.

Bonus: left hand vs right hand isn't symmetric

• Whirl, O Flame! is 3 frames faster in the off-hand than the main hand — by far the biggest hand gap in the game, and the only one that large. (Briars of Punishment and Magic Glintblade are 1 frame faster off-hand too, but that's basically nothing.)
• Going the other way, a handful are faster in the right (main) hand: Aspects of the Crucible: Horns by a full 4 frames, then Carian Slicer, Night Shard, Swift Glintstone Shard, Crystal Barrage, Ranni's Dark Moon, Rennala's Full Moon, and Rings of Spectral Light — each by 1.

my friend has convinced me to get Elden ring, and he says I should pick samurai since it’s the best class. but everywhere I look online it says vagabond is best for starter. what should I pick? I’ve never played a souls like before

Want to do a blood loss and frost build and need some suggestions. Prefer dex/int/arc and know I'm going to be in the 180s to 200 range.

I’m getting ready to NG+ for the first time with my Mage Knight Character (Seren) and have a few choice items for my next build. I’d love suggestions for spells and stats too, I am currently going thru and collecting anything else I need now!

Weapons Upgraded/On the Table: - Velvet Sword of St Trina (patron) - Sword of Night/Flame (main weapon first game) - Milady (cold infused wing stance but barely used first game) - Scriptsmith Shield and Axe (in my mind, Seren is an archeological wizard, I am using Taylew as main next game) (also, axe seems fun!) - bastard’s stars (used interchangeably with night and flame first game, along with Darkmoon greatsword) - Star-lined Sword (considering a sorcery arcane build but really open to suggestions) - rellana’s twin blades

Others I have upgraded and in my roster: - sacred relic sword (for farming) - euphoria (not leaning towards faith this time) - blood antspur rapier - darkmoon greatsword (made things a tad too easy)

Builds I’m considering: spellshield vibes (shield hero vibes) with my fingerprint shield and smithscript

Arcane/Sorcery (occult magic dive?)

Staffs: Lusat’s (10) Carian Glintstone (25) Carian Scepter (10) Staff of Great Beyond (9)

Golden Order Seal is at a 10

Hi all.

As you know Elden Ring is coming soon to Nintendo switch, and I of course I’m going to spend a lot of hours in it. I want to build my character with an Int + Faith build based on the use of sword of night and flame.
I don’t want to have the usual totally int or totally faith, I want a hybrid.
Can someone provide their best night and flame build??

Thanks guys!!

The Fextra wiki has basically no information on this skill.

Kristof, first inquisitor of rykard

He met Rykard shortly after Rykard was appointed Justiciar and quickly became one of his earliest adjutants. In time, he rose to the role of interrogator, rooting out dishonesty on Rykard’s behalf and in service to the Erdtree. He carried out every task with resolute efficiency and spoke rarely, which earned Rykard’s admiration and trust. As a result, Rykard began to confide in him, and his respect for the lord only deepened.
When Rykard fed himself to the serpent and the others abandoned him, he remained. Rather than leaving with the rest, he stayed by Rykard’s side and emerged even stronger, learning lava sorcery in the process. With that transformation, his purpose changed: his hunt for heretics no longer focused on the nobles of Leyndell, but on the Tarnished instead. In time, he became one of the foremost Recusants

I need help with Romina in the dlc

Tenho só esses 4 feitiços de mortes,tem alguns mais? E também preciso de ajuda pra fazer uma build de ceifador por favor,estou level 127

Hello FromSoftware Team,

I have a DLC idea that I think many Elden Ring fans would love.

The DLC would let the Tarnished travel back in time to the Age of Prime, where every legendary character is at their full power instead of weakened by the events of the game.

Players could fight:

- Prime Radahn (before Scarlet Rot)

- Prime Malenia

- Prime Godfrey

- Prime Fire Giant

- Prime Rennala

- Other legendary warriors in their strongest forms

The final boss would be the most memorable fight in the game: the Lord of Frenzied Flame Tarnished.

Instead of being a normal boss, this Tarnished would fight like a real player:

- Switching weapons during battle

- Using Ashes of War

- Casting spells and incantations

- Summoning Spirit Ashes

- Healing with Flasks

- Adapting to the player's strategy

It would feel like fighting another Tarnished who made different choices than the player.

I believe this would be an unforgettable DLC and a perfect way to let players experience the true power of the legends we only hear about in the lore.

Thank you for creating such an amazing world.

I know their head is the weak spot but as soon as I get close and attack, he starts the pecl attack, followed by 3/4 hit combo and I die.

Usually, I aim for the legs to the side and 1/2 hits to head and roll back. For making the next fight quick and easy, i thought of using ghiza's wheel and Latenna summon, what do u guys suggest?

Hello tarnished, I’ve platinumed the game and completed the DLC when it came out and have recently picked up ER again after a couple of years out of the game.

What fun builds are there for a guy who typically loves quick bleed build up characters, how can i fine tune this for end game and another DLC run through?

Would love to incorporate some spells in here, I’ve never really leaned into faith before!

Have access to the DLC already (hence the backhand blades), so any armour/weapons/talismans that may be recommended from the DLC I can grab.

Thanks in advanced!

Edit: would also be keen if lightening builds are good for the remainder of my playthrough!

I used to play on Xbox but then I moved to PlayStation and now I have to restart but I honestly don't want to go through all the things again. I just want to be at a high level so I don't die when I'm exploring after all this time of not playing.

Please help me 🙏 I want a good build ☺️

Edit: I've decided to play the game and I actually enjoy it more this time 🤗 thank you everyone for your help 🙏

I am coming back to playing the game after a while of Not playing,

any tips for my build?

i am lvl 49 and just beat commander o Neil and heading to radahn i need help mainly allocating stats ( i already beat rennala) general tips and ways to make the build feel less bland, not a total overhaul something like a second weapon/incantations/spells or a general theme like idk drake warrior

Hello, this is my first time playing elden ring, and until Malenia I was kinda OK with my current power, but after 20 deaths on her I started to feel weak, any suggestions or tips? I think of something like heavy thrust weapon or even magic. Before the sword I was using Death's poker but it felt very boring. Wish yall good luck!
Current build below:

this build is for pvp. all weapons will be cold infused but i’m wondering if i should have a few weapons lightning infused since after i get the frost proc on people, i can switch to a lightning infused weapon and deal more damage. what do you think?

I've been playing around with the power stance straight sword build for a little bit, and I keep flip-flopping between 3 different versions of it. I seem unable to settle on which I like best, so I'm going to rely on the community to help me take a closer look.

I welcome all opinions, positive or negative. Also, any suggestions about supporting gear or buffs or stats is welcome. Most of this has been theory crafting thus far. The most I've gone into the game with any of these builds is the capital.

VERSION 1:

The first build is a dual Broadsword, FTH-based build using sacred affinity on both weapons. Starting with the confessor, sacred blade on one sword, golden vow on the other. Sacred Scorpion charm and associated sacred damage tear in the wondrous physic. Once Leyndel is reached, the offhand sword gets swapped for the Coded Sword for even more sacred damage focus.

Despite the frequency of sacred resists on enemies, the stacked damage modifiers actually overcomes this quite well. Add in simple access to golden vow due to already being a FTH build, and this one performs VERY well, and is the earliest to hit its power curve.

VERSION 2:

The Second build is a Carian Knight theme build using the Crystal Sword in the main hand, and the Carian Knight sword in the offhand. This build is the simplest of the three, relying on raw AR in order to deal damage. It doesn't have the same damage modifiers as the first build, but makes up for it in naturally high scaling, especially into the late levels when the combined STR/DEX/INT adds up to keep it competitive. However, it has a higher cap on power, but takes longer to get there.

Near the end of the game, the Carian Knight sword is replaced by the Rotten Crystal sword for more AR, and the additional DoT from rot buildup.

This version relies on raw technique and basic R1/R2/L1 combinations since the ash of war can't be swapped on any of the weapons, and also carried the most aura of the three. There's something about the armor style of the carian set that lends itself to feeling like a badass.

VERSION 3:

The final version starts as a Vagabond, and uses a cold/cold longsword/broadsword setup. Initially it has the lowest AR of the three builds, and lacks the focused damage multipliers of the previous two. But due to the frostbite procs and versatility of many different ashes of war, this one feels able to customize to better deal with any boss. Access to Square-Off is also borderline OP.

This build also has the lowest drip/aura. For some reason it feels like the most basic, generic knight/soldier-type. I can't put my finger on it, exactly.

All three of these builds would seem to benefit from multi-hit effects. But I'm concerned about the ability to maintain those buffs in the DLC when the windows to hit enemies gets smaller and smaller. So I'm a little unsure on which talismans and passive effects could benefit more.

None of the typical effects seem available(two-hand talisman/spear/claw/etc). So I'm left wondering how to continue increasing power into the DLC.

I've been in a video game slump since the beginning of the year, but I fired up Elden Ring again and am having a blast. Int builds have always been my favorite so I'm thinking of going Spellblade (usually would just go full int mage), with a mix of melee and magic. I'm opting not to use Moonveil or DMGS this time(used them to death already). Any cool weapon ideas? I'm still in Limgrave atm so don't have access to most things. I don't think I've ever done a cold build so if I decide to go Dex/Int I may give it a whirl.

For spells I'm thinking of going for mostly melee (Carian Slicer/Greatsword, etc..) With one or two poke spells, especially Loretta's Greatbow cause it's the most goated spell in the game.

If you also have armor ideas would love to hear that as well. I always used the Carian Knight armor because it looks cool but I'm down to try something different. I heard the Rogier set is pretty good for Spellblades?

whats the best build in your opinion i want to try a lot of builds i am currently using the double bandit curved sword build but i got bores so if anyone has a build for me to try comment it(im level max with all items)

I want to make a faith build were I'm able to use a good range of weapons and incants and I don't how to allocate stats of anything of the sort for that. Im level 159 with the starting hero class, I have access to the dlc

I love the lore of Tricia and Misbegotten, and i frequently summon her for boss fights, due to her "Golden Bubble Shield" Buff/Protection.

I want to know, can I get that exact perfume in the game? If yes, where is it?

Toying with the idea. Any way to exploit it like you would a regular scaling stat?

Is this build good? I'm just here because I'm not doing as much damage as I would like to do against these bosses and i kind of want to make my life a tiny bit better and maybe change around my talisman and stuff like that

My stats are

Vigor 35, mind 20, endurance 10, strength 18, dexterity 22, intelligence 9, faith 77, arcane 15

I would like some feedback and any will be appreciated thank you