Bloodhound's Fang | Elden Ring Wiki

i run this on my first casual run with shield. good speed good aoe! and somehow i didn't care about its special attack at all

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noob weapon

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I wish there were more somber weapons which can be buffed, only being able to with Varre's bouquet and bloodhound's fang is criminal. It would be sick if you could buff axe of Godrick.

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- Miyazaki can we have great katanas in the DLC?
- We already have great katanas in the base game.

Great katanas in the base game:

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Anyone know the exact amount of stamina this things 1-handed light attacks use? I invaded a dude and his utter chad of a summon threw out 10 straight attacks with this before seemingly running dry. I wanna know how much endurance this madlad had

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not even the best cgs, its only good cuz u get it so early. in no way OP

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This is my safe weapon for when I want to cheese enemies.
But I struggle to find other weapons to replace it

Basically my black knight sword (DS1)

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the biggest issue I have with this weapon is it is too difficult to NOT use it
I have to force myself to play around with other weapons but the moveset is just...fantastic

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I know some people hate this weapon and the players who use it, and I'm not one of those people.

But I do honestly think this weapon is made really boring by how good it is, and personally I would kind of feel like a basic ***** if I used it. I just... sort of... don't respect it.

Like, sure, the Blasphemous Blade and Dark Moon Greatsword are also incredibly good, but don't feel the same way about them (although the former's healing is stupid) as I do about the Bloodhound's Fang and the Bolt of Gransax.

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OP weapon

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I’m definitely taking this to the DLC. not only is a good weapon, it also remembers me the very first time i played Elden Ring, the good old 2022 when i fall in love for this game.
i don’t care if some kids are crying that this is a “noobs weapon”, after +500 hours into the game testing all types of builds, this one really has a special place in my heart <3, hope it will make me feel like the first time i played this masterpiece.

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Honestly, I hate this ****ing weapon. I hate seeing everyone using it and totally breaking the game, especially since the vast majority of streamers (kill me if you want), regardless of their language, use it, making their entire "gameplay" a boring and monotonous thing.

It would have been nice if this weapon appeared much later in the game, not at the beginning where everyone decides to use it, completely bypassing other cool weapons and making their journey absurd.

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Ive heard thay powerstancing 2 of these removes the weapons jump attack buff. Is this true?

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I am going 66/80 with this and 80 faith for Darkmoon Blade next DLC.

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this sword is like a gravelord nito sword
everyone said it is for noobs/shitty players yet they allways help me complete the game while still have fun as a casusal player

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ah, so this is the bandit axe of this game

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Yes, it's popular among noobs. No, that does not make it cringe trash.

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I don't know why , but every invaders who use this weapon are very polite.
bows when win , no toxic running around when nearly lose.
does the sword choose the user ?

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You vs the Curved Greatsword she tells you not to worry about

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The Fang is like that toxic ex girlfriend. No how many weapons you try to use to forget about it, you'll always want to come back to the Fang... Absolutely goated weapon.

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Broken crap for noobs.

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Power-Stancing these is fun. I got it to proc bleed on every L1 when fighting Giant Land Octopuses in the Hidden Path to the Haligtree crypt.
The Weapon Art is probably more reliable/safe for the damage it deals, but there's something satisfying about running right into someone's face with 2 giant lawnmower blades lol

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Probably a top 10 somber weapon. Number one somber weapon without a ranged or AoE special. The only thing close is probably dragon halberd. So if you just want to get up in there and fight, this is the strongest option.

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I hate this weapon, i got it at start of the game now im in mid game and its +9, im pretty sure that i will play with this weapon until the end of the game. What really annoys me is that in this game every weapon is the same, the damage differences are almost zero, the only thing that differs are special skills

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the only reason you need to go quality

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Everyone’s favourite weapon in the game in the beginning

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only bad thing about this weapon its it makes people forget there are other cool weapons in the game

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try to find someone who never used this weapon in their first playthrough (impossible)

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I love this weapon it was basically my Rivers of Blood before I actually got Rivers of Blood

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HOT TAKE: Has become a sort of noob-affiliated weapon for it being so popular
Its still a good weapon, but the aow spam i see with this thing is unreal. Easy parries.
Good day sir and let the dislikes come rolling in

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Bloodhound gang rise up

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The weapon of the game, is only this

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You can buff this, but not the Cinquedea

Make it make sense

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all they way from limgrave to altus to haligtree to erdtree, this weapon doesn't disappoint if you keep upgrading it

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Maidens and Knights, I shall present you, the perfect weapon.
Good damage, somber smithing, easy to acquire early on (let Blaidd solo him), good ash of war, jump attack bonus, good moveset and speed, bleed, good scalling, can be buffed with grease and incantations (such as the bloodflame blade), good lenght, good poise damage. It's the master baiter heavenly powerful blade of Elden Ring.

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It's crazy how much this weapon has going on for it... Excellent raw damage and scaling, upgraded with somber but can be buffed, stupidly strong Ash of War, length, speed, poise damage, bleed, even a jump attack boost, and can be picked up in the first area of the game. Makes the rest of the Curved Greatswords without specialties like Dismounter or Monk Flameblade seem almost obsolete.

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One of those perfect weapons that both noobs and gamer gods can make good use of

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I like this weapon, but it does feel like it almost completely invalidates other great curved swords with raw damage, not to mention the jump damage boost. 900 AR at a 70-70 split vs a dismounter +25 at 797 AR.

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AI literally has no idea what to do against its special attack, great PvE weapon.

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Does anyone know what the actual scale of the bloodhound's fang is? I'm trying to make a replica with 3d printing

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Is there a lore reason why this is one of the few somber weapons that can be buffed by magic and grease?

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so i need just to spam 2h jump attacks for the MV right? not the AoW, the ash kinda slow now

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all aboard my bloodhound bus.

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all aboard my bus.

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I was able to dunk on Margit at level 17 with this thing. One charged heavy + a successful weapon art is enough to stance break him. Combine that with the bleed buildup and already ridiculous amount of base damage and this made him a joke.

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Arguably the strongest quality weapon in the game. Its strength scaling isn't that far behind its dexterity scaling, and both being equal it hits harder than a quality Greatsword with a faster moveset. 861 AR at 60/60. 939 AR at 80/80. Insane.

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great to hit multiple enemys at once

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I will always love this sword. I used it for like 75% of my first playthrough and it’ll always have a special place in my black heart

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Carried me from the beginning to the end. Bloodhound's Finesse is also super good in PvE.

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Start the game, head straight for Blaidd in the mistwood, have him solo darriwill, pick up the morning star next to the bridge of sacrifice, head for calid and bleed greyoll, cheese the nights cavalry and commander O'Neil. Congratulations, you're level 40 now and can plow through the whole game with one of the best weapons with no effort put.

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I notice how the comment section is all gigachads

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I’ve had quite a bit of success with this weapon in PvP due to getting good at rollcatching with the ash of war. You should almost never use it out of neutral but instead use it as a rollcatch after a hit or use it’s hyperarmor to trade with an opponent. As for the follow up it will rarely ever hit a skilled person but do know you can delay the timing on it to make it easier to hit.

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This is the actual overpowered weapon, at least in pve. its strong even at minimum requirements but also scales very well. use with electrify armament or bloodflame blade for best results.

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So I can use poison blade incantation on this and it will stack with the bleed passive?

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Good Damage, Good Reach, Good Speed, Good Poise, Good Weapon Skill, Buffable :

Briefly, a Damn Good Jack Of All Trades.

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I start a game with a +15 Uchigatana. Then switch to the +15 Claymore when things get hairy. But when the crap starts hitting the fan, I'll fall back on the +5 Fang. For some reason, despite being 10 points behind the other 2, the fang packs quite a wallop. It seems to be difficult to upgrade though in terms of finding enough, and the right, stones. With good reason, I guess... Otherwise, it would just get way too OP?!?

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greatest weapon oat

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I cant stand that this weapon can be' buffed with consumables and spell while all the other somber weapon with no split damage cant, is there any reason?

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In PvE this is honestly one of your best options. The damage is good, you get it early, and the Ash of War works well against most enemies in the game. However be careful taking this into PvP cause the Ash of War is pretty easy to parry/dodge cause it’s very telegraphed.

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In PvE this is honestly one of your best options. The damage is good, you get it early, and the Ash of War works well against most enemies in the game. However be careful taking this into PvP cause the Ash of War is pretty easy to parry/dodge cause it’s very telegraphed.

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Love the weapon, love the design, but Great Axes are my beloved, this weapon can be my mistress though.

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Legendary blood banana, greatest of weapons.

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Surprised that it hasn’t been nerfed

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I wish that this game had an equivalent to DS3's Blessed Weapon buff (+X% AR; don't care about the regen) so that you could use it to hit over 1k non-split AR while two-handing this weapon at 80/80

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For some people: this was their saving grace. For some people: this is the noob stick. For some people: this is a free parry. For me: I forgot this thing existed.

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Great shamshir

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Almost anyone who invades me while using this literally only use the ash of war on it
I would try to parry them if latency didn't make parrying almost impossible

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did a run with 2 of these (muled one across from another character) and it was one of the most fun and op physical dmg PvE builds I've tried in this game. I got both of them to +9 and +10 asap, used the claw talisman, the extra poise damage crystal tear and just jump R1 everything to death, so much fun, bullsh*t and kinda op, but fun

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Only real con with it (In pvp) is it can be easily parried.

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2H gets something around 840 AR with 40 STR and 60 DEX at +10. 55 innate bleed plus buffable, great with bloodflame blade or just regular blood grease. Weapon skill hits like a truck, breaks stance easy and is fun as hell. Obtainable in Limgrave from a fairly easy boss with a potential summon to make it even easier. Being a curved greatsword, it holds its own in PvP. The second part of the weapon skill is however very punishable but not too difficult to land with the right opportunity.

This sword sits at the top of A tier imo and I wouldn't argue against S either.

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My main character (level 320)has over 80 in Str/Dex, so the damage scaling of this weapon at +10 is just ridiculous and I love it.

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Using this weapon makes me feel like a abyss watcher from DS3 again

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I need lore and technical explanation as to why this can be coated?

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Bloodhound Claws: AoW and Infusable. Flamberge: AoW and Infusable. Morning Star: AoW and Infusable. Bloodhounds Fang: NOPE. This game can't even follow it's own rules. It's like they came up with this rule after making 20% of weapons. I mean it has a unique weapon art, but it's still dumb.

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aka the noobstick

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got a +9BHF before godrick. then upgraded to +10 at limgrave. theres no reason to use anything else. typical fromsoft balance

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to anyone I know who wants to get into elden ring but has never played a souls game I'll always recommend this weapon, it's fantastic in every way and can be gotten at the very beginning of the game with a summon to help too

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This thing steamrolled everything up to the capital and I don’t think it’s going to stop

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My new favorite weapon

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This is actually a very solid candidate for an NG+ run considering it scales well all the way until 80 Dex, and gets its last 3 AR per level for Strength at 54 (when two-handed). Gets a ridiculous 911 AR at these stats, making it one of the best quality weapons in the game considering, even before considering it can be buffed and also has innate bleed buildup. Bonkers weapon for new players and souls veterans alike.

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Best weapon in the game for me personally. The ash of war is very powerful if timed properly. Killed Malenia 1v1 with this weapon.

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Does anyone else feel like this does so much damage that they are handicapping themselves by using any other Curved Greatsword? I'm getting 786 AR when 2-handed with 36 Strength and 54 Dexterity, which is leagues ahead of an optimized Morgott's which caps out at ~650 at similar stat investment levels. And this thing also has innate Bleed and can still be buffed, meaning you can slap Bloodflame Blade on this to get MORE Bleed than Morgott's without any of the required Arcane investment beyond 12. The only thing Morgott's has over this is range and the AoW, but it's not like Bloodhound's is short or has a bad AoW.

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I like to buff this with Bloodflame Blade, looks swag as hell and gives it more Bleed for a total of 95 per swing. Alongside that, I have an offhand Blood Misericorde with Parry for the moments where I know I just need a little extra Bleed and the Bloodhound's Fang would be too slow to connect before my opponent can eat a bolus.

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✓ Good AR
✓ Above average range for a CGS
✓ Innate bleed build-up
✓ Buffable
✓ Higher jumping attack damage
✓ Sleek and effective skill

And for NG runs:
✓ Acquired very early
✓ Upgraded with Somber Smithing Stones, which makes it easier to upgrade earlier


Does it even have flaws?

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Anyone try black flame blade on this for Radagon and/or Elden Beast? Since they don't bleed, it seems like black flame may be the better way to go.

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Has anyone tried black flame blade on Radagon / Elden Beast? Since they don't bleed, I was wondering if black flame's DoT effect might be a better choice than blood flame blade.

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PSA: the special jump attack MVs don't apply while powerstancing, not even if you have two Fangs.

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Started a new build with the this as my main weapon, it's quite strong. Started as a vagabond so I can wield it the moment I get radagons soreseal, did blaidds quest to make darriwil an easy fight along with gaining access to the -fp cost for skill talisman, and then got that and upgraded it to plus four with iji. Margit and godrick both got melted, and I doubt rennala will be able to do much against it either. God I love this weapon.

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Has anyone else found the secret R2 teleport slash that only happens after you hit R2 after performing the first R2? Asking for a friend . . .

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This, Kukri knives and sleep pots will provide the answer.

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I love playing Elden Ring, but I'm not very good at it. I quit the game twice, but then I discovered this weapon shortly after starting back a third time. I made it my preferred weapon, and it gave me the confidence to finally stick with the game.

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Something I haven't heard covered, it is really good for mounted combat as well (nice reach, keep them to your right). Well, it is a massive sabre. Can take out the midnight cavalry knights early on with this.

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The weapon that helped me beat Margit when I first started. One of the best weapons fr.

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Is this thing and Zamor's GS viable on quality builds focused on strength?

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Easily my favorite weapon in the whole game. And yeah, there are more powerful weapons. But between the high poise damage, high jump attack damage, length, and awesome AOW. It's top tier IMO

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Probably the most overtuned weapon in the game honestly. Highest ar for curved greatswords wiht a skill that does immense damage and also has bleed. That alone would make it one of the best weapons in the game but then it also gets extra damage on jump attacks and can be buffed despite being a somber weapon. I feel like there are a lot of other mediocre weapons that could have been given that as a unique feature to make them viable rather than this.

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I was planning to run a dex/faith build like I do with every Souls game, but then I got my hands on this. A few months later and that faith has gone into the Golden Order seal and some support incantations.

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I got this at level 48 and it’s OP use this beast (from the beast)

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Black Knight Sword of Elden Ring. Trivializes everything even through endgame.

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Very reminiscent of the Exile Greatsword from DS3. Straightforward weapon with great scaling and a good movelist. Not as flashy as some other options, but it'll do the job well.

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