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ELDEN RING SPELLSWORD BUILD (ALL GAME)

Spellblade is a quality build that utilizes Claymore and Glintblade Phalanx Ashes of War. Primarily scales with strength and intelligence and heavily relies on periodic stance-breaking and critical hits. Rendering enemies unable to retaliate.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP, some FP
• Weapon: Claymore x1, Academy Glintstone Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Carian Knight Helm, Blue Silver Mail Armor, Black Knife Gauntlets, Black Knife Greaves, or any armor with high protection and 51+ Poise
• Talismans: Axe Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Assasin's Cerulean Dagger, Spear Talisman, & more suggested talismans in the video.
• Primary Stats: Vigor, Strength & Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Endurance & Mind
• Skills: Glintblade Phalanx
• Spells: Scholar's Armament

Spellblade build is an aggressive build that relies on a Claymore to deal major damage to its enemy. Follow up with Academy Glintstone Staff that further boosts overall damage by buffing Claymore with Scholar Armament. Glintblade Phalanx on the other hand is a great addition to the Spellblade's repertoire as it further enhances the stance-breaking capabilities of the build.

The way how this build behaves is you will constantly use the R2 charge attacks of your Claymore buffed with Scholar Armament. With Claymore's incredibly long reach and powerful thrust attack, fights with regular enemies or even boss fights can be trivialized due to the Spellblade's immense stance damage. On top of that, Glintblade Phalanx adds more value to this build by providing bonus range damage and a unique follow-up thrust attack that can be done in a quick manner. However, the main takeaway is the additional stance damage that it can provide thus it will work wonders with Claymore. Expect stun locks and frequent critical strikes, especially for bosses that lead to immense damage per second. Timing plays a huge part as well when casting the Glintblade Phalanx at the right moment. Basically, the positioning of the bosses and enemies is always one of the factors to consider if you will use the follow-up attack or your R2 charge attacks.

This build explores the following talismans, the Axe Talisman and Shard of Alexander for further damage increase overall, especially for charge attacks. Assassin Cerulean Dagger works wonders as well since you will be refunding the FP used from Glintblade Phalanx every time you land a critical strike. Lastly, armed with Spear Talismans for a further boost of your Guard Counters since you can guard by using the Claymore.

On the other hand, since this build involves Academy Glintstone Staff and having 50 intelligence, you do have options to add more spells but we suggest keeping it to a minimum so you can maximize the original build setup of the Spellblade.

ELDEN RING RIME RONIN BUILD (ALL GAME)

A Dexterity/Intelligence build that uses the Nagakiba and the Chilling Mist Ash of War.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP
• Weapon: Nagakiba & Black Bow
• Shield: None
• Armor: Zamor Set or any that allows you to medium roll
• Talismans: Rotten Winged Sword Insignia (or Winged Sword Insignia), Millicent's Prosthesis, Bull-Goat's Talisman and Shard of Alexander
• Primary Stats: Dexterity & Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor
• Skills: Chilling Mist
• Spells: None

The way this Build works is that you'll lead off with Chilling Mist, using it to set the Frostbite Status Effect on your target, while simultaneously buffing your Cold Nagakiba with even more Frostbite Build up. Frostbite will allow you to deal more damage to your target, while ripping off 10% of the targets max HP. 

You can use the Black Bow in 2 ways. First you can use it with Fire Arrows to remove the Frostbite Status Effect so you can reapply it and take another 10% HP of the target. This doesn't always make sense when the target doesn't have much health remaining or it's just easier to have the increased damage buff from Frostbite, so you won't do this all the time.

The second use is by using Cold Bone Arrows to help set the Frostbite Status Effect at range, either after you've stripped it off or leading with it in a fight to get some Frostbite built up before you use Chilling Mist.

Elden Ring Mage Build (Beginner)

A pure ranged Build that focuses on ranging enemies down from afar, without the need to ever engage in melee combat.

• Class: Astrologer
• Flask Spread: Mostly FP, with 1 or 2 HP
• Weapon: Any Staff, any melee weapon
• Shield: Any 100% Physical Block
• Armor: Any Light Armor
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Mind
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Endurance
• Skills: Ash of War: Glintblade Phalanx
• Spells: Glintstone Pebble, Glintstone Arc, Loretta's Greatbow, Great Glintstone Shard, Carian Slicer, Carian Piercer

Glintstone Pebble is your bread and butter and has longer range than Great Glintstone Shard, but less damage. Good for thinning out enemies.

Glintstone Arc is good for packs, but is very situational, and shouldn't be used much.

Loretta's Greatbow is your long range high damage ability that can be charged for even more damage. Use this to hit enemies very far away that are dangerous.

Carian Slicer is great for fights where you can't stay at range because it's too dangerous or when enemies are very aggressive.

Carian Piercer is great for invaders and NPC invaders, and can keep you safe.

Ash of War: Glintstone Phalanx does incredible damage if you upgrade your melee weapon. It also staggers enemies easily, allowing critical attacks. Use it on aggressive enemies.

Elden Ring Sorcerer Build (Outdated)

NOTE: As of patch 1.03 Determination no longer applies the buff to any source of damage other than the weapon to which the Ash of War is applied. It can no longer be used to increase the damage of sorceries or incantations. See the next build for a similar updated variant of this build.

An advancement of the Mage Build showcasing what to use next and where to go in terms of a caster only type of Build around level 50 or so.

• Class: Astrologer or Prisoner
• Flask Spread: Mostly FP some HP
• Weapon: Meteorite Staff & Dagger
• Shield: None
• Armor: Queen's Crescent Crown & the heaviest Armor you can wear and still med roll
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Mind
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Dexterity
• Skills: Determination
• Spells: Glintstone Pebble, Glintstone Arc, Great Glintstone Shard, Loretta's Greatbow & Rock Sling

How this Build works is that you'll hold your staff in your left hand and dagger in the right, and buff yourself with Determination** pressing L2 as necessary. This will provide you a ten second buff that increases all spell damage by 60% unless you hit something with your Dagger, which you don't want to do. This is very situational and may not be needed but is great when facing tough enemies or when you need to spam spells.

Glintstone Pebble will be your bread and butter to pick off enemies through out levels, and even works well against some Bosses because of its long range. Glintstone Arc is an AoE spell used when enemies are grouped up, and is very situational.

Great Glintstone Shard is great against aggressive enemies or large enemies that don't dodge, dealing about 80% more damage than Pebble, but with a higher cost and shorter range. Use this when you need to burst something charging at you down in a hurry.

Loretta's Longbow is used when you need extreme range to take out a dangerous foe and can be used to cheese many enemies in the game by staying just outside their aggro range and casting it. Buff with Determination for best results.

Lastly Rock Sling is used against enemies that are resistant to Magic Damage, because it deals Physical Damage, so it's great in the Liurnia of the Lakes area. It's further boosted by Meteorite Staff since it's a Gravity Sorcery as well.

Elden Ring Spellblade Build

A melee-focused Mage Build that uses magic to enhance and deal damage up close to enemies.

• Class: Prisoner
• Flask Spread: Split evenly between HP and FP
• Weapon: Demi-Human Queen's Staff and Estoc or Rapier (Can be any Dex one-handed weapon)
• Shield: Any 100% Physical (optional)
• Armor: Any, but get pieces that increase Intelligence when possible
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Dexterity & Mind
• Skills: Ash of War: Impaling Thrust
• Spells: Scholar's Armament, Glintstone Pebble and Carian Slicer

The way this Build works is that you'll buff your Rapier or Estoc with Scholar's Armament to double your melee damage or so early on, allowing you to one or two shot most enemies. Make sure that you have both your Staff and Weapon out at the same time or you won't be able to buff it. You can use Glintstone Pebble to thin enemies when their are many to prevent yourself from being swarmed, and also to hit enemies that you can't get to physically.

Carian Slicer is your money maker and makes short work of Bosses and challenging enemies. You'll spam this repeatedly when you get openings to melt Boss HP. It's absolutely devastating. Just know that you deal almost no Stagger with this Spell so you will have to read enemy ques and dodge when they begin to retaliate.

You can use a Shield in some scenarios where Blocking is beneficial, but it rarely is since it drains your Stamina when Blocking and you need it to attack rapidly with Carian Slicer.

Elden Ring Magus Build (Level 50)

A melee-mage Build that uses Scholar's Armament and Glintstone Phalanx to deal Critical Damage to enemies.

• Class: Prisoner or Astrologer
• Flask Spread: Slightly more FP than HP
• Weapon: Rapier
• Shield: None
• Armor: Carian Knight Set
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Dexterity
• Secondary Stats: Vigor
• Skills: Ash of War: Glintblade Phalanx
• Spells: Scholar's Armament, Glintstone Pebble and Carian Greatsword

The way this Build works is that you'll buff your Rapier with Scholar's Armament and then hit L2 to use Glintstone Phalanx. Make sure you use the Keen version of this Ash of War or you won't be able to buff it!

Glintstone Phalanx usually staggers enemies in one or two bursts, so be ready to deal Critical Damage with your Rapier which has a Critical Rating of 130 which is pretty damn good. This allows you to kill tough enemies easily.

Use Glintstone Pebble to thin out enemies or to reach enemies you cannot get with melee attacks, or on horseback as necessary.

Use  Carian Greatsword when outnumbered or when on horseback in order to dispatch enemies easily.

Elden Ring Enchanted Knight Build (Level 50)

A medium-armor melee-based sorcerer Build that allows you to Block with a Shield while attacking with Carian Sword Sorceries in your right hand.

• Class: Astrologer or Prisoner
• Flask Spread: Most FP, Some HP
• Weapon: Carian Glintstone Staff
• Shield: Blue-Gold Kite Shield
• Armor: Carian Knight Set
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Mind & Endurance
• Skills: Ash of War: Barricade Shield
• Spells: Carian Slicer, Carian Piercer, Carian Greatsword and Glintstone Pebble

You need to have a well rounded stat spread for this Build since you are playing it like a melee character that uses a Shield, so good Vigor and Endurance helps with Blocking and taking damage. Make sure you have enough Intelligence to deal damage, but don't go crazy and leave your character vulnerable. You will be in melee range so you will get hit.

When facing tough enemies buff with Barricade Shield to reduce the Stamina consumption of Blocking so that you have more Stamina to use Carian Slicer or Carian Greatsword.

Spam Carian Slicer to melt bosses and tough enemies and use Carian Greatsword when mounted or when getting too close to some enemies is risky. Use Carian Piercer against NPC Invaders, and use Glintstone Pebble to tackle flying enemies or enemies you cannot reach with melee attacks.

Elden Ring Moonveil Samurai Build (Level 50)

A melee-mage Build that uses Transient Moonlight to stagger enemies and deal critical damage.

• Class: Prisoner or Samurai
• Flask Spread: Slightly more HP than FP
• Weapon: Moonveil
• Shield: None
• Armor: Land of Reeds Set
• Primary Stats: Intelligence &Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Dexterity
• Skills: Transient Moonlight
• Spells: Loretta's Greatbow, Glintstone Pebble and Carian Greatsword

The way this Build works is that you use Transient Moonlight with R2 instead of R1 to stagger enemies and then critically strike them. Using the Assassin's Cerulean Dagger and Carian Filigreed Crest recovers the cost of using Transient Moonlight so that you never run out of FP.

Use Loretta's Greatbow to take out difficult enemies at range, and use Glintstone Pebble to do the same when they aren't quite as far away.

Carian Greatsword is used to AoE enemies that are grouped up, and is benefited by Radagon Icon.

Elden Ring Sword Sage Build (Level 50)

The Sword Sage is a combination of Intelligence and Faith, using the Sword of Night and Flame and Death Sorceries.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split between FP & HP
• Weapon: Sword of Night and Flame & Meteorite Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any that still lets you med roll
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Faith
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Night-and-Flame Stance
• Spells: Rancorcall & Ancient Death Rancor

The way this Build works is that you increase your Intelligence and Faith high enough to use Sword of Night and Flame and Ancient Death Rancor, which requires 34 Int and 24 Faith.

Sword of Night and Flame has an amazing Weapon Art that allows you to do a Comet-like beam with L2 and R1 that does insane damage and has great range. L2 and R2 is a flame strike in an AoE in front of you that can wipe out packs of enemies.

Rancorcall and Ancient Death Rancor require Intelligence and Faith to use, so are a natural fit here. Meteorite Staff is not the ideal staff to use here, and you'll want to swap this out for Prince of Death's Staff once you get it, as it scales off both Int and Faith. It also boosts the damage of Death Sorceries, which both of these are.

Ancient Death Rancor does incredible stagger damage to enemies, allowing you to pin them down if you spam this, which is fantastic solo and in co op play. It's particularly good against fast moving enemies and bosses that are hard to hit with Sword of Night and Flame's Weapon arts

Elden Ring Darkmoon Spellblade Build (Level 100)

A melee mage build that focuses on the use of the Dark Moon Greatsword and other Glintblade Sorceries to destroy its enemies.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly FP, some HP
• Weapon: Dark Moon Greatsword & Carian Glintblade Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any that still allows med rolling
• Talismans: Godfrey Icon, Radagon Icon, Stargazer Heirloom & Green Turtle Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Mind
• Secondary Stats: Vigor
• Skills: Moonlight Greatsword
• Spells: Magic Glintblade, Glintstone Pebble, Greatblade Phalanx, Loretta's Greatbow & Unseen Form

Generally how this Build works is that you'll sent up your combo of either Magic Glintblade & Moonlight Greatsword or Greatblade Phalanx & Moonlight Greatsword against enemies depending on what you are facing (Magic Glintblade for weaker ones, Greatblade Phalanx for tougher ones).

It generally goes something like this, buff your Greatsword with L2, cast Magic Glintblade or Greatblade Phalanx and then either hold R2 or charge forward into range and then hold R2 and then hit R2 again. You're trying to time it so that the wave from the Greatsword connects with the enemy around the same time as the spell, or just before, so that the spell staggers after the wave, allowing you an opening for a second wave.

You can use Unseen Form to help you navigate levels, avoiding ranged enemies that might hit you unsuspectingly, allowing you to range them down with Glintstone Pebble or Magic Glintblade.

Loretta's Greatbow is there for very long range when the situation calls for it. Sometimes you just need a bit of range, and this spell single handedly takes care of that.

Elden Ring Battlemage Build (Level 100)

I melee mage Build that uses Sorceries as their only means of damage while wielding a Shield in their off-hand to protect themselves and buff their damage.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly FP, some HP
• Weapon: Carian Glintstone Staff 
• Shield: Jellyfish Shield
• Armor: Any that can med roll
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Mind, Vigor & Strength
• Skills: Contagious Fury 
• Spells: Carian Slicer, Carian Greatsword, Carian Piercer, Glintstone Pebble, Loretta's Greatbow

The way this Build works is that you use the Jellyfish Shield in your left hand and the Carian Glintstone Staff in your right, and use Carian Slicer as your melee attack. It's cheaper than Glintstone Pebble, allowing you to use it nearly twice as much, helping to preserve FP.

You can use your Jellyfish Shield to Block effectively, and also use its Skill: Contagious Fury to boost your damage by 20% for 30 seconds, including your Spell Damage. This lets you defeat enemies more easily, and sometimes gives you just enough damage to one shot enemies with Glintstone Pebble. Although, you will need some strength to wield it, and your stamina will run out very quickly if you play too defensive with it.

Carian Greatsword is there for AoE when needed, and Loretta's Greatbow is there for long range damage as necessary. Having these options makes you much more flexible, which a Battlemage should be in my opinion.

Elden Ring Deathblade Build (Level 100)

An Intelligence/Faith Build thas uses the Sword of Night and Flame to full effect, while also using both Sorceries and Incantations to dispatch enemies.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly FP, some HP
• Weapon: Sword of Night and Flame, Prince of Death's Staff & Golden Order Seal
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any that allows you to med roll. Spellblade Set boosts Night and Flame's Magic attack by 2% per piece
• Talismans: Fire Scorpion Charm, Magic Scorpion Charm,, Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +1 & Godfrey Icon
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Faith
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Night-and-Flame Stance
• Spells: Golden Vow, Flame, Grant Me Strength, Black Flame, Loretta's Greatbow, Terra Magica, Magic Glintblade, Ancient Death Rancor

The way this Build works is that you'll prioritize using the magic attack of Sword of Night and Flame, by using things that boost its damage, as well as the damage of your regular weapon attacks. Magic Scorpion Charm, Golden Vow, Spellblade Set and Terra Magica all boost this damage, making it much more deadly. You can still use the Flame attack when you want as well, but you'll buff with Flame, Grant Me Strength instead of Terra Magica when using it to boost Fire Damage instead of magic.

You also deal incredible damage just with regular melee attacks, as the Sword of Night and Flame has one of the highest Attack Ratings in Elden Ring. If you can get someone to drop you a second one, consider dual wielding them for even more deadly melee attacks.

You'll supplement your melee attacks and weapon skills with magic, most notably Black Flame when you need some mid range Fire Damage, or Magic Glintblade when you need mid range Magic Damage. You'll use Loretta's Greatbow to take out things from really long range, and Ancient Death Rancor is there to stagger enemies and Bosses (particularly those that you can target the head), giving you an opening to use Sword of Night and Flame's Skills.

Elden Ring Crystal Mage Build (Level 100)

The Crystal Mage Build is an Intelligence focused Build that uses Crystal and Glintstone Sorceries to dispatch enemies at range.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly FP, some HP
• Weapon: Crystal Staff, Finger Seal or Clawmark Seal
• Shield: Jellyfish Shield
• Armor: Any that still allows you to med roll
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Dragoncrest Shield Talisman, and Godfrey Icon
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Contagious Fury
• Spells: Crystal Torrent, Shattering Crystal, Glintstone Pebble, Great Glintstone Shard, Comet, Terra Magica & Bestial Vitality

This Build uses the Crystal Staff to boost the damage of both Crystal Torrent and Shattering Crystal. Lusat's Glintstone Staff costs too much FP to use consistently, and we don't meet the requirements to use Carian Regal Staff yet, so this is the next best one when it comes to scaling.

You'll use Contagious Fury by keeping your Shield in your left hand, buffing your spell damage by 20% for 30 seconds when you use it. This helps range things down more easily, and it has a short animation, allowing you to use it rather easily in boss encounters.

Use Shattering Crystal to AoE and against big enemies, as they get hit by the most Crystals. Crystal Torrent is there to melt bosses and enemies at good range, and when combined with Terra Magica, it can kill most enemies and some Bosses in a single cast.

Glintstone Pebble and Great Glinstone Shard are there for trash enemies, while Comet can be used on the more difficult ones, where using Crystal Torrent is not possible due to its long animation. It can be held down for even longer range, allowing you to hit distant enemies effectively.

Bestial Vitality is there for a small heal over time to restore health to reactive Ritual Sword Talisman when you reach full HP, increasing your damage by 10% once again.

Elden Ring Frost Knight Build (Level 100)

The Frost Knight Build is a melee focused Build that uses the Ice Spear Ash of War to deal Magic Damage at range, and to set the Frostbite Status Effect reliably on enemies.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split HP and FP
• Weapon: Clayman's Harpoon & any Staff
• Shield: Carian Knight's Shield
• Armor: Any that still allows you to med roll
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Carian Filigreed Crest, Curved Sword Talisman & Greatshield Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Ice Spear & Carian Retaliation
• Spells: Scholar's Shield, Terra Magica, Magic Glintblade, Greatblade Phalanx & Scholar's Armament

This Build uses Ice Spear to add even more Magic Damage to the Clayman's Harpoon, and to range down enemies from a distance. It also sets the Frostbite Status Effect with enough hits, wiping out a chunk of enemy HP, increasing the damage they take, and reducing their Stamina recovery.

Additionally, Ice Spear does tons of Stance damage at range, allowing you to break enemy stances easily, allowing for frequent critical attacks. When combined with Block Counters, that also do very high stance damage, you can soften enemies up as they approach and then finish them with Block Counters or stagger them and then finish them.

Scholar's Shield will make the Carian Knight Shield nearly 100% Magic Resistant, allowing you to block magic attacks with ease. And on top of that it, boosts your Guard Boost by 25%, allowing you to block attacks more easily. It's not a bad replacement for Barricade Shield (post 1.03 patch) if you can get your Guard Boost high enough, which is why we use the Greatshield Talisman.

Terra Magica is there to buff your damage in fights where you can setup beforehand, just make sure to remain in its area to gain increased damage. You can use Scholar's Armament if you went Standard or Heavy on your weapon instead of Cold or Frost to further buff your damage.

Magic Glintblade is there for a longer range option, and Greatblade Phalanx is useful for stagger damage.

Elden Ring Moonveil Shinobi Build (Level 100)

A melee-mage Build that uses Transient Moonlight and Glintstone Phalanx to stagger enemies and to set both Hemorrhage and Frostbite on them.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Slightly more HP than FP
• Weapon: Moonveil, Uchigatana and any Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any that can still med roll
• Talismans: Carian Filigree Crest, Assassin's Cerulean Dagger, Magic Scorpion Charm, & Green Turtle Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence &Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Dexterity & Mind
• Skills: Transient Moonlight & Glinstone Phalanx
• Spells: Loretta's Greatbow, Great Glintstone Shard, and Terra Magica

The way this Build works is that you will swap to your Cold Uchigatana and throw up Glinstone Phalanx before swapping back to dual wield. You'll move to melee range using L2 and R2 to use Transient Moonlight, staggering enemies with the combination of both the Phalanx and Moonveil as they hit at roughly the same time. You may not need both, but this is the play for tougher enemies and bosses. Once downed, spam L1 to set Hemorrhage and Frostbite on the target to finish them off  quickly.

Use Loretta's Greatbow to take out difficult enemies at range, and use Great Glinstone Shard to do the same when they aren't quite as far away, as it has been patched since 1.03 to be much better.

Make sure to Critically Strike enemies you stagger to regain FP if they are not Bosses, since you likely won't need to spam dual wield attacks to finish them off.

Elden Ring Cold-Blooded Raptor Build (Level 100)

A Strength/Intelligence Build that uses Claws to deal damage rapidly, and to also set the Hemorrhage and Frostbite status effects.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split HP and FP
• Weapon: Bloodhound Claws, Sacrificial Axe & Academy Glintstone Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Raptor's Black Feathers, Haima Glintstone Crown and any other gloves and legs that allow you to med roll
• Talismans: Lord of Blood's Exultation, Claw Talisman, Green Turtle Talisman & Winged Sword Insignia
• Primary Stats: Strength & Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Royal Knight's Resolve & Golden Vow
• Spells: Great Glintstone Shard, Loretta's Greatbow, Terra Magica, Adula's Moonblade, Greatblade Phalanx

The way this Build works is that you'll two hand your Claws, which brings out a second one and buff with Royal Knight's Resolve to boost the damage with both Claws. This is possible because they are only considered one Weapon, and buffs both Claws. You'll then Jump Attack enemies or bosses for increased damage, finishing them off with R1 attacks if they survive. Keep the Sacrificial Axe in your left hand to regain 4 FP per kill, even when dual wielding your Claws.

You'll build up Hemorrhage and Frostbite on anything that doesn't die in a few hits, ripping off huge chunks of HP rapidly, making your damage output very high.

You can supplement your melee playstyle with spells to give you ranged attacks, though they will be less powerful than a pure mage Build. Still you have options depending on the situation, and Greatblade Phalanx is fantastic as it works well with a melee playstyle and helps to stagger enemies.

Elden Ring Dark Knight Build (Level 150)

An Intelligence Build that power stances Greatswords to great effect, dealing high magic and physical damage in melee and at range.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP, some FP
• Weapon: Helphen's Steeple, Dark Moon Greatsword & Staff of Loss
• Shield: None
• Armor: Night's Cavalry Set
• Talismans: Claw Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm (or Ritual Sword Talisman), Great-Jar's Arsenal & Primal Glintstone Blade
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Endurance & Mind
• Skills: Moonlight Greatsword & Ruinous Ghostflame
• Spells: Night Comet, Night Shard, Terra Magica & Loretta's Greatbow

The way this Build works is that you will power stance Helphen's Steeple and Dark Moon Greatsword, with Steeple in your right hand and Dark Moon in your left. You'll buff with Moonlight Greatsword, and then buff with Ruinous Ghostflame and then do primarily jump attacks on enemies to kill most regular enemies in one attack. Some more difficult enemies may take more.

You can rebuff easily because Ruinous Ghostflame has a modest cast time, and it only lasts half as long as Moonlight Greatsword, so you'll need to use it twice for every one cast of Moonlight. You may not be able to rebuff with Moonlight in tough fights, but you absolutely should with Ruinous in order to gain more Frost build up.

You can swap our Steeple for Staff of Loss when you need to cast Night Comet or Night Shard, to range down enemies where it's easier to do. You can swap back and forth as necessary, maybe even multiple times during the same fight.

(Patch 1.07 decreases the status buildup on dual wielded weapons.)

Elden Ring Elementalist Build (Level 150)

An Intelligence/Faith Build that can cast nearly any spell in the game, and only uses ranged magic to destroy enemies.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split HP and FP
• Weapon: Prince of Death's Staff & Golden Order Seal
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any that still allows you to medium roll
• Talismans: Green Turtle Talisman, Marika's Soreseal, Ritual Sword Talisman, & Primal Glintstone Blade
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Faith
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: None
• Spells: Stone of Gurranq, Lightning Spear, Black Flame, Catch Flame, Great Glintstone Shard, Triple Rings of Light, & Golden Vow

The way this Build works is that you will use Prince of Death's Staff to cast Sorceries and Golden Order Seal to cast Incantations. You'll buff with Golden Vow to increase your spell damage, as well as boost your defenses. Then you'll select the spell that's best suited for the situation.

Stone of Guarranq is your ranged Physical Damage spell that can be chained effectively at modest range. You can also use Rock Sling, but it casts slower, though it does have longer range and does more stagger damage.

Lightning Spear is your Lightning Damage spell that you'll use to take out enemies weak to Lightning. You can charge it for extra damage as needed and it does +10% damage in the rain.

Black Flame is your ranged Fire Damage spell that deals that can be charged for extra damage, and also does a small damage over time based on the max HP of the enemy. Catch Flame is used in melee situations where enemies are so aggressive you can't cast spells. Catch Flame is cast quickly after you roll or sprint, allowing you to "melee" enemies with it.

Great Glintstone Shard is your ranged spell that has good range and average damage and can be spammed. You can use other Magic Damage spells as well like Loretta's Greatbow for more range, or you can use Comet for a more spammable higher damage Great Glintstone Shard.

Triple Rings of Light is your go to Holy Damage spell that has a modest range and good spread. Litany of  Proper Death is a great AoE that annihilates undead and prevents them from respawning.

Elden Ring Freezing Battlemage Build (Level 150)

A melee mage build that uses Carian Slicer and other Carian Sword Sorceries to their fullest!

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Lusat's Glintstone Staff & Carian Glintstone Staff
• Shield: Jellyfish Shield
• Armor: Snow Witch Hat, and any that still allows you to medium roll
• Talismans: Graven-School Talisman, Graven-Mass Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm & Ritual Sword Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Mind & Vigor
• Skills: Contagious Fury
• Spells: Carian Slicer, Adula's Moonblade, Carian Piercer, Glintstone Icecrag, Zamor Ice Storm and Freezing Mist

The way this Build works is that you'll use Carian Slicer to its fullest by casting it with Lusat's Glintstone Staff and wielding Carian Glintstone Staff in the other hand or by using Contagious Fury from the Jellyfish Shield. Lusat's Glintstone Staff increases FP cost by 50%, but Carian Slicer only costs 6 FP to begin with, so you can get away with it here in order to boost damage.

You'll use Adula's Moonblade for larger enemies that are hard to hit with Carian Slicer and for AoE groups, and the damage of this Spell and all Cold Sorceries is boosted by 10% because of the Snow Witch Hat.

Carian Piercer is there for NPC invaders or actual invaders, as it has incredible hit boxes, and allows you to roll catch easily. Glinstone Icecrag is your ranged option that helps build up Frostbite, and deals decent damage, but is slow and doesn't have great range. You could swap this for Great Glintstone Shard if you want.

Freezing Mist is used to set Frostbite on tough enemies or Bosses to reduce their damage absorption, allowing you to deal more Magic Damage with your spells.

You can also add Zamor Ice Storm to this build, for its increased attack power and status buildup after patch 1.07.

Elden Ring Carian Spellknight Build (Level 150)

An Intelligence Build that uses the Carian Grandeur to one shot difficult tough enemies and some Bosses.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Longsword & Carian Regal Scepter
• Shield: Carian Knight's Shield
• Armor: Carian Knight Helm & Spellblades Set
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Godfrey Icon, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman & Shard of Alexander
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Carian Grandeur
• Spells: Terra Magica, Greatblade Phalanx, Loretta's Greatbow, Scholar's Shield, Great Glinstone Shard, Rykard's Rancor, & Founding Rain of Stars

The way this Build works is that you'll use your Shield to Block Counter regular enemies around the landscape. You'll use Carian Grandeur to one shot anything that's more difficult, and you can use Loretta's Greatbow and Great Glintstone Shard to pick things off at range as necessary.

Greatblade Phalanx is used to help stagger an enemy when connecting with Carian Grandeur close to the time it lands. You can use Terra Magica to buff your Magic Damage before a tough fight if you have time, making you even more deadly.

Founding Rain of Stars works well for larger enemies, or those that aren't extremely mobile, like Dragons or Godskin Noble. Rykard's Rancor gives you a high damage Fire Spell you can use when enemies are highly magic resistant.

Elden Ring Death Knight Build (Level 150)

An Intelligence Build that uses the Sword of Night and Flame and Shield as well as some Death Sorceries

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Sword of Night and Flame, Carian Regal Scepter & Frenzied Flame Seal
• Shield: Carian Knight's Shield
• Armor: Night's Cavalry Helm, Night's Cavalry Armor, Lionel's Greaves, & Lionel's Gauntlets
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Great-Jar's Arsenal, Assassin's Cerulean Dagger & Shard of Alexander
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Night-and-Flame-Stance
• Spells: Rancor, Ancient Death Rancor, Golden Vow, & Terra Magica

The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Golden Vow and use Rancor and Sword of Night and Flame to take on regular enemies, using Carian Knight's Shield to Block Counter as needed.

You'll swap to Ancient Death Rancor for more difficult enemies, and you'll use the Night Comet ability of Sword of Night and Flame to finish them of while they are staggered from Ancient Death Rancor. 

If you can get the drop on a tough enemy or Boss, you'll place Terra Magica down first to boost your Magic Damage even further, before unloading with Ancient Death Rancor, and then firing off the Night Comet ability of Night and Flame when they get close to you.

Elden Ring Royal Knight Build (Level 150)

A Strength/Intelligence Build that uses the Royal Greatsword and Clayman's Harpoon to set Frostbite and destroy enemies.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Royal Greatsword & Clayman's Harpoon
• Shield: Eclipse Greatshield
• Armor: Haima Glintstone Crown & any that still allows you to medium roll
• Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Radagon's Soreseal, Great-Jar's Arsenal & Carian Filigreed Crest
• Primary Stats: Strength & Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Endurance
• Skills: Wolf's Assault & Ice Spear
• Spells: Scholar's Shield (optional)

The way this Build works is that you'll swap between using the Royal Greatsword and Clayman's Harpoon depending on the circumstances, while Blocking with your Eclipse Greatshield and using Guard Counters for massive damage and Critical Attacks.

Wolf's Assault does devastating damage if you can land the first hit, and the AoE will often one shot groups of enemies, and both of these hits build up Frostbite, though the normal weapon attacks of the Royal Greatsword do not.

You can swap to the Clayman's Harpoon, using the Cold version for better Strength scaling, and to help set the Frostbite status effect more easily. You'll use Ice Spear with it to range enemies when needed, using to Stance Break enemies by filling their stagger meter now and then.

You can buff with Scholar's Shield if you want to equip a staff, which further boosts the Guard Boost and damage negation of your Shield, making you damn near invincible while Blocking. Keep in mind you can use Clayman's Harpoon to Block and attack at the same time, so it's a good strategy against enemies you are having a hard time with.

Elden Ring Moonlight Crusader Build (Level 150)

An Intelligence Build that uses the Dark Moon Greatsword and spells to range down enemies from a distance.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Dark Moon Greatsword & Carian Regal Scepter
• Shield: None
• Armor: Heaviest you can wear and still medium roll
• Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Magic Scorpion Charm & Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Moonlight Greatsword
• Spells: Ranni's Dark Moon, Greatblade Phalanx, Terra Magica & Comet

The way this Build works is that you'll be using the Moonlight Greatsword ability of the Dark Moon Greatsword to change the R2 attack into a wave that can stagger enemies at range when fully charged. This wave deals 100% Magic Damage, which is why we pump Intelligence very high with this Build, even though the Greatsword can scale with other stats. 

Casting Greatblade Phalanx and then hitting with a fully-charged wave from Moonlight Greatsword will stagger most enemies and some Bosses. This combination is extremely deadly and you should use it as much as possible when facing difficult enemies.

Terra Magica boosts all Magic Damage when standing inside its area of effect, so this includes Moonlight Greatsword and any melee attacks you do while inside it, since the Greatsword does some Magic Damage as well. Use this to boost your damage when needed.

Lastly, hitting Bosses with Ranni's Dark Moon will debuff them and can even trigger Frostbite, further reducing the protection they have. Use this first when beginning Boss fights when possible.

Elden Ring Meteor Mage Build (Level 150)

An Intelligence Mage Build that uses Gravity Sorceries that deal both Physical and Magic Damage to cataclysmic effect.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split between HP and FP
• Weapon: Carian Regal Scepter, Meteorite Staff, & Frenzied Flame Seal
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any Light Armor
• Talismans: Ritual Sword Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm, Godfrey Icon & Graven-Mass Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Spinning Weapon
• Spells: Collapsing Stars, Gravity Well, Rock Sling, Meteorite, Meteorite of Astel

The way this Build works is that you'll hold the Meteorite Staff in your left hand in order to give you a passive increase to Gravity Sorcery damage (+30%). You'll then cast with the Carian Regal Scepter in your right hand because it has better Sorcery Scaling at higher Intelligence levels. This makes your Gravity Sorceries hit extremely hard.

You'll use Collapsing Stars and Gravity Well for trash enemies as these are easiest to use in these type of encounters, and remember these spells PULL enemies towards you. You can pull them off edges or down to you, and then hit them with Spinning Weapon to finish them off if needed. Both these spells deal Magic Damage and can be charged, so benefit from Magic Scorpion Charm and Godfrey Icon. Charge them when you can.

Rock Sling is there when you need Physical Damage, or are trying to stagger a Boss. It's hard to use in close quarters so it's very situational.

Meteorite and Meteorite of Astel are used to take down large packs of enemies or large Bosses that have huge hit boxes. Hold down the spell to continue dropping Meteors on them. Use the Cerulean Hidden Tear to remove the FP cost of these spells for 10 seconds when slotted into your Flask of Wonderous Physick. This will allow you to nuke them for a very long time without FP concerns. Meteorite of Astel casts many more Meteors, but costs way more FP.

Elden Ring Nebula Knight Build (Level 150)

A Dexterity/Intelligence Build that uses the Wing of Astel to great effect by capitalizing on its weapon skill Nebula.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Wing of Astel  and any Staff
• Shield: Carian Knight's Shield
• Armor: Scaled Armor Set or any Armor with high Poise
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Shard of Alexander, Assassin's Cerulean Dagger, Curved Sword Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Dexterity
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Endurance
• Skills: Nebula
• Spells: Scholar's Shield & Terra Magica

The Nebula Knight Build uses a combination of Block Counters and the weapon skill of Wing of Astel: Nebula to handle any situation effectively. Because Wing of Astel scales well with both Dexterity and Intelligence, we don't use a Great Shield for this Build, due to low Strength. Carian Knight's Shield is an excellent choice for those using a Shield with no Strength investment. And because Scholar's Shield further increases its mitigations and Guard Boost, it only gets even more effective.

Wing of Astel has a unique R2 attack and charged R2 attack that fires 1 or 2 waves of magic forward, depending on whether you charged it or not. These waves deal 100% Magic Damage (just like Nebula), making them benefit greatly from Magic Scorpion as well as Terra Magica. The waves, however, do not benefit from the Axe Talisman, though the damage you deal with the sword itself does. These waves also increase in damage based on your Intelligence, making it imperative for this Build.

Nebula is really your go to for Boss encounters, and it shoots out star clusters in front of you that explode dealing Magic Damage. They group up in tight spaces, but fan out in open locations. You can cast Nebula and then follow up with a Charged R2 for great stagger damage, or just spam Nebula.

Elden Golden Sword Sage Build (Level 150-200 | Journey 2)

A Faith/Intelligence Build that focuses on the use of Holy Damage and Golden Order Incantations.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split between HP and FP
• Weapon: Coded Sword, Sword of Night and Flame, and Golden Order Seal
• Shield: Blue-Gold Kite Shield
• Armor: Radiant Gold Mask, and any Armor with high Poise.
• Talismans: Sacred Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Ritual Shield Talisman, & Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
• Primary Stats: Faith & Intelligence
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Unblockable Blade & Barricade Shield
• Spells: Golden Vow, Blessing of the Erdtree, Discus of Light, Triple Rings of Light, Radagon's Rings of Light, Elden Stars & Litany of Proper Death.

The way this Build works is that you'll be wielding the Coded Sword, which deals 100% Holy Damage and only scales with Faith. You'll use Sacred Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman and Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear to boost its damage. Use Unblockable Blade for a small cluster of enemies, or against Bosses or enemies that use Shields.

Discus of Light is your go to offensive Golden Order Incantation, and its boosted in damage by Sacred Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Holy-Shrouded Cracked Tear, Golden Order Seal and Radiant Gold Mask. You could even slot Flock's Canvas Talisman for more damage if you wish. You can chain spam this spell to deal with many enemies and Bosses from a distance.

Triple Rings of Light is used to deal with enemies that dodge when you fling spells, like Black Knife Assassins, Bloodhound Knights, or Godskin Apostles. It deals slightly more damage than Discus of Light on average, but costs about 3x the FP, so I don't advise using it regularly.

Radagon's Rings of Light is a fantastic AoE spell that can wipe out huge packs of enemies, especially if you hold down the cast button, since this further increases range. This can be used from horseback as well, and if it doesn't kill enemies, it will knock them down allowing for easy follow up casts. It has further range and damage than Wrath of Gold, and is also boosted by Golden Order Seal and Radiant Gold Mask.

Elden Stars is your super long range spell that's good at picking off enemies from a long distance, or harassing Bosses while you attack with other spells or Unblockable Blade. You won't use it often, but it's nice to have when you need it.

Litany of Proper Death you will only use against Undead enemies, so only slot this when you need it. And Golden Vow is there to increase damage and defenses further, and Blessing of the Eerdtree is there to keep your HP topped off to proc the effects of Ritual Sword and Ritual Shield Talismans.

Sword of Knight and Flame is useful against Holy Damage resistant enemies, and you should sub this in when needed. Be sure to swap out Sacred Scorpion Charm for Magic or Fire, and to replace Holy-Shrouded Cracked Tear with Magic or Fire as well. Shard of Alexander is also a nice addition here.

Elden Soul Samurai Build (Level 150-200 | Journey 2)

A Dexterity Intelligence Build that uses the Nagakiba and Scholar's Armament to phenomenal result.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP some FP
• Weapon: Nagakiba & Academy Glintstone Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Black Knife Set
• Talismans: Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Magic Scorpion Charm & Millicent's Prosthesis
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Dexterity
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Double Slash
• Spells: Greatblade Phalanx, Founding Rain of Stars, Unseen Form, Loretta's Greatbow, Carian Retaliation, Scholar's Armament, Terra Magica, Freezing Mist

The way this Build works is that you'll use Unseen Form and the Black Knife Set to sneak up on enemies getting easy backstabs and attacks. These two things will muffle your sound and make you harder to see.

You can use Greatblade Phalanx when you know enemies are going to come at you, and cast Freezing Mist on tough enemies and Bosses to soften up their defenses via the Frostbite status effect.

Cast Founding Rain of Stars at the beginning of Boss fights when they start to come at you, and try to fight around the AoE it creates for best results. Try to dodge and use Double Slash while they are still in the AoE of FRoS.

Loretta's Greatbow is useful for situations where you need some long range or things will be markedly more difficult, and you can use Carian Retaliation to parry projectiles, which is great.

Scholar's Armament is your buff to really boost your damage over the top of a magic infused or cold infused Nagakiba. By keeping it Keen and using Scholar's Armament you will have higher damage potential as long as it remanis buffed.

Elden Ring Death Mage Build (Level 150-200 | Journey 2)

A mage build that focuses on the use of Death Sorceries and the Prince of Death Staff.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split FP & HP
• Weapon: Sword of Night and Flame, Golden Order Seal & Prince of Death Staff
• Shield: None
• Armor: Any Armor that allows you to medium roll.
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Graven-Mass Talisman, Ritual Sword Talisman & Godfrey Icon or Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Faith
• Secondary Stats: Vigor & Mind
• Skills: Night-and-Flame Stance
• Spells: Golden Vow, Flame, Grant Me Strength, Rancorcall, Ancient Death Rancor, Explosive Ghostflame. Terra Magica & Rykard's Rancor

The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Golden Vow and then cast Rancorcall on regular trash enemies, using Explosive Ghostflame or Rykard's Rancor on groups of enemies to AoE them down quickly.

Ancient Death Rancor is great against hard to kill enemies and Bosses, especially if you charge it and are standing in Terra Magica when you cast it. It can often stagger bosses or outright kill them before they ever reach you.

Rykard's Rancor gives you a fire option that you can use Flame, Grant Me Strength to buff as well as Fire Scorpion Charm. It's good against magic resistant enemies or those weak to fire.

Sword of Night and Flame is your melee option, since Rancorcall and Ancient Death Rancor are useless at point blank range as they will fly over the target and miss.

Elden Ring Warrior Wizard Build (Level 150-200 | Journey 2)

A melee mage build that focuses on destroying enemies up close with weapon spells.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Split HP & FP
• Weapon: Carian Regal Scepter, Lusat's Glintstone Staff, & Carian Glintstone Staff
• Shield: Carian Knight's Shield
• Armor: Beast Champion Set & Greathelm
• Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Graven-Mass Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, & Radagon Icon
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Mind & Endurance
• Skills: None
• Spells: Terra Magica, Gavel of Haima, Loretta's Greatbow, Carian Slicer, Carian Piercer, Carian Greatsword, & Adula's Moonblade

The way this Build works is that you'll main using Carian Slicer as your primary attack using the Carian Regal Scepter in your right hand to cast, and Carian Glintstone Staff in your left to buff its damage. You can swap to Carian Greatsword or Adula's Moonblade for packs of enemies, giving you solid AoE.

Loretta's Greatbow is there for a ranged option in case you need to pick off an enemy or two safely, and you can drop Terra Magica before using it to boost your damage further.

Gavel of Haima can be chained if you cast with alternating staffs, R1, L1, R1, L1 etc, allowing you to keep staggering an enemy or boss for modest damage. This makes guard breaks happen often, allowing you more opening to attack.

Use Lusat's Glintstone Staff for boss fights where you need more damage, and FP isn't an issue. In boss fights you want to kill as quickly as possible, so even 10% more damage is useful.

Elden Ring Silent Spearcaller Build (Level 150-200 | Journey 2)

A stealth melee build that uses the Death Ritual Spear to range down targets or stab them to death up close.

• Class: Any
• Flask Spread: Mostly HP, some FP
• Weapon: Death Ritual Spear, Carian Regal Scepter & Staff of Loss
• Shield: None
• Armor: Black Knife Set (so your footsteps are muffled)
• Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Ritual Sword Talisman, Magic Scorpion Charm, & Bull-Goat's Talisman
• Primary Stats: Intelligence & Vigor
• Secondary Stats: Endurance & Mind
• Skills: Spearcall Ritual
• Spells: Unseen Form, Night Comet, Night Shard, & Terra Magica

The way this Build works is that you'll buff yourself with Unseen Form, making you hard to see vs enemies. When this is combined with the Black Knife chest piece, enemies can also not hear you easily, so this allows you to sneak up on unsuspecting targets. You can then cast Night Shard, Night Comet or simply use Spearcall Ritual or backstab if you can get close enough.

Often times enemies might become aware that you've killed an ally, and come to investigate, but they usually won't see you if you move away quickly. This typically allows you another backstab, if you did one already, or to kill them using one of the afore mentioned Spells or abilities.

During Boss fights you won't be able to hide, so you'll need to drop Terra Magica and try to spam Spearcall Ritual as much as possible, or case Night Comet if more prudent. Either of these should allow you to range down targets before they get to close, but if they do, smack them with your Spear!