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My favourite class to kill the Tree Sentinel early with; the Estoc's Impaling Thrust is great for staggering the boss, and a charged Magic Glintblade comes out after it stops using it's spell parry skill.

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His mask now reminds me of not only Griffith and Dumas work but the face of Messmer as well.

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Now his mask reminds me of Messmer's face so bad

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Try Quality Cold RL139, works for me

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made my prisoner into a frenzy build, want to respec and lean into dex/int as intended (lvl 190 on ng+ about to do a test run on 3 for dlc), what's a good dex/int weapon to compliment it? also don't say moonveil or i'll snitch on you to the irs

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I like that if you take off the helmet and unequip the shield, you can get light load at the start of the game without being naked.

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6 faith means that unlike astrologer you CANT switch to two fingers heirloom and cast say Flame Cleanse me or Bestial vitality in a pinch. Good for purists, but for utility the astrologer is better. Or just screw minmaxing because COOL HAT

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Astrologer is actually more optimal for the Dark Moon Greatsword requirements, while the Prisoner is the optimal class for moonveil.

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It's subtle, but I think the "Notes & Tips" section is recommending this starting class for Dex/Int builds.

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*Puts your grasses on*

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Pumpkin head's Father

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I am lost.... what the heck could cause this fellows imprisonment?

That low faith could mean anything from a roleplay standpoint, but it must involve being into either freaky cult things among nobility, or just condemned by some crazy faith-heavy nutter deeming them a heretic for no good reason and embittering them into hating most faiths.... or perhaps they are merely a narcissist who sung praises too only themselves while getting frisky with the duke's wife and needed imprisonment to humble their narcissism?

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For anyone that thinks this class is a reference to the man in the iron mask, it isn't. Black Guard Boggarts mask and outfit is. Look at Blackguards Iron Mask and outfit, then look at the various film representations of the man in the iron mask, or read the story by Dumas. Its almost an exact copy.

The prisoners helm and its distinct round smooth shape is much closer in design to Griffiths mask from Berserk from when he was imprisoned. Its also worth noting that the descriptions for all the Prisoners Set clothing mention he was "convicted for an appalling crime" which the man in the iron mask was not, he was essentially a political prisoner from birth. Griffith on the other hand, was convicted of an appalling crime.

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This class is by far the coolest to roleplay as. Followed by the Bandit and the Confessor. — The Fist of Fury

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it's funny how many people say "this is not Griffith influenced! it's the man in the iron mask!" while they just googled first time of their life for Griffiths and know **** about Berserk! clearly the white falcon <3

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It's noteworthy that 6 points in Faith is the lowest starting rank of an attribute of all classes. All other classes do not start below 7 in any attribute. So it's a very poor start for incantation builds.

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This is unironically the best starting class for a Moonveil wizard, better than the astrologist.

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I guess its apropiate for a prisoner in a shape like THAT not to have much faith

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He is literally me.

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magic glintblade is better than anything Astrologer starts with. And yes you can get to the sorcery teacher in five minutes if you know what you're doing, but there's no way a first time blind player would find her aside from pure luck since it has zero signposting.

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Unfortunately "Estoc Bestoc" doesn't apply to Elden Ring... they gutted my pointy guy

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deep lore comment inbound: given the inspiration from griffith and the man in the iron mask, the use of the rift shield, saying they lived among the elite and use of a "prototype of the old carian family sorceries", i've come to the conclusion that this classes origin is that they're a relative of rennala who was imprisoned by her or the academy (man in the mask was theorized to be a relative of king louie that was locked up for political reasons) for trying to make contact with the primeval current which is where the rift shield comes into play (and griffith was able to talk with demons through a "rift" during his imprisonment).

thanks for coming to my mid lore analyzing

also this class is alright

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1. Run for the Horn Bow.
2. Shoot stuff.

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This build starts out with some cool stuff, but astrologer is better in the long run unless you know for sure you'll be leveling dex and end without leveling fth for bestiary vitality/flame cleanse me if min maxing is your goal

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Obviously based on the "Man in the Iron Mask"

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If the 6 in faith discourages you due to not being able to use Flame, Cleanse Me, don't. Two Fingers Heirloom + Commoner's Simple Garb = 12 faith for Prisoner.

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There are many, many Berserk references in the Souls series, this isn’t one of them.

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"The design seems influenced by Griffith/Femto from the Berserk manga and anime series"

No? Literally not even a little? xD

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I'm doing my first playthrough and I picked this class, just because of the way it looked haha. love the combo of magic and bladework. I've been doing pretty much a spellblade playthrough and I'm loving it.

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Simple yet efficient. First of all, Prisoner's set is incredibly drippy despite making you canonically disgusting. The estoc has a straightforward and effective move set, excelling in its long thrusting attacks and wide, sweeping heavy attacks. The Magic Glintblade spell is strong and the unique effect of delaying the attack can be used to destroy shielded enemies — any enemy for that matter.

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GRIFFITH!

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Did I mention it's good for dex/int builds

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This class's starting set looks fairly dashing (in a swashbuckling rogue kind of way) without the helmet (heresy though it may be to remove such an iconic helmet). Currently having fun with a build that tries to take the very nice moveset but poor damage output of the Straight Sword (Longsword or Lordsworn's) and fixes the damage output by using Scholar's Armament. This class suits that approach very well and makes you a pretty fun little semi glass cannon very quickly, and the Rift Shield is a really classy looking parrying tool while the Magic Glintblade spell is pretty interesting to use (especially if you charge it up so it fires very slowly and use it to hit a shield enemy in the back, or to stealth-attack one enemy at the same time as you assassinate another enemy). All around a pretty fun class if you choose it intentionally. Estoc's cool too but it's not what I'm using this time.

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I chose this class but in the start i don't understund all things about the class and i enjoy doing a hybrid of one tipe of samurai/mage

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i chose this class having never played a souls game before bc i thought they looked funny but honestly i enjoy doing a melee/mage build even if im bad at the game lol

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Slightly more stat efficient than astrologer depending on your choice of weapons because of one less wasted point in faith.

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This class has an ideal stat spread for a build focused on the Fallingstar Beast Jaw. As the longest colossal weapon in the game with ranged poise damage and modest fp consumption, it's worth building a character around.

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and i thought there was not anything worse than Bandit...

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I happened to pick this class. I have been focusing on building intel. and some strength ( of course the top 3 as well, V, M, & S) but should I focus more on dex? or strength or what as a melee/mage build?? BTW I do already have the moonveil... I had NO idea that I would obtain that from that cave lizard!!

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Can I be anonymous too?

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Next run I’m starting as prisoner to be more like Blackgaurd big boggart

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I have finished this game like 3 times and I just realized that this class is supposed to be a melee magic build. But through out my first play through I only put 3 points in intel lmao.

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You picked this class to use Moonveil early, admit it.

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Kinda funny how his background lore denotes that he may have been royalty/nobility. While the other mage class, the Astrologer, has a well made work of art for a staff, the Prisoner has one that looks like it would give you splinters lol.

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if you wear prisoner clothes, canonically you smell .;,;.

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BRING OUT THE GIMP

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Get the flail as soon as you can with this class. It’s a great compliment with the estoc as it does bleed, strike damage and high poise damage as well as being non-parryable and scaling with dex. Plus it fits the vibe of this class to a T.

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Ahh yes, the Pervert class.

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This guy used to be a Carian.

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My favorite starting class in the game. Really nice distribution between intelligence and dexterity, and an amazing starting spell that will be a staple of your toolkit until the very endgame. The Estoc has a top-tier moveset, so it's a great starting class even for pure dexterity builds by just getting the Lands Between Rune and immediately buying another Estoc to dual-wield them.

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Elon Musk god

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fun fact: elon musk build uses this class as start.

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Lmao. Will shine in the hands of a souls veteran. Well did it shine?

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Why is everybody saying griffith? hes quite literally the man in the iron mask. He hardly looks like griffith and has none of the same armor or weaponry.

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Got this guy and decided to go for a str/fth build. Fear me.

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fart slave

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This is better for spellsword than pure caster because of the spread between str and dex compared to astrologist. If you want to use weapons along with spells then this is for you. If you want pure casting with minimum investment in the melee stats then go for astrologist.

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Advanced Class, they say.
It was the class I started playing with no prior Souls experience and I am doing great with it.

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Maybe if you got rid of that old yee-yee ass helmet you got you'd get some maidens on yo ****

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I personally found Prisoner to be superior to Astrologer:

Better stat spread for sorcery builds that use any kind of decent weapon
Doesn't need to level anything to use weapons/shields right at the start
Magic Glintblade is way better for bosses than Glintstone Pebble as bosses like to dodge Glintstone
Estoc > Short Sword

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amogus

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Jorge

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So the prisoner used to be a Carian noble before being captured by Raya Lucaria?

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Try Fingers but hole.

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If you want to go incantations then go confessor. I have 1 confessor and 1 mage character. Built a Paladin type of confessor and it's fun to play.

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10/10 Griffith cosplay and amazing attribute spread for hybrid Dex/Int, Str/Int and Dex/Str/Int builds! Great starting class, perfect for a Magic Knight!

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Looking forward to the Grifith + Guts cosplay

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where is NPC that sells next tier armor set which is good for prisoner?

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"Among thousands of comrades and ten thousand enemies, only you made me forget my dream."

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A prisoner in an iron mask, who used to live in elite society, and starts out with a French estoc? I mean why not just call him 'The Man in the Iron Mask' at this point. Haha.

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Why can’t I use the flame incantations with prisoner ?? Please help

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I will redeem Griffith

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ayy lmao

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Needs to kill pumpkinhead so he can evolve.

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I have seen quite a few sources say Prisoners level and strength stat were reduced by 3 (level 6 start, 8 strength). This could potentially make warrior a more viable pick if you are interested in leveling strength as well. Can't confirm if this is true but will share sources.
Sources:
https://www.pcgamer.com/all-elden-ring-classes-origins/
https://www.wepc.com/gaming/elden-ring/classes-prisoner/

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i shitted my paants

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Free helmet

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"The Prisoner is the most stat-efficient choice for the vast majority build that intends to invest in Intelligence because they have the lowest starting Faith in the game, and the lowest total between Faith and Arcane. They are an ideal pick for pure-intelligence casters and any Intelligence hybrid, including an Intelligence + Arcane build."

This sillyness was on the astrologer and it's here too and it's such wrong info. You want astrologer for pure int. Better int, lower starting level, and more mind.

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Griffith did nothing wrong.

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"having lived among the elite prior to sentencing"
Capitalism.

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I wouldn't have any faith either if i were locked up in a prison.

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I guess this is as close to Enchanted Knight from network test as it gets? I was digging the sorceries/dex build. But EK had the best shield in the game :/

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Bruh, look at this dood... Look at the top of his head LMAO

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A prisoner of the capitalist economy

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Time to slaughter some dumb Griffith fanboys. Now I need an ultra greatsword

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Griffith was cool before he became a femto.

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> Lived among nobles
> thrusting sword
> “prisoner”
> starts with Magic Glintblade

Methinks you are the assassin class and were imprisoned for political assassinations

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This isnt a griffith reference its very clearly a man in the iron mask one lol

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Sweet hat.

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Starts with the magic glintblade sorcery.

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reminds me of Griffith...

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Estoc?!
Sold.

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This seems to be the 'Assassin' equivalent. Probably starts with a defensive sorcery. As opposed to the Astrologer, who is the 'sorcerer'.

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cant wait to be getting invaded by griffiths that are wearing this mask and nothing else

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It has to be Sirius Black, who didnt die but was send to the Lands between by Bellatrix Lestrange. I mean, he is studied in sorceries and a Prisoner and even look at his clothes.

Has to be Sirius seriously

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Estoc? No wonder he's in jail.

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On the video it said greatsword, pole and shield but here it says estoc, which is it?

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JORGE

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Griffith!

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Is this not the starting gear of Assassin on DS3?

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