Recording summary · June 2024
Elden Ring DLC - 5 Of The Best WEAPONS You DONT Want To Miss! Shadow of the Erdtree
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Overview
Daniel reviewed, tested, and located weapons from Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, focusing on the Great Katana, Dry Leaf Arts, and bear claws.
Daniel evaluated additional DLC weapons including Rellana's Twinblades, Blacksteel Great Hammer, and Backhand Blade, finding several underwhelming compared to the Great Katana and Dry Leaf Arts.
Damage output was maximized using synergies such as Rakshasa's Armor, buffs, talismans, oil pots, and Palm Blast, hitting between 8,000 and 8,800 damage.
Themes
Evaluation, moveset testing, and acquisition of the Great Katana and its alternative Rakshasa variant.
Performance, affinities, talismans, armor options, and acquisition of the Dry Leaf Arts weapon.
Attributes, scaling, limitations, and acquisition of the bear claws from the Northern Nameless Mausoleum.
Comparative weapon evaluations and damage scaling experiments using Rakshasa's Armor, talismans, buffs, and oil pots.
Developments
Daniel upgraded the bear claws to level 10.
Daniel equipped Rakshasa's Armor with damage-boosting talismans and applied buffs before attacking enemies.
Daniel threw an oil pot and executed a charged Palm Blast to deal 8,800 damage.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the weapon dealt extra fire damage while visibly on fire following Flame Spear.
The effectiveness of the multi-swipe special move on Rakshasa's Great Katana.
The location of the remainder of the Fire Prelate armor set.
Whether level 10 was the maximum upgrade level for the bear claws.
Button inputs and switching out a buff during preparation for testing the bear claws.
Initial confusion regarding how 7,000 to 7,600 damage was achieved before attributing it to Dry Leaf Palm Blast.
Whether an oil pot combined with a charged Palm Blast could reach 10,000 damage.