Recording summary · March 2022
Elden Ring - Stealth Assassin Build
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Overview
An assassin stealth build in Elden Ring incorporates sound suppression, partial invisibility, and backstabs, relying on items such as the Black Knife armor set, the Unseen Form spell, and Crepus's Vial to evade enemy notice while running or walking.
The stealth setup suffers from practical limitations including low defense, dagger underperformance with poor damage and lack of stagger, and limited viability against difficult foes and bosses.
Themes
Equipment for sound muffling and invisibility includes the Black Knife armor set found under a staircase in Ordina, Liturgical Town, the Crepus's Vial talisman, and the Unseen Form spell obtained via a phantom puzzle in Altus Plateau.
Weaknesses of the stealth build encompass fragile defense, insufficient dagger damage and stagger, and poor performance in boss fights.
Uncertainty remains regarding whether the Unseen Blade spell provides practical usefulness in PvP combat for concealing attack ranges.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel is uncertain whether the Unseen Blade spell provides practical utility in PvP combat to hide attack ranges, having observed only that weapon reach and charged attacks became harder to judge.