Recording summary · July 2024
5 More Amazing DLC Builds! Elden Ring： Shadow of the Erdtree
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Overview
Daniel tests several high-damage weapon and skill setups in the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, achieving nearly 19,000 damage with a Bloodfiend Arm heavy attack build using the Crusade Insignia, Two-Handed Sword Talisman, Fire Scorpion Charm, Axe Talisman, Divine Golden Chicken Head, Rakshasa Armor, Spiked Cracked Tear, and Bloodsucking Cracked Tear.
Daniel tests Palm Blast on the Dry Leaf Arts weapon, reaching around 11,000 damage by utilizing Flame, Grant Me Strength, Godfrey Icon, Shard of Alexander, and swapping out the Spiked Cracked Tear for the Flame Shrouding Crystal Tear.
Daniel tests the Great Katana paired with Royal Knight's Resolve and tries Carian Sovereignty, achieving up to 12,000 and 7,000 damage respectively, while noting an inability to acquire the Magic Scorpion Charm due to Ranni's departure.
Daniel inspects the Falx weapon and its Revenger's Blade skill before travelling to Roundtable Hold to upgrade it, checking vendor inventories for lower-level Somber Smithing Stones but abandoning the upgrade out of frustration over missing stones, the weapon upgrade system, and the blacksmith's absence.
Themes
High-damage Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC build testing using the Bloodfiend Arm, Dry Leaf Arts, and Great Katana.
Optimizing talisman and crystal tear setups, including combinations with Godfrey Icon, Shard of Alexander, Crusade Insignia, and elemental boosters.
Falx weapon evaluation and upgrade difficulties at Roundtable Hold.
Developments
Daniel inflicts hits of 18,937 damage using the Bloodfiend Arm after triggering the Crusade Insignia buff.
Daniel tests Palm Blast damage with the Flame Shrouding Crystal Tear and sees numbers reach around 11,000.
Daniel tests the Great Katana, recording 12,000 damage with Royal Knight's Resolve and 7,000 damage with Carian Sovereignty.
Daniel visits Roundtable Hold to level up the Falx, inspects vendors for Somber Smithing Stones, and abandons the upgrade effort.
Uncertainties & gaps
The reason damage occasionally drops to 15,000 or 16,000 rather than reaching 19,000 with the Bloodfiend Arm is unclear to Daniel.
Whether the Spiked Cracked Tear affects Palm Blast or if Palm Blast counts as a charged attack instead of solely a skill remains uncertain to Daniel.
Whether Carian Sovereignty scales with faith or deals more damage on a greatsword compared to a great katana is uncertain to Daniel.
The location of Somber Smithing Stone 3 and the blacksmith's whereabouts at Roundtable Hold are unknown to Daniel.