Recording summary · July 2024
Elden Ring Hand-to-Hand combat - STRONGEST Dryleaf Arts Monk Builds (Shadow of the Erdtree Build)
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Overview
Daniel reviews and tests builds for the Dry Leaf Arts weapons, contrasting Dry Leaf Arts' focus on palm strikes and elbows with Dane's Footwork's emphasis on kicks.
Daniel tests a Flame Art Palm Blast setup, finding initial low damage caused by equipping a weapon lacking fire affinity before swapping out the Oil-Soaked Tear for the Bloodsucking Tear and Crusade Insignia.
Testing of alternative setups includes a Divine Beast Frost Stomp build utilizing magic scaling, Magic Shrouding Cracked Tear, and Shattered Stone Talisman, an evaluated Poison Flower Blooms Twice skill rated 6.2 out of 10, and a blood-affinity build noting stagger and damage taken issues during combos.
Themes
Dry Leaf Arts and Dane's Footwork weapon mechanics and differences.
Flame Art Palm Blast configuration and talisman/tear optimizations.
Divine Beast Frost Stomp magic build.
Evaluation of Poison Flower Blooms Twice.
Blood-affinity build performance and combat vulnerabilities.
Developments
Daniel swaps out the Oil-Soaked Tear for the Bloodsucking Tear and Crusade Insignia after observing it runs out quickly.
Daniel discovers the wrong weapon without fire affinity was equipped during early Palm Blast testing.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel experiences confusion regarding why initial damage output was low prior to identifying the equipped weapon error.