In Elden Ring, which are the most overpowered builds to play in 2024? With this Elden Ring Build Tier Lis, we rank the top 50 best builds (weapon combos) for Shadow of the Erdtree DLC!
Elden Ring Best Builds for DLC 2024 - Top 50 Best Builds (Weapon Combos) Ranked
Welcome to the ultimate guide on the "Elden Ring Best Builds Tier List" for 2024. After a year of meticulous research and testing, we've compiled the top 50 greatest builds of all time, ranked from A Tier to S Tier. As we progress through this guide, the builds will get increasingly powerful, culminating in the most overpowered setups towards the end. Let's begin!
50. Dual Cold Bloodstained Dagger Build (Frozen Shinobi)
This build is designed around speed and frost damage, using dual Bloodstained Daggers with Cold Affinity to inflict frost buildup and increase damage. It includes the Bloodhound's Step for agility and the Chilling Mist for additional frost damage, making it a deadly choice for a revenge-driven Shinobi.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Cold Bloodstained Daggers with Cold Affinity
Talismans: Opaline Hard Tear, Millicent's Prosthesis, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Bull-Goat's Talisman
Flask: Not specified
Stats: VIG 50+, END not specified, STR/DEX not specified
49. Fingerprint Stone Sheild Build (Armored Tank)
A build that emphasizes defense and fire-based attacks, using a great shield for protection and pyromancy for offense. Black Flame spells and the Black Blade provide strong damage, with a focus on Faith for incantations.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Fingerprint Stone Sheild, Pyromancy (Black Flame spells), Black Blade
Talismans: Cipher P'o
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Prioritize END and Faith
48. Great Turtle Shell Build (Ninja Turtle)
A build focused on agility and endurance, allowing for light rolling and quick movements. It uses a turtle shell for stamina recovery and a cold-infused Katana for damage, with a focus on Frost effects over bleed.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Cold-infused Katana
Talismans: Green Turtle Talisman, Great-Jar's Arsenal
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High END, DEX or STR
47. Hookclaws Build (Howling Wolf-Knight)
This build uses hookclaws with poison to combine poison and blood loss effects. It includes the Barbaric Roar to increase physical damage and a focus on heavy attacks with support from talismans that enhance these effects.
Level: 80
Key Weapons: Hookclaws with poison
Talismans: Roar Medallion, Kindred of Rot's Exultation, Lord of Blood's Exultation
Flask: Not specified
Stats: END (light roll), DEX 80, ARC 20-25+
46. Ironjar Aromatic Build (Iron-Mech)
A build that revolves around tanking hits and continuously firing the Unendurable Frenzy incantation. It utilizes items and talismans to resist madness buildup and maintain poise.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Coded Swords or Cipher Pata
Talismans: Clarifying Horn Charm, Bog Goat's Talisman
Flask: Iron Jar Aromatic (for poise), Cerulean Hidden Tear (for FP)
Stats: Heavy armor for Poise, other stats not specified
45. Cold Rotten Battle Hammer Build (Rotten Warrior)
A build that dual-wields Rotten Hammers with poison and frost infusions for a triple-effect strategy. It's designed to inflict continuous damage through poison and Scarlet Rot while utilizing strength-scaling hammer attacks.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Rotten Hammers with poison and frost infusions
Talismans: Claw Talisman, Rot Exultation
Flask: Not specified
Stats: STR 60-80, some ARC for poison buildup
44. Cipher Pata Build (Blessed Brawler)
A highly defensive build that uses the holy fist weapon, Cipher P'o, and holy type incantations for combat. It focuses on Faith and allows the use of heavy armor due to low equipment weight.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Holy Fist (Cipher Pata)
Talismans: Great-Jar Arsenal, Shard of Alexander
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Faith, VIG, END
43. Heavy Great Starts Build (Cheese Master)
A pyromancy-focused build that leverages the Prelate's Charge weapon art with the Heavy Great Stars weapon for health recovery and bleed damage. It uses talismans and buffs to increase attack power and fire damage.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Heavy Great Stars
Talismans: Swaddling Cloth, Rotten Winged Insign- Flask: Mixed Physick (successive attack and fire damage)
Stats: Not specified
42. Lightning Katanas Build
A versatile and fast-paced build that carries multiple katanas, each with different elemental weapon skills. It emphasizes a high endurance and dexterity to facilitate rapid weapon swapping and continuous attacks.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Multiple Katanas (each with different skills)
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High END, DEX
41. Claws Passive Effects Build
This build uses claws to apply deadly poison and blood loss effects quickly through fast attacks. It's enhanced with talismans to boost damage upon inflicting these status effects, focusing on up-close combat.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Venomous Fangs (claws)
Talismans: Successive attack talismans, blood loss attack power increase
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Not specified
40. Magma Whip Build
A power-stanced build using the Magma Whip for high attack power and the Hoslow Pedal Whip for versatility. It focuses on fire damage and Poise, allowing the player to use whip weapon arts effectively in combat.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Magma Whip, Hoslow Pedal Whip
Talismans: Claw Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Fire Scorpion Charm, Urtree's Favor
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Not specified
39. Twin Grim Reaper Build
This build focuses on dual-wielding scythes for a deadly combination of bleed, frost, or poison effects. With the innate bleed of the Grave Scythe, players can add additional effects like frost with Chilling Mist or poison with Poison Mist. The Royal Knight's Resolve amplifies jump attack damage, creating a formidable Grim Reaper on the battlefield.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Grave Scythes with bleed, frost (Chilling Mist), or poison (Poison Mist)
Talismans: Lord of Blood's Exultation, Rot Exultation
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Strength focus, some Arcane
38. Star Wars Builds
These builds are inspired by the Star Wars universe, tailored for Jedi Knights, Sith Lords, and an Ahsoka Tano character. They utilize thrusting swords or katanas with magic enhancements to mimic lightsabers, accompanied by gravity spells to represent the Force. Magic damage is boosted with relevant gear and staff for effective spellcasting.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Estoc or Rapiers for Jedi, Katanas for Sith
Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm
Flask: Magic Shrouded Cracked Tear
Stats: DEX and INT for Jedi, various for Sith and Ahsoka builds
37. Darth Tater TOT Build
This build is designed as an Elden Ring Sith Lord, combining dexterity and faith to unleash powerful lightning spells. It features a Keen Twinblade for rapid strikes and a selection of lightning spells for devastating ranged attacks.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Keen Twinblade, possibly Elenora's Poleblade
Talismans: Gravel Stone Seal (for Dragon Cult incantations)
Flask: Not specified
Stats: DEX and Faith focused
36. Dual Coded Sword Build
A build inspired by Ahsoka Tano, emphasizing holy damage with Faith Build scaling. The dual-coded swords offer quick, powerful attacks and are buffed with talismans and cracked tears for enhanced holy damage.
Level: 80
Key Weapons: Dual-coded swords (holy damage)
Talismans: Sacred Scorpion Charm, Millicent's Prosthesis, Thorny Cracked Tear
Flask: Holy Shrouded Cracked Tear
Stats: VIG, END, Faith 80
35. Prince of Darkness Build
A hybrid build wielding the Vies War Spear and Maguin Spear to combine the powers of frenzy flame and blood flame incantations. This build takes advantage of both Arcane and Faith to utilize a versatile array of spells and attacks.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Vies War Spear, Maguin Spear
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Fire Scorpion Charm, Thrust Counter Talisman, Great-Jar Arsenal
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Faith, DEX, Arcane, STR
34. Vampire Knight Build
This build combines life steal with successive attacks using the Keen Flamberge and the Blood Tax weapon art. It focuses on dexterity and Arcane for scaling and uses the Life Steal Ash of War for health recovery during combat.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Keen Flamberge
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Dagger Talisman, Bull-Goat's Talisman
Flask: Not specified
Stats: DEX and Arcane
33. Frost King Build
A melee warrior build that avoids spells and intelligence stats, focusing solely on Frost damage with the Zamor Curved Sword. The build uses Frost Grease and power stances with the Bloodhound Fang for enhanced frost buildup and damage.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Zamor Curved Sword, Bloodhound Fang, Frozen Warrior's Axe
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Frost Grease
Stats: High DEX for scaling
32. Bubble Knight Build
A build that uses the envoy's Longhorn to create holy damage bubble attacks, scaling with Faith. The envoy Crown amplifies bubble damage, and the Cipher P'o provides a quick alternative for individual enemies.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Envoy's Longhorn, Cipher P'o
Talismans: Holy Scorpion Charm, Earthtree Favor
Flask: Holy Shrouded Cracked Tear
Stats: Strength (soft cap 25), high Faith
31. Anchor Spanker Build
A strength-focused build designed for one-shot power using dual anchors and jump attacks. It utilizes the Black Feathered Cape to enhance jump attack damage, along with talismans to further boost damage output and poise.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Dual Anchors
Talismans: Black Feathered Cape, Counterattack Talisman, Bull-Goat Talisman, Great-Jar Arsenal
Flask: Exalted Flesh (for damage boost)
Stats: Highest attack power goal with a strength focus
30. Golem's Greatbow Build (Big Guns)
This build is built around the Golem's Greatbow for its high attack rating and area of effect damage, along with the use of different arrow types for versatility. Lion's Greatbows can also be dual-wielded for a damage buff to Radagon's Spear Arrows, creating a powerful ranged setup.
Level: Not specified
Key Weapons: Golem's Greatbow, Lion's Greatbow
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Not specified
29. Pulley Crossbow Build (Demon Hunter)
This build employs the Pulley Crossbow for its ability to inflict a variety of status effects at range. It shines when combining these effects with close combat using the Spinning Weapon Ash of War with a Blood Flame Blade Heavy Great Scythe, devastating enemies who dare to approach.
Key Weapons: Pulley Crossbow, Heavy Great Scythe
Talismans: Rotten Winged Insignia, Shard of Alexander, Thorny Cracked Tear
Flask: Flame, Grant Me Strength Spell
Stats: Not specified
28. Iron-Madman Build
A spellcaster build that harnesses the power of unique flame spells. The Iron-Madman uses the frenzy flame seal for damage boosts and includes a coded sword for melee combat, boosted by high Faith.
Key Weapons: Coded Sword, Flame of Frenzy, Black Flame
Talismans: Flock's Canvas Talisman, Godfrey's Icon, Radagon Icon, Fire Scorpion Charm
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High Faith
27. Reduvia Morgott's Cursed Sword Build
An Arcane build that leverages the speed of Morgott's Greatsword and the damage of Reduvia. The build is optimized for staggering and breaking enemy stances, making it a "boss spanker."
Key Weapons: Reduvia, Morgott's Greatsword
Talismans: White Mask, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Shard of Alexander
Flask: Not specified
Stats: DEX 60, ARC 45
26. Blood Greatsword Build
Focused on a blood-infused greatsword, this build is for those confident in their dodging ability, requiring little to no armor. It utilizes the Barbaric Roar or Lion's Claw to increase attack power and speed.
Key Weapons: Blood-infused Greatsword
Talismans: Ax Talisman, Claw Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Green Turtle Talisman
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Not specified
25. Pyro Necromancer (Death Reaper) Build
A build that fully embraces death-themed weapons and spells, focusing on ghost flame and rancor death spells. It combines the Death Poker and Heinz Steeple for a dual-wielding powerhouse.
Key Weapons: Death Poker, Heinz Steeple, Prince of Death's Staff
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Intelligence and Dexterity prioritized
24. Glass Cannon Grand Poo-Bah Build
A high-intelligence build that utilizes Crystallion sorcery for potent attacks at close range. It pairs the Carian Regal Scepter with the Crystal Staff for a devastating magical onslaught.
Key Weapons: Carian Regal Scepter, Crystal Staff
Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Graven-Mass Talisman, Ritual Sword Talisman, Urtree's Favor
Flask: Serpent's Amnion (unlimited FP for 15 seconds)
Stats: INT 80, VIG 40
23. Chainilink Flail Build (Frosty Bloody Spinerooski)
A STR/INT build that uses the Chainilink Flail to inflict both bleed and frost effects. It combines Wild Strikes or Storm Caller with a medium shield to stagger enemies and maintain hyper armor.
Key Weapons: Chainilink Flail
Talismans: Curved Sword Talisman, Rotten Winged Insignia
Flask: Thorny Cracked Tear
Stats: Strength with some Intelligence
22. Rivers of Blood Build (Pyro Naughty)
A melee combat build focusing on the Rivers of Blood katana. This light-rolling, fragile character deals immense damage with optimized DEX and ARC, supported by the Flame, Grant Me Strength spell.
Key Weapons: Rivers of Blood
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Lord of Blood, Fire Scorpion Charm, Green Turtle Talisman
Flask: Flame, Crack Tear, Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear
Stats: VIG 35, END 25 (soft cap), DEX 55, ARC 50, FTH 15
21. Double Staff Build (Enchanted Warrior)
The Enchanted Warrior abandons traditional weapons in favor of double staves and casting sword-like sorceries, including Carian Slicer, Peeler, Adula's Moonblade,### 21. Double Staff Build (Enchanted Warrior)
This innovative build uses two staves to cast spells that mimic the effects of physical weapons, entirely foregoing traditional armaments. It focuses on sorceries like Carian Slicer and Peeler for its main offense.
Key Weapons: Carian Glintstone Staves
Talismans: Radagon's Icon, Graven-Mass Talisman
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Emphasis on stats that boost sorcery damage, likely intelligence.
20. Siluria's Tree Build (Holy Torpedo)
The Holy Torpedo takes advantage of the Siluria's Tree Great Spear weapon art to launch long-range holy attacks. The build is designed to maintain full health for damage bonuses and utilizes talismans to maximize the power of ranged holy attacks.
Key Weapons: Siluria's Tree Great Spear
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Ritual Sword Talisman
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Strength and Faith hybrid, with a stronger emphasis on Strength.
19. Heavy Star Fist Build
Known as the spiky Mike Tyson build, this setup uses the Starfist with Heavy Affinity, focusing on charged heavy attacks and utilizing strong armor for high defense and poise. It utilizes talismans to boost damage and successive attacks.
Key Weapons: Starfist
Talismans: Axe Talisman, Winged Insignia, Erdtree's Favor
Flask: Not specified
Stats: STR 80, high END
18. Staff of Loss Build (Silent Wizard)
This build uses dual Staff of Loss to cast potent night spells, offering high damage and the advantage of invisibility. It's a magic-focused build that emphasizes spell damage over all else.
Key Weapons: Staff of Loss
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Not specified, likely high INT
17. Nightrider Glaive Build
A cosplay build that is surprisingly viable, using the Night Rider Glaive and its Flaming Strike Ash of War. It offers a strong STR scaling and impressive range and poise damage.
Key Weapons: Night Rider Glaive
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Fire Scorpion Charm
Flask: Not specified
Stats: STR 80
16. Iron Cleaver Build
A STR-focused build that enhances the Iron Cleaver's unique heavy charged attack, ideal for devastating one-shot kills. It uses fire buffs to enhance damage and critical strikes.
Key Weapons: Iron Cleaver
Talismans: Dagger Talisman, Erdtree's Favor
Flask: Flame, Grant Me Strength
Stats: STR 69, FTH 25
15. Glintblade Phalanx Ice Spear Build
Combines Glintblade Phalanx and Ice Spear weapon arts to break enemy poise and inflict frost, setting up for lethal critical strikes. Features a cold-infused Clayman's Harpoon and a magic Rapier.
Key Weapons: Clayman's Harpoon, Magic Rapier
Talismans: Dagger Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Magic Scorpion Charm, Erdtree's Favor
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High INT
14. Magma Wyrm's Scale Sword Build
Pairs the Magma Wyrm's Scale Sword with the One-Eyed Shield for a blend of close and long-range pyro attacks. It emphasizes strong defense and high poise.
Key Weapons: Magma Wyrm's Scale Sword, One-Eyed Shield
Talismans: Curved Sword Talisman, Green Turtle Talisman, Great-Jar Arsenal
Flask: Not specified
Stats: STR, high FTH
13. Godslayer's Greatsword Build
Utilizes the Godslayer Greatsword with fire buffs and black flame incantations to annihilate enemies. The Black Knife is also used for quick attacks and its unique weapon art.
Key Weapons: Godslayer Greatsword, Black Knife
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Not specified
Stats: DEX, END for poise
12. Double Dragon Build
A dragon-themed build that uses all dragon spells and the Regalia Straight Sword, which scales with ARC. It's designed for massive spell damage with high ARC and FTH.
Key Weapons: Regalia Straight Sword
Talismans: Flock-Canvas Talisman, Shard of Alexander
Flask: Serpent's Amnion (unlimited FP)
Stats: ARC 50, FTH 35
11. Nagakiba Build (Dexterity Faith)
A DEX/FTH build wielding the Keen Nagakiba with Vike's Dragonbolt enhancement. It uses a mixture of Dragon Cult incantations and lightning spells for diverse combat options.
Key Weapons: Keen Nagakiba
Talismans: Lightning Scorpion Charm
Flask: Lightning Shrouding Tear
Stats: High DEX and FTH
10. Dark Moon Greatsword Build (Moonlight Knight)
Utilizes the Dark Moon Greatsword and the Haima Steeple for enhanced magic damage and frost buildup. Jump attacks and Raptor's Black Feathers play a significant role in this build.
Key Weapons: Dark Moon Greatsword, Haima Steeple
Talismans: Raptor's Black Feathers, ClawTalisman
Flask: Magic Cracked Tear
Stats: Not specified, but likely high in relevant attributes for boosting magic and frost effects.
9. Bleed Twinblade Build (Goldskin Peeler)
This build capitalizes on the synergy between the Seppuku Ash of War, White Mask, and the Lord of Blood's Exultation, focusing on bleed effects with the Twinblade. It's optimized for high dexterity and arcane stats.
Key Weapons: Twinblade
Talismans: Lord of Blood's Exultation, Millicent's Prosthesis, Crimson Amber Medallion, Erdtree's Favor, Bull-Goat's Talisman
Flask: Not specified
Stats: VIG 60, DEX 50-55, ARC 50
8. Blood Greatsword Build
This build is centered around a blood-infused Greatsword with Barbaric Roar to emulate the character Guts from the manga Berserk, including crossbow and fire pots for ranged options.
Key Weapons: Blood-infused Greatsword, Crossbow
Talismans: Roar Medallion, Axe Talisman, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Great-Jar Arsenal, Erdtree's Favor
Flask: Not specified
Stats: STR and ARC focused
7. Executioner's Sword Build (Rotating Chub)
The Executioner Sword build is all about stacking buffs to optimize the weapon's skill. Various talismans and items are used to boost attack power, making it a formidable build for heavy damage.
Key Weapons: Executioner's Sword
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Rotten Winged Insignia, Lord of Blood's Exultation, White Mask
Flask: Not specified
Stats: STR 55-60, ARC 25
6. Dual Occult Great Stars Build (Strength Arcane)
A build that focuses on dual-wielding Occult Great Stars with Cragblade. It's a powerhouse for jump attacks and enemy stance breaking, requiring high Arcane for maximum damage output.
Key Weapons: Dual Occult Great Stars
Talismans: Claw Talisman, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Great-Jar Arsenal, Erdtree's Favor
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High ARC
5. Pyro Faith Greatswords Build (Flame Art Greatswords)
This build utilizes dual Greatswords with Flame Art Infusion and sacred seals to unleash massive fire spells. It's a pyro build that requires a high Faith level.
Key Weapons: Banished Knight's Greatsword, Flame Art-infused Greatsword
Talismans: Flock-Canvas Talisman, Radagon Icon, Shard of Alexander
Flask: Flame Shrouded Cracked Tear, Flame, Grant Me Strength Spell
Stats: High Faith
4. Crucible Knight Build
The Crucible Knight build combines Crucible Knight armor with Crucible weapons and spells for a themed set. It's focused on poise damage and has incantations for close and long-range combat.
Key Weapons: Crucible Greatsword, Crucible Incantations
Talismans: Not specified
Flask: Not specified
Stats: Not specified, likely balanced across multiple attributes.
3. Bandit's Flame Art Curved Sword Build
Inspired by Kratos from God of War, this build uses a Magma Blade and a Bandit's Curved Sword with Flame Art Infusion and Flaming Strike to deal fire damage and increase attack power dramatically.
Key Weapons: Magma Blade, Bandit's Curved Sword
Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Rotten Winged Insignia, Fire Scorpion Charm, Fire Shrouded Cracked Tear
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High Faith
2. Cold Dark Moon Greatsword Build (Frosty Lunatic)
This build focuses on the Dark Moon Greatsword's weapon art combined with cold spells to inflict frost and amplify damage. It uses spells to control crowds and deal massive damage, including Ronnie's Dark Moon and Zamar Ice Storm.
Key Weapons: Dark Moon Greatsword
Talismans: Graven-Mass Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Godfrey's Icon
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High in attributes that boost cold and magic damage, likely INT.
1. Bandits & Scavengers Build (DPS Strength Bleed)
A versatile build that can adapt to both dexterity and strength playstyles, centered around the use of curved swords like the Bandits or Scavengers for a high DPS output focused on bleeding effects. The build makes good use of jump attacks, further enhanced by the Seppuku Ash of War, and is complemented with the White Mask and Lord of Blood's Talisman for increased bleed damage.
Key Weapons: Bandits or Scavengers Curved Sword, Beastman Sword
Talismans: White Mask, Lord of Blood's Exultation
Flask: Not specified
Stats: High STR for Beastman Sword, or high DEX for Bandits/Scavengers, and optimally balanced for bleed effect scaling.
Ash of War: Seppuku (for bleed buff), alternative weapon arts based on preference such as Bloodhound Step, Bloody Slash, or War Cry.
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