Elden Ring DLC Best Beast Claw Build - Top 3 Best Beastclaw Builds in Shadow of the Erdtree

When we saw the Beast Claws being introduced into the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, we knew that we would fall in love with them. If you’re looking for the Elden Ring DLC best Beast Claw build, this guide is for you.

Elden Ring DLC Best Claw Build Guide - Top 3 Best Beastclaw Builds in Shadow of the Erdtree

ast Claws are a unique weapon type/class in Elden Ring similar to claw weapons from previous Souls games, but with a new and distinct moveset. The base move set from Beast Claw turns you into Wolverine from X-Men and even the base Ash of War on the weapon is nuts. You claw around the screen rapidly, making it great for rapid-hitting builds. Currently, there are a lot of bleed builds for these Beast Claws and it is for a good reason because they excel at inflicting bleed due to the rapid successive attacks and due to the fact that there are only two of them in the game. Next, we'll break down the gear, wondrous physick, talisman and tips for the top 3 best Beastclaw builds in Elden Ring DLC.

1. Best Elden Ring DLC Frostbite Beast Claw Build 

There's a way to get fire frostbite and bleed all in one build and it deletes bosses. If you love seeing huge damaged chunks, then you need to try out this three in one Beast Claw build. The damage on this is busted levels of good and it's basically the ultimate unab bonga build but it is a bit more unique than some of the core meta builds going around. Moreover, we’re getting both elements of Fire and Ice into the build. This build uses a lesser know mechanic to really kick its damage up and that revolves around frostbite. If you've experimented with frostbite, it can feel a bit underwhelming compared to bleed because compared to bleed it's harder to proc due to the fact that the frostbite leaves a debuff on the enemy.

Gear

Right Hand - Beast Claw

Left Hand - Clawmark Seal

Head - White Mask

Armor - Rakshasa Armor

Hands - Rakshasa Gauntlets

Boots - Rakshasa Greaves

Wondrous Physick

Bloodsucking Cracked Tear

Thorny Cracked Tear

Talisman

Rotten Winged Sword Insignia

Milicent’s Prosthesis

Lord of Blood’s Exultation

Two-headed Turtle Talisman

How Does This Build Work?

This build uses a lesser know mechanic to really kick its damage up and that revolves around frostbite. If you've experimented with frostbite, it can feel a bit underwhelming compared to bleed because compared to bleed it's harder to proc due to the fact that the frostbite leaves a debuff on the enemy. The debuff is good as the enemy takes 20% more damage. While it's active, you cannot build frostbite up again to proc the initial burst of damage until the debuff has ended. There is a trick to get frostbite to act more like bleed. If you use any source of fire damage on a frostbite inflicted target, then the debuff will be consumed allowing you to then trigger it again and build it up to proc it just like bleed.

2.  Elden Ring DLC Best Bloody Beastclaw Build

Bloody Beastclaw Build is a build that you can put together at the very beginning of the DLC, using the Beast Claw weapon which you can find southeast of the first Sight of Grace by killing a hostile NPC. This build attacks extremely rapidly which allows you to hit enemies over and over and cause them to keep flinching. We set the Occult Infusion because the occult infusion of this weapon is only 20 attack rating lower than the heavy scaling of this weapon. It almost doubled our blood loss buildup in exchange for slightly less damage which allows us to trigger bleeding a lot more often during boss fights. 

Gear

Right Hand - Occult Beast Claw

Left Hand - Sacrificial Axe

Head - Horned Warrior Helm

Armor - Horned Warrior Armor

Hands - Lionel’s Gauntlets

Boots - Horned Warrior Greaves

Wondrous Physick

Thorny Cracked Tear

Greenburst Crystal Tear

Talisman

Two-headed Turtle Talisman

Lord of Blood’s Exultation

Crusade Insignia

Shard of Alexander

How Does This Build Work?

3. Elden Ring Best Beast Claw Build DLC

This is the best Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Beast Claws build that runs both the normal Beast Claw and the Red Bear’s Claw in order for you to deal with multiple scenarios. Why this build is predominantly strength-based because the Red Bear’s Claw scales best to strength which is an obvious point, but heavy infusion is our best choice for the Beast Claw as well. Bloodflame Blade applies 40 bleed buildup over 2 seconds regardless of your arcane. Bloodflame Blade doesn’t scale to your arcane since it applies two bleeds per second every 0.1 seconds for 2 seconds.

Spell

Bloodflame Blade

Bestial Vitality

Golden Vow

Lord’s Divine Fortification

Gear

Right Hand - Red Bear's Claw

Left Hand - Beast Claw 

Head - Pelt of Ralva

Armor - Rakshasa Armor

Hands - Gaius’s Gauntlets

Boots - Gaius’s Greaves

Wondrous Physick

Opaline Hardtear

Thorny Craked Tear

Talisman

Dragoncreast Greatshield Talisman

Shard of Alexander

Rotten Winged Sword Insignia

Godskin Swaddling Cloth

How Does This Build Work?

The build leverages both the Savage Claws and Reduvia in tandem. Savage Claws are infused with heavy to maximize their inherent bleed buildup. They are buffed with Bloodflame Blade for even higher bleed proc. Their rapid attacks and forward movement of the weapon skill help quickly apply bleed.

Reduvia is swapped for its stronger weapon skill against resistant enemies or late in fights. It deals good raw damage without relying on bleed.

Bleed is the main source of damage through Savage Claws. Their weapon skill can be canceled to dodge and reapply bleed. Reduvia finishes off opponents once they become resistant to repeated bleed procs.

Switching Elden Ring weapons exploits how bleed resistances rise after each proc. Savage Claws rapidly apply bleed from the start. Reduvia cleanly wraps up fights without over-relying on a weakened bleed effect.

The build ably counters both bleed-weak and resistant enemies through clever weapon swapping. High bleed buildup and poise damage control opponents. Mobility and fast attacks keep pressure on foes wounded by blood loss.