BUILDS

Tanky, slow, devastating two-handed strikes

The most beginner-friendly build. Massive damage per hit makes most fights forgiving.

Fast attacks, dual katanas, status bleed proc

The most fun-to-play build in the game. Bleed procs delete bosses in 3-5 hits.

Long-range glintstone spells, kite and outspace

The classic 'mage' fantasy. Comet Azur deletes most main bosses in one cast.

Dragon breath incantations, AoE area control

Become a dragon. Ekzykes's Decay and Rotten Breath are S-tier.

Rapid-fire Corpse Piler bleed spam

The infamous 'easy mode'. Three Corpse Pilers melt most bosses.

Balanced Str/Dex with versatile Claymore

The 'Souls classic' build. Available 5 minutes into the game, viable to credits.

Dark Moon Greatsword + Adula's Moonblade combo

The Ranni ending build. Stylish, balanced, and the Dark Moon weapon art is iconic.

Giant Crusher / Fallingstar Beast Jaw stagger machine

If it hits, it staggers. Two hits and you can riposte even Malenia.

Self-healing through weapon art, fire damage

Rykard's Remembrance reward. Heals you on each weapon art hit. Cheese-tier.

Antspur Rapier + Rotten Breath stacking

Apply rot, run away, watch HP melt. Effective against Malenia (poetic justice).

Block behind a greatshield, poke through it with a thrusting sword

The ultimate turtle. Hold the shield up, chip away with pokes, clear the DLC and final bosses first try.

Power-stanced curved swords, spam jump and L1 attacks to stack bleed

Seppuku on both, jump attack for ~1.7k a swing — the fastest melee bleed stacker in the game.

Transient Moonlight ranged magic slashes, melt-everything spam

The iconic early Int/Dex katana. Transient Moonlight's ranged slash does huge poise and magic damage.

Dragon Cult lightning incantations + Bolt of Gransax ranged throws

Almost nothing resists lightning. Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike and Lansseax's Glaive clear the board.

Curved greatsword with a built-in evasive lunge skill

Beat Bloodhound Knight Darriwil early for a weapon that carries the whole game — evade and counter in one button.