As it is, there are still several Elden Ringbuilds that are capable of cheesing the most challenging aspects of the game. Will they survive the next nerf wave via updates? Only time will tell. But at the moment, these builds are the ones befitting an Elden Lord. Time to wow some maidens and power up the bass cannon with these builds.
Updated June 29, 2022, by Sid Natividad: The dust has finally settled, and it looks like the state of balance in Elden Ring is more or less stable. That means Elden Ring builds are safe as they are right now. An Elden Ring OP build will likely still be overpowered come future updates. With that said, some Elden Ring builds here fell out of favor.
Others have also risen to the top in the Elden Ring builds hierarchy. So it’s high time for an update. Do keep in mind that some of these Elden Ring builds may or may not fizzle out in effectiveness in the near future, especially as DLCs get released, and the balance gets upset.
10 Berserk Guts
For a pure Strength build, one can’t go wrong with this Berserk tribute build which happened to be overpowered. It takes full advantage of the Lion’s Claw Ash of War in a Colossal Greatsword. Players will mostly spam that skill and go in for critical attacks once the enemies have been staggered.
For multiple targets or large enemies, then Flames of the Redmades will do the work to stun them. And yes, this build can and will humiliate Malenia solo with no summons.
9 Marais Executioner
This build revolves around taking advantage of the charged variant of Eochaid’s Dancing Blade. It spins multiple times like a drill and does so longer if charged.
Paired with talismans that increase damage on successive attacks and buff charged attacks, a single skill is usually enough to take massive chunks off of enemies’ HP. It does take a while to get used to this playstyle, but the payoff is worth it.
8 Lunar Frostmage
It’s more of a battlemage build, but the idea is the same as other Frostmage builds. Instead of spamming just Glintstone Icecrag, players will rely on Dark Moon Greatsword’s Moonlight Greatsword heavy attack to shoot projectiles. Glintstone Icecrag is a backup here.
For boss fights, players will want to start off with Ranni’s Dark Moon and then follow up with Icecrag for large enemies or Night Comet for fast and evasive bosses.
7 Blasphemous Paladin
Quite possibly the most powerful fire paladin build at the moment, this build relies on abusing Blasphemous Blade’s weapon skill; Taker’s Flames. It deals staggeringly high fire damage, which is further increased by the talismans.
To maximize Ritual Sword Talisman, make sure HP is full before firing off the weapon skill. Radagon’s Soreseal makes characters a glass cannon, but this can be mitigated with the Golden Vow buff. That, in conjunction with Flame, Grant me Strength will also buff Taker’s Flames’ damage to astronomical levels.
6 Moonveil Mage
Moonveil’s poise damage has been nerfed a bit so the weapon barely makes the cut when it comes to “overpowered” but it slaps hard.
Much like Blasphemous Blade builds, players will simply have to abuse Moonveil’s Transient Moonlight weapon skill (usually the heavy variant) to deal magic damage from a safe distance. Think of it as more of a melee katana build with a few magic spells for situational encounters.
5 Comet Azur Wizard
Most likely the build that everyone’s been talking about, this wizard is all about one-shotting the enemy with a Kamehameha wave of Comet Azur. Buff up using Terra Magicus, drink the Physick Flask, and then fire away with an 8-second unlimited beam of magic that will deplete a stationary boss’ HP (or at least halve it).
For even more damage, do some Seppuku with a modified Uchigatana until low HP to trigger Red-Feathered Branch Sword’s buff.
4 Unga Bunga Build
Melee builds aren’t lagging behind when it comes to one-shotting bosses. This one utilizes the pile of buffs before ultimately running at the enemy, jumping, and then doing a heavy jump attack.
At full HP, start with Golden Vow, then Flame, Grant Me Strength, and then Royal Knight’s Resolve. Make sure both hammers hit the target.
3 Black Flame Reaper Paladin
This is a build that can start out strong and become even stronger late-game. Players will start with the Winged Scythe and take advantage of its weapon skill, which deals Holy damage and has incredible range.
Later on, players can swap the Winged Scythe with the Godslayer’s Greatsword which also relies on its busted weapon skill.
2 Dragon Lightning Priest
Another build that starts off strong is this lightning-addicted maniac. Lightning Spear is the workhorse here, and if players want to conserve FP, they can just buff up Uchigatana with Electrify Armament. Meanwhile, the dragon lightning skills are certified boss killers.
Later on, players will want to nab themselves a Sacred Relic Sword to deal lots of area damage. The Incantations scale well into the endgame.
1 Lord Of Blood
Thanks to the fixes introduced by update 1.03, bleed is not only a viable tactic now, but it’s also quite busted. It made Mohgwyn’s Sacred Spear a little too powerful where abusing its Bloodboon Ritual weapon skill can gradually deal more than 10,000 points of damage, which is usually enough to kill bosses using less than a full bar of FP.
The best part about Mohg’s spear is that it’s a thrusting weapon and can be used with a shield. Meanwhile, both Rivers of Blood and Elonora’s Poleblade are powerful thanks to proper Arcane scaling and can be used for smaller encounters. Of course, this build isn’t that powerful against enemies that can’t bleed, so use it wisely.
Elden Ring is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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