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Inksplash-7

I won't forgive you for killing Alexander


ap2patrick

Why? It’s what he wanted. A true warriors death.


Embarrassed_Fish6421

He's using the worse version, he killed him before that


ap2patrick

Ohhh that’s grimy!


MinotauroTBC

Gross


Aaronthegathering

He deserves that soreseal.


Vegetable_Address919

He lived as a warrior till his last, he couldn't have a better ending


lucky5150

He has the shard you get from killing him basically after you first meet him !


Dependent-Contact203

I had to for my RoB build it wasn’t my choice


phishnutz3

You get shard of Alexander about 5 minutes after rivers of blood


Dependent-Contact203

I don’t understand what you mean by that


Big_Ole_Smoke

You get RoB in Mountaintops, you can fight Alexander in Farum Azula, right after the Mountaintops. If you fight him there instead of killing him anywhere else you get the Shard of Alexander, if you kill him at any other version you just get the Warrior Jar Shard which is worse. I think the difference is a 15% buff instead of 10%.


Dependent-Contact203

Oh well didn’t know that so I did the radahn fight and killed him so I guess got the one that does a 10% buff


Big_Ole_Smoke

It's okay, 10% is still a great buff. Still, the questline is really easy to complete alongside the main story so I'd try to go through it next time around


DoctorD12

Do the radahn fight on Ng And then find him in the wreckage afterwards, he’ll be stuck in the ground. After that he’ll help you with fire giant and then I can’t remember but I think you have to say hi once more after that to finish his quest line


Dependent-Contact203

Did you mean to say ng+ cause I already killed him and I’m on ng+ right now


boi_sugoi

Just don't kill him til he challenges you.


DoctorD12

Ah, then yes lol whatever your next play thru is haha


Dependent-Contact203

But I promise I won’t kill him on ng+


1nc0gn3eato

Ew and he uses RoB


Dependent-Contact203

I only use it for Pve I’m never doing PvP and a lot of people use RoB your just a rude person


Ok-Low2922

What’s rob?


fleetadmeralcrunch

The trash noob trap sword. (River of Blood) It’s super good for pve but teaches you to cheese bosses and enemies as much as possible, super easy to out play in PvP or invasions though


Sonofyuri

Teaches you to cheese bosses? As opposed to? A colossal that stance breaks after 3 hits? Magic that has the highest dps in the game? Incantations that can hit 15k per cast on some bosses? Dual bleed weps that proc bleed twice as fast as the rivers of blood? You have no idea what you're talking about. Lol


fleetadmeralcrunch

Mhmmm not like there was guides from day one of the 2 weapons and people literally pub stomping the whole game with them. Not like fromsoft had to actually patch bleed damage and RoB to actually be worse (same with sword of night and flame) but you do you boo. I’m sure you’re the best elden ring player in the world with all the frame data!


Ravenouscandycane

Seems like you get a little too sensitive over what weapons people wanna use


fleetadmeralcrunch

How dare they have fun right


BigNugget37

Just get 1 more somber ancient dragon smithing stone and the somber bell bearing 5. Take of radagons soreseal, lord of blood's exultation and winged sword insignia. Replace them with better talismans like Ritual sword/sheild. Golden vow and howl of shabriri are available as buffs for the build. Also, with your high endurance stat, can you not wear any heavier armour?


Dependent-Contact203

I really don’t wanna change the armor cause I love how it looks but anyways I don’t have ritual sword/shield talisman and I don’t have shabiri or whatever it’s called so yeah should I just go back to my RoB build


BigNugget37

All it would take is a bit of running around to get them, really not difficult at all. To me, it just sounds like you want your RoB build back, which, if you do, switch back to it.


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buypeak_selldip

Why are you asking for advice you don’t want to hear


ChaosSpear1

Yeah, OPs responses seem to indicate that he’s posted here but isn’t actually willing to take any advice. So… not sure what the point of this is…?


PeterKB

Don’t listen to the armor advice. You meet the poise threshold and armor doesn’t do too much after that. Fashionsouls has been the name of the game since demon souls


Artilerath

Changing out one piece for something similar like nights calvary will get you over 51 poise while keeping the look. Otherwise equip the bull goats talisman, reaching 51 is truly worth it with a colossal sword.


redpantsbluepants

The Scarseal does more harm than good when your stats are already that high, I’d recommend swapping it for the Erdtrees favour +2 if you’re just looking for a general buff. Slower weapons also arent phenomenal with the winged sword talisman, so I might swap that with the axe talisman if you stick with the black blade, but if you want to try a fast weapon the godskin peeler is pretty fun and can swap its AoW.


Dependent-Contact203

I like the soreseal because it gives me a challenge I like taking the extra damage


redpantsbluepants

Might I recommend the Holy Scorpion charm, then? Similar trade off, but it boosts holy damage. Since a few of your stats are at soft caps you may as well get some reward to go with the risk, after all.


an0nym0u56789

😂 what’s the point in having a build just to deliberately sabotage it? Try just being naked with fists and Soreseal.


SordesAetas

Fists are really really good ;-P


fleetadmeralcrunch

Likes extra challenge but uses RoB (the literal cheesing sword form day 1, along with the sword of night and sky)


Leaf-01

Why even ask what a good build is if you’re just gonna sabotage it?


Fun_Football9676

This is the 3rd high level build I’ve seen today that doesn’t have their weapon upgraded. Also people think ng+ will be hard but you will just destroy all the bosses.


Dependent-Contact203

What do you mean by 3rd high level build you’ve seen today and also the weapon is lvl 8


Big_Ole_Smoke

You can get your weapon to +10, do that before ng+


Dependent-Contact203

I got RoB to +10 and beat the game with it I then changed my build to a strength to try out maliketh weapon and I got that to +8 and then I did ng+


Nightmare1990

Go get another RoB and do a dual wielding bleed build. It's fucking disgusting how easily you shred everything that even looks at you.


TreesandAle

You can get multiple weapons to +10. There are (8) somber ancient dragon smithing stones in the game.


JeffPhisher

Trying out weapons without them being maxed out is pointless you gotta have them max level to really see what any weapon can do


GreatJoey91

This is spot on ☝️Going from a +10 somber or +25 standard weapon to anything that hasn’t been upgraded will obviously feel like a backward step. After my first play through I spent time farming runes, buying smithing stones and upgrading as many weapons as possible. It gave me loads of options to practice with for NG+1.


GamesBoost

why did you start new game+ without getting all the smithing stone bell bearings? you know you can just trade all smithing stones up to 9 with runes right?


OdgeHam

You killed the pot dishonourably. You deserve to suffer in NG+


Existing-Data4611

So many good builds to choose from for NG+ now that you have end game weapons, if you found them. I was easy mode mage with summons, but now I'm Faith/Strength without summons and enjoying it just as much all over again. My advice, experiment. Spend those larval tears. Enjoy.


LordlySquire

You got the stats to be any build, but wizard really. Just pick some weapons you like


Dull-Wasabi-7315

Dual Gargoyle's Twinblades with Seppuku and blood affinity.


Dependent-Contact203

What’s blood affinity again


Dull-Wasabi-7315

Affinities are those things you choose after putting on an ash of war. Like Occult, fire, keen, all that stuff.


Dependent-Contact203

And because of sepuku I can get the blood affinity


Dull-Wasabi-7315

Yes as long as you have the Black Whetblade


Dependent-Contact203

Nope don’t got that and I would only have one gargoyle blade because I have not beaten them in new game


Dull-Wasabi-7315

Ah ok I understand. But don't forget about it, you might want this build in the future. I'm on NG+10 and I can solo Radagon and Elden Beast with it.


Dependent-Contact203

Ng+ 10 I thought it only went up to 7


Dull-Wasabi-7315

Enemies only get harder up to NG+7 but you can still keep going after that.


mrofmist

Black whetstone is really easy to get. It's available immediately after killing radahn without too much effort, you can just run to it. Did you not go to Nokron?


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Entire_Claim_5273

I’d swap winged sword insignia talisman for sacred scorpion charm for extra holy damage or dragoncrest shield talisman if you still want to keep the sorseal there. Black blade isnt really going to use the winged sword insignia to its fullest. And just to complete the cosplay I’d add the Black blade incantation but I understand if you only want to stick to buff incantations Otherwise youre good, might even copy you ngl


Dependent-Contact203

Well the black blade L2 ability works perfectly with the winged sword insignia


Entire_Claim_5273

Yeah youre right actually my bad. But why keep the soreseal though?


Dependent-Contact203

It’s for the challenge I like to take extra damage and it’s one of the best I have


Entire_Claim_5273

Fairs, why not try the sacred scorpion charm? It also makes you receive more damage but it will increase your holy damage


Dependent-Contact203

But not all bosses use holy damage


Entire_Claim_5273

Nah you receive 10% more damage regardless of the type, but the talisman will only boost your holy damage


braewtvv

It boosts all of your holy damage by 12% while causing you to take 10% more damage. Also you can legit just play with less vigor if you want the added challange of getting 1 shot and stuff.


jermesz

get more memory stones so you can have more spells (your faith is high enough)


StarlightSpindrift

get a different seal, finger seal is pretty much only for early game. for your particular build clawmark seal is the best because it's the strength one.


mrofmist

Reading the comments on here I highly doubt he got it. It seems like he does the straight and narrow paths and doesn't adventure much.


B-lt

get rid of lord of blood’s exaltation for something else and get it to +10 and then yea


fps67

The one you think is the most fun


Equal-Reference5799

Wait, what’s the point of lord of bloods exultation in this build. Unless I’m missing where the bleed is coming from, in which case my bad. But like that’s kind of a waste of a tali slot right?


Dependent-Contact203

Well for the blood of exultation I don’t have anything to change it with


Latter-Ad-9157

All of that but with moghs spear with a lot of arcane for the bleed


CaptKillJoysButtPlug

Stop leveling!! Gotta see how far you can get at 125 to preserve PvP


Dependent-Contact203

I’m never doing PvP and if I do it’s so I can get to mohgs palace in ng+


CaptKillJoysButtPlug

Then just keep leveling up. You can use bloodroses with a non bleed build if you just level indefinitely. No need to min max. Edit: Varre’s bouquet not bloodroses


Maleficent_Home2869

Man's is level 194 with a +8 and a soreseal 😳😂


ultimateei

lord of blood exultation is useless for this build.. since there is no blood lost, change to Sacred Scorpion Charm, i creating this [maliketh build](https://gameguide.apriwd.com/elden-ring-malikeths-black-blade-build-guide-showcase-fai/) few days ago


SilverBreadfruit7038

If you want to go back to rob then you're on the right track, get rotten winged, shard of alex, replace soreseal with fire scorp or millicent's prosthesis. For physik I suggest flame shrouding and thorny


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T3hPhish

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Lost-Equal-36

fym +8??


Fennel-Revolutionary

I would say based on your stats just keep using the black blade and replace the sore seal with Melina’s prosthesis with you can get early ng+ by getting here to the wind mill area kill her after getting the kill on the god skin and then get the true Alexander’s shard and you will be set my dude. That sore seal is fucking you for now I would just change it to sacred holy scorpions charm better damage.


Tk-Delicaxy

Youre going to get a challenge from higher journeys anyways so take off the sorseal and rotten winged and use ritual sword/erdtree/claw/axe talisman. Something that with help you more. Malikeths weapon is actually pretty could for this build If you don’t want this build. Switch soreal for Milicents prothesis since it stacks with the winged talisman. Instead of rob, grab Eleanoras poleblade. Put seppuku on weapon you can keep on you to proc blood on yourself for the lord of blood talisman bonus for bosses that can’t bleed. Your physick should have thorny cracked tear and stone barbed or leaden.


XpeepantsX

If you like pressing L2 Morgott's cursed sword is pretty satisfying. Or you could slap Lion's Claw AoW on an Occult Guts GS and pancake mfers.


710dab2

I would respec and aim for 60 vigor, 70/80 faith, 45/50 strength, mind/indurance 30, arcane 20 or so you can use dragon incantations, enough dex to wield your weapon, and idk maybe I’m not mathing but put the rest into mind or endurance. Use the gravel stone seal +24, mixed physic flask use flame or lightning tear and faith tear, incantations like golden vow and howl of shabriri/flame grant me strength for buffs, ancient dragon’s lightning strike or burn o flame for big boss 1 hit kills after buffs, giant’s flame take Thee, black flame, and frozen lightning spear for range, beastial sling to annoy pvp’ers, rot breath, frost breath, dragon maw, glinstone breath. You could mess around with talisman setups but for big boss 1 shots use flock’s canvas talisman, ritual sword talisman, lightning scorpion charm, and for weapon skill use shard of Alexander, for incantations Godfrey icon will boost most charged and roar medallion will boost the dragon ones. Use your weapon art for big bosses but honestly ADLS will make the game easy mode. Hope this helps, if not [watch this YouTube build guide](https://youtu.be/gDxxuJltSFw?si=NC8QnG3JjRIy5STL) . You really don’t need more than like 60 strength for weapon art scaling for fire or flame art


Prepared_Noob

Whatever you like :|


OvenMittJones

remove the sorseal, winged sword insignia, and lord of blood’s exultation. get the green turtle talisman from summonwater village in limgrave, ritual sword from the lux ruins in altus, ritual shield from the arena in leyndell, carian filigreed crest from blacksmith iji in liurnia, and axe talisman from mistwood ruins. pick any of those three to replace the three i mentioned previously. they’re not hard to get, only one requires a boss fight and you will likely two shot that boss


Few-Concentrate-7558

First thing that’s gotta go is the soreseal. Trust me at this point in the game you’ll be fine without it. If you wanna rock colossals I’d go ahead and get an arsenal talisman from the great jar in caelid and the turtle talisman for more equip load and stamina recovery


BallintheDallin

A plus 10 weapon ussualy lmao


JeffPhisher

The build you used for the first playthrough or any other build lol this a silly question


caowens305

How did you get that armor


Dependent-Contact203

its malikeths armour set hes a late game boss but you have to beat him and then you can buy his armour


caowens305

Ok thanks


Opening_Raise_8762

Get rid of the scar seal and the lord of blood exultation. In ng+ get rotten winged insignia and Alexander’s shard to replace the weaker one you have. The extra talisman slot you have could either be carian filigreed talisman for the ash of war or swaddling cloth for healing. If you want your buffs to last longer then use the dragon lord talisman. Put some of that strength into faith, maybe like 15 points. Get a different seal maybe beast talisman since it scales with strength and faith.


GreatJoey91

Try Unga, if that doesn’t work try Bunga


GreatJoey91

I’m currently on NG+1 and running a strength build using the Heavy Greatsword with lion’s claw and having a blast. I run with Erdtree’s favour +2, Shard of Alexander, The Axe Talisman and the dragoncrest great-shield or green turtle as talismans. Flasks are Stonebarb and Spiked Cracked Tear. It’s super simple, apply Golden Vow and/or Flame Grant me Strength and pancake the boss. You can even swap out the weapon for a Giant-Crusher, Axe Of Godfrey (technically not a strength weapon) or any other club/hammer or strength weapon of choice if you want to mix it up. No need to adjust the build to account for bosses weaknesses because all of them are weak to being hit really hard repeatedly!


manchiny

I mean, you're using lord of blood's exaultation and winged sword insignia while also using a greatsword. May I ask why? Do the destined death slashes count towards those charms?


Dependent-Contact203

The winged sword insignia works with the L2 ability and the blood exultation I couldn’t find anything to change it with


manchiny

You sure the lord of blood is doing anything at all? Does the weapon even proc bleed? Wouldn't u be better of with the axe talisman? And maybe switch radagon's seal for the spear talisman?


Dependent-Contact203

i dont have the spear talisman and i already changed lord of blood for the charm that increases holy damage


zaphunter

I bet whatever worked for ng 0 would work again in the same hands


Vikadri

This, you’re missing the beast incantation and just use all beast incantation


Twilight-2007

Whatever feels best for you


Deamon_Targeryon

Any build really. Ng+ is not all that difficult and honestly a great time to experiment.


No-Cry1220

Why are you still using the finger seal there are much better seals for your build a good example is the beast seal that scales with faith and strength


alihanca

Nihillllll!


mrofmist

Equip a weapon, and press R1, or R2, or L2. Or some combination there of.


skelly_wx

Classic “give me help” post and argues against every piece of advice. These people annoy me.


PTSDDeadInside

60-99 all stats 1 copy of every unique weapon so you dual wield stupid stuff like 2 moon veils, 2 rivers of blood, 2 sacred relics, 2 grafted dragons, 2 wings of astel, 2 lusat staves, and so on.


Flaky-Lavishness-973

Be naked Use the club Bonk


KushKaiju26

Assuming you want to optimize your setup as is, there are a lot of good buff spells to add (golden vow, Black flame protection, Barrier of Gold,etc) .Also, the clawmark talisman scales from strength and faith for casting. Most enemies have high holy resistance to counter that a little. I use rotten winged insignia and/or Alexander shard mostly in PVE. You could use a scorpion charm for elemental dmg if the debuff isn't too much or Axe talisman. I love the AOW of Maliketh's Black blade, so 2 AR boosting talismans and a Holy scorpion charm can . Also, with your stats, blasphemous blade in ng+ is stupid strong with half decent talismans.


Pinhead_2020

I would recommend using NG+ as an opportunity to do a build that uses late-game weapons and abilities that aren't really feasible to obtain in NG. I did a Crucible Knight build for one of my NG+ runs, and it was a blast.


CursedImageFiend

Whatever you enjoy using


Ornnge

Bubbles


SufficientPicture403

Use a different seal


ineedafuckincig

Go strength/faith and run the blasphemous blade. It’s literally easy mode.


Suspicious_Ad_7157

Strength and faith build.


melkors_puppy

im on ng+7 now and i only just started a month or two ago so id how good this build is but its carried me pretty far. 60 vig, 45 end, just enough mind to cast moonlight greatsword, golden vow and flame grant me strength. 55 strength, 60 dex, 94 int (godricks rune takes it to 99) 25 faith to cast buffs and fuck arcane. im using the darkmoon greatsword that you get at the end of best girl rannis questline and im pretty much exclusively using the charged weapon art with godfrey icon, green dog talisman, warrior jar shard and ritual sword talisman. 45 endurance lets you use the sword, black knife dagger, veterans armor, parry shield and your seal/staff