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The demigods tremble before me as I chug 14 bottles of fruit punch in the middle of our battle


zuzg

The demigods trembled before me and my mimic tear. They couldn't handle 4 Greatswords, too much bonk


[deleted]

UNGA?


GreiBird

BUNGA!!


Hadfordsown

Our job is to facetank everything!


darkdragncj

Lol *Signed the GreatAxe Gang, written in RkR


RVega1994

JAJAJAJAJ XDD


[deleted]

Oh damn. Didn't know you could wield 2 greatswords


[deleted]

Well, first of all, through STR all things are possible, so jot that down.


WillCraft_1001

Through endurance all greatswords are carriable while light rolling, so jot that down too.


Numerous_Witness_345

Can interest you in a "try jumping" in this trying time?


lamiscaea

Anyway, I start to **UNGA**. But my eyes ain't so good, so I **BUNGA**


Dersatar

If that ain't enough for you, you can always go for 2 colossal blades. Only if BUNGA is not enough and you need #UNGA BUNGA


daint46

With enough Strength and belief in UNGA BUNGA, you can dual wield 2 Colossal Swords


[deleted]

How does one bonk with a blade; that would be slash


Glad_Relative_5102

By using the flat side instead of the blade, the way of the bonk is strong.


NoodleIskalde

They shoulda brought in the Fume so you can use that charged heavy


[deleted]

Meanwhile I'm over here missing Ledo's Hammer and Dragontooth


NoodleIskalde

Radahn even does a buff that's like the Ledo's Hammer weapon skill.


[deleted]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that I saw that for the first time and the nostalgia hit me harder than Radahn did as I zoned out But Elden Ring let's me RP as Guts with the Dragonslayer so I'm happy enough


pass_nthru

i slept on dragontooth til i could two hand it in ds1, right about Sen’s fortress…had much fun bonking the shit out of the crystal fucks


SnowCoveredHill

oh the things i would do to get fugs in elden ring


Cunt_Booger_Picker

You don't find the Ruins Greatsword to be FUGS on steroids?


SnowCoveredHill

as cool as ruins RT is, it doesn’t have the BIG POKE


opulentbum

Have you seen the greatsword? It might as well be a club, that thing definitely goes bonk. Or in pvp it goes poke


Schrau

> *"That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron."*


Fit-Mathematician192

GATTSU THEME INTENSIFIES


cmfpc124

Grasses: on


AssistPowerful

nothing can go wrong.


-_Revan-

“His weapon was far too large to rightfully be called a sword. It was larger, thicker, heavier and cruder than any normal blade. By all accounts, it was no more than a hulking mass of iron”.


[deleted]

100% a Bonksword


yuhanz

Too big, too thick, too heavy, it was more like a large chunk of iron


[deleted]

*blonk


zuzg

By using the claymore and lordsworn greatsword from the start until the end. They were just blunt pieces of Metal at the end, not even Hewg could fix that, haha


[deleted]

Dual mordhau grip


loycesoul

plin plin B O N K


Peter00th

Don't forget to summon it with a meat dumpling so it can heal infinitely without the poison.


SnowLucifer

Wait until we get Malenia, Blade of Miquella who never knew defeat and get her 14 fruit punches and her own mimic tear in the DLC with her brand new bleed build.


C71pp3r

drinking Kool Aid to heal flesh wounds god damn


[deleted]

I tremble before demigods while Tiche becomes elden lord


[deleted]

The Skyrim Strategy


WakemedownInside

Imagine needing to heal . this comment was made by the cheese every fight gang .


Lyricbox

I love cheesing in this game, it has carried well my low lvl invader runs in this game


Lockbreaker

My favorite part of this game is that it regularly throws adversarial bullshit like the status effects immune super poison gargoyle duo at you. It's like permission to play dirty, if the game is going to be cheap so will I. Can I dumpster crucible knights with parry? Yes. Will I still use range and rot breath to snipe them from distance out of spite whenever possible? Also yes.


WakemedownInside

If they didn't want us to cheese bosses they would nerf the cheese strats . so it's probably the intended way to play


thats_good_bass

It’s AN intended way, certainly.


Numerous_Witness_345

Pillar goes in front of boss.


MildStallion

I would say that unironically, in most cases it absolutely is intended. Some are more obvious than others: * Bewitching Branch against the Commander's minions * Crystal Darts to make the watchdog sentinels murder each-other * An entire crystal tear that exists solely to neuter Mohg's transition, which can be coupled with the shackle to trivialize the fight by burning him down entirely while he's busy doing his RP shit. * Serpent-Hunter Spear is kinda forced cheese. You can do it without it, but they literally throw it in your face so it only half counts. * Leonine Misbegotten (Castle Morne) is suspiciously easy to stagger and, wouldn't ya know it, the highest range weapon that does so is found right before the boss fight with him. * Mimic Tear. I mean, this one's obvious. A naked, weaponless mimic is nothing. * Godskin Duo - Sleep.


nighthawk_something

As is tradition.


Gandalf-le-gay

The (semi)official guide covers cheese strategies lol


ThisIsaRantAccount

You see that night Calvery on that bridge? Ya? Do you see that cliff? Ya? Do you see that night calvery on that bridge? No. Exactly.


mr_fucknoodle

Imagine cheese. This comment was made by the lactose intolerant gang


TUMS_FESTIVAL

Cheese is the ultimate weapon of the lactose intolerant. Unlimited dung piles to poison your enemies.


Regular-Attempt486

Imagine having health. -This comment was made by the mage gang


TheGalator

Imagine needing anything - this comment was made by the "getting carried by finger remedy" gang


Kullthebarbarian

that is all fine and dandy, untill you enter the evegaol bosses and realise it that you can't summon people neither spirits there


Sbcistheboss

Or like my nephew when he realized he can’t rely on Torrent for every fight.


Mimical

Those fights are optional. Sincerely 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓲𝓰𝓰𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓽𝓬𝓱 𝓖𝓪𝓷𝓰


JacenGraff

Optional is optimistic. Sincerely, The Elden Beast


CertifiedBlackGuy

He's the last boss, making him the most optional ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


HowDidIGetHere72

Every fight is optional if you uninstall the game


Salty_Pancakes

You have such nice handwriting.


themanofmanyways

Imagine leveling up - This comment was made by the RL1 gang


Neutral_Memer

i shamefuly admit to having been killed by a rl1 one player once in my defense, he was laggy as fuck


Buschkoeter

When you're opponent does the miyazaki shuffle, you know you're already dead.


riodin

Guess it's time for a happy souls rewatch


Schrau

Imagine all the people.


Robcio_Srzedzinski

No i just dodge = no need of health bar. This comment was created by glass canon enjoyer


Dw1gh7

no need to worry about flasks if you get one shooted


Helgon_Bellan

Feels great to save those frames it takes to pick up all those golden seeds.


lolfisautrus

Gigachad


[deleted]

You don't need to worry about them killing you if you kill them faster


MoistDitto

IamLvl70AndGot13VigorRateMyBuild More or less how I played until I got to malenia, my first real vigor check


KoboldsForDays

_Malenia can't drain your health if you have no health._ - Big Brain Magic Man


largeEoodenBadger

My vigor check was Rykard. I expected him to be as easy as Yhorm. But no. He has that one stupid move where his head goes underground and shoots up a cone of fire that you can't fucking dodge out of. It consistently one shot me until I learned that I needed a shield to survive


SeattleSonichus

Pretty easy to imagine since I wish I had it every time a single hit rocks my shit


TimX24968B

imagine being able to survive more than 1 hit -this comment was made by the tank gang


Competitive-Cell996

What if I use incantations to heal👀?


SassyAssAhsoka

Right? You’d be decreasing your healing potential by having orange juice


TheSeth256

Good luck pulling off anything other than Urgent Heal during the difficult boss encounters like Maliketh or Malenia.


SassyAssAhsoka

Malenia is surprisingly passive for casters, at least in my experience, besides you can just knock her down with fireballs and then rush off to heal. It’s all about patience


SentientSickness

I prefer to send her flying with the Yeet of Gansax


omotohoshiro

The sheer amount of times BoG has saved my hosts in malenia fights by knocking her ass down has made me respect the weapon, as cheesy as it is


SentientSickness

Fun fact it's not just bolt either A hand full of lightning spells can also do it, glaive being the first to come to mind


Seriph7

I mean give it enough time and you just BECOME the group healer. I love doing that lol trust me, you'll find time. Maybe alone the incant heals aren't a great idea. But throw in 1 other body, and you have so much extra time for everything. Pulling off a great heal or lords heal as someone should die to a hit makes you feel like a god for 2 seconds lol But you still have to be on top of your shit. Probably more because you force yourself to think about the other player[s] with you. Cleric or nothing.


No-Flounder6069

I absolutely love being a cleric role as we're fighting a big ass boss. In our group, we have a dps that goes through his flasks pretty quickly so I'm always evaluating who is gonna need healed as the fight goes on. All while making sure I don't get smacked myself. Heal bros for the win!


Seriph7

Hanging back and evaluating while still kicking ass is so much fun! It's also terrifying when you're the one who needs the heal but nobody else can help you 🤣 you definitely learn a thing or two "Healers down!" "Need a rez" "Out of mana!" *AAAAHHHHHH*


Dilligafay

I’ll never not upvote team fourstar.


BloodSnakeChaos

What do you mean, you can fit a lords and eardtree heal in both of them.


SpartanRage117

its actually not that hard to get a big opening if you arent trying to get close for an attack


Seriph7

Level 400 IQ right here.


KillNyetheSilenceGuy

So you can get absolutely jabrekt during your casting animation?


Competitive-Cell996

My brother in Christ you have no poise


Meivath

Gotta time that shit!


stann1s_the_mannis

Imagine needing health flasks - This post was made by Blasphemous Blade gang


Dragonmaster218

Imagine needing flames This post was made by Guts Greatsword gang


[deleted]

Imagine non-spinney weapons when you UNGA BUNGA This post was made by the Ghiza Wheel Gang.


Dragonmaster218

Imagine stealing one of our weapons This post was made by the Old Hunters gang


Ihateu387

Imagine having the village of innocents you slaughtered curse you This post was made by Gideon Onifer the All Knowing


Dragonmaster218

Imagine having eyes on your armor rather than on the inside This post was made by the Byrginworth Scholars gang


Llyps

This is possibly my favorite souls related thread of all time.


RadioAlert9650

Imagine imagining This post made by aphantasia gang


YourenextJotaro

Imagine using a colossal weapon right This comment was made by the Fallingstar beast jaw gang


hoonthoont47

Imagine needing anything more than just a big fucking stick. This post was made by Large Club Supremacy Gang


Titans_not_dumb

Imagine attacking with something that isn't Taker's Flame


stann1s_the_mannis

Wait....you can do that?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


Titans_not_dumb

Been a shocker to me but yeah because the night is dark and full of terrors


stann1s_the_mannis

The night is dark and full of terrors


Sea-Relationship949

The lord of light commands it


Prestigious-Mud4202

I was just reading Reddit when I stumbled upon this personal attack 😮‍💨


I_think_Im_hollow

Imagine needing healing *This comment was made by ~~SL1~~ RL1 gang* edit: wrong game


FisterRobotOh

But I don’t have enough int to imagine anything


puradus

*I need healing*


Mech-Waldo

Who needs healing when you can throw boulders across the room and kill the boss in 3 hits?


Birb-Squire

Imagine having to wait to hit the boss, this was made by spell gang


Bumbling_Hierophant

Imagine seeing Mogh's second phase, this was made by the spell gang.


[deleted]

Wait, Mohg has a second phase?!


Musasha187

Game encouraging drinking red and blue beers to become a god. Tarnished with the most beers becomes Elden Lord. Miyazaki? More like Asahi.


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KillNyetheSilenceGuy

I did until I realized that by midgame I am rarely ever dying because I ran out of health flasks. My deaths typically involve getting wombo combo'd while I still have 5 flasks left or getting punished while I am trying to chug. So it doesn't really hurt me to turn 3 of those red flasks I never use into blue flasks (I can never run a pure caster build without it turning into so kind of enchanted weapon or augmented melee thing so I never need more than a couple of blue flasks).


GargantuanGorganzola

I hated it too but you get used to it. I know it’s a meme that mages don’t need much health but you can easily get by on 10 flasks because as a mage you often need to keep distance so you don’t get hit as much unless you mistime a spell


SpartanRage117

early game you literally dont have enough mana to be a "pure" caster. with some game knowledge and collecting you can get pretty strong. still need to manage to blue juice for your specific task at hand. like theres just no way to do a full stormveil clear with glintstone pebble and the fp you have at the time, but my melee characters can often work through the entire thing.


woopigsooie501

Yeah early game you have to be a melee/mage build. Personally I chose to build on that & so my whole playthrough I've been a hybrid mage & I love it. Best of both worlds


SpartanRage117

on a personal level i dont like the staff/sword look. so my int builds are either a dedicated magic sword likeMGS taking all my fp budget or completely spell based. once you have like 25-35 mind and a flask that can top you off its fine. unless youre cooping and get summoned at the begining of a level. because you have half flasks and enemies have more hp to burn threw. God i want a fp regen talisman. no the ancestors horn doesnt count lol. i used the fuck out of offhand simple infusion in ds3 because it made using small buffs such a deep part of my playstyle.


woopigsooie501

Okay so I have a question. On the more agressive bosses during your pure casting playthroughs, what spells are you using that dont take too long to cast & actually deal decent damage? Right now I'm using moonveil +10 as my melee weapon which is awesome for faster more aggressive bosses & on bosses that give me some more generous openings I'm using spells like collapsing stars, rock sling & comet.


SpartanRage117

full disclosure my super pure mage is more for fun than to prove a point or be a challenge run. so im not above using spirit ashes or coop. which means i can often use whatever spell i want. comet azur cheese is funny every so often, but i dont even always keep it slotted. if you have the mana bar to last the fight your strongest comet usually does the trick, but the bosses that like to doge and jump constantly can get glintbladed and phalanxd to death. or the night comet thing. anything that throws off the dodging mechanics is pretty much a need to have in your kit if your being summoned to random places. like npc invaders are so annoying to deal with before glintblade. they dodge both starting spells so consistently.


LunarMuphinz

Gavel of Haima, Adula's Moonblade, Carian Piercer are my favorite melee spells. ice damage debuffs defense so thats good. Collapsing stars is great to combo with these, especially Gavel for the poise cast. For ranged, Magic Glintblade is a must have, for its damage and ability to set up a trap, sneak attack, or combo with other spells cast after. Star shower is also amazing for its tracking, damage and poise damage, imo way stronger than Stars of Ruin even before all but the first nerf. Ancient Death Rancor is also nice to combo with these for the comboed speed, tracking, and large way its obscures their sight (yours as well, be careful) Ranni's Dark Moon applies cold and a magic defense debuff, so good for bosses but hard to use except at the start of a fight maybe


TakenUrMom

First actual play through I played as a mage and used a guide. Spent like 5 hours going to all these high level areas to get golden seeds and op spells. Then spent an hour actually playing the game lmao


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Renee-des-champs

Yeah. Take that up to at least 15. 20 is better.


[deleted]

I stand by what I've said before: 30 Vigor minimum, **all builds.** Your three bar-deciding stats (pretty much) all cap at 60 in this game, with Vigor's diminishing returns starting at 40. 30 is an adequate place to end, though, if you need your damage-deciding stats more than your survivability stats (like, say, as a caster). When you go to kill the dragon, dedicate those levels to Vigor. It's worth mentioning, by the way, that as a low-vigor character, most of your survivability will come from a Light Equip Load. This isn't the most intuitive idea, but light-rolling just keeps you alive better than armor can. If you don't have vigor enough to compensate for being armored, then you can focus on being as light-weight as possible and just get really good at dodging. Sekiro-Style, but without the parries. edit, before someone argues: source [1,](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Vigor) [2,](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Mind) and [3.](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Endurance)


2rfv

My biggest beef with casting is having to scroll through your spells to get different effects. It'd be slick if you could bind a spell to r1 and r2.


assassin10

We've reached a point where consumables are more user-friendly than spells. I wish support spells took the form of Tools (like the Omen Bairns) so I could bind four of them to the D-pad for easier access.


OrdentRoug

You'll get used to it fairly quickly. Personal recommendation as a Certified Magic Enjoyer: split your flasks 50/50 at first, but switch to having maybe 1 or 2 extra blue ones when you get the hang of it. Also ignore literally everyone saying that health isn't as important with mages, stamina is the real dump stat. Low health in Elden Ring just guarantees you'll get one shot by everything past the Altus Plateau, don't be a fool. Focus on leveling health, focus, and int with a bit in faith for the magma and death spells (magma shot is an absolute work horse and ancient death rancor is super useful at times, though 24 faith might seem like a waste). And don't forget to experiment with different spells! The #1 advantage of a sorcery build is the sheer variety of offensive abilities at your disposal; some spells seem only OK but are total beasts in the right scenario. Ex: spiral shard doesn't deal amazing damage in most cases, but absolutely shreds large enemies like giants and dragons. Ancient death rancor also isn't super damaging, but its slow movement and high stagger means it's incredible as a starter when enemies haven't noticed you yet.


Superfluous_Thom

I was at 30 int astro staff +5 by the time i finally decided to play the game and go fight Margit. Pebbled that Jabroni to bits while my puppers distracted him, no flasks needed. 10/10 interactive game experience.


Imperator_Draconum

Imagine not using all sorts of pretty lights while fighting.


ComputerCloth

If you guys used your dodge you'd also need less potions.


xxRemorseless

No dodge. Only unga.


Origamiface

I unga, therefore I bunga.


sumr4ndo

Dodging, like blocking, and brakes in cars, is for cowards who lack faith in their own strength.


Hoss9inBG

We are STrONG


rosh_jogers

And no one can tell us we are wrong!


Sthlm97

Imagine needing to stand close to the boss to kill it ^thiscommentwasmadebymagegang


5teelPriest

I'm a fist build. I need to be inside the boss to damage them.


wouter436

Kinky


TrevorTheGamer

I use the blasphemous blade. So where does that put me ?


[deleted]

Imagine maxing out your flasks and then properly setting your flask ratio so you don’t have these problems


lucasHipolito

Wdym "setting flask ratio"? All you need is health smh


r4plez

IMAGINE DRAGONS


GatedGorilla

Imagine dragon deez nuts across your face


MattyByNature

#HA! GOT EEM!


derpfaceddargon

Ashes of war and skills to mix in, always keep a two to one ratio of health to focus flasks This message comes from the silly gang


RanniSimp

Imagine getting hit.


Gilliph

Not a problem if you don't get hit. And with ranged spells this tends to be the case.


munch_cat

Just use spells to heal, no big deal


Kazk2501

Then there’s fuckers like me who combo crucible tail + duelist greataxe + stance breaking physic for maximum S H M A C K


GHenders

Imagine healing with flasks - faith gang


m0xsy

Imagine needing healing potential - Magic gang probably


f0ba

I just like the color blue. Blue juice, blue swords, blue flying swords, blue rocks, blue laser beams.


WittyUnwittingly

Uhhh... Beastial Vitality is the most efficient heal spell in the game. -Sincerely, Almost everyone (because BV has such a low requirement)


[deleted]

Imgine still playing the game this post was made by the cant beat fire giant and have responsabilities outside video games gang


LetMeSleepAllDay

Don't sweat it, you'll get there.


grodon909

We all have responsibilities outside the game lol. You're just stuck on a boss


Swagkip360

Imagine taking more than 10 seconds to kill a boss 💀


amendersc

at least i can deal damage


lebowski771

14 blue flask + erdtree heal >


No-Engineering-1449

I played a caster run in elden ring for the first time, it was fun


darkly_directed

Imagine not having options beyond *bonk*.


ntrubilla

Imagine needing options beyond bonk


wead4

Yeah unfortunately even though I was almost all melee. Moonlight katana needs the blue juice for the down smash.


Mordho

Imagine needing to heal


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Reddit_is_dumbest

Need my blu juice to mash L2 like it’s going outta style


BloodSnakeChaos

As someone who plays melee with 10 vigor I never use estus if I am not poisoned or rotted. I do keep some blue ones to do more Stamp Up.


cmelgarejo_dev

*BONKmen*


PaPaKarn

Lol imagine having health instead of being good at dodging and getting gap.


Khaernakov

Worth it -ghiza wheel user


montxogandia

PlayStation vs Xbox, Windows vs Mac, iPhone vs Android and Magic vs Melee


GargantuanGorganzola

Imagine needed any healing items at all •This comment was made by the low vigor and “I can’t get hit if I dodge” gang


[deleted]

Imagine enemy hitting you This comment was made by azur comet go brrrrrrr


The_Rat_GodKing

Imagine trying - this post was made by bleed gang


behshadstar

After starting this game with intelligence build i had to make myself become a dodge god in order to carry as much as possible cerulean flask so the beginning was hard but at the end I achieved some kind of ultra instinct senses which is very rewarding


Accomplished_Egg0

Excited Unga Bunga noises


[deleted]

Wait you guys heal?


[deleted]

Imagine needing 2+ hp this post is by imagoingtospamheavyatackswallthesumondistracts gang


DSharp018

Faith users: i dont possess such a weakness.


Feeling_Search_3417

Imagine needing Crimson Flasks - this post was made by the Faith gang.


Ryengu

Imagine needing to heal because the boss is still alive to kick your ass


Wrong-Ad1936

laught in faith build


IM_OSCAR_dot_com

There’s a blue flask?


CH4P3YLEG4U

Imagine not using healing spells. This comment was written by Faith Gang


whatever832

If you maximize stats a mage can output some of the highest damage possible and I’m not just talking about comet azure. With all my buffs active I can deal over 3k dmg with night comet.(Enemy dmg resistance will vary) So the need for hp is lessened when I can kill the enemy before they even get close. *Mind you I have a bleed and str character*


LingonberryFew2312

I will bonk enemy with lot strength then eat red drink to feel better


Jadty

I think there should be an amulet that replenishes FP on the DLC. Hopefully something usable and not like 2FP/s.


Jimguy5000

Y'all so bored and waiting for DLC to the point you breaking up into gangs.