With new weapons and Ash of War introduced with Shadow of the Erdtree, you can make some of the best and incredibly overpowered Bleed builds in Elden Ring. They can instantly chunk out the tankiest of bosses, and help you have an easier time cheesing your way through the Land of Shadow.
The best Bleed builds are incredibly versatile and will help cater to most of the difficult content in the game. Below is a list of some of the best Bleed build builds that you can make in Elden RIng Shadow of the Erdtree.
Most OP Bleed builds in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
1) The Bleed Backhand Blades DEX build
Equipment, Spells, and Ashes of War
| Category | Item |
|---|---|
| Main Weapon | Backhand Blade (With Blood Affinity) Any Seal |
| Armor | Full Solitude Set (Obtained by beating Blackgaol Knight) |
| Primary Talismans | Two-Headed Turtle Talisman Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Rotten Winged Sword Insignia Lord of Blood’s Exultation |
| Alternate Talismans | Shard of Alexander Spear Talisman Blessed Blue Dew Talisman |
| Primary Stats | Dexterity Vigor Arcane Endurance |
| Secondary Stats | Mind Faith |
| Primary Ash of War | Blind Spot |
| Alternate Ash of War | Bloodhound Step |
| Spells | Flame Grant me Strength Golden Vow Swarm of Flies |
| Primary Crystal Tear | Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear Thorny Cracked Tear |
| Alternate Crystal Tear | Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear Greenburst Crystal Tear Spiked Cracked Tear |
Attribute Distribution:
| Attribute | Points |
|---|---|
| Vigor | 60 |
| Mind | 15 |
| Endurance | 35 |
| Strength | 12 |
| Dexterity | 80 |
| Intelligence | 09 |
| Faith | 25 |
| Arcane | 39 |
How to use:
You can make this build early in Shadow of the Erd Tree as the Backhand Blade and the Solitude set are obtained from the Gravesite Plains. The armor will let you have an incredible amount of poise and tank most things that the DLC will throw at you.
However, you will need a fair number of points in Endurance to be able to wear the Solitude Set, which is why it’s best to keep at least 35 points (if not higher) in that stat.
Additionally, once you get the Backhand Blade you will need to put the Blood affinity on it. It will then let you have B scaling with DEX and D on Arcane with over a 100 Blood Loss build-up. You can then start dumping points in both DEX and Arcane.
The Ash of War Blind Spot makes you hard to pin down as you dash toward the enemy’s backside. It will also let you navigate around shields and pierce through most of the enemy’s defenses.
Stamina management is key when you are championing this build. So make sure you have the Two-Headed Turtle Talisman, which is one of the best Talismans that you can get early in the Land of Shadow.
2) The Spinning Gravity Thurst bleed build
Equipment, spells, and Ashes of War:
| Category | Item |
|---|---|
| Main Weapon | Fire Knights Greatsword (Blood Affinity) Any Seal |
| Armor | Head: White Mask Rest: Complete Rakshasa set |
| Primary Talismans | Outer God Heirloom Shard of Alexander Rotten Winged Sword Insignia Lord of Blood’s Exultation |
| Alternate Talismans | Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Two-Headed Turtle Talisman Spear Talisman Blessed Blue Dew Talisman |
| Primary Stats | Dexterity Vigor Arcane Endurance |
| Secondary Stats | Mind Faith |
| Primary Ash of War | Spinning Gravity Thrust (Obtained after beating Commander Gaius and exchanging his Remembrance) |
| Spells | Flame Grant me Strength Golden Vow Bestial Vitality Swarm of Flies Any other Incantation that fits your playsytle |
| Primary Crystal Tear | Bloodsucking Cracked Tear Thorny Cracked Tear |
| Alternate Crystal Tear | Greenburst Crystal Tear Spiked Cracked Tear |
Attribute distribution:
| Attribute | Points |
|---|---|
| Vigor | 60 |
| Mind | 25 |
| Endurance | 25 |
| Strength | 25 |
| Dexterity | 55 |
| Intelligence | 16 |
| Faith | 25 |
| Arcane | 55 |
How to use:
This is one of the easiest builds to pilot as all you will have to do is spam L2 in every fight. The Ash of War Spinning Gravity Ash will let you jump up and drill into the enemy. You get hyper-armor during this animation and as it deals a large number of consecutive hits in a short time, you will be building Blood Loss on the enemy in no time.
The skill also has a great stagger value so make sure you use it on a greatsword that you really like. To get the Spinning Gravity you will need to beat Gaius and exchange his Remembrance at Eina to get his weapon which already has the skill. Now remove the skill from his weapon, and dump it on a greatsword with a Blood affinity.
As a result, you will get a weapon with 164 blood loss build-up. You will be able to cheese through the entire game now by just spamming the Ash of War.
3) The Bloodfiend’s Blood Arm Bleed build
Equipment, spells, and Ash of War:
| Category | Item |
|---|---|
| Main Weapon | Bloodfiend Arm (Blood Affinity) Any Seal |
| Armor | Head: White Mask Rest: Complete Rakshasa set |
| Primary Talismans | Outer God Heirloom Axe Talisman Two-Handed Sword Talisman Lord of Blood’s Exultation |
| Alternate Talismans | Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Two-Headed Turtle Talisman |
| Primary Stats | Strength Vigor Arcane Endurance |
| Secondary Stats | Mind Faith |
| Primary Ash of War | Shriek of Sorrow |
| Alternate Ash of War | Endure |
| Spells | Flame Grant me Strength Golden Vow Bestial Vitality Swarm of Flies Any other Incantation that fits your playsytle |
| Primary Crystal Tear | Bloodsucking Cracked Tear Spiked Cracked Tear |
| Alternate Crystal Tear | Greenburst Crystal Tear |
Attribute Distribution:
| Attribute | Points |
|---|---|
| Vigor | 60 |
| Mind | 25 |
| Endurance | 25 |
| Strength | 50 |
| Dexterity | 12 |
| Intelligence | 16 |
| Faith | 25 |
| Arcane | 70 |
How to use:
The Bloodfiend’s Blood Arm is one of the most overpowered weapons in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. You will be able to obtain it very early on in Prospect Town as a drop, and once you slot in Blood affinity in it, the weapon will be able to provide you with over 200 Blood Loss build-up.
You will be able to one-shot almost every single mob in the DLC and chunk out bosses with just a few swings of the club. It’s one of the most broken “unga bunga” playstyles in the RPG which will trivialize most encounters.
Just make sure that you have enough points in Strength and Arcane, and that you are using skills like Shriek of Sorrow, which is one of the best Ashes of War that you can get early. It will significantly increase the amount of damage that you do based on your remaining HP. So the lower your health, the higher will be your DPS boost.
As the Bloodfiend’s Arm is a Colossal Weapon it will have great poise-break and stagger potential. So make sure that you are weaving in basic hits with charged attacks.
4) The Bleed Thorns Sorcery build
Equipment, spells, and Ash of War:
| Category | Item |
|---|---|
| Main Weapon | Maternal Staff Staff of the Guilty Any Seal |
| Armor | Head: White Mask Rest: Complete Rakshasa set |
| Primary Talismans | Graven Mass Talisman Radagon Icon Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Lord of Blood’s Exultation |
| Alternate Talismans | Blessed Blue Dew Talisman Beloved Stardust |
| Primary Stats | Vigor Arcane Endurance |
| Secondary Stats | Mind Faith Intelligence |
| Spells | Impenetrable Thorns Flame Grant me Strength Golden Vow Swarm of Flies |
| Primary Crystal Tear | Bloodsucking Cracked Tear Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear |
Attribute Distribution:
| Attribute | Points |
|---|---|
| Vigor | 60 |
| Mind | 17 |
| Endurance | 25 |
| Strength | 08 |
| Dexterity | 20 |
| Intelligence | 21 |
| Faith | 25 |
| Arcane | 80 |
How to use:
The Impenetrable Thorns is one of the best sorceries in the DLC and you will get it while exploring the Shadow Keep. The spell will let you cast thorns in a wide AoE and enemies that are affected by it will build up bleed. Charging the sorcery will increase its potency and along with the Radagon Icon, you will be able to keep spamming this spell over and over again.
To increase the effectiveness of the sorcery you can use the Maternal Staff that boosts Finger Sorceries on the main hand and the Staff of the Guilty on the off-hand.
The Staff of the Guilty will boost Thorn Sorcery and amplify blood loss buildup. This will let you proc bleed on enemies on every one or two casts.
The Maternal Staff can be obtained after completing Ymir’s questline in Manus Metyr and it’s one of the longest side missions in the game. Once you have the required build just keep spamming the Thorns sorcery which comes with nice stagger values and you can melt through through most content in the DLC.
5) The Jumping Bandit Bleed build
Equipment, spells, and Ash of War:
| Category | Item |
|---|---|
| Main Weapon | 2x Bandit Curved Sword (Bleed Imbune and Powerstance both weapons) |
| Armor | Head: White Mask Chest: Gravebird’s Blackquill Armor Gauntlet and Greaves: Rakshasa’s set |
| Primary Talismans | Lord of Blood’s Exultation Claw Talisman Rotten Winged Insignia Millicent’s Prosthesis |
| Alternate Talismans | Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Bull-Goat’s Talisman Shard of Alexander Two-Headed Turtle Talisman |
| Primary Stats | Vigor Arcane Faith |
| Secondary Stats | Endurance Mind Dexterity |
| Ash of War | Seppuku |
| Spells | Flame Grant me Strength Golden Vow Swarm of Flies |
| Primary Crystal Tear | Thorny Cracked Tear Blood Sucking Cracked Tear |
| Consumable Item | Sacred Bloody Flesh |
Attribute Distribution:
| Attribute | Points |
|---|---|
| Vigor | 60 |
| Mind | 10 |
| Endurance | 25 |
| Strength | 14 |
| Dexterity | 18 |
| Intelligence | 09 |
| Faith | 25 |
| Arcane | 80 |
How to use:
Your strategy with this build will be to maximize the jumping attack capabilities of the Curved Sword. You will ideally be using two Bandit’s Curved Swords, then Blood Imbune them, and powerstance them. Upon doing so your jumping attacks as well as the dashing attacks with the weapons will apply four hits.
This builds up Blood Loss very fast and you will gain a significant boost to DPS when Hemorrhage procs as you will have the White Mask headpiece and Lord of Blood’s Exultation Talisman.
Claw Talisman and Gravebird’s Blackquill Armor piece, on the other hand, will significantly increase the amount of damage that you do with jumping attacks.
You will be able to further optimize this build with the help of the Seppuku Ash of War. When used on both weapons you will initially proc bloodless on almost every jump attack.
This build is a boss killer and will help you melt through most content in the game.
These are currently some of the best Bleed builds that should be trying to cheese through FromSoftware‘s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.
