Best Quality Builds In Elden Ring (2024)

For those that don’t know, a Quality build in Elden Ring is a build that utilizes both the Strength and the Dexterity stats to achieve a result that is more powerful than what either is capable of alone. This is because players usually hit soft and hard caps at higher levels for both of these stats, so raising the lower of the two stats results in a greater bonus.

As one can imagine, these builds are not something players will be making early on in their journey. They tend to have a higher focus on late game, New Game+, and Shadow of the Erdtree content. So, players will need to have a lot of runes and have felled several bosses before they can run one of these beastly builds.

5 Watchdog’s Staff’s Sorcery of the Crozier Build

Smashing Melee & Magic Ranged

Players that want access to both cataclysmically powerful close-range attacks and a way to take out enemies at range will enjoy this build. This is great for dealing with smaller enemies that will attack the player while they are at a distance. Players can also use these magic attacks to start building up stagger damage before they get in close with their colossal weapon jump attacks to proc the stagger on their enemy.

The Sorcery of the Crozier Skill Ash of War for the weapon also homes in on enemies, so it is easy to set it up when safe, knowing they will find their target. Since players will be doing a lot of jump attacks, the Claw Talisman is must. The Raptor's Black Feathers are also essential which stacks the jump damage buff. The Claw Talisman is a great option for any build using a colossal weapon as it feels like their optimal playstyles, as is Okina Mask for the 3 points in Dexterity.

4 Dual Scavenger's Curved Sword Build

Strike With Both Swords For Massive Stacking Damage

Bleed has always been seen as an overpowered mechanic in Elden Ring, and this build makes use of this mechanic despite it not being an arcane build. This build dual-wields two instances of a specific curved sword. The curved sword in question is the Scavenger's Curved Sword , which has blood loss on it by default. Players will infuse this weapon with the Ash of War: Seppuku to increase the blood loss buildup. This skill will also proc the 10% damage buff of White Mask .

This will all stack to this build’s high damage from the Strength and Dexterity stats, resulting in heavy hitting attacks that can be chained together quickly. There is only one Scavenger’s Sword available, so players will need to get a second one by playing through a new game plus — or through the act of player trading with a friend. Until one of these can be done, a good substitute is the Bandit curved sword.

3 Contagious Ghiza Build

For Players Who Love Greatshields

This build utilizes the Jellyfish Shield , Ghiza's Wheel , and various Talismans that push for increased damage. Players will be making use of Ghiza's Wheel heavy attacks and jump attacks while the Jellyfish Shield is buffing their attack damage, but when Ghiza's Wheel comes crashing down, it will spin to deal extra damage, which will be boosted by the player’s talismans. Both Lord of Blood's Exultation and White Mask can proc from the spinning finisher of Ghiza's Wheel .

The Axe Talisman will increase charged attack damage; the Claw Talisman increases jump attack damage. Millicent's Prosthesis will raise the damage at the end of attacks from the wheel’s spin and increase Dexterity by 5 points, and the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia to stack successive hit damage with Millicent's Prosthesis . This is perfect for players that love guard counter gameplay for making their way around the game, as it allows for smaller enemies to just be mowed down by massive attack damage while safely behind a great shield.

2 Gravity Bolt Build

Decimate Everything At A Distance

Players know just how dangerous it can be to be at arm's length from an opponent. Failing to roll at the right time or getting caught up in a single attack is all it takes to have a player’s hard work come undone. This build utilizes the Fallingstar Beast Jaw weapon, one of the best colossal weapons in the game. Players will have access to the Ash of War Gravity Bolt Skill . This Ash of War will deal damage that scales with both Strength and Dexterity. Strength has a greater impact on the damage, and Dexterity decreases its casting time.

This ability can be used up close or at a distance. This lets players pump up their damaging stats more than their Vigor to fell their enemies much faster — and Ritual Sword Talisman will increase this damage even further if players can keep their health full. Players will also make use of some Incantations to buff themselves before particularly tough boss enemies. The Tarnished will need to defeat the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast to get this weapon, but it is possible to skip the whole fight by sneaking up behind the boss and using the Poison Mist incantation to poison it. Its health will drop to zero without the boss realizing the player is nearby.

1 Axe Of Godfrey’s Regal Roar Build

Close The Distance With Massive Melee Damage

The key weapon for this build, the Axe of Godfrey , is very late in the base game, meaning it is a build that will be most effective in new game plus and the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC runs. The Ash of War for this weapon, Regal Roar Skill , will send out a shock wave that cannot be blocked and will then boost the attack of the user.

While this damage boost is active, it will change the use of strong attacks into a lunging attack instead. This build does great single target damage, but can also wreck a group of enemies in seconds. A good Talisman combo for this weapon is to use the Shard of Alexander alongside the Axe Talisman to deal increased damage to both the Ash of War and the follow-up attack.

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