Elden Ring Best Builds 2024 - Top 50 Builds (Weapon Combos) Ranked for DLC

In Elden Ring, which are the most overpowered builds to play in 2024? With this Elden Ring Build Tier Lis, we rank the top 50 best builds (weapon combos) for Shadow of the Erdtree DLC!

Elden Ring Best Builds for DLC 2024 - Top 50 Best Builds (Weapon Combos) Ranked

Welcome to the ultimate guide on the "Elden Ring Best Builds Tier List" for 2024. After a year of meticulous research and testing, we've compiled the top 50 greatest builds of all time, ranked from A Tier to S Tier. As we progress through this guide, the builds will get increasingly powerful, culminating in the most overpowered setups towards the end. Let's begin!

50. Dual Cold Bloodstained Dagger Build (Frozen Shinobi)

This build is designed around speed and frost damage, using dual Bloodstained Daggers with Cold Affinity to inflict frost buildup and increase damage. It includes the Bloodhound's Step for agility and the Chilling Mist for additional frost damage, making it a deadly choice for a revenge-driven Shinobi.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Cold Bloodstained Daggers with Cold Affinity

Talismans: Opaline Hard Tear, Millicent's Prosthesis, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Bull-Goat's Talisman

Flask: Not specified

Stats: VIG 50+, END not specified, STR/DEX not specified

49. Fingerprint Stone Sheild Build (Armored Tank)

A build that emphasizes defense and fire-based attacks, using a great shield for protection and pyromancy for offense. Black Flame spells and the Black Blade provide strong damage, with a focus on Faith for incantations.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Fingerprint Stone Sheild, Pyromancy (Black Flame spells), Black Blade

Talismans: Cipher P'o

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Prioritize END and Faith

48. Great Turtle Shell Build (Ninja Turtle)

A build focused on agility and endurance, allowing for light rolling and quick movements. It uses a turtle shell for stamina recovery and a cold-infused Katana for damage, with a focus on Frost effects over bleed.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Cold-infused Katana

Talismans: Green Turtle Talisman, Great-Jar's Arsenal

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High END, DEX or STR

47. Hookclaws Build (Howling Wolf-Knight)

This build uses hookclaws with poison to combine poison and blood loss effects. It includes the Barbaric Roar to increase physical damage and a focus on heavy attacks with support from talismans that enhance these effects.

Level: 80

Key Weapons: Hookclaws with poison

Talismans: Roar Medallion, Kindred of Rot's Exultation, Lord of Blood's Exultation

Flask: Not specified

Stats: END (light roll), DEX 80, ARC 20-25+

46. Ironjar Aromatic Build (Iron-Mech)

A build that revolves around tanking hits and continuously firing the Unendurable Frenzy incantation. It utilizes items and talismans to resist madness buildup and maintain poise.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Coded Swords or Cipher Pata

Talismans: Clarifying Horn Charm, Bog Goat's Talisman

Flask: Iron Jar Aromatic (for poise), Cerulean Hidden Tear (for FP)

Stats: Heavy armor for Poise, other stats not specified

45. Cold Rotten Battle Hammer Build (Rotten Warrior)

A build that dual-wields Rotten Hammers with poison and frost infusions for a triple-effect strategy. It's designed to inflict continuous damage through poison and Scarlet Rot while utilizing strength-scaling hammer attacks.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Rotten Hammers with poison and frost infusions

Talismans: Claw Talisman, Rot Exultation

Flask: Not specified

Stats: STR 60-80, some ARC for poison buildup

44. Cipher Pata Build (Blessed Brawler)

A highly defensive build that uses the holy fist weapon, Cipher P'o, and holy type incantations for combat. It focuses on Faith and allows the use of heavy armor due to low equipment weight.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Holy Fist (Cipher Pata)

Talismans: Great-Jar Arsenal, Shard of Alexander

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Faith, VIG, END

43. Heavy Great Starts Build (Cheese Master)

A pyromancy-focused build that leverages the Prelate's Charge weapon art with the Heavy Great Stars weapon for health recovery and bleed damage. It uses talismans and buffs to increase attack power and fire damage.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Heavy Great Stars

Talismans: Swaddling Cloth, Rotten Winged Insign- Flask: Mixed Physick (successive attack and fire damage)

Stats: Not specified

42. Lightning Katanas Build

A versatile and fast-paced build that carries multiple katanas, each with different elemental weapon skills. It emphasizes a high endurance and dexterity to facilitate rapid weapon swapping and continuous attacks.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Multiple Katanas (each with different skills)

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High END, DEX

41. Claws Passive Effects Build

This build uses claws to apply deadly poison and blood loss effects quickly through fast attacks. It's enhanced with talismans to boost damage upon inflicting these status effects, focusing on up-close combat.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Venomous Fangs (claws)

Talismans: Successive attack talismans, blood loss attack power increase

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Not specified

40. Magma Whip Build

A power-stanced build using the Magma Whip for high attack power and the Hoslow Pedal Whip for versatility. It focuses on fire damage and Poise, allowing the player to use whip weapon arts effectively in combat.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Magma Whip, Hoslow Pedal Whip

Talismans: Claw Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Fire Scorpion Charm, Urtree's Favor

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Not specified

39. Twin Grim Reaper Build

This build focuses on dual-wielding scythes for a deadly combination of bleed, frost, or poison effects. With the innate bleed of the Grave Scythe, players can add additional effects like frost with Chilling Mist or poison with Poison Mist. The Royal Knight's Resolve amplifies jump attack damage, creating a formidable Grim Reaper on the battlefield.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Grave Scythes with bleed, frost (Chilling Mist), or poison (Poison Mist)

Talismans: Lord of Blood's Exultation, Rot Exultation

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Strength focus, some Arcane

38. Star Wars Builds

These builds are inspired by the Star Wars universe, tailored for Jedi Knights, Sith Lords, and an Ahsoka Tano character. They utilize thrusting swords or katanas with magic enhancements to mimic lightsabers, accompanied by gravity spells to represent the Force. Magic damage is boosted with relevant gear and staff for effective spellcasting.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Estoc or Rapiers for Jedi, Katanas for Sith

Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm

Flask: Magic Shrouded Cracked Tear

Stats: DEX and INT for Jedi, various for Sith and Ahsoka builds

37. Darth Tater TOT Build

This build is designed as an Elden Ring Sith Lord, combining dexterity and faith to unleash powerful lightning spells. It features a Keen Twinblade for rapid strikes and a selection of lightning spells for devastating ranged attacks.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Keen Twinblade, possibly Elenora's Poleblade

Talismans: Gravel Stone Seal (for Dragon Cult incantations)

Flask: Not specified

Stats: DEX and Faith focused

36. Dual Coded Sword Build

A build inspired by Ahsoka Tano, emphasizing holy damage with Faith Build scaling. The dual-coded swords offer quick, powerful attacks and are buffed with talismans and cracked tears for enhanced holy damage.

Level: 80

Key Weapons: Dual-coded swords (holy damage)

Talismans: Sacred Scorpion Charm, Millicent's Prosthesis, Thorny Cracked Tear

Flask: Holy Shrouded Cracked Tear

Stats: VIG, END, Faith 80

35. Prince of Darkness Build

A hybrid build wielding the Vies War Spear and Maguin Spear to combine the powers of frenzy flame and blood flame incantations. This build takes advantage of both Arcane and Faith to utilize a versatile array of spells and attacks.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Vies War Spear, Maguin Spear

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Fire Scorpion Charm, Thrust Counter Talisman, Great-Jar Arsenal

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Faith, DEX, Arcane, STR

34. Vampire Knight Build

This build combines life steal with successive attacks using the Keen Flamberge and the Blood Tax weapon art. It focuses on dexterity and Arcane for scaling and uses the Life Steal Ash of War for health recovery during combat.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Keen Flamberge

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Dagger Talisman, Bull-Goat's Talisman

Flask: Not specified

Stats: DEX and Arcane

33. Frost King Build

A melee warrior build that avoids spells and intelligence stats, focusing solely on Frost damage with the Zamor Curved Sword. The build uses Frost Grease and power stances with the Bloodhound Fang for enhanced frost buildup and damage.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Zamor Curved Sword, Bloodhound Fang, Frozen Warrior's Axe

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Frost Grease

Stats: High DEX for scaling

32. Bubble Knight Build

A build that uses the envoy's Longhorn to create holy damage bubble attacks, scaling with Faith. The envoy Crown amplifies bubble damage, and the Cipher P'o provides a quick alternative for individual enemies.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Envoy's Longhorn, Cipher P'o

Talismans: Holy Scorpion Charm, Earthtree Favor

Flask: Holy Shrouded Cracked Tear

Stats: Strength (soft cap 25), high Faith

31. Anchor Spanker Build

A strength-focused build designed for one-shot power using dual anchors and jump attacks. It utilizes the Black Feathered Cape to enhance jump attack damage, along with talismans to further boost damage output and poise.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Dual Anchors

Talismans: Black Feathered Cape, Counterattack Talisman, Bull-Goat Talisman, Great-Jar Arsenal

Flask: Exalted Flesh (for damage boost)

Stats: Highest attack power goal with a strength focus

30. Golem's Greatbow Build (Big Guns)

This build is built around the Golem's Greatbow for its high attack rating and area of effect damage, along with the use of different arrow types for versatility. Lion's Greatbows can also be dual-wielded for a damage buff to Radagon's Spear Arrows, creating a powerful ranged setup.

Level: Not specified

Key Weapons: Golem's Greatbow, Lion's Greatbow

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Not specified

29. Pulley Crossbow Build (Demon Hunter)

This build employs the Pulley Crossbow for its ability to inflict a variety of status effects at range. It shines when combining these effects with close combat using the Spinning Weapon Ash of War with a Blood Flame Blade Heavy Great Scythe, devastating enemies who dare to approach.

Key Weapons: Pulley Crossbow, Heavy Great Scythe

Talismans: Rotten Winged Insignia, Shard of Alexander, Thorny Cracked Tear

Flask: Flame, Grant Me Strength Spell

Stats: Not specified

28. Iron-Madman Build

A spellcaster build that harnesses the power of unique flame spells. The Iron-Madman uses the frenzy flame seal for damage boosts and includes a coded sword for melee combat, boosted by high Faith.

Key Weapons: Coded Sword, Flame of Frenzy, Black Flame

Talismans: Flock's Canvas Talisman, Godfrey's Icon, Radagon Icon, Fire Scorpion Charm

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High Faith

27. Reduvia Morgott's Cursed Sword Build

An Arcane build that leverages the speed of Morgott's Greatsword and the damage of Reduvia. The build is optimized for staggering and breaking enemy stances, making it a "boss spanker."

Key Weapons: Reduvia, Morgott's Greatsword

Talismans: White Mask, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Shard of Alexander

Flask: Not specified

Stats: DEX 60, ARC 45

26. Blood Greatsword Build

Focused on a blood-infused greatsword, this build is for those confident in their dodging ability, requiring little to no armor. It utilizes the Barbaric Roar or Lion's Claw to increase attack power and speed.

Key Weapons: Blood-infused Greatsword

Talismans: Ax Talisman, Claw Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Green Turtle Talisman

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Not specified

25. Pyro Necromancer (Death Reaper) Build

A build that fully embraces death-themed weapons and spells, focusing on ghost flame and rancor death spells. It combines the Death Poker and Heinz Steeple for a dual-wielding powerhouse.

Key Weapons: Death Poker, Heinz Steeple, Prince of Death's Staff

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Intelligence and Dexterity prioritized

24. Glass Cannon Grand Poo-Bah Build

A high-intelligence build that utilizes Crystallion sorcery for potent attacks at close range. It pairs the Carian Regal Scepter with the Crystal Staff for a devastating magical onslaught.

Key Weapons: Carian Regal Scepter, Crystal Staff

Talismans: Magic Scorpion Charm, Graven-Mass Talisman, Ritual Sword Talisman, Urtree's Favor

Flask: Serpent's Amnion (unlimited FP for 15 seconds)

Stats: INT 80, VIG 40

23. Chainilink Flail Build (Frosty Bloody Spinerooski)

A STR/INT build that uses the Chainilink Flail to inflict both bleed and frost effects. It combines Wild Strikes or Storm Caller with a medium shield to stagger enemies and maintain hyper armor.

Key Weapons: Chainilink Flail

Talismans: Curved Sword Talisman, Rotten Winged Insignia

Flask: Thorny Cracked Tear

Stats: Strength with some Intelligence

22. Rivers of Blood Build (Pyro Naughty)

A melee combat build focusing on the Rivers of Blood katana. This light-rolling, fragile character deals immense damage with optimized DEX and ARC, supported by the Flame, Grant Me Strength spell.

Key Weapons: Rivers of Blood

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Lord of Blood, Fire Scorpion Charm, Green Turtle Talisman

Flask: Flame, Crack Tear, Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear

Stats: VIG 35, END 25 (soft cap), DEX 55, ARC 50, FTH 15

21. Double Staff Build (Enchanted Warrior)

The Enchanted Warrior abandons traditional weapons in favor of double staves and casting sword-like sorceries, including Carian Slicer, Peeler, Adula's Moonblade,### 21. Double Staff Build (Enchanted Warrior)

This innovative build uses two staves to cast spells that mimic the effects of physical weapons, entirely foregoing traditional armaments. It focuses on sorceries like Carian Slicer and Peeler for its main offense.

Key Weapons: Carian Glintstone Staves

Talismans: Radagon's Icon, Graven-Mass Talisman

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Emphasis on stats that boost sorcery damage, likely intelligence.

20. Siluria's Tree Build (Holy Torpedo)

The Holy Torpedo takes advantage of the Siluria's Tree Great Spear weapon art to launch long-range holy attacks. The build is designed to maintain full health for damage bonuses and utilizes talismans to maximize the power of ranged holy attacks.

Key Weapons: Siluria's Tree Great Spear

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Ritual Sword Talisman

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Strength and Faith hybrid, with a stronger emphasis on Strength.

19. Heavy Star Fist Build

Known as the spiky Mike Tyson build, this setup uses the Starfist with Heavy Affinity, focusing on charged heavy attacks and utilizing strong armor for high defense and poise. It utilizes talismans to boost damage and successive attacks.

Key Weapons: Starfist

Talismans: Axe Talisman, Winged Insignia, Erdtree's Favor

Flask: Not specified

Stats: STR 80, high END

18. Staff of Loss Build (Silent Wizard)

This build uses dual Staff of Loss to cast potent night spells, offering high damage and the advantage of invisibility. It's a magic-focused build that emphasizes spell damage over all else.

Key Weapons: Staff of Loss

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Not specified, likely high INT

17. Nightrider Glaive Build

A cosplay build that is surprisingly viable, using the Night Rider Glaive and its Flaming Strike Ash of War. It offers a strong STR scaling and impressive range and poise damage.

Key Weapons: Night Rider Glaive

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Fire Scorpion Charm

Flask: Not specified

Stats: STR 80

16. Iron Cleaver Build

A STR-focused build that enhances the Iron Cleaver's unique heavy charged attack, ideal for devastating one-shot kills. It uses fire buffs to enhance damage and critical strikes.

Key Weapons: Iron Cleaver

Talismans: Dagger Talisman, Erdtree's Favor

Flask: Flame, Grant Me Strength

Stats: STR 69, FTH 25

15. Glintblade Phalanx Ice Spear Build

Combines Glintblade Phalanx and Ice Spear weapon arts to break enemy poise and inflict frost, setting up for lethal critical strikes. Features a cold-infused Clayman's Harpoon and a magic Rapier.

Key Weapons: Clayman's Harpoon, Magic Rapier

Talismans: Dagger Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Magic Scorpion Charm, Erdtree's Favor

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High INT

14. Magma Wyrm's Scale Sword Build

Pairs the Magma Wyrm's Scale Sword with the One-Eyed Shield for a blend of close and long-range pyro attacks. It emphasizes strong defense and high poise.

Key Weapons: Magma Wyrm's Scale Sword, One-Eyed Shield

Talismans: Curved Sword Talisman, Green Turtle Talisman, Great-Jar Arsenal

Flask: Not specified

Stats: STR, high FTH

13. Godslayer's Greatsword Build

Utilizes the Godslayer Greatsword with fire buffs and black flame incantations to annihilate enemies. The Black Knife is also used for quick attacks and its unique weapon art.

Key Weapons: Godslayer Greatsword, Black Knife

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Not specified

Stats: DEX, END for poise

12. Double Dragon Build

A dragon-themed build that uses all dragon spells and the Regalia Straight Sword, which scales with ARC. It's designed for massive spell damage with high ARC and FTH.

Key Weapons: Regalia Straight Sword

Talismans: Flock-Canvas Talisman, Shard of Alexander

Flask: Serpent's Amnion (unlimited FP)

Stats: ARC 50, FTH 35

11. Nagakiba Build (Dexterity Faith)

A DEX/FTH build wielding the Keen Nagakiba with Vike's Dragonbolt enhancement. It uses a mixture of Dragon Cult incantations and lightning spells for diverse combat options.

Key Weapons: Keen Nagakiba

Talismans: Lightning Scorpion Charm

Flask: Lightning Shrouding Tear

Stats: High DEX and FTH

10. Dark Moon Greatsword Build (Moonlight Knight)

Utilizes the Dark Moon Greatsword and the Haima Steeple for enhanced magic damage and frost buildup. Jump attacks and Raptor's Black Feathers play a significant role in this build.

Key Weapons: Dark Moon Greatsword, Haima Steeple

Talismans: Raptor's Black Feathers, ClawTalisman

Flask: Magic Cracked Tear

Stats: Not specified, but likely high in relevant attributes for boosting magic and frost effects.

9. Bleed Twinblade Build (Goldskin Peeler)

This build capitalizes on the synergy between the Seppuku Ash of War, White Mask, and the Lord of Blood's Exultation, focusing on bleed effects with the Twinblade. It's optimized for high dexterity and arcane stats.

Key Weapons: Twinblade

Talismans: Lord of Blood's Exultation, Millicent's Prosthesis, Crimson Amber Medallion, Erdtree's Favor, Bull-Goat's Talisman

Flask: Not specified

Stats: VIG 60, DEX 50-55, ARC 50

8. Blood Greatsword Build

This build is centered around a blood-infused Greatsword with Barbaric Roar to emulate the character Guts from the manga Berserk, including crossbow and fire pots for ranged options.

Key Weapons: Blood-infused Greatsword, Crossbow

Talismans: Roar Medallion, Axe Talisman, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Great-Jar Arsenal, Erdtree's Favor

Flask: Not specified

Stats: STR and ARC focused

7. Executioner's Sword Build (Rotating Chub)

The Executioner Sword build is all about stacking buffs to optimize the weapon's skill. Various talismans and items are used to boost attack power, making it a formidable build for heavy damage.

Key Weapons: Executioner's Sword

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Rotten Winged Insignia, Lord of Blood's Exultation, White Mask

Flask: Not specified

Stats: STR 55-60, ARC 25

6. Dual Occult Great Stars Build (Strength Arcane)

A build that focuses on dual-wielding Occult Great Stars with Cragblade. It's a powerhouse for jump attacks and enemy stance breaking, requiring high Arcane for maximum damage output.

Key Weapons: Dual Occult Great Stars

Talismans: Claw Talisman, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Great-Jar Arsenal, Erdtree's Favor

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High ARC

5. Pyro Faith Greatswords Build (Flame Art Greatswords)

This build utilizes dual Greatswords with Flame Art Infusion and sacred seals to unleash massive fire spells. It's a pyro build that requires a high Faith level.

Key Weapons: Banished Knight's Greatsword, Flame Art-infused Greatsword

Talismans: Flock-Canvas Talisman, Radagon Icon, Shard of Alexander

Flask: Flame Shrouded Cracked Tear, Flame, Grant Me Strength Spell

Stats: High Faith

4. Crucible Knight Build

The Crucible Knight build combines Crucible Knight armor with Crucible weapons and spells for a themed set. It's focused on poise damage and has incantations for close and long-range combat.

Key Weapons: Crucible Greatsword, Crucible Incantations

Talismans: Not specified

Flask: Not specified

Stats: Not specified, likely balanced across multiple attributes.

3. Bandit's Flame Art Curved Sword Build

Inspired by Kratos from God of War, this build uses a Magma Blade and a Bandit's Curved Sword with Flame Art Infusion and Flaming Strike to deal fire damage and increase attack power dramatically.

Key Weapons: Magma Blade, Bandit's Curved Sword

Talismans: Shard of Alexander, Rotten Winged Insignia, Fire Scorpion Charm, Fire Shrouded Cracked Tear

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High Faith

2. Cold Dark Moon Greatsword Build (Frosty Lunatic)

This build focuses on the Dark Moon Greatsword's weapon art combined with cold spells to inflict frost and amplify damage. It uses spells to control crowds and deal massive damage, including Ronnie's Dark Moon and Zamar Ice Storm.

Key Weapons: Dark Moon Greatsword

Talismans: Graven-Mass Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Godfrey's Icon

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High in attributes that boost cold and magic damage, likely INT.

1. Bandits & Scavengers Build (DPS Strength Bleed)

A versatile build that can adapt to both dexterity and strength playstyles, centered around the use of curved swords like the Bandits or Scavengers for a high DPS output focused on bleeding effects. The build makes good use of jump attacks, further enhanced by the Seppuku Ash of War, and is complemented with the White Mask and Lord of Blood's Talisman for increased bleed damage.

Key Weapons: Bandits or Scavengers Curved Sword, Beastman Sword

Talismans: White Mask, Lord of Blood's Exultation

Flask: Not specified

Stats: High STR for Beastman Sword, or high DEX for Bandits/Scavengers, and optimally balanced for bleed effect scaling.

Ash of War: Seppuku (for bleed buff), alternative weapon arts based on preference such as Bloodhound Step, Bloody Slash, or War Cry.