Bleed Samurai
Samurai · DEX/ARC
- Primary:
- Uchigatana → Rivers of Blood
- Secondary:
- Longbow
Level Vigor first, then Dexterity and Arcane. Stack blood loss with fast katana strings; most bosses melt once the bleed meter procs.
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Elden Ring
FromSoftware's open-world action RPG set in the Lands Between, defined by brutal combat, cryptic lore and player discovery.
Released Feb 25, 20222.3M following9.6 / 10FromSoftware
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Moonveil Spellblade
Astrologer · INT/DEX
- Primary:
- Moonveil
- Secondary:
- Meteorite Staff
Grab Moonveil in Gael Tunnel. Transient Moonlight staggers bosses from range; keep Mind high enough for ~6 casts.
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Margit, the Fell Omen
Main story · Stormhill
Godrick the Grafted
Main story · Stormveil Castle
Red Wolf of Radagon
Main story · Raya Lucaria Academy
Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Main story · Raya Lucaria Academy
Starscourge Radahn
Optional · Caelid — Redmane Castle
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy
Optional · Volcano Manor
Draconic Tree Sentinel
Main story · Capital Outskirts
Godfrey, First Elden Lord (shade)
Main story · Leyndell
Morgott, the Omen King
Main story · Leyndell
Fire Giant
Main story · Mountaintops of the Giants
Godskin Duo
Main story · Crumbling Farum Azula
Maliketh, the Black Blade
Main story · Crumbling Farum Azula
Sir Gideon Ofnir
Main story · Ashen Capital
Godfrey / Hoarah Loux
Main story · Ashen Capital
Radagon & the Elden Beast
Main story · Erdtree
Mohg, Lord of Blood
Optional · Mohgwyn Palace
Malenia, Blade of Miquella
Optional · Miquella's Haligtree
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Vagabond
Starting class · Quality
High Vigor and great armor make it the most forgiving start. Scales into Strength/Dexterity quality builds with almost any melee weapon.
- Stats
- VIG / STR / DEX
- Tier
- Best for beginners
S
Samurai
Starting class · Dexterity
Starts with the Uchigatana (bleed) and a longbow. The fastest route into bleed builds with Rivers of Blood or Nagakiba later.
- Stats
- DEX / VIG
- Starts
- Uchigatana
A
Astrologer
Starting class · Sorcery
Intelligence start built for Glintstone sorcery. Rush to Raya Lucaria for Rennala's spells and the Moonveil route.
- Stats
- INT / MIND
- Playstyle
- Ranged caster
P
Prophet
Starting class · Faith
Faith start with healing incantations. Leads into Blasphemous Blade, Dragon Communion and Golden Order builds.
- Stats
- FTH / MIND
- Playstyle
- Hybrid support
RW
Ranni the Witch
NPC questline
The longest and most consequential questline, leading to the Age of Stars ending and the Dark Moon Greatsword. Easy to miss — start it in Ranni's Rise.
- Rewards
- Dark Moon Greatsword
- Missable
- Yes
BH
Blaidd the Half-Wolf
NPC questline
Tied to Ranni's quest. Summonable for Darriwil and a reliable ally early in Limgrave.
- Area
- Mistwood / Limgrave
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Rivers of Blood
Katana · Bleed
Corpse Piler stacks blood loss fast and trivialises many bosses. Requires Dexterity and Arcane; dropped by Bloody Finger Okina in the Mountaintops.
- Scaling
- DEX / ARC
- Upgrade
- Somber
M
Moonveil
Katana · Intelligence
Transient Moonlight fires a ranged magic slash with huge stagger. Found in Gael Tunnel after the Magma Wyrm.
- Scaling
- DEX / INT
- Upgrade
- Somber
BB
Blasphemous Blade
Greatsword · Faith
Taker's Flames deals fire damage and heals you on hit. Traded for Rykard's Remembrance.
- Scaling
- STR / DEX / FTH
- Upgrade
- Somber
DM
Dark Moon Greatsword
Greatsword · Intelligence
Applies frostbite and fires moonlight waves. Reward for completing Ranni's questline.
- Scaling
- STR / DEX / INT
- Upgrade
- Somber
BS
Bloodhound's Fang
Curved greatsword · Bleed
One of the best early weapons: strong bleed and the Bloodhound's Finesse dodge-slash. Drops from Bloodhound Knight Darriwil.
- Scaling
- STR / DEX
- Upgrade
- Somber
SG
Starscourge Greatswords
Colossal sword · Paired
Paired greatswords with gravity Ash of War. Rewarded from Radahn's Remembrance — strong for Strength builds.
- Scaling
- STR / DEX / INT
- Upgrade
- Somber
Guides, secrets & discoveries
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GuideBeginner
Elden Ring beginner's guide: survive your first 20 hours
Three forgiving builds, early-game priorities, and the mistakes that cost new players the most runes.
Sep 26, 20263 min
GuideWalkthrough
Elden Ring: complete main story walkthrough
The full critical path from the Chapel of Anticipation to the Elden Beast — required bosses, routes and points of no return.
Sep 7, 20263 min
GuideBuilds
Elden Ring: 5 proven PvE builds and how to level them
Bleed, spellblade, fire faith, frost and strength stagger — stats, weapons and talismans for each.
Sep 6, 20263 min
GuideBosses
Elden Ring: boss cheat sheet for the hardest walls
Weaknesses, dangerous attacks and counters for Margit, Radahn, Rykard, Maliketh, Malenia and Mohg.
Sep 5, 20263 min
GuideBuilds
Elden Ring: the best beginner builds for your first 20 hours
Three forgiving builds that carry through Limgrave without locking your endgame options.
Aug 27, 20269 min
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