U know what I love about these videos? It’s not a dude saying “most op build ever! Look at the damage!!” And then he’s got 1hp, every damage buff possible applied. That’s not anything practical
One of the builds that mostly works in lower NG+ because bolt of gransax deals not enough damage in higher NG+ you can still use the red lightning bolts but put another gravel stone seal in the other hand
I searched for this vid after seeing the trailer had a lot of dex weapons and faith spells. But I still can’t decide if I should go full dex or full faith because i want to maximize my damage
Go full dex to maximize physical damage for DLC, keen affinity can always be buffed further but you’ll miss out on physical damage with full faith. Invest enough faith for the spells you like the most and off hand a seal that buffs that damage type. My stats going into dlc are 75 dex with 46 faith.
Dragon King's Cragblade is another thing you can wield in your main hand. Scales well with dex and its ash of war does chunk lightning damage which gets boosted by Shard of Alexander, Godfrey, and Lightning Scorpion. But that's only if you want to go hands on. Because you get it from Placidusax I think it fits thematically with the dragon cult incantation aspect of the build. Another incantation I use is Fortissax's Lightning Spear, just a great 'oh shit' incantation when you're surrounded by mobs and need a good aoe burst of damage without having to channel Ancient Dragon's Lightning Strike.
i had the same problem i thought it was some youtube magic but you can actually hold down the left trigger or whatever your ash of war button is to charge it and it does more damage
I agree with Josh, if you're not holding down the button to charge your ash of war or your ancient dragon's lightning strike your base damage won't be anywhere near as high, and you won't get the benefit from the Godfrey Icon talisman.
just wondering here, what attacks would you do against the more fast paced bosses who don't provide as much distance and punish time, bosses like malenia or redwolf.
Bolt of Gransax is a flat out sniper rifle, it knocks Melania back if you charge it fully, as long as you use it close enough to her where she doesn't have room to dodge.
I've been using a variation of this build for a while now, currently level 156 in NG+1, my stat distribution is as follows: Vigor: 45 Mind: 31 Endurance: 27 Strength: 22 Dexterity: 43 Intelligence: 9 Faith: 50 Arcane: 8 Depending on the weapons you'll be using, you may want to reallocate some more points to Faith or Dex to boost your damage a little more. My damage output is high while still allowing a lot of flexibility/playstyles with a variety of weapons I use: bolt of gransax, black knife, great scythe, gravel stone seal, antspur rapier and longbow I have also experimented with the following weapons with great results: Dragon King's cragblade, Godslayer's greatsword, Golden Order Greatsword
Out of curiosity, roughly what spells and weapons do I use in order before getting the bolt of gransax? Right now i'm using the winged scythe and just beat Radahn, but I would like to know what sort of buffs I should be aiming for at this part of the game.
Flame grant me strength only works with physical and fire damage, and here you're dealing almost exclusively with lightning damage. Not sure about the other two.
I'd put around 3, 4 at most because you should do enough damage that you don't have to spam much. For trash mobs you can just use the regular melee to avoid spending a bunch of FP.
Does this build scales more with dex or faith, cause in my playthrough I have a build of str and faith and I have 40 faith and these incantations don't really do much damage. I'm so confused on what to do with these incantations
We always start with what's best for stats to hit 150 and then break to RL200. So, if you rolled Faith and Dex back to hit an overall RL of 150 then Vagabond would be best class :)
Care to elaborate? Because we don't know a whole lot other than what Miyazaki said in the letter he wrote talking about the DLC, and he didn't really explain how the new power scaling would cause builds to be ineffective.
@@SuspiciouslyMissingSock he said he wanted the player to feel the difficulty one again keeping in mind that the character builds would be close to endgame. This was mentioned in the interview. So it's very likely that the power scaling is meant to switch up the difficulty.
I rumours are true this build sadly won't work in the DLC because it'll have a Sekiro styled leveling system to prevent overleveled plays from steamrolling through the DLC. Still a fun build to use nonetheless, thank you
@AantiiiHero it does boost lightning by 10% correct, the tree seal has higher faith scaling at high faith stats, I guess the gravel stone seal is better at lower faith stats I guess?
Awesome build Ashen one…. Will try this today…. Off topic… but have you or will you ever do a Dark souls 3 op build guide? Just curious as I just got DS3 ?
Just equip a gravel stone seal in your left and right hand you can only get 1 seal per playthrough so either go into new game or have someone drop you one
Are all the clips from NG+? because if its NG1 (which i am assuming) it will be pretty misleading on your viewers, since they will do half maybe even less the dmg shown in the video on their own gameplay
Do you know if ancient lightning dragon strike still works with the Godfrey talisman? Half the people I talk to say no it doesn’t work anymore. It got Nerfed and half of the people say yes. Maybe I’ll just stop being lazy and do some testing.
I tried the build but im not doing nearly enough of the damage he is doing im also using all of the stats he is using and im using the talismans and everything else
they’ve said there making it so we won’t be able to one shot or do ungodly amounts of damage in the dlc so let’s hope this build stays broken for those people who are gunna really struggle🤣
Isn't it better to have 80 dex if you are going to main Bolt of Gransax, it's weapon art scales with dex. If you are maining incants 80 faith is better tho
Bruh.. i actually made this build exactly like its shown in the video except that i also leveled end to 22 in order to use malekith´s set and i also got mimic tear+10 and let me tell you this build does NOT melt Malenia and im not even in NG (im level 205). I think im gonna have to switch to Blasphemous blade build that one really does melt her, any advice?
I've havent gotten the 200 levels that you've got, and my Gransax is only level 6, but i dont get how you get 3000+ damage on a single lightning ive got dex and faith level 40-45.. i havent gotten the Alexander talisman, but im at 1100 maaaaybe 1800 with the buffs? i just dont get it
Faith/dex lighting build is not a level 150 build. It’s a level 200 build. You can do a 150 version of it but it’s going to be asf and not recommended.
Hey man, i actually used this build more or less between level 100-150. You can probably clean up the stats some but if your want i can send you the build. I basically went 70 dex and then dumped stats to my personal needs. @@Rick-cs3jt
ya but ur level 200 ofc u do that much damage to the bosses u should be level 150 n less for these bosses usually unless this footage was taken in ng+? is it the case or no?
Nice build I’m definitely gonna use it
Just melts everything!
ancient lightning incants: require faith
bolt of gransax: fires ancient lightning bolt, no faith required for the weapon
thanks for the build, it would be cool to see a more indepth guide on this specific build going over early game stuff
This is the perfect updated version of the build I was using thanks man!
U know what I love about these videos? It’s not a dude saying “most op build ever! Look at the damage!!” And then he’s got 1hp, every damage buff possible applied. That’s not anything practical
Was already using Bolt of Gransax as one of my main builds, this just further improves it😂
with the power of god and anime on my side I can’t lose
I found using the spiked crack tear with the lightning shrouding cracked tear makes the build even more OP
I love that you threw in Tidus stupid laugh at the beginning xD props
Shall I just put it in every video from now? XD
@@AshenOneGaming yes!
One of the builds that mostly works in lower NG+ because bolt of gransax deals not enough damage in higher NG+ you can still use the red lightning bolts but put another gravel stone seal in the other hand
I searched for this vid after seeing the trailer had a lot of dex weapons and faith spells. But I still can’t decide if I should go full dex or full faith because i want to maximize my damage
Go full dex to maximize physical damage for DLC, keen affinity can always be buffed further but you’ll miss out on physical damage with full faith. Invest enough faith for the spells you like the most and off hand a seal that buffs that damage type. My stats going into dlc are 75 dex with 46 faith.
@@danalways I think I’ll do the same, what seal should I use?
Do a dex build one run then faith build another run.
@@Roger-wp5me solid idea. just wondering which i should play first tho
Mix em
I would appreciate an early game build before getting to this
Might have to use this one
Let me knowhow you get on!
Seriously that "My Fellow Tarnished" rocks! (ok ok I will not comment it on all your videos where you say it but if ROCKS!)
Dragon King's Cragblade is another thing you can wield in your main hand. Scales well with dex and its ash of war does chunk lightning damage which gets boosted by Shard of Alexander, Godfrey, and Lightning Scorpion. But that's only if you want to go hands on. Because you get it from Placidusax I think it fits thematically with the dragon cult incantation aspect of the build. Another incantation I use is Fortissax's Lightning Spear, just a great 'oh shit' incantation when you're surrounded by mobs and need a good aoe burst of damage without having to channel Ancient Dragon's Lightning Strike.
a great build made by a great guy
An even better comment by an even greater guy!
@@AshenOneGaming thanks
How are you doing that much damage? I have the build to almost identical and im not even hitting 2k damage
i had the same problem i thought it was some youtube magic but you can actually hold down the left trigger or whatever your ash of war button is to charge it and it does more damage
I agree with Josh, if you're not holding down the button to charge your ash of war or your ancient dragon's lightning strike your base damage won't be anywhere near as high, and you won't get the benefit from the Godfrey Icon talisman.
2:52 is There not a Faith boosting one?
Great build thanks alot
I’m having a hard time deciding what build I want to make I like this one a lot but I don’t really know what I want yet
Here are all my builds to date :)
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The Bolt convinced me to level DEX/Faith but I ended up sticking with the gargoyle great swords
just wondering here, what attacks would you do against the more fast paced bosses who don't provide as much distance and punish time, bosses like malenia or redwolf.
Bolt of Gransax is a flat out sniper rifle, it knocks Melania back if you charge it fully, as long as you use it close enough to her where she doesn't have room to dodge.
This build is very nice man. I Tested it yesterday by myself.
I make a big amount of damage But Not as much as you. Still worth it, thank you.
I love this build it is carying me through ng 5 thank you
what would be a good stat distribution for this at sl 150?
Wondering this too!
I've been using a variation of this build for a while now, currently level 156 in NG+1, my stat distribution is as follows:
Vigor: 45
Mind: 31
Endurance: 27
Strength: 22
Dexterity: 43
Intelligence: 9
Faith: 50
Arcane: 8
Depending on the weapons you'll be using, you may want to reallocate some more points to Faith or Dex to boost your damage a little more. My damage output is high while still allowing a lot of flexibility/playstyles with a variety of weapons I use: bolt of gransax, black knife, great scythe, gravel stone seal, antspur rapier and longbow
I have also experimented with the following weapons with great results: Dragon King's cragblade, Godslayer's greatsword, Golden Order Greatsword
tysm u helped alot@@LightBaka
Why restrict yourself to 150? 175-200 is the sweet spot for most end game fun
@@eligreg99because co op and pvp are fun
Bolt of gransax + ancient dragon incants got me through my first play through nice and easy 👏🏼 been messing with unsheathe naga now
You should update this though since the DLC introduced the Death Knight armor, i think itll make it an even crazier build
What after 200 lvl? which starts prioritase?
I would go for more endurance, so you can equip better armor and have more stamina.
Mind is also an option, so you can cast more
Out of curiosity, roughly what spells and weapons do I use in order before getting the bolt of gransax? Right now i'm using the winged scythe and just beat Radahn, but I would like to know what sort of buffs I should be aiming for at this part of the game.
Holly hell as a new player might take some time to get there
This is awesome! Do you know if having a bolt of Gransax in the left hand still buffs the bolt in the right hand?
No it doesn’t :)
What's the level 150 stat equivalent to this?
58 vigor 50 dex 50 faith 18 str 18 end 19 mind 9 int 7 arc / for vagabond.
Can you show me how to start it
is there any substitute for gravel stone seal?
Can you buff yourself further with Fire Grant Me Strength and Exalted Flesh? Maybe a perfume?
Flame grant me strength only works with physical and fire damage, and here you're dealing almost exclusively with lightning damage. Not sure about the other two.
Can you give stats for level 150 next time?
How do you allocate your flasks, mostly FP ?
I'd put around 3, 4 at most because you should do enough damage that you don't have to spam much. For trash mobs you can just use the regular melee to avoid spending a bunch of FP.
I’m new to this game I just bought it yesterday what keepsake do you use on it
I always go with a golden seed to get a head start on flasks :)
@@AshenOneGaming Thnks!!
I have a build like this but I use arcane and a dragon communion seal. My regular lightning bolts are overpowered
Love the sound of this mate
What would be a good level 150 build for this
Take 30 out of faith and 10 out of Dex and Vig
What are the minimum requirements for this build? I want to play this build but I don’t want the game to be too easy.
For damage wise i can't go beyond 80 on str/dex/faith aren't i? For both incantation and bolt
Do you know a good stat spread for this build at lvl 130
Would this be good in pvp by chance?
Does this build scales more with dex or faith, cause in my playthrough I have a build of str and faith and I have 40 faith and these incantations don't really do much damage. I'm so confused on what to do with these incantations
faith at 80 shreds
Great video man! Definitely gonna drop a tear and try it out!! 🥲
what are the stats for when your level 150? i want to try this build really badly
Nice build, for the wondrous physic you can also use the spiked cracked tear for enhanced charge attacks for more damage from Blox of Gransax
Apparently this does NOT boost the weapon skill.....
@@AshenOneGaming Huh really? I tested it and thought it did nvm
@@hhowdy i would have thought the same seeing as godfrey icon buffs bolt of gransax
Does anyone know a good stat spread for 120? I find I get like zero coop at 150 and 200
Does that ash of war count as a jump attack?
I don't think it does? You thinking Raptors feathers?
@@AshenOneGamingyou ever found out if it did
Wouldn't you start with the class that has the spear to have an even better start?
We always start with what's best for stats to hit 150 and then break to RL200. So, if you rolled Faith and Dex back to hit an overall RL of 150 then Vagabond would be best class :)
I’m definitely gonna love that lightning damage I even naked my character thor but don’t I have to get the second one in new game plus
How are you hitting 8k on mohg? I have the exact same setup and can’t get past 4K
why not use dragon communion seal
Holy Eiglay in Volcano I'm definitely gonna use this
subbed for using tidus laugh
Do you have the stats for level 50?
you can’t rlly use this build at lvl 50
@@vohrr im level 250 now 0_0
Elden Ring DLC has a new power system that could make this build ineffective
We'll see!
Care to elaborate? Because we don't know a whole lot other than what Miyazaki said in the letter he wrote talking about the DLC, and he didn't really explain how the new power scaling would cause builds to be ineffective.
@@SuspiciouslyMissingSock he said he wanted the player to feel the difficulty one again keeping in mind that the character builds would be close to endgame. This was mentioned in the interview. So it's very likely that the power scaling is meant to switch up the difficulty.
Do both dragon cult seals have to be fully upgraded?
No, just cast with the upgraded seal. Offhand the other for the buff.
What should be the stats for level 150 for this build?
Probably like 50/50 Dex & Faith and the rest is up to you.
I rumours are true this build sadly won't work in the DLC because it'll have a Sekiro styled leveling system to prevent overleveled plays from steamrolling through the DLC.
Still a fun build to use nonetheless, thank you
Question: what about about arcane/faith with the dragon communion talisman? would that have a similar effect?
Don’t you need 40 strength and 20 dex to wield the bolt of gransax
Dumb question, if you're at 80 faith wouldn't the erdtree seal be better?
He said that the gravel seal boosts the lightning damage. If I’m correct I think the erdtree seal boosts holy if anything at all
@AantiiiHero it does boost lightning by 10% correct, the tree seal has higher faith scaling at high faith stats, I guess the gravel stone seal is better at lower faith stats I guess?
can you do rl150?
Awesome build Ashen one…. Will try this today…. Off topic… but have you or will you ever do a Dark souls 3 op build guide? Just curious as I just got DS3 ?
Hey mate. I doubt it just because it's been out so long. But never say never!
How do I get the buff for two seals at the same time?? I didn't understand that part
Just equip a gravel stone seal in your left and right hand
you can only get 1 seal per playthrough so either go into new game or have someone drop you one
Are all the clips from NG+? because if its NG1 (which i am assuming) it will be pretty misleading on your viewers, since they will do half maybe even less the dmg shown in the video on their own gameplay
That’s every build though?
Hey Ashen One I'm lvl 300 so what will I put in the rest of 100 point in?
Spread evenly in the stats upgraded
I was able to kill everything in the dlc using this build. But the final boss... that thing is impossible
Dude i need a mod for tidus laugh in game
If it isn't in the DLC I will be very upset ha!
Which armor you are using ?
The seal dosnt effect the bolt of gransax though
No it affects the incantations ☺️
Do you know if ancient lightning dragon strike still works with the Godfrey talisman? Half the people I talk to say no it doesn’t work anymore. It got Nerfed and half of the people say yes. Maybe I’ll just stop being lazy and do some testing.
Have you found out if it works or not?
@@shadowwolfgm-br2353 nah bro been doin the dragons dogma thing. I’ll test it this week and let you know. I’m very curious.
@@_Lag_ alright bro let me know when you find out 👊🏽
how you do that to fire giant😮
I tried the build but im not doing nearly enough of the damage he is doing im also using all of the stats he is using and im using the talismans and everything else
hold the button
This build doesnt do much damage on radagon on ng+4 or 5
This is a great build! Can you do Blasphemous Blade next please? (:
Yep there's one in the pipeline about constantly healing with it. Watch this space!
Was that the fuckin Tidus laugh i just heard
So you have to have 2 seals ? Does this mean you gotta have someone drop you one?
No u can finish the game and u can go into newgame + and find the same seal or yeah u can have someone drop it
NG+
How do you get 2 of the same seals ?
NG+, friend joins and gives you one, or buy it off a website and have them join and give you one.
How to make 2 gravel stone seal
new game + and go get it again
I cant get the bolt of grandsax or the seals because i already destroyed lyndell rip
they’ve said there making it so we won’t be able to one shot or do ungodly amounts of damage in the dlc so let’s hope this build stays broken for those people who are gunna really struggle🤣
Does it work on elden beast?
Yes
Basically the build i used
i tried this with malenia and aint no way im hitting 3k damage lol im lucky if i can hit for 1k on her using plus 10 gransax and plus 10 grave seal
lvl 50 status?
In ng+3 not so powerful 😢
Fire
is this on ng+7?
Isn't it better to have 80 dex if you are going to main Bolt of Gransax, it's weapon art scales with dex. If you are maining incants 80 faith is better tho
Bruh.. i actually made this build exactly like its shown in the video except that i also leveled end to 22 in order to use malekith´s set and i also got mimic tear+10 and let me tell you this build does NOT melt Malenia and im not even in NG (im level 205). I think im gonna have to switch to Blasphemous blade build that one really does melt her, any advice?
it does melt her😂 i used it and it 4 shot her 1st phase and 6 shot second
I've havent gotten the 200 levels that you've got, and my Gransax is only level 6, but i dont get how you get 3000+ damage on a single lightning ive got dex and faith level 40-45.. i havent gotten the Alexander talisman, but im at 1100 maaaaybe 1800 with the buffs? i just dont get it
Because you’re faith/dex are much lower, your weapon isn’t upgraded enough, and you aren’t running the right talismans. What’s there not to get…
So tired of people calling SL200 stat dumps a build.
So you just don't level up faith if you're a fan of faith, got it
Fr though, why they cant do a sl 150 build ? Or 125
Faith/dex lighting build is not a level 150 build. It’s a level 200 build. You can do a 150 version of it but it’s going to be asf and not recommended.
@@theuzigodmachine2848 What if you mix it up with melee like nagakiba or uchigatana. Im level 150 thinkong of respecing to this build
Hey man, i actually used this build more or less between level 100-150. You can probably clean up the stats some but if your want i can send you the build. I basically went 70 dex and then dumped stats to my personal needs. @@Rick-cs3jt
Fire build
That what you wana see next?
@@AshenOneGamingyes
This still work?
nah, damage is reduced hella i’m lucky if i do 1/2 of the damage he does but it’s still a pretty nice build
ya but ur level 200 ofc u do that much damage to the bosses u should be level 150 n less for these bosses usually unless this footage was taken in ng+? is it the case or no?
Damn I need gravel stone. Anyone got an extra one they are willing to give? Ps5 😂
Bro sounds like varre