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The video discusses an optimized "Storm Arrow" build for a DLC, focusing on versatile bow usage, efficient arrow management, and strategic equipment choices. Key bows include Ans Spa's Long Bow with high-damage Fan Shot for boss fights and Alanar Bow with Mighty Shot for long-distance efficiency. The build relies on farming stormwing bone arrows but conserves them for crucial moments due to farming challenges. The Blue Dancer Charm and specific talismans like Arrow Sting Talisman enhance damage output, while Lor’s Mask offers protection without burdening mobility.
The speaker highlights strategic farming locations, recommends a balance of attributes—such as 60 Vigor and 65 Dexterity for survivability and power—and stresses the importance of light rolling for agility. End-game strategies involve minimal reliance on intelligence, faith, or arcane attributes. The speaker appreciates the build’s simplicity, focusing on Strength and Dexterity and minimal buffs outside boss fights. Flask and Great Rune setups further optimize performance, rounding out a challenging yet enjoyable playstyle suited for Elden Ring's environment.
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In this part of the video, the creator showcases a “Storm Arrow” build designed for the DLC, which is a pure bow build relying on two specific bows: Ans Spa’s Long Bow and the Alanar Bow. The Alanar Bow is used primarily for long-distance attacks with its Mighty Shot skill that conserves arrows and efficiently dispatches enemies from afar. This is crucial because the build uses farmable stormwing bone arrows.
On the other hand, Ans Spa’s Long Bow is equipped with a weapon skill called Fan Shot, ideal for boss fights due to its high burst damage and effective tracking. However, Fan Shot is less arrow-efficient as it consumes eight arrows per use. The combination of these bows allows for versatility—ranging from picking off enemies at a distance to dealing significant damage to bosses, all while managing arrow consumption through strategic use of each bow and their respective skills.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the strategy for using different types of arrows and bows in gameplay. The secondary bow with Mighty Shot is favored for conserving regular arrows to be used in boss fights with the skill “Fan Shot.” They explain that while stormwing bone arrows are more powerful, they require farming storm hawk feathers, making them less practical for regular use. The speaker highlights the advantages of using Ansb Back’s Longbow, which functions similarly to a short bow, allowing for greater mobility in close-quarters combat. Regular arrows are predominantly used due to their compatibility with the Blue Dancer Charm, which boosts physical damage, and their affordability. The stormwing bone arrows are reserved for high-damage shots and boss fights, although their usage is limited to avoid excessive farming.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses farming strategies and equipment choices for a specific build in a game. They recommend farming feathers at locations like Grace and Crumbling Farum Azula and suggest dedicating 30 to 40 minutes to this task. The speaker explains their choice to forgo armor in favor of using Lor’s Mask, which provides damage negation and other resistances without weight, making it suitable for a bow build with the Blue Dancer Charm. They describe experimenting with the Divine Beast set and the Enraged Divine Beast Talisman to increase stormhawk arrow damage, but ultimately advise against it due to farming requirements and a negative effect on healing flasks. The suggested Talisman setup includes the Blue Dancer Charm to boost damage, and strategies for managing equip load by unequipping certain bows during boss fights or when not needed.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various equipment and strategies for optimizing a bow build. They mention the importance of using physical damage arrows like bleed arrows and Scarlet Rod arrows to benefit from the Blue Dancer Charm. Two talismans, the Arrow Sting Talisman and the Arrow Soring Sting Talisman, are highlighted for increasing arrow damage and range. The Shard of Alexander is recommended for boosting the damage of Mighty Shot and Fan Shot. Alternatives like the Ritual Sword Talisman and Crusade Insignia are also suggested under specific conditions.
Furthermore, the speaker provides an attribute breakdown essential for this build: 60 Vigor for survivability, 25 Mind for regular use of weapon skills, and a minimum of 23 Endurance for stamina, suggesting a higher range of 30-35 for better performance. They explain their balance of 25 Strength and 65 Dexterity, optimizing attack power for the bows used. Light rolling is emphasized as crucial for close-range combat, and the limitations of heavier armor like the Divine set are noted.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses strategies for increasing attack damage and maintaining effectiveness in a specific build that does not require intelligence, faith, or arcane attributes. They mention using the Lamenter’s Mask to boost Arcane if needed, especially in Arcane builds. For damage enhancement, options include increasing Faith to use Golden Vow, using a secondary weapon, or focusing on Strength and Dexterity.
The speaker appreciates the build’s simplicity, particularly because it doesn’t require constant buffing outside of boss fights, unlike other bow builds. They detail their Flask of Wondrous Physique setup, which includes the Bloodsucking Cracked Tear for a 20% attack power increase at the cost of health and the Crimsonburst Crystal Tear to mitigate health drain.
For Great Runes, they recommend Ranni’s for its all-around benefits, particularly stamina and health. The speaker concludes by expressing their enjoyment of playing with a bow in Elden Ring, despite its challenges, and invites viewers to leave comments and questions.