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The video provides an in-depth overview of the enhancements to blood sorcery in Elden Ring following a new patch, which significantly improves arcane scaling. Two key blood magic spells, Briars of Sin and Briars of Punishment, are introduced. Briars of Sin can be acquired early in the game in the Lakes area and is effective for close-range combat, while Briars of Punishment, found in the Mountaintops of the Giants, excels at long-range engagement. The spells are now viable options due to the patch, which addresses their previous ineffectiveness.
To optimize a sorcery build, the video suggests using specific glintstone staffs like the Staff of the Guilty and the Albinariak Glintstone Staff, emphasizing the latter due to its arcane scaling benefits. Combining these staffs with appropriate gear, such as the Aldrich set helmet and boosting talismans, enhances the power of blood sorceries. The video also details a versatile build that incorporates both sorcery and melee combat, particularly effective in both PvP and PvE contexts. This build leverages the synergy between the Briars spells and the "Rivers of Blood" weapon, ensuring substantial damage output and blood loss effects, highlighting its effectiveness against bosses and enemies. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to engage with the channel for more tips, tricks, and guides, adding a humorous note to maintain viewer interest.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the latest Elden Ring patch that fixes arcane scaling, making blood sorcery much stronger. They introduce two blood magic spells: Briars of Sin and Briars of Punishment. Briars of Sin is obtainable early in the game in the Lakes area by killing a blood priest skeleton. It is a three-combo chain spell that deals increasing damage and blood loss with each cast, and has hyper armor making it effective in PvP and against groups of enemies. Briars of Punishment is found in the Mountaintops of the Giants and has a short cast time, chaining capability, and good tracking to deal significant damage and blood loss. Both spells cost health rather than FP and work well together for different ranges. Prior to the patch, their damage was ineffective, but now they are viable options with a specific staff that boosts them.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses optimizing a sorcery build in a game. They mention the importance of using specific glintstone staffs for scaling spells with particular stats. The staff of the guilty, found by farming enemies in Mount Gelmir, boosts blood sorceries by about eight percent and scales with faith. However, the albinariak glintstone staff is highlighted as crucial because it scales with arcane, allowing for significant enhancements when arcane is maximized to 80. This increases the effectiveness of blood sorceries, reducing the number of casts needed. The speaker also recommends using both staffs to maximize benefits, with staff of the guilty in the left hand for passive effects and the arcane scaling staff in the right hand for casting. Additionally, they suggest using the helmet of the Aldrich set and specific talismans to further boost damage, creating a powerful and thematic build.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses a fun and effective setup in a game, focusing on a build that utilizes spells and health recovery from the volcano mana questline. They confirm that a talisman, which boosts damage when blood loss occurs, does not work with sorcery-induced blood loss, likely due to a bug. The build involves long-range “Briars of Punishment” and close-range “Briars of Sin” spells, causing considerable damage and blood loss, making it effective in both PvP and PvE. The speaker notes the importance of the arcane glintstone staff and suggests getting the minimum dexterity requirement to use the “Rivers of Blood” weapon. The build balances sorcery and melee attacks efficiently, synergizing stats for maximum effectiveness and recommending players focus on vigor once the PvP meta level 150 is reached. The build is praised for its versatility and impressive performance against bosses and enemies.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the “blood battle mage” build, highlighting the potency of causing blood loss from a distance using the Briars of Punishment. They encourage viewers to subscribe for more builds, tips, tricks, and guides related to Eldon Ring, and to consider supporting the channel on Patreon. The speaker also adds a humorous touch, mentioning their daily content and engagement with viewers.