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00:00:00 – 00:12:31
Nathan provides an in-depth guide for creating a powerful Bandit build in Elden Ring, focusing on maximizing bleed and frostbite debuffs using twin daggers. The build leverages the strong bleed effects which deal damage based on enemy HP and uses frostbite to amplify damage by 20%. Nathan outlines essential steps, including selecting the Bandit class, obtaining the "Crimson Amber Medallion," and farming a dragon for souls.
Key milestones in the build include acquiring the Reduvia dagger from an NPC invader for its impressive bleed effect, navigating specific in-game locations to collect upgrade materials, and using a blacksmith to enhance weapons. Particularly highlighted is the importance of combining weapons to maximize damage output, using strategies such as farming souls via glitches and utilizing the Green Turtle Talisman for stamina regeneration.
Additionally, the guide recommends the Do Drop Talisman for health regeneration and emphasizes high dexterity and arcane stats for effectiveness. The build incorporates using the Reduvia dagger for bleed damage, faith and dragon spells for versatility, and eventually the Scorpion Sting dagger for scarlet rot. The build, initially perceived as underpowered, is praised for its capability in tackling bosses and high effectiveness in combat, leaving players with a powerful strategy to explore further content in Elden Ring.
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In this part of the video, Nathan discusses creating a powerful build for the Bandit class in Elden Ring, focusing on making the Bandit extremely effective in combat using twin daggers. He begins by explaining the mechanics of debuffs, particularly how bleeding works and its substantial damage potential. Nathan emphasizes that, despite the Bandit being one of the hardest starting classes, players can maximize its effectiveness by leveraging bleed effects which deal significant damage based on the enemy’s max HP and resistance. He also highlights the benefits of frostbite debuffs which increase damage taken by enemies by 20% for 30 seconds.
Nathan then provides a step-by-step guide to setting up the build, advising players to start with the Bandit class for its favorable stats and good starting dagger. He recommends selecting the “Crimson Amber Medallion” as a gift and completing the intro steps such as touching three Sites of Grace, getting the Torrent steed, leveling up, and talking to key NPCs. Nathan notes the importance of obtaining a somber stone 5 and killing a dragon for 50,000 souls to further enhance the Bandit’s power.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the speaker provides a concise guide for acquiring a powerful dagger in the game. The steps include heading to the beach to collect an item, then moving to the dragon ruins to open a chest and navigate through specific locations to gather resources. More detailed instructions follow on how to reach an XP farming spot where you can concurrently farm and monitor the health of a large enemy to maximize runes collected, suggesting an efficient way to boost character stats. The speaker then instructs how to confront an NPC invader to obtain the coveted Reduvia dagger, offering strategic advice to leverage an ally’s help during the battle. The Reduvia’s benefits are highlighted, including its scaling with arcane and dexterity, its impressive bleed buildup, and a powerful weapon ash ability. Finally, the speaker mentions the need to upgrade the dagger and points out the next steps including a long journey, referring to additional detailed guidance in another video.
00:06:00
In this part of the video, the player navigates a detailed route, starting by crossing a busted bridge and following a cliff face to find a grace point. They continue north and slightly west using a map to identify graces along the way, aiming for a tower to obtain a map piece for better navigation. Once at the far northwest shore, they head into ruins, find an invisible wall, and interact with a blacksmith to upgrade a knife using acquired souls. The player suggests a technique to farm souls by exploiting a glitch involving a chasing knight. They also describe an alternative boulder trick for farming. With gathered runes, they purchase upgrade materials from the smith and enhance a knife to increase its damage profoundly.
Further instructions involve obtaining a frost weapon art by defeating invisible beetles at a lake near a manor. They emphasize the importance of equipping this frost ash to the starting knife rather than another specific one, optimizing the weapon for both bleed and frost damage. They recommend using a combination of weapons to maximize damage output and suggest using the Green Turtle Talisman to improve stamina regeneration, which is crucial due to the high attack rate required. The location of the talisman and the necessity of a sword stone key to access it are also noted.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses their preferred equipment and tactics for a specific build in a game. They highlight using the Do Drop Talisman for passive health regeneration, recommending a chest location near the capital for obtaining it. The build emphasizes heavy armor to mitigate damage and advises against “fat rolling.” Key stats include focusing on dexterity and arcane to maximize damage and status effects. The speaker explains a nuanced play style involving daggers, stagger mechanics, and timing attacks, especially using the Reduva Dagger for maximum bleed damage. They also suggest investing in faith and dragon spells for additional combat options, advising the Scorpion Sting dagger for its scarlet rot effect, though it is only accessible later in the game.
00:12:00
In this part of the video, the speaker wraps up by discussing the effectiveness of the dual dagger bleed build in Elden Ring, particularly against big bosses due to the long-lasting rot effect. They reflect on their initial perception of the bandit class as underpowered, but note how the build has proven to be extremely powerful, capable of destroying bosses and shredding enemies. The speaker expresses their enjoyment of the build and encourages viewers to check out more Elden Ring content on their channel, ending with a positive note for viewers to have a great time playing the game.