The summary of ‘Shadow of the Erdtree – New ETERNAL SLEEP is Secretly INSANE – Best Weapon Build Guide – Elden Ring!’

The YouTube video discusses the new status effect called Eternal Sleep in the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Air Trees. It explores how Eternal Sleep is a potent form of sleep obtainable through specific weapons like the Velvet Sword of St. Trina. The content creator delves into strategies for applying Eternal Sleep efficiently, highlighting the weapon's importance, hit count, and upgrades. Various stages of interaction with Eternal Sleep, including resistance levels and enemy vulnerability, are explained, with a focus on maximizing damage and affecting PvP interactions. The effectiveness of Eternal Sleep is discussed, noting its limitations against most bosses except for Rolana. While potent in certain situations, such as PvP and smaller enemies, its overall application is restricted against significant foes. The Velvet Sword of St. Trina is suggested as a valuable tool for enemies susceptible to Eternal Sleep, making it useful with minimal investment. Ultimately, while powerful in specific scenarios, Eternal Sleep's restricted effectiveness against major enemies is acknowledged.

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In this segment of the video, the focus is on exploring the new status effect called Eternal Sleep introduced in the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Air Trees. This status is a more powerful version of regular Sleep and is obtainable through certain weapons like the Velvet sword of St Trina and Toa’s hidden needle. The transcript discusses methods to apply Eternal Sleep, comparing effectiveness among different weapons such as the Velvet sword and the Ripple Crescent Halberd. The discussion highlights strategies for building up Eternal Sleep status efficiently, emphasizing the importance of weapon upgrades and hit count for successful application on enemies.

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In this segment of the video, the content creator discusses the Velvet Sword of St. Trina, emphasizing its use as an offhand or secondary weapon for applying Eternal sleep with minimal investment in a build. They outline the four stages of interactions with Eternal sleep: sleep, first stage of resistance, second stage of resistance, and application against players in PVP or Invasion NPCs. Key points include enemies falling asleep for different durations, vulnerability to hits during certain windows, and strategies for maximizing damage with free crit spots. Notable enemies affected by Eternal sleep include the Demium Queen and the Great Red Bear field bosses. The discussion also touches on how Eternal sleep affects players in PVP, with specific details on resisting movement during the stun duration.

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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses stage three resistance, which essentially grants immunity to Eternal sleep for most bosses in the DLC except for Rolana. The speaker tried various tactics but found that only Rolana was vulnerable to falling asleep. Despite being strong in some situations, such as against smaller enemies or in PvP, Eternal sleep’s effectiveness is limited due to its ineffectiveness against most significant bosses and field bosses. However, the Velvet sword of St Trina can be a useful tool with minimal investment if facing enemies weak to Eternal sleep. Ultimately, while Eternal sleep can be powerful in specific scenarios, its limited application makes it less effective against most meaningful enemies.