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The video discusses the Arcane stat in Elden Ring, emphasizing its impact on weapon damage scaling and status effect buildup. It explains how leveling Arcane affects weapons, such as the Ripple Crescent Halberd, which has powerful status effects with an S scaling in Arcane. The video also provides strategies for countering Arcane builds, highlighting the importance of dodging, using talismans, and proper spacing in combat. Overall, facing Arcane builds presents challenges but can be rewarding for both PvE and PvP players.
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In this segment of the video, the narrator discusses the Arcane stat in Elden Ring, highlighting its role in increasing discovery, holy defense, vitality, and potential weapon damage scaling. Arcane uniquely boosts status effect buildup on weapons. The narrator clarifies that contrary to common misconceptions, leveling Arcane does not directly boost bleed inflicted by weapons like the Scavengers curved sword. Instead, as Arcane is leveled up, weapons with occult infusion gain more bleed buildup points. This unique mechanic sets Arcane apart from other offensive stats.
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In this part of the video, it is discussed how Arcane scaling can affect the status buildup on weapons that cause effects like bleed, poison, sleep, and madness. The Ripple Crescent Halberd is highlighted as a standout weapon with innate S scaling in Arcane, making it very powerful when maxed out. It can be buffed with greases to enhance its status effects significantly, allowing for inflicting status effects in 2 to three hits, particularly effective in PvP scenarios. The weapon’s move set and range make it a strong choice, especially when combined with an off-stock setup for additional strategic advantage in combat. The detailed mechanics and strategic implications of using this weapon effectively are explained.
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In this segment of the video, the user discusses the challenges of facing a player using a Riposte Crescent Halberd build in the game. The Halberd has powerful abilities, making it a tough setup to fight against. The video offers tips on countering this build, such as dodging preemptively to avoid Phantom hits, using anti-sleep talismans, jumping instead of rolling to cancel out stun effects, spacing properly, and avoiding whiffs. It emphasizes that fighting Arcane builds requires adjustments but can be fun for both PvE and PvP. It warns against potential hate mail and humorously concludes with a remark about being compensated for the content.