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The video explores the strengths, weaknesses, and optimal usage strategies for various hammers in "Elden Ring." Key themes include the high stance damage of hammers, their effective use in block counters and charged heavy attacks, and the importance of pairing them with appropriate skills and infusions to maximize their potential. Notable weapons discussed include the VAR boket, Envoy’s Horn, Nox Flowing Hammer, Ringed Finger, Scepter of All Knowing, America’s Hammer, and others like the Stone Club, Mace, Morning Star, Warpick, and Monk’s Flame Mace. The speaker emphasizes the value of buffing and infusion strategies, such as using fire, lightning, or cold infusions, and suggests replacing weaker default skills like "Kick" with more impactful ones like "Lion's Claw." The importance of balancing strength, dexterity, faith, and arcane attributes is also highlighted, along with specific items like the Jellyfish Shield and Ash of War skills such as the Crack Blade for improving damage output and stance breaking capabilities. The overarching conclusion is the surprising versatility and effectiveness of hammers when used with thoughtful build strategies.
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In this part of the video, the creator explains why hammers are considered the best weapon in Elden Ring. This video is part of a series evaluating different weapon categories. Key points discussed include the high stance damage of hammers, especially during block counters or charged heavy attacks, giving them an advantage over other non-colossal weapons. However, their drawbacks include shorter reach, unsynced dual-wield attacks, and limited status effects.
The creator then examines the unique hammer, VAR boket, noting its pros and cons. Despite its very low attack rating and short reach, making its weapon skill ‘blood tax’ less effective, VAR boket excels due to its lightweight, good bleed buildup, and compatibility with buffs. Optimal usage involves focusing on Arcane and Dexterity attributes while minimally investing in Strength. The creator suggests supplementing hammer use with Faith and Arcane-based incantations to boost overall effectiveness, especially against enemies resistant to hemorrhage.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the usage of the envoy’s horn and nox flowing hammer in Elden Ring. The envoy’s horn, a lightweight hammer requiring specific strength, dexterity, and faith stats, deals physical and holy damage, with its main strength being the oracular bubble skill, which can pick off enemies at range. Buffs like the holy shrouding crack tier and sacred scorpion charm can enhance its damage, and the envoy crown further boosts this skill. The hammer scales well with strength and dexterity, but faith is essential for maximizing the oracular bubble’s effectiveness.
Next, the speaker covers the nox flowing hammer, another hammer that deals physical damage and requires higher strength. The nox flowing hammer is characterized by its short length but high attack rating, coupling well with great shields. Its weapon skill, flowing form, involves a wide sweep that can flinch and significantly damage enemies, allowing continuous attacks. This hammer scales effectively with strength, with the optimal usage being around 55 strength and minimal dexterity, and can be paired with several items to enhance its performance.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various weapons and their optimal usage in the game “Elden Ring.” They start with a weapon that benefits from using a great shield for block counters and suggest using items like Assassin Celan Dagger to offset FP costs and Warrior Jar Shard or Shard of Alexander to enhance damage. They then move on to describe the “Ringed Finger” hammer, highlighting its physical damage, strength scaling, and effective weapon skill “Claw Flick” which causes enemies to flinch and facilitates stance breaks.
The discussion includes recommended strength and dexterity levels for maximizing the weapon’s potential. Next, the scepter of all knowing is introduced, which deals both physical and magic damage and features unique thrusting attacks. However, its weapon skill “Knowledge Above All” is critiqued for its high FP cost and limited practical benefit. The speaker provides target levels for dexterity, strength, and intelligence to optimize this weapon’s performance while suggesting it’s better suited for debuffing enemies in preparation for spell casting rather than melee attacks.
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In this part of the video, the discussion revolves around various hammers in Elden Ring and their specific attributes, advantages, and recommended usage strategies. The video compares different hammers, starting with one that has subpar weapon skills but can be effective through early game stages when paired with a staff or shield for sorceries and block counters.
Next, it covers America’s Hammer, highlighting its dual physical and holy damage, high strength and faith requirements, and its powerful weapon skill “Gold Breaker.” This skill creates a large AOE impact, causing enemies to flinch and permitting virtually uninterruptible attacks, making stance breaks on bosses easier. The sweet spot for using America’s Hammer effectively is around 50 strength with additional focus on dexterity and faith.
Finally, the video examines the club, a hammer with rapid attack speed, low strength requirement, and early game availability. Despite its low attack rating among infusible hammers, its weapon skill “Barbaric Roar” increases physical damage and strength scaling. The optimal infusions for the club include sacred, flame art, fire, and lightning, with heavy and cold also being viable options.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various hammers and their suitability for different builds in a game, focusing on the nuances of each weapon.
First, they recommend using fire for its strength scaling and suggest two effective Ash of War skills: Flaming Strike for extra damage and Lion’s Claw for stance breaks.
Next, they analyze the Curved Club, noting its physical damage, average weight, and early availability in the game. It has good strength scaling and is suitable for use with a great shield. For infusion, they recommend a heavy infusion to keep the weapon physical, allowing buffs such as barbaric roar or a grease to boost damage.
Finally, the Spiked Club is discussed for its unique R2 attack, physical damage, and built-in bleed effect. It is recommended for early-game use and has various effective infusions, with sacred and flame art being the top choices. For a balance of strength and dexterity in a second playthrough, heavy infusion is suggested due to its high attack rating but also considering cold infusion for dual status effects.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on different hammer-type weapons in “Elden Ring,” starting with the Stone Club. It requires eight strength and dexterity and is praised for its long reach, quick attack speed, and high potential attack rating, despite being the heaviest hammer. The video advises replacing its “kick” weapon skill due to its limited PVE usefulness and suggests various infusions for the best attack ratings. Next, the Mace is discussed. It has a unique R2 attack, requires 12 strength and seven dexterity, and is average in weight and attack rating. Again, the kick skill is recommended to be replaced, with suggestions for infusions and a preference for sacred or flame infusions for a traditional Paladin feeling. The Morning Star follows with its thrusting attack and bleed buildup, suitable for early acquisition and quality scaling, though it is short in length. The advice continues to replace the kick skill and offers similar infusion options.
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In this part of the video, several hammers and their characteristics in “Elden Ring” are discussed. The speaker covers the following weapons:
1. **Hammer**:
– Heavy infusion with faith and arcane for Blood Flame Blade or blood grease is recommended.
– Strength for great shield block counters is advised.
2. **Warpick**:
– Noted for its lightweight and piercing damage.
– Low attack rating, suggesting a blood infusion to trigger Hemorrhage.
– Recommended to swap out the default “Kick” skill for something with better stance damage like Lion’s Claw.
3. **Hammer (another type)**:
– High attack rating and lengthy reach.
– Obtained late in the game, making other options more practical initially.
– Infusions like fire, lightning, or cold are suggested for good scaling, paired with a great shield.
4. **Monk’s Flame Mace**:
– Unique ground-stomp R2 attack.
– Found early in the game, with solid attack ratings and good dexterity scaling.
– Recommended to swap the “Kick” skill and consider infusions like magic, fire, or lightning.
The video emphasizes appropriate infusions, the utility of great shields, and replacing weak default skills for better combat efficacy.
00:21:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses a weapon setup focusing on the Keen aspect of a weapon, which outperforms another by 43 points with a 614 attack rating. The speaker mentions the benefits of using the Jellyfish Shield, which only requires 20 strength and buffs damage when paired with the Crack Blade Ash of War. This setup can achieve nearly 1,000 attack rating and over 40 stance damage with each charged heavy attack, allowing for quick stance breaks on bosses. The C blade Ash of War is highlighted as particularly effective for hammers, enabling them to stagger most bosses in two hits. The speaker concludes by expressing an unexpected appreciation for hammers in Elden Ring, invites viewers to share tips and questions in the comments, and hints at future content related to the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.