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The video provides an in-depth guide to the "Shield and Poke Spear Turtle" build in Elden Ring, focusing on both defensive and offensive tactics for dealing with enemies and bosses, particularly from the new DLC. The key components of this build include using a spear and shield to balance attack and defense effectively, while utilizing frostbite and bleed effects for optimal damage. Strategies discussed emphasize managing stamina, avoiding heavy attacks, and using guard counters appropriately.
Early-game recommendations include acquiring specific items such as the Cross Naginata spear and suitable shields like the Brass Shield, along with enhancements like the Ash of War: Ice Spear and the Greatshield Talisman. The Scholar Shield spell and Radagon’s Scarseal are also highlighted for improving defense and meeting stat requirements.
Character leveling tips suggest prioritizing strength, dexterity, and endurance, with specific values for attributes to equip necessary gear and spells. The video compares different weapons and shields, praising high guard boost options like the Fingerprint Stone Shield and the Ver Great Shield from the DLC.
For armor and talismans, the Bull-Goat set and Ver armor set are recommended for their defensive capabilities, while talismans such as the Great Shield Talisman and Rotten Winged Sword Insignia enhance attack power and stamina recovery. Fortification spells for various elements and health regeneration incantations like Beastial Vitality are advised for improved durability in combat.
Finally, the guide suggests pre-battle buff strategies to maximize effectiveness, including consuming the Wondrous Physic flask, applying vitality regeneration, and casting fortification spells to boost elemental resistances. The Bloodfin Sacred Spear is recommended for late-game, and viewers are encouraged to like, subscribe, and join the channel for updates and more builds related to the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
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In this segment of the video, the creator introduces their favorite build in Elden Ring, known as the “Shield and Poke Spear Turtle” build, which combines strong defense with offensive capabilities. This build uses a full armor set, shield, and spear to effectively block most attacks while dealing damage through frostbite and bleed effects. The creator highlights that this build is viable throughout the entire game, including early and late stages, and is particularly effective against the new DLC bosses.
They explain how the play style works by holding the block button and using the light attack to poke enemies, emphasizing that heavy attacks should be avoided as they leave the player vulnerable. Spears are recommended for their range and thrusting ability, while halberds are noted as ineffective for this technique. An important stat to focus on is the shield’s guard boost, which reduces stamina cost when blocking. Although reaching 100 guard boost is no longer possible due to nerfs, reducing stamina loss is still achievable.
The segment also covers guard counters, which are executed by pressing the heavy attack button after blocking an enemy’s attack. Guard counters deal increased damage and can break enemy stances but are slower, so they should mainly be used against common or slower enemies for maximum effectiveness.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker offers vital tips for players using a Shield Turtle playstyle, particularly when facing bosses and new DLC enemies. They advise against spamming attacks due to the inability to reduce stamina cost to zero, suggesting instead to attack 3-4 times before allowing stamina to regenerate. This is crucial against bosses to avoid guard breaks and damage. The speaker also highlights the benefit of timing attacks to prevent enemies, especially new DLC bosses, from flanking. They discuss vulnerabilities, such as being susceptible to grab and area-of-effect attacks, and advise on handling overhead attacks by backing away to better block with the shield. Finally, the speaker mentions transitioning into setting up the character for both early and late-game scenarios.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on setting up for the game by obtaining key early-game items and strategies. The first step is hunting for the Cross Naginata spear, which boasts high range, great damage, and can be infused with Ashes of War. It naturally deals bleed damage, a highly effective mechanic against both regular enemies and DLC bosses due to its damage relative to enemy hit points. The recommended early-game strategy includes obtaining the Ash of War: Ice Spear to change the spear’s affinity to cold, thereby dealing both frost and bleed damage for increased efficiency.
The second step involves finding a suitable shield. Initially, players won’t have enough strength for a great shield, so options like the farmable Brass Shield or the starter Heater Shield from the Vagabond class are suggested due to their 100% physical damage negation. Additionally, obtaining the Greatshield Talisman is crucial as it reduces the stamina cost when blocking attacks. This is particularly beneficial early in the game when available shields lack high guard boost.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses key items and strategies for early gameplay. They highlight the Scholar Shield spell, which requires only 12 intelligence and stacks with the shield Talisman to reduce stamina loss when blocking. They recommend using the Demi-Human Queen staff to cast the Shield spell as it’s accessible early in the game. Another crucial early item, Radagon’s Scarseal, increases physical stats by five, aiding in meeting gear requirements despite causing increased damage intake early on.
The speaker advises on acquiring a great shield, suggesting two options: Eclipse Crest and the Distinguish Great Shield, with the latter being easier to obtain from a nearby merchant. They mention the winged Crystal Tear effect for the Wondrous Physick mix flask, which temporarily boosts equip load and allows faster movement even when heavily armored. This effect lasts for three minutes, sufficient for most boss fights and exploration. The speaker notes that this is particularly useful as the game’s frequent graces and shortcuts make it viable to unequip armor when facing normal enemies to avoid encumbrance, relying on blocking with the shield instead.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses the optimal strategies and necessary attributes for leveling a character to 150, which is suitable for the game and its DLC. They describe starting as an astrologer Mage, though recommending Vagabond as the best class. Key points include prioritizing dexterity to equip the cross naginata spear, using Rag Gun’s seal to meet early stat requirements, and obtaining 12 intelligence for the Scholar Shoots spell. The video emphasizes increasing strength for equipping great shields, with the best in the DLC requiring 49 strength. Vigor and Arcane should both be increased to 60, as this is considered optimal; if using Godric’s Great Rune, which adds a bonus to all stats, Vigor can be kept at 55. The creator advises investing in endurance for higher stamina later in the game. They also highlight the importance of obtaining the seu air or wet blade to add the ult Affinity to the spear before focusing on Arcane. Finally, they discuss the final gear setup, including the blood FS sacred spear from the DLC, which, despite its unchangeable skill, offers high Arcane scaling and significant blood loss buildup.
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In this part of the video, the discussion centers on comparing various weapons, shields, and armor in a game, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. It mentions a character with a specific weapon dealing higher stance damage, making it easier to break enemy stances and land critical hits. The inconvenience of losing a buff during combat is noted, and while one weapon requires less dexterity, allowing players to allocate points elsewhere, another spear weapon is deemed disappointing.
The segment also compares shields, praising the Fingerprint Stone Shield for its high guard boost value in the main game and introducing the Ver Great Shield from DLC, which has an even higher guard boost, making it highly effective for stamina management during blocking. The video then moves on to discuss armor, specifically recommending the White Mask helmet for its damage-boosting properties when bleeding occurs nearby.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses armor and talisman choices for optimal gameplay. They highlight the importance of choosing armor with high damage negation, recommending the bull-goat set and the new ver armor set for their specific defensive strengths. The speaker emphasizes using talismans like the Great Shield Talisman and the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia to boost attack power with successive strikes and improve stamina recovery through options like the Green Turtle Talisman. Additional recommendations include the Dragoncrest Greatshield for physical damage negation and ritual-focused talismans for specific scenarios. Lastly, the importance of spell selection, particularly Scholar’s Shield and elemental fortification incantations, is underscored for enhancing elemental damage resistance.
00:21:00
In this segment, the video discusses strategies for enhancing defense and offense in a challenging game, particularly during its DLC content. The speaker explains the benefit of using the flame fortification spell to increase fire resistance from 53 to 69, essential due to high enemy damage. Additionally, using fortification spells for various elements like lightning and holy is beneficial, especially against final bosses. Combining these spells with a powerful shield helps in mitigating most enemy damage, while the beastial Vitality incantation can regenerate health. Another spell, flame grant me strength, boosts stamina regeneration and physical attack power but cannot be stacked with fortification spells due to a limit of one body buff. They suggest having a minimum of 10 Faith to use fortification spells, which are highly effective in the DLC.
Furthermore, the video emphasizes the importance of proper pre-battle buffs. The recommended sequence involves drinking the wondrous physic flask for its 3-minute duration, applying vitality regeneration, and then casting the appropriate fortification spell. This is followed by switching to staff and shield to cast additional buffs like scholar’s shield and raing stter from the Commander standard weapon for extra damage and mitigation. Finally, they suggest equipping a cross naginata for combat and note certain restrictions when using the vertic RIS great Shield, which cannot combine with certain shield buffs.
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In this part of the video, the speaker suggests using the Bloodfin Sacred Spear instead of the Cross Naginata and mentions that you won’t need to cast Sekiro since it can’t be applied to the spear. They note that although the preparation might seem time-consuming, it can be done quickly before boss fights and significantly enhance performance. The speaker concludes by summarizing their guide on the ultimate easiest build for the Shield Turtle poke strategy, and encourages viewers to like, subscribe, and become channel members for more Elden Ring builds updated for the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.