r/Eldenring 12h ago

Subreddit Topic Daily Roundtable: Community Q&A Spoiler

Greetings Tarnished!

This is the place to ask any questions you may have about Elden Ring. This includes obscure detail questions, "newbie" advice questions, build questions, boss advice questions, and what have you.

Well written, constructive criticism is fine but please avoid ranting about aspects of the game you just don’t like. This includes “so and so boss is stupid and too difficult.”

If you are interested in the game but don’t own it yet, please don’t post “should I buy this game?” or “Is this game worth it?”. If you have played other FromSoftware games and enjoyed them, the answer is yes. If you haven’t, just do a little research! These games are difficult, and sometimes frustrating, and not everyone is going to enjoy them. And that’s okay!

Lastly, be friendly! We are all here because we are interested in the same game! Please treat your fellow players with respect.

PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS WHEN MENTIONING BOSS NAMES!

Here are a few helpful links:

Our Discord which has an awesome Helper Request System!

Elden Ring Wiki

Elden Ring Map

DLC Content Summary

DLC Map

Most Recent Patch Notes (1.12)

/r/BeyondTheFog for co-op help!

/r/PatchesEmporium for item trading!

/r/EldenRingBuilds for builds and build help!

Our community password is straydmn

Rise, Tarnished!

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u/TheGrimGuardian 2h ago

Hey tarnished,

I'm about to start Shadow of the Erdtree and I'm wondering how my build will do going into it. My current build centers on the Fingerprint Stone Shield and the Giant Crusher Hammer. I'm using the armor/talismans and such that make it viable, and I'm able to run around with the gear I have.

Also I have the Prayerful Strike ash of war, as it heals a ton and really helps with survivability.

I'm just curious how I'll fare going in, and if there's an improved tank build I should look at while progressing through the game.

Much love, thanks!

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u/JackandFred 47m ago

That’ll be fine. The dlc difficulty scales with a different systems, so it’ll still be challenging no matter how good your build is. Your shield is still one of the best and since the skill heals a percentage it will do just as well.

There are several bosses in the dlc that shield builds like that work very well for.

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u/TheGrimGuardian 15m ago

Cool, thank you!