The Golden Order Greatsword shares the default moveset of many other Greatswords, and deals both Physical and Holy Damage. It has an average weight for a Greatsword in Elden Ring, weighing 10, and requires some points in Strength, Dexterity and Faith in order to wield. Pros: Highest Holy Damage of all Holy Damage dealing Greatswords in Elden Ring. Upper middle of the pack of the Holy Damage dealing Greatswords in terms of total Attack Rating. Establish Order does very high Holy Damage, and can be buffed effectively with the Sacred Scorpion Charm and Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear. +20% damage vs. Undead enemies, and prevents Undead resurrection. Cons: It's found extremely late in the game in the Cave of the Forlorn. Very high stat requirements for a Greatsword. Does about 66% Holy Damage, which is not a good damage type vs many challenging end game bosses. Establish Order is not always easy to land because of its long wind up. Conclusion: The Golden Order Greatsword packs a serious punch, but by the time you acquire it, you'll most likely have a comparable or better Greatsword. The fact that it does mostly Holy Damage would seem fantastic, except for the fact that many late game bosses resist this damage type, making it less effective than it should be by the time you have it. The weapon shines around 50 Faith, putting it near the top of total Attack Rating of all Holy Damage dealing Greatswords at this point and onwards. But because the Golden Order Greatsword has such poor Strength and Dexterity Scaling, you'll likely have to play some sort of Jump Attack Power Stance build with it, or a Spellblade type that use the Erdtree Seal in the left hand.
@Devin7Eleven2 жыл бұрын
Can you give your review of the Golden Order Greatsword in a pinned comment?
@Fextralife2 жыл бұрын
@@Devin7Eleven Done!
@evanbodek60632 жыл бұрын
Blaidds sword! I forget the name offhand
@limitedhangoutlive2 жыл бұрын
Actually, the most on Death's Poker is 45str/55dex, leaving you with an AR of 709. But, I'm being really nitpicky. Also, the ability scales with magic but also seems to scale with attack power despite the ability scaling better with straight magic buffs. I don't know why some abilities do this. It COULD be because the initial hit is physical.
@skinless51362 жыл бұрын
@@evanbodek6063 that’s a colossal greatsword
@iamamastar2 жыл бұрын
"Wave of gold does not prevent undead resurrection, though it really should." Fextra getting HEATED on this one.
@lindseyormsbee Жыл бұрын
Only a few things cause Perma death on resurrecting enemies. Golden Epitaph, Golden Order Greatsword, Treespear, Orders Blade, Litany of Proper Death, Inseparable Sword, Holy Arrows, and I think the Miquellan Knight sword when buffed. I can't remember if Cipher Pata and Coded Sword do. Holy Grease will not and no other holy weapons will if I remember correctly. It's got to be a blessed holy weapon, not just holy damage.
@adriaanschoombie8573 Жыл бұрын
@@lindseyormsbee Counterpoint: Actual GOD'S weapon should be able to put the undead down for good.
@localgyakutenkenjitu Жыл бұрын
My first “playthrough” I quit around Grelmir Heroes Grave because a pair of skeletons at the start caused me to lose 40k or so runes. I was under the impression that, like other games, skeletons could only be truly killed by slaying the necromancer (supported by my experience in the Black Knife Catacombs) or using Holy Damage, so I tossed aside my Quality build and went straight into a new game to make HolyMoly, who I got to Faith 30 so I could use the Cipher Pata. Imagine my shock when the Cipher Pata didn’t keep the skeletons down
@furretthefuzzynoodle3896 Жыл бұрын
@@localgyakutenkenjituso two of the easiest enemies in the game that were late in the game caused you to throw away your character and start a new game? Did you not know larval tears exist or something?
@localgyakutenkenjitu Жыл бұрын
@@furretthefuzzynoodle3896 at the time i was largely just upset
@alanvillarreal77812 жыл бұрын
One thing about the Knight's Greatsword: yes, it does slightly less damage than the Banished Knight's Greatsword, but it is also a bit longer.
@sginrummy882 жыл бұрын
i beat the game with dual magic knight's GS and sorcery. 10/10 would recommend, great weapon, very balanced between speed, reach, damage. highly versatile as well
@irishkat84512 жыл бұрын
It's also cooler
@Erdtree_Sampson2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm surprised he didn't talk about range in the video. Definitely something to consider, especially when using thrusting attacks such as the backstep+L1 combo most greatswords have. I haven't used the iron greatsword yet and am curious about how the range compares to other greatswords. Seems like it has a similar length to the knight's greatsword.
@jacobferrera17772 жыл бұрын
@@Erdtree_Sampson lol the grind is not fun ye be warned
@tbar672 жыл бұрын
@@jacobferrera1777 I got lucky and had one drop naturally before I heard about all the hype behind it. Now finding a second one... might pose a problem.
@NotetoSelf92922 жыл бұрын
This series is an awesome idea. The build crafting is my favorite part of the game and this has me thinking about all sorts of options
@musicxxa66782 жыл бұрын
Yeah build crafting is insane. Finished the game and still playing different builds. Wish info was more transparent in the game. Too much hidden stuff.
@qwqwqwqw992 жыл бұрын
I'm terrible at it but yeah it's definitely one of the coolest parts of the game.
@zachj199912 жыл бұрын
Kinda random but if you're looking for a different gane thats "kind of" similar, the build crafting in Nioh 2 is superb. I have over 1100+ hours and the variety of builds that are viable for end game farming/bossing is actually kind of overwhelming. 11 diferent weapon types with their own skill trees and combos that have probs about 15 different viable builds each . Added on top of the skill editing and stance system which brings even more variety in build crafting and gameplay. It's actually my number 1 game in the soulslike sub-genre, I love it more than Elden Ring even due to the almost endless content at end game (at least for me, the combat in Nioh is second to none imo)
@notioncreanga2 жыл бұрын
@@zachj19991 agreed but Nioh 2 got boring for me after finishing it once... at Elden ring... i'm at my 6'th play-through on 3 different chars and I can't get enough :)))
@kingsadvisor182 жыл бұрын
Been running a collosal sword build. As soon as I got Ranni's sword, the temptation to dual wield it with either Rykard's or Bell Bearing Hunter overtakes me. But I shall never abandon my Guts blade ...
@todo51832 жыл бұрын
Guts blade forever! I told myself the same thing when I got my hands on the blasphemous blade but I just couldn't do it
@bolson422 жыл бұрын
Those are all great swords, not colossal swords
@kingsadvisor182 жыл бұрын
@@bolson42 re-read the comment.
@TheMrLBCWarrior2 жыл бұрын
I re-did the quest in ng+ so I can duel wield 2 of Ranni's sword, No regrets.
@tupacshakurfan92802 жыл бұрын
got radahn starscource greatsword. only use it when fsrming or if there are lots of openents. guts sword still carries me through anything. the poise damage is gives is so op
@RyanPassek2 жыл бұрын
There's more to the claymore R2 than the range. It's thrusting damage which means it benefits from being a "counter attack" and can get additional bonuses from the spear talisman. Also, the r2 uncharged is faster than any other greatswords r2. As a matter of fact, it's one of the fastest r2s in the game, which is why the claymore pairs so well with storm stomp.
@LexIconLS2 жыл бұрын
Also makes for a great weapon to wield from horseback.
@junky2fk Жыл бұрын
Storm stomp with claymore R2 is a true combo. Lost many matches in pvp due to that combo
@mcbumblesnocht4773 Жыл бұрын
Do not sleep on claymore R2. It is, and has been in the Fromsoft games in the past, a very strong attack. Remains one of my favourite weapons in all of their games.
@manguejoe Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Very underwhelming review from frextralife. Mostly considers numbers. This is. A Souls game. There's much more into weapons than just damage.
@Nightmare704RY7 ай бұрын
@@manguejoethe claymore move set made it one of the best if not the best greatsword back in dark souls 1 despite having one of the lower base damages of her weapon type.
@capsuleC0RP5E2 жыл бұрын
You forgot about the Golden Order Greatsword. Other than that, I was waiting for a video like this, nice work.
@crazymuse0072 жыл бұрын
I was looking to see if i just missed it in the video
@JohnTaylor-ed4eb2 жыл бұрын
Zwiehandler too? Or is that a colossal sword?
@reyjr42 жыл бұрын
@@JohnTaylor-ed4eb it’s a colossal sword
@westonneumann34022 жыл бұрын
@@reyjr4 no it’s not
@volcanolord1002 жыл бұрын
@@westonneumann3402 yes, it is.
@AmorphisBob2 жыл бұрын
The Marai's greatsword is a great alternate weapon for arcane builds when facing enemies that do not bleed/rot such as Elden Beast. You don't get great scaling but the ash still does insane damage with the right talismans
@kugelundkopf5812 жыл бұрын
It is. Tested it with Millicent's prothesis, winged rotten talisman, Alexander shard. The damage stack is insane. The only thing that bothers me is that the stat distribution for it is very niche. I like to have something else to switch it up
@carljohan9265 Жыл бұрын
@@kugelundkopf581 But there is another weapon that scales with STR and arcane: Mohgwyn's sacred spear. It's got fire damage that stacks with the arcane scaling, solid phys damage and the longest range of all the great spears.
@lindseyormsbee Жыл бұрын
@@carljohan9265 and it's got a pretty broken ash of war.
@Onoxid Жыл бұрын
@@carljohan9265 omg i just found my new favorite combo, I also like to switch between 2 weapons
@Itsstillmeguys2 жыл бұрын
Finally, a nuanced look at weapons rather than just «good/bad»
@scumbag4L2 жыл бұрын
Weapons can only be broken or trash, don't you know?
@L0rd_0f_War2 жыл бұрын
Very good video breakdown of Greatswords. I would just like to add that while Banished Knight Greatsword has slightly higher damage out than Knights Greatsword (with both having the same exact unique two handed moveset), the Knight's Greatsword is one of the longest Greatsword with superior range. These two are also superior to the Iron Greatsword due to their unique two handed moveset (if mostly two handing). And as Fextralife already pointed out, both these Greatswords can be found very early in the game in Limgrave.
@skinless51362 жыл бұрын
But the best move greatswords have is power stance jumping attacks (for pve atleast)
@intothevoid24152 жыл бұрын
Banished Knight greatswords can be game right from the beginning from the two banished knights at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion in Caelid of you can survive the ride there (not hard) and farm the knights there by making running attacks on Torrent. By the time you get two of the swords, you'll probably have a full set of the armor, too.
@jador9641 Жыл бұрын
...But why someone would even waste their time in early game by dealing with an high level zone and tanky enemy, when there's Stormveil just behind the corner?
@christopherclayton5500 Жыл бұрын
@@jador9641 Margit
@jaworskiricks1784 Жыл бұрын
@@christopherclayton5500 I hate margit
@MegalodonEG2 жыл бұрын
Missing your Elden Ring videos Cas, glad to have our ER dose again!
@abaddonimpaler99172 жыл бұрын
In this Elden Ring Video!!!!
@mbh95662 жыл бұрын
I finished the majority of the game with the Claymore. Absolutely loved the moveset!
@reactiondavant-garde5902 жыл бұрын
Wait, are you missed the Golden Order Greatsword?
@jarredefelton41652 жыл бұрын
Also, for Ordovis' Greatsword, wearing either of the Crucible Knight armor will boost the damage of the weapon skill, as well as the Crucible incantations
@jacobferrera17772 жыл бұрын
Really?
@martinishaq68796 ай бұрын
Does it have to be the full set?
@SoulsPro5 ай бұрын
It's only for incantations not the weapon art
@Adam-tu1qx2 жыл бұрын
You forgot the golden order greatsword!
@HAVIC101XXX2 жыл бұрын
You said the Flamberge shares the default moveset of many other Greatswords, but it has a unique R2 attack when held in one hand. It's the only one in the game that does a horizontal swing to the left for its heavy attack animation.
@Holynoelle2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I just tested it and it's very cool
@duffborgwardt8512 Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!! Flamberge is my favorite secondary sword. I have an INT build and I use Darkmoon and Flamberge with an cold Ash of War. The frost proc pretty much obliterates most foes.
@WeCanBeatTheSun2 жыл бұрын
Worth noting that the Banished Knight Greatsword is the highest AR of non-unique's other than Iron, but weigh's 2 less than Iron. Depending on Equip load, it might be worth considering for any dual sword builds in offhand if Iron limits armor options
@Dutch3z2 жыл бұрын
I go back and forth between which I think is the best out of the two swords you mentioned, but I've concluded that the iron greatswords are head and shoulders better than all of the non-unique greatswords when dual-wielding (at RL 150 and below). The tradeoff in weight is only about 4 RL which is not enough unless you plan to stay at really low levels. The Banished Knight sword outdoes it at higher levels (RL 200+) because it's a quality sword masquerading as a strength weapon (not sure if I said this right lol). When heavy infused, it has the 3rd highest AR, but that's where it ends. All of the other non-physical damage types, except fire, are scaled towards quality or wants dexterity like lightning. This limits you tremendously if you wanted to do a pure strength build at meta levels. It's a shame too because it's the only weapon that allows the hero class to wield a greatsword without leveling dex. The stat requirements to wield the sword suggests it should be a pure strength sword but for it to be viable, it needs to be quality. Regardless, it's my favorite weapon along with the whole Banished Knight armor set.
@intothevoid24152 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure Flame of the Redmanes shifts the scaling more toward strength. It's not the best large- game great sword, but it can be game from the banished knights in Caelid right from the beginning and is a baller blade early on. The fights with the Leyndell giant that you can teleport to from Weeping Peninsula, Margit, Godrick and Renala were surprisingly easy disk stancing these
@Jambooza2 жыл бұрын
Love the banished knight GS moveset, so that can be a big thing for some.
@ambidex53832 жыл бұрын
@@intothevoid2415 scaling depends on affinity choice, for example I leave most weapons heavy or quality when using It with flame of the redmanes so I can use buffs but still have the ash. I prefer this method even though it might not be the most efficient.
@cthubol6824 Жыл бұрын
it just dropped for me randomly in my spellblade build, i picked it up and i fell in love with its look and moveset (so effing elegant). i might get the iron greatsword too eventually but i grinded it for my alt which ended up being a pvp account and i don't know if i wanna farm for it again (i play offline currently cause i don't want psplus so no muling) and again, it's all about style since i use spells if i need to melt enemies and banished knight sword looks so cool (i also love the banish knight armor)
@archie_dr2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic breakdown of my favourite weapon class in Elden Ring! Lordsworn and Claymore were the very first weapons I, a Soulsborne newbie, started finally feeling the game with. Kind of wish they game all greatswords a moveset similar to the Banished Knight's, and Flamberge not having Claymore's thrust R2 with such a shape of the blade is an outright crime to me.
@LexIconLS2 жыл бұрын
Claymore enjoyers unite!
@DustyCoCoKitty2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I think you are missing the golden order great sword.
@mattwalker28182 жыл бұрын
Hate to be picky or maybe I just missed something, but where is the Golden Order Greatsword? General thoughts; I find the greatswords movesets quite boring and special IMO, the extra reach is nice for shield gameplay but nothing you can't bridge with learning the game better. The reason greatswords can be so great are their WA's. The Executioner's Sword is a boss killer, NG+ especially because of the stat investments (that was explained) - this guide didn't do its damage justice, it's the strength/arcane build comparable to Comet Azur - just shreds bosses that aren't overly agile / active. Also my first playthrough was heavily based around Blasphemous Blade, late game though - and yes, it's a monster.
@johnnygraz47122 жыл бұрын
Agree on the moveset, which is why I stuck with the Banished Knight's even after getting the Iron Greatsword. I wish From would add some more varied strikes to these weapons.
@albertobernal25372 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment about that, so I think it was overlooked, indeed.
@drift93012 жыл бұрын
its in a catacomb in the consecrated snowfield dropped by a reskinned misbegotten boss if I remember right
@jroberts2nd2 жыл бұрын
@@drift9301 It wasn't covered in the video, period. Not talking about where it is in game.
@Fextralife2 жыл бұрын
Editing error, it got cropped out :(
@brenthberry2 жыл бұрын
Please add more commentary on how each weapon performs in NG+ runthroughs. While you did mention whether or not a few of the weapons would be viable for NG+, having notes on how EACH weapon is likely to fare is helpful for someone like me who is running through NG+ playthroughs. As always, excellent work! I look forward to your future videos.
@codymason10532 жыл бұрын
Blasphemous+ milos is great pair, add the jar remains talisman/ skill cost reducing tally, and the taly that regens on kills and you got a decent tank build that can power stance as well
@thisismyyoutubecommentacco63022 жыл бұрын
Bottom line, the better a weapon scales, the better it will do in NG+ since you have significantly more stats to play with. Weapon scaling is less important than base damage in a fresh playthrough because you likely won't reach the stat thresholds to make the scaling become the difference maker. This changes in NG+.
@brenthberry2 жыл бұрын
@@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302 This makes sense. In my NG+ playthroughs, the best staff for sorceries is the Prince of Death's staff because it allows Sorcery Scaling to jump all the way to 430 when I have 80 in both Int and Faith, which is much more powerful than any other staff other than Lusat's Glintstone.
@brenthberry2 жыл бұрын
@@codymason1053 I had a lot of fun with a double Blasphemous blade run.
@aarong2k1382 жыл бұрын
"in this Elden Ring video" hell yeah it's always a joy to watch. This series is an amazing idea! Looking forward to more!
@BradEmerson-fs9us Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love these breakdowns! Great job man. Banished Knight's Greatsword is my favourite personally. The two handed r1 moveset is great and feels smoother and faster, plus whilst cold infused at +25 I'm pretty sure it's got a C in Str, Dex and Int meaning you can continously upgrade the damage into NG+ 😁
@PiiskaJesusFreak2 жыл бұрын
Even with the high you heap on the blasphemous blade, I feel you barely do it justice: - you didn't mention that in addition to dealing high damage, it knocks down anything Malenia sized or smaller. The crowd control potential is huge - you said it is bad on a spell blade build, but failed to mention it is absolutely stellar on a caster build. A main caster has enough faith and mind that takers flame one shots all normal enemies and is totally spammable. Who cares that the weapon damage is poor if you only ever use the aah of war?
@OG_Luciano2 жыл бұрын
I love that elden ring is still popular. Keep the vids coming Fex!
@The_Novu9 ай бұрын
Blasphemous Blade can be gotten very early in the game. You can fight Rykard immediately out of the first dungeon before even Godrick. >Kill dragon in Caelid for free runes to level up for stat reqs and enough VIG to survive. Use a bleed weapon (Morning Star or the Uchi, Reduvia if you wanna make Godskin easier, it won't fight back so anything works) >Kill other bosses if you wanna make sure (optional) >Teleport via Raya Lucaria Abductor Virgin to Altus, get to volcano manor (or just get the medallion w/e) >Go through secret path in the room with the dead guy and the false wall, first room in the hallway. >Kill the Foreskin Noble in the Temple of Eiglay, easy if you get the Reduvia from Nerijus and some sleep pots >Kill Rykard with the Serpent Hunter, can teleport out and upgrade the spear first if you want >Bam bingo bango there you go.
@kis51402 жыл бұрын
Greatswords are definitely better for PVE than PVP, but I think that can be said for most heavy weapon classes. PVP-wise, you definitely want something quicker, so you don't just have to rely on the crouch-poke as your bread and butter. Cool as they are, you might not get much mileage out of a GS in a duel.
@davidheath4825 Жыл бұрын
I'd like to add something to the ALABASTER LORD's SWORD based on my own experience. I was playing a "pure INT" build when I came across this sword, with about 80 INT at the time. While its INT scaling isn't very good on paper, the Weapon Skill seems to have much higher INT scaling (it seems like the Weapon Skill scales 100% off of INT) and I would call its damage output at 80 INT 'extremely good'. While I used the weapon for its moveset and stagger damage from time to time, I primarily switched to it for its Weapon Skill.
@Slender_Man_186 Жыл бұрын
With Ordovis, committing to the full crucible knight set up isn’t a bad idea, the extra poise provided by the armor means the weapon art is practically guaranteed in PvP, the ritual shield and sword talismans reinforce the weapon art even further, the aspects of the crucible incantations allow you to spice up your otherwise basic moveset, I’d also throw in Beastial Vitality and maybe the Blessed Dew Talisman to more consistently benefit from the Ritual Talismans, and the crucible great shield allows you to play more defensively to allow your poise to recover. Like you I would also use the Clawmark Seal with Golden Vow, taking Faith no higher than 27 just to meet the requirements for the aspects of the crucible incants, and focusing almost solely on strength.
@HLl564 Жыл бұрын
I like that every weapon class is "best in the game"
@wakashade12352 жыл бұрын
when it comes to curved greatswords, the bloodhound one is really really good since it inflicts bleed and has a great ash of war
@red_menace18292 жыл бұрын
In other news water is fucking wet.
@Arcelux2 жыл бұрын
Ughhhh
@Arcelux2 жыл бұрын
Just use a regular one and stop pretending you're not a bloodhoundstep Andy.
@wakashade12352 жыл бұрын
@@Arcelux it has bloodhound finesse not step
@Red-Rob2 жыл бұрын
@@red_menace1829 I mean your same comment could apply to the title of this video too. Or to blasphemous blade basically topping charts.
@muxmastermann4202 жыл бұрын
I was wondering when your next ER Video will be upoaded. But now seeing this 35 min video and thinking about how much effort this probably has been I do totally understand the slight delay! Great Video!
@viffaria2 жыл бұрын
Great video, but you guys skipped the Golden Order Greatsword!
@iammax1393 Жыл бұрын
Always been a fan of Marais Executioner Sword. It’s a cool little nod to Slave Knight Gael, has a really cool AoW, and does stupid damage with the right physick and talismans. Overall just looks cool and lots of fun to use.
@nejiefelipe2 жыл бұрын
Really cool new serie fextra, the balanced stagger/damage this archtype has is great!! ill consider using one on my next playthrough for sure.
@SirAshford2 жыл бұрын
Amazing content! I actually use greatswords the most, but did it after testing out different weapons and simply liking them over other options. I use one for every situation: those living in death, fire, ice, and plenty of holy.
@samuelbarrett10822 жыл бұрын
Another conn for Ordovis' great sword: you have to make it through one of the hardest caves in the game and defeat the dual Crucible knights! An almost impossible task for most in itself
@declicitous17632 жыл бұрын
The hero’s grave is less hard then it is annoying, just be smart and you’ll be fine
@stevenomes96892 жыл бұрын
Yeah those guys are annoying. One is troublesome enough but two is just ridiculous. Without the maxed mimic I would not have survived
@From_A_Diverging_Timeline Жыл бұрын
Crucible knights are easy if you parry them. Their attacks are pretty predictable too.
@samuelbarrett1082 Жыл бұрын
@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline I ended up having to learn how to Parry for just that fight. I have a hard time beating Crucibles without it
@lerosallyn92792 жыл бұрын
I know that one day you’ll do a vid for colossal weapons and I can’t wait for you to shine light on the Watchdog Staff! Super underrated with its unique scaling and ash of war. Rly underappreciated
@uchihajunior56482 жыл бұрын
Power stance greatswords is the most fun movest of the game. But i wanted power stance to be like on ds 2, where you switch for the double hit moveset when you try to 2-hand your left hand weapon, then you could have the double hit on R1/RB and have a power stance strong attack on R2/RT, this would also allow L1/LB and L2/LT to be attached to both weapon arts, left hand weapon art on L1/LB and right hand weapon art on L2/LT (DS2 didn't have weapon arts, but the power this power stance based on that power stance system but still very different to adapt to weapon arts it would be very cool).
@bmardiney2 жыл бұрын
This is a great feature, can’t wait for straight swords and curved swords.
@ChristianUtama2 жыл бұрын
Those are my main: 2 cold bandit's curved swords and a magic long sword.
@klefthoofrobert7872 жыл бұрын
Gotta mention something about holy dmg, mobs and especially most of the bosses in this game have more holy resistance than any other, and fire seems to be the least resisted overall, so take that into consideration as well, cause if you wanna fight Morgott, Elden Beast or Radagon with a holy weapon, you're gonna have a bad time :) even Malenia has 40% holy resistance and 0% to fire :P Also, please stop referring to Leyndell as "Late game" cause that's mid game at best, The mountaintops, Lake of Rot and Farum Azula, the Haligtree and Leyndell after Maliketh are the only "late game" zones.
@proeh2 жыл бұрын
Lol then you go back to lyndell to kill elden beast, so it is late game
@proeh2 жыл бұрын
Also, If you’re counting all the side stuff, then it is mid game, but when you cut it out, it is late game. Also, the haligtree is a completely optional area lmao… I’m on a 4th play through and I beat the game in 2 hours by just B lining it to the required bosses
@klefthoofrobert7872 жыл бұрын
@@proeh I already said that Leyndell AFTER maliketh is late game, but not when you first reach it, that's mid, and none of the weapons show you get after Elden Beast, so it's mid game.
@n0rst4thew1cked32 жыл бұрын
Been missing these videos. Thanks for your content man. Definitely helped me try out some new playstyles i normally would be too weary to experiment. Keep up the good stuff. Question for everyone: What are your predictions for future dlc/what would you like to see?
@vidhusharma94522 жыл бұрын
A sleep related dlc would be good.
@n0rst4thew1cked32 жыл бұрын
@@vidhusharma9452 as in like, more sleep focused weapons/spells etc?
@kithsakhai2 жыл бұрын
Awesome breakdown, definitely using this information in trying out some others I didnt consider work checking.
@Fextralife2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Buckeye_Bill2 жыл бұрын
This is the best most thorough video in terms of how to play and build around each weapon. Absolutely love this video and hope you do this for all of them!
@Nasc3nt_Butt3rfly2 жыл бұрын
Have you watched any of chrightt’s weapon videos?
@Buckeye_Bill2 жыл бұрын
@@Nasc3nt_Butt3rfly I watched a few. Very good
@king_of_frauds Жыл бұрын
I love how indecisive he is about the best weapon type
@peterjohnson367 Жыл бұрын
Death's Poker is, as far as I can tell, counter intuitive for a greatsword in that it seems best for a primary INT caster. The scaling as written is a thing, but what it doesn't mention is that not only is Ghostflame Ignition pure magic damage, it also seems to exclusively scale off of INT. The L2+R1 creates a ground AOE, which is great because there's not a ton of AOE sorceries. So yeah, if you can spare levels (or gear slots) for your mage to meet the STR requirements (if you neglect DEX, you're doing it wrong, it affects cast speed), lean into that weapon art and freezer burn your enemies into the ground.
@TheNightShinobi2 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always Fextra, the sheer effort this kind of content takes is appreciated!
@alex1sandulache2 жыл бұрын
Love the new series. Also enjoy the references to build videos you've already done. And also the mention of the 3 play styles and which weapon fits into which.
@ianshurbert6777 Жыл бұрын
Elden Ring was my first soulslike game, lordsworn and bastard sword with jump attack carried me through every fight, loved it.
@Jay2JayGaming Жыл бұрын
I love how every single video about each weapon category is called "Xs are the best weapon in elden ring" and then proceeds to give you as good a guide on that weapon category as possible. It's a wonderful example of using the power of clickbait for the greater good
@Fextralife Жыл бұрын
Someone finally understands me!
@bhaveshramdaursingh43252 жыл бұрын
Great video. Is it just me or was the Golden Order Greatsword skipped in this video?
@gk42042 жыл бұрын
Glad to see ur getting some videos out, we missed you. Hope things go/keep going well. I know it’s just some rando comment but ur committee loves u.
@walteroliver706Ай бұрын
Love your in-depth videos man! Keep it up!!!
@Mr.Duck642 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking for something like this thank you
@JaredPratt892 жыл бұрын
I love greatswords and my first two characters use greatswords. One is your Dark Knight build which I've altered a tiny bit by adding a dagger with Golden Vow on it to take advantage of that buff without wasting points into faith. The other I made into what I call the Blasphemous Dragon Knight using the Blasphemous Blade and Dragon Communion Seal. Stats at 50 Faith and 40 Arcane give you 719 AR on Blasphemous Blade and 323 incantation scaling with the Dragon Communion Seal. I lean pretty pretty heavily on Taker's Flame and use Ekzyke's Decay/Agheel's Flame in the Dragon Communion incantations along with Lightning Spear for ranged attacks and Flame, Fall Upon Them for quick AOE situations and Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength for buffing. Very fun build and strong against a good number of bosses, especially Malenia. Took her down on my fourth attempt with this build, which was my second playthrough. I know it's not the most min/maxed build but I wanted to make Blasphemous Blade work in a spellblade situation and this is pretty damn effective for that.
@skinless51362 жыл бұрын
Golden vow ash of war is way less potent then the incantation (less defence and attack)
@JaredPratt892 жыл бұрын
@@skinless5136 yes by 2.5%. I think that's a fair trade of to not throw 19 points into faith to be able to use the Golden Vow incantation, especially on an already stat hungry build.
@mhiggs80012 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing a new video series! It’s fantastic!😉 Thanks for all the time you’ve spent compiling all of this information.
@TheLikeButtonLMAO Жыл бұрын
Deaths poker is op, and WILL melt most enemies.
@thisismyyoutubecommentacco63022 жыл бұрын
Power-stance great swords was pretty much how I completed the game in a "pure" run (i.e. no ash summons or co-op, beating every boss). The jumping L1 attacks with double great swords equipped will kill most regular enemies and will for sure stagger anything it doesn't kill. Stack on Claw Talisman and Raptor's Black Feathers and there were bosses in the game I could kill in 4 jump attacks right off the jump. I know the running joke of this series will be "X Weapons are OP" but truly Greatswords are the class of Elden Ring. Best combination of damage, weight, speed, and utility.
@thraxexus57282 жыл бұрын
While some Greatswords are "OP" most of them are not and actually have a horrible moveset for PvE or PvP. Especially the ones with not as much reach. A real normal strength human could swing half of the Greatswords more effectively than the moveset you're given. I think they completely dropped the ball with almost all 2 handed swords besides the special ones. My 2 cents.
@fatty10402 жыл бұрын
Bruh its op quit lying. Easy mode as soon you pick one up.
@youtubewanderer33472 жыл бұрын
@@fatty1040 you don't know much about Elden Ring don't you? Saying that greatswords are op is just stupid
@WORTH-IT-MAN2 жыл бұрын
Ngl 100% sincere but git gud heavy weapons r good
@thraxexus57282 жыл бұрын
@@WORTH-IT-MAN you obviously can't read. Try again. If you need help let me know I can hold your hand and help you understand simpleton.
@Beardymanlol2 жыл бұрын
It's just the series flair that Fextra is using. It's a shorter way of saying "This is an argument for why X weapon is really good"
@robertchadwick88532 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea, loved this video can't wait for others, so many different weapons I want them all
@squirreljester2 Жыл бұрын
My Lordsworn greatsword has carried me almost to endgame. I love it's reach, it's fast, and with bloody slash and 110+ bleed it's a great overall weapon.
@rickscott87562 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time parting from the Claymore, that stab is just so useful/effective.
@sovietspaghetti74722 жыл бұрын
For my Death themed Int + Fai build I used Helphen Steeple + Gargoyle's Black Blade, Raptor's Black Feathers and Claw Talisman. While not the highest damage/most optimized build the ability to cast pretty much every spell in the game and still do good melee damage made it quite fun!
@katanamaru12 жыл бұрын
Fun over optimization!? Blasphemy!
@G1R2TS2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a game breaker, I love it!!!
@sovietspaghetti74722 жыл бұрын
@@G1R2TS Not really a game breaker since I had to sacrifice some survivability to reach a good stats in Intelligence and Faith. At level 150 starting as Vagabond my stats were: Vigor 45 Mind 20 Endurance 20 Strength 20 Dexterity 25 Intelligence 46 Faith 46 Arcane 7
@sgtbutcrack65232 жыл бұрын
should be using the death poker.
@sovietspaghetti74722 жыл бұрын
@@sgtbutcrack6523 I used the Death Poker mainly for the AoW since it scales good with Int unlike the weapon itself. I combo'ed the Poker offhand with the Death Ritual Spear
@calvinit212 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, definitely gave me some ideas on greatswords I want to use. Looking forward to seeing other weapon categories, especially twinblades and greatspears.
@The_Industry2 жыл бұрын
Don't you just love how none of the three main playstyles for a dedicated two-handed weapon involve using the weapon in two hands?
@reeven17212 жыл бұрын
You missed a con for the Sword of Milos: the Dung Eater touched it.
@mauricehopes91052 жыл бұрын
The claymore carried me in my paladin build (faith/strength) play through. I only changed when I got the blasphemous blade and bubble horn later on. Even then I missed the poking r2 sometimes. It may not be the strongest but I love the claymore for it's move set. Until you get to late game and have lots of crazy options the claymore is a solid choice.
@ramario61952 жыл бұрын
Love the claymore too!!! 😁
@rickscott87562 жыл бұрын
@@nhoffman0677 Yes! I totally agree. With other greatswords, I couldn't even come close to the success I had using the claymore against Malenia. I put a bleed ashes of war on it and went aggressively with the stabs and L1's. It really helps to have that stab up your sleeve when you are rolling around and trying to avoid attacks because it has that homing-like connection, so you don't have to concentrate on squaring up as much.
@jamessherman65982 жыл бұрын
Please do more of these.
@bleak2L2 жыл бұрын
The Golden Order Greatsword disrespect will not stand.
@ariavergil96312 жыл бұрын
Absolutely keep it coming with this series. ❤️
@Bardaer2 жыл бұрын
I love Greatswords in general. Always have, since I was 12years old. I found them to be really good in ER as well. Thank you for sharing your information and thoughts. This is a very good guide for people who wanna try out Greatswords or even want to get more in depth with them. Thanks!
@kubaGR82 жыл бұрын
Probably because of what people commonly think are greatswords, are actually longswords. So a proper renaissance greatsword (named zweihander in the game) comes off as even larger.
@junky2fk Жыл бұрын
Banished Knight GS is a monster in PvP. It’s fast moveset for combo catches so many people off guard. It also personally feels very rewarding to learn how to mix up its moveset. I’ve beaten most of my opponents using this weapon.
@xWolfmanx132 жыл бұрын
I love this detailed weapom overview more please!
@guiltycross Жыл бұрын
only started using greatswords so thanks for this! Str and Arc not being a good combination is the only thing that aged badly. Str bleed builds are pretty formidable.
@smittywerbenjagermanjensen47372 жыл бұрын
Katana users: Well isn’t that cute BUT ITS WROOOOOOONG!!!
@SushiPizza422 жыл бұрын
Really great video, so well made and we'll presented. I'm on my first playthrough, using the unimaginatively names Greatsword (collosal sword) that people seem to think is the sword Guts uses in Berserk. I'd love it if they had actually put the Dragonslayer in this game, either way I'm very happy regardless :) Probably the best game I've ever played!
@DeathSithe925 ай бұрын
the dragon slayer would be just ludicrous and WAY too big for even a player to use, though the "Guts" greatsword is a fine stand in for it.
@ashrasmun19 ай бұрын
Inseparable Sword, while unremarkable in grand scheme of things, completely shreds through Death Birds, which is despise. That's the main reason I use this sword and I love it.
@Bombingham10 ай бұрын
my favorite is flamberge, it's long, it's cool, doesn't have a scabbard which is even cooler, and I love using repeating thrusts ash of war which goes well with bleed.
@anhan7316 Жыл бұрын
One thing to add. Not all swords in the same class have identical stamina costs for swings. It seems *roughly* related to weapon weight, but there are tables of the exact values for every swing on every weapon, both 1 handed and 2 handed. For example, the Lordsworn Greatsword, although having a lower attack rating, has a lesser stamina cost for most swings in addition to its boosted critical multiplier.
@chippewaguy41932 жыл бұрын
I played my first play through double fisting the bloodhound fang with the jump attack talisman. Run up to the enemy jump attack them and immediately do the bloodhound fangs skill, almost always kills/ knocks every enemy. I don’t know what that has to do with this video but I said it anyways.
@imitateGG2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the next weapon video!
@dovaking43782 жыл бұрын
Very well made video! Explains all the info you want, no annoying music or random clips added in good stuff man! 👌🏽
@King_WhiteWolf2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for this! This really helps someone new to the Fromsoft souls-games and looking to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the game mechanics and builds, such as myself. Personally, I would REALLY love a shield video which would help me understand under what circumstances and for what reasons I would pick one shield over another, and especially what type over another.
@devonavery45382 жыл бұрын
I need this for every weapon class
@atquinn19754 ай бұрын
Lots of great greatsword options. The Claymore is still may favorite non-"special" greatsword due to having the best moveset of any weapon in the game, as it does in every Souls game.
@party88crasher2 жыл бұрын
wonderful thats a series that i would never miss
@JDMStav2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! I've used quite a few. Claymore is probably my fav for early game so far. I haven't given the Iron greatsword a good run yet. Not sure whether to use that or go colossal eventually though since I'm focusing STR...
@jaydenlobbe79112 жыл бұрын
You never considered Reach, yes the Knight's Greatsword does less Damage than the Banished Knight's Greatsword, but it's longer than the Banished Knight's Greatsword One other thing you never considered, Fashion, the Knight's Greatsword looks better than the Banished Knight's Greatsword All this to say that the Knight's Greatsword is actually better than the Banished Knight's Greatsword in every way besides Damage, now if it had the Claymore's Thrust R2 then it would be objectively the best Greatsword in Elden Ring because it would be Elden Ring's version of the Hollowslayer Greatsword from DS3
@felironmaden14292 жыл бұрын
Yeah, IDK why theres only ONE thrust greatsword in Elden Ring, disappointing.
@mgrey81192 жыл бұрын
Hi, you forgot to mention Golden Order Greatsword, great video nevertheless!
@leonellis46062 жыл бұрын
I was literally thinking about trying these out earlier. Nice video!
@metromusenate2 жыл бұрын
Golden order greatsword?
@gk42042 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info.
@kibuuh5 ай бұрын
really great series, the details and all your narration are top tear!! ThankYou!
@dragonfire25102 жыл бұрын
Maybe worth noting: Moonlight Greatsword benefits from Godfrey Icon and Shard of Alexander as well
@danielgolas180 Жыл бұрын
OH! I cant belive somebody made a video that actually provides useful data. Thank you good sir. Well done.
@jeremywatson91292 жыл бұрын
I started a character names Axeman Johnson with the intention of using axes. Because of this he met the STR requirements for Greatswords, so I tried one out around lvl 15 and been using them ever since. Axeman Johnson is lvl 72 and has barely used an axe. Currently using a +12 Heavy Banished Knights Greatsword with the Lions Claw Ashes. When I hear someone say STR build sucks in Elden Ring, I instantly think they are not using Greatswords.
@moonmessiah93682 жыл бұрын
Powerstance Godfrey's Greataxe like the ultimate gigachad
@ELDENRANGOON2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I understand a fair amount more and can make my choices now. 10/10 Thank you.
@joshratchford14442 жыл бұрын
Helphens steeple and dark moon greatsword, due to the high frostbite, can be paired with fires deadly sin(it you can get enough faith) as a sort of pseudo bleed
@thisismyyoutubecommentacco63022 жыл бұрын
Fire's deadly sin doesn't do bleed, unless you were trying to say the fire damage can allow frostbite to be set over and over as a type of pseudo bleed.
@whatdopolarbearseat2 жыл бұрын
great video. can't wait for the curved great sword video and kitana video