I have been hiding in a bush for I invaded an AFK farmer in Liurnia - no lie - five damn times in a row. He's up on a cliff where you just can't get to him. After 4 pointless invasions I'd had enough. I decided that this host wouldn't get a single rune more from me. So when hunters showed up, I ran away and put on the mimic's veil in a bush. And I hid there. The bush enfolded and protected me. Eventually the hunters gave up and disconnected, but I couldn't disconnect or the host would get runes. So I opted to remain in the bush. That was three hours ago. Since then, I've seen entire generations of hunters and invaders come and go, and throughout it all, I've remained in the bush. The bush is my home now. I'm not coming out. You can't make me come out. I've been AFK farming the AFK farmer. Every time a hunter gets killed or disconnects, I get runes and a furled finger. And the host is going to come back to fewer runes than he was expecting, because one of his invader slots is being permanently taken up by me, crouching in my bush. I like it in here. There are rocks and leaves and sometimes a bug flies by to keep me company. If you invade an AFK farmer and have some time on your hands, I fully recommend doing this, but you have to pick a different bush. This one is mine.

This is canonically how the Night of the Black Knives happened in the lore lol

5h of stream 12 backstabs 100% worth it

BTW, Assassins Gambit and Soft Cotton completely remove your puddles from walking on water AFAIK. You should give it a try

When you were leaving the items and then got the backstab, I'm crying.

9:08 was a golden moment

Good to see ya genuinely having fun again man, p.s. where lobster grab clip lol 😆

I’d accidentally counter this build because I have a problem where I just mash lock on at random times

Not pictured: Having half the attempts either immediately disconnect, or even worse, disconnect after half an hour of meticulous stalking. The biggest enemy wasn't the funky backstab hitbox, or the overleveled summons that don't scale correctly, but From physically pulling Snot Jaundice out of the world.

Turns out Elden Ring is actually a stealth game with A.I. so good some people actually think you're invading a real human!

Storm veil is one of the most well crafted legacy dungeons. It just has soo much.

Some say he is still waiting behind a box behind a wall behind a grace to this day, waiting to shank the host. *Lock your doors, Stormveil residents. The Stormveil Shanker skulks in our midsts.*

Hey Scott me and my friend tested the distance on the invisibility of the talisman that makes you invisible at a distance and its actually a lot closer than you'd think. You can basically be a little bit closer than lightning bolt attack range

Stormveil Shenanigans are so much fun. Stealthing around backstabbing people, shooting them with cannon of haima, kicking people off of ledges. . . Stormveil Castle is my favorite place to invade in this whole game.

I'm glad it seems so many people have had the idea to run stealth invasion builds here lol. Great to see so many people having fun.

Can't usually catch the streams so it's great you're showing these hilarious builds here. Keep up the good shit

Weird... The one guy I didn't expect any content like this from is making this content, and the others I was really excited to see make content like this are dead silent... Hey, at least someone's doing it! Thanks for sharing, Scott!

Average day in London.

4:13 just dodges every attack like nothing and then parries the guy coming from nowhere lmao that was badass. you're a beast.

The fucking bloodhound step spam after backstabbing people, really is a black knife cosplay. Whole thing must be so confusing for the guy getting invaded

I've tried doing invasions with this tallisman but the effect seems super inconsistent. Sometimes they'll be walk right past me and not see me, other times they'll immediately see me from 2 miles away. It'd be nice if it had at least some indication of the effective distance or whether you are actively invisible or not.

Just want you to know that I spent like 6 hours getting a copy cat of this together and it has been genuinely pretty fun. The whole gimmick just makes every time I actually do win feel really good. I added the Black Knife for if the fishing goes bad and Golden Parry to crutch since for some reason I cannot for the life of me make even a buckler work. Just you making this video improved invasions for me. Thanks.

This man is out here playing Assassin’s Creed. Fr tho that stormveil shank where that one guy happened to notice you was so crisp. The way you killed him and then immediately snuck off was great

Please more stealth invasions. This was so fun to watch

Yeah this stream was a blast to watch, good to see it got a lengthy highlight

Id like to do a modification of this but more for Defending Host and more aggressive and quick kills on my target... taking it from less of a Sneaky Rogue/Backstab Assassin and more of a Quick Aggressor that can work around opponents with bigger and scarier weapons and poise

Another idea, you could use the dagger talisman for even more damage on the backstabs.

Snake what happened? Snake? Snaaaake!

Pls do more of these stealth vods they are so funny lol

This is the best content I've watched since your NTDs taught me how to PVP years ago. Cheers, you sneaky bastard.

I've been doing this in Altus and the capital for the last couple of hours.. Crazy fun. Thanks for the idea!

Should do this again but next time try dropping those glass shards in places to make them stop

This was a lot of fun. Please do this again

this is the content i love, the damn invasions

I'm so confused. I thought that the armor would bug out the concealing veil talisman, making you NOT invisible? AM I wrong about this?

9:07 Dude who are these people, how does someone fall for that so easily lol

You already know I'm going to try this on my Sl 20 pvp

They can see buffs on your body, like that healing, so its not just the ripples they see

The music added such a nice touch hahaha.

POV: you're a spider who just walked into someone's living room and is watching the human cautiously trying to find you.

I think this is just what I'm gonna do every invasion from now on.

Curious about the stats + Starting class + Weapon Level + Rune level. Seems fun to try out. EDIT: RL30 just noticed on end. EDIT 2: Just check his stream for the build! It's at the start of it.

That rock drop into backstabbing was giga brain

This actually sounds like a really fun idea might have to try this on my sl20 character.

Mimic Veil would be a great addition to this

I was so excited about a dnd video when I saw a 5e rogue on the thumbnail lmao

might have to try a build out in stormveil, it seems like a super fun area to sneak around. might have to go with a cannon of haima build, ngl.

Hey Scott! This looks epic, what level is this account you did this on? I feel like getting all those items would be a nightmare

Ah. The London Lurker strikes again!

Some stealth builds are kinda crazy I made a video about 2 weeks ago more like a semi montage of using the golems greatbow and assassins gambit and it ended up working super well with the long range invisibility and one shot capability at lower levels, it doesn't work all the time but when it does it makes you feel incredibly evil. I recommend giving it a try!

Amazing... loving this off-meta kick you're on

I’m gonna have to make this build when I get the chance

Just out of curiosity, did you have someone drop you the black knife set, or did you get all the way to the consecrated snowfields at level 30? Cuz the idea of the latter is kind of blowing my mind a little. Either way, hilarious!

Be wary of edge, lord!

Hey would someone here test for me if you can still be seen with the invisibility talisman when you use Great Lion Bow weapon art? Cause you "crouch" when you use it. I want to know if you can be in weapon art form and still be unseen.

That thumbnail is sick, I love it

I jumped at the nine minute shank. Hilarious recovery.

love your content! How do you got the black knife set so early?

Bro honestly this has inspired me to try this. This looked crazy fun. Any consideration into splashing faith just for the invisibility spell?

This seems to be the one way to have fun with invasions lol I've been just invading with regular non-tryhard (aka no bleed/ss/katana etc.) builds and it's been 80% cancer, even at level 20. I'm honestly surprised whenever i see any phantoms who don't dual wield some kind of katana, usually rivers of blood + hand of malenia or moonveil.

9:00 comedy gold. the ultimate mix up

As a tip pay attention to how they're swinging, If they're locked on (And MANY were) They can't see you while rolling back towards lol lol The camera is locked to the target

Nailed the music choice

I was working on an overworld version of this in Liurnia. Ffffuck Scott thats two of my pranks in a row between this and the sniper

I just started a dex playthrough and this looks like fun. What's a good place to stop leveling your weapon at RL 30. Like +4?

this is literally the tf2 spy build lmao thats so awesome

The place to backstab a mimic veil land squirt is the same place to critical hit a real one!

whats the ideal level and upgrade level to invade stormveil castle?

Waiting for a mimic veil snake build.

Lmao I been using this trinket since day 1 bro! Loooove it. Can I ask what lvl and stats you are at for invasions ? I'm at lvl 80 for my one character and I think its to high already :(

First there was the Frog Sniper, and now this? People are playing Elden Ring while Scott is out here playing Metal Gear.

What rune level and weapon upgrade for stormveil castle?

So is there something special with the attire that makes him harder to see or are these people deff

Hey, what plus level is your dagger at for these invasions?

Oh my god. Blood hound step. Jund created the monster that now plagues him.

Just let you know I did some testing with my riposte dagger on my SL80 build and fire infusion did the best damage even on a quality build.

Man, these soundtracks add so much atmospehre to this)

Dude this is hilarious, great job

Just a tip, black assassin robe cancels out concealing vail and assassin's gambit. Buddy and I tested this for a bit and every time I had the robe on I didn't go invis

This is unreasonably tense

What Were your levels and upgrades for this?

Backstabs needs some tender loving care this time

Lmfao this guy has the funniest fucking builds. That and the albinauric sniper have me rolling.

What level invasions are these? I have a 150 and a 80 level file, but I wonder if I can get more people to invade on lower levels.

Caelid really is just Resident Evil meets Duck Hunt

The clip where you gift the host items 😂😂

What Weapon Reinforcement and Level were doing this at?

I would scream in terror if I got backstabbed like that.

DUDE im enjoying this game so much

also isn't there a charm that boosts critical attacks?

ive also been rocking a stealth build and ive been a lot more successful with it than in ds3 (maybe cause it was later in the games lifespan?) anyways glad to see a fellow stealth enjoyer

Can someone explain how the stealth aspect of this build works?

What weapon was the other dude using at 6:40?

How the eff do you one-stab them?

Loved the item drop one lol

is there a full vod for this?

Ah the legendary Caelid Cutthroat

I don't get it, so when you wear it the enemies, AI or real player, cannot see you? If it is just getting rid of walking steps sound, why does it help?

This game honestly needs co-op invasions. Even if it's just taunters tongue avaliable, but preferably not. Imagine if you summon two phantoms the game opens you up to co-op invasions. Where a duo can invade and coordinate these strukes on you. I'd level up characters just to cosplay co-op invade with a friend. Limitless potiental: - Godskin Duo - Okina and a disciple - Fia and a dragon-knight (black dragon) - Godrick and Godfrey - Godfrey and Horoah Loux - Melania and Radahn (enemies turned friends) - Ranni and Rennaila - Blaidd and Ranni - Commander Niall and a Banished Knight - Hoslow brothers - Roderika and a loyal soldier Even Dark Souls staples like Ornstein and Smough could come back to cosplay relevance. Let alone all the non-cosplay but themed builds like the one here (although it's basically a Black Knife Cosplay)

What is that cape from?