A cool build is the Grave Scythe with Frost affinity, Loretta’s Slash, pump INT till 60s, lots of fun
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Nice! I’ll have to try it out. 🤘
@dablaqueguyАй бұрын
That’s my build! I’ve started pumping the rest of my points into strength. Frost procs really fast. Trying to get bleed higher.
@scottbell37513 күн бұрын
I'm late but my first build I used dual grave scythes one with frost and blood flame blade on my main hand
@Affiiance6 ай бұрын
Scythes are the one weapon type I haven’t played through the game with. Going to have to try these out
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
I recommend trying spinning strikes for damage (it’s quite good with BFB). For more fun the faith ones. 🤘
@Sevatar_VIIIth11 күн бұрын
Grave Scythe is the ONLY weapon I've used so far lol, I'm on my first playthrough and using it until I get to RoB and dual wield it with either Nagakibe or another katana for a bleed/cold build.
@Salahuoneen_lapsi6 ай бұрын
Great video! Grave Scythe is my favourite weapon and it's good to see it getting some love. I mainly use dual Grave Scythes in a jump attack build. Main hand: Cold Grave Scythe with sword dance AOW (very good for activating frost). Left hand: Heavy Grave Scythe with sacred blade AOW. I rarely use the sacred blade AOW but it's great against "those who live in death". Can't wait for the DLC!
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Thank you & yep it’s a super fun weapon. Hopefully DLC news soon! 🤘
@Marth30032 ай бұрын
I'm doing similar to you but not using this sacred blade. Did you already try phantom slash AOW? the spinning weapon is a good AOW too
@Salahuoneen_lapsi2 ай бұрын
@@Marth3003I haven't tried the phantom slash but I have seen people use it, looks like a great option
@Marth30032 ай бұрын
@@Salahuoneen_lapsi you have to defeat an enemy tô get this AOW. It's a very good option to make your way into an enemy or just take distance
@septemberstarlight9362Ай бұрын
currently going through my first playthrough in elden ring doing something very similar with a cold grave scythe with spinning weapon, power stancing another grave scythe, but i'm not sure if using an aow like that was sacrificing damage from my jump attacks and if there was a better thing to focus on, also were you maxing dex or strength for power stancing scythes? i really can't figure out what would do more.
@pillepolle31226 ай бұрын
So many builds... Only a lifetime to try them...
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Haha true! 🤘
@jason-hh6luАй бұрын
😂😂
@jasonjj18982 ай бұрын
New sub, love this channel and your main, srsly think you’re the top content creator on Elden Ring. Such a clear thinker on game mechanics and you helped make it so much more fun for me. I love the Grave Scythe in my faith/strength build! I use Sword Dance for open world and quicker bosses - it can really feel like a dance with bosses and some enemies like Elemer, Crucible Knights and Bloodhound Knights. You didn’t mention the gap closing, which is great for a comfortable midrange play style for ppl who panic and like to keep some distance like myself. And then Spinning Strikes w/ Bloodflame Blade for anyone from dragons to Mohg who will let me get 3-4 hits in at a time. Probably the build I’m taking into DLC, I love the power and variety with just one weapon
@drakusmero1046 ай бұрын
While I like the basic spinning slash for damage, I have an unreasonable love for option select ashes like spinning strikes
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Yeah tbh they’re both great. 🤘
@Forchi12342 ай бұрын
I like do play two Grave Scythes: The one with chilling mist and the other with poison mist then u have poison,bleed and frost. With Lords of blood Talisman, claw talisman, kindred of rot exultation and the 4 one is flexibel. For variety u can also cast dragon incantations for more Status effects
@PurpleGayCat6 ай бұрын
I love trying different builds and I choose one usually from your videos every playthrough. I would love to see more off-meta and fun builds. Maybe daggers could shine for a bit?
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
I’ll look into it! 🤘
@Necrowarp_6 ай бұрын
An interesting ash of war for it that doesn't get talked about too often is spinning weapon, it doesn't have a lot of range and it's not that good when below lvl 200 but generally for ng+7 that's a fine level. It absolutely shreds everything that can bleed in ng+7 with bloodflame blade.
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Yep successive attacks & bleed usually do. Deff reliable for NG+ and beyond too, agreed 👍
@ramkris0122 ай бұрын
Why do you need level 200 for it to work?
@Necrowarp_2 ай бұрын
@@ramkris012 it's not that it doesnt work, there's just generally better builds at those levels.its still good since its successive attacks and bleed. YourAverageGamer even made a video making a spinning weapon build early game.
@ramkris0122 ай бұрын
@@Necrowarp_ ah I see.. I'm trying to make a grave scythe build work for lvl 100. I've been trying str/bloodflame + spinning weapon but idk if there's a more damaging aow I can go instead
@Necrowarp_2 ай бұрын
@@ramkris012 will still be really good and scale well, check out average gamers recent ash of war build tier lists and he usually has a spinning weapon grave scythe build on there you can use.
@xFaded_Echox5 ай бұрын
I’ve found a grave scythe the other day and got really far with it and I’ve found a really powerful build with it I used the ash of war phantom slash from the nights cavalry from the forbidden lands and put frost on it my scythe is +20 and it shreds and boss or enemy I come across
@YourAverageVarietyGamer5 ай бұрын
Nice! 🤘
@Sevatar_VIIIth9 күн бұрын
Just got Black Whetstone and want to put Occult on my Grave Scythe but idk which AoW let's me do that or which one is good for this weapon?
@aleksanderz23202 ай бұрын
what do you think about occult affinity for the grave scythe? Your frequent bleeds from bloodflame blade with the innate blood loss build up from the scythe wil probably be collosal and with investing all yoru stats into arcane your spells will actually melt with the dragon communion seal
@Sevatar_VIIIth9 күн бұрын
Hey which AoW is best to build an Occult Grave Scythe? Just got the stone for Occult but idk how or what to put on it?
@haim53216 ай бұрын
There is also another fun one that most don't use and that is the spining wep that use can use both on staff and scythe and with that you hit several times very fast and with bladeflame it is bassicly press l2 to bleed them
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Very true forgot that one, thanks! 🤘
@haim53216 ай бұрын
@@YourAverageVarietyGamer use it on malenia and you will see the definition of powerless
@lharsay6 ай бұрын
Sometimes I like to meme around with dual grave sythes and twinblade talisman trying to land the all 3 hits on the L1 chain for that 45% damage boost on the third one.
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Haha nice! I’ll have to try that. 🤘
@thesis41116 ай бұрын
Hey matt, great content as usual, dual grave scythes with wild strikes in fire affinity was a fun playthrough for me. I'd like to see what AR and ashes you could do with dual ripple blades you could come up with as a suggestion for fun mate 👍
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Thanks! I’ll look into it. 🤘
@johnorsa1922 ай бұрын
Where should I put extra levels for the spinning strikes one?
@LucieOne6 ай бұрын
Subscriber #500. Appreciate all you do, sir.
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🤘
@ToM_TouchOfMadness6 ай бұрын
I miss Spinning Weapon & Phantom Slash
@Max-kh5vp5 ай бұрын
Why do u miss it
@drkatz11923 ай бұрын
Phantom Slash is still fantastic even though the clone doesn’t proc bleed. The high AR of the scythe makes the damage great!
@marinomichele6 ай бұрын
Hey Matt! Thanks ! What about frost in left hand and phantom ash in right one ?
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
That would work well too. Bloodflame has been patched out of phantom slash though, as only innate or blood/occult affinity works. 🤘
@maxleong3042 ай бұрын
how many times had you guys farm on these mages till they dropped? just wondering if it is in the hundreds or more? pretty tired of acquire human bone shard 😩
@Bocchi_the_Kok2 ай бұрын
Took me about an hour today but took my buddy like three hours.
@edge1.213 ай бұрын
How do you make scythe a heavy grave scythe for the spinning slash build?
@YourAverageVarietyGamer3 ай бұрын
You need the whetblade for heavy. It’s in Stormveil castle, not far from the grafted scion.
@asukalangleysoryu9416Ай бұрын
Frost storm caller im level 120 melting through dlc content i havent even killed morgot yet lmao
@UnknownDigital02 ай бұрын
Am I missing something? Why can he buff his scythe with blood flame blade but I can’t?
@beeyee9705Ай бұрын
You can't buff if you have an affinity on the weapon from an ashe of war 🤷♂️
@yerboipatterson4066Ай бұрын
What does ar mean elden rings my first game on newgame+3 im just not familiar with terminology
@kwestioner8406Ай бұрын
attack rating which is the total damage of the weapon
@ericwest86405 ай бұрын
all the same stuff but with stormcaller.
@ceshadow3 ай бұрын
no power stance?
@YourAverageVarietyGamer3 ай бұрын
You can, but the ashes will typically do more damage.
@BlackFlameMonk6 ай бұрын
I have some superstitious feelings against Grave Scythe. 😅
@YourAverageVarietyGamer6 ай бұрын
lol it’s a fun weapon though. 🤘
@purplxhazee23505 ай бұрын
I hated it because i couldnt get it after a long grind then i switched builds to daggers and ended up getting a grave scythe by accident