Elden Ring’s Sword & Shield combination allows for some extremely powerful builds. This guide will go through different defensive and offensive builds with the sword & shield in Elden Ring in great detail.
The Sword & Shield builds in Elden Ring
If you’re the sort of player that wants to go into beast mode and destroy every opponent in your path, the Sword & Shield build is for you. It’s built on attacks and defense with no spells thrown to the mix, just deadly strength and attacks.
Beastman Sword & Shield
- Class: Vagabond or Samurai
- Flask Spread: Crimsonburst Crystal Tier.
- Weapon: Beastman’s Heavy Curved Sword +25
- Talisman: Claw Talisman, Dragoncrest Shield +2
- Shield: Dragonclaw Shield +10
- Armor: Radahn’s Set
- Skills: Shield Bash
- Stats: Strength and Endurance (Primary)
Bloodloss Sword & Shield Build
- Class: Vagabond or Samurai
- Flask Spread: Crimsonburst Crystal Tier.
- Weapon: Beastman’s Heavy Curved Sword +25
- Talisman: Claw Talisman, Dragoncrest Shield +2
- Shield: Dragonclaw Shield +10
- Armor: Radahn’s Set
- Skills: Shield Bash
- Stats: Strength and Endurance (Primary)
Best Sword & Shield Builds
Because they have good Strength and Endurance attributes, you may start your Beastman Sword & Shield build with either the Vagabond or Samurai classes (your primary stats for this build).
You may use any class with this Bloodloss Sword & Shield setup as long as you modify it correctly and play aggressively since you’ll be battling up close to build up Bloodloss and inflict damage.
This Bloodloss Sword & Shield Build is best suited for aggressive players. Your main weapon will accumulate Bloodloss, enabling you to deliver significant damage while countering with your Shield.
Best Stats for Sword & Shield Builds
Strength and Endurance are the major stats for the Beastman Sword & Shield build. You’re aware that you’ll be wielding Beastman’s Heavy greatsword, which scales mostly with strength.
To roll correctly with big equipment, you must prioritize strength and endurance.
- Vigor: 25
- Mind: 25
- Endurance: 35
- Strength: 30
- Dexterity: 17
Strength and Endurance should be your key stats for the Bloodloss Sword & Shield build, since you will be wearing D Hunter of the Dead’s armor and wielding a great shield with it.
- Vigor: 20
- Mind: 15
- Endurance: 35
- Strength: 30
- Dexterity: 25
Best Weapons for Sword & Shield Builds
Beastman’s Heavy curved sword is exceptionally well-balanced for Beastman Sword & Shield construction. With this sword, your character will conduct hefty ground strikes as well as two mid-air leap attacks.
Because this sword scales largely on strength, the hefty affinity is merely icing on the cake. Expect nothing less than A-Scaling power with the addition of a strong affinity on the Beastman’s Heavy Curved Sword.
The Long Sword is a fantastic option for Bloodloss Sword & Shield setups since you can remove chunks of health in a matter of seconds after leveling it up and using an ash of war that builds up Bloodloss.
Best Armor for Sword & Shield Builds
Radahn’s Set is the armor set you’ll be utilizing for the Beastman Sword & Shield build. When combined with a shield, it becomes a terrific combo.
You’ll be employing the Dragonclaw Shield to absorb your opponent’s damage, giving you greater protection while fighting with powerful opponents.
Dragonclaw Shield benefits you in a variety of ways, including a 100% Physical Damage block, a 50% Magic/Fire block, a 76% Lightning block, and a 47% Holy block. You may now utilize the Shield Bash Skill to absorb your opponent’s assaults while still hitting to deliver damage.
In the Bloodloss Sword and Shield build, you will be wearing D Hunter of the Dead’s armor, which is extremely hefty, and you will also be holding a fantastic shield.
The Golden Beast Crest Shield is one of Elden Ring’s several greatshields. Since of its weight, it will slow you down, but because this Shield provides 100 Physical damage negation, you may block every physical attack the opponent makes and employ guard counters to sneak in a few sneaky strikes.
Best Elden Ring Talismans for Sword & Shield Builds
Because the Beastman Sword and Shield setup does not use spells and relies largely on close-range fighting, the Claw Talisman will always come in useful.
The Claw Talisman will increase the effectiveness of your sword’s leap attacks. It may be used as a continuation of a combination to execute more strikes after evading a monster.
The Dragoncrest Shield Talisman will additionally increase damage negation by 10% to 15%, depending on the kind of talisman.
Great–Jar Arsenal and Erdtree’s Favour will boost your total equipment load, stamina, and Endurance to aid with all the weight in Bloodloss Sword and Shield build.
Best Skills for Sword & Shield Builds
In the Beatman Sword and Shield build, you may now utilize the Shield Bash Skill to absorb your opponent’s strikes while hitting at the same time to inflict damage.
Despite being a hefty construction, the Bloodloss Sword and Shield combination provides fast-paced combat. It is quite easy to use this build. Use the extra flask, such as Crimson–Burst Crystal Tear or Strength–Knot Crystal Tear, before the combat to get additional bonuses and life regeneration.
As previously said, utilizing an ash of war that increases blood loss is critical for this build, therefore we’re going with the Bloody Slash ash of war. It delivers a single hit that causes blood loss and knocks the opponent out.
