Elden Ring Arcane Build Guide: How to Build the Strongest Blood Dragon

Elden Ring provides a variety of gameplay options to players when it comes to their builds. In this guide, we’re going to shed some light on a build which focuses on Arcane with the help of YouTuber Fextralife.

An Arcane build is a very sensible choice for a lot of players as it helps with the Discovery trait, which increases their chances of discovering items after defeating enemies. It also improves the damage of certain spells as well.

In this guide, we will show you the best Blood Dragon in the game right now.

Equipment required for a Blood Dragon Build

Firstly, players need to make sure that they have fast weapons for the quick bleed buildup and faster strikes, which makes the two curved swords the perfect option for Warriors.

Then, players should put on the Ash of War: Bloody Slash on one of them by acquiring the Lost Ashes. They will also need to select the bleed affinity, so they have bleeding as it will allow both weapons to set the bleeding status effect upon attacking.

Players should also make sure to have the Dragon Communion Seal that is available at the Fringefolk Hero’s Grave. The seal requires Somber Stones, which can be used to upgrade the two curved swords. Moreover, it also provides boosts to Dragon Incantations. It also helps scale Arcane quite well, which will help with quicker bleeds while also providing more damage from the spells as well.

In terms of armor, players can use any heavy option as long as it allows them to mid roll because the Blood Dragon build doesn’t have the greatest amount of endurance.

For Talismans, players will have to use the Blessed Drew Talisman, Winged Sword Insignia and the Marika’s Scarseal. With the Blessed Drew, players can regain HP as they will require it following all the blood consumption by Bloody Slash. The Winged Sword Insignia increases the power of the attacks, which makes them highly useful for players using the two curved swords. Finally, the Marika’s Scarseal improves Mind, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane.

Along with that, the two spells that players will need to use include Dragonclaw and Rotten Breath. To find Dragonclaw, Elden Ring players will need to travel to the island with the Church of Dragon Communion, where they will require 1 Dragon Heart to purchase. Players can also purchase Rotten Breath from the Dragon Communion Altar at the Cathedral of Dragon Communion for 1 Dragon Heart.

With this build, players can be quite aggressive and cause quick bleed buildup against human or living enemies. Moreover, Bloody Slash also deals a ton of damage and it can be increased by spending Arcane points, making this a quite powerful build in Elden Ring.