10 best Bleed builds in Elden Ring to prepare for Shadow of the Erdtree

Bleed builds have always been some of the strongest in Elden Ring, mainly because of how strong it is as a status effect. If you can figure out how to quickly fill up an enemy's Bleed meter, you can take off large chunks of their health with relative ease. With the arrival of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, we will get newer builds to take on new challenges.

However, you will need a strong build to begin exploring the Land of Shadow. So, here are 10 of the best Bleed Builds in Elden Ring to help you prepare for Shadow of the Erdtree.

Note: This article is subjective and solely based on the author's opinion.

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1) Blood Claws

Blood Claws is one of the best Bleed builds in Elden Ring (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Quoppp)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 40
Strength: 40
Dexterity: 49
Intelligence: 15
Faith: 15
Arcane: 34

This build relies on the amazing blood loss buildup of the Blood Venomous Fang, which is an extremely light weapon, allowing for a lighter equip load. For your Talismans, you will need Milicent's Prosthesis to boost Dexterity and raise your attack power, Lord of Blood's Exultation to further boost your attack power, and Rotten Winged Sword Insignia to deal greater damage with successive attacks.

Finally, you will need the Ritual Sword Talisman to boost attack power when your HP is full. Before heading into battle, use the Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength spells for further buffs. Now that the setup is complete, you can head into the fight. With your buffs active, every few hits should max out your enemy's blood loss buildup, allowing for great amounts of damage.

Since you're using claws, your attacks will be extremely fast, thus making this one of the best Bleed builds in Elden Ring.

2) Blood Nagakiba

Blood Nagakiba has a ton of range (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Quoppp)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 20
Strength: 18
Dexterity: 51
Intelligence: 10
Faith: 15
Arcane: 40

This build depends on the Blood Nagakiba, which serves as the base for some of the strongest Bleed builds in Elden Ring. This weapon scales with dexterity and has a blood loss buildup of 102, meaning it will be extremely easy to make your enemies bleed with this in hand. The setup for this build is the same as the one above, but you'll need to switch the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia with the Shard of Alexander.

With your buffs active, head into battle and focus on landing hits with the Double Slash Ash of War. A few hits from this skill is enough to make just about anyone bleed. Thanks to the speed of its moveset, this build can even defeat boss enemies in a matter of seconds. The Nagakiba is also used in some of the best Dexterity builds in Elden Ring

3) Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear

Bloodboon Ritual is one of the strongest Ash of Wars in Elden Ring (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 20
Strength: 30
Dexterity: 14
Intelligence: 10
Faith: 15
Arcane: 60

Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear is the trademark weapon of Mohg, the Lord of Blood. Naturally, it serves as the base for some of the best Bleed builds in Elden Ring. To set up the build, you must equip the Fire Scorpion Charm, Lord of Blood's Exultation, Shard of Alexander, and Ritual Sword Talisman. You will also need a mixture of the Greenburst Crystal Tear and the Flame Shrouding Cracked Tear.

Before heading into battle, use your Flask of Wondrous Physick and the Flame, Grant Me Strength spell. Once you're in battle, patiently wait for an opportunity to use the Bloodboon Ritual Ash of War on your weapon. With two or three hits of this skill, you should be able to bleed almost any opponent dry.

4) Blood Godskin Peeler

Blood Godskin Peelers can make short work of almost any enemy (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 20
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 47
Intelligence: 10
Faith: 15
Arcane: 40

Godskin Peeler is one of the best weapons in the game, and you can get one by defeating the Godskin Apostle at Windmill Village. It is recommended that a second one be picked up as well, either through trade or in New Game+ cycles. The setup for this build requires the Lord of Blood's Exultation, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Claw Talisman, and Ritual Sword Talisman.

With these equipped, you must use the Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength spells. Now the most important part is to make sure both your Godskin Peelers have the Seppuku Ash of War, as this will help boost blood loss buildup. You can head into battle once the setup is complete. During fights focus on landing jump attacks while powerstancing your weapons.

If your attacks land, getting a bleed proc is relatively easy, and successive attacks can even lead to multiple bleed procs, making this one of the best Bleed builds in Elden Ring.

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5) Scavenger's Occult Curved Sword

Scavenger's Curved Swords are responsible for some of the strongest Bleed builds in Elden Ring (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 20
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 14
Intelligence: 10
Faith: 15
Arcane: 80

The Scavenger's Occult Curved Sword is also one of the best choices for Bleed Builds in Elden Ring. Its blood loss buildup of 87 will allow you to get multiple bleed procs throughout a fight. This build uses the same setup as the Blood Godskin Peeler build above. The most important part is having the Claw Talisman equipped since it boosts the damage of jump attacks.

Once your setup is complete, powerstance both your swords and continue to spam jump attacks whenever you get a window to attack. The Scavenger's Occult Curved Sword is so efficient that you can get a bleed proc every two hits. Moreover, the weapon deals a decent amount of physical damage, making it great for almost every situation.

6) Eleonora's Poleblade

Eleonora's Poleblade can even cut dragons down to size (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 26
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 45
Intelligence: 7
Faith: 25
Arcane: 45

Eleonora's Poleblade gives birth to one of the coolest Bleed builds in Elden Ring. The best part of this weapon is the Bloodblade Dance Ash of War. First off, it looks really cool, but more importantly, if it connects properly, you can easily get a blood proc and deal a massive amount of damage. Your strategy for this build should be to use the Bloodblade Dance every chance you get.

For your talismans, you can go with Lord of Blood's Exultation, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Milicent's Prosthesis, and the Shard of Alexander. In your Flask, mix the Thorny Cracked Tear and Faith-knot Crystal Tear. With all of this working in tandem, you can make short work of just about any enemy.

7) Blood Blade

You can make some of the strongest Bleed builds in Elden Ring with Blood Blade (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 28
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 23
Intelligence: 7
Faith: 25
Arcane: 65

This build relies on the Occult Nagakiba, which is capable of a loss buildup of 83. Your Talismans for this build will be the same as the build above, but you can choose to swap the Rotten Winged Sword Insignia with the Green Turtle Talisman. This build relies heavily on the Blood Blade Ash of War. This skill gives you a ton of range; however, we won't be using it from a distance.

With your buffs active, close in on your enemies and use the Blood Blade attack from a distance where your sword will make contact with the enemy. This way, you can get a ton of blood loss buildup while also dealing a good amount of physical damage. If it works, you will be killing enemies in a matter of seconds, making this one of the strongest Bleed builds in Elden Ring.

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8) Frost and Bleed build

Frost and Bleed is a deadly combination (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 20
Endurance: 28
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 23
Intelligence: 7
Faith: 15
Arcane: 65

This build will use two Scanveger Curved Swords: one to deal frost damage and the other for blood loss buildup. You will need a Savenger's Occult Curved Sword and a Scavenger's Cold Curved Sword. Your setup will remain the same as the other build using the Scavenger's Occult Curved Sword, with the only difference being that you will use both the Frost and Blood buildups to deal with enemies.

With your buffs active, equip your swords in both hands and make sure the one doing Bleed damage is not in your off-hand. Now, close in and continue to do jump attacks on your enemies. With each hit, you can do up to 3K damage, which gets a bonus every time you get a blood proc. This gives the build a lot of damage potential, which is why it's one of the best Bleed builds in Elden Ring.

9) Marais Executioner Sword

The Marais Executioner Sword shreds (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 22
Endurance: 25
Strength: 40
Dexterity: 20
Intelligence: 7
Faith: 25
Arcane: 45

The Marais Executioner Sword is one of the best Legendary Armaments in Elden Ring and we will take advantage of its Ash of War for this build. You must equip the Godfrey Icon, Milicent's Prosthesis, Shard of Alexander, and Rotten Winged Sword Insignia. It is also recommended to use the Bloodboil Aromatic before entering battle.

Once you're in the fight, your main focus will be to land hits with the Marais Executioner Sword. Your damage will increase with each successive hit, and a couple of uses of the Ash of War is usually enough for most enemies in the game. The Marais Executioner Sword is responsible for some of the strongest Bleed builds in Elden Ring.

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1) Gargoyle's Twinblades

Gargoyle's Twinblades can be a bit heavy (Image via FromSoftware || YouTube/Your Average Gamer)

Vigor: 60
Mind: 22
Endurance: 27
Strength: 40
Dexterity: 20
Intelligence: 7
Faith: 25
Arcane: 45

Gargoyle's Twinblades are some of the strongest twin blades in the game. Much like the Scavenger Swords build, it also relies on triggering bleed procs by spamming jump attacks. Put Seppuku on both your Gargoyle's Twinblades, use your Flask, and you're ready to jump into battle.

Once you're faced with an enemy, your focus should be on looking for windows to get off a jump attack. Each successful hit is capable of dealing up to 7K damage. If you're fast enough, you can easily beat just about any enemy that Elden Ring has to throw at you using this build.

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