This is a really fun and powerful Elden Ring build to do. This involves status effects and Rot while also hitting hard with the Rotten Great Axe. This is a solid build for NG+ and beyond and does both good damage from your strength stat as well as the Rot damage.

Equipment of Rotten Duelist Greataxe Build

• Right Hand Armament 1: Heavy Rotten Greataxe +25

• Left Hand Armament 1: Giant’s Seal +25

• Head Armor: Jar

• Chest Armor: Raptor’s Black Feathers

• Arms: Banished Knight Gauntlets

• Legs: Scaled Greaves

• Talismans:

Ritual Sword Talisman

Axe Talisman

Roar Medallion

Dragoncrest Shield Talisman+2

• Flask of Physicks:

Faith-knot Crystal Tear

Spiked Cracked Tear

Attributes & Stats of Rotten Duelist Greataxe Build

• Vigor: 50

• Mind: 25

• Endurance: 31

• Strength: 80

• Dexterity: 10

• Intelligence: 7

• Faith: 25

• Arcane: 11

Tips for Playing this Build

• -Good point about heavy vs keen on the rotten axe. The scaling Letter grades in this game are generally a bit misleading, as they don't factor in the base AR of the weapon. Usually, it's best to use an AR calculator to see what affinity gives you the most damage.

• -If you're not in NG+ and starting a strength build, we've found that for the early game, the rusted anchor with spear talisman (both are easy to get immediately) will carry you thru mid-game and beyond. Counter damage on pierce weapons is so strong and the anchor has significant base damage.

• -Don’t forget that highland axe in the offhand. Give it beast roar and it’s a nice ranged attack and a 10% dmg bonus on all roars and attacks after roars.

• -On scaling, each level actually has a range so even if something is B scaling, it could be high B scaling or low scaling.

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