No version appeals to new and seasoned players Ring of Fire as the Quality construction. By providing versatility, this version prepares you for all situations in the game.
There are many builds in Elden Ring, like those of Rot and Spellblade, that depend on specific effects triggering correctly or using endgame weapon gadgets. Even though these are extremely solid builds, playing them can seem like a daunting undertaking for new players.
So if you’re looking for a build that lets you use most of the game’s weapons and has simple gameplay, we’ve got you covered. This guide teaches you everything you need to know about best quality in Elden Ringlisting the best stats, weapons, armor and talismans run with it.
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How to play with the Quality version in Elden Ring
Unlike other builds, such as Sorcerer or Faith, the Quality build is not strictly limited to a single playstyle or gameplay loop. In general, it is a build combat focused on physical damage that does not rely on powerful incantations or sorceries to defeat enemies. But what really characterizes it is the distribution of statistics. For this construction, Strength And Dexterity are the most important stats and you want to increase them equally.
Splitting most of your points between the two physical damage-related stats instead of focusing on just one may seem like a less optimal strategy since builds focused on Strength and Dexterity are also pretty good. However, the Quality build isn’t that far behind in terms of damage and, what’s more, it allows you to use a wider variety of weapons.
In Elden Ring, you’ll find a large number of weapons that scale with Strength and Dexterity, as well as some that scale with both stats. In this guide you will find more than one weapon option, but our main suggestion is to go for the Bloodhound Fang. In addition to having a solid Ash of War – The finesse of the bloodhound – which can make you invulnerable if you time it correctly, the Bloodhound Fang scales well with Dexterity and Strength. On top of all that, this sword causes bleed buildup, which is one of the best damaging effects in the game.
Using the Bloodhound’s Fang with a medium to light armor set, you can easily handle the entire game. You won’t be a single boss, so some practice is required. You definitely want good armor with decent insurance. However, since your stats and talismans won’t help you carry more weight, you can only rely on your equipment to increase your chances of survival in a fight.
Better quality building stats in Elden Ring
Quality building is based on spending most of your points on Strength And Dexteritybut there are other stats to consider when playing this version. Vigor And Endurance come right after to give you enough life and stamina to handle the close range fights you’ll be taking part in.
Since there are two main stats and two secondary stats that are super important, you can’t have numbers that are too high. You want to have Strength and Dexterity at least at their soft limit, so at level 150 your stat distribution should look like this:
- Vigor:55
- Spirit: 18
- Endurance: 30
- Strength:55
- Dexterity:55
- Intelligence:9
- Faith:9
- Esoteric:7
For this example, we selected the Vagabond as our starting class. If you want to improve your character with some basic incantations, the Confessor is also a solid option.
Top Quality Build Weapons in Elden Ring
Choosing the best weapon for this build is actually the fun part because there is a long list you can choose from. To show the wide range of playstyles this build allows, we’ve selected a few weapons you can use with this quality build.
One of the best weapons for this build is the Bloodhound Fang. This curved sword requires 18 Strength And 17 Dexterity and evolves with these two statistics. With this build, you face any enemy with this weapon throughout the game. Bloodhound’s Fang passive accumulates blood lossmaking it extremely effective against most bosses in the game. Another positive aspect of this weapon is the fact that you can acquire it quite early, while you are still in Limgrave, by defeating the Bloodhound Knight Darriwil.
THE Cross-Naginata is another weapon that fits this build well and which you can find early in the game in the Gael Tunnel dungeon in Caelid. As a spear, the Cross-Naginata allows you to keep some distance from enemies between attacks. The conditions for using it are 16 Strength And 20 Dexterity, and this also causes bleeding to accumulate. You can use this weapon with another spear, a good combination for killing bosses in the game.
As you progress through the game and reach locations such as the Altus Plateau, more options become available to you. THE Big stars is an excellent hammer that, in addition to causing considerable physical and posture damage, heals you when enemies are hit. All this while also inflicting a build-up of bleeding. This is a mid-game powerhouse that requires 22 Strength And 12 Dexterity and a great tool for stunning enemies. Great Stars is a slower weapon than the other two, so how you approach fights may need to change. You can find two copies of this weapon in the game. The first is to defeat Magnus the Beast’s Claw, an optional boss you find in the Writheblood Ruins on the Altus Plateau. You find the other copy in the back of a car near a place of grace called The road of iniquity.
You can find new weapons for this version even in the later segments of Elden Ring. Different from all other types mentioned so far, the Twin Gargoyle Blade is a powerful and cool weapon that scales with strength and dexterity. With this weapon, you are able to hit enemies with sequences of moves that put them under pressure, allowing for an aggressive playstyle. It is enough for you 18 Strength And 15 Dexterity, which you will probably already have in your possession when the time comes to face the Valiant Gargoyle. By defeating him, gain their weapon.
Best quality construct armor in Elden Ring
Quality building doesn’t depend on what armor pieces you use, so you can run whatever you like. The only rule you should follow when choosing an armor set or creating an entirely new suit to meet your fashion standards is to keep your Medium Equipment Load. Otherwise, you’ll be too heavy to land attacks and it doesn’t matter how strong your build is if you can’t stay alive.
But if you want to get some ideas on what armor sets you could use in different stages of the game when running this build, we have some suggestions. At the start of the game, you can spend half an hour to get the Set of royal remains. To do this, you need to collect half of the Haligtree Medallion, which triggers an Ensha invasion when you return to Roundtable Hold. By defeating her, you find her near Gideon Ofnir’s room. It’s a great set with decent damage resistance and a great passive that heals you when you’re low on health.
A little further into the game, if you want to complete D, the Hunter of the Dead questline, you can acquire the Twin set. This is a great set for this build because it’s not too heavy but provides good defense. Because it’s tied to a specific quest, it may take a while before you can get it, but the Royal Remains set is more than enough until you get the paired set.
Later in the game, a great armor set that works wonderfully with Bloodhound’s Fang aesthetic is the The whole wolf. This one is a bit heavier than the Twinned Set but has more balance and defense across the board. To get this one, you need to complete the Ranni questline, which is only possible late in the game. If you are planning to get one of the Elden Ring special endings, you can choose Ranni’s and get this amazing armor for yourself.
Best Quality Building Talismans in Elden Ring
For the Quality version, you don’t have to worry about equipping all the high level talismans. In fact, until you reach the later parts of the game, a few initial talismans are best for you. Consider choosing talismans for the remaining slots based on situational needs, such as increasing resistance against certain types of damage.
In the Fort Farotha castle that you find to the northeast of Sellia, city of witchcraft in Caelid you find Soreseal of Radagon. There are several reasons why this talisman works well for this build. First, it increases your stamina, stamina, strength, and dexterity, all the best primary and secondary stats for this build. Second, you reach Fort Faroth quite early in the game using a teleport behind Marika’s third church. With this talisman, you can speed up building at certain levels and become stronger quite quickly.
With the talisman Soreseal of Radagon in hand, you must set out in search of the Legacy of the Starblight talisman. To get this item you need to visit Fort Gael, located northwest of the Dragon Communion Cathedral. In the building, you find this talisman in a chest in the upper part. You want to have the Starscourge heirloom because it increases your strength. It’s simple but given the importance of this statistic for the Quality build, this talisman is extremely useful when you are still at the start of the game.
Now, while you are still in Caelid, you should look for Gowry and complete the side quest he gives you. In doing so, you are rewarded with the Legacy of the prosthesis wearer, which has a similar effect to Starscourge Heirloom. However, instead of increasing your Strength, this talisman gives you some Dexterity points.
These three talismans are not the best in the game. However, since they increase more than one point in all the important stats of this build – which would require you to level up several times to naturally reach the same numbers, they help to see the construction run faster.
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