Arcane
Stat Goals
- Vigor: 60
- Strength: 24
- Dexterity: 22
- Faith: 15
- Arcane: 80
- Affinities:
Recommended Weapons
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Recommended Ash of War
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| Reduvia |
Regalia of Eochaid |
| Flamberge |
Marais Executioner's Sword |
| Bloody Helice |
Scavenger's Curved Sword |
| Nagakiba |
Rivers of Blood |
| Eleonora's Poleblade |
Great Omenkiller Cleaver |
| Spiked Club |
Chainlink Flail |
| Great Stars |
Cross Naginata |
| Mohgwyn's Sacred Spear |
Vulgar Militia Saw |
| Grave Scythe |
Hoslow's Petal Whip |
| Star Fist |
Bloodhound Claws |
| Dragon Communion Seal |
Morning Star |
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| Blood Blade |
Bloody Slash |
| Blood Tax |
Seppuku |
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Recommended Spells
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| Swarm of Flies |
Bloodflame Talons |
| Bloodboon |
Ekzykes's Decay |
Pros
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Cons
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- High Percentage-based Damage
- Exceptional stunlock Potential
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- Weak Raw Damage
- Some Enemies are Immune to Blood Loss
- Lacks Versatility
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Description
Arcane builds tend to focus on maximizing the Blood Loss effect and inflicting it as often as possible, making faster weapons with multi-hits ideal. Dual-Wielding the same weapon type and using their paired attacks is even better. Since Blood Loss deals percentage-based damage, even enemies with massive health pools will quickly succumb to it. The Occult affinity is perfect for weapons with innate Blood Loss, because Arcane increases you build-up rate and becomes your main damage stat. While the Blood Affinity has more Blood Loss buildup, Occult is still recommended because it produces higher overall damage and better Arcane scaling.
The Lord of Blood's Exultation is the strongest Talisman to use for this build. It raises attack power by 20% for 20 seconds when any Blood Loss occurs in the vicinity. Similarly, the White Mask head gear has a passive effect that increases attack power by 10% for 20 seconds under the same conditions. Both of these stack for a total 30% damage increase every time Blood Loss is inflicted.
Seppuku is the strongest Blood Loss Ash of War in the game. Using Seppuku inflicts Blood Loss on yourself, dealing 10% of your maximum HP, but infuses your weapon with extra Blood Loss buildup for 60 seconds. Seppuku's self-applied Blood Loss also triggers both damage increases from the aforementioned talisman and headgear.
For early game use, defeat Nerijus in Limgrave for his unique Dagger, Reduvia. This weapon's Skill, Reduvia Blood Blade, can inflict Blood Loss from a safe distance. Another great early weapon is Eleonora's Poleblade, found on the Altus Plateau. Its skill, Bloodblade Dance, deals heavy damage and builds up Blood Loss extremely quickly. Special weapons like these cannot take advantage of Seppuku, but they still have excellent Blood Loss buildup without it. For endgame use, the Rivers of Blood is a fantastic Katana owing to its infamous Skill, Corpse Piler, which can cause Blood Loss in mere moments and deal massive damage to any enemy that can bleed.