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Ash of War: Blood Tax is an Ash of War and Upgrade Material in Elden Ring. Ash of War: Blood Tax provides and the Blood Tax Skill. Ashes of War can be equipped on Weapons and Shields to modify the Skill or an equipment, or to apply affinities that modify scaling values.

This Ash of War grants an armament the Blood affinity and the following skill:

"Blood Tax: Blood Oath skill granted by the Lord of Blood. Twist to build power, then unleash a flurry of thrusts that rob the target of both their blood and their HP."

Usable on armaments capable of thrusting (colossal weapons excepted).

Ash of War: Blood Tax Location in Elden Ring

Where to find Ash of War: Blood Tax:

• Found in the Mohgwyn Dynasty area in a small cave, at the eastern edge of the blood lake with four blood albinaurics that appear after killing the beetle.

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Ash of War: Blood Tax Elden Ring Guide

• Grants the skill Blood Tax.
• Can be used with the following affinity Upgrades: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Poison, Blood, Occult
• Can be applied to the following weapon categories, so long as the weapon allows skill replacement: Daggers, Throwing Blades, Straight Swords, Greatswords, Light Greatswords, Katanas, Great Katanas, Twinblades, Thrusting Swords, Heavy Thrusting Swords, Spears, Great Spears, Halberds, Thrusting Shields
• The skill causes you to hit 4 times, a stronger thrust followed by two weaker thrusts, then a final stronger thrust.
• Deals 88+44+44+110 MV (Motion Value) of damage for the 4 hits of the combo respectively.
• Applies 100+50+50+100 status effect MV (Motion Value) for the 4 hits of the combo respectively, averaging out to 75% of normal status effect buildup compared to 4 normal light attacks, though at a much faster rate when used on heavier and slower weapons.
• Patch 1.07 buffed this skill in a few ways - the attack was sped up and now does more damage, the health restoration effect was improved and the attack can be used sooner after the end of a different animation (such as attacking or using an item).
  • The health regeneration of the skill is only dependent on your max health and does not correlate to the damage done or the health of the enemy.
  • The first and last hits will always regenerate 45 HP + 4% of your max HP
  • The second and third hits will regenerate 25 HP + 2% of your max HP.
  • This means that if all hits connect, you will regenerate a total of 12% of your max health plus an additional 140 HP.

Ash of War: Blood Tax Tips

• The Mohgwyn Dynasty can be reached early by completing White Mask Varre's questline and using the Pureblood Knight's Medal given by him.
• This ash of war as surprisingly good stagger, able to make an enemy like a Leyndell Knight flinch from every hit regardless of poise. However, it does not boost one's own poise, thus it can easily be interrupted.
  • If you use Endure from a weapon in the left hand, you can nullify being interrupted. Keep in mind of your FP usage if Mind is low.
• Combine this with the incantation Bloodflame Blade and you'll accumulate Bleed build-up more easily than dual-wielding two Bleed weapons on top of being healed per hit (more potent at lower levels).
• This skill costs 14 FP to use.