Blackflame Apostle Build | Elden Ring Wiki
Blackflame Apostle is a Build for Elden Ring. It is a Faith build for level 50, built around Uchigatana and its skill Bloody Slash. It starts from the Prophet, Confessor or Samurai class.
Why Play the Blackflame Apostle Build in Elden Ring
A Faith-Dex Build that focuses on the use of Black Flame to boost damage and give multiple options to every scenario.
Black Flame Blade has a very short cast time but very short duration. It does extra damage, and it's damage over time is based on the Max HP of the enemy, so it's more effective against high HP targets like Bosses and tough enemies, and is fantastic in Co Op where Bosses and enemies have even more HP. It also is good against enemies that can't Bleed.
Black Flame is your ranged spell that does solid damage, and a bit of damage over time as well based on the Max HP of the target, so just like Black Flame Blade is good against high HP enemies. However, you'll use this on many enemies just to clear some out before engaging in melee combat.
Catch Flame is great for enemies that are physical damage resistant, and is slightly cheaper than Black Flame. Use when you need fire damage up close.
Blackflame Apostle Build Requirements
To use everything in this build you need at least 27 Faith, 24 Dexterity, 18 Strength, 10 Arcane. Anything above those numbers goes into damage and survivability rather than meeting requirements.
| Weapon | Type | Requires | Scaling | Weight | Skill | Passive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchigatana | Katana | Strength 11, Dexterity 15 | STR D / DEX D | 5.5 | Unsheathe | Hemorrhage 45 |
| Nightrider Flail | Flail | Strength 10, Dexterity 24 | STR E / DEX C | Spinning Chain | ||
| Bloodhound's Fang | Curved Greatsword | Strength 18, Dexterity 17 | STR D / DEX C | 11.5 | Bloodhound's Finesse | Hemorrhage 55 |
| Godslayer's Seal | Sacred Seal | Strength 4, Faith 27 | STR E / FAI C | 1.5 | No Skill |
Blackflame Apostle Build Gear
The way this Build works is that you'll carry your Seal in your left hand and weapon in your right, buffing it with either Black Flame Blade or Bloodflame Blade depending on the circumstance. Bloodflame Blade will boost your Bleed build up on your weapon, so if it already has Bleed on it, it will be even higher. It also boosts damage a bit.
Spells
| Spell | FP Cost | Slots | Requires | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Flame | 18 | 1 | Faith 20 | Throws a ball of raging black fire |
| Black Flame Blade | 15 | 1 | Faith 17 | Enchants right-hand armament with black flame |
| Catch Flame | 10 | 1 | Faith 8 | Momentarily sparks flame from hand |
| Bloodflame Blade | 20 | 1 | Faith 12, Arcane 10 | Enchants right-hand armament with bloodflame |
Weapon Skill
Bloody Slash (6 FP, Ash of War). Blood Oath skill granted by the Lord of Blood. From a low stance, coat the blade in your own blood to unleash a rending blood slash in a wide arc.
Unsheathe (Ash of War). Skill of swordsmen from the Land of Reeds. Sheathe blade, holding it at the hip in a composed stance. Follow up with a normal or strong attack to perform a swift slash attack.
Weight and Status Effects
Everything listed above weighs 18.5 in total (1 item on this list has no weight value) — check that against your Endurance if you want to keep a medium roll.
The weapons in this build apply Hemorrhage 45, Hemorrhage 55, Godskin Apostle Incantations.
