Kung Fu Katarist Build | Elden Ring Wiki
Kung Fu Katarist is a Build for Elden Ring. It is a Faith build that stays viable for the whole game, built around Katar and its skill Impaling Thrust.
Why Play the Kung Fu Katarist Build in Elden Ring
The Kung Fu Katarist heavily relies on the weapon Katar, buffed with Electrify Armament to deal with lightning-imbued consecutive attacks and inflict high damage numbers. This build is designed to trade blows with enemies by having significant allocated Vigor Points. Since the Katar can do thrust damage, it can wield the Impaling Thrust Ashes of War to break enemy defenses and stances.
The Kung Fu Katarist is a hyper-aggressive build that deals the majority of its damage by inflicting lightning-imbued consecutive attacks on targets. Due to its tanking capability, it can receive hits and trade blows with its targets, while dishing out its attack combinations. The Katar weapon can deal with thrust damage thus it is capable of equipping the Impaling Thrust Ashes of War that can break enemy stances easily or even deal damage.
Kung Fu Katarist Build Requirements
To use everything in this build you need at least 40 Faith, 13 Intelligence, 10 Dexterity, 10 Arcane, 8 Strength. Anything above those numbers goes into damage and survivability rather than meeting requirements.
| Weapon | Type | Requires | Scaling | Weight | Skill | Passive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katar | Fist | Strength 8, Dexterity 10 | STR D / DEX D | 2.5 | Impaling Thrust | |
| Erdtree Seal | Sacred Seal | Faith 40 | FAI C | No Skill |
Kung Fu Katarist Build Gear
This build explores the following talismans, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman for more damage mitigation since the user is open for incoming damage when dealing with consecutive attacks, Spear Talisman for more damage when countering with the Katar, Millicent Prosthesis and Rotten Winged Sword Insignia further increases the build's damage per second when dealing consecutive attacks and note that both Talismans indeed stacks. More suggested Talisman alternatives were provided in the video.
Armor
| Piece | Slot | Poise | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haligtree Knight Helm | Head Armor | 7 | 5.1 |
| Blackflame Monk Armor | Chest Armor | 24 | 11.8 |
| Scaled Gauntlets | Gauntlets | 7 | 5.3 |
| Scaled Greaves | Leg Armor | 20 | 9.9 |
| Total | 58 | 32.1 |
The full set comes to 58 poise and 32.1 weight across 4 pieces.
Talismans
| Talisman | Effect | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman | Enormously reduces Physical Damage taken by 20%. | 0.8 |
| Spear Talisman | Increases thrusting weapon counterattack damage by 15% | 0.5 |
| Rotten Winged Sword Insignia | Greatly raises attack power with successive attacks (6%,8%,13%) | 1.4 |
| Millicent's Prosthesis | Boosts dexterity (+5), raises attack power with successive attacks (4%,6%, 11%) | 1.6 |
Spells
| Spell | FP Cost | Slots | Requires | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrify Armament | 27 | 1 | Faith 15 | Enchants right-hand armament with lightning damage |
| Bloodflame Blade | 20 | 1 | Faith 12, Arcane 10 | Enchants right-hand armament with bloodflame |
| Order's Blade | 22 | 1 | Intelligence 13, Faith 13 | Enchants right-hand armament with holy damage |
| Wrath of Gold | 40 | 1 | Faith 32 | Produces golden shockwave that knocks back foes |
Weapon Skill
Impaling Thrust (9 FP, Ash of War). Skill that lets piercing armaments overcome enemy shields. Build power, then lunge forward for a long thrust that pierces an enemy's guard.
Weight and Status Effects
Everything listed above weighs 38.9 in total (1 item on this list has no weight value) — check that against your Endurance if you want to keep a medium roll.
How to Play the Kung Fu Katarist Build
Users need to ensure to use the Electrify Armament before engaging in a fight to reach high damage potential. If the enemy is resistant to lightning attacks, on the other hand, the build is equipped with the following incantation, Bloodflame Blade and Order's Blade to be versatile in combat. In this manner, it will allow the user to use a different kind of element to buff the katar before engaging in combat.
The Golden Vow incantations provide more Attack and Defense, to support the build's playstyle. The Wrath of Gold is suggested when dealing with a large group of enemies since the Katar is most effective when dealing with a single enemy.
