Red Rogue Build | Elden Ring Wiki
Red Rogue is a Build for Elden Ring. It is an Arcane build for level 150+, built around Reduvia and its skill Reduvia Blood Blade. It starts from the Bandit class.
Why Play the Red Rogue Build in Elden Ring
The Red Rogue build for Elden Ring features the Reduvia dagger weapon, it is recommended to if you are starting your journey for the first time or a New Game Plus, choose the Bandit class at it can utilize this weapon from the get-go upon obtaining the weapon, the class will also have met all the stat requirements of the Reduvia Dagger. This is a simple and straightforward build that will work in the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion because of how much Bleed build-up it can apply to the enemies. To boost the damage of this weapon and other factors such as a faster build-up of the Bleed status effect and the effectiveness of the weapon's skill, this build has added tons of points to Arcane, which is a must to work.
What makes this weapon unique for this build is its skill, which is the Reduvia Blood Blade. It deals physical damage to enemies in a medium to short range distance, and it significantly is effective to apply and build Hemorrhage or Bleed with each hit and since Patch 1.07, its attack power has been increased and its damage detection to the weapon part has been added, making this such a deadly weapon. Regardless of the weapon only having medium to short range, it still has the capability and option for players to approach combat in various ways to poke enemies at a safe distance, you can build Hemorrhage, and to attack at close-range when necessary. On the other hand, for enemies that are immune to build, the Red Rogue build is still effective since the build comes with alternative equipment and also has decent amount of damage.
Red Rogue Build Stats and Attributes
When it comes to the attributes of this build, the stats are spread out as follows: 50 Vigor, 22 Mind, 30 Endurance, 08 Strength, 25 Dexterity, 16 Intelligence, 07 Faith, and 80 Arcane. Intelligence and Faith are not required for this build, however, depending on your preference or if you want to equip certain spells that favor other stats, you will need to add points to the respective attribute required. Early on, you will have to prioritize Arcane to take advantage of this build.
Red Rogue Build Gear
As for Armor, the armor pieces this build uses is more of fashion to fit the theme. Ideally, you want to have something that provides you with at least 51 Poise so that you can trade hits. You can equip whatever Armor you want if you try out this build. On the other hand, the armor pieces that are used for this build, obviously does not meet the 51 Poise requirement noted above, but for it to reach that number, it has Bull-Goat's Talisman equipped to raise Poise by 33%.
Other talismans equipped are Shard of Alexander or Warrior Jar Shard to boost the attack power of the weapon's skill, Millicent's Prosthesis for extra Dex, and Lord of Blood's Exultation to raise the attack power for 20 seconds when Hemorrhage triggers which for this build, is the highlight, and will happen all the time. Other alternatives that you can use, depending on your preference, Dagger Talisman to increase the Critical Damage, Green Turtle Talisman to improve the recovery speed of your Stamina
And to finalize this build, the Red Rogue build for Elden Ring uses the Greenspill Crystal Tear to temporarily boost your stamina recovery since you will be spamming your attacks of the weapon, Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear to temporarily boost Dexterity, alternatively, Thorny Cracked Tear can also work since it will make your attacks stronger when you are consecutively spamming attacks. As for the rune, Radahn's Great Rune is the best way to go so that you gain more HP, FP, and Stamina.
Armor
| Piece | Slot | Poise | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Mask | Head Armor | 4 | 3 |
| Nox Swordstress Armor | Chest Armor | 17 | 8.3 |
| Scaled Gauntlets | Gauntlets | 7 | 5.3 |
| Nox Greaves | Leg Armor | 10 | 5.1 |
| Total | 38 | 21.7 |
The full set comes to 38 poise and 21.7 weight across 4 pieces.
Talismans
| Talisman | Effect | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Millicent's Prosthesis | Boosts dexterity (+5), raises attack power with successive attacks (4%,6%, 11%) | 1.6 |
| Bull-Goat's Talisman | Raises Poise by 33% | 0.5 |
| Lord of Blood's Exultation | Raises attack power by 20% (12% in PvP) for 20 seconds when Blood Loss occurs in the vicinity | 0.9 |
| Shard of Alexander | Greatly boosts the attack power of Skills by 15% | 0.9 |
| Warrior Jar Shard | Boosts the attack power of Skills by 10% | 0.9 |
Alternate Talismans
| Talisman | Effect | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Dagger Talisman | Increases Critical Damage by 17% | 1.1 |
| Green Turtle Talisman | Raises Stamina recovery speed (17.7%) | 0.7 |
Weapon Skill
Reduvia Blood Blade (6 FP, Unique). Slash with the wicked dagger, transforming its never-drying bloodstains into airborne blood blades that cause blood loss. Can be fired in rapid succession.
Crystal Tears and Great Runes
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Greenspill Crystal Tear | Temporarily boosts stamina in mixed physick |
| Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear | Temporarily boosts dexterity in mixed physick |
| Thorny Cracked Tear | Makes consecutive attacks grow stronger in mixed physick. |
| Radahn's Great Rune | Raises maximum HP, FP and Stamina |
Weight and Status Effects
Everything listed above weighs 26.5 in total — check that against your Endurance if you want to keep a medium roll.
