Vanquisher Build | Elden Ring Wiki

Vanquisher is a Build for Elden Ring. It is a Strength and Dexterity build that stays viable for the whole game, built around Dragon Halberd and its skill Spinning Slash.

Why Play the Vanquisher Build in Elden Ring

The Vanquisher Build is an "all-game" build that players can use fairly at the beginning of the game and until the end. The highlight of this build is the Dragon Halberd weapon, making it special because of the skill that is associated, which is the Ash of War: Spinning Slash that buffs the damage with Ice Lightning by 160 Lightning Damage and 80 Frost build up for 45 seconds. Not only does it have great damage, but the weapon has a decent guard boost.

Vanquisher Build Requirements

To use everything in this build you need at least 15 Faith. Anything above those numbers goes into damage and survivability rather than meeting requirements.

Vanquisher Build Stats and Attributes

Ideally, the Stats for this Build are as follows: 50 Vigor, 30 Mind, 25 Endurance, 55 Strength, 45 Dexterity, and simply just ignore Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane. However, you can add about 15 points Faith if you want to use Flame Grant me Strength which raises Physical and Fire-Affinity attack power. It is just an alternative here, but for this build, you won't need Faith. Using Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Spiked Cracked Tear can help with temporarily boosting strength or dexterity. You can also go for the Greenburst Crystal Tear to boost your stamina recovery or if you're someone who wants to keep spamming Spinning Slash, the Leaden Hardtear is great for boosting your poise. Finally, consider using Radahn's Great Rune just to gain that boost in HP, FP, and Stamina.

Vanquisher Build Gear

Another All-Game build is the Vanquisher build which focuses on Strength and Dexterity. Primarily, you'll want to acquire the main item for this build to work, which is the Dragon Halberd. The Dragon Halberd weapon can be acquired in the early stages of the game if you're playing for the first time, and this is dropped by the Dragonkin Soldier boss located in Siofra River. The reason why this weapon is interesting is how it is empowered with Ice Lightning when using the Ash of War: Spinning Slash, when you use the skill, it buffs the weapon damage with Ice Lightning by 160 Lightning Damage and 80 Frost build-up for 45 seconds. It is an effect that is unique to this weapon. The Dragon Halberd also has a great attack rating with 55 Strength, 45 Dexterity, and bolsters Physical Damage. Apart from that since this build doesn't come with a shield, unlike the other builds, the Dragon Halberd has a decent guard boost if fully upgraded for blocking enemy attacks. It is also versatile with its attacks where you can use R1 for a thrusting attack apart from its wide swings, allowing players to take advantage of the effects of the Spear Talisman.

When it comes to armor, this build uses the Gelmir Knight Helm, Gelmir Knight Armor, Cuckoo Knight Gauntlets, and Gelmir Knight Greaves simply because they aesthetically fit well. Armor is flexible: you can use whatever Armor you want as long as you have more than 51 Poise, because the idea of this build is that whenever you use Spinning Slash, you're going to Poise through the damage of bosses, that way, you can maximize using the skill. You can check the Armor page to find a complete list of armor in Elden Ring. As for Talismans, you can use Warrior Jar Shard or Shard of Alexander depending if you are at the beginning or later portion of the game, either one works, but essentially, the talisman boosts the attack power of Spinning Slash. Ritual Sword Talisman will further boost the damage by 10% more whenever you are in full health. Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman is a good option to reduce Physical Damage by 20% just for added survivability, and finally, since you will be using the thrust move frequently, the Spear Talisman will benefit this build since it will increase the thrusting weapon counterattack damage by 15%.

Armor

The full set comes to 27 poise and 16.3 weight across 3 pieces.

Talismans

Spells

Weapon Skill

Spinning Slash (6 (12) FP, Ash of War). A favorite skill of dexterous warriors. Slash foes as your body spins. This momentum can connect into a final heavy attack.

Crystal Tears and Great Runes

Weight and Status Effects

Everything listed above weighs 29.9 in total — check that against your Endurance if you want to keep a medium roll.

Related Elden Ring Builds

• All Strength Builds
• All Dexterity Builds
• All Elden Ring Builds