Waterfowl Warrior Build | Elden Ring Wiki
Waterfowl Warrior is a Build for Elden Ring. It is a Dexterity build for level 150-200, built around Hand of Malenia and its skill Waterfowl Dance.
Why Play the Waterfowl Warrior Build in Elden Ring
A Dexterity Build that uses Hand of Malenia to devastating results via Waterfowl Dance.
Unlike other Katana Builds, Hemorrhage doesn't play a huge roll in this Build because Waterfowl Dance doesn't build up Bleed fast at all, so don't worry about it, and don't try to maximize Bleeding Build Up.
Waterfowl Warrior Build Requirements
To use everything in this build you need at least 48 Dexterity, 16 Strength. Anything above those numbers goes into damage and survivability rather than meeting requirements.
| Weapon | Type | Requires | Scaling | Weight | Skill | Passive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand of Malenia | Katana | Strength 16, Dexterity 48 | STR E / DEX C | 7.0 | Waterfowl Dance | Hemorrhage 50 |
Waterfowl Warrior Build Gear
The way this Build works is that you'll use the regular attacks of Hand of Malenia to deal with regular enemies, two-handing it in order to gain max damage and keep your equip load a bit lighter for more armor with higher Poise.
You'll use Waterfowl Dance on tough to kill enemies, packs of enemies and Bosses, using your high Poise and hyper armor of the skill to strike them repeatedly for very high damage, triggering Millicent's Prosthesis and Winged Sword Insignia, boosting repeated L2 damage.
Stamina is an issue for this Build because Waterfowl Dance eats it up, and you likely won't be able to use 3 consecutive L2 pulls twice, without waiting for your Stamina to replenish. Use Greenburst Crystal Tear when facing Bosses to keep your Stamina high, so you don't run out mid attack.
Talismans
| Talisman | Effect | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Shard of Alexander | Greatly boosts the attack power of Skills by 15% | 0.9 |
| Millicent's Prosthesis | Boosts dexterity (+5), raises attack power with successive attacks (4%,6%, 11%) | 1.6 |
| Winged Sword Insignia | Raises attack power with successive attacks (3%,5%,10%) | 1.4 |
| Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman | Enormously reduces Physical Damage taken by 20%. | 0.8 |
| Great-Jar's Arsenal | Vastly raises maximum Equip Load, by 19% | 1.5 |
Weapon Skill
Waterfowl Dance (12 ( - 9) FP, Unique). Perform a series of one-footed leaps in the manner of a waterfowl to unleash a swift yet graceful slashing combo. Repeated inputs allow for up to two follow-up attacks
Weight and Status Effects
Everything listed above weighs 13.2 in total — check that against your Endurance if you want to keep a medium roll.
The weapons in this build apply Hemorrhage 50.
