Mastering Frostbite: A Strength-Intelligence Build Guide for Elden Ring

Welcome back, Tarnished! If you’re here, you’re looking to dive into one of the most powerful and versatile builds in Elden Ring—an exciting Strength-Intelligence build focused on applying frostbite with a variety of weapons. This guide will walk you through creating a formidable frostbite build that leverages the strengths of both physical and magic damage. Whether you're collecting resources or deciding to buy Elden Ring Runes to enhance your character faster, let’s discuss everything from optimal weapons and combos to stat distribution and talismans.

Why Frostbite?

Frostbite is an exceptional status effect in Elden Ring, causing your enemies to take increased damage and suffer debilitating slowdowns. By applying hardness to your build, not only can you bring pain to your foes, but you also maintain good weapon variety, allowing for different playstyles. This builds downplays the one-dimensional nature of strength builds and makes it versatile for both PvE and PvP.

Key Stats for the Build

To effectively wield the frostbite build, the following stats should be prioritized:

· Strength (primary): Invest heavily in Strength, as it governs the damage output for your melee weapons.

· Intelligence (secondary): Allocate some points into Intelligence to boost the magical damage of your cold-infused weapons.

A simple stat distribution might look like this:

· Strength: 60

· Intelligence: 25

Weapons to Consider

The real star of this build lies in the weapon choice. Here are some stellar options that synergize well with the frostbite aspect:

1. Night Rider Glaive

· Functionality: This polearm has a potent Ash of War called Storm Caller, allowing you to deliver up to three hits quickly. If you roll catch with a light attack afterwards, it can surprise a panicking opponent and stack frostbite easily.

2. Banish Knight Greatsword

· Functionality: Great for its two-hit combos. Combine a jump light attack followed by Chilling Mist or Waves of Darkness, and you’ll inflict significant frostbite buildup, stunning foes in a flash.

3. Greatsword

· Functionality: This weapon boasts a solid blend of damage scaling and good moveset variety. You can initiate combat with a crouch poke and enhance frostbite buildup with Chilling Mist.

4. Iron Cleaver

· Functionality: Utilize Gravit Toss to pull enemies in and follow up with a fully charged heavy attack for massive damage. If they panic roll, they will be vulnerable.

Essential Spells and Ashes of War

Chilling Mist

This spell can be combined with most melee attacks to increase your frostbite damage.

Waves of Darkness

Use this as a roll catch after your crouch poke, capitalizing on its surprise factor, especially in PvP scenarios.

Armor and Fashion

While aesthetics matter—fashion souls are important—opt for armor that provides decent poise to complement the tankiness of your build. Choose pieces that align with your personal style while also ensuring durability.

Example Armor Set

· Helm: Bull-Goat Helm

· Chest: Bull-Goat Set

· Gauntlets: Bull-Goat Gauntlets

· Legs: Bull-Goat Boots

Talisman Loadout

To maximize your build, consider using these talismans:

· Shard of Alexander: Boosts the damage of your Ashes of War, making each swing count.

· Two-Handed Sword Talisman: Essential since you’ll mostly be two-handing your weapons for maximum damage.

· Great-Jar's Arsenal: To increase your equip load, allowing you to wear heavier armor for better protection.

· Bull-Goat Talisman: Increases poise, allowing you to endure through hits while executing powerful attacks.

Gameplay Strategies

· Engaging enemies: Start battles with ranged spells or Ashes of War.

· Good positioning: Position yourself carefully, making use of the environment, such as pillars and ledges, during combat to avoid incoming damage while zoning enemies.

· Rolling and patience: Patience is key; wait for the right moments to strike, especially after successful dodges or when opponents overcommit.

Conclusion

There you have it—a comprehensive guide to mastering a Frostbite-focused Strength-Intelligence build in Elden Ring. This setup provides weapon variety, strategic depth, and a satisfying way to deal with both PVE foes and PVP encounters. If you're looking to enhance your experience even further, consider picking up some cheap Elden Ring Items from reputable sources like MMOEXP. Try this build and share your experiences! Until next time, stay fierce and keep those frostbites coming!