Bloodborne is a challenging game where player skill is paramount, but character builds significantly impact your journey through Yharnam. You can transform your Hunter into a formidable force by carefully allocating stat points and selecting the right weapons.
This guide comprehensively looks at five powerful Bloodborne builds for PvE, each designed to excel in different playstyles. Whether you prefer a tanky, all-around character or a specialized damage dealer, you’ll find a build to suit your preferences.
5. Vitality-Based Build
This is the primary build for beginners. It focuses on health and stamina while prioritizing Vitality to ensure you have enough health to withstand challenging enemies and bosses. Strength and skill are balanced to allow you to wield various weapons and deal significant damage.
- Origins: Military Veteran
- Stats: Vitality (40), Endurance (10), Strength (25), Skill (25), Bloodtinge (10), Arcane (15)
- Weapons: Chikage, Bloodletter, Kos Parasite
- Attire: Foreign Set Pieces
4. The Plague Doctor
The next is the Plague Doctor build, which features a unique blend of stats and equipment. With a focus on vitality and endurance, this build is all about survivability and versatility. The Church Pick is the weapon of choice, paired with the Flamesprayer and Executioner’s Glove.
Apart from the main weapon, the Flamesprayer and Executioner’s glove are the main part of the build as one is used to burn away the beasts while the other is a hunter’s tool used to summon 3 vengeful spirits
Although this build may not be the most efficient, its creative approach and thematic consistency make it stand out.
- Origins: Terrox
- Stats: Vitality (44), Endurance (34), Strength (30), Skill (25), Bloodtinge (18), Arcane (20)
- Weapons: Church Pick, Flamesprayer
- Attire: Beak Mask, Old Hunter Garb, Choir Gloves, Old Hunter Trousers
3. The Arcane Slash Blood-Tinged Hybrid
The Mercure-origin Arcane Slash Blood-Tinged Hybrid build is a masterclass in versatility. This build offers a unique blend of burst and sustain by combining high arcane stats with blood-tinged damage. The Holy Moonlight Sword and Chikage are the weapons of choice, paired with spells like Accursed Brew and Black Sky Eye.
- Origin: Mercure
- Stats: Vitality (40), Endurance (8), Strength (16), Skill (14), Bloodtinge (46), Arcane (46)
- Weapons: Holy Moonlight Sword, Chikage
- Attire: Braid Armor Set with Ash and Hunter Garb
2. The 120 Arcane and Blood-Tinged Build
The 120 Arcane and Blood-Tinged builds is a powerhouse of damage and sustain for PvE in Bloodborne. With an emphasis on high arcane stats and blood-tinged damage, this build uses the Scythe and Chikage to devastating effect. The addition of spells like Executioner’s Gloves and Evelyn make this build a force to be reckoned with.
- Origin: Setsuna
- Stats: Vitality (47), Endurance (8), Strength (10), Skill (15), Bloodtinge (45), Arcane (45)
- Weapons: Scythe, Chikage
- Attire: Executioner’s Gloves with any other choice of attire pieces
1. Poison-Toxin Build
This Poison-toxin build helps you farm lots of blood gems so you can upgrade your weapons frequently. Moreover, it uses flat arcane gems on the wheel it wields with poison additions, as well as poison gems with flat physical attacks. Combining these attacks with 40 strength and 40 arcane gives an impressive character stat.
The two poisonous gems you’ll need for this build are the ones with murky (giving slow poison effect) and dirty (gives a rapid poison effect) primary effects
- Origin: Dr. Manhattan
- Stats: Vitality (50), Endurance (15), Strength (40), Skill (20), Bloodtinge (5), Arcane (40)
- Weapons: Logarius’ Wheel Weapon
- Attire: Executioner’s Gloves with any other choice of attire pieces
