Bloodflame is an Incantation in Elden Ring that buffs your main hand armament with Bloodflame, allowing you to deal fire damage and cause blood loss buildup. This is one of the strongest incantations in the game and has the potential to lead an extremely powerful build.
We’ll look at a Bloodflame Build in Elden Ring in this game. The guide below covers everything from the basics like starting class and stat point distribution to the best Talismans, weapons, and more, without wasting any more time, let’s get into it.
Elden Ring Bloodflame Blade Build Overview
With the dual buffing that Bloodflame Blade gives you, you can deal damage along three parameters with this build: physical, bleed, and fire. The build we’ve described below is mainly built around bleed damage, as it has the highest damage potential out of all three types described above. Physical damage is innate to all weapons, and fire damage comes from a few more incantations and a specific Talisman listed below:
- Starting Class: Samurai
- Flask Spread: 3 to 2 ratio of HP and FP
- Stats: Dexterity, Arcane, and Faith (primary) Vigor, Endurance, and Mind (secondary)
- Weapons: Nagakiba and Uchigatana
- Ash of War: Double Slash and Seppuku
- Incantations: Bloodflame Blade, Flame, Grant Me Strength, and Bloodboon
- Spirit Summons: Lhutel the Headless or Dung Eater Puppet
- Armor: Black Knife Set with White Mask
- Flask of Wondrous Physick: Thorny Cracked Tear and Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear
- Talisman: Lord of Blood’s Exultation, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Flock’s Canvas Talisman, and Fire Scorpion Charm
Stats for Bloodflame Blade Build
| Stat | Level 60 | Level 100 | Level 150 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith | 21 | 27 | 29 |
| Mind | 14 | 15 | 25 |
| Dexterity | 25 | 42 | 47 |
| Strength | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| Endurance | 16 | 16 | 28 |
| Vigor | 17 | 19 | 26 |
| Intelligence | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Arcane | 25 | 39 | 47 |
Best Weapons for Bloodflame Blade Build
For the Bloodflame Blade, we’ll use the Nagakiba and the Uchigatana in a dual-wield setup. These weapons scale with Dexterity and have innate blood loss capabilities, which are enhanced by leveling up Arcane. The Nagakiba will go in your main hand while the Uchigatana will be equipped in the off-hand.
The Uchigatana is the default starting weapon for the Samurai class. However, it can be acquired from the Deathtouched Catacombs in the Stormhill area in Limgrave. The Nagakiba, the other hand, can be obtained once you defeat Bloody Finger Hunter Yura near Murkwater Cave in Limgrave.
Best Ashes of War Picks
We’ll be equipping both weapons with New Ashes of War. The Nagakiba, which will be in your main hand, will use the Double Slash skill, which lets you execute two quick slashes that deal devastating damage to your enemies.
The Uchigatana will be equipped with the Seppuku Ash of War. This skill lets you stab yourself through the torso, which takes away some of your health but grants you the ability to increase your blood loss buildup and damage.
Best Incantations for Elden Ring Bloodflame Blade Build
The main Incantation we’ll be using is Bloodflame Blade, but we’ll also use a few more to round out this build and to maximize the damage output.
- Bloodflame Blade: Bloodflame Blade enchants your main hand weapon with Bloodflame blade, which increases the rate at which you proc blood loss and also grants you the ability to do fire damage, which stacks on top of the base physical damage and bleeds build-up.
- Flame, Grant Me Strength: This incantation increases your physical and fire damage by +20% each, granting you the ability to recover your stamina quicker.
- Bloodboon: Bloodboon lets you cast forth blood flames, which set the area in front of you ablaze. Any enemies that come in contact with these blood flames start to receive blood loss on top of taking fire damage.
Best Spirit Summons Choices
Since this is a bleed build, we’ve highlighted two bleed-centric summons below that will complement your playstyle and aid you in proccing blood loss quickly:
- Dung Eater Puppet: The Dung Eater Puppet is a tanky single-unit summon that deals bleed damage to enemies. His large health pool makes him a worthy addition to your arsenal.
- Lhutel the Headless: Lhutel the Headless is a tank that works slowly, with harder-hitting attacks and a huge health pool that makes him perfect for tanking enemy attacks. He also deals bled damage like Dung Eater Puppet.
Best Armor for Bloodflame Blade Build in Elden Ring
The best armor set to equip for this set is the Black Knife Set, which provides great overall protection while also letting you retain your mobility as you dodge since this build does not use any shields. In the Consecrated Snowfield area, you can acquire this set under an archway in Ordina, Liturgical Town.
Pair the Black Knife Set with the White Mask, which increases your attack power by +10% for 20 seconds whenever you or your enemy experiences blood loss. The White Mask can be acquired as loot from the Nameless White Mask enemies near the Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum area.
| Stats | Black Knife Set |
|---|---|
| Damage Negation | |
| Physical | 22.5 |
| Physical (Strike) | 21.6 |
| Physical (Slash) | 24.4 |
| Physical (Pierce) | 24.4 |
| Magic | 17.5 |
| Fire | 18.9 |
| Lightning | 13.5 |
| Holy | 22.5 |
| Resistance | |
| Immunity | 65 |
| Robustness | 108 |
| Focus | 54 |
| Vitality | 54 |
| Poise | 40 |
Best Flask of Wondrous Physick
The Flask of Wondrous Physick allows you to use two temporary buffs in a single-use Flask. For the Bloodflame Blade build, we recommend the following:
- Thorny Cracked Tear: Increases the power of your consecutive attacks, which combines well with the Double Slash skill.
- Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear: The Dexterity-Knot Crystal increases your Dexterity, which in turn increases the effectiveness of your weapons.
Best Talismans for Bloodflame Blade Build
Talismans allow you to buff your builds in several ways. There are a total of four Talisman slots that you can unlock and use. These are the best Talisman for the Bloodflame Blade build:
- Lord of Blood’s Exultation: Lord of Blood’s Exultation increases your attack power by +20% whenever you or your enemies experience blood loss.
- Flock’s Canvas Talisman: The Flock’s Canvas Talisman increases the effectiveness of incantations by +8%.
- Rotten Winged Sword Insignia: This Talisman increases the effectiveness of your consecutive attacks.
- Fire Scorpion Charm: The final Talisman increases all your fire damage by +12% but also increases the fire damage you take by +11%.
