Elden Ring Bloodflame Blade Builds Guide

In this guide, we will tell you about some of the best builds that primarily focus on the Bloodflame Blade incantation in Elden Ring.

Bloodflame Blade is an incantation in Elden Ring that can buff your right-hand weapon with bleed. In this guide, we will tell you about some of the best builds that primarily focus on the Bloodflame Blade incantation in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Bloodflame Blade Builds

Using the Bloodflame Blade incantation can make any weapon deal Hemorrhage status. It is best when used with a weapon that already causes bloodloss buildup, like the Uchigatana or Scythes. What’s really great about it is that even after striking someone, blood loss builds up for a while.

Below you will find some of the best Bloodflame Blade builds in Elden Ring.

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High Damage Bloodflame Blade Build

Class: Samurai

Stats: Dexterity and Arcane (primary), Vigor and Endurance (Secondary)

Weapons: Uchigatana and Blood Nagakiba

Armor: Any Light Armor

Talisman: Ancestral Spirit’s Horn and Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom

Bloodflame Blade Bleed Build

Class: Warrior

Stats: Dexterity and Arcane(Primary), Vigor and Endurance (Secondary)

Weapons: Lordsworn’s Blood Straight Sword

Armor: Light Armor

Talisman: Ancestral Spirit’s Horn and Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom

Skills: Ash of War: Blood Tax, Seppuku

Best Stats for Bloodflame Blade builds

Following are the stats you must follow to get high damage Bloodflame Blade Bleed build. In this build, you will be investing more points into the Arcane and Dexterity as these are needed for the Bloodflame Blade incantation.

  • Vigor: 22
  • Endurance: 24
  • Strength: 20
  • Dexterity: 39
  • Arcane: 30

Following are the stats you must follow to get Bloodflame Blade Bleed build:

  • Vigor: 22
  • Mind: 13
  • Endurance: 21
  • Strength: 16
  • Dexterity: 45
  • Intelligence: 12
  • Faith: 12
  • Arcane: 10

Best Weapons for Bloodflame Blade build

For a high damage Bloodflame Blade Bleed build, you can use any Katana that has a blood loss build-up.

Just use the weapon with the Bloodflame Blade incantation and it will continue to cause blood loss after you’ve landed a hit. Using this incantation will cost 20 FP and requires a 12-point investment in Faith, but it’s totally worth it.

Uchigatana scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity and is best for Piercing and Slash Damage. Its long single-edged curved blade makes it the best choice for Bloodflame build.

Blood Nagakiba is a good weapon as it gives an extra blood loss effect to the enemy. This katana is also a long blade and does good damage when used with the Bloodflame build.

For Bloodflame Blade Bleed build,  head to Rose Church in Liurnia of Lakes region to get this Blood incantation. Use the Bloodflame blade incantation and it will buff your katana for 60 seconds.

Select the weapon you want to use it on. After that when you use the Seppuku on yourself, your Katanas will get a boost on their bleed status effect. Also, blood loss will continue till the Bloodflame Blood incantation is active.

Best Talisman for Bloodflame Blade build

Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom helps increase your dexterity by 5. Ancestral Spirit’s Horn cut from the horns of Regal Ancestor Spirit will increase your FP by 3.

Best Skills for Bloodflame Blade Build

Each ash has an affinity that is boosted by a certain stat. If you have high strength stat you will get more bonus damage by using that ash. After that when you use the Seppuku on yourself, your Katanas will get a boost on their bleed status effect for as long as the Bloodflame Blood incantation is active.

With increased attack power and improved blood loss damage, you’ll be able to crush enemies within seconds, at least most of them.

The only thing that you need to make sure of while playing with this build is that you have the Bloodflame Blade applied on your armament.

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