Learn how to make the best Dexterity build in Elden Ring
Looking for the best Elden Ring Dexterity build?ThisElden RingDexterity build emulates the Bloodhound Knights that you can find around the Lands Between, using their weapons to deal huge damage. It’s a fast build that allows you to land easy hits while dodging enemy attacks, making it one of thebest builds in Elden Ringfor both late-game PvE and PvP.
Below, we’ll explain how to make the best Elden Ring Dexterity build, breaking down the weapons, stats, and items that you should use.
Best Elden Ring Dexterity build
This Elden Ring Dexterity build uses two Bloodhound weapons to consistently inflict the bleed effect on enemies. With each swing, you will deal huge amounts of damage and slowly build up the bleed effect, leading to a final burst of damage that will finish most enemies. To make this build, you’ll need to find the Bloodhound’s Fang and Bloodhound’s Claws.
Bloodhound’s Fangis one of thebest weapons in Elden Ring, but you can get it very early. To get Bloodhound’s Fang, simply head South from Agheel Lake in Limgrave until you reach theForlorn Hound Evergaol. There, you must defeatBloodhound Knight Darriwil. You will earn the Bloodhound’s Fang as your reward after killing this boss. This is the main weapon for the build, so you can get started on slicing and dicing enemies while waiting to get the Bloodhound Claws.
TheBloodhound Clawsare a little harder to find, as you’ll need to journey toVolcano Manorin Mt. Gelmir. Once you reach the manor, open the illusory wall leading down into the basement and find theBloodhound Knightat the bottom of the stairs. Kill the Bloodhound Knight and loot their corpse to get the Bloodhound Claws. When you have the Bloodhound Claws, equip them on your offhand.
This Elden Ring Dexterity build requires the following stats:
For this build, you’ll need18 Strengthand17 Dexterityto wield the Bloodhound’s Fang. This will also allow you to use the Bloodhound Claws, which have a slightly lower requirement for each stat. Once you achieve these minimums, continue to invest points into Dexterity until you reach the soft cap of 60, at which point you’ll notice the bonus damage from each level decreases substantially. Then, you can focus on putting points into Strength to continue raising your damage further.
To push your damage even higher, we recommend increasing yourFaithto 15. This allows you to useFlame, Grant me Strength, an incantation that boosts your physical damage for a short amount of time. Flame, Grant me Strength is one of thebest spells in Elden Ring, but remember that you will need a seal in your offhand to cast it. Fortunately, you can quickly swap back to the Bloodhound Claws after.
After finding the Bloodhound weapons, you should turn your focus to other important items. Below, we’ll explain thetalismansand Crystal Tears that you should use in this Dexterity build.
After finding both Crystal Tears, make sure to head to a Site of Grace so that you can mix them in theFlask of Wondrous Physick.
That covers everything you need to know to make the best Elden Ring Dexterity build. If you want to test it out, find the nearest boss using our list ofevery boss in Elden Ring. If you want to try out another powerful bleed build, check out ourElden Ring Rivers of Blood build guide. If you want to 100% Elden Ring, take a look at ourElden Ring walkthroughand our guide toevery ending in Elden Ring.
