u/Time_Figure351

Looking for an engaging/stimulating build

Hey all !

First off, I'm a decently experienced Elden Ring player, having finished the game a few times before the DLC dropped. I bought the DLC but haven't played it since then.

Since it's been some time, I decided to start a fresh character for the DLC, but I didn't find one that kept me engaged, interested, long enough to actually reach the DLC. Yes, I know I can reach it in only a few hours through Varré's quest, but I intend to actually have a full playthrough and fight Mohg when I'm roughly supposed to. And since I'm kind of a completionist, this is gonna take about 70 or 80 hours (at least) : my main playthrough on the base game lasted 160h (INT-STR mage-knight build).

I generally like spellswords kinda builds : straight swords (sometimes greatswords) in the main hand, spell (sorceries or incantations, I've done both) in the other. I'm a big fan of parrying as well (and got pretty decent at it).

So the question is : what build do you find most engaging, interesting on the long run ?

TLDR : I'm trying to find a build that will keep me interested for several dozens of hours in order to do a new full playthrough.

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u/Time_Figure351 — 4 hours ago