Lightning Perfume Bottle Prophet
Starting Class: Prophet
Key Stats: Faith 50, Dexterity 50, Vigor 50

Weapons & Gear:
Lightning Perfume Bottle
Blasphemous Blade
Rolling Sparks Ash of Elden Ring Items War
Perfumer's Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Bloodsucking Cracked Tear
Best Incantation: Knight's Lightning Spear

Overview: A fast, explosive build focused on high lightning burst damage via perfume bottles. Secondary healing/damage comes from the Blasphemous Blade.

Strengths: AoE burst, dual scaling weapons, versatility

4. Bleeding Thorns Mage
Starting Class: Astrologer
Key Stats: Intelligence 50, Faith 50, Vigor 50

Weapons & Gear:
Albinauric Staff
Alberich's Set
Opaline Hardtear, Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear
Best Spell: Impenetrable Thorns

Overview: A powerful sorcery-focused build that utilizes Impenetrable Thorns for tracking bleed-inflicting magic. Great at locking down enemies and bosses with high mobility.

Strengths: Magic damage, bleed application, crowd control

5. Bloodfiend's Arm Bleed Build
Starting Class: Bandit
Key Stats: Arcane-focused (rest of build TBD)

Weapons & Gear:
Bloodfiend's Arm
Lord of Blood's Exultation, White Mask, Seppuku Ash of War

Overview: Still one of the highest raw damage bleed builds in the game. This brute-force setup works incredibly well even against bosses resistant to status, thanks to its relentless attack speed and bleed procs.

Strengths: Pure burst, simple rotation, works with or without buffs

General Build Tips for Shadow of the Erdtree:
Pick up or buy Elden Ring Items, Scadutree Fragments, and Revered Spirit Ashes early
Soft caps to remember: Vigor (60), Mind (55), Endurance (32)
Don't forget to respec via Great Runes if a build gets nerfed
Favor Holy, Bleed, and Lightning for expansion enemies

Whether you're poisoning your enemies with the Licky Lizard build, vaporizing them with lightning, or cleaving them down with colossal blades, these builds will make your Shadow of cheap Elden Ring Items the Erdtree journey far more manageable.