Decided to turn an unexpected day off into a casual run of the game with the newly buffed Cragblade Ash of war on the Great Mace, a combo I've showcased the strength of on poor Maliketh in my latest video. Since both the Ash of war and Great hammer are available in the open world (Caelid and Bellum Highway respectively) without fightning any bosses, I've decided to take that combo on a fresh new character and see how well it does against the Any% bosses... results were as impressive as expected. Enjoy !
This run took about 3-4 hours, including picking up smithing stones in mines and without really trying to speedrun. The weapon combo is that powerful... had you ever seen Fire Giant staggered 4 times in a 2 minutes fight before ? I certainly did not :)
Build : Heavy Great Mace + Cragblade ash of war
Talismans (equipped as slots get unlocked) : Radagon's soreseal, Axe talisman, Ritual sword talisman, Starscourge Heirloom, Old Lord's talisman for endgame fights
Armor : Vagabond starting armor, Knight helm replacement for better fashion at some point
Wondrous physics flask : Greenburst (max stamina) and Spiked (enhanced charged attacks damage) tears, both found under the Minor Erdtree in Mistwoods.
Bonus spells/Incantations : Flame, Grant me Strength (found next to Fort Gael in Caelid).
Motion values table listing the new poise damage from all weapons in patch 1.07 : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Bosses list and timestamps :
00:00 Margit, the Fell Omen (+3 weapon)
1:05 Godrick the Grafted (+3 weapon)
2:46 Red Wolf of Radagon (+9 weapon)
3:25 Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon (+9 weapon)
4:51 Draconic Tree Sentinel (+15 weapon)
5:45 Godfrey, First Elden Lord (Illusion) (+15 weapon)
6:43 Morgott, the Omen King (+15 weapon)
7:46 Fire Giant (+18 weapon)
10:10 Godskin Duo (+18 weapon)
11:55 Beast Clergyman/Maliketh, the Black Blade (+25 weapon)
13:05 Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing (+25 weapon)
13:56 Godfrey, First Elden Lord/Hoarah Loux, Warrior (+25 weapon)
15:06 Radagon of the Golden Order/Elden Beast (+25 weapon)