All 16 DLC Transformations/Buffs Ranked! Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Summary

This video discusses various buffs and transformations in Elden Ring's DLC, ranking their usefulness in PVE settings. It covers items like Spirit Raisin, the Lamenters Mask, Scorpion Stews, and the Rock Heart, analyzing their effects on gameplay and strategies.

Takeaways

• 🔄 Transformations are back in the Elden Ring DLC with three new ones, some offering significant buffs.
• 🏃 Spirit raisin is a niche buff that enhances horse sprinting but is inconvenient to use frequently.
• 🎭 The Lamenters Mask transformation provides a modest damage negation boost and a weak headbutt attack.
• 🦂 Scorpion stews offer health regeneration and damage negation, but are limited in quantity and use.
• 🐊 Pickled liver and its variants provide elemental damage negation, but are less useful compared to fortification spells.
• 💊 Blessing of Mar is a rare item that fully restores HP and heals status effects, useful in critical moments.
• 🧪 Fingerprint Nostom is a body buff that boosts multiple stats but decreases HP, requiring careful use.
• 🐉 Ancient Dragon Blessing is a finite item that provides damage negation and can be replenished through a quest.
• 🔥 Dragon communion flesh and dragon scale flesh enhance Vigor, strength, and stamina but drain HP and require farming.
• 🏺 Golden Horn tender and Silver Horn tender boost item and rune discovery, but are limited and require farming.
• 🔧 Brand's new greases offer elemental damage boosts and other effects, but are situational and require farming.

Q & A

What are the three transformations introduced in the Elden Ring DLC?

The three transformations introduced in the Elden Ring DLC are Spirit Raisin, The Lamenters Mask, and The Priestess Heart.

How does Spirit Raisin affect the player's horse in Elden Ring?

Spirit Raisin buffs the player's horse to the point where sprinting turns into a shock wave, capable of knocking smaller enemies backwards, making it easier to run through certain areas.

What is the main drawback of the Lamenters Mask transformation in Elden Ring?

The main drawback of the Lamenters Mask transformation is that it provides only a 5% damage negation boost to all damage types except holy, which is not very significant, and the transformation's headbutting attack does minimal damage.

What are the benefits of using Scorpion Stews in Elden Ring?

Scorpion Stews provide health regeneration and damage negation for the next minute, with 12 hp per second healing and a 10% increase to physical damage negation.

Why are the Pickled Livers in Elden Ring considered less useful compared to fortification spells?

Pickled Livers provide elemental damage negation, but fortification spells offer a higher percentage of damage negation (35%) with a lower Faith requirement and no need for farming, making them more convenient and effective.

What is the main advantage of the Blessing of Mar in Elden Ring?

The Blessing of Mar completely restores the player's HP and heals all status effects, making it extremely useful in boss fights when the player is low on healing items.

How does the Fingerprint Nostrom buff affect the player's stats in Elden Ring?

Fingerprint Nostrom provides a plus six boost to Mind, Intelligence, Faith, and Arcane for 90 seconds but decreases HP by 3 per second, making it useful for split-type builds.

What are the benefits of the Ancient Dragon Blessing in Elden Ring?

Ancient Dragon Blessing provides a 10% damage negation boost for 70 seconds and can be acquired in infinite amounts from the Dragon Communion Priestess, making it a valuable damage reduction buff.

How do the Dragon Communion Flesh and Dragon Scale Flesh differ in their effects in Elden Ring?

Dragon Communion Flesh provides plus six to Vigor, Strength, and Dexterity, and a 5% stamina boost with a 3 HP per second drain, while Dragon Scale Flesh offers plus eight to these stats and a 10% stamina boost with a 4 HP per second drain.

What makes the Rock Heart transformation the most valuable in Elden Ring according to the script?

The Rock Heart transformation provides a 10% damage negation boost and a 20% boost to Dragon Communion incantations for 60 seconds, making it highly effective for dealing massive damage with dragon-based spells.