Today we are going to be looking at one of the best legendary tank builds to use in Elden Ring. Anyone that's a fan of strength builds in particular is definitely going to be a fan of this one. We list the attributes, weapons, talismans, items and gameplay tips of this s tier strength build in Elden Ring.
Best Elden Ring Legendary Tank Build Guide (LVL50/250)
In Elden Ring, this build gets increasingly better over time as you continue to level up your strength and endurance. As your strength increases over time, you will be able to wield powerful weapons that deal massive amounts of damage. As your strength increases, you will be able to wield some of the most powerful strength weapons in Elden Ring including the guts, great sword and the giant crusher hammer. We also can't forget the ability to wield some of the best shields in the game that are going to increase our survivability. Overall, as your endurance increases, you can equip better armor, that's going to give you more defense and at the end of the day, the more endurance you have, the stronger the armor you can equip and the more efficient you are going to be in combat.
Attributes At Level 50
- Vigor: 25
- Mind: 12
- Endurance: 20
- Strength: 25
- Dexterity: 16
- Intelligence: 12
- Faith: 10
- Arcane: 9
Attributes At Level 100
- Vigor: 40
- Mind: 15
- Endurance: 32
- Strength: 40
- Dexterity: 16
- Intelligence: 12
- Faith: 15
- Arcane: 9
Attributes At Level 150
- Vigor: 50
-Mind: 15
- Endurance: 45
- Strength: 60
- Dexterity: 16
- Intelligence: 12
- Faith: 25
- Arcane: 9
Attributes At Level 200
- Vigor: 60
- Mind: 20
- Endurance: 60
- Strength: 80
- Dexterity: 16
- Intelligence: 12
- Faith: 25
- Arcane: 9
Attributes At Level 250
- Vigor: 80
- Mind: 33
- Endurance: 80
- Strength: 80
- Dexterity: 16
- Intelligence: 12
- Faith: 25
- Arcane: 9
Weapons & Equipment For Tank Strength Build
Heavy Greatsword
It is fully upgraded, we have 349 plus 466 physical attack power, using the lions claw ash of war for your greatsword. In one of the more recent patches, they actually increased the overall attack speed and damage of this ability and it's one of the best options. When choosing the ash of war, go with the heavy affinity which gives us A tier strength scaling, in order to wield the guts great sword, you need at least 31 strength and 12 dexterity. If you are looking
Heavy Giant-Crusher +25
For an alternative option, using the giant crusher colossal weapon. This massive hammer deals 330 plus 548 physical attack power. We are taking advantage of the royal knights resolve ash of war, using the heavy affinity which is going to give us s-tier strength scaling. However, you need at least the bare minimum of 60 strength to even utilize this incredible colossal weapon.
We also have a glenstone staff and a sacred seal on this build. The glenstone staff is used to cast a powerful defensive spell called the scholar shield which is essentially going to make our fingerprint shield invulnerable to damage. And the sacred seal is going to allow us to use some incantations that are going to increase our offense and defense simultaneously.
Before engaging in combat with a powerful enemy or even a boss, we like to do several things. The first thing we're going to do here is activate the scholar shield spell which is going to essentially make our shield completely invulnerable to damage. You will be able to dodge every attack in the game whether it's a standard enemy or even a boss. The best thing about this spell you only need 12 intelligence to cast it.
Talismans
- Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman: It is going to enormously boost our physical damage negation.
- Curve Sword Talisman: It is going to enhance our guard counters.
- Old Lords Talisman: It is going to extend the spell effect duration of the scholar shield spell which is going to be beneficial for us.
- Green Turtle Talisman: It is one of the best in slot talismans to use for a strength build. The green turtle talisman which raises our stamina recovery speed.
For quick items, e have 10 flasks of crimson tears, three flasks of the cerulean tiers, we also have the flask of the wondrous physic. For your physic mix, use the stone barb cracked which temporarily makes stance break easier and you could also use the opelin hard tier which temporarily boosts all damage negation also depending on the enemies that you fight. Also add some grease to weapons, for example, using the fire grease for enemies that are weak against fire and then another option the freezing grease for any enemy or boss in the game, that's weak against frost damage.