Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This guide will show you how to take Rivers of Blood, a katana which is OKAY AT BEST, and make it NOT completely suck. I'll show you the best stats and buffs for Rivers of Blood, and then I'll show you how to use it effectively. This video is a revised/reuploaded version of a previous video.

The previous version of this video is now unlisted, but you can watch it here if you want to hear my unhinged ranting and rambling: youtu.be/gnZLkVO8i1s

Link to build: https://er-build-planner.nyasu.business/?b=59559de9924870

Elden Ring Affinities Explained: youtu.be/2CkyCTO_EhM

Want to use a *good* weapon? Check out my Marais Executioner's Sword build: youtu.be/UY6IzPFBYIo

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

- This sword is not OP by any stretch of the imagination. If somebody told you that Rivers of Blood is OP, then you should immediately disregard any and all information they've ever given you. Once upon a time this sword was pretty good, but now it's just fine.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Build Overview
00:36 - Best Stats for Rivers of Blood
04:07 - Best Weapons for Rivers of Blood build
04:59 - Best Talismans for Rivers of Blood
06:55 - Best Armor for Rivers of Blood
08:14 - Best Spells for Rivers of Blood / Best Buffs for Rivers of Blood
09:44 - Best Crystal Tears for Rivers of Blood

10:38 - Rivers of Blood Leveling Guide

13:29 - Rivers of Blood Gameplay

28:19 - Outro

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