Elden Ring Vampire Build: Gear, Armor, & Playstyle

Churches are excellent places for NPC encounters and valuable loot, including Sacred Tears. You can find more details in the guide “Elden Ring All Sacred Tears and Churches Locations.”

Stats And Requirements

Strength, Dexterity, and Arcane matter for the Rivers of Blood Katana.

Teleport to the red dot; it’s an NPC invader mission, not too hard. Defeating these bosses gives great loot. Return to the manor, talk to the NPC, and repeat this three times in different locations. The final boss is tougher, but the Rivers of Blood blade should help. After defeating them all, go back to Tanith for the Taker’s Cameo Talisman.

As mentioned before, Taker’s Cameo Talisman will help us in recovering HP as you defeat enemies. This makes it a great weapon for an aggressive Vampire build.

If you want the Blasphemous Blade too, return to Tanith and exhaust her dialogue. Then, go to Roundtable Hold, talk to Finger Reader Enia, inquire about receiving power, and you’ll get the Blasphemous Blade using the Remembrance of the Blasphemous.

Blasphemous Blade Stats And Requirements

To equip the Blasphemous Blade, ensure these stats:

• Strength: 22
• Dexterity: 15
• Faith: 21

You likely meet these requirements after beating Rykard. If not, invest your earned Runes into the missing stats. The blade also scales with Strength, Dexterity, and Faith (D scale), but you mainly use it for health restoration.

The blade even restores health when nearby enemies die, like when fighting a big boss who crushes smaller foes. Additionally, Rykard’s Great Rune restores 185 HP per defeated enemy. Combining both offers significant HP restoration.

For other secret endings or if you prefer not to battle Millicent, explore alternative talismans or find powerful ones in the game using our guide “10 Best Elden Ring Talismans With Locations.”

Regardless, Millicent’s prosthesis will increase your dexterity by 5 and will increase attack power with each successive hit. This makes it great with your Vampire build which is essentially a dexterity build and needs all the strength attributes it can get.

The Godskin Swaddling Cloth heals 4.5 – 5% of health triggered by successive attacks, randomly ranging from 3 to 7 hits. For the Vampire build, getting these hits with the Rivers of Blood blade or any Katana isn’t too hard. Timing is crucial, and you can hit different enemies; it doesn’t have to be the same one for the hits to count.

The Mimic Tear Ashes allow you to summon a copy of your character with the same gear and perks, capable of inflicting blood loss damage and providing health regen at the cost of 660 health. Ensure enough points in Vigor or have flasks to sustain its usage. Explore other war of ashes and summons using our guide “10 Best Elden Ring Ashen Remains With Locations.”

The Lord of Blood’s Exultation Talisman boosts your attack power when there’s blood loss nearby, whether from yourself or enemies. When paired with bleed weapons and a mimic summon, your attack power can significantly rise as enemies suffer from the bleed effect.

Armor

For the Vampire Build:

1. No specific armor is needed.
2. The initial Land of Reed’s armor from the Samurai class works fine.
3. Opt for light-medium armor to stay in the medium load category.
4. This is important as both hands will have weapons (Blasphemous Blade on the left, Rivers of Blood on the right).
5. Without shields, rely on dodging and rolling for defense.
6. Heavier armor affects dodge timing, so prioritize enough armor and defense to survive while dealing damage for regen to activate.

Vampire Build Playstyle

The Vampire Build is similar to a melee dexterity build at its core, meaning defense is crucial. The Rivers of Blood katana offers mid-ranged attacks, allowing defensive play while hitting enemies.

Where this build excels is in regeneration. You can take some risks, thanks to equipped Talismans like the Rykard Rune and Godskin Swaddling Cloth, which provide substantial regen. Don’t hesitate to be slightly greedy with your strikes, and use regen to your advantage.

For single enemies without smaller foes to generate regen, use the mimic summon. It diverts attention and inflicts bleed damage, enhancing regen.

Additionally, the build offers added strength with Millicent’s Prosthesis, boosting attack power with successive hits. Combined with regen, you can be aggressive and rely on increasing damage.

Other Builds: Sword of Night And Flame Build

Vampire Build Starting Class And Stats 

Picking a starting class for the Vampire build can be quite tricky. You need to realize that the Vampire build will take time and is not something that you can start off with as soon as you jump in. If you’re looking for something to get started right off the bat with, consider reading: Best Elden Ring Darth Maul Build. It is quite similar and will set you up nicely to transition into the Vampire build as you level up.

What Class Does The Vampire Build Require?

For the Vampire Build, opt for a dexterity-based class that aligns with the playstyle of quick successive attacks and bleed effects. A dexterity build allows for swift and successive strikes, effectively building up the bleed effect.

 Your main focus should be on delivering as many slashes as possible, allowing the buffs to do the rest.

Picking The Samurai Class

The class that best fits these requirements is the Samurai class. Many players use it as a base for dexterity-based builds, especially those using katana-style weapons with a bleed effect. Vagabond is another option for the Vampire Build, but the Samurai’s starting weapon already has a bleed effect, serving as a temporary substitute for Rivers of Blood. For more Samurai-based builds, check out “Elden Ring Best Samurai Build: Gear, Stats And Playstyle.”

Which Stats To Invest In Early On

To wield the required weapons, initially focus on Strength, Arcane, and Faith stats, aiming for around 20-22 in each, with Strength being the most demanding. Once met, you can disregard Arcane and Faith. Dexterity in the Samurai class needs only three additional points. After meeting these requirements, work on endurance and stamina to enhance defense and dodging.