Elden Ring meta shift
Community videos this week argue occult scythes in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree are 'bloody disgusting' — apparently outperforming most weapons due to extreme damage scaling and bleed interactions (youtube.com). The same wave of analysis highlights Rosus' Axe as a hidden powerhouse with unique scaling and a moveset players should test early in the expansion (youtube.com).
ChaseTheBro’s short “Occult Scythes Are Bloody Disgusting” upload demonstrates invasions run with an Arcane-focused reaper build and is credited to the creator ChaseTheBro (556K subscribers). (youtube.com) Occult affinity converts a weapon’s scaling to Arcane and increases its Attack Power rather than adding a new elemental tier, meaning high Arcane characters get bigger AR from Occult infusions. (primagames.com) Fextralife’s Affinities guide notes Occult-infused weapons can enable multiple status buildups on one hit and that Arcane scaling raises bleed buildup for weapons with Arcane or Occult scaling. (eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com) The Scythe class has a unique R2/charged double‑hit pattern and windup attacks that repeatedly apply status buildup, a moveset interaction that amplifies bleed ticks when paired with Arcane scaling. (eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com) Multiple creators and testing videos have started pushing 70–80 Arcane builds and occult-infused bleed weapons alongside new Tears like the Bloodsucking Tear and have reported substantially faster hemorrhage procs in Shadow of the Erdtree footage. (youtube.com) Rosus’ Axe requires Strength 18, Dexterity 10 and Intelligence 18 and lists scaling of D (Str), E (Dex) and D (Int) while granting the unique skill “Rosus’s Summons,” which spawns three skeletons to attack on use. (rankedboost.com (eldenring.fandom.com)) Weapon calculators and community testers show a fully upgraded Rosus’ Axe can reach total AR figures near other end‑tier axes (+10 total AR shown around 674 on community calculators) thanks to its mixed physical/magic damage split. (eldenring.tclark.io) Several videos from creators such as SpookyFairy and MarauderHQ have recommended experimenting with Rosus’ Axe early in the DLC for its summoning utility and surprisingly high damage-per-swing in both PvE and invasion clips. (youtube.com (youtube.com))
