Elden Ring build goes viral
A new video showing a controversial Elden Ring build went viral on March 31 — creators say it’s dominating online play and sparking heated debate about balance. The clip is the latest sign the Shadow of the Erdtree meta is shifting fast. (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
The clip was posted by PvP creator ChaseTheBro, whose YouTube channel shows roughly 557,000 subscribers and hosts multiple invasion-focused Elden Ring videos. (youtube.com(youtube.com); limgrave.com(limgrave.com)) The build shown centers on the Madding Hand, a fist weapon introduced in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC that inflicts Madness and grants a passive attack boost when Madness is triggered. (eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com(eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com)) The Madding Hand’s active skill reportedly inflicts very large Madness buildup (listed as 305 Madness on one community guide) and costs 13 FP, details that PvP creators have highlighted as key to its PvP utility. (gamerant.com(gamerant.com)) Other creators and clips testing the same Madding Hand combos have drawn six-figure view counts—examples include a ChaseTheBro upload with ~265,000 views and a separate “overpowered combo” clip at ~127,000 views—helping the setup spread across streams and short-form reposts. (youtube.com(youtube.com); youtube.com(youtube.com)) Coverage and community threads frame the weapon as a PvP standout in the post‑DLC meta, and FromSoftware’s recent balance cycle — including a January 15, 2026 balance patch and a March 31 hotfix — keeps players watching patch notes for possible nerfs or tuning. (gamedoggy.com(gamedoggy.com); rpgsite.net(rpgsite.net); mp1st.com(mp1st.com)) Players and commentators are documenting reactions in forum threads and news roundups while patch trackers and community wikis log every client update and balance change for Elden Ring. (gamexfer.com(gamexfer.com); steamdb.info(steamdb.info))
