Will Elden Ring Nerf rivers of Blood?

Rivers of Blood may indeed be adjusted eventually, but its reign of terror will continue for now. Patch 1.04 does notably shorten the animation for the bleed effect to cause less of a stunlock, but this is classed as a bug fix and will at most act as a minor indirect nerf to bleed weapons like Rivers of Blood.
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Is rivers of Blood still good Elden Ring?

This makes Rivers of Blood one of the best weapons in Elden Ring, and a must-have for any worthy Tarnished. If you want to see some other Elden Ring bleed builds, check out our Bloodhound Dexterity build and our Arcane Blood Lord build.
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What was nerfed in Elden Ring?

Multiple Elden Ring Boss Fights Were Reportedly Shadow Nerfed in the Last Update. One Elden Ring player points out a nerf, secretly added in the extensive update 1.04, that impacts the AI of multiple group boss fights. Back in April, FromSoftware released Elden Ring update 1.04 which made quite a few extensive changes.
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Can you get two rivers of Blood Elden Ring?

Yes, you can get two Rivers of Blood Katanas in Elden Ring. Getting the second copy won't be possible in the playthrough you unlocked the first Rivers of Blood. You can start a New Game+ journey and beat Bloody Finger Okina again, which will allow you to unlock your second Rivers of Blood Katana.
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Did they fix rivers of Blood?

You can fix the Rivers of Blood bug in Elden Ring by updating your game to the latest version. At the time of writing this article, the latest version of the game is v1. 03. This update fixes many bugs and one such major bug is the arcane scaling bug.
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New Elden Patch 1.04 Buffs, Nerfs



Will rivers of Blood get nerfed?

Rivers of Blood may indeed be adjusted eventually, but its reign of terror will continue for now. Patch 1.04 does notably shorten the animation for the bleed effect to cause less of a stunlock, but this is classed as a bug fix and will at most act as a minor indirect nerf to bleed weapons like Rivers of Blood.
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Is Rivers of Blood glitched?

But as mentioned above the game had a bug that prevented Arc scaling, so it didn't matter how high your Arcane level would be. It wouldn't add up anything to the weapon. Hence the Rivers of Blood felt bugged when dealing bleed damage.
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Is rivers of Blood the best weapon?

The Rivers of Blood katana is arguably the best weapon for a bleed build, either two-handed or dual wielded with another katana.
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Is the katana good in Elden Ring?

The majority of players agree that the Rivers of Blood Katana is undisputedly the best Katana in Elden Ring. This S Tier weapon is cursed with cutting down enemies with brutality leaving no men on the battlefield alive.
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Did they nerf swarm of Flies in Elden Ring?

The patch notes for update 1.04 confirm that Swarm Of Flies has been nerfed, inflicting "decreased blood loss buildup on enemies".
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Did they nerf Malenia Elden Ring?

A new Elden Ring hotfix has nerfed boss Malenia after she was accidentally buffed in patch 1.04. Known as patch 1.04. 1, the patch has “fixed a bug with Malenia, Blade of Miquella in which her HP was not healed correctly in the online multiplayer environment.”
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Did Melania Nerfed Elden Ring?

An Elden Ring player has stated that the Swarm of Flies can still stagger Melania, despite the nerf to the blood build-up. Some other players estimate that a three-second cooldown has been added, which means that the spell cannot build up additional bleed during its cooldown period.
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Is bleed the strongest in Elden Ring?

Rivers of Blood is probably one of the strongest weapons in the game when it comes to bleed builds, largely thanks to the weapon art, Corpse Piler. It sends two slashes of blood before you, dealing damage and causing blood loss.
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What is the strongest build Elden Ring?

The best Elden Ring builds
  • Colossal knight strength build.
  • Glass cannon mage build.
  • Samurai bleed dex build.
  • Fire's deadly sin faith build.
  • Spinning reaper bleed build.
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Can you Scarlet rot the Fire Giant?

Fire Giant hits hard, but increasing your fire and physical defenses with these talismans can take the edge off. Fire Giant is susceptible to both scarlet rot and poison. If you can manage to stack these two effects, you'll be able to tick away his health while focusing on staying alive.
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What does beating Fire giant lock you out of?

It also lets you see a new cutscene at the end of the game if you accept the Frenzied Flame before committing the Cardinal Sin. Just be warned that accepting the Frenzied Flame will lock you out of every single ending except the Frenzied Flame Ending so keep that in mind.
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What level should I be for rivers of Blood?

Rivers of Blood is a katana that can rapidly cause blood buildup, and it requires 12 Strength, 18, Dexterity, and 20 Arcane to wield.
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Is Rivers of Blood good against bosses?

Another plus point is that it works well against bosses that are immune to bleeding. As much of the Rivers of Blood build is centered around the bleed effect, you will need to fall back to the Rotten Breath to assist you.
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What is the best Elden Ring weapon?

The best weapons in Elden Ring are:
  • Rivers Of Blood.
  • Sacred Relic Sword.
  • Sword Of Night And Flame.
  • Moonveil.
  • Bloodhound's Fang.
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Does the rivers of Blood katana scale?

Rivers of Blood is a Katana that scales with Strength, Dexterity, and Arcane. It requires 12 Strength, 18 Dexterity, and 20 Arcane for the player to wield this weapon.
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Do rivers of Blood not scale?

Rivers of Blood is an arcane scaling katana if i remember correctly, which means that you need to up your Arcane to see better damage. Its scaling is less aggressive than other katana's, thats because of the weapon art on it and the fire damage on top of that.
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