Most Elden Ring fans are currently (or are about to start) playing through the game again to prepare for the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree Dlc. While we don’t yet know everything you’ll want and need to enjoy that Dlc, we do know that you’ll want to enter the Dlc with the best build possible if you’re hoping to survive.

That’s where things get interesting. Since its release, Elden Ring has enjoyed a series of updates that effectively buffed numerous strategies, skills, and items. At the moment, there are quite a few builds in the game that are incredibly powerful and possibly broken. While we don’t yet know if some of those builds will be nerfed by the upcoming Dlc, these are some of the most powerful strategies in the current game you will definitely want to try ahead of Shadow of the Erdtree.