In an interview before release Miyazaki said about spirit summons "Some are useless, but you will grow attached to them" I am certain he was talking about the Miranda Flowers
Agree. Besides a handful of outliers, most summons fill the same general role of "make bosses look at something else for a bit, and deal a little damage" and are kinda interchangeable. Yse the ones you like/thematically fit your character, don't worry so much about which ones are objectively better at X
@@thomasdevlin5825that's why I like the avionettes ashes. They aren't too powerful, but it is a lot of fun seeing them flying around and spinning like beyblades
Miyazaki was right. I played this whole game with my jellyfish, leveling him up to +10. Did not even know some ashes could be useful, i thought only taking aggro from me once per bossfight is good enough
I knew Mimic Tears would make number one with it being the best possible one If you actually know what to do, but if you don't it could place literally anywhere in the list.
Believe it or not, despite how bad Noble Sorcerer is, he was actually the soul reason I defeated Rennala the first time. I was at a sliver of hp, with the only summon I could summon, with no crimson or cyrullian flasks, and that absolute unit Glintstone pebbled Rennala in the middle of one of her summons and it actually kicked her out of the summon…then he spammed her as quick as he possibly could till she died…I have no clue how it happened but it did
That’s so awesome cause his description says he was so bad at magic he got denied a place to study at raya lucaria, and then you gave him the opportunity to prove himself by glintstone pebbling the academy headmaster to death lol.
Deenh was my spirit ash of choice for my first playthough. She was literally my life saver by taking agro so I could heal. And because of that, she’s always been my favourite too.
Wasn’t the black knife assassin and mimic tear super op ? I haven’t played since release basically but i remember those snd the sht guy’s ashes were super good
@@Insideman666 Tiche is as good as she has always been - as far as I know the ash was never changed. The Mimic was slightly tuned down, especially in sorcerer builds that delete bosses with Comet Azure. You also have to remember that the Mimic is an exact copy of you, including equipment, Ashes of War and spells. This means that the Mimic varies wildly in capabilities, weaknesses and strengths depending on your character. One example: You're a squishy caster who wants a tank summon - the Mimic is not a good pick in that case because it is just as squishy as your char. Or if you're a melee character who wants long range support in a fight where the boss runs away all the time (like Elden Beast) your Mimic doesn't bring much to the table either because it's occupied with chasing the boss just like you. There's a summon Rusty ranked too low in my opinion btw: Latenna the Albinauric. Yes she's stationary and squishy and therefore doesn't work for any build because she can't tank anything, but her range and damage output is insane. Take the arena of Dragonlord Placidusax for example: Summon her at the columns - far away from the boss - and she will still cover basically the entire arena. She's a great summon for tank builds that can keep the aggro away from her and survive while she deals all the damage. She looses a bit of damage against the more agile bosses because she'll miss occasionaly, but her damage output is still substantial even in these cases. There's nothing more fun than Malekith getting shot right out of the air while he jumps and whirls around for like 50 seconds.
@@HH-hd7ndI basically cheesed the fuck out of him doing that by staying on the outer rings of the arena , dodging around with quick steps away from her , and he never even entered his second phase, he just kept trying to lightning bolt me to death uselessly while she unloaded shot after shot until his death
Yeah..... I was going to try beating that boss without a summon, and after a few attempts chat asked me to bring out the mimic just for science... I was horrified to watch it pretty much solo Rykard... it was hilarious .
And if you equip another great spear on your other hand, you and your mimic tear can powerstance and the wind like power is applied to both weapons. its a amusing sight to see kakaka
Using talisman that makes you look like the host also makes your mimic full color. So exactly like you! Then you can fight mimic tear. So there will be 3 of you fighting lol. More funny if they’re all naked.
there is a little caveat to the mimic tear, and that's when using any great runes that increase stats (like godricks), the mimic tear can't copy that and instead will be running around with weapons it can't use. This also means that you can pop a great rune before a mimic tear fight, use a weapon you can only use with godricks great rune active, and watch the mimic tear do a bunch of attacks it can't do and deal absolutely no damage. Also i found out that you can put pots in your quick menu inventory and the mimic tear would use as many as you have crafted, so if you want, get 4 poison pots, 4 rot pots, 4 frost pots, and some others, and have that mimic tear apply a myriad of status on the enemy. Yes, this works with sleep pots on the godskin duo. If you want, you can equip the tankiest build known to man with all the status pots in your inventory, walk into a boss fight, summon mimic, re-equip your actual normal build, and then all of a sudden you have a walking tank that can apply status build ups like nobody's business as well as tank damage like a champ.
So basically the Mimic Tears only weakness (that being the build it's copying potentially) is also a strength...I wonder why people love it so much lmao
I feel like the first one is a skill issue. Why would you center your build around stats you don't actually have lol I use Godrick as an extra bonus, not to get to the basics, and like, unless I'm blanking on certain gear, pretty much everything with a min requirement would want you to drop a lot of levels in those anyway for scaling
the fact that mimic tear can use flame grant me strength golden vow and blasphemous blade while also healing itself with blasphemous blade seems like a war crime in itself ngl…that shit broken asf
I love spirit summons that let me feel like I'm fighting a boss as "me and the boys". Albinaurics, Greatshield Soldiers, Wandering Nobles, Oracle Envoys, Souljars and all the faction soldier ashes. Love 'em to bits.
33:11 it should be noted that Ogha can actually follow an order from the player. If you use one of the Roaring Ashes of War (Barbaric Roar, Braggart’s Roar, Warcry, Beast Roar, Troll’s Roar, Shriek of Milos) he will fire a rain of greatarrows upon the enemy. Works great for characters that already use the roars in their build, but for those that don’t, you can just put Beast Roar on a dagger. It’s always good to have a projectile on you so you can keep up the poise damage on a boss, and when you fire off the roar, Ogha will respond with his own rain of arrows. It’s a fun, underutilized effect he comes with that makes him unique to other summons.
Ow that is kinda a cool thing will have to try that out at some point. Maybe I can find a mod that can increase the health and poise of enemies and go for a playthrough where I can summon anywhere. Be a bit of a buddy thing. Will just have to avoid %hp damage.
@@Crackheadcentral2188 Invade someone and hide near a difficult enemy (preferably, there is nearby clutter) When the host is distracted, seize the opportunity
The difference between this video and Ms. Chalice is staggeringly hilarious lmao. Chalice is nice and sweet even to the worst of them. Rusty is just rusty 🤣
Mad pumpkin head has one very good benefit that pushes him a little higher in my book. His pumpkin head takes a severely reduced amount of damage compared to the rest of his body and if he faces most big bosses head on he tanks for ridiculously long amounts of time.
I used him exclusively my first playthrough I love that guy so much. The way he will tank and smash and bleed anything and then walk off into a corner and just hit his head against the ground :') that's my boy
The disappointment and absolute hilarity that ensued the first time I picked up Noble Sorcerer Is something I'll never forget. The game had just come out, me and a friend were exploring Limgrave for the first time and... "oh wait, noble sorcerer? that sounds sick" was quickly followed by "wait... it's... it's just an old dude" and we couldn't stop laughing at him just bumbling about😂
7:15 My favorite part about these guys is that every translation had to slip in some sort of reference to "The A-Team". Their Japanese name is "Kamikaze Attack Bastards", which was what the show was called in Japan, the English name is a pun on the "Soldiers of Fortune" bit from the intro, and the French description is a riff on Hannibal's catchphrase "I love it when a plan comes together" (in this case, "I love it when a plan ends in pieces"). Absolutely godawful in gameplay, but top tier in terms of goofy references.
I think my favorite is honestly Latenna. Something you didnt mention and something I find really neat is that if you summon her near one of the wolves, she can tame, mount, and ride it. Its a really neat attention to detail.
This is something I only realised later in my first playthrough but I actually got really attached to banised knight oleg like he was my real companion during my adventure. I even remember getting hyped when he would finish a boss.
@@8Kazuja8 I got sad at the end of my first playthrough because I realized Mimic and greatshield/Crystalian/Latenna were all getting used way more than Oleg, who literally carried my n00b behind thru Limgrave, Weeping Penisula and Liurnia on his back.
To say Tiche “solos weaker bosses” is a criminal understatement. My +10 Tiche solo-ed MOHG. Fricking MOHG. I did nothing but pop Golden Vow at the start and watched her slice him into swiss cheese.
I mean it's a little RNG based...her damage isn't that high EXCEPT if she uses her black knife ability which just melts through the boss's hp like it's nothing (the hit does high damage, the drain even more and the maxhp reduction is substantial if it doesn't expire in a critical moment). Some times she'll just be thrown around by the boss being utterly useless, other times she swings the black knife three times in a row and (this happened to me aswell) kills Mogh's 2nd phase all by herself before he's done with his 2nd combo and me not even realizing what happened (thank you Nvidia Experience for always recording the last 10min, otherwise I would've been clueless). That was the last time I took her with me...I just wanted some help distracing the boss, not be the help that distracts him
Really Finlay should have the most health of any summon to be lore accurate (and shame for not mentioning her lore!). Girl carried Malenia from Caelid to the Haligtree by herself taking down everything in her way. She might not be the best to us, but she’s by far the greatest entity made into an ash. Maybe we simply never gained her loyalty enough
i was gonna say the same thing! finlay's lore always deserves a mention. i wish summoning her against malenia triggered some sort of special dialogue, she deserves it for being literally the most dedicated npc in the lore.
@@ludovicacuoghi That would be evil, considering her ashes are found in the Haligtree. You just got these new Legendary Spirit Ashes, and level them up a bunch and decide to use them against Malenia. Then, suddenly, you're fighting two enemies. Not even the alleged Deathblight Swamp that looks to be in the DLC is that evil. It would be hilarious to watch someone's reaction to that though.
Strangely enough, this video made me realise how much we need a Zamor Hero summon. It would probably be OP but I just love looking at them somehow. Their fighting style is awesome
I think Zulithewitch actually did a video covering them and it turns out zamor hero ash summons did exist along side I think 2 or 3 other mobs who don't have summons rn
I'm not 100% certain but I think in the lore there were something like 16 crucible knights in existence who served in Godfrey's army right? And in game we only encounter 14-15. That being said, a crucible knight summon would be so badass. It'd be really op, ofc, but badass nonetheless
I like how Deenh can fit into your build "lore-wise". If you're summoning him, chances are it's for the 20% physical & poise damage buff, and if you're prioritizing physical & poise damage, chances are you're using some flavor of a Strength build. Nepheli implies barbaric warriors fought alongside Warhawk companions, and Deenh becomes yours.
I like using Godrick soldiers for my Godrick build. Their names are Mark and Estaban, and theyre like the two henchmen a big bad villain knows full well are useless but they got charm so he lets them be.
29:20 Pretty sure the Land Squirts dont summon in random locations, but they will summon in set locations in each boss Arena. Theyll always summon in the same location of Red Wolf of Radagon, theyll always be in the same place of Makars arena. They have set summon points
Fun fact: if you do any of the Roar Buff ashes of war near Ogha, he’ll use the rain of arrows ash of war. Absolutely ripped Placidusax a new one when I tried it out.
We both were casting Rain of Arrows after using Commander Standard's AoW and War Cry, but the Dragonlord made a long jump and closed the gap rather quickly, so Ogha switched to tank made and I stayed behind. After finishing the fight Ogha was still alive, I could have used War Cry to celebrate our víctory, but I didn't know that. So, yeah.
#17: Latenna also has a unique but situational ability. If you summon her hear a Dire Wolf, she'll ride it and continue to fire arrows in motion. Keeps her alive easier and she will keep moving to avoid enemies while also letting the wolf attack if one gets too close.
@@redkingrauri3769 meh, I’ve never really found a use but I don’t use her often, imo summons like Ogha will always be more consistent because of the fact he can defend himself
greatshield ashes are my favorite hands down. They are so hilariously effective at bullying bosses that are mostly physical damage. I was doing a randomizer, and they managed to trap Malenia in a corner in both of her phases.
So...bell bearing hunters were wrecking me my first playthrough so I'm terrified when I get to Shade Castle and have to fight Elemer. Those 5 greatshield dudes stuck him in a corner and kept him there the whole fight, staggering him just enough so that he never did that Sith sword thingie. Caelid Bell Bearing hunter killed me like 50 times after I killed Elemer which I thought was bullcrap and made me yearn for my guys but yeah.
Another thing great about Tiche is that she's surprisingly great at staggering enemies. Her big jump attack and that one blade drag do enough stagger damage to caused even Tree Sentinels to flinch.
the wiki has a page for ranking spirits based on how they perform against the same opponent - and they used the Draconic Tree Sentinel in Leyndell for testing. Using the same enemy is good for consistency and impartiality, but it’s important to remember that certain spirits will naturally perform better against that type of hard hitting armored enemy. So that list on the wiki isn’t a fully objective ranking.
Mimic isn't just the best, it's also the most fun to mess around with. There's a lot of different ways you can customize it. 1. It uses whatever equipment you're holding in your hands when you spawn it in, so you can do things like spawn it with a frostbite weapon and then switch to a fire one to keep resetting the frost it inflicts. 2. It has infinite FP so you can put it on healing duty as well as spellcasting duty and never worry about it running out of resources. Mimics make great ranged support. You can also influence its behavior by narrowing its options; for example, spawning it holding only a sacred seal and equipping a single incantation, like Giantsflame Take Thee. Congrats, you just made a mortar unit 3. It can use any consumable items equipped in your hotbar when you summon it, so you can give it limited-per-playthrough things like Uplifting Aromatic and gain the benefits without ever having to actually use them. Spawning a second you is enough to trivialize most bosses already, but if you're willing to go the extra mile, you can make some truly wild setups
Thank you so much for doing what you do. My family has been going through a rough patch past few months (medical issues, unexplainable job problems) and I started Elden Ring around the same time. Needless to say when I came across your videos they hit right at just the right time. I came to youtube this morning to look for something specific and now I can't remember what it was because I said to myself "Oh shit, Rusty has a new video..." and now I'm laughing at work while customers look toward the counter confused. Really appreciate your stuff.
Rusty deserves some kind of honorable award for his ability to use words so masterfully. he will go down in history as one who pioneered the spoken language of people in this day and age. best of his videos I've seen
As a summon user i came to this video looking for a fun summon to use that wasn’t as busted as the mimic tear. Upon learning that the miranda sprouts existed i knew theyd be my new number 1. Thank you for bringing me to my new favorite and best summon i could ever ask for
I don't know why, but this is the first one of these videos that made me realize just how much time and effort goes into making them. I was thinking about just how long it'd take to capture a few seconds of each of the 64 summons.... then having to add the text with the effect of their name over each one... then capture gameplay footage in multiple fights. Like... dang... a lot of work. I very much appreciate it. :)
Omen killer Rollo is a beast. It's a bit of a shame how out of all 64 summons, most of us will only ever bother to use around 5 of 'em. If you don't wanna use Mimic or Tiche, you're really only left with Rollo, Luhtel or Oleg. Never tried Stormhawk Deenh or Dung Eater though.
Deenh feels like a let down to me. He has all the advantages of flying summons but that doesn't make him immune to being hit and his hp isn't fantastic. The buff he gives is great, but only lasts for like 20 seconds.
Dung Eater's totally worth trying, if you don't mind potentially losing Boggart, can stand being around Seluvis for more than a few seconds and don't question the ethics of lobotomizing convicted killers. Dude can take some hits, he's got Bleed if you're into that, and his range and aggressive AI make him really good at keeping foes focused on him and not you. Really, aside from Mimic Tear's HP and versatility, there's not much more you could ask for in a summon.
Glad you ranked Oleg high. Even if he ain't at the top, he's my go to summon. His combos are just so sweet to watch and he's been with me from the beginning til the end. Never lets you down. This lil demolisher just has a special place in my heart. Thanks, Oleg
You actually made a really interesting point early on in the video about giving your summons more spells when they level up. An Elden Ring mod with evolving summons would actually be awesome
we already know that evolving summons are very much a thing that the game can manage too, the base game as is already has 1 that changes as it is leveled up... only 1... but 1 is all that's needed to prove that it can be done. that 1 is the rats. summons 3 rats by default, evolves to 4 at +6, evolves to 5 at +10. it's really disappointing that they limited this to the rats and nothing else. I feel most of those soldier summons could've benefitted from gaining some extra guys at higher levels. same for the nobles, demi-humans, and wolves. and if actually swapping out the spells a summon can cast is too much then perhaps just add a second guy with a different spell at +7 or something
There is actually a mod called Better Spirit Ashes that does this, among other changes. It’s quite good, though it’s hard to use alongside other mods. I can’t give up my overhauls, but if I could use it with The Convergence and its summoner builds, I would never let go Edit: I’m actually not sure about better spells upon level up, but many ashes do get more and/or stronger units as they level up
I remember switching from Mimic Tear to Kristoff on my main playthrough and while he's obviously worse, I kinda fell in love with him just not giving a shit about much of anything and he quickly became my preferred spirit summon. You also made me nearly spit out my drink with how you introduced him, good job.
Tbh I think Mimic tear is overrated I feel like maybe I'm using it wrong but my Mimic tear is so weak Kristoff on the other hand is an absolute unit who just tanks shots
Bro, you have NO right to be this funny y'know, I could watch this for the info and entertainment and be completely satisfied, but no, you had to make my fucking day with 45 minutes of sheer chuckles on my bed you madman
I summoned pumpkin head for one of my malenia fights and it took that personally, it just slapped her around and she could only fight back during her hyperarmor window
In the pvp arena spirit ashes that specialize in high pressure and disruption seem to take precedent over the likes of mimic-tear and Tiche, I can dodge destined death and get tickled by her slashes all day, but god help me when i've got the greatshield midgets or the Omenkiller barreling down upon me while my opponent is poking my flank with greatspears/rapiers.
"B-bu-bu-but what about..." SHUSH, Malenia exists, the game isn't fair with me, I don't need to be fair with it Also it's a major part of the game's mechanics AND lore
Malenia is one of the first bosses i've done without a summon. She seem harder with a summon, i don't need a second health pack ready to pick up by Malenia.
@@Sargeras147 Malenia is one of the few cases where she's generally harder with a summon. When I first fought her the blasphemous blade still had it's knockdown capability and me and my mimic just blasphemed all over her. And I don't regret that a single bit.
I watched your entire video and don't you know how happy I was when I saw the Mimic Tear at no. 1. I played 40 hours without using summons, just wandering around and discovering things (just completing Godrick, Radahn, Rennala and Morgott in that order). I watched very few gameplay videos and tutorials to avoid spoilers and get the best experience of this game by myself. Since I found that summon, I haven't stopped using it against bosses (about Rennala's). The 2nd one I chose for while I wander and discover places is the Ancestral Follower. I loved your video!! Greetings from México!
Thank you for saying most of the spirits names. I like to listen to your stuff when I work and laughing my ass off. Really Helps keep up with what's going on.
I think the night maiden and sword stress were my favorites in my playthrough just cause it felt like a group effort to take down a boss for some strange reason
Marionette archers are still my go to outside of the Mimic. Are some of the other ranged summons probably better, yeah. But watching them turn bosses into pincusions is a good time. I've seen them do so much damage because they shoot so dang fast. I might need to try equiping the talisman that attracts more agro to make sure they don't get hit as much
Month old comment, but you should know that the Aggro talisman only works in co-op and has no effect in single player. It doesn’t make drawling aggro away from spirit ashes any easier.
See that’s my thing. I loved the challenge of 1v1ning the bosses, but when I was out exploring the world, it was nice to have something on your side as you ran through the lands between. Something that helped you cut through the fodder while you explored that castle, or fort. I got attached, to the point that for me using them during a boss fight felt… wrong. Not just because it removed the immersion I craved, but also because it felt like I was throwing my ride or die into certain death so I could get an incant or two off. But that’s just my take on it. Long live Oleg, baby. The GOAT
Banished Knight Engvall should be closer to his Banished Knight friend and they should both move up the list a bit imo. His dash attacks insta-stun any human-ish sized enemies. During my first playthrough, this saved me more times than I can count in the fight against Malenia. Knocking her out of a combo, beating her into a corner, putting her on the ground every other attack. Its busted.
Honestly, dude was my bodyguard for my first playthrough and my defining moment with him was when he used that storm jump attack to save me from a black knife grab. True Chad.
You have no idea how accurate that latenna thing is. I used her for a bonk build. The number of times I staggered enemies to save her as opposed to trying to simply DPS was insane lol
Stormhawk Deenh is... yeah. It's the best summon for people who don't like summons. Perfect for my Claymore build because I can melt bosses' HP and Poise with the added buff like the Serpent Hunter glitch. I love him.
I know I'm a special case as you mentioned, but I found the pumpkin head very useful for the rotting tree spirit in the dungeon in Radahn's arena. His huge stature makes him immune to the bullshit grab lunge Tree Spirit does all the time that (usually) instakills you, and being a spirit means he can't be scarlet rotted. GRANTED, from what I remember I mostly used him as an aggro distraction and he requires like 104 FP to summon, so good luck using him as a non-magic build
@tacticsogreman I'd much rather add a few points into mind and get maximum usage of my wondrous physick, especially now with the new dlc tears like the deflect one or the tear that actually buffs your ashes
@@nem6191 I'm running a melee build with 20 points in mind anyway😂 Haven't touched DLC yet. Quite excited tbh about new tears and talismans. But first, I must complete my training at Malenia dojo lol Infinite fp comes in handy for that as my goal ain't necessarily to beat her just yet. Popping off a heavy fp summon for free is a good way to start.
Having farmed cleanrot knights for about 2 hours to get their weapons and armor in it's entirety, The main weakness of cleanrot knights is their lack of following up attacks and also being staggered way too easily. Ontop of that, they will only use their melee scythe swing at close range, but being close range will prompt them to retreat or use their backup thrusting sword. Very rarely will they hit you with the melee scythe without heavily telegraphing the attack to the enemy, giving them enough time to stance break them out of the move, or wiff entirely
I had thought I missed the Greatshield soldier ashes somewhere earlier on the list but god am I happy to see them ranked so high. I was astonished how good they were and I relied on them for a while in my first playthrough.
I literally just thought to myself while playing "I dont know what Spirit summon to use, and i dont wanna use the Black Knife or Mimic for the 100th time, lets see if rusty has a video about it". And here it is. Get out of my head!
The skeletal militia are amazing for casters, they're fast attack speed and relative survivability means they pull aggro pretty often giving you time for big damage spells
i think he drastically underestimate their usefulness as well. i've been doing a "skelly bois"-only run and these guys are insanely helpful due to their ability to revive. minor babysitting is all it takes for them to do their job. of course leaving them to their business will cause them to die off fast, because you're supposed to juggle the aggro. when they die the mob that killed them will usually look for another 'living' target due to the fact they get a second or two of invincibility frames, and as long as something else is nearby (and there is no bs effect on the ground) they will get back up.
This has probably been said before but in case you have 0 care for flavor text, Ogha can use an arrow rain similarly to Radahn, except the damage, or the stun, or any of the strengths that Radahn has. He uses it in response to any war cry, and I just personally really like his vibe.
My favorite 5(Most of these are personal attachments than usefulness) 1. Luhtel 2. Nightmaiden & Swordstress Duo 3. Jellyfish 4. Fingermaiden 5. Latenna Stormhawk Deenh and Sleep Puppet are fun to use too
@@jagoz7465It's really not a great attacker, like not at all. The poison buildup it gets is very good in early game and melts through enemies but lacks a little in late game. I think the greatest factor for the Jellyfish is that once it gets attention, you can use that little bit of time to collect your thoughts, because that thing is a tank.
My 3 go to spirits are: 1. MIMIC because i love have myself fight with myself and use heals and taking at the sane time 2x. 2. Tiche - She messes up er'body. 3. Beastmen summon - I know it isnt the best BUT the red lightning buff, berserk mode, braggarts roar, and quick attack makes them great for faster enemies and can keep pressure on bosses for me to land heavy blows with my weapons.
Even if people consider Oleg to be the better of the two, I’ve still found that Engvall can put in some serious work if you fight alongside him. Just fighting by his side he can help eat enemy poise.
Page is great! helped me defeat melinia my first time. Good dodge/avoidance, and the fire attack did SOME damage, and it was enough to distract her so i could get some big ass hits in. I really like the Page a lot. Usually dodges really well (better than any other Ash I tried, I did NOT have the Black Dagger dude), and brings fire damage at range. I guess the condition is that YOU are tanking for her. I always sword/board so page is on the outside firing in 80% of the time. Sure, just standing back and watching her fight, is going to look REALLY bad. Especially against ranged enemies.
In my first playthrough, Mimic Tear wasn't good at first but that was purely due to me levelling all of my stats equally. Once I got all of my stats above 50 they started getting usable and after 70 they were pretty good. I still liked Rats, Raya Lucaria, Rollo, & Dung Eater though because they were the ones I had been using before Mimic Tear got usable.
I don’t think mimic tear is affected by your stats at all. It just uses your equipment, but has its own stats dictated entirely by how much you’ve upgraded it. Also holy crap you were leveling every stat equally? That sounds like it would make the game miserable to play.
Summon the mimic tear with the invincible perfume bottle, a healing spell and a healing stone(and whatever throwables you have in your inventory), and you've got everything you need.
glad you actually show them off in action without just attacking everything at the same time. the whole time i was wondering why you were using only one straight sword and not even two handing it but then it clicked. how else were you gonna show off your goofy idle pose/walk animation mod?
Over my use of them, i really found Engvall to be the better of the two. While Oleg deals more damage, it was Engvalls jump attack would just stagger so many things, and seeing him coming from nowhere to just pancake malenia and then spin in a circle to stagger her immediately after really keeps him in the better position in my book. Oh, and the extra hp he has i found to really become a thing at the top end of levels, its something like an extra 2 or 3k hp.
I've done a run where I base my faith build around supporting my summon. It's good fun. Nox Ashes are one of the better ones, since they don't zoom around the summon zone like the black knife. My only wish is that most summons could become viable late game like most weapons, like being able to "channel power" for the ashes to boost them, so they take let's say 700 FP to get full stats, but you can also use them at as low as 50 FP where they basically do nothing but distract an enemy for 1-2 hits. Granted it would need some kind of menu for it, since there's no way you're gonna channel in a large number of boss fights without a distraction, maybe Roderika would be able to buff their stats at the cost of more FP to summon ...
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I like to back malenia into a corner and beat her into sludge with tiche. It's fun.
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Do all spirit springs
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Mimic tear/Simpsons for bleed builds
Tiche for mages
Mimic tear for everything else
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Insanity is his calling
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Don't forget to include all possible infusions and ashes of war combinations
In an interview before release Miyazaki said about spirit summons "Some are useless, but you will grow attached to them" I am certain he was talking about the Miranda Flowers
Honestly I think a spirit summon being fun is sometimes more important than one being effective
Agree.
Besides a handful of outliers, most summons fill the same general role of "make bosses look at something else for a bit, and deal a little damage" and are kinda interchangeable.
Yse the ones you like/thematically fit your character, don't worry so much about which ones are objectively better at X
@@thomasdevlin5825yeah that's why I never used mimic tear even thought I know it's the strongest
@@thomasdevlin5825that's why I like the avionettes ashes. They aren't too powerful, but it is a lot of fun seeing them flying around and spinning like beyblades
Miyazaki was right. I played this whole game with my jellyfish, leveling him up to +10. Did not even know some ashes could be useful, i thought only taking aggro from me once per bossfight is good enough
One day we'll get a Crucible Knight summon that can finally let other enemies feel the pain of infinite poise and aggression
As much as I'd loved it, a crucible knight would be quite overpowered. More than Tiche? To be determined...
I want a Blaidd summon
@@buklau837 so do I
@@buklau837oooooh what if we could give the amber serum to Blaidd instead of Ranni....
@@benjaminthibieroz4155You could just dress up a Mimic Tear with the Crucible loadout
Maybe this helps you
64- noble sorcerer
63- nomad
62- miranda sprout
61- claymen
60- winded misbegotten
59- glintstone sorcerer
58- archers
57- mad pumpkin
56- soldjars of fortune
55- finger maiden therolina
54- skeletal bandit
53- albinauric
52- raya lucaria soldiers
51- page
50- jarwight
49- wandering nobles
48- jellyfish
47- fire monk
46- rotten stray
45- lone wolfs
44- fanged imps
43- battlemage hugues
42- putrid corpes
41- oracle envoy
40- demi-humans
39- skeletal militiamen
38- haligtree soldiers
37- vulgar militia
36- godrick soldiers
35- kaiden sellsword
34- avionette
33- kindret of rot
32- raya lucaria soldiers
31- man-serpent
30- perfumer tricia
29- twinsage sorcerer
28- giant rats
27- marionette soldiers
26- azula beastmen
25- nightmaiden and swerdstress
24- depraved perfumer carmaan
23- land squirts
22- dolores the sleeping arrow
21- cleanrot knight finlay
20- radahn soldiers
19- banished knight engvall
18- redmane knihjt ogha
17- latenna the albinauric
16- bloodhound kight floh
15- mausoleum soldiers
14- ancient dragon knight kristoff
13- ancestral follower
12- banished knight oleg
11- warhawk
10- blackflame monk amon
9- neoheli-loux
8- crystalian
7- greatshield soldiers
6- stormhawk deenh
5- dung eater
4- luthel the headless
3- omenkiller rollo
2- black knife tiche
1- mimic tear
Thanks! 🙂
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I knew Mimic Tears would make number one with it being the best possible one If you actually know what to do, but if you don't it could place literally anywhere in the list.
jellyfish at 48 how insulting 😠
@@Chimerathedragonit’s your character but better 🤣
Believe it or not, despite how bad Noble Sorcerer is, he was actually the soul reason I defeated Rennala the first time. I was at a sliver of hp, with the only summon I could summon, with no crimson or cyrullian flasks, and that absolute unit Glintstone pebbled Rennala in the middle of one of her summons and it actually kicked her out of the summon…then he spammed her as quick as he possibly could till she died…I have no clue how it happened but it did
Idk how the hell you managed to spell cerulean so damn bad after seeing it throughout the entire game. That’s beri imbrezzive
You literally just described how it happened
That’s so awesome cause his description says he was so bad at magic he got denied a place to study at raya lucaria, and then you gave him the opportunity to prove himself by glintstone pebbling the academy headmaster to death lol.
@@SnailHatan I’m a tad bit slow
"Believe it or not..." I will not
The bird that screeches and gives you a buff that’s my favorite. You do the work but it also genuinely helps you in a fight.
it definitely helps that its just as mobile and annoying as the birds you fight are
Deenh was my spirit ash of choice for my first playthough. She was literally my life saver by taking agro so I could heal. And because of that, she’s always been my favourite too.
But with what things does the buff stack?
It dies very easily, but if it can get into the air before being hit it doesn't get hit much.
@@konighartzderiv.4898it's an aura buff, so it can't stack with other aura buffs golden vow or rallying standard skill
Spirit ashes in elden ring really make me realise the difference between how strong some enemies are and how weak their spirit ash counterparts are.
Mimic tear is the only exception iirc.
Wasn’t the black knife assassin and mimic tear super op ? I haven’t played since release basically but i remember those snd the sht guy’s ashes were super good
@@Insideman666 Tiche is as good as she has always been - as far as I know the ash was never changed.
The Mimic was slightly tuned down, especially in sorcerer builds that delete bosses with Comet Azure.
You also have to remember that the Mimic is an exact copy of you, including equipment, Ashes of War and spells. This means that the Mimic varies wildly in capabilities, weaknesses and strengths depending on your character. One example: You're a squishy caster who wants a tank summon - the Mimic is not a good pick in that case because it is just as squishy as your char. Or if you're a melee character who wants long range support in a fight where the boss runs away all the time (like Elden Beast) your Mimic doesn't bring much to the table either because it's occupied with chasing the boss just like you.
There's a summon Rusty ranked too low in my opinion btw: Latenna the Albinauric. Yes she's stationary and squishy and therefore doesn't work for any build because she can't tank anything, but her range and damage output is insane. Take the arena of Dragonlord Placidusax for example: Summon her at the columns - far away from the boss - and she will still cover basically the entire arena. She's a great summon for tank builds that can keep the aggro away from her and survive while she deals all the damage. She looses a bit of damage against the more agile bosses because she'll miss occasionaly, but her damage output is still substantial even in these cases. There's nothing more fun than Malekith getting shot right out of the air while he jumps and whirls around for like 50 seconds.
@@HH-hd7ndI basically cheesed the fuck out of him doing that by staying on the outer rings of the arena , dodging around with quick steps away from her , and he never even entered his second phase, he just kept trying to lightning bolt me to death uselessly while she unloaded shot after shot until his death
@@RichterfanReborn89 You're talking about my example about Latenna and Placidusax I assume?
Mimic tear vs Rykard is comedy gold, running in with 2 serpent slayers and stun locking him to death in 39 seconds cracks me uo everytime 😂
Yeah..... I was going to try beating that boss without a summon, and after a few attempts chat asked me to bring out the mimic just for science... I was horrified to watch it pretty much solo Rykard... it was hilarious .
And if you equip another great spear on your other hand, you and your mimic tear can powerstance and the wind like power is applied to both weapons.
its a amusing sight to see kakaka
You and you can stun lock him TOGETHAAA!
I did seemless coop with 2 friends and we all summoned mimic tears with that weapon.
Using talisman that makes you look like the host also makes your mimic full color. So exactly like you! Then you can fight mimic tear. So there will be 3 of you fighting lol. More funny if they’re all naked.
there is a little caveat to the mimic tear, and that's when using any great runes that increase stats (like godricks), the mimic tear can't copy that and instead will be running around with weapons it can't use. This also means that you can pop a great rune before a mimic tear fight, use a weapon you can only use with godricks great rune active, and watch the mimic tear do a bunch of attacks it can't do and deal absolutely no damage. Also i found out that you can put pots in your quick menu inventory and the mimic tear would use as many as you have crafted, so if you want, get 4 poison pots, 4 rot pots, 4 frost pots, and some others, and have that mimic tear apply a myriad of status on the enemy. Yes, this works with sleep pots on the godskin duo. If you want, you can equip the tankiest build known to man with all the status pots in your inventory, walk into a boss fight, summon mimic, re-equip your actual normal build, and then all of a sudden you have a walking tank that can apply status build ups like nobody's business as well as tank damage like a champ.
You're the man, trying this out
So basically the Mimic Tears only weakness (that being the build it's copying potentially) is also a strength...I wonder why people love it so much lmao
I feel like the first one is a skill issue. Why would you center your build around stats you don't actually have lol
I use Godrick as an extra bonus, not to get to the basics, and like, unless I'm blanking on certain gear, pretty much everything with a min requirement would want you to drop a lot of levels in those anyway for scaling
the fact that mimic tear can use flame grant me strength golden vow and blasphemous blade while also healing itself with blasphemous blade seems like a war crime in itself ngl…that shit broken asf
the fact that he can also use buffs is crazy. I feel like other spirit summons got robbed, because mimic is just 100 times better than anyone else
I love spirit summons that let me feel like I'm fighting a boss as "me and the boys".
Albinaurics, Greatshield Soldiers, Wandering Nobles, Oracle Envoys, Souljars and all the faction soldier ashes. Love 'em to bits.
33:11 it should be noted that Ogha can actually follow an order from the player. If you use one of the Roaring Ashes of War (Barbaric Roar, Braggart’s Roar, Warcry, Beast Roar, Troll’s Roar, Shriek of Milos) he will fire a rain of greatarrows upon the enemy.
Works great for characters that already use the roars in their build, but for those that don’t, you can just put Beast Roar on a dagger. It’s always good to have a projectile on you so you can keep up the poise damage on a boss, and when you fire off the roar, Ogha will respond with his own rain of arrows.
It’s a fun, underutilized effect he comes with that makes him unique to other summons.
Also the Starscourge Greatswords skill which is fitting, unless I’m dumb and an enemy happened to do the same thing at the right time and missed me.
@@AMadPotato that’s most likely the case, too!
Ow that is kinda a cool thing will have to try that out at some point. Maybe I can find a mod that can increase the health and poise of enemies and go for a playthrough where I can summon anywhere. Be a bit of a buddy thing. Will just have to avoid %hp damage.
"AAAAAGGHHHH!!!
"Right away sir!" o7
I fucking love this comment section. Also that's super cool.
I think it would be really interesting to rank Mimic's Veil forms based on how useful they are in the places you can use them.
Dont give him more ideas. Each idea is one more video before the all weapons ranked video
Wait how do you use it?
@@Crackheadcentral2188 same as any other item like crimson flasks
@@Crackheadcentral2188
Invade someone and hide near a difficult enemy (preferably, there is nearby clutter)
When the host is distracted, seize the opportunity
This is amazing, as someone doing a lot of invading during this playthrough I would love this TIER list prop Hunt in Elden ring does not happen enough
The difference between this video and Ms. Chalice is staggeringly hilarious lmao. Chalice is nice and sweet even to the worst of them. Rusty is just rusty 🤣
Yet both are amazing!
@@MrLeFluffy1 wholeheartedly agree lol
She's ASMR wholesome about it
Rusty is just like " shits shit"
My wife never walked in on me watching Rusty and asked "Is this OnlyFans?"
@@garrick3727 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mad pumpkin head has one very good benefit that pushes him a little higher in my book.
His pumpkin head takes a severely reduced amount of damage compared to the rest of his body and if he faces most big bosses head on he tanks for ridiculously long amounts of time.
I used him exclusively my first playthrough I love that guy so much. The way he will tank and smash and bleed anything and then walk off into a corner and just hit his head against the ground :') that's my boy
The disappointment and absolute hilarity that ensued the first time I picked up Noble Sorcerer Is something I'll never forget. The game had just come out, me and a friend were exploring Limgrave for the first time and... "oh wait, noble sorcerer? that sounds sick" was quickly followed by "wait... it's... it's just an old dude" and we couldn't stop laughing at him just bumbling about😂
7:15 My favorite part about these guys is that every translation had to slip in some sort of reference to "The A-Team". Their Japanese name is "Kamikaze Attack Bastards", which was what the show was called in Japan, the English name is a pun on the "Soldiers of Fortune" bit from the intro, and the French description is a riff on Hannibal's catchphrase "I love it when a plan comes together" (in this case, "I love it when a plan ends in pieces").
Absolutely godawful in gameplay, but top tier in terms of goofy references.
I love the A-team
I think my favorite is honestly Latenna. Something you didnt mention and something I find really neat is that if you summon her near one of the wolves, she can tame, mount, and ride it. Its a really neat attention to detail.
As cool as that mechanic is, it only works in 2 locations.
@@jotarokujo3603It is most likely a bug anyways. The source video of this happening showed pretty strange behavior between her and the direwolf.
@@jotarokujo36032 locations? What's the other, I only know about the Caria Manor one
@@overlorddanteConsecrated Snowfield I assume
She’s a really cool and unique summon imo. Think of her more like a damn sentry turret than anything else
42:35 Seeing the duelist charge in a circle made my day.
Was looking for a comment about it, lmao.
Fuckin Benny Hill-ass chase.
SPEEN
GET OVER HERE YOU FUCKIN BIRD!
i audibly chuckled as well lol
This is something I only realised later in my first playthrough but I actually got really attached to banised knight oleg like he was my real companion during my adventure. I even remember getting hyped when he would finish a boss.
@@8Kazuja8 I got sad at the end of my first playthrough because I realized Mimic and greatshield/Crystalian/Latenna were all getting used way more than Oleg, who literally carried my n00b behind thru Limgrave, Weeping Penisula and Liurnia on his back.
He was the first summon i ever got and was a huge reason I beat a ton of late and early game bosses and he's really solid unlike ng+2
To say Tiche “solos weaker bosses” is a criminal understatement. My +10 Tiche solo-ed MOHG. Fricking MOHG. I did nothing but pop Golden Vow at the start and watched her slice him into swiss cheese.
Bruh you must have a different Tiche . Mine jumped off the cliff and left me alone😢
She just looked at mohg and said no@@vasusingh5909
@@vasusingh5909 my tiche is absolutely insane. im not even the elden lord at this point tiche is she did everything for me
I maintain that to this day, I haven't beaten Malenia even once. I have however been participating thrice, cheerleading for Tiche.
I mean it's a little RNG based...her damage isn't that high EXCEPT if she uses her black knife ability which just melts through the boss's hp like it's nothing (the hit does high damage, the drain even more and the maxhp reduction is substantial if it doesn't expire in a critical moment).
Some times she'll just be thrown around by the boss being utterly useless, other times she swings the black knife three times in a row and (this happened to me aswell) kills Mogh's 2nd phase all by herself before he's done with his 2nd combo and me not even realizing what happened (thank you Nvidia Experience for always recording the last 10min, otherwise I would've been clueless).
That was the last time I took her with me...I just wanted some help distracing the boss, not be the help that distracts him
Mausoleum soldiers are one of my personal favorites because it's just fun to hit bosses with the "GET 'EM BOYS!"
That was my experience with the Liurnia soldiers. I love those little war criminals.
I always send in my summons with a "Git his(they) ass(es)!" Mentality. Usually sarcastic cause ik they'll get rolled but it's fun nevertheless
I'm attached to my boys. We have a pep team talk before going forth 😂. Win or loose, thems my boys. ❤
Really Finlay should have the most health of any summon to be lore accurate (and shame for not mentioning her lore!). Girl carried Malenia from Caelid to the Haligtree by herself taking down everything in her way. She might not be the best to us, but she’s by far the greatest entity made into an ash.
Maybe we simply never gained her loyalty enough
i was gonna say the same thing! finlay's lore always deserves a mention. i wish summoning her against malenia triggered some sort of special dialogue, she deserves it for being literally the most dedicated npc in the lore.
Did she really? Damn that’s impressive
Summoning her vs Malenia should Just end up with her tuning hostile to you.
@@ludovicacuoghi That would be evil, considering her ashes are found in the Haligtree. You just got these new Legendary Spirit Ashes, and level them up a bunch and decide to use them against Malenia. Then, suddenly, you're fighting two enemies. Not even the alleged Deathblight Swamp that looks to be in the DLC is that evil.
It would be hilarious to watch someone's reaction to that though.
@@Zyk0th holy shit deathblight swamp? That is hype as shit
Strangely enough, this video made me realise how much we need a Zamor Hero summon. It would probably be OP but I just love looking at them somehow. Their fighting style is awesome
I think Zulithewitch actually did a video covering them and it turns out zamor hero ash summons did exist along side I think 2 or 3 other mobs who don't have summons rn
hopefully they'll add one in the dlc
I'm not 100% certain but I think in the lore there were something like 16 crucible knights in existence who served in Godfrey's army right? And in game we only encounter 14-15. That being said, a crucible knight summon would be so badass. It'd be really op, ofc, but badass nonetheless
Zamor Heroes, Grave Warden Duelists, a named Crucible Knight maybev
I want a god damn crucible knight.
02:03 - 64 Noble Sorcerer
02:47 - 63 Nomad
03:23 - 62 Miranda Sprout
04:03 - 61 Claymen
04:37 - 60 Winded Misbegotten
05:05 - 59 Glintstone Sorcerer
05:49 - 58 Archers
06:37 - 57 Mad Pumpkin
07:14 - 56 Soldjars of Fortune
07:43 - 55 Finger Maiden Therolina
08:38 - 54 Skeletal Bandit
09:24 - 53 Albinauric
09:53 - 52 Raya Lucaria Soldiers
10:40 - 51 Page
11:29 - 50 Jarwight
11:57 - 49 Wandering Nobles
12:22 - 48 Jellyfish
12:59 - 47 Fire Monk
13:30 - 46 Rotten Stray
14:09 - 45 Lone Wolfs
14:41 - 44 Fanged Imps
15:12 - 43 Battlemage Hugues
15:56 - 42 Putrid Corpses
16:30 - 41 Oracle Envoy
17:17 - 40 Demi-Humans
17:57 - 39 Skeletal Militiamen
18:18 - 38 Haligtree Soldiers
18:57 - 37 Vulgar Militia
19:38 - 36 Godrick Soldiers
20:26 - 35 Kaiden Sellsword
21:11 - 34 Avionette
21:47 - 33 Kindret of Rot
22:23 - 32 Raya Lucaria Soldiers
23:02 - 31 Man-Serpent
23:37 - 30 Perfumer Tricia
24:21 - 29 Twinsage Sorcerer
25:10 - 28 Giant Rats
26:00 - 27 Marionette Soldiers
26:42 - 26 Azula Beastmen
27:41 - 25 Nightmaiden and Swerdstress
28:29 - 24 Depraved Perfumer Carmaan
29:19 - 23 Land Squirts
30:06 - 22 Dolores the Sleeping Arrow
30:46 - 21 Cleanrot Knight Finlay
31:30 - 20 Radahn Soldiers
32:25 - 19 Banished Knight Engvall
33:10 - 18 Redmane Knight Ogha
33:56 - 17 Latenna the Albinauric
34:41 - 16 Bloodhound Knight Floh
35:25 - 15 Mausoleum Soldiers
36:20 - 14 Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff
37:02 - 13 Ancestral Follower
37:46 - 12 Banished Knight Oleg
38:32 - 11 Warhawk
39:10 - 10 Blackflame Monk Amon
39:48 - 9 Neoheli-Loux
40:33 - 8 Crystalian
41:28 - 7 Greatshield Soldiers
42:10 - 6 Stormhawk Deenh
42:40 - 5 Dung Eater
43:17 - 4 Luthel the Headless
43:59 - 3 Omenkiller Rollo
44:41 - 2 Black Knife Tiche
45:25 - 1 Mimic Tear
With that new DLC talisman that gives you 20% damage whenever a summon dies, the skeleton militiamen are actually good.
I like how Deenh can fit into your build "lore-wise". If you're summoning him, chances are it's for the 20% physical & poise damage buff, and if you're prioritizing physical & poise damage, chances are you're using some flavor of a Strength build. Nepheli implies barbaric warriors fought alongside Warhawk companions, and Deenh becomes yours.
I like using Godrick soldiers for my Godrick build.
Their names are Mark and Estaban, and theyre like the two henchmen a big bad villain knows full well are useless but they got charm so he lets them be.
you just love to smoke everything in your way
@@pr3cis325 i might just lol
@@klangtheman5084 hahahahhahah
Bonus points if you imagine them being like cartoon henchmen that laugh and go 'good one boss' whenever you do something
29:20
Pretty sure the Land Squirts dont summon in random locations, but they will summon in set locations in each boss Arena. Theyll always summon in the same location of Red Wolf of Radagon, theyll always be in the same place of Makars arena. They have set summon points
Unlike the rats
Who seem to either spawn right next to the boss
Or off in fucking narnia
@@MamaTrixxieAsmrthey spawn near cheese, you have none
@@skinwalkingxd2663 Loretta must have no cheese either, they always spawn in the bushes on the other end of the arena lol
Isn't the spawn point the small obelisk in all boss Rooms?
@@Skozerny no, its the cheese
The Lone Wolves evolving into the Dire Wolves at +10 is a actually a really fun idea
You forgot a feature of the Ancestral Follower! It heals whenever it kills something.
Fun fact: if you do any of the Roar Buff ashes of war near Ogha, he’ll use the rain of arrows ash of war. Absolutely ripped Placidusax a new one when I tried it out.
Really??
of course not, only the latenna cheese works
We both were casting Rain of Arrows after using Commander Standard's AoW and War Cry, but the Dragonlord made a long jump and closed the gap rather quickly, so Ogha switched to tank made and I stayed behind. After finishing the fight Ogha was still alive, I could have used War Cry to celebrate our víctory, but I didn't know that. So, yeah.
Yes. He actually does good damage with it too. The only caveat is that he can only do it once per fight
the way rusty can make a 46 minute video only feel like 15 minutes is something else
He did it, he finally did it, we're one step closer to the rank everything video
#17: Latenna also has a unique but situational ability. If you summon her hear a Dire Wolf, she'll ride it and continue to fire arrows in motion. Keeps her alive easier and she will keep moving to avoid enemies while also letting the wolf attack if one gets too close.
Way too niche
@@PuddleWaterIsTheBestWater Situational yes but helpful in certain areas.
@@redkingrauri3769 meh, I’ve never really found a use but I don’t use her often, imo summons like Ogha will always be more consistent because of the fact he can defend himself
As far as I'm concerned, I am merely a squire paving the way forward for Oleg to take the Elden Throne for himself.
greatshield ashes are my favorite hands down. They are so hilariously effective at bullying bosses that are mostly physical damage. I was doing a randomizer, and they managed to trap Malenia in a corner in both of her phases.
HAHAHA
Only problem is aoe attacks. Even elemental damage is fine as long as it is comes from one direction.
A fellow Bully-Squad enjoyer
Same, my most used ashes by far.
So...bell bearing hunters were wrecking me my first playthrough so I'm terrified when I get to Shade Castle and have to fight Elemer.
Those 5 greatshield dudes stuck him in a corner and kept him there the whole fight, staggering him just enough so that he never did that Sith sword thingie.
Caelid Bell Bearing hunter killed me like 50 times after I killed Elemer which I thought was bullcrap and made me yearn for my guys but yeah.
Another thing great about Tiche is that she's surprisingly great at staggering enemies. Her big jump attack and that one blade drag do enough stagger damage to caused even Tree Sentinels to flinch.
the wiki has a page for ranking spirits based on how they perform against the same opponent - and they used the Draconic Tree Sentinel in Leyndell for testing. Using the same enemy is good for consistency and impartiality, but it’s important to remember that certain spirits will naturally perform better against that type of hard hitting armored enemy. So that list on the wiki isn’t a fully objective ranking.
Is the wiki referencing that video Garden of Eyes made?
Mimic isn't just the best, it's also the most fun to mess around with. There's a lot of different ways you can customize it.
1. It uses whatever equipment you're holding in your hands when you spawn it in, so you can do things like spawn it with a frostbite weapon and then switch to a fire one to keep resetting the frost it inflicts.
2. It has infinite FP so you can put it on healing duty as well as spellcasting duty and never worry about it running out of resources. Mimics make great ranged support. You can also influence its behavior by narrowing its options; for example, spawning it holding only a sacred seal and equipping a single incantation, like Giantsflame Take Thee. Congrats, you just made a mortar unit
3. It can use any consumable items equipped in your hotbar when you summon it, so you can give it limited-per-playthrough things like Uplifting Aromatic and gain the benefits without ever having to actually use them.
Spawning a second you is enough to trivialize most bosses already, but if you're willing to go the extra mile, you can make some truly wild setups
Stormhawk Deenh is my absolute favorite. That birb and me moved mountains together
dude that bird can kill entire groups of mobs by itself
@@xntrikk9189 He comes in, buffs every ally, and then goes goblin mode. I miss him
Thank you so much for doing what you do. My family has been going through a rough patch past few months (medical issues, unexplainable job problems) and I started Elden Ring around the same time. Needless to say when I came across your videos they hit right at just the right time. I came to youtube this morning to look for something specific and now I can't remember what it was because I said to myself "Oh shit, Rusty has a new video..." and now I'm laughing at work while customers look toward the counter confused. Really appreciate your stuff.
Rusty deserves some kind of honorable award for his ability to use words so masterfully. he will go down in history as one who pioneered the spoken language of people in this day and age. best of his videos I've seen
Something else to know about Ogha, is that his arrows can do insane knock down. Making him a great summon against Malenia.
I did this exact thing. He's even great melee for lions claw
Yeah, his gravity arrows do great poise and stance damage
As a summon user i came to this video looking for a fun summon to use that wasn’t as busted as the mimic tear. Upon learning that the miranda sprouts existed i knew theyd be my new number 1. Thank you for bringing me to my new favorite and best summon i could ever ask for
the elden lord we deserve
With Latenna, you can get her to ride a wolf in the mountains as she can call a wolf if one is nearby and let her ride it.
I don't know why, but this is the first one of these videos that made me realize just how much time and effort goes into making them. I was thinking about just how long it'd take to capture a few seconds of each of the 64 summons.... then having to add the text with the effect of their name over each one... then capture gameplay footage in multiple fights. Like... dang... a lot of work. I very much appreciate it. :)
Omen killer Rollo is a beast. It's a bit of a shame how out of all 64 summons, most of us will only ever bother to use around 5 of 'em. If you don't wanna use Mimic or Tiche, you're really only left with Rollo, Luhtel or Oleg. Never tried Stormhawk Deenh or Dung Eater though.
Dung eater is a beast. Probably the best summon in my eyes.
Deenh feels like a let down to me. He has all the advantages of flying summons but that doesn't make him immune to being hit and his hp isn't fantastic. The buff he gives is great, but only lasts for like 20 seconds.
Greatshield soldiers , Latenna, Wolves, Mausoleoum soldiers are good too tbh
i love using finlay, she is good, kinda tanky and can scarlet rot ppl
Dung Eater's totally worth trying, if you don't mind potentially losing Boggart, can stand being around Seluvis for more than a few seconds and don't question the ethics of lobotomizing convicted killers. Dude can take some hits, he's got Bleed if you're into that, and his range and aggressive AI make him really good at keeping foes focused on him and not you. Really, aside from Mimic Tear's HP and versatility, there's not much more you could ask for in a summon.
Glad you ranked Oleg high. Even if he ain't at the top, he's my go to summon. His combos are just so sweet to watch and he's been with me from the beginning til the end. Never lets you down.
This lil demolisher just has a special place in my heart. Thanks, Oleg
He definitely deserves top 10. Oleg carried me through some tough spots!
Something of note for the Ancestor summon, it actually heals on kill (your kills count too).
This was honestly one of the funniest videos ever and I have had quite a laugh in a very long while. Thank you.
We can’t sleep on Engwall like this, he carried me through my first playtrough and he has a special place in my heart.
Yes I am playing the game with him now and am quite emotionally attached
I've used Engvall so much as a summon that my combat timing compliments his hits. I used this to my advantage when he and I sandwiched Malenia.
You actually made a really interesting point early on in the video about giving your summons more spells when they level up. An Elden Ring mod with evolving summons would actually be awesome
we already know that evolving summons are very much a thing that the game can manage too, the base game as is already has 1 that changes as it is leveled up... only 1... but 1 is all that's needed to prove that it can be done.
that 1 is the rats. summons 3 rats by default, evolves to 4 at +6, evolves to 5 at +10.
it's really disappointing that they limited this to the rats and nothing else. I feel most of those soldier summons could've benefitted from gaining some extra guys at higher levels. same for the nobles, demi-humans, and wolves.
and if actually swapping out the spells a summon can cast is too much then perhaps just add a second guy with a different spell at +7 or something
There is actually a mod called Better Spirit Ashes that does this, among other changes. It’s quite good, though it’s hard to use alongside other mods. I can’t give up my overhauls, but if I could use it with The Convergence and its summoner builds, I would never let go
Edit: I’m actually not sure about better spells upon level up, but many ashes do get more and/or stronger units as they level up
I hope and swear they better add this idea in for more spirits when the dlc comes out.
It be so damn cool.
I remember switching from Mimic Tear to Kristoff on my main playthrough and while he's obviously worse, I kinda fell in love with him just not giving a shit about much of anything and he quickly became my preferred spirit summon.
You also made me nearly spit out my drink with how you introduced him, good job.
Tbh I think Mimic tear is overrated
I feel like maybe I'm using it wrong but my Mimic tear is so weak
Kristoff on the other hand is an absolute unit who just tanks shots
@@TheCatabolicTrex mimic's usefulness depends on your build
@@TheCatabolicTrex Nah.. it's your build issue. My mimic tear solo godskin apostle without me intervening at all💯
@@panicrollprincess Im a squishy mage, so my mimic is squishy!
@@lordgorodon’t use mimic then
After YEARS of getting ganked over and over in the first 6 games, being able to summon spirits was like therapy to me
Bro, you have NO right to be this funny y'know, I could watch this for the info and entertainment and be completely satisfied, but no, you had to make my fucking day with 45 minutes of sheer chuckles on my bed you madman
I summoned pumpkin head for one of my malenia fights and it took that personally, it just slapped her around and she could only fight back during her hyperarmor window
30:49 Btw Finlay can sometimes use an attack at close range that inflicts scarlet rot
Tiche seemed surprisingly well balanced in the arena pvp mode
In the pvp arena spirit ashes that specialize in high pressure and disruption seem to take precedent over the likes of mimic-tear and Tiche, I can dodge destined death and get tickled by her slashes all day, but god help me when i've got the greatshield midgets or the Omenkiller barreling down upon me while my opponent is poking my flank with greatspears/rapiers.
@@bubbajoe117they aren’t that good in pvp but gank squads are the best, especially mausoleum soldiers.
Using spirits is okay, and you shouldn't be ashamed for using them.
"B-bu-bu-but what about..." SHUSH, Malenia exists, the game isn't fair with me, I don't need to be fair with it
Also it's a major part of the game's mechanics AND lore
Malenia is one of the first bosses i've done without a summon. She seem harder with a summon, i don't need a second health pack ready to pick up by Malenia.
@@Sargeras147 Malenia is one of the few cases where she's generally harder with a summon. When I first fought her the blasphemous blade still had it's knockdown capability and me and my mimic just blasphemed all over her.
And I don't regret that a single bit.
Ashes aren't even that strong anyway. Half the time they just stand around and do nothing 😂
@@jasonmillington7806 my mimic locks in the moment I'm dead
I watched your entire video and don't you know how happy I was when I saw the Mimic Tear at no. 1. I played 40 hours without using summons, just wandering around and discovering things (just completing Godrick, Radahn, Rennala and Morgott in that order). I watched very few gameplay videos and tutorials to avoid spoilers and get the best experience of this game by myself. Since I found that summon, I haven't stopped using it against bosses (about Rennala's). The 2nd one I chose for while I wander and discover places is the Ancestral Follower. I loved your video!! Greetings from México!
Thank you for saying most of the spirits names.
I like to listen to your stuff when I work and laughing my ass off.
Really Helps keep up with what's going on.
I think the night maiden and sword stress were my favorites in my playthrough just cause it felt like a group effort to take down a boss for some strange reason
Marionette archers are still my go to outside of the Mimic. Are some of the other ranged summons probably better, yeah. But watching them turn bosses into pincusions is a good time. I've seen them do so much damage because they shoot so dang fast. I might need to try equiping the talisman that attracts more agro to make sure they don't get hit as much
The constant damage(even though not much) from their full auto arrow barrage is awesome, I just don't like how short their range is though
Month old comment, but you should know that the Aggro talisman only works in co-op and has no effect in single player. It doesn’t make drawling aggro away from spirit ashes any easier.
46:21 that pull from Mimic is like it saying "I'm not done with you!"
See that’s my thing. I loved the challenge of 1v1ning the bosses, but when I was out exploring the world, it was nice to have something on your side as you ran through the lands between. Something that helped you cut through the fodder while you explored that castle, or fort. I got attached, to the point that for me using them during a boss fight felt… wrong. Not just because it removed the immersion I craved, but also because it felt like I was throwing my ride or die into certain death so I could get an incant or two off.
But that’s just my take on it. Long live Oleg, baby. The GOAT
Banished Knight Engvall should be closer to his Banished Knight friend and they should both move up the list a bit imo. His dash attacks insta-stun any human-ish sized enemies. During my first playthrough, this saved me more times than I can count in the fight against Malenia. Knocking her out of a combo, beating her into a corner, putting her on the ground every other attack. Its busted.
Honestly, dude was my bodyguard for my first playthrough and my defining moment with him was when he used that storm jump attack to save me from a black knife grab. True Chad.
You have no idea how accurate that latenna thing is. I used her for a bonk build. The number of times I staggered enemies to save her as opposed to trying to simply DPS was insane lol
Stormhawk Deenh is... yeah. It's the best summon for people who don't like summons. Perfect for my Claymore build because I can melt bosses' HP and Poise with the added buff like the Serpent Hunter glitch. I love him.
The ending of the video was hilarious hahaha> thanks for the video btw, keep it up :D
41:30 THE GOATS. MY MAIN MEN
New subscriber. I like the blend of jokes with actual analysis on give on each ash. Has me cracking up at every turn.
I know I'm a special case as you mentioned, but I found the pumpkin head very useful for the rotting tree spirit in the dungeon in Radahn's arena. His huge stature makes him immune to the bullshit grab lunge Tree Spirit does all the time that (usually) instakills you, and being a spirit means he can't be scarlet rotted.
GRANTED, from what I remember I mostly used him as an aggro distraction and he requires like 104 FP to summon, so good luck using him as a non-magic build
104 fp is only 17 mind, most builds should be hitting 20 even as non magic builds so he's still effective
@@nem6191Who needs fp when you got the flask? Infinite fp for 10 seconds is more than enough to summon any ash.
@tacticsogreman I'd much rather add a few points into mind and get maximum usage of my wondrous physick, especially now with the new dlc tears like the deflect one or the tear that actually buffs your ashes
@@nem6191 I'm running a melee build with 20 points in mind anyway😂
Haven't touched DLC yet. Quite excited tbh about new tears and talismans. But first, I must complete my training at Malenia dojo lol
Infinite fp comes in handy for that as my goal ain't necessarily to beat her just yet. Popping off a heavy fp summon for free is a good way to start.
The rant fading out at the ending was a nice touch.
Having farmed cleanrot knights for about 2 hours to get their weapons and armor in it's entirety, The main weakness of cleanrot knights is their lack of following up attacks and also being staggered way too easily. Ontop of that, they will only use their melee scythe swing at close range, but being close range will prompt them to retreat or use their backup thrusting sword. Very rarely will they hit you with the melee scythe without heavily telegraphing the attack to the enemy, giving them enough time to stance break them out of the move, or wiff entirely
When I start a fight and I see Lhutel teleporting past me straight toward my enemy it instills the most insane amount of confidence ever.
I had thought I missed the Greatshield soldier ashes somewhere earlier on the list but god am I happy to see them ranked so high. I was astonished how good they were and I relied on them for a while in my first playthrough.
I literally just thought to myself while playing "I dont know what Spirit summon to use, and i dont wanna use the Black Knife or Mimic for the 100th time, lets see if rusty has a video about it". And here it is. Get out of my head!
The skeletal militia are amazing for casters, they're fast attack speed and relative survivability means they pull aggro pretty often giving you time for big damage spells
i think he drastically underestimate their usefulness as well.
i've been doing a "skelly bois"-only run and these guys are insanely helpful due to their ability to revive.
minor babysitting is all it takes for them to do their job.
of course leaving them to their business will cause them to die off fast, because you're supposed to juggle the aggro.
when they die the mob that killed them will usually look for another 'living' target due to the fact they get a second or two of invincibility frames, and as long as something else is nearby (and there is no bs effect on the ground) they will get back up.
Excellent summery and info, and well done for not getting banned, thanks for the laugh also😆, yes Mimic Tear is my saviour, cheers🍻
I've been playing souls games since ds1 on the PS3.
You are my favourite souls youtuber now.
I love you man
This has probably been said before but in case you have 0 care for flavor text, Ogha can use an arrow rain similarly to Radahn, except the damage, or the stun, or any of the strengths that Radahn has. He uses it in response to any war cry, and I just personally really like his vibe.
My favorite 5(Most of these are personal attachments than usefulness)
1. Luhtel
2. Nightmaiden & Swordstress Duo
3. Jellyfish
4. Fingermaiden
5. Latenna
Stormhawk Deenh and Sleep Puppet are fun to use too
Is the jellyfish actually good? I mean I’ve fully upgraded and only ever used it because it’s my inky +10. I’ve never considered anything else
@@jagoz7465It's really not a great attacker, like not at all. The poison buildup it gets is very good in early game and melts through enemies but lacks a little in late game.
I think the greatest factor for the Jellyfish is that once it gets attention, you can use that little bit of time to collect your thoughts, because that thing is a tank.
@@yourweirdplant switched to Mimic +10, no longer friends with Jellyfish
My 3 go to spirits are:
1. MIMIC because i love have myself fight with myself and use heals and taking at the sane time 2x.
2. Tiche - She messes up er'body.
3. Beastmen summon - I know it isnt the best BUT the red lightning buff, berserk mode, braggarts roar, and quick attack makes them great for faster enemies and can keep pressure on bosses for me to land heavy blows with my weapons.
That was genuinely one of the funniest videos I've come across in awhile, and now I'm gonna go and mess around with some sifferent ashes. Thanks.
Thank you for making a hilarious and yet interesting video. I love your commentary especially at the end. This was great!
Only a matter of time before he ranks all remembrance bosses as romance options in a dating sim.
Cant wait to see what he thinks about regal ancestor as a romance option 😭
Oleg was my go-to-summon throughout the whole game. He was the best ally I could ask for
Even if people consider Oleg to be the better of the two, I’ve still found that Engvall can put in some serious work if you fight alongside him. Just fighting by his side he can help eat enemy poise.
I find Oleg is the better damage-dealer, but Engvall is the better tank. YMMV.
Rusty: “nobody uses spirit ashes lol”
Me for every fight: “I diagnose you with Lhutel the Headless”
Page is great! helped me defeat melinia my first time. Good dodge/avoidance, and the fire attack did SOME damage, and it was enough to distract her so i could get some big ass hits in. I really like the Page a lot. Usually dodges really well (better than any other Ash I tried, I did NOT have the Black Dagger dude), and brings fire damage at range. I guess the condition is that YOU are tanking for her. I always sword/board so page is on the outside firing in 80% of the time. Sure, just standing back and watching her fight, is going to look REALLY bad. Especially against ranged enemies.
We're getting ever closer to the NPC foot tier list.....
*I can almost taste it*
In my first playthrough, Mimic Tear wasn't good at first but that was purely due to me levelling all of my stats equally. Once I got all of my stats above 50 they started getting usable and after 70 they were pretty good. I still liked Rats, Raya Lucaria, Rollo, & Dung Eater though because they were the ones I had been using before Mimic Tear got usable.
I don’t think mimic tear is affected by your stats at all. It just uses your equipment, but has its own stats dictated entirely by how much you’ve upgraded it.
Also holy crap you were leveling every stat equally? That sounds like it would make the game miserable to play.
umm question
what is the mod for the idle stance when using straight sword ? looks kinda cool
I would like to know as well. Commenting for attention xd
Summon the mimic tear with the invincible perfume bottle, a healing spell and a healing stone(and whatever throwables you have in your inventory), and you've got everything you need.
When people just mindlessly say "Summons are the easy mode of the game" when so many are trash or just don't work at all is crazy to me.
glad you actually show them off in action without just attacking everything at the same time. the whole time i was wondering why you were using only one straight sword and not even two handing it but then it clicked. how else were you gonna show off your goofy idle pose/walk animation mod?
Tharalina acts as a great heal tank. That is her best use. You get to chip away at bosses because they just kant kill her
Over my use of them, i really found Engvall to be the better of the two. While Oleg deals more damage, it was Engvalls jump attack would just stagger so many things, and seeing him coming from nowhere to just pancake malenia and then spin in a circle to stagger her immediately after really keeps him in the better position in my book.
Oh, and the extra hp he has i found to really become a thing at the top end of levels, its something like an extra 2 or 3k hp.
I've done a run where I base my faith build around supporting my summon. It's good fun. Nox Ashes are one of the better ones, since they don't zoom around the summon zone like the black knife.
My only wish is that most summons could become viable late game like most weapons, like being able to "channel power" for the ashes to boost them, so they take let's say 700 FP to get full stats, but you can also use them at as low as 50 FP where they basically do nothing but distract an enemy for 1-2 hits. Granted it would need some kind of menu for it, since there's no way you're gonna channel in a large number of boss fights without a distraction, maybe Roderika would be able to buff their stats at the cost of more FP to summon ...