With that in mind, you may be searching for the best Elden Ring bleed build.
However, its real strength lies in theCorpse Pilerskill, which is the key to this build.
When you reach the Foot of the ForgeSite of Grace, head West to find theChurch of Repose.

Here, an NPC named Okina will invade your world and attack.
Kill Okina to get their signature weapon, the Rivers of Blood.
Before patch 1.04, Bloody Finger Okina would only spawn before killing theFire Giant boss.

FromSoftware have since fixed this issue, meaningyou can now get Rivers of Blood at anytime.
Simply head to the Church of Repose to trigger the invasion.
After meeting these requirements, continue to invest inArcane and Dexterityfor increased melee damage.
You should also put points intoVigor and Mindto increase your health and FP.
We’ll explain thetalismansand Crystal Tears that you need for this bleed build below.
There isn’t any specific armor set that we’d recommend for this build.
This will give you an opportunity to quickly follow up with the Corpse Piler skill as a counter.
That covers everything you better know to make an Elden Ring Rivers of Blood build.
To push forward with Elden Ring’s main quest, check out ourfull Elden Ring walkthrough.