Hello everyone, Tarnished! Welcome back to our fantastic strategy guides, this time delving into a unique and highly entertaining playstyle centered around a brand-new and fun weapon in Elden Ring: the Entangling Hand. This guide is designed to enrage your enemies, and if you find yourself struggling to gather the necessary resources for your build, you might consider to buy Elden Ring Runes. Now, let's explore how to effectively use the Entangling Hand during invasions!

Overview of the Matting Hand

The Matting Hand is a fist-class weapon that not only offers a fantastic moveset but also features madness buildup. The key attraction of this weapon lies in:

· Incredible Chase Potential: The running light attacks are fantastic for closing gaps.

· High Poise Damage: Running heavy attacks can deal significant damage against players in heavy armor.

· Quick Neutral Heavy Attacks: They come out fast, ensuring you can punish opponents effectively.

· Ash of War: This unique ability allows you to inflict madness, which can incapacitate players, setting you up for devastating follow-up attacks.

However, watch out for the Solitude Set, which has high madness resistance, making it a tough foe for this build.

Talismans to Enhance Your Build

To maximize your damage output with this setup, you'll want to gather the following talismans:

1. Shard of Alexander: Buffs the damage of your Ash of War, making your madness-inflicting attacks even deadlier.

2. Axe Talisman: Enhances your fully charged heavy attacks, allowing for devastating combos.

3. Aged One's Exaltation: Increases your damage when there's madness in the vicinity, adding synergistic damage to your madness-inflicting strategies.

4. Choice of Final Talisman:

· Urchins Plus Two or Great Jars Arsenal: For better survivability if you want to be tankier.

· Rotten Wing Sword Insignia: This will trigger during your heavy attack combos, further increasing your damage output.

Stats for Your Build

This build focuses on Strength to maximize the Matting Hand's potential. While the weapon has good scaling across the board, strength investment provides overall better damage. Here's a recommended stat allocation:

· Strength: Focus primarily here for maximum damage output.

· Intelligence and Faith: Keep these at minimal levels, just sufficient to wield the weapon effectively.

· Vigor and Endurance: To survive confrontations and maintain aggression during fights.

Armor

When it comes to armor choice, it’s up to you! However, for this build aimed at high aggression and invasion gameplay, opt for tanky armor that provides solid defenses while enabling quick movement.

Gameplay Strategy

Approach to Combat

The key to utilizing the Matting Hand effectively lies in your playstyle. Here's how to master it:

· Initiate With Madness: Start encounters with your Ash of War to inflict madness on your opponents.

· Follow-Up Attacks: Once your target is afflicted with madness, execute a fully charged heavy attack combo for massive damage.

· Chase Down: Use the running light attacks strategically to chase opponents down and keep them on the defensive.

· Be Agile: Always stay nimble and ready to dodge attacks. Use your speed to punish mistakes made by your enemies.

The Invasion Routine

As you venture into invasions, keep an eye on the situations unfolding. Here are a few tips:

· Identify the Host: Quickly pinpoint the host in a group and aim to take them down first; they’re usually the primary target.

· Utilize Environmental Hazards: Use the terrain to your advantage. Ambush opponents using your stealth when needed.

· Monitor Your Resources: Keep an eye on your stamina and FP; being low can lead to disastrous failures in your aggressiveness.

Conclusion

There you have it! The Matting Hand build is all about making enemies mad (in a fun way!) while executing devastating combos with madness buildup. Whether you prefer to ambush or charge directly into battle, this build offers an exciting playstyle that is both effective and entertaining. If you need to enhance your experience further, consider visiting MMOEXP to buy Elden Ring Items that can complement your playstyle. I’ll see you in the next adventure. Keep the madness alive and happy invasions, Tarnished!