The mysterious Black Knights of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree wield their Black Steel Greathammers to great effect in the Shadow Realm. Wielding them can slay gods. Let’s take a look at the best ways to make your Black Steel Greathammer effective.
Black steel Greathammer Building Guide | Elden ring
These stats are calculated on a level 150 Confessor. Most classes can easily reach this statline at level 160, so don't worry about starting a brand new character just to be able to use this build relatively early in Shadow of the Erdtree.
To understand these stats, we need to talk about the Black Steel Greathammer. You’ll get it from the Black Knight in the shrine northeast of the Gravesite Plain Site of Grace. This weapon uses the basic Greathammer moveset, but has innate Faith scaling, can be imbued with various affinities, and has a unique Holy damage explosion on Guard Counters. Your goal here is to create a Sacred Black Steel Greathammer build that uses its excellent Holy damage scaling to decimate enemies after you block a hit.
40 Strength and 60 Faith are the stats you'll need to scale well in the mid-to-late game of Shadow of the Erdtree. While you may want more Strength over time, a soft cap on Faith gives you excellent Holy damage, netting a total Attack Rating of nearly 1,000. 40 Strength is also barely enough to use most Greatshields.
