In this Elden Ring Build Guide, I’ll be showing you my Dragon Communion Spell build. This is a Shadow of the Erdtree build that takes place after level 150. If you’ve been looking for a Arcane build for Shadow of the Erdtree that wrecks and makes quick work of enemy bosses then you might want to check this build-out.

The Dragon God build for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree is a build that focuses on the use of Dragon Communion Incantations, and uses a new item, the Rock Heart, to further boost the damage of the spells. Rock Heart is a consumable item that you can use infinitely to turn yourself into a dragon, to do this, you must unequip all armor pieces you are wearing and use the Rock Heart item. This unique item is acquired by solving the puzzle of the Domain of Dragons Painting that you can find in the Shadow Keep dungeon. Upon turning into a dragon, your resistance against negative status effect will increase, you'll gain a flat 10% damage negation across all damage types, and it provides 0 weight which works well with talismans such as the Blue Dancer Charm. Once you're in dragon form, you can reuse the Rock Heart item to gain a 1-minute buff to increase the damage of Dragon Communion Incantations by 20%! This buff stacks with other equipment or effects that buff your damage such as the Roar Medallion charm and the Dragon Communion Seal.

You can take this build in a couple of different ways (such as going for the Faith route), but what we did for this Dragon God build is we focused on using the Dragon Communion Seal to cast Dragon Communion Incantations, added more points to Arcane and Faith to meet the requirements for some of the spells, but mostly went for the Arcane route. The build also comes equipped with the Bloodfiend's Fork weapon (in occult infusion) for easier management of your equipped items and it provides the flexibility to attack with a melee weapon that can bleed and cast spells. Apart from the Bloodfiend's Fork weapon being native to blood loss, it is lightweight, has good reach, the Occult infusion scales with Arcane, and is a nice backup weapon that can be used for exploration. As for skills, you can choose whatever you want but we found that the Sword Dance or Braggart's Roar skills are what works for the build. Sword Dance costs low and can kill single enemies while Braggart's Roar is good for increasing stamina recovery and damage.

Armor-wise, this build doesn't require any armor as mentioned because you need to use the Rock Heart item to transform into a dragon. Moving on to Talismans, since the build is light in weight, pairing the Blue Dancer Charm with it is something you want to consider (totally optional) only if you want to raise the Physical Damage of the Bloodfiend's Fork weapon and dragon communion spells that deal physical damage. Crusade Insignia is a good candidate for this build because it boosts the damage of the spells and the melee weapon by 15% for 20 seconds after killing an enemy, and it refreshes each time you kill an enemy. For exploration, Blessed Blue Dew Talisman is good for managing your FP, it will help in slowly restoring your FP because most of the spells you will be using cost a lot of FP. Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman is also good for this build to amplify the damage negation/protection because the 10% value that you get while you're in dragon form is relatively low, especially for the DLC. You can swap out talismans like Crusade Insignia for Roar Medallion, specifically when you are about to fight a boss, or the Flock's Canvas Talisman to improve the damage of the incantations.

For spells, first, the build is equipped with Golden Vow and Flame Grant me Strength. Golden Vow is good to buff the damage and get more protection while Flame Grant me Strength raises the power of spells that deal physical attacks and if you have any incantations that do fire damage. Golden Vow is a spell that you will be using more frequently especially if you are exploring, while Flame Grant me Strength is good to use right before you fight a boss. The three other spells that we predominantly use in this build are Ekzyke's Decay, Rotten Breath, and Dragonmaw. Rotten Breath is considered to be like a weak version of Ekzyke's Decay, and the reason why it's on this build is because you can cast this spell while you're on horseback, this way if you are fighting field bosses, you can cast this spell while mounted. Ekzyke's Decay is (obviously) the powerful version of Rotten Breath, best used against elite enemies or bosses that you fight toe-to-toe to deal physical damage with Scarlet Rot.

Dragonmaw is the next spell that has high burst damage, huge hitboxes that make it possible to hit those gnarly bosses, it has high stance damage to break the stance of a boss, and it can knock down regular enemies. But what's great about Dragonmaw is you get hyper armor when casting it, meaning you can't get interrupted (considering the fact that this build has 0 Poise value). Dragonmaw is just a powerful spell that allows you to trade attacks without getting interrupted. Other than that, we do have some other spells that you can use such as Bayle's Flame Lightning, Ghostflame Breath, or Bayle's Tyranny.

For the attributes, at level 165, the build is running at 55 Vigor, 42 Mind, 25 Endurance, 14 Strength, 12 Dexterity, 16 Intelligence, 30 Faith, and 50 Arcane. First, Intelligence is not required for this build, so disregard that stat. 14 Strength and 12 Dexterity are there to meet the requirements of the Bloodfiend's Fork weapon. 55 Vigor (or higher) to get tons of health because we only have little protection in this build. Since the Dragon God build uses Dragon Communion Incantations which are notorious for their high cost, we've set Mind to 42 to have a lot of FP. 25 Endurance or even lower, just to have enough stamina to use dodge roll or running when in combat. And finally30 Faith and 50 Arcane to get good scaling for the Dragon Communion Seal to get good scaling, to cast the spells used on this build, and for these spells to be quite effective.

When it comes to the Flask of Wondrous Physick, since there is little protection in this build, Opaline Hardtear and Opaline Bubbletear are great to use. Opaline Bubbletear is good for being aggressive at the beginning of a boss fight, allowing you to cast a spell and not get damaged from the first incoming enemy attack. For great runes, Godrick's Great Rune or Radahn's Great Rune will work well for this build. Godrick's Great Rune raises most of the attributes used or required for the build to work while Radahn's Great Rune raises your HP, FP, and Stamina, all three things that you definitely want boosted in the Dragon God build.