Holy Crucible Knight (Colosseum)

This build is for those who always liked to be the Paladin of the party. Being a holy blade of fury, this build will prioritize Strength/Faith. This build will use a close-range weapon as well as faith-scaling Incantations. This build is tailored to level 150.

Note: This build was created before the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, and as such may be outdated.

Starting Class

The Crucible Knight build is based off of the Confessor class.

What This Build is For

This build will be tailored towards a swordsman playstyle, getting in for close attacks and using incantations when needed. Playing with this build will maximize damage during 1v1 duels. The incantations used will be helpful in both 1v1 and free-for-all.

Stat Priority

• Strength
• Vigor
• Faith
• Endurance
• Mind
• Intelligence
• Dexterity
• Arcane

Weapon + Seal

• Ordovis’s Greatsword
  • Primarily scaling with strength, this sword is the bread and butter of this build. Ordovis’s Vortex is perfect for staggering damage.

• Clawmark Seal
  • This seal is perfect for this build, as it scales incantations with Strength and Faith.

• Be sure to get the full Crucible Axe set:
  • Crucible Axe Helm
  • Crucible Axe Armor
  • Crucible Gauntlets
  • Crucible Greaves

Incantations

• Aspect of Crucible: Horns will be helpful to close the distance between you and your opponent; additionally, if in a free-for-all, few will see it coming from behind.

• Aspect of Crucible: Breath is for when you want to get some extra damage in. This incantation is perfect if you want to keep an enemy at a distance.

• Wrath of Gold acts as a panic button in case enemies get too close, or you’re in low health. It pushes enemies away and can briefly stagger them long enough for you to get in some extra hits.

• Golden Vow pairs with one of our talismans. When paired, you will have a 50% damage reduction for a short time, making you a beast on the battlefield.

Talismans

• Shard of Alexander
  • Greatly increases the attack power of your skills

• Godfrey Icon
  • Raises attack power of charged spells

• Flock’s Canvas Talisman
  • Greatly raises the potency of incantations

• Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
  • Enormously reduces physical damage taken by 20%

Rotation + Strategy

1. Start any fight by cast Golden Vow, better to start off with as much damage negation as possible.
2. Cast Aspect of Crucible: Horns to close the gap between opponents.
3. Use the Ordovis’s Vortex skill to start dealing physical and holy damage.
4. Back away from the enemy, give them some false distance while using Aspect of Crucible: Breath to keep them from getting too close.
5. As stated, use Wrath of Gold if the fight isn’t turning in your favor, and use the opening created to get in some extra damage.