Crafting in Elden Ring requires gathering materials, which some players find tedious. These builds are fully effective using only flasks and equipment — no Bloodboil Aromatics, no greases, no crafting required.
Recommended Builds
#1: Blasphemous Blade
Taker's Flames + passive healing = no consumables needed ever.
Why it works: Blasphemous Blade's entire kit is self-contained. Weapon skill for damage, passive healing for sustain. You literally never need to craft anything.
#2: Moonveil Magic
Sorceries replace any consumable effect — buffs, damage types, AoE — all from spells.
Why it works: Need fire damage? Cast a fire sorcery. Need range? Cast Stars of Ruin. Need healing? Use a flask. Sorcerers never need crafted items because spells cover every scenario.
#3: Giant Crusher
Pure physical damage that doesn't benefit from greases or consumables.
Why it works: Giant-Crusher with Heavy affinity deals pure physical damage. There's no grease that helps, no aromatic that matters. Jump attack everything. Done.