The strength ofElden Ring’s magic builds puts itself on display as a player is able to take out an invader using only Glintstone Scraps, a magic item. There are plenty of builds to use inElden Ring, plenty of which have viability to use against the many trials and tribulations that the game has to throw at the player. While the more popular builds are the greatsword, bleed, and faith builds, even finding power in sorcery, and the consumables that scale with intelligence, can make a pile of pebbles powerful in the right person’s hands.
Elden Ring’s magical versatility is quite large, from simple spells like Glintstone Pebble, to magic gained from the dragons, to eventhe utilization of gravity magic like the well-known boss General Radahn. Among the spells, however, are items that can be used to cast spells, like the Glintstone Scraps. There are two types, regular and large, and when used conjure several small glowing glintstone shards into the air before being shot towards the target. These consumables scale with intelligence, and the player can only hold ten before having to restock, which can make utilizing them in combat tough.
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Yet, that is what one player managed to do in PVP against an invader. Reddit user Erikajodeikaite posted a video to r/Eldenring of them going up against an invader in what appears to be theswamp areas that game director Hidetaka Miyazaki just can’t help putting in games likeElden Ring. In the video, the invader is attempting to advance upon the player, only to be pelted, again and again, by flying Glintstone Scraps, until they are overwhelmed by the scraps and try to retreat. However, the bridge in the swamp areas doesn’t have much for cover, and the invader quickly succumbs to the onslaught of pebbles.
The video then gives a replay of the attack, showing the beauty of the luminescent kill in slow-motion. What it shows is that, even when the invader manages to approach the player, the Glintstone Scraps keep them staggered enough that they can’t attack. It’s already too late when they attempt to turn back. As evident by the video, the PVP player isn’t as experienced as those whofind the perfect hiding spots inElden Ringto ambush their victims, but their determination is to be admired for how many rocks pelted them, and yet they still advanced.
This is yet again a fantastic showcase of the versatility in the usage of builds inElden Ring, a game where even someone with alow intelligence stat can find success in a magic build. No matter what the player tries, there’s certain to be a degree of success as long as effort is put into it, and never to give up even when things get tough, a staple of FromSoftware games. Even utilizing only consumables can lead to a successful run of the famously difficult game.
Elden Ringis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
