NoSoulsgame is complete without the obligatoryBerserkreference and Easter egg. WithBerserkauthor Kentaro Miura, unfortunately, passing away last year,Elden Ringsimply had to crank up the homages to one of its chief inspirations as aSoulsgame. It finally caved and introduced the most obvious and accessible way to cosplay asBerserk’s protagonist, the legendary Guts.
One in-game NPC even resembled Guts and his personality is hauntingly close. With that said, it’s not simple to cosplay or roleplay in-game as Guts. The key items are often locked in the game’s most complex side quest that spans half the game.
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Still,Berserkfans aren’t expected to give up that easily. Fans have endured too much pain and suffering; might as well channel thatinto rageand motivation. So do not put those foolish ambitions to rest; here’s how to fully realize Guts inElden Ring.
Warning: minor spoilers ahead for side missions
Updated September 19th, 2022, by Sid Natividad:Turns out there are more ways to cosplay asGuts in Elden Ringapart from just Blaidd’s armor set. There’s no official Guts armor Elden Ring, but with a bit of resourcefulness and improvisation, players can make it work.
It mostly involves mixing and matching other armor sets. However, the Guts look doesn’t stop at armor. Players also have to be faithful to Guts' move set and combat style. With that in mind, an update is needed here regarding the Elden Ring Guts armor, along with other additions that complete the “Struggler” cosplay.
Obtain Blaidd’s Armor Set (Two Methods)
Arguably the most important step in achieving peak Guts inElden Ringis acquiring Blaidd’s gear. He’s Ranni’s half-wolf elite bodyguard and point man and also the character that pays too much homage to Guts. The long and sure way to obtain his armor is throughRanni the Witch’s side quest.
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Players will have to finish this side quest in order to fight Blaidd and have him drop his armor upon killing him. There is also a short and easy way but involves begging online.
Obtaining The Armor Set Through Ranni’s Questline
Now,don’t even think about killing Blaidd prematurelyor as early as seeing him in the Mistwood Ruins. Apparently, he will only drop his weapon and not his armor if he’s killed this way. So verify to follow these steps to both fulfill Ranni’s quest and acquire Blaidd’s armor. For a more detailed walkthrough of Ranni’s Quest only (up to step 23), go tothis guide; otherwise, just follow the simplified steps below.
That sums up the lengthy Ranni questline. Now here’s the easy and much less tiring method of obtaining Blaidd’s armor.
Obtaining The Armor Set By Asking Online
Just go online and ask people to donate Blaidd’swhole armorset, assuming they have a spare or if they don’t want their set. They can drop the pieces in-game in a private game to be picked up and voila, instant, effortless Blaidd armor set. The hard part is getting strangers or even friends to be this generous, especially since obtaining Blaidd’s armor requires a lot of time and effort.
Alternative to Blaidd’s Armor Set - Night’s Cavalry Set
Some will, can, and have argued that the Night’s Cavalry armor set is a more fitting apparel. It’s blacker than Blaidd’s armor and has a tattered black cape to boot. That’s true. But it doesn’t have the best helmet for a Guts cosplay.
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So players are recommended to don only the body armor piece, the boots, and the gloves from the Night Cavalry set while wearing the Black Wolf Mask/Blaidd helmet. That’s the most accurate look. Alternatively,players can ditch the helmet and just style their character in Guts' appearance. For that, players will have tofollow this character preset.
Toget the Night’s Cavalry set, players will need to:
Once the dual Night’s Cavalry bosses guarding the caravan are dead, they’ll drop the Night’s Cavalry set.
Stat Allocation
It’s not enough to look like Guts, one also has to be built like him too. That’s difficult in real life since he’s jacked-up with only like five percent body fat and is covered with scars with only one arm and one eye. But inElden Ringit’s feasible. Apart from the character creator, stat allocation is also important here.
Guts is undeniably aStrength build. So here’s what his stats would have looked like in Elden Ring:
Those are the stats that matter. In order to obtain 80 Strength as easily as possible, starting as theHero classis recommended.
Ashes Of War
These two Ashes of War best represent Guts' combat style while wearing his Berserker armor. verify to grab them and put Lion’s Claw on the Guts greatsword and a Heavy Misericorde for the Flames of the Redmane.
Lion’s Claw
Lion’s Claw is obviously inspired by Guts' signature vertical spinning move during his Berserker mode. InElden Ring, it’s a measly flip, but it’s close enough. to obtain this, players will have to kill theLion Guardianmini-boss located inFort Gael in the eastern part of Caelid; the fort’s hard to miss.
Flames Of The Redmane
On the way to Fort Gaelplayers will probably hear aninvisible Ash of War Scarabrolling around; some might even see traces of their path. This one’s important since it drops Flames of the Redmane. Players can equip this on a Misericorde and pretend that it’s Guts' hand cannon in the manga.
Grab The Greatsword Weapon
One can’t cosplay Guts without his signature weapon, which is the Dragonslayer sword. The closest to it inElden Ringis the mightyGreatswordwhich is a Colossal Sword that scales off Strength (make sure to meet the requirement of31 Strength and 12 Dexterity).
Thankfully, players might have already unlocked the path to obtaining this weapon while attending to Ranni’s questline in an attempt to get Blaidd’s armor. Just headnorthwest from the Caelem Ruins Site of Grace and look for a caravan. The Greatsword is located in a chest at the back of this caravan. After that, it’s time to fire up Susumu Hirasawa’s music while killing some Apostles— er, Demigods.
Elden Ringis available on PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Windows.
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