FromSoftware is no stranger to keeping Elden Ring fresh with a range of buffs and nerfs. Not too long ago, the studio buffed the Euporia, making it the ultimate god-slaying weapon.
You might want to start backing up your save files if you're on PC.
Now, following a nerf to Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss, players have discovered that any weapon that can be used with a stance has been massively buffed with devastating effect.
Stance weapons are now broken. The reason? The latest Elden Ring patch buffed the Rellana's Cameo Talisman, reducing the delay before "the damage enhancement activities" and increasing the damage enhancement.
Effectively, any weapon that uses a power stance, when coupled with the Talisman, deals major damage.
This includes, but is not limited to:
The buffs are best indicated in a YouTube video by creator Hyde, who shows just how powerful these new power stances are. Playing at level 150, with a level 12 Scadutree Blessing, Hyde was able to make short work of the likes of base game bosses Malenia and Maliketh and Shadow of the Erdtree bosses Commander Gaius and Promised Consort Radahn, using a variety of different weapons, including those listed...
