Elden Ring Video Shows How War Cry Impacts Heavy Attacks

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Within a game as large as Elden Ring, there are tons of different ways for players to experience the gameplay, be it through a broad chain of quests or a singular hidden dungeon. Each playthrough can be an entirely unique experience for the player, making Elden Ring a fairly replayable game.

One big feature responsible for ever-changing gameplay is the game's combat, which can be tackled in many different ways. Some players will build their character into the beefiest tank possible, tanking hits and dishing them out from close range; other players will create a full glass cannon mage build, destroying enemies from range. Each build changes the flow of combat and leads to two players taking down enemies like Elden Ring's disturbing flame chariots in entirely different ways.

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Thus, one of the biggest game-changing abilities in the game is the ability to swap between Ashes of War. Ashes of War, like Elden Ring's Golden Parry, are skills that can be swapped in and out of weapons to completely change the flow of combat. Each Ash of War offers a unique skill that can be equipped into weapons and then used for specific effects. For example, the Ash of War called War Cry causes a character to deal more damage as well as change how a weapon's heavy attacks work.

Reddit user Modfull_X showcased War Cry's effects in a post that captured the regular and enhanced heavy attacks of a straight sword. The original heavy attacks of the sword were fairly simple slashes; however, when War Cry was activated, the heavy attacks changed. The first attack executed a running overhead slam, and the second attack dragged the sword along the ground for an upward slice. While there are certainly