Top 5 skills and spells in Elden Ring to proc Bleed status effect and where to find them

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The Bleed status effect is arguably one of the most powerful buffs in Elden Ring to deal with both bosses as well as normal enemies. In fact, it is so highly overtuned that over 90% of the meta builds in the game involve the Bleed status effect in one way or another.

The easiest way to proc this status effect is through weapons that already have it as a passive, like the Uchigatana. However, a few powerful incantations and weapon skills can also proc this effect quite optimally.

It is important to remember that casting these skills/incantations requires FP. Therefore, it is recommended that players put a few points in intelligence to ensure multiple casts within the same fight.

Apart from that, the effectiveness of Bleed scales through arcane. Therefore, leveling up that stat is also important to ensure maximum damage.

Before proceeding with the list, it is vital to mention that a weapon passive is different from a weapon skill. Passive is something that procs simply while doing normal attacks and does not require any FP.

For instance, normally attacking an enemy with Uchigatana will proc Bleed. However, weapon skills are something that require FP to be used.

This is a weapon skill that can be found in the extremely popular weapon Reduvia. This skill allows players to shoot small red arcs toward an enemy at the cost of FP. However, when these arcs hit, they can proc Bleed status effect extremely fast.

Using this skill only costs 3 FP, which makes spamming it quite easy even for players who do not invest in raising their FP (mana) pool. Finally, players who do not like using Reduvia need not worry as this skill can also be obtained as an Ash of War as well.

Location: Dropped by a Teardrop Scarab on the northeast of Erdtree-Gazing