Fire Monks, Canon Law, and War Prelates: Fact-Checking the Lore Behind Elden Ring's Heaviest Charge
By Alexander Ross
Extracting the maximum performance out of Prelate's Charge requires weapon synergies that capitalize on its unique multi-hit tick rate.
First, affixing this skill to the Great Stars greathammer produces one of the most durable builds in the entire game. The Great Stars features an innate passive that restores 1% of maximum HP per hit landed, alongside native bleed buildup. When charging through a cluster of enemies or grinding against a broad boss hitbox, every single tick of the dragging weapon triggers the healing passive and stacks hemokinesis. You can sustain through incoming damage purely on life-steal while turning Malenia or Mohg into stagger victims.
For talisman selection, equip the following to maximize output:
- Shard of Alexander: Boosts the attack power of the initial hit, the continuous ticks, and the uppercut by 15%.
- Godskin Swaddling Cloth: Triggers substantial health recovery every few rapid consecutive strikes, stacking on top of natural weapon life-steal.
- Rotten Winged Sword Insignia or Millicent's Prosthesis: Rapidly ramps your overall attack power to maximum tier within seconds of starting the charge.
- Carian Filigreed Crest: Reduces the sustained FP draw, letting you run across entire boss arenas without breaking the charge.
In PvP invasions, the charge serves as an unmatched hallway sweeper. Confining phantoms inside narrow legacy dungeon corridors leaves them no room to roll laterally, forcing them into a continuous poise break loop that ends with an aerial launch.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
