The Elden Ring Dark Moon Greatsword is a powerful weapon featured in the game Elden Ring.The Dark Moon Greatsword is renowned for its capability to deal both physical and magical damage, making it a versatile choice for players. This build maximizes the potential of the Dark Moon Greatsword, leveraging its powerful spacing, damage, buff stacking, and enemy debuffs to create a formidable character. Let’s log into your Elden Ring Account and build the Dark Moon Greatsword.

Starting Class and Stats
Recommended Starting Class: Vagabond
The Vagabond class provides high starting health, endurance, and strength, offering a balanced base for this build. The focus is on intelligence for magic scaling on equipment.
Stat Allocation:
Vigor: 60 (Maximum survivability)
Mind: 38 (Ample FP for casting magic and incantations)
Endurance: 35 (Good equipment load, stamina for dodging and attacking)
Strength: 16 (Meets Dark Moon Greatsword requirement)
Dexterity: 14 (Base level, no additional points needed)
Intelligence: 80 (Maximizes magic damage scaling)
Faith: 30 (For using incantations)
Arcane: 7 (Base level, no additional points needed)

Weapons
Main Hand: Dark Moon Greatsword +10
Legendary armament with physical and magical damage, and 55 frost buildup.
Scales primarily with intelligence (best scaling at +10).
Skill: Moonlight Greatsword. Use R2 to release a crescent-shaped beam of moonlight for high damage and frost buildup.
Off-Hand: Carian Regal Scepter +10, Golden Order Seal
Carian Regal Scepter: Best non-FP increasing staff, scales with intelligence, boosts Full Moon Sorceries.
Golden Order Seal: Dual scaling with intelligence and faith, boosts Golden Order incantations, great for hybrid caster builds.

Armors
Primary Set: Spellblade Set
Increases total magical dealing skills by 8% (2% per piece).
Enhances damage of Moonlight Greatsword by 8%.
Alternative Piece: Snow Witch Hat
Boosts Darkmoon Greatsword damage.

Talismans
Shard of Alexander: Boosts skill damage by 15%.
Magic Scorpion Charm: Enhances magic damage by 12%.
Godfrey Icon: Increases the power of charged spells and skills by 15%.
Dagger Talisman: Adds 17% to critical damage.

Flask of Wondrous Physick
Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear: Boosts magic attacks by 20%.
Greenburst Crystal Tear: Increases stamina recovery speed.

Incantations and Sorceries
Golden Vow: Boosts attack by 15% and defense by 10%.
Black Flame’s Protection: Provides 35% damage negation, stacks with Golden Vow for over 45% defense boost.
Terra Magicka: Increases magic attacks by 35% for 30 seconds within the magic aura.
Ranni’s Darkmoon: Causes 270 frost buildup and lowers enemy magic defense by 10%.

Combat Strategy & Tips
Buff Setup: Start by using Flask of Wondrous Physick, then cast Golden Vow and Black Flame Protection for significant damage and defense boosts.
Engagement: Place Terra Magica aura before combat for maximum sorcery damage.
Initial Attacks: Use Ranni's Dark Moon to lower enemy magic defense and add frost buildup. Fire 1-2 Ranni's Dark Moons before engaging to debuff bosses.
Main Attack: Use the charged Moonlight beam within Terra Magica aura for boosted damage. Combo Ranni's Dark Moon into a charged Moonlight beam to hit dodging bosses.
Distance Management: Open boss fights from a distance to safely apply buffs and set up your damage tools.

By following this build, you can maximize the Dark Moon Greatsword's potential, making you a powerful force against even the toughest enemies in the Elden Ring DLC. If you haven’t experienced this game yet, you can Buy Elden Ring Accounts on a reliable platform like Z2U.