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The Golden Order Flail is a unique Faith-based PvP weapon that charges Causality’s Wrath by taking damage, allowing you to unleash a devastating holy explosion. Building your Faith and other core stats efficiently can help you progress toward this setup, while players looking to accelerate progression can buy Elden Ring Runes. Meanwhile, Tarnished Edition brings the full Elden Ring experience to Nintendo Switch 2 with a solid 30 FPS target.
Build Overview
The Golden Order Flail is an unusual Flail-class weapon with a relatively conventional basic moveset. Its real strength comes from its unique skill, Causality’s Wrath, which becomes stronger as you take damage.
The skill has multiple charge stages:
· First stage: A small explosion that is relatively easy for opponents to avoid.
· Second stage: After taking a hit, the explosion becomes noticeably larger and easier to connect.
· Maximum stage: The blast radius becomes enormous and the damage increases dramatically.
This creates a deliberately unconventional combat loop: instead of avoiding every attack, you want to absorb controlled amounts of damage and turn that pressure into a powerful counterattack.
Prioritize Faith
For maximum Golden Order Flail damage, use a pure Faith build.
· Meet the weapon's minimum Strength and Dexterity requirements.
· Put the majority of your remaining points into Faith.
· Maintain enough Vigor and defensive stats to survive the hits required to charge Causality’s Wrath.
· Keep enough Mind and Endurance to comfortably use your Ash of War and maintain your preferred equipment load.
Faith is particularly important because the weapon's skill deals holy damage. This means your character should be designed around maximizing holy-damage output rather than trying to create a hybrid physical build.
Recommended Talismans
Several talismans complement the Flail's unusual charging mechanic.
Sacred Scorpion Charm is one of the most important offensive choices. It increases holy damage, although it also reduces your damage negation. Since Causality’s Wrath is the centerpiece of the build, the additional damage can be worthwhile.
For survivability, use HP-boosting talismans. More health gives you additional room to deliberately absorb attacks without immediately dying.
A poise-increasing talisman can also be valuable. Having greater poise makes it easier to trade attacks and complete your offensive sequence when fighting aggressive opponents.
You can also experiment with a two-handed weapon-focused talisman when enemies consistently avoid the explosion and you need stronger basic attacks.
Increase Holy Damage
The Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear is another strong option because it increases holy damage. Since Causality’s Wrath relies on holy damage, this directly improves the skill's potential.
However, do not assume every item that appears to enhance causality-based skills will work correctly. The provided testing found that the Goldmask's headpiece does not properly increase the Flail's holy-damage skill, while the Shard of Alexander likewise does not provide the expected boost.
Therefore, prioritize effects that directly and reliably increase holy damage rather than relying on tooltips alone.
Use a Shield to Charge Safely
One of the most practical techniques is using a shield that provides strong protection while allowing some controlled chip damage.
A useful approach is to use a shield with 100 physical damage negation and an elemental setup that lowers physical absorption slightly. This lets certain physical attacks deal small amounts of chip damage instead of completely preventing the hits.
The goal is not to lose large amounts of health. Instead, you want repeated, manageable hits that gradually charge Causality’s Wrath.
Against magic-oriented opponents, an appropriate magic-resistant shield can similarly help you absorb attacks while building the skill.
PvP Strategy
The biggest mistake is trying to force the explosion immediately.
Instead:
1. Activate your buffs before engaging.
2. Let opponents attack you with manageable attacks.
3. Watch the visual cues to determine your current charge level.
4. Create distance or position yourself near multiple enemies.
5. Release Causality’s Wrath when opponents are committed to an attack, healing, or casting animation.
The enormous blast radius is particularly effective against groups of two or three players. Enemies who focus entirely on attacking you may fail to notice the growing explosion until it is too late.
Choose the Battlefield Carefully
Environment matters significantly. Open areas give opponents more opportunities to escape, while narrow corridors, stairs, doorways, and enclosed rooms make the explosion much harder to avoid.
However, extremely tight spaces can also cause the blast to interact awkwardly with walls or terrain. Position yourself so that your explosion has enough room to expand while limiting your opponent's escape routes.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2
The Elden Ring Tarnished Edition officially launched on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, including the base game and Shadow of the Erdtree. The Switch 2 version has reportedly improved significantly compared with its early demonstrations.
· Performance: Targets 30 FPS and generally maintains it in both handheld and docked modes, with occasional drops during intense scenes.
· Handheld Experience: The smaller screen makes visual compromises less noticeable, making handheld mode particularly appealing.
While it does not offer the 60 FPS experience of PS5, the Switch 2 version is still considered a solid and highly playable handheld port.
Final Tips
The Golden Order Flail is less about conventional damage trading and more about turning enemy aggression into your own offensive resource. Avoid taking unnecessary damage, preserve enough HP to survive, and learn to recognize exactly when the skill reaches its maximum charge.
With high Faith, holy-damage bonuses, HP investment, and a shield that enables controlled chip damage, Causality’s Wrath becomes a powerful PvP tool. Building this setup efficiently may require plenty of resources, so cheap Elden Ring Runes can help players progress toward the required stats and equipment. Its massive area-of-effect explosion is especially entertaining against coordinated groups, making the Golden Order Flail an excellent choice for players who want a creative and unpredictable Elden Ring build.
