Elden Ring Hand-to-Hand combat - How to Build a ICE FISTS Monk Build (Shadow of the Erdtree Build)

Demonstrates an INT/Strength Dryleaf Arts build using Divine Beast Frost Stomp, magic affinity, heavy armor, and repeated one- or two-shots. Shard of Alexander, Godfrey Icon, Ritual Sword, Shattered Stone, Magic-Shrouding Flask, and Golden Vow maximize magic damage; Magic Scorpion Charm is unavailable. Cold Palm Blast deals roughly 7,000–8,000 damage; frostbite usually triggers after five hits, staggering stronger enemies but wasting potential on weaker ones.

Experimental optimization favors spectacular one-shots while exposing trade-offs between raw magic damage and frostbite.