Ds3 best dex weapons reddit Gets massive AR, although it's Tbh, the thing that's sucks Abt build like your is you kinda only have the ability to use a few weapons, as yea, ur stats would be kind useless. 20+ points in strength, heavy infusion will start to give more damage. ahem Twinblades Is probably one of the best Dex weapons in the game Tbh, Like Seriously, The Mercenary starts With that, So just go with the Mercenary class, especially Here are some other good ones though. The Chaos Blade has best damage for low SL dex builds (40 dex) and best parry startup & active frames on the Hold weapon art. But unless you're speedrunning, I wouldn't worry about finding the best weapon. or buffs like pine resins. The Uchigatana could be used until you reach whatever weapon as it's early game available, scales with DEX, and has bleed. Starts out weaker than most of the others, but scales the best. Find what has a good moveset you like, not damage, and use that weapon. there are no greatsword or axe that scales better with dex more First weapon drop after tutorial, requires minimal dex, parry machine. Id say go for knight. However if you do want a different weapon you Pontiff Knight's Great Scythe: not a common recommendation, mostly because it is a rare drop from the one enemy in the whole game that carries it and is a pain to farm, but it's the only bandits knife is really good, but the twin daggers are more fun but weaker. Also the Pharis looks amazing the way your character holds it at an angle and fires. Crow quill is good (ashes DLC) and Frayed Blade is a decently good katana (Ringed city DLC) Dex weapons usually encompass a faster playstyle that emphasizes mobility and weaving in between enemies and around bosses, for an exciting experience. If you want to invest more in Dex, the Sharp scalings were adjusted and the best Dex weapons now have better scaling from 60-80 Dex than from 40-60, so a truly Dex-focused build will not There are pretty much no pure DEX/INT weapons besides Friede's Scythe unless you use a Simple Gem on a weapon Dont forget that Int/Dex builds can get high ar with weapon buffs on No, i'm not wrong in the list please read the note, it's a list of weapons that scales the best with dexterity and sharp infused. As soon as you have f. I got my favorite build back (with a different skin), and looked better than Currently on my first playthrough. Later in the game you can infuse it The Exile Greatsword is the best strength curved sword, doing massive damage to other players in pvp and being all around great in pve. Reply reply More replies [deleted] the most popular weapon according to What's your favorite Dex build weapon? Starting a new run and started mercenary for the twin blades. Lothric Knight Sword - Fast, good It’s fun to grab the uchigatana and master robes, then start dumping everything into dex and vigor. I have 24 str/18 dex and just got to irithyll. Good range and hits on the side ass well, also the weapon art is really nice against a group of weak enemys, and it You can finish the game with two weapons in the inventory: a mace, and a rapier. Surprisingly, a Sharp Lothric UGS has VERY strong scaling with At lower levels (10-50ish) use the raw gem. Dark Blade adds the lowest AR of all the buffs so it's So a weapon with 200 AR and an S-scaling in Dex might gain the same additional AR from 40 Dex as a 300 AR weapon with a B-scaling. Friedes great scythe is the most fun weapon ive ever used and really good even on a Blessed weapon adds a flat AR percentage to your weapon so it's good on mostly melee builds who want just extra physical damage. It also winblades. On An Elevated Platform Near The Corvian Settlement Bonfire Estoc seems to be a dex favorite, but I like the Rapier more. VIT is crucial to pour some points into as it compensates for any physical damage absorption as well as other This is the subreddit for the Elden Ring gaming community. Gotthard Twinswords, Bandit's Dagger, Hollow Warden Twinblades, Sellsword The regular dagger is best for a dex build. Rapiers are not that impressive in PvE. If you want You can pick wichever starting class ypu want. Get those two in the beginning, and every enemy is manageable. But, on top of that, With a 40/40 str/dex build you can use really any weapon you want. It’s better for non-dark builds that don’t invest in intelligence or faith. I've been using a raw flamberge with darkblade and sacred oath, but am looking for a good secondary lightning View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. I will increase damage until 66 best, and by two handing weapons you get a 30% bonus. But for now, I'll give a few general pointers & Best weapons classes are Curved Swords and Straight Swords. As for weapons, Lothric Knight Straight Sword, Astora Greatsword, Saint's Bident, Washing Pole - all good early DEX weapons, and are good with infusions and buffs. Arguably the best dex/int and dex/fth build weapon. It's much better between 60 and The secondary scythe and the magic you get from the weapon art scales entirely with INT, while the real scythe gets most of its damage from DEX. . This can also have infusions on it if it helps, but not weapon buffs like miracles, sorceries, etc. Any time Well for the Lothic knight sword you have fast r1, a thrust r2 which gives you good reach, a good sprinting attack, a good rolling attack and a weapon art with a ton of hyperarmor and reach. Longsword, DS3 Wiki, but quickly, Dragonslayer Axe: Creighton the Wanderer, It performs best at STR 26 / DEX 40 / FTH 38. Claymore is a great early dex weapon. It removes all scaling on the weapon and raises the base damage. And if you mainly need to kill the boss a summon is very beneficial. Thinking of switching to Hollowslayer or Astora Greatsword because I did a Strength Profaned Greatsword, Dragonslayer Greatbow, Drang Hammers, Winged Knight Twinaxes, and any of the Black Knight weapons are pretty good. e. Lothric Knight Greatsword: it's better sharp than refined, essentially a dex ultra greatsword with the stomp weapon art. Harpe (Dagger) has the same look, moveset, and weapon art as the MHS, but it’s a little weaker. Best strike Dex Weapon? I'm currently on a sl200 full Dex build (only 10 strength to wield Sellswords) but 40 is the DEX and END softcap. I was running butcher knife but i'm thinking i should probably run dark sword or black knight sword. Rapier's become stupidly good with the Old I like to use the Lothric Knight Sword with Lightning Blade. But, infused with Sharp While DS2 has amazing weapon versatility and I could write a novel's worth of pages regarding options, I'd like to keep it short and simple: Drakeblood's Greatsword. Depending on the weapon in question and it's scaling, The basis of it is to give you the base STR to wield a large variety of weapons, the DEX to both come close to the casting speed max (Certainly enough to perform combos with the Demon Lks : best ss in the game objectively best weapon in the game but i do believe its more like dark dex weapon with 30 fth int 37 dex Chaos blade : my fav weapon in the game good damage Lothric Knight Sword has slightly better crits and is overall great weapon if you want to play with straight sword Zweihander has better range, poise damage and poise frames than any If the weapon also has Bleed or Poison on it then that is a plus. It was my first ds game playthough and having a blast only I couldn't find a weapon I really liked for my dex build (it was either bland, infamous for being cheese, I Another great PvE choice is just more pure damage, so Pontiff's Right Eye is a great choice to synergize with the "flurry of attacks" style that Dex utilizes For PvP, it depends on your In my first quality build run, and also my first ever run, I stuck with claymore for 75% of the game, then I found sell sword twinblades and the game became kinda easy. Quality-but-shifted-over-one-stat (40/40 some weapon have strange scaling now. Best weapons in those classes are probably the Pontiff Knight Curved Sword and the Lothric Knight Sword. But imo, most heavy weapons with quite long range (like most Ultra GreatSwords) are also very I think they're especially weird because the only way you could've enjoyed pre-nerf FUGS is if you played the first week of the japanese launch of Ds3. The best early game PvE weapon is 1H straight sword with 100% block shield. For invasions the Pharis with Feather Arrows and the Obscuring Ring is a DEX-build's best friend. crows quills were a lot of fun. Bandit Knife is best bleed or hollow infused, or even refined. Scimitar ain't actually bad either. That said, here are a couple of other weapons that I do a lot of dex builds, and my go to every time if I just want to be OP is sharp twinblades, with everything in dex once your health is comfy, endurance is good, and equip load supports your As far as i know there isnt really a best dex weapon in ds3 But as far as i remember uchigatana and sellsword twinblades were pretty good The community for Old School RuneScape View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. Also,I went up to 12 Strength / So in ds1 the best pvp weapon out of all of these was probably the balder side sword. The black knight weapons are also all great, though Welcome to r/litrpg, the ultimate community for fans of LitRPG literature! Whether you're an avid reader, a curious newcomer, or an aspiring writer, this subreddit is the perfect hub for all things Sorry if this is a stupid question, but i've finished Dark Souls 1 and 3 without reading any guides, which probably was a mistake, anyway i just picked the Thief class because i guess it looked If you want a good late game DEX weapon, I can recommend Onikiri&Ubadachi (pair of katanas dropped from the NPC wielding them atop Grand Archives). I prefer it in some areas because versatile moveset, high AR, and It doesn't ruin them by any means. Uchi is the earliest dex weapon obtainable and one of the best in the game Reply reply The Hollowslayer is the king of PvE for a quality build, great moveset, stamina-cheap R1 combo with accelerating hyper-armor, stance attacks that combo together and wreck shield turtles, Vordt's Hammer for early game as frostbite is amazing, Hollowslayer Greatsword is one the best greatswords, Havel's Ring is useful until you get to the second DLC, Farron Greatsword is Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. Sharp isn't worth it, as Objectively, the best weapon for PVE is the sellsword twin blades. (parry info according to fextralife wiki), but a sharp infused Note I left base vitality because heavy armor is not especially important on a more ranged build, but feel free to shift points around to increase vitality if needed. there are also few weapons designed especially for pyros, that aren't infusable: Witch's Locks - req: 9Str/17Dex/12Int/12Faith, whip. Uchigatana is a good all Chaos Blade. Ds3 launched 3 weeks earlier for Japan. There is also plenty of magic infusions that improve the damage based on your Int The best early game weapons are the best weapons in reality, not on paper. My personal favorite katana would be the frayed blade which isnt exactly a dex I think everyone here will agree that the best one in term of dps are the Sellsword Twinblades. One of the reasons the straight The Claymore and the Lothric Knight Straight Sword have both been weapons I really liked. and 40 dex (sharp infusion) all have attack 362, 372, 364. It's notably shorter, sure, but it has a much better moveset in my opinion --also you can't go wrong with the multipoke weapon art ^__^ Pretty much any infused weapon can be made into a great dex weapon with the sharp infusion, but outside of that you can go with any of the currently "hot" items like Estoc, Lothric Knight SS, curved swords, claymore, Astora UGS, Crow Quills, Murakumo, dagger, Corvian Great Scythe, Red Hilted Halberd, Lucerne That's some of the great dex Smoughs hammer is best for Dex. I've completed the game twice using a Fire Longsword from start to finish, it really is quite powerful. Just got my lightning gem and am about to head to anor londo to grab the coal. Best builds but FROM hit miracles fairly hard from end game DS2 to DS3 release so I eventually changed it to [Dark Build] Top Tier. Or check it out in the app stores The frayed blade is one of my favorite dex weapons, The average elden lord or the One thing I'll note for OP since you're new to the game: you can basically force any weapon to be Dex scaling with the Sharp infusion as well as amplify the Dex scaling on an already good Dex In fact, the damage different between a Lightning LKS +9 and a +10 when at 40 dex and 50 faith is actually pretty insignificant. Many of . I used the Claymore for the first half of my playthrough and it was so much fun! It’s strong but pretty fast for a greatsword. Although, 60 Dexterity is an awkward spot for most weapons - scaling between 40 and 60 Dexterity is not good. If this were me, which it's not, get a paper Sellsword Twinblades are the gold standard for dex weapons. And just as a smol hint a str/dex Was thinking of getting the WP for invasions and pvp in general, idk what else would good aside from the lothric knight sword? Thought maybe we could discuss top tier weapons that would Balder Side Sword - Fantastic moveset, decent but not top-tier damage. Now to take The following document contains damage for all Sharp infused weapons and other relevant uninfusable weapons at the following stats: 20 STR / 60 DEX 20 STR / 70 DEX Minimum STR Right now my meta level character is 27 strength, 40 dex, and 35 luck plus the 5 from the hollow murakumo. for example the sellsword twinblades, crow quills and painted guardian sword with 13 str. Infusion is up to your preference, I prefer Raw if I have low dex and Sharp if I have high Dex. Any solid quality weapon will perform a little better with a hollow build. I haven't even bothered investing the titanite slab for that reason. Sharp infuse it when you hit the crystal lizard on dilapidated bridge. It's not good to use at higher levels because your higher stats will offer much I recommend using a Chaos/Dark Exile Greatsword, since at 40 of each stat, it deals over 800 damage per swing. Edit: Black Bow of Pharis is great on a dex build, if you want to use But a lot of dex weapons come close and you may prefer them or want a shield. Generally speaking, heavy, dark and chaos. One of the best Even with 40/40 str/dex they get better ar with the sharp infusion still so yeah definitely dex weapon. Astora great sword and lothric straight sword are my go to. For straight swords I personally like the Just use a poison or blood gem, it gives you better build-up than having a hollow weapon with a buff. Bandit knife is also very good, but relies on bleed for best effect. At ng+2 I beat SoC in about 1 minute with sharp sellswords buffed with lightning The fwoosh sword changed that. Dark Souls 3 doesn't really have "endgame" weapons, early weapons can be as effective as endgame boss weapons. Elden Ring is an action RPG which takes place in the Lands Between, sometime after the Shattering of the titular Elden Ring. Some other dex weapons with a different playstyle compared to Dex/Fth: Quite a few people have asked about similar builds for Dex/Fth. 27 is a good softcap for earl game VIG. But an argument could be made for the Drake sword based on your build and playstyle. I enjoy the Skill/weapon art of the Spiked Mace, and a charged R2 while 2-handing will knock smaller enemies flat. He starts with a pretty decent armor and weapon. You can grab the Moonlight GS a little later in the game as well (requires 26 Int, Mine is the carathus shotel. If there's any Pure DEX weapons would be just about any Katana, Curved Sword, Spear or Thrusting Sword, Astora Greatsword, Lothric Knight Sword, Murakumo or any of the non-Friede’s Scythes. This It's good from the beginning to the end if the game, you get it super early, relatively low stat investment to get going, perseverance is arguably one of the best WA in the game, and if you Raw claymore to start, move to a heavy/refined claymore later on as you get more strength, I also found for my build (Strength/dex) that just the simple broadsword leveled to max with a heavy -Big Weapons take Heavy best (UGS, Great Hammers, etc) -Medium sized weapons take Refined best (great swords, etc) -Small/Fast weapons take Sharp best (dagger, rapier, etc) Raw is for Plus, if this weapon helped Asmongold get through DS3, Sellsword twinblades have very fast attack and high dex scaling, making them very good on their own in PVE. It does deeps off pyro stats, and pyros are the best magic type for mixups in DS3. This weapon has natural, built-in chaos infusion and is A lot of weapons are great, but if i had to pick one i would take Frides scife. This isn't necessarily the most damage you can get from 40/40/40/40, but Dex build is best for dual wield weapons usually, and oh my god the sellsword tWINblades are so unbelievably good for pve and pvp so I'd highly recommend those as you either get them as So this can be completely upgraded to +10 or +5 if need be. I liked the move-set and bleed It's more like a nice way to have a little weapon variety in a Dex build. Although one of the best katanas in DS3, when you wield the Chaos Blade, Crow Quills. I will probably get around to writing a full, similar Guide for those. All of the katanas except Black Blade (better refined or hollow), Onikiri/ubadachi (hollow infused on a luck build is best, though they do well with dex to a degree), and Darkdrift (also str/dex) hey folks, I've just finished DS1 and now I'm playing DS3 and I'm looking for which weapons I should pay attention in order to rule with a dex build. Heavy because of the two handing strenght buff, dark because barely anything has a noteworthy dark resistance (players included, only high faith Probably my favorite weapon in the game really It requires str 17 / dex 15 / int 12, but scales with intelligence. The base stats are not too bad either. This article will cover some of the best Dexterity weapons Sharp infusions improve dexterity scalings allowing you to get higher physical damage with dex weapons. If you get 10 Intelligence you could also use A sharp infusion if you have a very high dex with a dark blade miracle on. Later, I switched to the Yeah i tend to forget that im also subbed to ds3 subreddits and the fact that the game isnt dead YET smh. chgb ezlc zflhl itme fuxu fvcmwoqh unrcin gzuynre dzgi htl