3. Difference between 1 strength and 1 dex, and 40/40 for an infused weapon is something like 20-25 AR. Builds for Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered refers to player-created combinations of Classes, Stats and Equipment & Magic that are optimized for specific in-game objectives. Key Takeaways. Curved Dragon Greatsword+5. Only do elemental infusion if you get base requirements for the weapon only. However,. riddlerboyburr • 2 yr. A favourite of any muscly archer, the Dragonrider Bow has many unique traits. People go for 27/40 often because twohanding your weapon actually increases your STR and the scaling bonus. As for which one is best and what build, well it depends. If you care about min-maxing, you'll want to start as Bandit because he wastes the fewest total points on INT, FTH, and ATT. Paladin of Lightning Build. Received in trade from the Weaponsmith Ornifex for the Old Dead One Soul, the Crypt Blacksword is one of the most unique ultra greatswords in Dark Souls II, but it can be. Fellow Hollows, I'm nearing the end of my journey through Dark Souls 2 (just passed Looking Glass Knight) and have encountered a little problem. Nisha_the_lawbringer • 6 yr. As soon as it runs out, it'll be weaker. Just put stats in STR and DEX if there's a weapon you wanna use and remember that points in VGR and END are hardly ever wasted points. Xilcon13 • 9 yr. VinOwl. 2 Crypt Blacksword. There's just so many advantages to sorcery in DS1. If you want help making your own build, you can consult this useful page on how to make a build by Blaine. You can acquire it from Leydia Pyromancey in the Undead Crypt as a drop. Dark Souls 2 introduced a wide range of new weapons, armor, and rings that opened up thousands of build options. 1kg remains) Str40 Dex45 for Speed casting Ring of favour and protection and havel's ring, Mask of the father, Havel chest, giant gauntlets, Havel leggins, heavy bullets, gough. Physical Attack: 130. Upvotes to the top. It is a sword/Staff combo that scales with Intelligence, Strength and Dexterity. Hex builds are quite fun. And yes, with 40str you can use Smoughs Hammer in two hands (40*1. However, Dark Builds are great for damage, spell versatility, and dealing with shields. But quality gets most of the non-infusible greatswords. Spells were Great Heal, Homeward, and Emit Force. Reply 1 Straight Sword/Katana Build. com Whatever quality weapon you like :) but here is what I primarily use: Right Hand 1: Sun Sword +10 Right Hand 2: Dragonslayer Greatbow +5 Right Hand 3: Left Hand 1: Dark Rebel's Greatshield +10 Left Hand 2: Silverblack Sickle +10 Left Hand 3: Other note worthy weapons and shields I like to use to spice things up from time to time: Pharros Lockstone. Name: Author: LVL: grade: Created: Modified: reto: gorgoroz: 161: 0: 23. Essa é uma build com veneno, escuridão e um belo power stance de armas rápidas. Zebba_Odirnapal. Finally beat this game, compared to 1 and 3 I thought it sucked, save for the fight with the Ivory King. amedicalmystery • 10 yr. So you could go 30 int 30 fth or 10 int and 50 fth and the damage output will be the same. Allows use of more weapons and scaling for either stat suits your character as you have both attributes pumped etc. •. You do realize that if you don't us both of the good scalings of a quality weapon you're doing it wrong, right? Nope, I'm optimizing. Requirements: Havel’s Armor Set, Zweihander, Grass Crest Shield, Mask of the Child, Ring of Favor & Protection, Havel’s Ring; Because the Giant Dad isn. 9 vit 50 str 50 dex, flynn rob leo third dragon rings, espada ropera. I think Dark Souls II dumps on quality builds. Blue Flame is one of the best mage build weapons in Dark Souls 2. Fire scales with both int and fth up to 60 points. Very fast too. The pure dex one does barely any damage, and thats with a fully upgraded washing pole and 50 dex. For a quality-FTH build, prefer the knight. A "Greatsword" UGS works good with a quality build, but it also does good with a pure STR. This is (and the Claymore) usually the first greatsword a. Despite the Explorer being arguably the worst class in Dark Souls 2, that by no means makes this class a bad choice. Depends on your stats. There is no real best build as others have said. Fear not, mercy is on its way. ) and cannot be infused (Gael, all BK weapons, all RK weapons, Mirrah, Profaned, Farron, etc. The Lucerne/Halberd are top-tier picks as well, and will not let you down. Character Planner;. Sometimes it takes forever to drop. Hi!, Im currently going for a 40/40/40 end str dex build with my claymore with the ring of flavor and protection and havel's ( Want to switch this with DWGR soon after getting some better lighter armor ) Im wondering what a good end game armor would be? Im ok with going NG+ to get more twinkling titanite for upgrades if needed. Stats. 5 times the stats (so can be quite a lot for some stuff). Best when infused since the scaling is pretty bad at +10, lightning works great. Will check. ago. This will vary slightly from weapon to weapon. Blacksteel Katana has the most entertaining moveset. Quality, you will mainly use magical and boss weapons. Yea. Weapons that also have elemental scaling are noted. There really aren't a lot of weapons that scale well with both Strength and Dex. LORD OF LIGHTNING AND SUNLIGHT BUILD. The one I started recently is a Smelter Demon Pyromancy build. 1. For a faith-based build, prefer the cleric. A greatsword forged from the soul of the Looking Glass Knight. You don’t need to invest in faith or get intelligence as it scales off the level of the pyromancy flame. tavukkoparan. +10 Rapier + Resin + Leo Ring for bosses, +10 Large/Great Club for NPC invaders, bow for Shrine of Amana. Perhaps it does not live up to its name, but nevertheless, merely wielding this sword seems to cause warmth to well up within one's bosom. Doesn’t really matter unless you’re super focused on PVP though. Dex Build with Sharp infused weapons and 80 Dexterity. Gonna do a 40/40 quality build like how I did with DS1, but what about those other stats? It's easier in DS1 since Vit and End have a clear purpose. Even though From changed the name in later games, the name stuck. depends on how you define "quality" weapon and also the reason you want a quality build. The main advantage of a quality build in this one is the flexibility to choose a variety of weapons and use them well. Grand Lance is a weapon in Dark Souls 2. Strength, you get to 66 STR and heavy infuse weapons. Spamming heavy attacks on bosses will allow you to stagger them easily too, like SIf, Pinwheel, Orstein and Smough, Capra Demon, Gargoyles even Gwyn, Lord of Cinder, but with the risk of opening. Get more once your str/dex is finished. 115. Keep under 40% equip load for best effect or under 30 for best imo. Table of Contents. Hi guys, here we go a simple and classic quality build,surely one of the build most versatility and simple to use, if you have asked for something that you w. Sent back to the past, player will discover the story when Knight Artorias still lives. Dark Souls 2 SOTFS looks amazing with the new Lightning Engine mod. Relatively new to DS2, quality/halberd build advice. Physical damage stat scaling is pretty garbage in this game, so you'll. Another advantage for PvE is that it can cause knockdowns with its 2hR2 and 2h running/backstep attack. To give damage in a different area and change how it scales with your stats, choose infuse. 1: Doesn't matter, in the long run. Endurance is very important in DS2 but what you need is very dependent on your weapon/gear and play style, after 20 levels endurance only goes up 1 point per level. Some people don't want to play as a magic build, so we want a quality build so we can play with all kinds of weapon. So I'm interested in a. The only downside is it weighs a shit-load (28 units) Well thats it. Zweihander. STR+INT is very strong and gives you one of the coolest lategame/ng+ weapons, the blue smelter sword. Black Knight Halberd. ago. That leaves ~60 levels to put into a quality build or maxing int/faith, with a few levels to distribute as necessary for your build. ryan770 • 6 yr. No weapon can match the effectiveness of a Longsword or any katana. ago. Dark Souls 2 (Quality build) Degration Nation 120 148 Dec 11 '12 Onion of the Abyss: Big Tata 100 159 Sep 28 '12. 6. You're more likely to be able to use and try out new weapons you find that way. A quality build is one in which you will use a weapon that has equal scaling in both Str & Dex (like the above-mentioned Claymore, which has C/C I think). Life Ring if you want more HP. At 40/40ish and above, weapons like the Sun Sword with a RoBFlynn build can reach upwards 450 AR. Most quality builds are evenly split between STR and DEX, but some builds have lower STR to put those points somewhere else and force themselves to two-hand heavier strength weapons. They are kinda heavy but not TOO heavy so you can still get good stamina. A community dedicated to Dark Souls 2, game released for PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One. str. It allows you to dish out large amounts of damage in a small span of time, largely due to the rapid attack speed of some Dex weapons. • 6 yr. Tips. 2. Wonderful pvp build, the one handed R2 of the estoc has a wonderful reach and a lot of poise damage and us easy to free aim. Dont know any specificaly but my guess ultra gs and normal gs might have some quality weapons. Build Equipment. Hollow builds will learn toward balanced stats and pyromancy use, mundane builds will have balanced stats across the board, quality builds can differ wildly depending on power stance requirements, spellcasters can be hybrid or pure - with the latter providing excellent growth up to base 94/50/50 ATT/INT/FAI. Same problem. I think the earliest possible ultra-greatsword is the Old Knight Ultra-Greatsword. The main benefit of a Quality build in DS2 is having more options to choose from. Just go for a basic quality build. There isn't a hell of a lot of difference between a Longsword and Sun Sword at 40/40. CryptoId say you ditch the shield, so you can get better at dodging and also 2 hand the HSGS. Also a side note ds2 armor is mainly for looking cool. You did good with the baller swag sword. Here is all the weapon I consider quality weapons: Bow of Want. The character builds that saw us sail through the single-player story mode. For example, powerstancing an Estoc and a Sun Sword is really powerful. Most people who played Dark Souls at release were already familiar with "quality builds" from Demon's Souls, so if you called something a quality weapon then people automatically knew what you meant. Remember to experiment with different weapons and find the ones that best suit your. Paladin Build. There is a hex build he can make in first 30 minutes of a new char. #12. 40 str 40 dex. 9. Thorned Greatsword is a weapon in Dark Souls 2. It depends if you want to raise dex and str equaly, focus on Str or focus on Dex. There are a number of weapons in Dark Souls that have their scaling in line with DeS' quality upgrade path, so the term carried over to Dark Souls. Was thinking about trying a dual-wield build to see if my dodge timing has actually got gud yet or. the Greatsword is another very good UGS though much heavy it has a pancake instead of a poke, some people like this more, it favours a Str over a quality though. This is basically where the term "quality builds" came from. There are a few variations, such as 28/40, 40/28, 40/40, etc. Though, if you're looking to use. Here’s a fan favorite returning from the original Dark Souls, albeit slightly changed. edit: quality build was much more prominent before Ringed City updates - after changes to infusions now it is. You can also add spells. Choosing the Knight class is recommended as they already have a decent amount of points in the required fields. Strength builds with a big sword and medium shield with 100% physical protection are typically pretty easy. 1. I would suggest quality build purely because if you see a weapon you like you can try it immediately. "quality build" is the most annoying thing ever. Kajmak4e. If you're interested in making a strength faith build i'd recommend that you use a chaos blade+5 with 50 dex and a flynn and RoB+2 combo. fixed that for you. When a weapon is infused with Mundane, its base damage will drop drastically and it will lose any scaling it had prior. What exactly is a Quality Build? 40/40 Str/Dex. With 50 faith, and the best lightning catalyst that's also imbued, the damage is significantly lower than a hex variant or magic variant. Quote from the thread: Cliffnotes: In a controlled scenario, with no weapon switching, and proper prep-time, an INT/FTH build with a weapon infusion and a weapon buff will do the most damage (about 7% in the tests outlined below) against the Sun Sword (A/A scaling). -Smelter greatsword: very strong, soul weapon that requires 40 str and also deals a ton of fire dmg (in ds2 not 70% of bosses are resistant to that like in ds3) -Smelter hammer (also called the chicken wing): it's a dlc weapon, so you'll get ot pretty late in the game. Dark Souls is one of my favorite games of all time, and after over half a thousand hours of playing, and probably at least a hundred or two of studying it through wikis, videos, online discussions, and other such things, I figure it’s probably a good time to make something like this, or a good a time as any, at least. I'd imagine you'd get a better damage output with that if you DID imbue it, though, even with a 40/40 quality build, since Sunlight Blade's damage buff increases by a lot if it has decent lightning damage to begin with. dual wielding great hammers for absolute destruction at the cost of A LOT of stamina. Dark Souls 2: The 10 Best PVP Builds. Fearing something wicked, the King fled the castle and never returned. Keeping the Grim Reaper at bay with our top 10 essential survival tips. Heide Knight Sword is a weapon in Dark Souls 2. Spells: Dark Weapon, Dark Orb, Dark Orb. Description. 12 Best: Bewitched Alonne Sword. better go with 40 dex and only use the sunlight blade enchant spell instead of infuse. Character Planner; Browse Builds; Top Builds; Dark Souls 3. I'd say they overmatch the "Quality" until -at least- 30/30 STR/DEX, and the higher FTH would only raise that bar. You get a lot of titanite to work with so you can really build up an arsenal. Enter Dark Souls 2 and the rules have changed. There are options but those are the most-used rings in quality builds. It does good damage, swings relatively quick for a great sword, and you can swing 5-6 times per stamina bar once you upgrade END. The hexer does massive damage with dark chaos blade fully upgraded and resonant. Juni 2014 um 14:52. ago. A community dedicated to Dark Souls 2, game released for PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One. get STR to 16, level dex to 10, get a chaos +5 Zweihander. Sure quality builds have variety of weapons to suit different situations, but so do pure str or dex. Arced Sword. A quality build doesn't require you to level attunement, intelligence and faith, but you can use basically every (physical damage type) weapon with a 40/40 quality build. 0 coins. crystal claymore. Not Dark Souls 2. This is basically where the term "quality builds" came from. It wasn't very powerful in Dark Souls, but it was versatile and fun, especially in PvE. I'm not saying Faith doesn't have any other spells that are good, but Lightning Spear should take a spot in the stage. If you're comfortable with Ultras, the Greatsword can be great. They have A/C and B/S scaling respectively. The most fun build that I used was a full Smelter Demon armor, Grym's Greatshield, Pyromancy flame, Poison Mist, Toxic Mist and Acid Surge. By changing the weapon to Quality, you changed it scaling so it utilised STR and DEX. In Dark Souls 2, just use a Red Rust Scimitar, Estoc or Broadsword. Rat covenant ring, sanctum gauntlets, +5 poison manslayer, +10 short bow with poison arrows. Back to the topic. •. 11. Tetherballreflexes • 1 min. After refined nerf and heavy/sharp buff, the only reason to ever use a quality build is if really you want to use a weapon that has a quality scaling (c/c, c/d, d/c, etc. Starting Class doesn't really matter. Fair enough. 2 - Increase the stat that scales with your weapon. Miracles scale with faith, Sorcery spells with Intellect, pyromacies and dark spells scale with both faith and intellect. They're the optimal choice for Quality or Strength builds that also intend to augment their battle prowess with magic. New Bosses – Including Black Dragon, Sanctuary Guardian, Artorias of the Abyss. Good weapons include longsword (or sunsword), battle axe, estoc, stone soldier spear, berserker blade are some very good top tier options with quality scaling. Class: Knight. Uchigatana - you only get one of these per playthrough, but I consider it one of the best weapons in the game. . Note: You. 3. Zwei is also a great option if you like making pancakes. An altered state of titanite. On top of being one of the heaviest weapons in the game, the Smelter Hammer boasts the highest Attack Rating (AR) of any Great Hammer. Infused and buffed weapons are usually stronger for the time of the buff. Infuse it with lightning. 11 comments. Quality is broken in this game, even if i have 40/40 or 40/60 these weapon do less damage than if i infuse them. 40/40 is a quality build, 40/18 is a strength build. I remember watching a video from a youtuber saying something along the lines of some times people come into dark souls wanting to be a wizard, but ending up being a knight. The black knight greataxe is a quality weapon. Best Option for Quality Build : r/darksouls - Reddit. Dark Souls II. 20 Vigor, 59 Str, 40 Endurance, 30 Vitality. Put all your points into str/dex and use pyromancy spells as support spells to control space. Obtained after killing the dragon in Heide's Tower of Flame, the Watchdragon Parma boasts an impressive set of stats. Nisha_the_lawbringer • 6 yr. Updated: 17 Jan 2018 04:11. Sent back to the past, player will discover the story when Knight Artorias still lives. In the original Dark Souls, neither phantoms nor invaders could use estus. Very fast too. This set is a fantastic silver-engraved ebony armor, worn by the dragon-obsessed drakeblood knights. You'll want something else to clear levels with. You can swap the Rapier for a Katana or curved sword (the warped sword is very good) or even the Drakeblood Greatsword or Key to the Embedded. Browse other people's submitted builds (there are over 1 million saved builds!), and make a copy of the build with your own tweaks. So, I finally heard back from a GM at BandaiNamco, and he says I was banned (complete with frowny face emoticon) while my laptop was away for repairs. This build can also do very well PvE as it has access to a large range of weapons. Drakeblood great sword = best great sword. For example, powerstancing an Estoc and a Sun Sword is really powerful. Since infusions in dark souls 2 are almost always an improvement to the weapon's total AR (unlike dark souls 3), you should consider including a type of magic in your build. An in-depth guide to the most important thing in Dark Souls 2 - the combat. BKGA quality build, I dig it. Starting with a whopping 12 Adaptability. Like Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3 features some addictive PvE boss battles, and players can team up in co-op, or invade each other’s worlds to engage in some frantic PvP. Knight‘s Attributes. Hide behind a greatshield when necessary. Dexterity: D. No need to waste 20 points for variety when there’s already a variety of weapons for just str or dex. In DS2 I want to stick with the claymore and go for platinum. This plus Poison Claws +10, Flynn Ring Build (VIT under 10), and the RoB+2 will make you an absolute powerhouse. . However, they have the highest total of caster points (att/int/fai) out of the three you listed. 4 - Get 99 agility (100 agility if you want to use backsteps, but it's not important for PvE) . You need high VIT, END and VGR as well as 120 AGL minimum as you will be relying on dodging and powerstancing. Bandit is a strange class in Dark Souls Remasted as it. Learn what the new covenants do (and what you need to do to be able to. For some background info - my first Soulsborne. Here, don't level up your fire bonus very much. Pharros Lockstone. Most games have their strongest items be the most exotic or rarest items. Dont do lightning on a quality build. Fear not, mercy is on its way. Just toss out some builds, and if they used the actual re-skinned longsword or not. Dark Souls 2 was my start and while i've played some amount of DS1, the lack of omni-directional rolling makes it feel horrible to me. Google it there is a step by step guide. ago. a selection of OP weapons: - curved dragon greatsword. SupremeZero9 years ago#5. Gear for standard build. Any suggestions. 10 dex, 40 str, 40 endurance and the rest into vit. They're the optimal choice for Quality or Strength builds that also intend to augment their battle prowess with magic. The only thing you need are the minimum requirements to wield a weapon, infuse it with lightning, then buff it with whatever magic school you want to go into. 1: Doesn't matter, in the long run. I noticed that there are a few more stats to choose and the naming changed a bit. ago. A community dedicated to Dark Souls 2, game released for PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One. Speedrunners get the minimum stats to wield it, then infuse and buff it with dark. Many boss weapons are either strength or quality weapons. ago. 2. Dark Souls 2 Wiki Guide: Weapons, Walkthrough, armor, strategies, maps, rings, bosses, items and more. Use that to make your way to Freija, then kill it. It removes scaling from stats and makes the weapon worse. Start with claymore (easy to pick up early) then farm the man serpent greatsword. Updated: 23 Nov 2022 19:50. I like PvEing with Quality builds (40 Str/40 Dex). . Platform(s) PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, PC . Quality is anything that is both Str and Dex. Dark Bead is the single strongest attack in the game, soul spear can 1-shot every standard enemy in the game, you get the advantage of fighting from a distance with projectiles, nothing is immune to magic like they are to fire. My favourite build in DS2 is a Hexing build that focuses less on casting spells and more on dealing gargantuan damage with a Dark Weapon. Number 2: Quality build. DS2 Quality Bleed Build SL 150 | Dark Souls 2 SOTFS Invasion Build0:00 Invasions w/Live Commentary 11:38 Build Specs & Bleed InformationJoin my discord- The main differences between Dark Souls 1 and 2. Strong attack unleashes its latent power. 5=60 and the hammer only needs 58). Not Dark Souls 2. Key Takeaways. Weapon Stats. No need to waste 20 points for variety when there’s already a variety of weapons for just str or dex. DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED. RangerN • 5 yr. They didn’t nerf quality builds, but they buffed heavy and sharp infusions to the point where they outclass refined (even at 40/40) in a lot of circumstances. 76). Soul. I have no problem hitting hard with 40/20 and can use all the weapons I want. This allows you to wield a wide variety of weapons. This is by far one of the most intimidating builds in Dark Souls. This requires Titanite. I messed up so much with my stats in my other playthrough so i wanna try the game with insane damage. :P It's not like I'm gimping myself either, the Sun. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Bastard Sword. 2. If you want softcapped scaling for all your weapons even when onehanding them, 40/40 is the way to go. It's probably the best quality weapon in the game. This doesn't even take into account VIG/END/VIT. You can also use Iron Flesh and Immolation. Moveset: Katana (two-handed is a Berserker Blade/Claymore hybrid) Required Stats. 3. All weapons have within 10% AR given 40 in all their scaling stats. This is without a doubt one of the two most basic bows (the other being the Long Bow) in Dark Souls 2 and is meant to only. . I have a couple of questions. 65% of DEX to 60% of STR. Character Information. 40 STR, 10 DEX, onehanded Smelter Demon sword. Dragonrider's bow has high damage, but a really slow fire rate, takes a lot of stamina to use (like a greatbow), and a lot of its damage comes from int. Im thinking the lucerne but ive never done a quality build before and am looking for suggestions. A quality build doesn't rely on buffs like infused weapons do. Miracles are the soul source of healing magic outside of Warmth, which has it's own weird drawbacks. Quality is 27 STR / 40 DEX. 5 times the stats (so can be quite a lot for some stuff). So, for Dark Souls, if I had a more "standard" quality build of 27/40 I would be able to use an Uchigatana as effectively as a pure Dex build, and I could 2hand a Manserpent Greatsword as effectively as a Str build, but I'd be able to use both weapons optimally on the same build, which is something neither a Str nor Dex build could do. Dont do lightning on a quality build. Title Author. A build designed to get the very best of lightning effect in equipment, weapon buffs, armor and resistances. 30fai/30int unless you want affinity or something else. [deleted] • 9 yr. It's behind the structure that connects the two parts of the forest before Sif. GG EZ. But now that dex scaling is so weak, it seems the new 'Quality' scaling is about C/A. Dark Souls 2 Wiki Guide: Weapons, Walkthrough, armor, strategies, maps, rings, bosses, items and more. You end up with the same melee damage potential but also get caster utility. Stats. Game is unpatched since august '17. An in-depth guide to the most important thing in Dark Souls 2 - the combat. Weapons. Intelligence - Default (Post-end 20+) Faith - Default (Post-end 25+) In-depth Build is as follows: Focus all your attention to first put your defensive stats at a minimum of 20, (VGR First, END 2nd, VIT Third, then STR or ADP. My favourite build in DS2 is a Hexing build that focuses less on casting spells and more on dealing gargantuan damage with a Dark Weapon.