Whip Builds

[ace_mon0 (REAPERS)]

I been using duel whips and raze claws with bows. as i see whips are the weapon that get no love. all the good ashes I got don't work on them neither dose the weapon spells and grease. so I wonder is this hard mode, or am i missing something?

[Dollmaker]

Remember you cant grease a weapon if it has an infusion outside of Standard, Keen, Heavy or Quality.

Or if its an unique one.

And yeah, dont have many options for ashes

[♔V3RD1CT]

Originally posted by ace_mon0 (REAPERS):

I been using duel whips and raze claws with bows. as i see whips are the weapon that get no love. all the good ashes I got don't work on them neither dose the weapon spells and grease. so I wonder is this hard mode, or am i missing something?

You sound like you are missing better whips in general. Rose whip causes bleed, and can be ashed. Hell to the yeah is this a rogue side arm of mine. <3

[dande48]

Whips have been poor weapons in all of Dark Souls. Their only pro, is that they deal strike damage, which is rare for a dex weapon. Good against skeletons and brittle enemies.

They can't do backstabs, at least in Dark Souls 3. Their hitbox feels pretty narrow, for the speed of the weapon. You can poke a lot faster with a thrust weapon, or hit wider with a sword. Flails made them even more obsolete, since they're strike weapons with a wider arc, and deal bleed damage.

[ace_mon0 (REAPERS)]

I just have a leather whip and one with metal shard in it. so there is better whips later?

[♔V3RD1CT]

Originally posted by ace_mon0 (REAPERS):

I just have a leather whip and one with metal shard in it. so there is better whips later?

Without spoilers yes you can find much better whips. Even one of the main bosses has an option of obtaining a unique whip.

[Dollmaker]

Originally posted by ace_mon0 (REAPERS):

I just have a leather whip and one with metal shard in it. so there is better whips later?

Theres the Thorn Whip and two fired based ones, but i think those require faith to use

[Gnasty Gnorc]

My biggest issue with the whip is their seemingly slow attack speed.

A whip, in my opinion, should flow from one attack to another like other weapons do, but it's the only one that just feels very clunky. I understand that in real life, maybe that's not how whips work, but for the sake of a video game, you can make the attacks fluid and flow in to one another. I have the Rose Whip from Juno Hoslow and I really want to like it, but just can't. Whips have sadly always sucked.

[♔V3RD1CT]

Originally posted by Bang Howdy:

My biggest issue with the whip is their seemingly slow attack speed.

A whip, in my opinion, should flow from one attack to another like other weapons do, but it's the only one that just feels very clunky. I understand that in real life, maybe that's not how whips work, but for the sake of a video game, you can make the attacks fluid and flow in to one another. I have the Rose Whip from Juno Hoslow and I really want to like it, but just can't. Whips have sadly always sucked.

It does have a slightly slower pause in-between swings, and can confirm this from experience. Unf I do not know why, but I assume for the 'more realistic' fact that whips have to be pulled back for momentum in real life.

Unf they could be way more viable without that extra time loss.

[ace_mon0 (REAPERS)]

WooHoo, Now i have something to look forward to better whips.
i do use claws for backstabbing. and i got a Flail with 3 spike balls on it for if i have to smash things. i also use throwing knifes and bows for pulling and distance enemy's.

[♔V3RD1CT]

Originally posted by ace_mon0 (REAPERS):

WooHoo, Now i have something to look forward to better whips.
i do use claws for backstabbing. and i got a Flail with 3 spike balls on it for if i have to smash things. i also use throwing knifes and bows for pulling enemy's.

If you like that stuff you should very much enjoy your experience as I can confirm you get multiple types of every one of those. lol Gl hf

[ace_mon0 (REAPERS)]

As you can guess I'm a Castlevania fan so I'm trying to play the game as a Belmont with a little wolverine mix.

[Climhazzard]

Bloodhound step feels pretty good with whips. The running/rolling/jumping attacks are my go to, rather than the R1. Also Urumi has a very good charged R2. I don't know much about the other whips though.

Their dps is a bit low, but dual wield bleed or jumping attack builds can be used with whips, which will both do good damage.

[TyresTyco]

Since I've found the Urumi it's my go to magic infused weapon as a cold mage. It's r2 is really nice.

[Indigent]

Whips are great, they do strike, they cannot be parried, they stagger, good range, the only real problem is they can be too slow on the third attack dual wielding getting you exposed for too long.

Jump attack and run attack l1, never go for 3 l1 in a row

[ace_mon0 (REAPERS)]

You all are awesome thanks for all your help!!!
I'm off to look for some more whips.