golden halberd the best weapon?

[GONDAL]

I am in leyndell and have yet to come across a weapon that outdoes the golden halberd in terms of pure dmg. Unupgraded it has 200+ combined damage points (holy + physical), and quickly becomes crazy when upgraded heavily + scaling. Is there anything better or is this really an end-all be-all weapon given right at the beginning?

[DeathMonk]

Although I have 110 hours of playing time, I haven't come across a stronger weapon than this. Since the beginning of the game, I've only been playing golden halberd and I've never been bored with all the bosses, mini-bosses, I hit almost one shot in the caves. In short, I was never bored, golden halberd is extremely enjoyable. I finished Dark Souls 1 with black knight halberd many times. I guess that's why golden halberd is the best :)

[grandma_moses]

Well, it balances itself out by not getting the dual-wield bonus that is basically implied when using weapons like Katana or most sword types. And if you twohand it, my guess would be that Bloodfang's or Radahn dual swords are stronger.

That said, I like the Golden Halberd, I think it's basically the Uchigatana from DS3: A very good weapon you can get in the earliest game by killing a mob that is very strong at that level.

I never really came around to the Halberds in ER, but can only say good things about the Cross-Naginata if you want that 'high range-high damage-medium speed' playstyle. Try it out if you haven't already, it will surprise you.

[Yuri]

It depends on your build, bro, but it has room for everyone Str, Dex, Fai, Int, Arc, you choose it, I like the Caestus, I used for a long time the Guts Sword, but I wanted something more personal, more intimate.

[Nerevar]

raw dmg is not everything tc. so dont compare weapons purely on the stats screen to judge them.

its a good weapon for a str/faith build but if you go melee holy hell powerstanceing is insanely strong with jumping attacks.

for a faith build tough a simple lighting spear outperforms it tough. for pve only of course.

there is no BEST all around weapon in this game.

[minh-le]

Golden Halberd come with natural golden vow weapon art, which buff both your attack and defense nicely. Please remember that Golden Halberd is Somber weapon, with maximum scaling at +10/10. Other normal weapon has +25/25 level.

It has 3 split scaling: B str, D dex, D faith. These split significant demand your stats to be effective at all 3 rather than focusing on specific stats. If you compare to weapon with A and S scaling at max upgrade, with right stat you can easily double the weapon damage.

Meanwhile, it's very level intense for split scaling weapon like Halberd. So for the very very end game, like maybe 150+ level and right stats investment, you might be out dmg on a focused investment.

Another aspect with split dmg is.

You will see something like:
Physical: 100 + 50 = 150
Holy: 100+ 50 = 150
Total AR = 300

As for enemy resistant, it will be something like this:
Physical: 50 and 10%
Holy: 50 and 10%

So in this case, you total dmg out put will be like:
Physical: (150-50)*(1-10%) = 90
Holy: (150-50)*(1-10%) = 90
With final dmg as: 180

Now, assuming you have other physical dmg with pure physical dmg at
Physical: 300
Total AR = 300
The final dmg will be
(300-50)*(1-10%) = 225

A pure, focused dmg will likely do more dmg than split dmg weapon, assuming enemies are equally resistant to all dmg type. But then, it will be decent against enemy weak against Holy.

Golden vow is flat 15% buff to your weapon dmg.

A good weapon choice could be something you found comfortable with the moveset: Is it fast, easy to recover, flexible vs Focus, range/reach. While Golden Halberd is cool, you might be better off (in long term) with a normal halberd with golden vow ash of war attached to it and scale with your best stats.

[Percopius]

I have a +6 one, it does hit hard, but its way too slow to be useful for me. I am using the meteor sword, has blood loss buildup and is fast. I timed To-Kill on both, and the sword is close in speed to kill on same target (I used it dual wield with a kantana) but it hit the target three times in a group of two each (the dual attack). So, it applies passive effects better, and can wreak a group with auto lock on, and has a defensive advantage (your not stuck winding up a giant swing). Also, the main attack on Goldie is vertical, where the great swords are horizontal (good for groups and non-locked on situations). My Goldie is great, it has the most one shot damage, but I use the Meteor Sword, Shield, and Starscourge Greatsword (which becomes dual wield when you two hand, so you can sword block and dual wield at the same time, all with one sword)

[Quadsword]

Moonveil.

[Kalvix]

My first play through I used the Golden Halberd and then I think it was the Gargoyle Halberd (one that had more holy damage), all the way through the way. It continues to do huge damage, and when combined with leap attacks can quickly stagger bosses.

[Janthis]

I found the golden halberd too slow and clumsy personally. I don't like colossal weapons though, so it's down to preference. I used the Bloodhound Fang for a long time, and it's still among the best in terms of damage. Weapon skill is great for boss fights too. I also got a morningstar enchanted with cold + hoarfrost, which carried me throughout most of the game. After Ansel I replaces HF with Waves of Darkness, which I think is even better for clearing out groups.

[Kalvix]

Originally posted by Johnny_B_80:

I found the golden halberd too slow and clumsy personally. I don't like colossal weapons though, so it's down to preference. I used the Bloodhound Fang for a long time, and it's still among the best in terms of damage. Weapon skill is great for boss fights too. I also got a morningstar enchanted with cold + hoarfrost, which carried me throughout most of the game. After Ansel I replaces HF with Waves of Darkness, which I think is even better for clearing out groups.

True if you use the normal attacks it can be slow, but dual wield it and jumping L1 and it's actually fairly quick for the damage it puts out, and the poise damage it does at that.

[GONDAL]

Originally posted by grandma_moses:

Well, it balances itself out by not getting the dual-wield bonus that is basically implied when using weapons like Katana or most sword types. And if you twohand it, my guess would be that Bloodfang's or Radahn dual swords are stronger.

That said, I like the Golden Halberd, I think it's basically the Uchigatana from DS3: A very good weapon you can get in the earliest game by killing a mob that is very strong at that level.

I never really came around to the Halberds in ER, but can only say good things about the Cross-Naginata if you want that 'high range-high damage-medium speed' playstyle. Try it out if you haven't already, it will surprise you.

you can dual wield these if you do ng+ and it's much stronger than radahn swords in this case. completely forgot about this thread, and have since done 2 more chars with more diverse builds.

they have their own boons, vices, and interesting weapon gimmicks, but still do not beat this MVP of a weapon