Best beginner early game weapons?

[davidj123456]

Kind of suck at the game. Bosses kill me 10+ times before I do anything. I’m a confessor with bewitching branch about 3 hours in. What are some good weapons and Armor I should dsidetrack and get before I continue?

[fauxpas]

Alot of that depends on your playstyle and which move set you are most comfortable as, just make sure you stay at medium load because you don't want to fat roll.

[Baby don't hurt me]

Originally posted by davidj123456:

Bosses kill me 10+ times

that's normal
just get used to it

you want fast weapon or big weapon?

[Argonaut]

The claymore in Castle Morne and the Zweihander from the isolated Merchant at the bottom of the weeping peninsula are both S+ weapons since DS1 and are great for staggering and stance breaking bosses.

Pick up flame of the redmanes from the invisible scarab outside fort gael and nothing will be challenging until you run into Mohg.

[davidj123456]

Originally posted by This Is Madness!:

Originally posted by davidj123456:

Bosses kill me 10+ times

that's normal
just get used to it

you want fast weapon or big weapon?

Originally posted by fauxpas:

Alot of that depends on your playstyle and which move set you are most comfortable as, just make sure you stay at medium load because you don't want to fat roll.

I have not played many games similar to this but I enjoy the feeling of being able to take a hit and not die, and the feeling of being able to hit an enemy once and do tons of damage to them (even if I need to recharge it or something). Other than that I like melee. But idk what I am good at.

[Baby don't hurt me]

Originally posted by davidj123456:

I enjoy the feeling of being able to take a hit and not die, and the feeling of being able to hit an enemy once and do tons of damage

use a medium shield or great shield for survival
if you like to hit hard
zweihander or greatsword
greatsword is near the road to caelid
zweihander is in southweat of australia

[River]

Originally posted by davidj123456:

I have not played many games similar to this but I enjoy the feeling of being able to take a hit and not die, and the feeling of being able to hit an enemy once and do tons of damage to them (even if I need to recharge it or something). Other than that I like melee. But idk what I am good at.

You're going to want to raise Vigor and Endurance(Health and Stamina respectively.)

There are some awesome Great and Ultra Great(AKA Colossal) weapons in this game.

If it's your blind run, you should definitely explore every area as much as possible so you don't miss anything.

Also, try everything out. You can't know what weapons you like using, or what kind of magic you prefer to throw around without testing it for yourself.

[Lumina]

A very beginner friendly weapon is the Claymore imo. You can pick it up in Castle Morne in Weaping Peninsula. That's an easy area in the south of Limgrave.
For a first playthrough I recommend always to get a Greatsword ( Claymore), a Hammer type weapon ( Morningstar) per ex. to use against miners and a Katana with bleed buildup ( Uchigatana). This 3 weapons you can get in the first area.
And yes, when you like some big hard hitting weapon, Zweihander and Greatsword are a good choice.

[Sabaithal]

Longsword + Brass shield. Best combo for someone just starting with souls games no contest. Balanced, easy to use, not too powerful or too weak, and relatively lightweight. Best equipment to learn with.

[C1REX]

Bloodhound’s Fang - one of curved greatswords. Weapon of choice for many low level builds. Cowboy used this for his guide. Very strong weapon skill for low FP cost. Upgredable by somber stones what is much, much easier for first weapon.

Good phisical damage what makes this weapon viable against every boss. Bleed is always a nice bonus.

[Ironwu]

Originally posted by C1REX-PL:

Bloodhound’s Fang - one of curved greatswords. Weapon of choice for many low level builds. Cowboy used this for his guide. Very strong weapon skill for low FP cost. Upgredable by somber stones what is much, much easier for first weapon.

Good phisical damage what makes this weapon viable against every boss. Bleed is always a nice bonus.

^^^^^ This ^^^^^^

You will want to have a ranged (Bow or Crossbow) on hand for those tough pulls or utility shots. Stick with Heater Shields (100% Physical Damage Mitigation) until you have reason for a different option. Fight 2H whenever you can (vastly increased damage). Carry a Torch.

*** Practice fighting (starting with easy mobs) not using stealth or shield. Just your weapon, movement and dodge roll. When one type of enemy becomes easy, move on to a harder one. This sort of practice will make you good. There is no 'Sneaking' up on Bosses and Blocking is many times not effective due to attack frequency or type. ***

Good Hunting

[EF_Neo1st]

Golden Halberd, at least goes great at the start if you dont want to upgrade it for later, and goes great for later too if you enjoy its playstyle.

Try everything, but Golden Halberd is right there at the beginning.

[Superboniato]

two greatswords (claymore + the first you find) and jumping attack + jumping talisman is not bad and make quite damage to most bosses

you can just level up vigor and endurance once you have the minimun requirements for the weapon (15 dex 15 str aprox)
You can find 2 of them quite early in the game.

[Krazy Wallet]

Take the super secret passage to get to a particular lake, run north to the other super secret passage to the land of gold. Run and scream past some mounted knights that don't appreciate visitors. Pick up two golden seeds (win!), and turn east. Get super-duper surprised. Scream some more while opening a chest, loot the chest, then likely die from the reason your were screaming. Spawn back with a shiny new hammer that squashes and pancakes everything. Cry because you can't wield it yet. Visit Greyoll with a bandits knife and a gold-pickled fowl foot. Celebrate with your favorite weapon

[Crom]

Best early weapon is Wooden Club, it does crazy damage output, and special spell boost your damage even more...

And even all around, wooden club is very very great weapon.

For roleplayers you can use very first Longsword, its awesome weapon too. And sword is also superior weapon to hunt fleshy giants.

Short spear is awesome ambush weapon.

[Shrimp Chips]

Originally posted by davidj123456:

Bosses kill me 10+ times before I do anything.

Don't think your weapon is the issue.

Grab the bloodhound's fang. ridiculous damage for how early you can get it.