some kid on youtube told me holy was the worst damage type

[Potatochobit Lv3 pwrd Next Form]

is that true?
what is holy used for?

[Tregarde]

Holy damage is great when fighting certain enemies.

A good Holy weapon will take down a skeleton, and it won't regenerate. No need to give it a follow up blow.

[kamikharzeeh]

as ppl say, it is plainly about resistances. in catacombs and other skelly/undead areas, its great. but so many other, strong things are just resisting its dmg type, making it not so great.

i didn't even know that fire is weaker in rain, that's fun. overall, that type has also quite some usage tho

[Grizzly]

tends to be the worst but if you want a weapon for undead they get great dmg from it. just shouldnt be your weapon for everything

[Brakxel]

Originally posted by Underestimated:

tends to be the worst but if you want a weapon for undead they get great dmg from it. just shouldnt be your weapon for everything

This is good advice for most damage types really.
Doing a Strength/Faith setup. I keep a weapon just for skellies because I get sick of the double-tap kill and usually forget.
I also keep the Halo Scythe around because the AoW is ridiculously good for distance and it spams so easily. If for some reason I don’t want to be close, the Halo appears. Use it on Deathbirds and even used it on the Fire Giant to break his leg from a safe distance.
For fire I use the Magma Wyrm Scalesword. The Magma Guillotine is fast and leaves that wonderful puddle. It is getting replaced by the Blasphemous Blade, tho.
For rot I used the Dragon Breath. For poison I use the Serpent Bow. Lightning is on an upgraded katana with some Thunderbolt AoW that adds lightning damage. Bloodflame blade on a katana is good for bleed, too.
Oh, and keep a dagger around with quickstep or bloodhound step to get through lava.
Staying versatile has worked well for me so far. I’m sure I will have to specialize late game but by then I will figure out what works.

[Dr.Abscondus]

Back in the day there was a saying, 'Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers'. In the internet age that has been updated to, 'don't believe anything you see on youtube'.

[Sabaithal]

Holy will mess up undead, of which there are many areas full of. Also deathbird and deathrite birds are crippled by it, throw a holy water pot at them and watch 1/5 of their health vanish instantly.

Some holy weapons also keep skeletons from regenerating when killed, but not all. Noticably, holy water pots, and holy arrows. All holy weapons do extra damage to them regardless.

[Heater]

Revenants resist holy damage yet they are damaged by healing spells wtf? Holy damage got the shaft

[Sabaithal]

Originally posted by Heater:

Revenants resist holy damage yet they are damaged by healing spells wtf? Holy damage got the shaft

Revenants in general are cancer, the rules don't apply to them.

[楊玄。杨玄。LangrisserWWE]

The problem with holy damage is, this is still a Souls like game. Everything looks like a zombie. Not sure which zombie is a real zombie. Feel kind of pointless.

[Sabaithal]

Originally posted by LangrisserWWE:

The problem with holy damage is, this is still a Souls like game. Everything looks like a zombie. Not sure which zombie is a real zombie. Feel kind of pointless.

The unarmed ambulatory corpse things with massive poise, ridiculous health, that come in groups, usually in underground areas, whose main attack is "grab the player and bite them". Pretty classic zombies honestly.

[楊玄。杨玄。LangrisserWWE]

Originally posted by Sabaithal:

Originally posted by LangrisserWWE:

The problem with holy damage is, this is still a Souls like game. Everything looks like a zombie. Not sure which zombie is a real zombie. Feel kind of pointless.

The unarmed ambulatory corpse things with massive poise, ridiculous health, that come in groups, usually in underground areas, whose main attack is "grab the player and bite them". Pretty classic zombie behavior.

Don't think I want to set my affinity just for them. So unless I am making a Faith build, I don't use holy damage.