Question about which weapon to choose for jump attack build

[NoiosoBear]

Currently I'm running two of the Knights Greatswords, until I'm far enough to get the Iron Greatswords instead. I was looking at the damage for curved greatswords on YT and noticed that the Beastman's Cleaver hit much harder then the Iron Greatsword.

Since I'm running a jump attack build should I plan to use the Beastman's Cleaver instead, or are there other things I should be taking into consideration such as length and spd? Hopefully this isn't too dumb of a question.

[Archdeacon Monseigneur]

for jump attack builds usually the hammers are always the best option due to their ability to pancake anything they hit.

brick hammer is such a weapon, and you can get it in stormveil castle in the wine cellar.

giant crusher solid upgrade once you get to altus plateau.

if you are sticking strictly to swords the bloodhound greatsword is probably your best option early on. (go kill the hound knight in the evergaol in east limgrave or have Blaidd do it for you)

i believe beastman's cleaver is a late game weapon, and from your post i'm guessing you're still in the early game, so take this post for what its worth.

EDIT: ahh my mistake, yeah you can get the beastman's cleaver early on. probably ideal if you're running a jump attack sword build ya.

btw. for exact stats you can always just go to fextralife.
here's a link to the beastman cleaver stat page: https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Beastman's+Cleaver

it has every item in the game archived if you're wondering about anything in the future.

[nfinite.recursion]

Stick with the Knight's Greatswords. Obtain Rogier's Rapier and put the Ash of War, Glintblade Phalanx on your primary weapon.

Now, activate the AoW at a safe distance and sprint toward your intended target like a maniac. Jump and slam both swords down or use the heavy attack. This will break the stance of just about any common enemy. Large knights like Banished Knights will need a followup light attack to break their stance.

[LuckyCheshire]

For jump attack builds, I recommend powerstancing (using two of the same type of weapon, one in each hand). The Beastman's Cleaver is one of my personal favorite weapons, but grinding for two of them is a bear. You can always just use one cleaver and one other GCS like the Magma Wyrm's Scalesword.

Otherwise, the Raptor's Talons are basically designed for a jump attack build, and dual Colossal weapons are great if you can get the timing down.

[CourtesyFlush09]

My last playthrough had me dual-wielding + jump spamming those Tree Guardian Spears and I melted EVERYTHING. It was my easiest, most turn-off-your-brain playthrough ever.