Best Weapons/Build for 40 STR, 40, DEX, 40 ARC

[Amins]

I built my character around fists. Spiked Caestus until I was able to get Star Fist. Gave it Blood affinity, so that's where the Arcane comes in. I felt that a balanced spread between these stats was best suited for the weapon as it scales pretty equally between Strength and Dex for sure.

My question is what else could I utilize effectively with a build set up like this? More points are attained through Radagon Soreseal and Godrick Rune, of course. And my character has 16 INT and 20-ish Faith for some other stat requirements (incants mostly, plus Rellana's Twin Swords are badass). I want to try playing around with as much as I can with the DLC, but bringing over weapons from basegame is great, too. I've been using Golden Halberd for longer range and horse combat as well, but the new Great Katanas have finally matched its power.

[Tao314zdin]

Check here:

https://www.tarnished.dev/weapon-calculator

[Amins]

Originally posted by Tao314zdin:

Check here:

https://www.tarnished.dev/weapon-calculator

Great to know that tool exists, but I'm looking for recommendations of people's favorites and what their use cases are. That's way too much information to parse through for just raw numbers.

I will be bookmarking that link, so thanks.

[Tao314zdin]

Originally posted by Amins:

Originally posted by Tao314zdin:

Check here:

https://www.tarnished.dev/weapon-calculator

Great to know that tool exists, but I'm looking for recommendations of people's favorites and what their use cases are. That's way too much information to parse through for just raw numbers.

I will be bookmarking that link, so thanks.

well, its a lot about preference really.

Like if you ask me - your stat-spread of 40/40/40 str/dex/arc only synergies with regular weapons at occult infusion and few somber weapons with arc/dex/str scaling.

I did not check the numbers, but things like Iron GS usually go well with arc-builds. It is farmable and you can drop 4-5 of them on ur build. For example, I like to have one with poison cloud into the one with poison flower bloom, then you have some standard piercing-fang ,sword-dance mb blood-slash.

[Amins]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. The even split is going to require a weapon that can utilize this stat spread effectively. Like, I can technically still use a lot of weapons just fine with those stat levels, but I'd be losing a lot of potential power one way or the other. I'm just asking for weapons that actually do scale evenly with at least two of those stats.

I hear the Dragonslayer Great Katana might be one of them.

[Tao314zdin]

Originally posted by Amins:

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. The even split is going to require a weapon that can utilize this stat spread effectively. Like, I can technically still use a lot of weapons just fine with those stat levels, but I'd be losing a lot of potential power one way or the other. I'm just asking for weapons that actually do scale evenly with at least two of those stats.

I hear the Dragonslayer Great Katana might be one of them.

well check the tool, it will tell you which are the best AR choices you have.

[Vheissu]

You're probably best off using a weapon with occult scaling that also lets you apply greases. Status build-up is huge, any scaling from str and dex is just helping your dps a bit

Otherwise yeah, that tool will suggest the weapons with the best AR for that stat distribution. Pure AR doesn't take statuses or movesets into account. So you should use the tool to find out which occult scaling weapon has the best AR for your stats

[Burns]

Originally posted by Vheissu:

You're probably best off using a weapon with occult scaling that also lets you apply greases. Status build-up is huge, any scaling from str and dex is just helping your dps a bit

Otherwise yeah, that tool will suggest the weapons with the best AR for that stat distribution. Pure AR doesn't take statuses or movesets into account. So you should use the tool to find out which occult scaling weapon has the best AR

You cannot grease occult weapons

[Burns]

Hi OP. You re better off choosing either a str/arc or a dex/arc to improve your AR. And you have some pretty good weapons for either.

[Vheissu]

Originally posted by Burns:

Originally posted by Vheissu:

You're probably best off using a weapon with occult scaling that also lets you apply greases. Status build-up is huge, any scaling from str and dex is just helping your dps a bit

Otherwise yeah, that tool will suggest the weapons with the best AR for that stat distribution. Pure AR doesn't take statuses or movesets into account. So you should use the tool to find out which occult scaling weapon has the best AR

You cannot grease occult weapons

Ohh lol my bad I meant ARCANE scaling weapons, not occult.

Like the ripple crescent halberd. Sorry for the confusion

[Burns]

Originally posted by Vheissu:

Originally posted by Burns:

You cannot grease occult weapons

Ohh lol my bad I meant ARCANE scaling weapons, not occult.

Like the ripple crescent halberd. Sorry for the confusion