What is a good place/enemy to test weapons and damage?

[C1REX]

What are good enemies to test pve builds, weapons and damage?

[Toad]

Could try the Troll inside Stormveil Castle outside Godrick's boss arena. Or skeletons that spawn in the graveyards will get back up as long as you don't hit them when they're reforming on the ground.

[ReflexShift]

For late game I like Mogh's Palace. Most of the enemies are a sleep or easy to use full attack combos on with little to worry about taking damage. Except for the red guys their spin attack is lethal if hit multiple times. Early game I liked testing out weapons on Trolls south of Stormhill Shack. Pretty easy to hit them and dodge their attacks.

[Lenox]

I like to test on the 4-5 trolls in Stormhill, Limgrave. It's nearest to the Warmaster's Shack site of grace.

Even at end game, those trolls have enough HP to sustain a few combos before dying.
And they won't die when testing out sorceries with multiple projectiles, like Rock Sling.

[John Titor]

It really doesn't matter. Just be aware of resistances.

[Bullwark]

Trolls and giants are ok since they have a lot of health.
If you want to try against "normal sized" enemies I'd go to Siofra River/Nokron and test out against the Claymen. There are plenty, they can take a hit and are pretty slow, giving you time to make adjustments.
I find this to be the better choice for now because you can parry them and implement that into training if your build allows that.

[RoflRolf]

Test subjects #1 for new builds are the omens in the leyndell sewers. If theyre too hard, the build is not good / optimized enough

[Fineous🔥]

The snow troll near giants gravepost site of grace. No particular resistances to anything and with more than 20k HP at max NG level (they also drop arteria leaf so thats a big plus).
Avoid the Yellow Anix crazy trolls...hmm or not, go and try training with them! I dont want to spoil you a big surprise.

[Gob]

The big guy at the Divine Bridge is a good place to test against bigger baddies.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by Fineous:

Avoid the Yellow Anix crazy trolls...hmm or not, go and try training with them! I dont want to spoil you a big surprise.

They are strong and I think give the most exp of any respawnable enemy in the game. Over 20K each on ng+.
However they are quite easy to kill by Mogh’s trident and you can summon your mimic in that area.
Anyway - good advice and very cool spot to check your build on tough enemies.
Same as wierd birds in Mogh’s palace and big cancers under the capital. Also runebears can be tough.

[Fineous🔥]

Originally posted by C1REX-PL:

Originally posted by Fineous:

Avoid the Yellow Anix crazy trolls...hmm or not, go and try training with them! I dont want to spoil you a big surprise.

They are strong and I think give the most exp of any respawnable enemy in the game. Over 20K each on ng+.
However they are quite easy to kill by Mogh’s trident and you can summon your mimic in that area.
Anyway - good advice and very cool spot to check your build on tough enemies.
Same as wierd birds in Mogh’s palace and big cancers under the capital. Also runebears can be tough.

Trolls are predictable and dumb, except the crazy ones with their nuke size frenzy flame spam. Snow ones are a bit more agressive than the standar trolls and even cast pyromancies, but as said they are resilient enough to try anything for more than 2 seconds.

Also Mogh trident even in NG7 melts nearly everything with a few casts unless they are fire or bleed resistant! So little to compare or try with that.

[Sabaithal]

I'd go for one of the runebears in east limegrave. There's one that can be aggro'd in a site of grace near the woods itself, and due to their size its easier to see their health bar than it is trolls.

When you're overlevelled they're no threat, and their moveset is quick and powerful which can help you get a good feel for weapons you're testing.

[purpl3 h4z3]

The Troll behind Secluded Cell's bonfire is the best imo.

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by C1REX-PL:

What are good enemies to test pve builds, weapons and damage?

Anywhere you find enemies to be strong and in good amount at the area that you have to keep your focus and chose better the moment to engage and get out.