Please decide for me

[BiomageHun]

Ok so i have 7 boss left on base game
Malenia the 3 farum azula boss and the 3 capital, i play on NG+1 with malenia build, mostly i kill malenia last even if i go to dlc, but now i dont know, should i meet malenia before i go to dlc? i have just 1 weapon from her, i feel i will need the 2nd weapon in dlc.
So here i am, with the noobiest question again :)

[LegPuller]

I think a second infusable katana would be better if you are looking to dual wield. The nagakiba is a pretty good option. The reason I say this is because the hand of malenia is best for it's skill. You can infuse a weapon to have higher AR or bleed.

Whether you kill her now or later is up to you. Maybe it'd be good to leave her for after the dlc, so you have something to go back to.

[BiomageHun]

Originally posted by LegPuller:

I think a second infusable katana would be better if you are looking to dual wield. The nagakiba is a pretty good option. The reason I say this is because the hand of malenia is best for it's skill. You can infuse a weapon to have higher AR or bleed.

Whether you kill her now or later is up to you. Maybe it'd be good to leave her for after the dlc, so you have something to go back to.

the skill and incantation will be bad and slow, i mean its like 3 sec just to start damaging, so i feel i need normal attack, its way better that why i ask this. i mean dlc bosses its fast and the timing can be horrible, espacial on consor radahn, and i dont want to use pet threads, what is the point its a malenia build, i cant use this all time, so i should focus on normal attack.
ok i will check this nagakiba, i have all weapons so i should have this you meantioned

[LegPuller]

The Hand of Malenia is solid, and it works well with the multi-hit talismans (millicent's prosthesis and rotten winged sword insignia). A second katana would definitely be nice though. Powerstancing katana is also nice for multi hit and it allows you to do good bleed. On the nagakiba I'd either do keen or blood infusion. Blood blade or sword dance might be good. Plenty of good ash of war options to choose from.

[Toasty]

Things that you need in order to cheese Malenia:
- mimic tears
- moonveil
- ???
- profit

[Safarel]

I would definitely went into dlc for night katana, if you want a companion for yours Malenia's hand

Nagicaba that's mentioned above is also a solid pick, indeed

[BiomageHun]

thanls for help me for this decision, i think i will use nagakiba.
Not sure what i will set, maybe keen or blood, keen is the poise damage right?

[Mad Marduk]

Pair it with washing pole!

[niihilathan]

Definitely go with another katana that youve infused.

[LuckyCheshire]

Originally posted by BiomageHun:

Not sure what i will set, maybe keen or blood, keen is the poise damage right?

Keen boosts Dex scaling. Nothing directly affects poise damage, only the weapon's damage scaling and status buildup.

[LegPuller]

Originally posted by BiomageHun:

thanls for help me for this decision, i think i will use nagakiba.
Not sure what i will set, maybe keen or blood, keen is the poise damage right?

Keen if you want more direct physical damage. Blood if you want more bloodloss so you can do the bleed chunk damage faster. If you have both wet blades it cost nothing to go back and forth depending on the boss. I'd focus dex anyways if you are using hand of malenia.

[BiomageHun]

Originally posted by LegPuller:

Originally posted by BiomageHun:

thanls for help me for this decision, i think i will use nagakiba.
Not sure what i will set, maybe keen or blood, keen is the poise damage right?

Keen if you want more direct physical damage. Blood if you want more bloodloss so you can do the bleed chunk damage faster. If you have both wet blades it cost nothing to go back and forth depending on the boss. I'd focus dex anyways if you are using hand of malenia.

the damage its quit good, around 5% damage i was make ibn the mini boss on farum azula