Int (and faith) weapons

[Nine]

I've been playing a dex build and i'm starting to feel envy for mage classes. They get to cast powerful spells with no actual drawbacks. like you would think a mage class would be poor using standard weapons, that's their tradeoff for being able to use spells but nope, becuse there are int and faith scaling weapons they get to be good casting spells and good in melee combat. meanwhile me with my dex build feeling miserable because i cant cast any spells. I got this dark moon greatsword that i can never hope to actually use.

If casters get to have swords and such that scales on their caster stat, then why can't I have a spell that scales on dexterity?

[Mister_MIncer]

Cuz its never worked like that lol

[Key]

Originally posted by Nine:

I've been playing a dex build and i'm starting to feel envy for mage classes. They get to cast powerful spells with no actual drawbacks. like you would think a mage class would be poor using standard weapons, that's their tradeoff for being able to use spells but nope, becuse there are int and faith scaling weapons they get to be good casting spells and good in melee combat. meanwhile me with my dex build feeling miserable because i cant cast any spells. I got this dark moon greatsword that i can never hope to actually use.

If casters get to have swords and such that scales on their caster stat, then why can't I have a spell that scales on dexterity?

Both int and faith weapons don't do anywhere near as much damage as pure physical dex/str or bleed weapons when built correctly, and since they have split damage, they get to deal with what's effectively double the resistances, meaning the final damage gets cut twice.

That's the drawback.

[Dollmaker]

Heres the thing, caster usually have to cut corners in certain areas to compensate the points into Faith, Int and Mana.

Thats why melee users tend to have bigger stamina, which also allows them to use heavier armors or weapons.

Worth mentioning that pure physical weapons can do a lot of dmg since the dmg isnt split, like the weapons with elemental values.

[Mister_MIncer]

Ah amazing explanation!

[Mikoto]

https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Carian+Glintblade+Staff

https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Carian+Regal+Scepter

Actually look at the weapons you have in the game.

[yttik]

Originally posted by Nine:

If casters get to have swords and such that scales on their caster stat, then why can't I have a spell that scales on dexterity?

Bows

[Nine]

Originally posted by yttik:

Originally posted by Nine:

If casters get to have swords and such that scales on their caster stat, then why can't I have a spell that scales on dexterity?

Bows

funny you mention bows,because there's also an int bow.

[Dollmaker]

Originally posted by Nine:

Originally posted by yttik:

Bows

funny you mention bows,because there's also an int bow.

i mean tbf, most caster wont use bows.

[Mister_MIncer]

incantations and spells have never worked off dex in any of their games to my knowledge. its jsut how the games work. if u wanna be able to cast spells or incantations ur gonna have to give up some of ur dex.

[Nine]

I think the only saving grace for dex for me is that throwing knives actually seem decent in this game as opposed to previous from soft titles. I have killed some bosses entirely with just kukris with my high dex. I always go back to the merchant that sells them and stock up on several hundred of them.

[Nine]

Originally posted by dragon15:

Originally posted by Nine:

If casters get to have swords and such that scales on their caster stat, then why can't I have a spell that scales on dexterity?

you have thunderbolt and bolt of grax thats better than 99% of spells

don't know what those are. i havent finished the game,. i was side questing and i jsut got the dark moon great sword and now i'm in a moral dilemma of sticking with my dex build or respeccing to use this great sword. I've been stuck with warhawk;s talon, some random drop from a bird for so long...