DLC BUILD

[LarwskH™]

Hey guys I´ve just finished the main story line, and will start the DLC. My actual build is based on dex (Bloodhound Fang weapon). I am thinking of respec and start a Strenght build.
My first question is, is that worth it? Or am I fine with the Dex build?
In case I change to Strenght, which weapon should I use? Sword or Axe? Do yall guys have any clue?

[marek.jop1]

You will get plenty of new DLC weapons, they sure are worth trying out even if they are not really better than base game weapons. Good luck on your journey, you will die a lot, luck or no luck.

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

Dex is great for DLC except for final boss. Unless you are good at parrying.

As a Strength build you will be able to use greatshield which may prove useful ;-)

Edit:
About Strength weapons for DLC I would mainly use
curved greatswords, great hammers and greatswords.

[LarwskH™]

Originally posted by Sc0rpiTr0n:

Dex is great for DLC except for final boss. Unless you are good at parrying.

As a Strength build you will be able to use greatshield which may prove useful ;-)

Edit:
About Strength weapons for DLC I would mainly use
curved greatswords, great hammers and greatswords.

sup
what about axes?
Should I keep a dex build then?

[Tr3m0r]

It would help us if you list your stats and which weapons you can max out. Obviously a +24 or +9 is plenty good enough too.

My first playthrough was dexterity also but with the nagakiba and it was amazing. Since I only kept going with a single character I found at higher levels it's all about having at least two stats such as dex/faith or strength/faith. Or strength arcane and dex and intelligence.

Strength is arguably better than Dex since it levels resistance while dex doesn't outside of some magic defense. I personally love dex much more than strength I can't get my playstyle to be good with the zonk type builds and it's mostly because im a bit too aggressive and don't know the movements of the bosses that great. In that sense, strength too me takes more skill than dex which may just be a controversial anecdotal statement people disagree with. I just think you have to know when to hit or else you will get wrecked in the animation windows.

With that said, strength weapons I've enjoyed are blacksteel greathammer with the ash of war that makes you follow up hit 80% buffed (something resolve). It's great with guard counters too. I'm not that good at that style either so I usually use Endure to make myself more tanky as it boosts your damage negation a TON for 3 seconds and is cheap and super fast to hit with l2. Lots of ways to use talismans that can make the weapon act different from a big damage bonk to a guard counter beast.

Blood fiends arm is awesome if you have strength to wield it but can spec high into arcane. Strength arcane is an S tier combo imo that may be one of the best builds in the game.

[mono_sloth]

Originally posted by Tr3m0r:

It would help us if you list your stats and which weapons you can max out. Obviously a +24 or +9 is plenty good enough too.

My first playthrough was dexterity also but with the nagakiba and it was amazing. Since I only kept going with a single character I found at higher levels it's all about having at least two stats such as dex/faith or strength/faith. Or strength arcane and dex and intelligence.

Strength is arguably better than Dex since it levels resistance while dex doesn't outside of some magic defense. I personally love dex much more than strength I can't get my playstyle to be good with the zonk type builds and it's mostly because im a bit too aggressive and don't know the movements of the bosses that great. In that sense, strength too me takes more skill than dex which may just be a controversial anecdotal statement people disagree with. I just think you have to know when to hit or else you will get wrecked in the animation windows.

With that said, strength weapons I've enjoyed are blacksteel greathammer with the ash of war that makes you follow up hit 80% buffed (something resolve). It's great with guard counters too. I'm not that good at that style either so I usually use Endure to make myself more tanky as it boosts your damage negation a TON for 3 seconds and is cheap and super fast to hit with l2. Lots of ways to use talismans that can make the weapon act different from a big damage bonk to a guard counter beast.

Blood fiends arm is awesome if you have strength to wield it but can spec high into arcane. Strength arcane is an S tier combo imo that may be one of the best builds in the game.

I just found Blood Fiends arm last night and debating respecc'ing into STR/ARC now lolol.
already thinking of which talismans to hunt down for it

[LarwskH™]

Originally posted by Tr3m0r:

It would help us if you list your stats and which weapons you can max out. Obviously a +24 or +9 is plenty good enough too.

My first playthrough was dexterity also but with the nagakiba and it was amazing. Since I only kept going with a single character I found at higher levels it's all about having at least two stats such as dex/faith or strength/faith. Or strength arcane and dex and intelligence.

Strength is arguably better than Dex since it levels resistance while dex doesn't outside of some magic defense. I personally love dex much more than strength I can't get my playstyle to be good with the zonk type builds and it's mostly because im a bit too aggressive and don't know the movements of the bosses that great. In that sense, strength too me takes more skill than dex which may just be a controversial anecdotal statement people disagree with. I just think you have to know when to hit or else you will get wrecked in the animation windows.

With that said, strength weapons I've enjoyed are blacksteel greathammer with the ash of war that makes you follow up hit 80% buffed (something resolve). It's great with guard counters too. I'm not that good at that style either so I usually use Endure to make myself more tanky as it boosts your damage negation a TON for 3 seconds and is cheap and super fast to hit with l2. Lots of ways to use talismans that can make the weapon act different from a big damage bonk to a guard counter beast.

Blood fiends arm is awesome if you have strength to wield it but can spec high into arcane. Strength arcane is an S tier combo imo that may be one of the best builds in the game.

My current build is :
lvl 156
vigor 60
mind 10
end 30
strenght 25
Dex 74 (intend to level up till 80)
Int 9
Faith 15
Arcane 12

[⛧Vinn⛧]

Just so you know, many weapons in the dlc are dex weapons :)

[⛧Vinn⛧]

Might wanna invest some in strength or arcane depending on the weapons you wanna try

[⛧Vinn⛧]

Some are faith/int split based

[LarwskH™]

Originally posted by ⛧Vinn⛧:

Just so you know, many weapons in the dlc are dex weapons :)

should I keep Dex then ? I don´t know,... sometimes it feels like Strenght is better

[⛧Vinn⛧]

There is no better or worse imo. They are just different in playstyle i guess. Dex is the quick hits quick getaway style and strength is the stance break and slower attacks. Sure colossal weapons stagger a lot but also trivializes most battles i think, dex is a bit harder because you actually have to dodge or block much more.

[⛧Vinn⛧]

In the end its up to YOUR preference

[Marmarmar34]

I plan on going in after lv500. Enough levels to use the new weapons and spells they made.

[s̷h̷a̷d̷o̷w̷]

Use whatever build you feel comfortable with. I entered DLC first time on my str build (simple big bonk with 60 vigor, got smashed so elegantly by first mini boss ) because that's how I feel safe, easy stagger tho slow so gotta be careful. But next character ready for DLC is dex/arc, already with hand-to-hand weapons and backhand blades from first run transferred to him so I can have fun from the start. All in all, whatever makes you feel good, in the end all builds are viable if you play them right.

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

Originally posted by LarwskH™:

Originally posted by Sc0rpiTr0n:

Dex is great for DLC except for final boss. Unless you are good at parrying.

As a Strength build you will be able to use greatshield which may prove useful ;-)

Edit:
About Strength weapons for DLC I would mainly use
curved greatswords, great hammers and greatswords.

sup
what about axes?
Should I keep a dex build then?

You can keep dex build but for last boss you may need greatshield
and greatshields require certain amount of strength.

Axes should be fine, but many bosses and enemies are
vulnerable to slashing and piercing damage.