Inferno run idea.

[zmanbuilder]

Something i have been thinking about is that inferno starts very meh with your weapon options, so i'm thinking it would better better to start as a physical fighter at the start then level into inferno once it opens up more.

[Ronin Gamer]

Or just relish the challenge of starting as an inferno caster and then building melee out of it?
I don't know, I'm a thematic bastard so if the theme of the character/run is inferno, that's how it start largely when I do it.

Doubt there'd be many problems with your idea. A lot of the inferno upgrades I've seen are scattered about the world as well so it's not the worst idea.

[zmanbuilder]

I agree fully with being thematic, but when starting as a pyro cultist you will first be pumping up your vitality stat to not die in one hit, at least that is what i did, the fire ball can be gotten very early too, pieta being the only real boss in your way to get it.

Btw i wonder how long you can put off saving the tortured prisoner.... If you can put her off until after the spurned prodigy fight, you could use the searing accusation for a rather long time....

[Fishypixels]

Started as condemned so I could min max whatever build I wanted. The starting axe you find early on got me through a lot. I two handed it until I found another I could dual wield and started focusing on dex. Found a grand sword that only scaled on strength, so I respec'd to focus on strength. Been with a great sword since, even after switching to full Inferno. Fallen lords sword scales only with Inferno. It slaps. But really the point is that with 4 respecs per run (unlimited if you like grinding those red lamps), you can play around with different stuff until you find what you like.

[Rena Ichigawa]

Lord + 1 or 2 carry overs from a different character. Im doing a lord run, and besides evening out my stats to a multiple of 5, inferno, and vitality will be the only things i level. Gave myself the mana regen ring from the prisoner, and a pair of late game, but not the super powerful, inferno spells from merchants. Spell slinging, with minimal melee unless i absolutely have to.

[zmanbuilder]

Originally posted by Rena Ichigawa:

Lord + 1 or 2 carry overs from a different character. Im doing a lord run, and besides evening out my stats to a multiple of 5, inferno, and vitality will be the only things i level. Gave myself the mana regen ring from the prisoner, and a pair of late game, but not the super powerful, inferno spells from merchants. Spell slinging, with minimal melee unless i absolutely have to.

lord is great and fun to start with, gives a good inferno scaling weapon from the start that can be used up to the final boss, built as a self buffer, only issue with casters early game is mana, until you can buy the manstone ring, but that takes clearing 4 areas, and most of upper calrath.

[Rena Ichigawa]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

Originally posted by Rena Ichigawa:

Lord + 1 or 2 carry overs from a different character. Im doing a lord run, and besides evening out my stats to a multiple of 5, inferno, and vitality will be the only things i level. Gave myself the mana regen ring from the prisoner, and a pair of late game, but not the super powerful, inferno spells from merchants. Spell slinging, with minimal melee unless i absolutely have to.

lord is great and fun to start with, gives a good inferno scaling weapon from the start that can be used up to the final boss, built as a self buffer, only issue with casters early game is mana, until you can buy the manstone ring, but that takes clearing 4 areas, and most of upper calrath.

Thats why i simply joined a friend that had the prisoner selling it, and bought it. Beyond that, just a better offensive spell that isnt the (quite fast, but not great damage or range) dual axe swing spell.

[Figs]

my first run through was pyric cultist.
- the staff is crappy / takes getting used to
- farm 1x ravager axe, there's another one at the start village. the crazy cultist lady also sells one -- dual wield these, they cause fire build up, and scale only with inferno.
- upgrade those to +3 or +4, it'll carry you a way.

- didn't bother with bloodlust, as didn't want to add agility

- for catalyst, i ended up using the one from the prisoner, once she gave it back mid/early in her questline.

- once you kill spurned progeny, get magma surge. hits like a truck and wastes upon enemies that range you like the abess caster, or sin bow women.

- fallen lord sword is obscene, but you won't get that until the burning place. a good alternative is grinning axe, and this'd be very good dual wield, if you're up for 2x runs or are a cheatyface.

[(e)poq]

Have tested, Lord is OP as hell in a fresh game.
The problem is, most of the good Infero spells are super late game. Inferno shines in NG+

[vandalism]

Raw mangler axe. Let me guess, you need more? Inferno at fitzroy's gorge and then flayed axe too.

[zmanbuilder]

Originally posted by owlBear:

For a fresh pyro, don't sleep on the flamethrower skill.

Pyro is a bit rough until finishing Calrath, but between Molten Hammer or w.e., the lava pool, fire weapon, a ranged poke... you're spoiled for choice on a limited catalyst. Just not as much as Radiance or Umbral, to be sure.

From my rather short cultist run, the flamethrower really melts large groups. starting as warwolf then putting points into inferno for a strength inferno run would be fun, the end goal of that build would be to get the sword of the flayed, that at max level has an A in both strength and inferno.

For a straight inferno run, starting as a cultist and getting the fallen lords sword would be the best for min-maxing, no wasted points in strength or agility needed.

The only issue with not starting as a lord is not having the lords catalyst at the start.

Radiant is a lot more straight forward while inferno is a slow burn.....