Is Zweihander an endgame weapon?

[Karmeh]

I'm new to 'Souls, this might be a stupid question but, can I stick to it for a long time?

[Evilcheesewheel]

The bass cannon is forever.

[CazadorDeLobo]

Yep. Amazing weapon

[Darthzz]

Everyone loves the Zwei.

[Karmeh]

THIS GAME SUCKS I HOPE THEY STOP MAKING THERE GAMES IF YOU PLAY THIS YOUR SUCH A HYPE LORD GO KILL YOU'RE SELF

[CazadorDeLobo]

Originally posted by Koala:

THIS GAME SUCKS I HOPE THEY STOP MAKING THERE GAMES IF YOU PLAY THIS YOUR SUCH A HYPE LORD GO KILL YOU'RE SELF

/Friend, did you forget to take your anti-psychotic this morning

[AST]

great weapon R2 with really low damage. lol. other UGSs deal much more damage than this one.

[CazadorDeLobo]

Originally posted by (╯◕◞౪◟◕‵)╯︵ ┴─┴:

great weapon R2 with really low damage. lol. other UGSs deal much more damage than this one.

Wrong. Zweihander does better damage as you level your stats and upgrade the weapon. It only deals less damage if you're on a strength build. Two-handing also makes a big difference.

[AST]

Originally posted by Wulf Hunter:

Originally posted by (╯◕◞౪◟◕‵)╯︵ ┴─┴:

great weapon R2 with really low damage. lol. other UGSs deal much more damage than this one.

Wrong. Zweihander does better damage as you level your stats and upgrade the weapon. It only deals less damage if you're on a strength build. Two-handing also makes a big difference.

all demon weapons have better damage than zwei. and true, i've never put too many points on str nor dex. so just infused zwei with fire/chaos.

[Dusk of Oolacile]

There really is no such thing as an end-game weapon. Most weapons are suitable for any part of the game. Not the weapon is the important part, but the upgrade. As you unlock higher upgrades (find embers), your zweihander found in the first 2 minutes of the game will start hitting harder and harder and becomes suitable for end-game bosses.

[NZL]

you can pick it up right at the start of the game. 16 str 14 dex to use that baby 2 handed.
i cleared the game only using it from start to finish kind of, some bosses are a pain, the slow swing can really mess you up, knock backs and aoe, because you lack a shield you have to be roll dodge ninja or gg get good

[Demon of Razgriz]

All weapons are end game weapon. It all depends on what weapons you are comfortable and proficient with. As long as you keep them upgraded, they will perform well the entire game.

[CazadorDeLobo]

Originally posted by Loki:

you can pick it up right at the start of the game. 16 str 14 dex to use that baby 2 handed.
i cleared the game only using it from start to finish kind of, some bosses are a pain, the slow swing can really mess you up, knock backs and aoe, because you lack a shield you have to be roll dodge ninja or gg get good

10 dex*

[SunDriedSheet]

I used to love Zweihander, until I met Artorias. Can´t hit him, can´t even trade with no poise..

[NZL]

Originally posted by Wulf Hunter:

Originally posted by Loki:

you can pick it up right at the start of the game. 16 str 14 dex to use that baby 2 handed.
i cleared the game only using it from start to finish kind of, some bosses are a pain, the slow swing can really mess you up, knock backs and aoe, because you lack a shield you have to be roll dodge ninja or gg get good

10 dex*

dont tell any1 u level'd it

[crystalgatedh]

You can indeed stick with it. If you two-hand it (I recommend another wepon if you want a weapon + shield style of combat) you will need 27 strength and 40 dexterity to get the most damage out of it. Strength has a far greater influence on its damage than dexterity, so don't raise dexterity past 10 (needed to even wield the sword properly) until you got strength to 27. You can also take the Zweihander to the lightning part. That will make it considerable weaker, but you only need 16 strength and 10 dexterity. You will however need another source of damage as backup, like Pyromancy, especially on new game+.

BTW, the vast majority of weapons will do just fine at endgame. There are a few who are very poor at anything post early game (like Astora's Straight Sword) or bad period (like the Mail Breaker), but otherwise, weapons stay useful for the whole game.