Best melee weapon for new playthrough?

[hakej37]

Hello!
I'm thinking about creating new character and beating the game again. What weapon (and maybe build) would you recommend? I like STR and DEX builds.

[FromIwoJima]

I beat game 4 times with Longsword (mostly) with some help of Quelaag Furysword and Black knight Greatsword.

Two times more with Claymore (as backup again Quelaag).
Zweihander is good, Winged spear, Balder sword, Bas-tard sword, Uchigatana or better Chaos blade...all great Endgame weapons.

And what you mean when you say endgame? First of all some of the most dangerous parts are: when entering church in New Londo, descent into Tomb of Giants, Titanite demon bitumene floor halls in Sen's fortress...and whole DLC content. Capra demon in Lower burg.
And almost unbeatable Helkite drake!
So here you dont have real endgame hardened experience, on the contrary-game becomes easier because you and your Clamore are more powerful.

[Valkinaz]

Messaggio originale di FromIwoJima:

And almost unbeatable Helkite drake!

Drake is broken. When I tried to fight him he started nonstop spam of flame rushburning me to crisp. If you has no dragonslayer bow this bastard doesnt deserve attention

[Galandor]

Depends how you like to play. Heavy armor? 2h Zwei str build, or claymore utility IMO. Zwei is my personal all time favorite weapon. Watching bosses get locked down by the sheer amount of damage a Zweihander can do is awesome. I rememer doing the Taurus Demon and Gargoyles after I got Stone armor + Zwei with Havel+Favor and just laughing at the hilarious destruction that build causes early game.

[Pug]

Messaggio originale di Valkinaz:

Messaggio originale di FromIwoJima:

And almost unbeatable Helkite drake!

Drake is broken. When I tried to fight him he started nonstop spam of flame rushburning me to crisp. If you has no dragonslayer bow this bastard doesnt deserve attention

He can be killed with something like the BKH or another overhead swinger at the neck but its one of those ridiculous patterns you gotta get graciously lucky on so that the certain death moves don't getcha. Definitely not worth attention unless you're bored as hell or have a lot of dragon slayer arrows.

[Paul Bunyom]

Messaggio originale di Galandor:

Depends how you like to play. Heavy armor? 2h Zwei str build, or claymore utility IMO. Zwei is my personal all time favorite weapon. Watching bosses get locked down by the sheer amount of damage a Zweihander can do is awesome. I rememer doing the Taurus Demon and Gargoyles after I got Stone armor + Zwei with Havel+Favor and just laughing at the hilarious destruction that build causes early game.

I just got Zwei, and I can confirm. Zwei is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing, you just have to play smart, get enough to 2 hand it, dodge attacks, and use R2 when there's an opening. If they get stunned, use R2 again.

I like to have 2 different swords in my right hand. One is a Zwei, for stonlocking, and another is a Claymore, for speed and ripostes.

OP. If you're going streingh, go this route. Use Claymore in one hand for use against fast enemies and parries, use Zwei for tough and slow enemies and backstabs. I use this with full Elite knight gear, and I have a FaP ring and Havel's ring, with that, and about 20 END, give or take a level or 2, I can have both weapons equipped, plus either a Grass shield for Zwei or any other shield for Clay, plus full elite knight armor, I plan to get Daddy mask and see what else I can equip. It's so much ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fun.

[АнoнимМ]

Messaggio originale di Skip Skylark:

Messaggio originale di YouTube: //Hakej:

Yeah, I'm not sure, but I think that BKH has no guaranteed drop, doesn't it?

BKH farming takes more than 5 minutes if you include the time it takes to try again with max discovery rate you can get in the first 5 min or so of a new character. Yes BKH is a very useful weapon for almost all situations and brings hell to casual enemies/players. Its usefulness easily gets replaced later on the higher your stats are because of the low scaling and limited upgrade path. It also cant be buffed like the halberd. And it lacks a quick poke. Conclusion? Get ALL the polearms and alternate! And if all else fails use a BK greatsword to pancake or launch your enemies.

On the flipside, the BKH has awesome damage for almost no statinvestement, you could just do any build really and use the BKH for the start.

[zero hope >:(]

Try Vamos Hammer

[DevonShire]

Messaggio originale di Dearth:

Try Vamos Hammer

The straight sword hilt is better.

[ChaosBahamut]

Messaggio originale di Valkinaz:

Messaggio originale di FromIwoJima:

And almost unbeatable Helkite drake!

Drake is broken. When I tried to fight him he started nonstop spam of flame rushburning me to crisp. If you has no dragonslayer bow this bastard doesnt deserve attention

Flash Sweat helps a lot. (gives a flat 45% damage reduction to fire damage)

Even then though, fighting the Drake requires a good bit of luck. Is worth a healthy bit of souls though (10k in NG, 50k in NG+) so might be worth the frustration.

[FromIwoJima]

Messaggio originale di ChaosBahamut:

Messaggio originale di Valkinaz:

Drake is broken. When I tried to fight him he started nonstop spam of flame rushburning me to crisp. If you has no dragonslayer bow this bastard doesnt deserve attention

Flash Sweat helps a lot. (gives a flat 45% damage reduction to fire damage)

Even then though, fighting the Drake requires a good bit of luck. Is worth a healthy bit of souls though (10k in NG, 50k in NG+) so might be worth the frustration.

How I beat drake recently in NG+3...from top of the stairs I hit him with arrow; then he flies down to fight me. This is the moment for Sunlight spear/Lightning spear miracle. After that run down to cover because he'll try to burn you. When he go back on tower just repeat the process. For some reason drake did not heal never ever.