Gargoyle's halberd upgrade advice

[pepe le moko]

Ok so i started this playthrough using the balder swag sword and thought i'd go for a dex build but then i switched to the gargoyle's halberd, i got it to +5 but i am not sure how to upgrade it.

I got vit 20, stam 27, str 16 dex 14

i focused on stamina so i could have a medium roll and wear decent armor with a shield; i use the halberd with two hands most of the time but being able to switch to 1 hand and use a shield is nice

should i go for a normal + 15 and do a quality build?
or
upgrade it to lightning or fire?

if i go the elemental route then what stats should i boost in priority?

thanks

this is mostly for PVE

[Nada]

maybe crystal build higher damage the crystal halbred i got managed to knock through tough enermies quickly compaired to a normal build.... but it's up to you oh i forgot to mention it being crystal doesn't have the best durability and breaks easy

[Dame Arstor]

Elemental for early part of the game as you dont have the proper stats to take advantage of the scaling.Once you have 28 str and around 30+ dex,go +15

[crylol]

Crystal is only viable for cheat engine havel mom master race, because you can't repair them normally

[Dame Arstor]

Originally posted by crylol:

Crystal is only viable for cheat engine havel mom master race, because you can't repair them normally

Can only be repaired by upgrading which can be costly.Rip chunks and slabs.Atleast OP can get a free crystal halberd from anal rodeo chest

[pepe le moko]

nah not crystal, i hesitate between normal +15 and elemental really

[Kromos]

if you're going with a dex build, go fight Havel, get nakey and back stab him to death. His ring will allow you to focus mostly on Dex early game without worrying about equipe load.

A ton of things are weak to lighting in the game, but I never really bothered with Elemental damage, the Great Scythe 1 - 15 upgrade path got me through the entire game. Well.... Drake sword for a few bosses then Great Scythe.

[Dame Arstor]

Originally posted by pepe le moko:

nah not crystal, i hesitate between normal +15 and elemental really

Just a quick note,once you upgrade a weapon on elemental path,it wont scale with your stats anymore(only applies to chaos,lightning and fire).Elementals are only good for the beginning part of the game when you dont have proper stats to take advantage of the stat scaling.Really2 good for low sl characters

[CazadorDeLobo]

If you're going dex, and want the Gargoyle Halberd moveset, then the Scythe is just for you. It has a very quick downward verticle slice that does a lot of damage based on dex, and has B scaling at +15. It can word insanely well coupled with the swag sword. The Gargoyle Halberd is more dependent on strength.... the scythe is in Sen's Fortress.

[Dame Arstor]

Originally posted by Darkwood God:

If you're going dex, and want the Gargoyle Halberd moveset, then the Scythe is just for you. It has a very quick downward verticle slice that does a lot of damage based on dex, and has B scaling at +15. It can word insanely well coupled with the swag sword. The Gargoyle Halberd is more dependent on strength.... the scythe is in Sen's Fortress.

Garg halberd is a quality weapon.Better off with 28/40 or 40/40

[CazadorDeLobo]

Originally posted by Dame Arstor(School):

Originally posted by Darkwood God:

If you're going dex, and want the Gargoyle Halberd moveset, then the Scythe is just for you. It has a very quick downward verticle slice that does a lot of damage based on dex, and has B scaling at +15. It can word insanely well coupled with the swag sword. The Gargoyle Halberd is more dependent on strength.... the scythe is in Sen's Fortress.

Garg halberd is a quality weapon.Better off with 28/40 or 40/40

Sure, if he went a quality build. He'd need only dump 12 more levels into strength, but he really probably doesn't have the souls for it. It's an economic choice rather than a pvp oriented elitist one

[pepe le moko]

I started with a dex build in mind

but now i am not sure anymore because i found the gargoyle's halberd outperforms the balder swag sword for boss fights, i killed the capra demon on my first try with it whereas before i struggled with the gargoyles when using the swag sword; that is until i used resin then it was easy peasy

I have seen people say you should go with an elemental and pump points into vit and endu, other say stick to normal +15 upgrade path and go quality

::confused::

[CazadorDeLobo]

Because both work - but going elemental takes some research, gathering, a lot of time, and is not fully effective at later levels. It is good early game, but late game you want to have high physical damage. Really, strength is better than dex to a certain point, then you want to bring dex up more.

trust.

[Dame Arstor]

Originally posted by Darkwood God:

Because both work - but going elemental takes some research, gathering, a lot of time, and is not fully effective at later levels. It is good early game, but late game you want to have high physical damage. Really, strength is better than dex to a certain point, then you want to bring dex up more.

trust.

Keyword for OP here is elemental=good for the early parts of the game