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Benson

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:13pm

What are the Top 10 fastest Strength weapons?

I've never tried using Havel's shield before, so I thought I'd try a strength build. But I hate slow and clunky weapons. So what are the top 10 fastest strength weapons?

Disqualified: Hand axe & Dragon Bone Fist

(Generally, I'm looking for something that does more than 450 damage. The best thing I've found is strangely a Chaos Gargoyle's Halberd at 600 AR - and that doesn't even scale off of strength)

Last edited by Benson; Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:16pm

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Kirmukarmu has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:15pm

Not sure about their AR but clubs are pretty fast if you don't miss.

40+13x-3=17x-363 has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:31pm

Man-serpent sword? dunno much about strength weapons but 500+ AR with just 40 strength on a greatsword sounds nice.

Jarsix

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:33pm

Originally posted by Zaraki:
Lifehunt Scythe

Sorry to say, but....thats a dex weapon. Sure you need a good bit of strenght to wield it but that applies ot all the halberds.

JRMando (drunk) has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:37pm

Club, Large Club & Great Club... and the Reinforced Club

Shifty Mario has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:47pm

Man-serpent, butcher's, and pickaxe are the probably the best fast str. Man-serpent, I know for sure hits high AR. It's one of the slower greatswords but it's not at all clunky. The other 2 might not hit 450 but they are dependable enough.

Str in this game unfortunately is always going to be slow weapons. Str is reserved to hammers and the heaviest categories. You can try black knight halberd, but that requires 18 dex. You're gonna have to rely on elementals if you want to go faster.

Fast and Str does not go together when describing weapons in this game.

chickadeedeedee has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:53pm

What weapons do you normally use? I'm not sure what you'd consider "slow and clunky"

I'm a big fan of the man-serpent greatsword on my pure strength build. The greatswords in general are a great balance of power and speed, but might still feel slow if you're used to some of the really zippy dex weapons.

Benson

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:56pm

Originally posted by Shifty Mario:
Fast and Str does not go together when describing weapons in this game.

Yeah I see that. It's a bit disappointing because Dex weapons seem to do more damage AND are faster. (except for the biggest str weapons).

It honestly looks like elementals are the way to go. 50 points into str for no benefit... I think I'm gonna' just go int build. There's no point to str for me...

40+13x-3=17x-363 has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:59pm

Originally posted by Benson:
Originally posted by Shifty Mario:
Fast and Str does not go together when describing weapons in this game.
Yeah I see that. It's a bit disappointing because Dex weapons seem to do more damage AND are faster. (except for the biggest str weapons).

It honestly looks like elementals are the way to go. 50 points into str for no benefit... I think I'm gonna' just go int build. There's no point to str for me...

You can always use a Havel's Shield xD

Benson

Jan 25, 2015 @ 2:59pm

Originally posted by a penguin:
What weapons do you normally use? I'm not sure what you'd consider "slow and clunky"

Like the Drake Sword. That's fine for me. I don't really want to go slower than that.

Benson

Jan 25, 2015 @ 3:01pm

Originally posted by Roasted Please:
You can always use a Havel's Shield xD

What? I don't need 50 Str to use Havel's shield?

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GosuCab

Jan 25, 2015 @ 3:02pm

Originally posted by Benson:
Originally posted by Shifty Mario:
Fast and Str does not go together when describing weapons in this game.
Yeah I see that. It's a bit disappointing because Dex weapons seem to do more damage AND are faster. (except for the biggest str weapons).

It honestly looks like elementals are the way to go. 50 points into str for no benefit... I think I'm gonna' just go int build. There's no point to str for me...

You could try a glass cannon build. Low HP but 50 strength and about 40 int/faith. Then you take Power within and buff your weapon with DMB or CMW. With this setup I dealt about 1600 damage to seath with my Demon greataxe. the fight didn't last longer than 15 seconds (even less if I had more endurance. I 5 hittet him) Never managed to get him down that fast with a dex build.

Last edited by GosuCab; Jan 25, 2015 @ 3:03pm

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40+13x-3=17x-363 has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 3:05pm

Originally posted by Benson:
Originally posted by Roasted Please:
You can always use a Havel's Shield xD
What? I don't need 50 Str to use Havel's shield?

Yes you do. Unless you two-hand it, but no point in doing that except for lols.

http://darksouls.wikidot.com/havel-s-greatshield

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Chara the Explorer has DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

Jan 25, 2015 @ 6:40pm

As has been said the best STR weapons are always going to be a bit slow and clunky. Even the faster ones like halberds and non-great hammers punish you with an artificially extended cooldown every time you miss.

Personally I found that the lighter Black Knight weapons are a great balance between hitting like a truck and not being slow as ♥♥♥♥. If you're really late-game you could craft the cursed version of the Greatsword of Artorias (any non-broken straight sword +10 with Soul of Sif) , and if you're really REALLY late-game you could make the non-cursed version of the same weapon (Broken Sword +10 with Soul of Sif. Yes, the one you got at the start of the game)

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