Magic or Enchanted?

[Harbinger of Frost]

Rolling a spellcaster and he needs a good side-arm. I wanted to know which you guys thought was better in the terms of scaling.

[hghwolf]

For a heavy Int build Enchanted is much better and can be acquired much earlier. Magic weapons are kind of useless I feel.

[bkenny583]

Magic...at least for the sl's you're likely to be playing at.

With very very high intel enchanted is better...but you won't raise your intel that high.

[3rd Day]

At intelligence 50 an enchanted weapon +5 has an "A" value stat scale for intelligence. It's worth getting.

[hghwolf]

For a caster ? Caster types really need those SL in Int, otherwise they are subpar in comparison. It somewhat depends on the weapon I guess.

[3rd Day]

Originally posted by hghwolf:

For a caster ? Caster types really need those SL in Int, otherwise they are subpar in comparison. It somewhat depends on the weapon I guess.

I like the Balder side sword personally. Low endurance tax, fast jabs, very light, and brutal if you can manage two hand full hits

[Harbinger of Frost]

The character is currently level 40 with an int of 28.

Are enchanted weapons a better route to go than say, buffed weapons?

[Halser, the]

buffed weapons will deal more damage overall. Crystal Magic Weapon applied on a quick weapon
(like the Balder Side Sword mentioned here) really wrecks everything.

The problem is having to apply the buff.

[hghwolf]

It leaves an atunement slot free, and you don`t need to reapply it every so often. The damage is somewhat lower, but you need to pump Int either way. Choose between comfort + free slot and higher damage + possibility to run out of enhancement charges.

[3rd Day]

Originally posted by Halser:

buffed weapons will deal more damage overall. Crystal Magic Weapon applied on a quick weapon
(like the Balder Side Sword mentioned here) really wrecks everything.

The problem is having to apply the buff.

You really need to use the everlasting dragoncrest ring with the buffs......and preferably power within while you're doing a "limited time" thing... but the damage payoff is def. worth it (crystal magic weapon anyway)

Power Within + crystal magic weapon + everlasting DC ring is a pretty well known combination I believe - it is BRUTAL.

[hghwolf]

But then you lose out on a ring slot, because a caster without Bellowing is... suboptimal. Together with Dusk Crown it makes the regular Soul Spear equal to the crystal version, and the Crystal gets even better. I`d rather have that slot free for Havels or RoFaP, because my boss killers are Soul whatever anyway. It`s a good idea if all your casting is buffing, but for an outright caster... ?

[3rd Day]

Originally posted by hghwolf:

But then you lose out on a ring slot, because a caster without Bellowing is... suboptimal. Together with Dusk Crown it makes the regular Soul Spear equal to the crystal version, and the Crystal gets even better. I`d rather have that slot free for Havels or RoFaP, because my boss killers are Soul whatever anyway. It`s a good idea if all your casting is buffing, but for an outright caster... ?

The Bellowing ring is useless for Power Within + crystal magic weapon + everlasting DC ring, since Power Within is pyro and crystal magic weapon damage is unaffected by the bellowing ring. This combo is for melee strategy and probably best serves (/has best served me as) a combo melee/magic character.

But yes you are right - before you go into combat you have to decide whether you are spellcasting or melee with a buffed weapon, since there's no swapping rings mid-combat...... It's sometimes convenient to have the option to pick between the two styles.

Personally when I have a combo melee/magic character my intelligence never gets too high anyway, I only level enough to use Great Magic Weapon since I prefer a melee character.

But that's just me. If you prefer spellcasting, this option is not for you :/

[WRONG DAD]

Once you get the sword from Seeth the Scaleless' tail you're golden. It has S lvl Int scaling. AND IT SHOOTS LASERS! It's a win-win

[3rd Day]

Originally posted by "Dirty" Dingus McDuck:

Once you get the sword from Seeth the Scaleless' tail you're golden. It has S lvl Int scaling. AND IT SHOOTS LASERS! It's a win-win

That's the Moonlight Greatsword, and the scaling is "A".... there is no "S" scaling :/

[Senko.]

Originally posted by Princess Tinyfeet:

Originally posted by "Dirty" Dingus McDuck:

Once you get the sword from Seeth the Scaleless' tail you're golden. It has S lvl Int scaling. AND IT SHOOTS LASERS! It's a win-win

That's the Moonlight Greatsword, and the scaling is "A".... there is no "S" scaling :/

Actually it does, but you will have to upgrade to +1 to get the "S" scaling

[3rd Day]

Originally posted by SenixApache:

Originally posted by Princess Tinyfeet:

Originally posted by "Dirty" Dingus McDuck:

Once you get the sword from Seeth the Scaleless' tail you're golden. It has S lvl Int scaling. AND IT SHOOTS LASERS! It's a win-win

That's the Moonlight Greatsword, and the scaling is "A".... there is no "S" scaling :/

Actually it does, but you will have to upgrade to +1 to get the "S" scaling

........it seems that I owe you an apology. I stand corrected. (wtf is "S" scaling?!)