Crypt Blacksword

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Tell the build through Crypt Blacksword

[Krispy]

Okay so I made a build with this sword and it was the most OP build ever. 50 strength, 30int and faith, use dark weapon with dark infused sunset staff, my two hand jump attacks where doing 1800-2000 damage and I one shot most invaders with that build, Use the dark armor set with vengarls helm to get that berserk armor look. Best build I have ever done

[TrueArchery]

Min stats to wield it -> Raw infusion. Works even better if you want to save half of the 40 Str that's required for onehanding and are fine with the twohanded moveset.

If you level both your Int and Fth higher, Dark becomes better.

24 Int for Dark Weapon's maximum duration is a good investment anyway. You can keep your Fth at 12 and use the Raw version, you miss the scaling obviously, but the weapon is very stat-demanding and it's got good AR and damage anyway.

[Call Sign: Raven]

If you play using it in PvP, go for 40 strength and 30/30 Int/Faith and Dark Infuse it. 40 Endurance, 40 Vig, and just enough for a spell buff. Stack on a dark buff if you want. Now, once you are set, fight people unlocked and use the manual aiming. Use the one hand moveset as your main game, and switch to the two-hand occaisionally. Time your moves late, because everyone is very twitchy when it comes to dodging. This, coupled with the manual aiming/single handed moveset will guarantee you hits. I exclusively used this sword for about 1 year in PvP and was rarely defeated with this type of strategy. It was the easiest build to level Brotherhood of Blood I have ever used. My fashion was the birthday suit, because this thing is heavy and I didn't want to invest in VIT at the time.

If you are using this thing in PvE, however, you will run into a few rough spots with bosses that resist Dark. For this, the easy strategy is to just have a spare Greatsword or if you like, Fume Greatsword or even the Demon's Great Hammer. You'll have enough Strength to two hand the hammer, though you'll need 30 Dex for the Fume.

Also, be mindful that this weapon's durability runs out FAST, so have repair powders or the Bracing Knuckle Ring for longer travels.