Best Darkdrift katana upgrade

[MikeZerker]

So ... soon I'll be at sl 150 with 20 hp 30 sta 30 equip 13 atn 50 str 42 dex (so that I can dual wield this katana)
what's , in your opinion , the best upgrade path I could use ? Knowing that int and fth are both at 6

[Dovaiikin]

The fudge are you trying to powerstance? I would say dont infuse it and just +5/10 whatever it goes to.

[Pyramid Bread]

I think the katana in question is actually the darkdrift.

For max damage you may as well infuse with dark or something, otherwise it's pretty decent even if you leave it regular

[Dovaiikin]

Originally posted by punishment for decadence:

I think the katana in question is actually the darkdrift.

For max damage you may as well infuse with dark or something, otherwise it's pretty decent even if you leave it regular

DARKDRIFT THAT MAKES SENSE.
I dont see why it would be good to infuse it with Dark, if he will have next to no scaling with it, whilst his over the top melee stats seem they would surpass Dark infusing with the scaling alone. Splitting attack outputs do suck, and really depends on the enemy its used on.

[Pyramid Bread]

The scaling on the darkdrift isn't amazing to begin with (A dex-scaling, no str-scaling at all) and infusing even with low int/fth gives a decent damage increase, despite the damage being split.

Granted, there are a few mobs and a couple of bosses where the infusion will do less damage than a regular wep, but for the most part it's worth it. OP could even kill Agdayne and buy a 2nd darkdrift from Melentia, and have one infused and one regular for different situations.

I made a Benhart build a while back and ended up having a bluemoon gs that was raw infused, and another that was dark infused (and the mlgs to use on enemies weak to magic) and that setup worked really well

[MikeZerker]

Yes it actually was darkdrift (my bad for the wrong name)
so basically I could just go with it regular +10 ... btw I'm doing this just to try to confuse some people in pvp due to the almost-invisible blade
I know most of pvpers won't fall for this cheap trick but ..... whatever lol

[TrueArchery]

The Darkdrift is one of the most infusion-friendly Katanas, actually. Just sayin'. When you compare it uninfused to the other Katanas, its AR is rather low-tier. But in comparison to other elemental-infused Katanas it jumps quite high on the AR-ranking.

[Pyramid Bread]

Originally posted by BlueIron:

Yes it actually was darkdrift (my bad for the wrong name)
so basically I could just go with it regular +10 ... btw I'm doing this just to try to confuse some people in pvp due to the almost-invisible blade
I know most of pvpers won't fall for this cheap trick but ..... whatever lol

It will catch a few people off guard in the first few swings. But, as the saying goes, fool me once...

I think the best way to really get people with it is to use a caestus or bonefist and play the fight like normal, and when you see an opening, swap to the katana for the sneak attack.

Otherwise, if you are playing anyone who isn't a total nublet they will spot the moveset immediately and adjust their playstyle accordingly.

[Woofer McGee]

Use a soul vessel so you can slap a mundane on it.