What should i put on my rapier+10?

[The_Tril]

not sure if I want to put raw on it and increase dammage from 230 to 264 or maybe put poison on it? suggestions?

[Barf]

Raw will take away some of the scaling so unless you have the minimum needed for that weapon I would avoid that.

Go with the stone that would benefit your stat investment

[The_Tril]

35str, 50dex. is poison good for pve/pvp?

[MrRaggaedeman]

Rapier is a dex weapon, hence it has pretty good dex scaling. While a Raw-Infusion give slightly more base damage it also greatly reduces scaling. If you (for some reason) only have the minimum needed stats tu weil it efficently go for raw. But if you increased your Dex stat, no infusion is likely to be the most optimal choice. To get some extra damage you have to use the Leo ring(damage increase for thrust attacks on counter hits) and to raise it even more, you can use Ring of Blades, Flynns Ring (if you have really low vitality) and engraved gauntlets(for random crits).

Unless you made some sort of hybrid build (dex/int, dex/fth etc.) then a elemental infusion plus the appropriate buff gives you the most dmg(eg. lighting infusion + sunlight blade for dex/fth)

Edit: After reading your second post:
Yeah don't go for raw. You get way more damage out of the scaling than the raw infusion.

With the right weapon it's quite easy to poison playrs in PvP. But standart Rapier isn't one of them. You'll need weapon with multihit-attacks(like ricards rapier or the trident) or weapons with good poison build up, even without infusion(like spotted whip or sanctum mace).
Problem is, the damage from poison isn't guaranteed since many players carry poison moss in their quick bar to cure poison immediatly. If you happen to fight against one of those your pretty much stuck with a bad weapon and nothing more.

Poison in PvE is kind of a roundabout way of dealing with things. Most enemies will almost be dead before the poison applies. And if you want to poison big enemies it's easier and safer to use a bow with poison arrows.

[Derikay]

http://darksouls.wikia.com/wiki/Infusion

Read this, it breaks the infusions down and tells you what they do, and what that infusion scales with.

[Derikay]

Originally posted by MrRaggaedeman:

Edit: After reading your second post:
Yeah don't go for raw. You get way more damage out of the scaling than the raw infusion.

With the right weapon it's quite easy to poison playrs in PvP. But standart Rapier isn't one of them. You'll need weapon with multihit-attacks(like ricards rapier or the trident) or weapons with good poison build up, even without infusion(like spotted whip or sanctum mace).

Twinblade FTW :P

[AshenHollow]

You should put the hearts of your enemies on it, and then eat them like a kabob. Season before preparing though.

[The_Tril]

so I should either not put anything on it or put fire/electricity/magic on it? is there one that's stronger than the others? usually

[The_Tril]

i don't think i'll put anything on it, save the stones for other items. btw. as i was on here, someone invaded me and stabbed me in the back X.X

[The_Tril]

where is the twinblade?

[Derikay]

Originally posted by Tril:

where is the twinblade?

In the 'kings room' or pharos room, in the lost bastiell, in a chest next to the parrying dagger, or you can buy it from the bird lady later in the game. Make sure you 2 hand it!

[MrRaggaedeman]

Originally posted by Tril:

so I should either not put anything on it or put fire/electricity/magic on it? is there one that's stronger than the others? usually

Those 3 give you elemental damage + scaling for reduced dex scaling.
If you didn't level faith and Intelligence any elemental infusion will lower your damage output.

Originally posted by Tril:

where is the twinblade?

If you're going to use it in PvP, your chances of getting parried will skyrocket.
All twinblades (if not used extremly well) are kind of a written invitation for anyone not terrible at parries.

[Derikay]

Originally posted by MrRaggaedeman:

Originally posted by Tril:

where is the twinblade?

If you're going to use it in PvP, your chances of getting parried will skyrocket.
All twinblades (if not used extremly well) are kind of a written invitation for anyone not terrible at parries.

This is true, It is very easy to parry, but it is an extremely fun PVE weapon.

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by MrRaggaedeman:

If you're going to use it in PvP, your chances of getting parried will skyrocket.
All twinblades (if not used extremly well) are kind of a written invitation for anyone not terrible at parries.

That makes it even better. The Twinblade has 2 moves which are unparryable: jumps and guardbreaks. Use them! A guardbreak followed by a R1 shredds through your opponents like paper. Spam it, they're poisebroken before the can parry you. If they roll out, repeat.

And a Poison Twinblade sucks. While it does build up poison decently, its damage is ridiculously low. The ladle is probably stronger.

[Iri]

Originally posted by MrRaggaedeman:

If you're going to use it in PvP, your chances of getting parried will skyrocket.
All twinblades (if not used extremly well) are kind of a written invitation for anyone not terrible at parries.

Too bad it doesn't really apply to the only twinblade that's actually widely used - the Red Iron (t)Win Oar.

[MrRaggaedeman]

Originally posted by Iris of the White:

Originally posted by MrRaggaedeman:

If you're going to use it in PvP, your chances of getting parried will skyrocket.
All twinblades (if not used extremly well) are kind of a written invitation for anyone not terrible at parries.

Too bad it doesn't really apply to the only twinblade that's actually widely used - the Red Iron (t)Win Oar.

It's still not very hard to parry. It's just the punishment for not hitting the parry that is way worse.

Disclaimer: I absolutly suck at parrying (even with buckler) and I still could do a little dance everytime I land a superparry.