Hex build creation

[GewoonRobbie]

I want to try out Hex builds. Can anyone help me make the most of a great Hex build?
Currently got 200+ levels to respec on and I'm nearing the end of journey 1

[JellyPuff]

50 VIG
20-30 END
?? VIT - Depends on wether you want Flynn's Ring and stick to light armor, like Lion Mage set pieces and Hexer's Hood or heavy armor.
?? ATTN - Since you're respeccing, level it before increasing ADP since it gives a little agility. Amount depends on how many slots you want.
?? STR - Depends on what weapon you want to use (more below).
?? DEX - ^
?? ADP - After you're done leveling ATTN, increase until you're at 105 agility.
30 INT
30 FTH

Dark scales with either INT or FTH, depending on what's the lowest of the two and effectively softcaps when both are at 30. So you can just spice down hexes with higher INT or FTH requirements without loosing much of their power.

For weapons, it depends wether you only need a sidearm and want minimum STR/DEX, in which case go for the Food Soldier's Sword, a weapon with innate dark damage (Crypt Blacksword, Fume Sword, Roaring Halberd, Silverblack Spear, Silverblack Sickle) or just any powerful weapon. In that case, just infuse an Ice Rapier with dark, Dark Weapon buff, Flynn's and Old Leo Ring and you got yourself a disgustingly powerful setup.

[Yal]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

Food Soldier's Sword

(It's the one that looks like a really sharp carrot)

JellyPuff's advice is really good, so I'll just add in two tidbits about weapon choice:
I've mostly seen the Roaring Halberd used by twinks, not sure how it holds up on higher levels... it's got a really good stabby moveset that makes it easy to hit with the sweetspot, though. (Halberds in general are pretty iffy in DS2 since it's easy to hit stuff with the part that does reduced damage). You make the Roaring Halberd with the Skeleton Kings' soul.

The Ice Rapier is the ultimate tryhard weapon but it's one of the best in the game in terms of power-per-weight, so if you're mostly into PvE or don't care about being regarded as honorable it's a solid pick. It drops from the basic ice soldiers in Eleum Loyce.

If you're interested in mixing hex and sorcery, there's a fun exploit where the Blue Flame weapon (drops from Leydia ghosts in Undead Crypt) can be buffed with the sorcery weapon buffs and then that buff also applies to spells cast with the Blue Flame, it's not super good for a hex build since the Blue Flame can't cast hexes but it's fun to play around with.

[JellyPuff]

Originally posted by Yal:

I've mostly seen the Roaring Halberd used by twinks

This might be because this weapon has a high backstab modifier. +5 with Dark Weapon, this will kill lower vigor characters with one backstab.

By the way, the best catalyst for hexers is a dark infused Sunset Staff. Felkin just gives it to you, if you have 20INT and 20FTH

[GewoonRobbie]

What spells are advised? Currently got this setup but I'll change the stats around a bit
https://soulsplanner.com/darksouls2/10536