which is more OP for PvE

[Rem]

spear or katana? and why

[TrueArchery]

"OP" for PvE? Actually neither of them.
Go with a Great Club (or any weapon with strike-damage) and rock the world

[Knavery]

Mace is pretty good for an early weapon because it has strike damage. I use the magic mace you find early on. I upgraded it up to about +5 and haven't switched yet. I've just completed Dragon Aierie.

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by Knavery:

Mace is pretty good for an early weapon because it has strike damage. I use the magic mace you find early on. I upgraded it up to about +5 and haven't switched yet. I've just completed Dragon Aierie.

IMO the regular mace is better. pure str scaling is better + you can use any resin

[Koza]

I don't like katans, santier is a good choice for pve. Strong atack can wreck everything.

[CloudSeeker]

I just use a claymore as it can do anything

[76561198153715260]

Rapiers. That's all you'll ever need.

[vida]

Any rapier and hammer type weapon should be ok.

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I'd go with spears; kats are only really silly when you base a fairly high level build around them. Spears are very good for crowd control in PvE, especially with a good 100% block shield.

As Archer said, anything with Strike damage is going to wreck most of the PvE this game has. Dual Caestus I found are particularly good in the early game (As in oneshotting Forest mobs level of good), but they start to deteriorate a little bit by Lost Bastille, due to the poise that enemies tend to get there, thankfully you can switch to the Large Club there anyway!

[Rem]

I always played the game with a greatsword/curved greatsword and want to try from scratch something different that isnt magic, thats mainly why i asked.

[Pyramid Bread]

To answer your question Konjiki, Katanas are better than spears for PVE. Sure, spears have reach but katanas have insane counter damage, and when you powerstance a couple of max-ugpraded katanas and land a strong attack on bosses when they are still in attack animation... well lets just say you'll be saying GEE GEE to the boss.

As other people have mentioned though, strike damage is the real OP in PVE

[Rem]

Iv been using Winged Spear and Blacksteel Katana so far (not duel wield, just leveling both up) and not really had much trouble and have just done Iron Keep and have access to the first 2 dlcs.

What weapon should i aim for though for just PVE? is there anything that makes the game more easy mode? Im using Vengarls armor set and i was gunna go for Fume Knights or Sir Alonne's.

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by Konjiki no Yami:

Iv been using Winged Spear and Blacksteel Katana so far (not duel wield, just leveling both up) and not really had much trouble and have just done Iron Keep and have access to the first 2 dlcs.

What weapon should i aim for though for just PVE? is there anything that makes the game more easy mode? Im using Vengarls armor set and i was gunna go for Fume Knights or Sir Alonne's.

(Great) Clubs make the game easy mode. Basically any Strike type weapon bc most enemies are weak against it.
Also Havelmages are pretty strong due to their 40 (Crystal) Soul Spears and unlimited spell refill items.

[Rem]

which club/strike weapon would you recommend?

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by Konjiki no Yami:

which club/strike weapon would you recommend?

The Mace if you need a faster weapon.
The Great Club for anything else. The Pancake-R2 can be really useful because it'll knock down any human-sized enemy. Demon's and Drakekeeper's Greathammer deal more damage, but are way heavier and also have a higher stamina consumption (at least I feel so).

[TrueArchery]

And let me add a little tip for killing Licia of Lindelt:
Equip a Caestus and strike her when she wants to cast a spell. With the Stone Ring you interrupt her and deal damage. You'll get a flawless kill.