Climax = 3300 dmg, 100% fair and balanced

[Sfro]

How to

45 int, 52 Faith, you need 7 attunement slots (I have 8 with 30 ATN + Northern Band+2)
5000 souls
Equip Climax, Unleash magic
Crown of the king + Ring of Knowledge + Intelligence Balm = 58 Int
Equip Dark Clutch Ring + Abyss Ring
You can use the Channeler's Trident buff for the luls

Touched a dragon boy mark,
shot the poor dude for 3300

The only way to avoid it is to strafe at the right moment:
You can't dodge roll it, you can't block it

[CloudSeeker]

And yet it have been nerfed countless of times. Check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R68zxKDxPJE

[Sfro]

Originally posted by CloudSeeker:

And yet it have been nerfed countless of times. Check this out:

Yeah I did this after seeing that video, since I realised afro used no buffs
By default it already does smthg like 1600 dmg with my Int/Fth

[Shifty Mario]

this is why you go anti-elemental build

[Sfro]

Originally posted by CloudSeeker:

And yet it have been nerfed countless of times. Check this out:

Actually it was after seeing this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1YcPlnmWLA

[Sfro]

Originally posted by Shifty Mario:

this is why you go anti-elemental build

You can hardly get over 1000 dark resistance with a decent armor and all buffs on, so that wouldn't really change anything

[Shifty Mario]

Originally posted by Sfro:

You can hardly get over 1000 dark resistance with a decent armor and all buffs on, so that wouldn't really change anything

You need around 890-900 for 99% resist. Just going high dark resist is enough to make it worth while.

[Sfro]

Originally posted by Shifty Mario:

Originally posted by Sfro:

You can hardly get over 1000 dark resistance with a decent armor and all buffs on, so that wouldn't really change anything

You need around 890-900 for 99% resist. Just going high dark resist is enough to make it worth while.

I don't think so, defences reduce a flat amount and a small percentage, but there is no such thing as 99% dmg resist without a shield

The maximum dark resistance without buff is 611, and the only buff that reduce dark damage are numbness and the magic barriers
But Great Magic Barrier alone is prob enough to counter climax

[Shifty Mario]

Did you include all resist gear? Armor pieces + 20/20 int/fth + both rings should give significant resist.

[Sfro]

Originally posted by Shifty Mario:

Did you include all resist gear? Armor pieces + 20/20 int/fth + both rings should give significant resist.

I included everything that is equippable and adds dark resist, but I forgot about the bonus you get with int/faith
It's probabably nothing crazy though

141 at 20FTH/INT, but apparently it scales for 1 point for every Int+Fth after that

[Sfro]

So it is actually pretty decent, you'd have 782 without buffs at 50 Int/Fth

[mortal]

Spoilers: You can roll through it

[Bloodyfish]

Originally posted by Spook'd:

Spoilers: You can roll through it

I also don't see why you can't block it with a high dark resist shield. Resonant spells in general seem like a waste of souls.

[Kaizen]

Originally posted by Bloodyfish:

Originally posted by Spook'd:

Spoilers: You can roll through it

I also don't see why you can't block it with a high dark resist shield. Resonant spells in general seem like a waste of souls.

Meh, at some point all souls you obtain are a waste anyway, and Climax has teh highest damage output in the game, can 1 shot many.

[Dovahkiin NR]

Originally posted by Gameo:

Originally posted by Bloodyfish:

I also don't see why you can't block it with a high dark resist shield. Resonant spells in general seem like a waste of souls.

Meh, at some point all souls you obtain are a waste anyway, and Climax has teh highest damage output in the game, can 1 shot many.

This is why you should always have a dark rebel greatshield in your inventory, it blocks 100% of the elemental damage you want it to block

[Sfro]

Originally posted by Bloodyfish:

I also don't see why you can't block it with a high dark resist shield. Resonant spells in general seem like a waste of souls.

You just can't, for some reason it bypasses shields (like resonant soul)