weapon question

[Dartagnan]

is there better dual than crypt blacksword ? i tried it and its not that good . maybe i should use another fuse than dark what do you think ?

[Call Sign: Raven]

Crypt Blacksword is one of the best weapons in the game, but dual wielding it is a pretty bad idea. (stamina consumption.)

If you have your heart set on dual wield, I recommend something like dual dragon tooth, dual smelter swords, very large clubs, Greatsword (ultra) stuff like that.

[Dartagnan]

its not like im in love with duals i just cant find the perfect build after +200hours . have +250 lvl so i think i can do much builds. have something to recomend ?

[Call Sign: Raven]

Originally posted by DunnoDontCare:

its not like im in love with duals i just cant find the perfect build after +200hours . have +250 lvl so i think i can do much builds. have something to recomend ?

I already gave recommendations above. If you need more, try browsing the wikidot and see what weapons jump out at you. Everything is viable in DS2, except for the joke weapons like broken SS and ladle.

[Iban The Dude]

Crypt Blacksword? Is that a new type of Rapier? I dont know what you mean...

[DODGER7896]

dual bone fist

[Zogtar]

Originally posted by DunnoDontCare:

is there better dual than crypt blacksword ? i tried it and its not that good . maybe i should use another fuse than dark what do you think ?

Dual scimitars, katanas, thrusting swords, great swords, are solid.

[JellyPuff]

If your VIT isn't higher than 10, try Flynn's Ring, dark-infuse and then buff with Dark Weapon, Crystal Weapon, Sunlight Blade or if you don't mind spending souls, Resonant Weapon, which is a bit better than the other three. These spellbuffs scale with the total base damage of the weapon, you are buffing.

At your SL, i assume you have both INT and FTH softcapped, so even without Flynn's+Dark Clutch Ring+buff, you should hit like a truck with a Dark Crypt Blacksword, unless you fight something highly dark and/or slash resistant[darksouls2.wikidot.com], especially on higher game-cycles/bonfire intensity. With all that and the weapon's fairly high counter-damage, you should enemies, not too dark-resistant for over 1200 damage during counter-hits (trading hits, whiff punishes).

If you want to try something faster, but still hit like a truck and a half, just get Ice Rapiers and do the same as above, except also add "Old Leo Ring" to the mix. You can also use lightning infusions with this weapon, which is a little less commonly resisted.

That being said, dual-wielding in this game in general is a bit on the gimmicky side. However, with 2 Ultras, like Crypt Blackswords, you can abuse the quickattack-glitch. It only benefits a handful of attacks in this game and powerstanced ultra light-attacks are one of those. While powerstancing 2 Crypt Blackswords, press <Y> and <LB> at the same time. You know, you did it correctly, if the attack comes out faster, than it normally would. If you don't use an XBOX controller: <Y> = Toggle 2H/Powerstance, <LB> = left-hand/powerstanced light attack.

Originally posted by Harrison Ford:

except for the joke weapons like broken SS and ladle.

Even joke weapons are mundane-infused + RoB/Flynn's.