Infusing weapons/buffs

[EleventhStar]

I havent played in quite a while, i was wondering if infusing your weapon and/or going for a weapon buff is worth it these days? and what weapon buff is good, i mostly do PvE atm.

[Daedrac]

Well. It's good. And it's bad. Hmm or it's based on what you want to do. It's really up in the air. Unless you're standing on the ground.

Basically, it's how you want to handle it.

[gtgiygus]

weapon infusions give you a power boost that is on all the time. Weapon buffs give you a more powerful version, that is active for only a little while. For the most part, you can't have both at the same time. Most spells can be used, but they scale down on infused weapons. Your call on what you want.

[Walrus-Sama]

Infusing a weapon generaly makes it "better". But it is dependent on the weapon and your build as to what is best to infuse with. Magic, Lightning, Fire and Dark would be the standard infusments (If your build is a Sorcer, Cleric, Pyromancer, Hexer respestively). Poison on fast multi hit weapons if you have high DEX and ADP. Bleed is terrible. Enchanted is "Meh". Raw for weapons with no or low scaling (recommended for crossbows). Mundane is if all your stats are the same (It scales with lowest stat). Some weapons are best left uninfused (Such as a Sun Sword with 40/40 STR/DEX).

[Blind]

Mundane scales on daggers really well, since their low base damage isn't penalized. Even at Mundane 12 it's like 144 extra power.

[EleventhStar]

How about strength weapons? i kinda like the looks of sunlight blade but ive read some stuff about weapon buffs having been nerfed sometime ago, so is keeping your weapon regular better for high str/dex builds now, like in ds1?

[mr1029384756]

Originally posted by BBX:

Mundane scales on daggers really well, since their low base damage isn't penalized. Even at Mundane 12 it's like 144 extra power.

Not anymore, not since a couple updates ago on the dx9 version and now the dx11 version.

[shiv]

Originally posted by The Butter Walrus:

Infusing a weapon generaly makes it "better". But it is dependent on the weapon and your build as to what is best to infuse with. Magic, Lightning, Fire and Dark would be the standard infusments (If your build is a Sorcer, Cleric, Pyromancer, Hexer respestively). Poison on fast multi hit weapons if you have high DEX and ADP. Bleed is terrible. Enchanted is "Meh". Raw for weapons with no or low scaling (recommended for crossbows). Mundane is if all your stats are the same (It scales with lowest stat). Some weapons are best left uninfused (Such as a Sun Sword with 40/40 STR/DEX).

I am running around with a character maxing ATN, INT and FTH. (casting sorceries + hexes). Any idea what's better to infuse my weapons with? Lightning, Dark or Magic? And what weapon buff spell? any suggestions?

[mr1029384756]

Originally posted by Jean Pierre Dufap:

Originally posted by The Butter Walrus:

Infusing a weapon generaly makes it "better". But it is dependent on the weapon and your build as to what is best to infuse with. Magic, Lightning, Fire and Dark would be the standard infusments (If your build is a Sorcer, Cleric, Pyromancer, Hexer respestively). Poison on fast multi hit weapons if you have high DEX and ADP. Bleed is terrible. Enchanted is "Meh". Raw for weapons with no or low scaling (recommended for crossbows). Mundane is if all your stats are the same (It scales with lowest stat). Some weapons are best left uninfused (Such as a Sun Sword with 40/40 STR/DEX).

I am running around with a character maxing ATN, INT and FTH. (casting sorceries + hexes). Any idea what's better to infuse my weapons with? Lightning, Dark or Magic? And what weapon buff spell? any suggestions?

Dark, seriously.

[Walrus-Sama]

Originally posted by mr1029384756:

Originally posted by Jean Pierre Dufap:

I am running around with a character maxing ATN, INT and FTH. (casting sorceries + hexes). Any idea what's better to infuse my weapons with? Lightning, Dark or Magic? And what weapon buff spell? any suggestions?

Dark, seriously.

As he said, Dark. And use Dark Weapon Buff (Resonant Weapon is not worth it.).