great magic weapon vs magic weapon

[Strong Glass]

as far as im concerned, great one does more damage but wears off faster

give me some advice on what to use please

[platypus]

What weapon are you using?

[Strong Glass]

carthus shotel / astora UGS and court sorcerer staff

[SomethingSomethingDarkside]

Ehhhhh really depends tbh. If you just want a simple dmg boost while going through the game, and don't have a lot of fp or ashen. Go with magic weapon. Less to cast, last longer and the dmg difference isn't entirely huge so it gets the job done.

On the other hand if your trying for bigger dmg and all that above don't really matter then great ofc.

Granted you hit bonfires so frequently that even the pros for magic weapon don't matter much.

[PhoenixWheel]

Magic Weapon: (0.75 x Spell Buff), lasts 90 secs, costs 25 FP, needs 10 Int
Great Magic Waepon: (0.85 x Spell Buff), lasts 60 secs, costs 35 FP, needs 15 Int
Crystal Magic Weapon: (0.95 x Spell Buff), lasts 60 secs, costs 45 FP, needs 30 Int

It depends on your Spell Buff (the combination of your stat-scaling and the catalyst's upgrade level). If you have high Int and a high-level catalyst, Magic Weapon would be enough. You can calculate exactly how much damage you get using the above. If you cast GMW or CMW with the Lingering Dragoncrest Ring+2 equipped, the duration will be 84 secs.

[Strong Glass]

would magic weapon work as a good low int buff just because it stays for long amount of time?

[alicerinz]

Originally posted by v2446v:

would magic weapon work as a good low int buff just because it stays for long amount of time?

Well it looks worse then other buffs but yeah,it should work just fine