is irythril straightsword or the lothric knight straightsword more worth using for strength builds?

[Thy GoD]

srry if i get item names wrong just started playing 2 weeks ago

[Kon-Vara]

The Frostbite of the Irithyll Straight Sword isn't that great. Vordt's Great Hammer builds it up faster. Also a Lothric Knight Sword can be infused to accomodate for bosses weaknesses. Hey, you could even go for Carthus Rouge/Rotten Pine Resin if the boss is suspectible to Bleed/Poison. You can't do that with the Irithyll SS. Movesets are similar and damage is *slightly* better on LKS, but that shouldn't be too much of a factor.

You can never go wrong with the LKS, if your stats support it.

[Thy GoD]

ok good to know

[Thy GoD]

so i need to ask for advice, i have 40 strength and 14 dex, but the LKS need 16 dex what should i do?

[Kon-Vara]

Originally posted by ✪TGP25✪:

so i need to ask for advice, i have 40 strength and 14 dex, but the LKS need 16 dex what should i do?

18 DEX.

You can either put your next 4 levels into DEX or you go to "Rosaria's Bedchamber" (Cathedral of the Deep, Cleansing chapel, leave through the last shortcut, but turn left and take the elevator up, follow the way inside, go over the rafters and drop to the left, on the position with the Greatsword Cathedral Knight)

You need a Pale Tongue to offer and you can change your stat allocation up to five times per playhtrough.

[Average Citizen (Not FBI)]

Lothric Knight Sword has essentially the best scaling for any infusion on top of a good base damage, versatile moveset and a critical buff that no other SS has.

Irithyll SS primarily scales with STR but it's always sub-par in terms of raw damage output because it inflicts Frostbite, and it's not the best way to inflict Frostbite.

Originally posted by ✪TGP25✪:

so i need to ask for advice, i have 40 strength and 14 dex, but the LKS need 16 dex what should i do?

Commit to a STR build. 66 STR.

[Thy GoD]

so irrythyyl ss or the LKS i want to know where to reallocate as i only have one pale tongue

[Kon-Vara]

Not FBI is suggesting Irithyll SS (I think?). That way you can keep your stats and just keep going for more STR. I suggest LKS for it's versatility. But you need 4 more points in DEX. In the end both weapons will work.

Also we don't know your other Stats/Soul Level.

[Thy GoD]

i will check later what they are

[Justice]

lothric knight straightsword scale better with dex and with sharp infusion it can go all to S scale dex + E strenght (according to wiki) and only A strenght and no dex with Heavy.

I also can't decide wich 2 of these weapons to use, but I really want to get a greatshield later in the game, so I probably go with strenght and with irythril straightsword

[TrueArchery]

The LKS isn't very good on a Strength build, it doesn't reach high AR and its Dex requirement is also fairly high - but you won't gain any damage or anything in general from it.

Use a Heavy-infused Long-, Broad-, or Dark Sword. Which one is mostly preference. Broadsword is short, lacks a thrust attack, but deals the highest damage and is easy to obtain. Dark Sword is long, has no thrust either, is a bit more stamina-hungry and I believe attacks slightly slower and deals almost almost as much damage per hit, but its dps is lower - it also has to be farmed and depending on your luck that might take some time. Longsword has a thrust, is a bit weaker, also very easy to get, has "normal" range and is the arguably best option, but really it's mostly preference. You'll almost always just use onehanded light attacks in PvE.

[[LZ]Icy]

Id even go as far as sacrifice a bit of hp for solid str build with a tad more dex then with allot of hp