Mage build

[H A N Z O]

Friends, I always played with character full strength, but I want to create a mage and I have no idea how to distribute points, much less what equipment to use at the beginning, could you indicate some website with tips or you could give me some

[Tao314zdin]

What level do you want it for?

As beginning tip: crystal falmberg does a lot of damage and can be farmed after only killing Vordt

[H A N Z O]

I do not have an idea of ​​level yet, but I think of something very high to do ng + 7 possible, and focused on pve ja that not short mto pvp

[TrueArchery]

u need to git smart

Seriously though going mage (I assume you mean a sorcerer - or are you talking more about an omnimage kinda character?) kinda sucks until you have some gear and levels. The effective approach is to use a raw weapon and buff it with one of the magic weapon spells and just kinda forget what you actually want to play as until you have a bunch of Int and Atn and access to the better spells and gear.

Great Heavy Soul Arrow is pretty much the best sweetspot of damage, stagger and FP cost. It's the bread and butter spell for going through areas. It's also obtainable pretty early on. Just the basic Sorcerer Staff is alright, at around 50+ Int (which you definitely want) the Court Sorcerer Staff becomes worth using instead. The Crystal Sage Staff is a honorable mention as it deals more damage when the weaponart is active, but less otherwise. The kicker is that you can cast the weaponart, wield another staff in your other hand and the weaponart will affect BOTH staffs so dualwielding the sage and the court staff is very viable.
Other noteworthy equipment is the sage ring or an offhand bellvine chime or whatever that thing is called (or lots of Dex investment, but that isn't viable early on tbh).
Ring-wise the Young Dragon Ring (that you start with if you pick Sorc which you don't have to, Pyromancer for example is also a good starter) and Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring for obvious reasons. In PvE the Magic Clutch Ring is good, too. Other universally useful rings are stuff like Ring of Favor, Prisoner's Chain, Silvercat Ring,...
The Crown of Dusk will affect normal sorcery damage and there's also a dark equivalent, can't remember the name. Both are NOT worth using in areas where other mages/hexers are because of the noticably dropped defense.
An offhand Scholar's Candlestick boosts your spell damage aswell and is a useful alternative to the mentioned sage staff.

Against enemies resistant to magic you want to whip out a) dark sorcery or b) pyromancy.

Good backup weapons are light and fast low requirement weapons such as a Longsword, Handaxe, Thrall Axe, Mace,...

Your goal are 60 Int and 30 Atn. You're gonna be kinda squishy with like 27 Vigor and maybe 20ish Endurance, unless you keep leveling further and further, but that's something you have to deal with. Luckily a mage's power and range makes that pretty easy.

Another noteworthy option is wearing the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring and casting Hidden Body. It'll allow you to bypass like the entire PvE or poison them without pulling aggro (Storyteller Staff is recommended for this) and then you can just whack the boss with full Estus and all that good ♥♥♥♥.

[Tao314zdin]

Originally posted by Sonic, The Hotdog:

I do not have an idea of ​​level yet, but I think of something very high to do ng + 7 possible, and focused on pve ja that not short mto pvp

You do not need to be above sl 80 to go to any ng-cycle as 80 already allows to softccap vig and get enough into end + [damage_stat].

But if you really just want to simply keep leveling you can use that 2 sites to adjust your leveling path to optimal:

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/weapons
https://soulsplanner.com/darksouls3/

GL

Edit: just one advice on top: if you are to use the Crown of Dusk - break it.

[Taco Cat]

Interesting build with some gank spanks
https://youtu.be/umVmCPLwVXo

[dragonfyre]

Your all hurting me , ok to start with 44 vigor is what most ladder mages have the 27 vigor meta is retarded because any player worth there weight is going to hit you , mite take some time but they will . Low end is normal 18 to 26 in most cases you want the sorc class because changing your stats later on will be easier for you to spec as other types of mages . I main favor bellowing and sage plus 2 on most of my mages , final ring can be young or stam regen ring if you feel its to slow or whatever you want if you dont need more stam sun for when your low hp i sent you a friend request i can help you build / make a mage its what i main p.s not mocking anyone who replies here also sorry for the bad writing im in a rush atm

[76561198836038854]

How 2 Mage

Step 1: Disregard spells entirely they're all ♥♥♥♥.
Step 2: 60 INT
Step 3: 30 Vitality (Carryweight)
Step 4: 40 Poise
Step 5: Become Unstoppable.
Step 6: Trade R1's with just about everything, add wolf ring+3 if you need to get past halberds and one handed ultras.
Exhibit A: {LINK REMOVED}https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/355619
I also included a lothric sword and silver board so you can whip out the meta if you need it.

As for what to level early, level HP. Get to 27 points in HP, and then go for moonlight greatsword minimal stats. Use the knight classes' starting weapon armor and sheild till you get the moonlight, a lothric sword, silver board, and lapp's armor.

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by dragonfyre:

Your all hurting me , ok to start with 44 vigor is what most ladder mages have the 27 vigor meta is retarded because any player worth there weight is going to hit you , mite take some time but they will . Low end is normal 18 to 26 in most cases you want the sorc class because changing your stats later on will be easier for you to spec as other types of mages . I main favor bellowing and sage plus 2 on most of my mages , final ring can be young or stam regen ring if you feel its to slow or whatever you want if you dont need more stam sun for when your low hp i sent you a friend request i can help you build / make a mage its what i main p.s not mocking anyone who replies here also sorry for the bad writing im in a rush atm

Ladder builds are pretty irrelevant for PvE

[Lord DeLacy]

Not sure OP's going for PVP. I'm running a pure Sorcerer at the moment in PVE. Spells and Mailbreaker have got me past Aldritch with little problem. Crystal Sage is the biggest hurdle.

Endurance I've left at 9 and seems fine.
Attunement to 24.
Intelligence to 60 ASAP.

Around SL60

Hitting hard with spells, free aim from distance is your friend.

I'd get annihilated in PvP.

[Tritium]

Originally posted by Sonic, The Hotdog:

I do not have an idea of ​​level yet, but I think of something very high to do ng + 7 possible, and focused on pve ja that not short mto pvp

I always go sl 125. Plenty of summons for PvE and PvP at this level.

A great website to check out for creating character classes would be soulsplanner.com

For a Mage character, I would recommend this one:

https://soulsplanner.com/darksouls3/26555

[H A N Z O]

Thanks to all who responded I have had good ideas now on how I can set up my mage, weapons ideas and points distribution I'm going my way by following your tips, anything I ask you again, tks ashen ones

[Tritium]

Originally posted by Sonic, The Hotdog:

Thanks to all who responded I have had good ideas now on how I can set up my mage, weapons ideas and points distribution I'm going my way by following your tips, anything I ask you again, tks ashen ones

No Problem, glad I can help.

[H A N Z O]

Originally posted by Some Dude:

Originally posted by Sonic, The Hotdog:

I do not have an idea of ​​level yet, but I think of something very high to do ng + 7 possible, and focused on pve ja that not short mto pvp

You do not need to be above sl 80 to go to any ng-cycle as 80 already allows to softccap vig and get enough into end + [damage_stat].

But if you really just want to simply keep leveling you can use that 2 sites to adjust your leveling path to optimal:

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/weapons
https://soulsplanner.com/darksouls3/

GL

Edit: just one advice on top: if you are to use the Crown of Dusk - break it.

Why should I break the crown, I do not understand? kkk

[Tritium]

Originally posted by Sonic, The Hotdog:

Originally posted by Some Dude:

You do not need to be above sl 80 to go to any ng-cycle as 80 already allows to softccap vig and get enough into end + [damage_stat].

But if you really just want to simply keep leveling you can use that 2 sites to adjust your leveling path to optimal:

https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls3/weapons
https://soulsplanner.com/darksouls3/

GL

Edit: just one advice on top: if you are to use the Crown of Dusk - break it.

Why should I break the crown, I do not understand? kkk

I believe that breaking it ignores the -30% magic damage absorption, while still giving you the passive magic boost, but you also lose any benefits it provides armor wise, which isn't saying much.

[Tao314zdin]

Originally posted by Tritium-X:

Originally posted by Sonic, The Hotdog:

Why should I break the crown, I do not understand? kkk

I believe that breaking it ignores the -30% magic damage absorption, while still giving you the passive magic boost, but you also lose any benefits it provides armor wise, which isn't saying much.

It makes all the absorption "bonus" half (or around so) whether it is positive or negative.