Strongest spell type to defeat bosses using magic?

[IvryRen]

I never accomplished Dark Souls 3 with magic, so what is the strongest spell type to defeat different bosses in Dark Souls 3?

[BadWitch]

You first need to know to which element most bosses are weak too, and that's obviously lightning, so miracles is a good choice. other good choice is pyromancy, tho some bosses resist it.

[Artek [General]]

Crystal Magic Spear seems to be the most powerful single target shot mages have.
Alternatively Pestilent Mist is known to eat away even at the tankiest of bosses, provided they are big and don't move around too much. The thing deals PURE damage by eating away a % of the boss' HP bar, instead of dealing proper damage.

To clarify: i'm talking mages specifically. High INT and a staff. Pyromancers and clerics are different breeds.
Although... There are some pyromancies in the game that require more INT than FTH and can be used by mages when encountered with particularly magic-resistant bosses.

[more tren more men]

I'd agree with BadWitch. Miracles are usually the most effective against bosses because of the options you get and lightning damage. Don't recommend sorceries, even though they can be useful in some situations.

[BadWitch]

To achieve proper sorcery you need to reach late game. Also needs lots of gear to the side so it can be strong. While with pyromancy you just go unga bunga smoldering lake and you get pyromancy bonk which is chaos bed vestiges. Miracles need a bit of work but can be done nicely while your friend cbv is yeetin bosses

[Smaugi]

You can use prestilent mist on anything resistant to magic

[more tren more men]

Originally posted by BadWitch:

To achieve proper sorcery you need to reach late game. Also needs lots of gear to the side so it can be strong. While with pyromancy you just go unga bunga smoldering lake and you get pyromancy bonk which is chaos bed vestiges. Miracles need a bit of work but can be done nicely while your friend cbv is yeetin bosses

I feel like sorcery is harder and excels wayyyy better in pvp, though i love fighting sorcerers because it's so easy lmao.

[IvryRen]

Originally posted by BadWitch:

To achieve proper sorcery you need to reach late game. Also needs lots of gear to the side so it can be strong. While with pyromancy you just go unga bunga smoldering lake and you get pyromancy bonk which is chaos bed vestiges. Miracles need a bit of work but can be done nicely while your friend cbv is yeetin bosses

I want to go full magic from start to finish.
That means beating luDEX gundyr with nothing but magic,i want to see it if it's actually possible.

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Originally posted by StickyAnims:

Originally posted by BadWitch:

To achieve proper sorcery you need to reach late game. Also needs lots of gear to the side so it can be strong. While with pyromancy you just go unga bunga smoldering lake and you get pyromancy bonk which is chaos bed vestiges. Miracles need a bit of work but can be done nicely while your friend cbv is yeetin bosses

I want to go full magic from start to finish.
That means beating luDEX gundyr with nothing but magic,i want to see it if it's actually possible.

It's possible and easy. Just use "Pestilent Mist" and you have no worry about damage and mana. There are only a few bosses which move to fast and then you could use other spells like Crystal Soul Spear.

Oh by the way because some people said Miracle would be usually the strongest spell-type. It's one of the two strongest. If you use "Great Soul Dregs" - then you will see that many bosses are weak to dark, not to lightning. But I'm talking about high buff damage on both types.

Back to the person who asked the question about Magic. If you use "Pestilent Mist" you will see how easy the two bosses: Curse-Rotted Greatwood and Wolnir are.

[cheapshotfail]

Best spell for pve is unironically crystal magic weapon. Otherwise use what does a lot of damage and just have fun.

[Smaugi]

Originally posted by ★ Lu - Kana's Master ★:

Originally posted by StickyAnims:

I want to go full magic from start to finish.
That means beating luDEX gundyr with nothing but magic,i want to see it if it's actually possible.

It's possible and easy. Just use "Pestilent Mist" and you have no worry about damage and mana. There are only a few bosses which move to fast and then you could use other spells like Crystal Soul Spear.

Oh by the way because some people said Miracle would be usually the strongest spell-type. It's one of the two strongest. If you use "Great Soul Dregs" - then you will see that many bosses are weak to dark, not to lightning. But I'm talking about high buff damage on both types.

Back to the person who asked the question about Magic. If you use "Pestilent Mist" you will see how easy the two bosses: Curse-Rotted Greatwood and Wolnir are.

Ringed city Bosses ♥♥♥♥ on dark damage tho
But mist will kill everything

[Maxer Cypher]

Boulder Heave is a good Pyromancy for killing enemies in general , since it does heavy amounts of Physical Damage , and also you can get Double Hits , by simply hitting the enemy once , and the Boulder breaking into them when they fall down.

[FullClip-Killer]

Originally posted by IvryRen:

Originally posted by BadWitch:

To achieve proper sorcery you need to reach late game. Also needs lots of gear to the side so it can be strong. While with pyromancy you just go unga bunga smoldering lake and you get pyromancy bonk which is chaos bed vestiges. Miracles need a bit of work but can be done nicely while your friend cbv is yeetin bosses

I want to go full magic from start to finish.
That means beating luDEX gundyr with nothing but magic,i want to see it if it's actually possible.

Not only is it possible, it is stupid easy.

Use soul arrow until he starts transforming, then immediately switch to large soul arrow and he'll be down to ~15% health before he finishes the transformation.

The only challenge in my caster only run was Crystal Sage.

[Old Captain Yon]

Mist is the most op spell in game if used correctly, your bread and butter early is a Great soul arrow - good fp to dmg ratio, fast enough and is obtainable very early. Mage builds have 2 primary damage types so you must know when a boss is weaker to dark than magic and act accordingly. But pestilent mist is really broken especially for how cheap to cast it is and how many endgame bosses are bullet sponges. Some say you should farm for GDS but for me DS is enough as a dark spell backup, change to GSD when you reach ringed city. Oh, and never make WDB instead of Moonlight sword, the sword is just so much better for pure mages. Faith is a different story and doesnt get nice ranged miracles until lategame, with lightnings being underwhelming as a ranged option, but as a tradeoff faith gets poisecasting

[Mako]

Bonk is the strongest spell in the game. Equip something heavy, press attack button. Watch enemies disappear.
Its magic.