'S' scaling weapons

[Cooman]

just a quickie, anyone have a list of S scaling dex and str weapons at +10?

trying to think of some different builds, and can't seem to think of any other than chaos blade, fume and butchers knife.

also anyone done the math on scaling differences, say, with 50 str would an S scaled sword be better than 40/40 with 2 B scalings?

[Niverlare]

Pontiff Great Scythe has an S scaling in Dex. Too bad Reapers suck.

[Thoughtzilla]

Originally posted by ocoo:

just a quickie, anyone have a list of S scaling dex and str weapons at +10?

trying to think of some different builds, and can't seem to think of any other than chaos blade, fume and butchers knife.

also anyone done the math on scaling differences, say, with 50 str would an S scaled sword be better than 40/40 with 2 B scalings?

To answer the last part of your question, the dual scaling is higher. Quality FTW

[Cooman]

Originally posted by Niverlare:

Pontiff Great Scythe has an S scaling in Dex. Too bad Reapers suck.

are they really that bad? can't say I've EVER used one except once in bloodborne and it was terrible.

[Brave and Fearless Sir Shiba]

Chaos Blade +5 has a S scale in dex i think. i lightning infused my dual katanas and oddly enough that had a S scaling in faith aswell...

[Cooman]

Originally posted by Thoughtzilla:

Originally posted by ocoo:

just a quickie, anyone have a list of S scaling dex and str weapons at +10?

trying to think of some different builds, and can't seem to think of any other than chaos blade, fume and butchers knife.

also anyone done the math on scaling differences, say, with 50 str would an S scaled sword be better than 40/40 with 2 B scalings?

To answer the last part of your question, the dual scaling is higher. Quality FTW

thanks, I wasn't sure what the threshold is on quality vs single scaling, like say, A scaling gives 10 are per stat and B gave 5, then it would obviously be much higher with the larger spread.

[Hekk]

Originally posted by ocoo:

Originally posted by Thoughtzilla:

To answer the last part of your question, the dual scaling is higher. Quality FTW

thanks, I wasn't sure what the threshold is on quality vs single scaling, like say, A scaling gives 10 are per stat and B gave 5, then it would obviously be much higher with the larger spread.

Scaling is % based and depends on raw weapon damage.

[brambo]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-sm_mSATMS0XFBG-dH3HhQcfM3dxh6hbLNR8Qe_1vaI/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

you can filter the scaling columns alphabetically and look at the scaling for different infusions too, but basically without infusions:

Strength
-Butcher Knife
-Fume Ultra Great Sword

Dexterity
-Chaos Blade
-Pontiff Great Knife Scythe

Intelligence
- Court Sorcerer's Staff

Faith
-Yorshka's Chime
-Cleric's Sacred Chime
-Archdecon Great Staff
-Saint's Talisman

[Cooman]

Originally posted by Brambo:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-sm_mSATMS0XFBG-dH3HhQcfM3dxh6hbLNR8Qe_1vaI/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

you can filter the scaling columns alphabetically and look at the scaling for different infusions too, but basically without infusions:

Strength
-Butcher Knife
-Fume Ultra Great Sword

Dexterity
-Chaos Blade
-Pontiff Great Knife Scythe

Intelligence
- Court Sorcerer's Staff

Faith
-Yorshka's Chime
-Cleric's Sacred Chime
-Archdecon Great Staff
-Saint's Talisman

damm, not much 'S scaling stuff :( bored of my butcher knife, and I do like fume but wanted to try something different.

is chaos blade any good as a weapon? not touched katanas really but I know I parry them a lot in pvp, doesn't chaos blade deplete your health too?

[brambo]

Originally posted by ocoo:

damm, not much 'S scaling stuff :( bored of my butcher knife, and I do like fume but wanted to try something different.

is chaos blade any good as a weapon? not touched katanas really but I know I parry them a lot in pvp, doesn't chaos blade deplete your health too?

Couldn't tell you, I haven't experimented with a lot of weapons yet

[KaiserBolt]

Fume 2HR2 is good in enclosed spaces. Other than that it's lacking damage, especially considering the massive stamina cost.

[Cooman]

Originally posted by DoS-MoP KaiserBolt:

Fume 2HR2 is good in enclosed spaces. Other than that it's lacking damage, especially considering the massive stamina cost.

yeah my fume has 70 odd less AR than my bkga, which also goes up even higher with its war cry buff.

tempted to try the black Knight great sword tho, CC scaling doesn't look too hopeful :(

[Brave and Fearless Sir Shiba]

chaos blade has a really high bleed compared to the others that ive seen and it hits rather hard. and yes it does deplete your health but its a really small amount but noticable if your spamming it on someone tanky

[Cooman]

Originally posted by Kitsue:

chaos blade has a really high bleed compared to the others that ive seen and it hits rather hard. and yes it does deplete your health but its a really small amount but noticable if your spamming it on someone tanky

hmm might give it a try, suppose I can at least have a go with scythe too and see how bad it sucks lol

[Niverlare]

Originally posted by ocoo:

Originally posted by Niverlare:

Pontiff Great Scythe has an S scaling in Dex. Too bad Reapers suck.

are they really that bad? can't say I've EVER used one except once in bloodborne and it was terrible.

They're pretty bad. They never seem to even hit close as hard as their AR says. They have a terrible sweetspot mechanic and are generally weaker than even straight swords. Granted, straight swords are OP anyway.