Why is the pyromancer so weak?

[SundayMornin]

having problems getting to halfway fortress because those wing mofos keep one shotting me. Unfortunate because I had some really fun builds in mind.

[Grad]

Pyro scales with the lowest Stat out of INT and FTH, so you have to lvl them both up equally to get optimal dmg. Pretty much exactly how Hex worked in Dark Souls 2.

Don't worry the start of the game for a caster is probably the hardest due to lack of sufficient estus/ashtus. Just take your time killing them or sprint past them :)

[Cohnway]

Brother, when you get to ~28 Int and Faith, you're gonna see some seriously cool stuff.
Power through it.

[Seifer]

Originally posted by The Legend:

because those wing mofos keep one shotting me

Well that's not the class's fault so much as the lack of health.

RIP Fun builds

[AstinDextor]

Originally posted by The Legend:

having problems getting to halfway fortress because those wing mofos keep one shotting me. Unfortunate because I had some really fun builds in mind.

Run and roll past them. THey spend forever growing wings.

[MataMataMoo]

I've been using a full pyro build since the start of the game and haven't really struggled excessively against anything out of the usual... Remember you don't have to kill every single enemy to get past an area, just the boss. Even now on NG+ I blew through the Crystal Sage with 5 hits from the Demon Axe I've been wielding since I transfused it.

[DESTARD]

Get the Pyromancy Ring and raise your INT.

[淵 Super Earth > My Life]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=683158965 you can always just use the white hair exploit.

[MataMataMoo]

Originally posted by 鵺 Zeta:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=683158965 you can always just use the white hair exploit.

Or don't.

[SundayMornin]

Originally posted by Creamy Goodness:

Pyro scales with the lowest Stat out of INT and FTH, so you have to lvl them both up equally to get optimal dmg. Pretty much exactly how Hex worked in Dark Souls 2.

Don't worry the start of the game for a caster is probably the hardest due to lack of sufficient estus/ashtus. Just take your time killing them or sprint past them :)

Shoot. Didnt know that. Raised my int and not fth. welp guess thats where im going to be putting my points next.

[Orlag]

pyromancy is great, you just suck. #latah

[Ennkej]

Because Pyromancies scale with poise. Better crank it up.

[AstinDextor]

Pyromancy is ridonk for PVE. Remember to upgrade your pyromancy flame with the trainer... unless you didn't find him, which would be why you are struggling.

[MataMataMoo]

Originally posted by AstinDextor:

Pyromancy is ridonk for PVE. Remember to upgrade your pyromancy flame with the trainer... unless you didn't find him, which would be why you are struggling.

Great point, though they do scale you'll get better returns on your souls for upgrading the flame.

[淵 Super Earth > My Life]

http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Sage+Ring http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Great+Swamp+Ring http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Witch's+ring http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Fire+Clutch+Ring
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Great+Chaos+Fire+Orb
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Chaos+Bed+Vestiges

in all seriousness use these, and level Int and Faith.

[SundayMornin]

Originally posted by AstinDextor:

Pyromancy is ridonk for PVE. Remember to upgrade your pyromancy flame with the trainer... unless you didn't find him, which would be why you are struggling.

No. I didnt put ant points into vigor, and wasnt embered. Been so used to playing melee characters in ds3 that I forgot how hard it was early game on casters.

Edit: and yes I did find him, and I ahve upgraded my flame twice. I am going to be going for a posion pvp build. Sounds a bit dumb but I thought it would be interesting.