The Black Swordsman(Berserk build)

[Razqua]

So I'm doing my first run through of Dark Souls 3 as a veteran of the series and ive decided I'm gonna do a Guts build. Obviously I won't have my Guts equiptment for most of the game so as a rule for the playthrough the only melee weapon im allowed to use is a greatsword. I'm also using crossbows as Guts has a repeater crossbow. So I what I'm wondering is what should my final build be with both stats and equiptment. Keep in mind i will be doing a lot of pvp with this build. Also does this game have a repeater crossbow? I know DS2 had one.

[Adachi Ame]

Avelyn But is very late game.

[Player117]

Avelyn is still in the game. Ninja'd.

You could try (semi) Quality build and infuse your Greatsword with Refined to achieve C C scaling if I can recall, and pump the other stats to Vigor and Endurance. Going for 100 or 120 SL is up to you entirely.

Edit: There's some info that it is better left it uninfused in 40/40 build since it has 601 AR while Refined gives you 587 AR.

[Digimortal]

If its a Black Swordsman Build you need a automatic crossbow, the only one which comes close is Avelyn
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Avelyn
he lost and arm as Black Swordsman and under his Automatic Crossbow he have a Canon with huge Firepower something like

Great Chaos Fire Orb
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Great+Chaos+Fire+Orb

Chaos Bed Vestiges
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Chaos+Bed+Vestiges

Great Combustion
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Great+Combustion

So then you realize that lv120 pvp is to less, we need lv 150 as in dark souls 2.

I don´t know which ♥♥♥ set it to lv120. All intresting Builds don´t work for lv120 pvp.

[Krono]

Originally posted by {Templar} Digimortal:

I don´t know which ♥♥♥ set it to lv120. All intresting Builds don´t work for lv120 pvp.

The extreme vast majority of builds work for lvl 120 pvp. Sorry you can't manage a sorcerer+pyromancer+hexer+faith...er?+quality+tank build at only 120

[Skyth]

150 would start blending builds where everyone would have the same stats except what they're focusing.

[Digimortal]

lv 150 would change the pvp gameplay. now its like try parry and onehit him with hornet ring. thats lv 120 pvp. With lv 150 you have more options special with magic builds

[Krono]

Originally posted by {Templar} Digimortal:

lv 150 would change the pvp gameplay. now its like try parry and onehit him with hornet ring. thats lv 120 pvp. With lv 150 you have more options special with magic builds

In what way would lvl 150 change gameplay positively? instead of unique builds everybody would start to have the exact same stats

[Digimortal]

We have thousends of Extoc and Dark Sword Noobs.
Everyone have a chloranthy- and hornet ring.
Even if take a dagger you have a onehit champ if you know parry and parry you can learn in 10 mins, its not even skill in my eye.

whats unique builds here?

Today if you are a Pro in Dark Souls 3 it means parry and with a big ass useless weapon which looks danger. So that means "pvp" with style. lol

So what change at LV 150?
- more Spells you can take with you for counter some situations
- more Weapons you can carry with you, so you can adjust fights to other people gamestyles.

Anyway with DLC we have new weapons which need +70str and other stats which are higher as now. Its just a question of time until it change from lv 120 to lv 150.

If not now then with dlc.

[Krono]

Originally posted by {Templar} Digimortal:

So what change at LV 150?
- more Spells you can take with you for counter some situations
- more Weapons you can carry with you, so you can adjust fights to other people gamestyles

That has nothing to do with the estoc/[insert "hurr dis weapon is op durr" here]. Having a higher level just means you don't have a build anymore. What's even the point, you're not focusing on any particular type of weapon/magic and you're not focusing on a playstyle either. Even 120 is when everybody's stats start to look the same

[Digimortal]

I know what you mean but the most benifit of lv 120 are str and agility build with take something in it as random stats.

[Razqua]

Originally posted by Digimortal:

If its a Black Swordsman Build you need a automatic crossbow, the only one which comes close is Avelyn
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Avelyn
he lost and arm as Black Swordsman and under his Automatic Crossbow he have a Canon with huge Firepower something like

Great Chaos Fire Orb
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Great+Chaos+Fire+Orb

Chaos Bed Vestiges
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Chaos+Bed+Vestiges

Great Combustion
http://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Great+Combustion

So then you realize that lv120 pvp is to less, we need lv 150 as in dark souls 2.

I don´t know which ♥♥♥ set it to lv120. All intresting Builds don´t work for lv120 pvp.

I know about the cannon arm. That said I'm staying away from magic. I don't feel like pyromancy is close enough and I don't really see guts being a mage.