Intelligence melee weapon

[Aterin]

Greetings fellow Sunbros,

Looking for a good weapon for a PvE hybrid Int/Dex or Str build. I've been using Uchigatana since the beginning of time and still don't know what weapon to use.

Also, assuming the recommendation isn't a boss weapon, is it better to infuse to Crystal or to infuse to Sharp/Raw and then buff?

Thanks for advance and Praise the Sun,
Aterin

P.S.1: I know hybrid builds are meant to be bad but I love them.
P.S.2: I don't like Thrust weapons (Rapiers and some Spears).

Edit: Typo

[Tequila Mockingbird]

Crystal is a good infusion for int melee in general. you may also want to look into the Crystal Sage's Rapier, which is a boss weapon but scales on INT- it's pretty reminescent of Velka's Rapier from DS1, I find.

There's also always the moonlight sword. Moonlight sword will never leave us.

Another weapon you might look into is the Heysel Pick, which is one of my favorites. It's requirements are 12 strength, 10 dex, 19 int, but it scales D/E/C on those, and the int goes up to B at higher reinforcement. As a bonus, it can also be used as a catalyst!

[Osamaru]

The Black Blade is a really good Katana, though it is Shorter than others. Cleric's Candlestick is a real nice Melee weapon that scales decently with Dex and Str, and pretty well with Intel, as well as doubling as a Catalyst.
If you want more of Dex focused Weapon, Rotten Ghru Curved Sword is really strong once its upgraded, and Thrall's Axe is really fun.

[Mio Rin]

Infuse INT? There's a Gem for that. ;)

[TrueArchery]

Infamous Moonlight Greatsword.
Any DEX weapon which you like either infused or sharp + buff (or just normal if you can't infuse or buff it).
In general the magic infusions are only good if you go for minimum requirements. The normal + buff damage will always be higher, but only for the 60secs of the duration. After that it depends on your stats and the foe's defenses.

[SkyKingGoose]

Irithyll Rapier is pretty good, if you're doing DEX. For STR, Moonlight GS.

[TrueArchery]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Sky King Goose:

Irithyll Rapier is pretty good, if you're doing DEX. For STR, Moonlight GS.

pst, look at P.S. 2 of the OP

[Aterin]

Thanks for the replies :)

Not sure how I feel about weapons that are also catalysts, I'll have to play around with them. I really don't mind having a staff on my left hand since I don't use shields (I also imagine a pure staff with have higher Spellbuff).

I did consider Moonlight but I don't really like its Weapon Art (I'd much prefer a buff like the Faith Swordspear) and I don't like Rapiers :) The Black Blade does indeed look interesting, does anyone know if it scales to A with Int?

I also just noticed that there's an Int Longbow, if I find a good weapon that scales with Int I guess there's no reason to invest into Dex or Str.