Bleed build for PvE and PvP

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I am planning to use bleed-oriented build for my next playthrough, so I wonder what are the best weapons for blood infuse and is it worth it overall?

My guesses are: flamberge (used to be the best bleed weapon in DS2), Kirk's sword, Falchions and some dual swords.

[DasHurz]

Katanas aswell. At least one of them does Bleed damage, i think its the Black Bade iirc. Bloodlust can't be infused, which is too bad :(
Other than that there's not much to recomment.

[TrueArchery]

It's definitely worth it! You can make a Luck/Dex build with Hollow weapons and these bleed resins. Notched Whip is also back for a good unparriable offhand finisher with good range.

(Also Flamberge really wasn't impressive in DkS2. Bad buildup, pitiful damage. Notched Whips or Ashen Warrior Swords for example were much better options; the Curved Twinblade had a good buildup aswell)

[Suicidal Muffins]

If you enjoy fist weapons then the manikin claws can bleed a good amount of unarmored enemies with carthus rouge applied in about 3 hits in some cases just one

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Originally posted by TrueArchery:

It's definitely worth it! You can make a Luck/Dex build with Hollow weapons and these bleed resins. Notched Whip is also back for a good unparriable offhand finisher with good range.

(Also Flamberge really wasn't impressive in DkS2. Bad buildup, pitiful damage. Notched Whips or Ashen Warrior Swords for example were much better options; the Curved Twinblade had a good buildup aswell)

Cool, thank you for the tips.

True about flamberge, but it used to deal the biggest amount of bleed damage in the game, around 1/3 of health after the build-up.

[TrueArchery]

Originally posted by STEELWORKER:

Originally posted by TrueArchery:

It's definitely worth it! You can make a Luck/Dex build with Hollow weapons and these bleed resins. Notched Whip is also back for a good unparriable offhand finisher with good range.

(Also Flamberge really wasn't impressive in DkS2. Bad buildup, pitiful damage. Notched Whips or Ashen Warrior Swords for example were much better options; the Curved Twinblade had a good buildup aswell)

Cool, thank you for the tips.

True about flamberge, but it used to deal the biggest amount of bleed damage in the game, around 1/3 of health after the build-up.

No. Bleed in DkS2 was always flat 200 damage. With the Flamberge it used to trigger on crits a lot though, just like a Bleed Ivory King UGS or the Bleed Forlorn weapons.