What is the best weapon?

[vycka1991]

What is the best weapon, not to slow and do a lot of damage?

[VonRaven 666]

depends on your build, try different ones out, see which ones fit your build and style the best, the best weapon in ds3 is the one you feel most at home with.

[76561198812708762]

There's no "best" weapon.

Although there are better weapons than others... that pretty much only applies in PvP. In PvE, unless if you're using a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ broken ss, anything goes!

You're gonna have to specify though. You going for a dex build? Quality? Strength? Maybe sorcery or faith?

If so then I'll give some suggestions but it's kinda up to you man.

[Diversant]

exile sword and winged knight twinaxex is wery cool dmg

[quacksouls]

Your patience is the best weapon. Use it to learn and experiment with other weapons. Use it to study the attack patterns of bosses and your PvP opponents.

[vycka1991]

strenght 57
dexterity 41

[vycka1991]

currently using executioners greatsword

[Zerxi]

As mentioned before by the previous comments, it's all up to what you like. Some weapons might even surprise you. It's up to you to experiment with different weapon types to find a play-style that suits you.

The general rule to keep in mind is normally this:
Faster weapons = More hits with less damage
Slower weapons = Less hits with more damage

I personally played probably 90% of my games with Ultra Greatswords (Black Knight Greatsword ftw) because of the fact that I liked the timing and the staggering they provide. Dex weapons are definitely cool but they involve more timing and manoeuvrability on your part.

My magic caster characters tend to go for the most basic weapons like the Longsword or the Lothric Knight Straight Sword because they do their job admirably when I cannot cast spells or I want to conserve FP. Obviously you also need to consider the fact that Infusions affect damage and element vulnerability.

TL:DR
You need to find a weapon style you like, then look at what weapons in that style you personally like. Work from there, it's all about personal preference.

[76561199092470268]

PvP wise, Pontiff knight curved sword and Murky/Harpe are the top meta weapons. Patience won't help at all if you're facing a good player with a weapon with unreactable r1s while you're using a bad weapon like an ultra greatsword.

[76561198812708762]

Originally posted by quacksouls:

Your patience is the best weapon. Use it to learn and experiment with other weapons. Use it to study the attack patterns of bosses and your PvP opponents.

Sorry what? Can't hear you over my R1s!

Originally posted by vycka1991:

strenght 57
dexterity 41

Hollowslayer GS is fun, the Farron GS is also a blast. Just... don't finish the R1 combo if you're playing PvP. It won't go well.

Claymore is a classic choice. Just infuse it with the refined infusion and you should be good to go!

Wolf Knight's GS is super fun as well.

Gael's GS is fun.

Oh and don't forget all the Curved Greatswords. Literally all of them are fun.

Obviously it's up to preference but these are a few weapons you can try out!

[VonRaven 666]

Originally posted by quacksouls:

Your patience is the best weapon. Use it to learn and experiment with other weapons. Use it to study the attack patterns of bosses and your PvP opponents.

[76561199092470268]

Another good weapon for PvP that does a lot of damage and is fast is Sellsword twinblades, they have a very good combo that does a lot of damage, R1 or L1 > L2 > R2(WA) or L1. They do best on dex and dark builds, they're also really good in PvE.

[quacksouls]

Originally posted by Latte-Tan:

Originally posted by quacksouls:

Your patience is the best weapon. Use it to learn and experiment with other weapons. Use it to study the attack patterns of bosses and your PvP opponents.

Sorry what? Can't hear you over my R1s!

Oohh... I'm in Lothric hospital with too many R1 cuts.

Originally posted by Latte-Tan:

the Farron GS is also a blast. Just... don't finish the R1 combo if you're playing PvP. It won't go well.

The breakdance sword has a cool moveset. Be careful not to get parried while finishing your combo. Same thing regarding Friede's Great Scythe.

Originally posted by Latte-Tan:

Claymore is a classic choice. Just infuse it with the refined infusion and you should be good to go!

Claymore is good. Can't argue with William Wallace's sword of choice. Freedom!

[Scaryowl]

best pve weapon is probably sellsword twinblades for its massive damage output with weapon buffs that has basically no downside; best pvp is pontiff knight curved sword for its ok damage, decent range, rollcatching weapon art, and extremely difficult to punish r1s even if you predict them
runner ups for pvp are murky hand scythe and harpe as stated previously, as both do mediocre damage but have the quickstep weapon art and r1s that are extremely difficult to react to and have almost no endlag, and gotthard twinswords one handed because it out ranges all of the above with ok to good damage and extremely difficult to punish r1s as all straight swords have, and it also has r2+r2 combo like a few other shorter straight swords have such as the longsword and the lothric knight straight sword.

[Lady Iudex]

Pontiffs Curved sword

[Haxed]

While this thread exists I'll ask here. Best weapon for dark/chaos at 40/40 and low str/dex? Everything I have and I mean EVERYTHING sits at around 250-275 damage at +10.