Starting weapons for first timer

[Drakeos]

Yet sick of dying and dyibg over again what the easiest build for smooth breeze t mid game

[Krispy]

Originally posted by Drakeos:

Yet sick of dying and dyibg over again what the easiest build for smooth breeze t mid game

spear medium stance

[Based Duffle Bag Boi]

katana imo... switch to low stance to dodge then attack with heavy attack with high stance then switch back to low stance again to dodge. ez pz and grab that 1 skill that breaks guard its super useful against most enemies

[Sesdieux]

The regular sword was my starter until 4th of the way thru the game. It has a good balance of ki usage, speed and damage. All stances are pretty smooth. If you have a sword from the start of the game you get a +1 heart which kinda helps if you're new as well. The dual sword is a good combo with the sword as well. Duals are also good for taking out some bosses quickly and the combos are pretty cool, they're also nice to drawing the enemy's Ki down. Those were my 2 starters. Later in the game I swapped out my Sword for a Odachi

[puzzlefox]

Odachi mid stance was really comfortable for me. I used kusarigama a bit really early but I liked the feel of odachi more and I kinda felt like kusarigama made things a bit too easy.

Now I use sword and dual sword but it takes a lot of practice to use those weapons to their fullest.

[Deostades]

I'll second Spear. The Mid Stance strong attack combo is three forward thrusts that out-range most humans, and the various Spear skills are exceptional on human opponents and can break Yokai weak spot with regularity.

The basic Sword is middle of the road for everything. Master it, and you'll never be at a disadvantage.

[Drakeos]

so spear main n sword as seconary what about guarduin n builds ?

[Corona Scurrae]

odachi. srsly its such a powerful weapon.

[HunterMag]

Spear. Odachi -is- a powerful weapon but it has heavy stamina costs just starting the game, and is a touch reliant on Living Weapon at times.

Backup weapon I'd likely go with an Axe or the above-mentioned Odachi. Those are largely going to be for breaking stamina on tougher enemies that block until you unlock some more Spear skills or get more comfortable with them.

Tonfa is also a decent choice due to some similar scaling to Spear, especially if you want to pick up Ninja Skills/Ninjutsu, and offers faster attacks, less stamina consumption, and great defensive options(It has a skill called Demon Dance which basically give you a dodge on your Ki Pulse to regain Ki/Stamina. Later, you can use it to cancel out of any attack so you cna defend or reposition.) But, the tonfa is a little more complex--it's worth the payoff though IMO.

Guardian? If you're dying a bunch, I recommend Isonade or Fuse-Ushi, both offer passive healing bonuses and increase your HP. Fuse-Ushi's guardian attack also knocks almost everything in the game down, outside of some bosses.

[Corona Scurrae]

^ this right here is everything you need to know.

[wooimbouttamakeanameformyselfere]

Odachi and spears. It's friendly for first timers.

[Engels78]

I agree with Hunter.
I started with Katana and... I had broblems with breaking gards :( Now I use Axe in mid stance and it is much better, and nice combos. And sometimes Odachi, but prefer low stance as it is faster...

[Travis the Moonstar]

Just like in real life, spears are the best weapons.

Your starting weapons do not matter. Neither does your starting spirit. You'll have to take most of your stats to 15+ anyways.

Mid strong attack is a thrust that overcomes most humanoid enemies. High stance quick attacks are good for hitting demon horns. Swing once and get out.

[puzzlefox]

Originally posted by Engels PL:

I agree with Hunter.
I started with Katana and... I had broblems with breaking gards :( Now I use Axe in mid stance and it is much better, and nice combos. And sometimes Odachi, but prefer low stance as it is faster...

You should try mad spinner build https://youtu.be/zQttUPsRQo0

[Engels78]

Yeah it looks crazy! But I have too low level for it... :/

[puzzlefox]

Originally posted by Engels PL:

Yeah it looks crazy! But I have too low level for it... :/

I had that build really early on. Before WOTD even. Farmed the dojo for kaido gear. Even a minimalistic version of it still works decent.