It is not the strongest build I made but I found it pretty fun and, still, pretty strong. Rings: Third Dragon Ring, Slumbering Dragon Ring(Or Chloranthy Ring +1 for hard fights), Old Leo Ring, Soldiers Ring +1. This build will serve you admirably if you, too, seek hand-to-hand combat, and it has powerful pyromancies for those enemies (or players) who are especially resistant to melee. Pretty balanced build. Suitable for NG+ and against bosses. ", I just wanted to see what stats and weapon equip people are using for good pve I know you guys are talking about sl150 meta cap but that's pvp so yea these are dark souls buildseverybody has to complain at somepoint. As a build mid Armour is recommended but whatever your look is go with it, fashion souls baby! As the name implies this build will revolve around poison. with Fire resistance (Most PVPers go for a Fire Imbune so I recommend trying to get your RES up for that. Dark Souls 2 Giantdad (New Meta) Brody Howell: 150 10 Mar 24 '15 The Moichil . Weapons:-Heide knight sword (infuse with boltstone when you can, reduces physical damage but gives extra lightning damage)-Heide knight greatlance (infuse with boltstone, same as Heide knight sword)-Hunters blackbow (use another bow early game)-pyromancy flame (fireball, great fireball, great chaos fireball (NG+2), flame swathe, warmth)Armor:-any armor set you want just as long as you can roll around (preference would be to stay with the imported set just so you have almost no weight)-Heide knight armor set (in NG+ and beyond), Rings:-royal soldiers ring-third dragon ring-ring of steel protection-chloranthy ring(any ring you want really, those rings are helpful for the build but it really is your choice)(In NG+ it's better to get the +2 for these rings)Stats:Priority:1st: Strength and dex for heide knight sword and greatlance2nd: endurance and vitality3rd: when you get pyromancy flame: attunement and faith (for extra damage on pyromancy flame)SL 150:VGR:12END: 20VIT: 20ATT: 45STR: 30DEX: 25ADP: 14INT: 3FTH: 35Extra:-I'd say level up past SL 150 because that extra faith will help you with the extra lightning damage on the sword and lance and the pyromancy flame.-if you level up past SL 150 anything is free game spend points on what you think would be best for you.-this build could take a while to get used to-I use the heide knight sword for battles and the heide knight greatlance for Bosses but hey you do what you want to do.-Heirs of the sun covenant is the one you want to join hence the title "Sun Bro" even though you aren't using miracles (you could totally deviate and use miracles instead of pyromancy but then your level ups might be different), sl217vgr 30 end 30 vit 25 str 20 dex 20 adp 5 int 50 fth 50, right hand weps magic moonlight greatsword+5 black wich's staff +10/ dragon rider bow+5left hand defender's shield- 2nd black wich's staff-channeler's tridentrings royal soldier's ring +2 third/second dragon ring's southern ritual band +2 4th ring what ever you likearmor full faraam +10arrows dark and magic arrowsmiracle's and spells great heal/great lightning spear/sunlight spear/ sunlight blade/ great heavy soul arrow/ homing Crystal soulmass /soul spear/ crystal magic weapon /soul geyser. :). BUT if you do choose to play this style you're gonna have to be patient for getting the gear.Also not recommended for boss fights unless you want to try to be a bossass. Hope it helps on this run.wut still here? Armor: Were big fans of the Alvas Armor (available to buy from Maughlin the Armorer after spending 16,000 souls with him and resting at a bonfire). Great Magic Damage. I run 175 with lots of Co-op and pvp still so that is viable, but people may want to adjust to 150. Personal preference I guess. This build is for people who want to use a knight build with strong pyromancy. You don't have to dodge, just block everything. Strength: A huge must for this build, get it to 40 quickly and than hold off on it for a while do to lower gains after that. Sorceries: Soul Greatsword and Soul Spear are goodadditional damage dealers late in the game. 2) Pure strength builds have been somewhat nerfed overall. An in-depth guide to the most important thing in Dark Souls 2 - the combat. Author: @Sanctus Build: Lemme solo him Starting class: deprived 40 vigor 40 end10 vit 6 att 20 str 50dex25 adp 6/6 fth/intweapons:powerstanced chaos blades +5 head:catarina helmet torso:nonearms:engraved gauntletslegs:prisoners waistclothRings:flynn ring,ring of restoration,ring of blades+1,third dragon ring, Autor: @GusttoBuild : Danarino Fantasma Covenant: No CovenantStarting Class: Bandit (11)Vigor: 30 Endurance: 30Vitality: 11 Attunement: 2Strength: 33 Dexterity: 80Adaptability: 40 Intelligence: 3Faith: 10Head: Black HoodChest: Benhart's ArmorHands: Black GlovesLegs: Black BootsLeft #1: Bare FistRight #1: UchigatanaRing 1: Ring of Blades+2Ring 2: Royal Soldier's Ring+1Ring 3: Chloranthy Ring+2, Bare Hand Champion build:https://fextralife.com/calculator/dks2builds.html?kwREewVwA.DSpOKeQWm.Hb57a.BIfnuoWM.CB.A.IyDI, Katana Master build:https://fextralife.com/calculator/dks2builds.html?BDaUlBRZS.tnjgcKBk.RVA6AIfm.eYDrFyfm.B8rm9.A.IzG7Red tearstone ring for who don't have the Crown of the Sunken King DLC and Flynn's ring for who have. Generally 2hands Longsword, But can switch to the Parma when needing to block. This build focuses on using fast attacks, dodges, stunlock, bleed, and poison. Feel free to change it up to however you like to suit your play style. My quality build is in BI4 right now, I use a poison ricard's rapier to poison the boss in 1 combo, then switch to a higher dps weapon while the poison ticks. Wears the Imported set, which is given to you at the beginning of the game. Use Dark Orbs and Dark Fog with an upgradedBlack Witch's Staff or Sunset Staff to beat mostbosses easily! 5 Flynn's Ring. This is our melee-focused character just after starting New Game +. Don't want to go into strength but want to have a decent shield? Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Left hand: Fire Washing Pole +10 (trading nobody really uses it), Sorcerer's Staff, Drangleic shield(for hard to dodge enemies). Attunement: Depends purely on how many miracles you want to carry around, you can also skip a fair deal of points in this later on if you get the southern ritual rings. If you get the old whip, great. thus making you able to cast all four different spell types from this point forward. So these are the items you will want: Still able to find plenty of players in PVE/PVP. Builds listed in this page are created and categorized by players, therefore you should not assume they are all optimized. All weapons and armor are reinforced to their max stats. (The heavy attack is very powerful/quick with the high faith you produce, dealing tons of damage and most players don't see it coming because it's very quick, I use it for the killing blow. In my estimate, I can say that the build was finished 3/4 into the game, it was wrecking things 3/8 into the game.It is a monster in both PvE and PvP provided you know how to handle it.Click on the Build Name for the equipment and spell loadout and additional info but that the stats are provided to the left. This is one of the only weapons that does not require any upgrades(the other being the Key of the Embeded). Toxic and Poison Mist are also VERY HELPFUL for bosses and enemies. Have at least 32 Strength and 40 Dexterity for maximum dexterity scale and dual wielding and sheilds if needed, At least 20 attunement for at least two spells, good Addaptability and endurance, high vigor(ninjas are hard to kill), and around 15 Vitallity. If the enemy gets too close, switch over to your Fire Longsword and let'em have it! The Sunlight paladins carry on the exiled god's way, intervening in the gross incandescence that is the curse of the Undead. Balanced build, and maybe too powerful in Pve in the late game (not very fun indeed : i kill the last bosses in 20 seconds without even moving). Wears the Stone ring to deal extra poise damage, which can be found after defeating the first giant monster in Things Betwixt. Coupling this with the Flynn's ring obtained in the DLC you will have around 380AR at 40STR(dex scaling in not that great). I like Tons of damage and heavy weapons*, DEX : 20 *For wielding most of the weapons and good for some weapon early game*, ADP : 9 *Nope , nope , nope. Having a powerful build can be very beneficial and less frustrating while playing Dark Souls II. Magic: Soul Arrow (with an appropriate catalyst - like a staff), (Great) Lightening Spear (use a chime) and Great Soul Resonant (Hex). Okay so starting off I will give a rough rundown on the stats that I have set for this build. Its FREE! Pretty balanced build. Anything (I usually choose healing wares or human effigy), This Class was my First and Last. Doesn't have to be pure strength or dex but just something that I can hit stuff with, be viable and have fun. This is a build designed to blitz almost every PVE situation and with a little extra push a MONSTER in PVP too! You have arrived in Drangleic, a place rumoured to harbour powerful souls that can help you regain your humanity and avoid this terrible fate. Since this build requires some dedication and time to master, it is recommended you begin with a Bastard sword and a large leather shield if you are not used to tanking. Please edit it and I would like to request a Magic and Hex user guide (a mage build that uses both Sorceries and Hexes) , just like the Magic User Guide for Dark Souls 1 . Armor: None (or Alvas Armor if youre getting killed too often). If you want to be fast and nimble, level DEX. The purpose of this build is to make you look and feel like a heron on the box art. Your early focus should be to get Attunement up to 16 as quickly as possible. 2x sunlight blade (with the headpiece i have 4 uses), Vitality: (still testing, but enough to not go above 70% carry weight), Strength: 40 ( this allows you to wield any strength weapon i have seen yet), Dexterity: 30 ( though this isnt a dex build, most strength weapons do require some dex). How to take item on a tree in the boss area (Scorpioness Najka)? Having a Hard time with Dex in PvE? Make sure not to get too much in these three stats because you will want to get strength and dex later for your own weapon of choice, use any armor that suits your play style A low weight, low poise "ranger" character wielding a Longsword, A Longbow and an Iron Parma. : https://youtu.be/Na6-W8pCy3U Although this strategy works just fine, I found that being confined to this route was limiting the diverse nature of this game.After seeing the \"Cat Ring Skip\"(https://youtu.be/hIo_kN6TSSg) by Distortion2 I have pieced together a route that ignores most of the essential areas such as Forest of Fallen Giants, Heide's Tower of Flame, Shaded Woods, and Huntman's Corpse.The weapon of choice is the Vanquisher's Seal ring that gives your bare hands insane amounts of AR. Your link to "Magic User Guide" shows a 404 error . Pyromancies: Many enemies are weak to fire. INT: Not really important unless you want to use hexes later on. Idk if I'm doing something wrong or max NG in this game is op , I'm lvl 316 and I do no damage to some bosses (specially in the DLC's) I have played max NG in both ds3 and elden ring and they're not as bad as ds2 so Idk what's really going on pls help. You'll need to rely on fast roll invincibility frames to survive. You can level forever and it won't matter in PvP or Co-op, it's based on total souls gained. Such is the way of Crimson. With this Build i want to help you have it easier at any stage of the game. "Candy. This build is designed as a pure PVE support spec, modeled after the traditional White Mage job class from the classic Final Fantasies. This builds main focus is to take the min/max stating to the limit, to get the highest damage numbers for pure magic fun! My build is the full royal soldier set with a bastard sword and a longbow, his story is that he was a royal soldier that used to serve under king vendrick, but after the war he was only survivor left and after finding the truth about nashandra, we went to avenge his king. Note that this build is definitely up for debate and definitely can be molded to better fit your playstyle, but must stick to the general parameters. (mostly dex and other stats). Unlike other action games, players get in the mindset of Geralt. Luckily there is a well known farming strategy that provides you with infinite guaranteed awestones. Human Effigy ( chose but you can choose any), I go where I'm needed. Blacksteel has good scaling in dexterity if you use all top row infusions and bleed. What are some suggestions? We already have decent Stamina / HP and shield*, INT : 28 *For fire damage and this spell Crystal Weapon Buff*, FTH : 6 *Don't need this, we are not going for Paladin Build*. The armor i use is to look like a complete badass, I use warlock mask, red lion worrior cape, engaved gauntlets(i like to be lucky), and Flying feline boots (i like to jump off cliffs). A community dedicated to Dark Souls 2, game released for PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One. Become the ultimate dark warrior with this build rulers sword +5 with flame weapon on it + as much souls you can carry to boost the damage of the sword.it does 800 damage each light attack and 900 Heavy attack. Right hand: Fire Washing Pole +10, Pyromancy hand +10. For more builds, check out our PvE Builds and PvP Builds pages to find various builds that have been created by the Fextralife team and its community. Works well for PVE and surprisingly effective at PVP. With the help of the Blue, Gold, and White Phantoms, those you save, your skill, and pure luck, you will conquer all that stands before you. Vigor matters not, as you should be adjusted to dodging every attack by the time you may gain these items.Long ago, men worshipped a warrior of sunlight, until he met the curse of the undead. Adaptability: Up to you, does increase invincibility frames for rolling, and speeds up the animations for consumables. 1 Straight Sword/Katana Build. Cloranthy Ring (get all of these) (stamina regen), (and this) (max at 39) Important for speed. Learn what the new covenants do (and what you need to do to be able to join them all). Enchant it with Magic Damage and Scale INT. It does require a lot more strength to hold one-handed; but we felt it was more than worth it. I usually switch between Steel Protection, Spell Quartz, Gold Serpent, and other rings depending on the situation. Not so great for pvp though. As you saw in the trailers (when the player wasnt dying) you can see the gear the main character uses. this is a very heavy Dark base build feel free to change it up to your liking. start with Deprived since that is the only character starting at SL1. This is a 25%; parry focused build, which means it'll take a bit of practice to get down, however the rapier and dagger blend nicely, giving you a few more parry frames and great riposte damage, I havent been able to test it in PVP but my guess is it would slap. Beginner tip: If you get stuck, then Soul Vessel is your best friend! The lighting spears avg 700-900 dmg per hit and can bring down most enemies in 1-2 hits. Armor: Head - Manikin Mask + 10, Chest - Alonne Knight Armor + 10, Arms - Engraved Gauntlets + 5, Legs - Drangleic Leggings + 5. The character builds that saw us sail through the single-player story mode. This build is very dependent on the versatility of rings. Get 13 ATN for the spell slots for Great Magic Weapon. In higher NGs it's any kind of caster, they just nuke everything from afar with Dark Orb, Soul Spear or Lightning Spear respectively (Pyros are meh) and are very safe. Most games have their strongest items be the most exotic or rarest items. My caster with 60 INT/FTH and the hexer chest piece got a bonus +1 INT/FTH. So, in the spirit of build variety and more dynamic multiplayer or co-op (or whatever game mode you prefer), we've added even more top Dark Souls builds. If you are looking to crush a specific DLC well, heavy weapons Most of the DLC enemys are Heavy armor high health meat bags. Tastes like chicken, if chicken was a candy. You said no casters, but Dark Weapon is so good you're basically handicapping yourself by not using it. I only practice one trade War. Get your stats to 40/40 strength/dexterity so you can powerstance those then get your intelligence and faith to 30/30 dark imbue BUT ONLY ONCE THEY ARE PLUS FIVE otherwise the scaling isn't worth it. I never played Dark Souls 1 and I started playing Dark Souls 2 with the release of Scholar of the First Sin, however with this build I beat the game. : Old knights shield+ (100%physical def and 70+ elemental) Best heavy armor you can wear. A spellsword type build, this focuses on using a mixture of buffed weapons and ranged lightning spells that allows for two playstyles, a melee focused and a ranged playstyle. But it will not be easy, Why not join us today? Use elemental bolts your target is weak to. Is it strength, sorcery, hexes, miracles or dex? This build was made based on my own understanding of the game, stats, mechanics and whatever made sense at the time. With the flame weapon buff, this build is also effective in PVP in the right hands, although I use the Pilgrims of Dark covenant and thus mainly get my PVP through being invaded. The Lightning Blade is a focus on Strength and Faith enabling you to deal great damage in both ranged and melee situations, it isn't a defensive class in the slightest we're all about dealing the damage. You can also type your build name here, and create a link to it, then click it. Someone mentioned the link to "Magic User Guide" shows a 404 error . Use the Fireball, Fire Orb and Great Fireball spells to deal good damage to certain bosses. Sitting slightly uncomfortably at SL135, the build is made to never give you more than you need, nor more than you deserve. ", a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. I was thinking of trying to do a "backstabs/back crits only" build. Using simple sorceries like Soul Arrow while zooming in with the Binoculars, you can land critical hits before the enemy even knows you're there! Right hand: Chime(any)/Mace(Preferably upgraded), Left hand: Shield of your choice (90-100% Physical defense)/Pyromancy hand, Use light armor/clothing to stay below 70% of your total carry weight (so you can roll well) and avoid over-loading. Light, hits hard, and some of the more annoying enemies (the giant knights at Heide and their cousins at the Dragon Shrine in particular are weak against Strike Damage) And if you got it, the Curved Dragon Greatsword is pretty awesome regardless of whether you're doing a STR or DEX build. This is a minimalistic, challenge-oriented PvE build made to showcase the games power stancemechanic. Dark Souls 2 top 30 builds (of all time) . The only downside to this classis that it uses a lot of carry weight. Covenant of Champions for ring(Martial Arts). I want a good build for max NG. In PvP drop the bow to lower your equipment load even more. The swords you start with both scale on those stats, the scimitar's got a higher dex bonus), those are really the stats you need for the beginning of the game. The problem is that you need 50 awestones for this ring. If you don't want to increase your soul memory use agape ring or use chloranthy ring +2 for fast attacks. Company Of Champions and Awestone farming. One such ring is Flynn's Ring, an item that grants increased Attack Rating as a player's total Equip . Items: Any throwing tool, Poisons, Bombs ect., Green Blossum no room for cloranthy. Vigor: I suggest doing this at your own pace it is mostly if you want a heavier tank like build. I hope I'm allowed to make a new wiki page for these builds to clean the clutter they make in their description. seal was much slower and less optimal for a boss battle(especially Elana as one of the 2 punches will likely miss for some reason). Long Range: The short bow from the blacksmith in Majula is a great start for picking off enemies from afar and then moving up to Pyromancy is worthwhile as it has a zero INT/FTH stat requirement to use (you just need to make sure your Attunement stat is at 10 to unlock one slot). Dump all your extra points into endurance. 1) Soul Level doesn't matter anymore. Make sure you grab the dagger, too. Speedy knightly cleric with a tad of pyromancy. Good even for NG+ For this build is mostly for in game and offline play mostly. The unbuffed dark katana does very good damage thanks to the int/faith/dex scaling, but when buffed with Resonant Weapon it becomes extremely lethal.Use running R1 attacks to first strike followed by quick R1 follow ups. With it, try to have a tank to soak damage, while you shoot your enemies, then go up and make them die!! 20 STR and 26 DEX the minimal requirements for the Dragon Rider Twinblade and wear the Full Jester Set For the Benefits and Cosplay. Faith is at 49 because stat boosting equipment. I mean, that's a right the cops in Amsterdam don't have. Around 30 strenght, 20 dex and as much vitality and resistance as you can get 4 6 blockheadpersonYT 20 Jan 2022 18:41 Dragon Tank Class: Deprived It focuses on long-range barrages of powerful magic spells or close range destruction with the moonlight greatsword (Enchanted with Crystal Magic Weapon), Enemy's resistant to magic get destroyed with the backup fire spells (Still very powerful as Fire BNS is very high with this build). With that you will be able to take hits just fine while having good damage and fast casting speed. Raime's Majestic Curved Nil/Bone Fists of Judgment, For help on creating your own build, see the, For a step-by-step walkthrough to creating a Magic Build see the. Starting Guide: 2 hand the mace and kill Dragonrider, then buy the lighting miracle at the top of the boss arena. Trade your Petrified Something with Dyna/Tillo. this mainly for: initial strike, and luring out enemies 1 by 1. CD Projekt Red's acclaimed The Witcher 3 remains one of the most immersive and challenging games of its generation. Yo, would by progressing past where you first found Licia and into, but you will also find the Pyromancer flame. Although you could probably get the minimum requirements around 160, but it's not like it would be near to being OP at all. This build is more meant to be pretty to look at rather than actual practicality and thus this will be for advanced players that don't mind the challenge. At this point you can basically choose to do whatever you want. (With Ring of Prayer) You will also need 15 dexterity and 32 strength to wield both the Greatsword and Sea Bow. Vitality/Endurance must be high enough that you can take quick swings at an enemy and quick roll out of the way. (All links are to darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com and open in new tabs automatically). Were going to suggest a few builds that we found to be not only more than formidable in battle; but also quite a lot of fun to play with too (always a good combination). Dexterity: Second place to strength, also get it to 40 and than put it off for a while, helps in nice boosts of caestuses. You could also lower INT/FTH all the way down to 45 if you want to be at around SL 120 instead. Two hand Demons Great Hammer, optionally adding the Old Kight's Shield in your offhand, while wearing Tseldora set. All rights reserved. It has really nice melee damage and you can use the shield to stop those hard hitting enemies, like the drakekeepers. This build is also. Is mainly meant for PvE, but can easily hold its own in PvP as well. from experimenting around i found that adaptability goes hand in hand with dex and both of those together can really go for a long way. Adaptability, lastly, makes you more . 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