The larger range allows you to score hits from what feels like a mile away, especially if the one-handed strong attack or running attack is timed well. The range and speed of the attacks open up new boss strategies, leading to an operatic dance rather than a haphazard fight. Once you get the hang of the move set, you can two-hand your way through any boss fight. That is not the case with the Greataxe, making it an excellent option for ascension to fire or lightning.Ī +10 Fire Washing Pole is my favorite weapon in the game. Because of their high stat scaling, melee builds with high STR can deal more damage with a normal version of either of these large hammers. I don’t recommend them in fire or lightning form. They have slightly lower but comparable damage ratings and are lighter. Good alternates are the Great Club or the rare Large Club. Melee builds that like to carry a “big stick” will love this ascended weapon. You must explore every inch of the dangerous Depths, buy it from the Sen’s Fortress merchant or wait for a rare Heavy Knight drop. As with the normal version, the associated stat and weight requirements are very high. Large chunks of the boss life bar will disappear when a two-handed strong attack connects. One blow will outright kill, stun, or knock away just about any enemy in the game. There is nothing in the game with higher damage rating when ascended, and boy, does it deliver. If you are a psychopath and want to hack your way through the game, you probably yearn for a +10 Fire or +5 Lightning Greataxe. It is a good choice for NG+ as well, especially if you favor heavy weapons, have high endurance, or want to switch from a pure STR build after meeting its requirements. Even a base Fire Zweihander will terrorize enemies and bosses in early-game, and will deal severe punishment in late-game when fully upgraded. The sword does heavy damage in fire or lightning modes and has the useful one-handed strong thrust attack. You can be wielding this beast after only a few upgrades at a bonfire.
Relative to other heavy weapons (Ultra Great Swords, Great Axes and Great Hammers), the Zweihander has the lowest stat and weight requirements. The game developers are tempting us to sink all our early-game souls into STR by making it available as soon as you reach Firelink Shrine (head to the area leading to the catacombs and explore one of the skeleton guarded tombs). However, I can easily make an exception for the Zweihander.
What are your favorite ones?Īs a general rule, I don’t like to ascend heavy weapons with high stat scaling since most of my builds have high STR in NG+. Read on my fellow gamers, for my recommended best choices for ascension to fire and lightning. But is that the right decision? You don’t want to waste precious upgraded materials on the wrong weapon. Once you have obtained a rare or unique weapon, you might be tempted to ascend it immediately. In addition, some weapons are only available once per playthrough or require laborious farming.
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The upgrade material for fire and lightning weapons is expensive and rare at least until the Lord Vessel unlocks new world areas. There is an opportunity to make very powerful fire and lightning weapons for any type of build, and most importantly, for use in early-game. The only requirement is the ability to wield the item successfully. These deal the same amount of damage regardless of your build. That is not the case with Fire and Lightning weapons. A strong magic build will deal more damage with an enchanted sword, while a melee build with high STR will deal more damage with a large sword or hammer. Weapons that deal normal, divine or magic damage scale on a specific stat (STR, DEX, INT, FAI). It characterizes and guides your build and upgrade progression. In Dark Souls, your weapon is your single most important possession.
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