From Software fans aওre getting that familiar itch to punish themselves yet again with even more masochistic builds.
Ever since 20🌌16, FromSoftware fans, better known as glut🐈tons for punishment, have embraced the darkness and beauty of the Souls franchise. After so many years, the games have still not lost their appeal or replayability value. Even so, it can feel like a slog to go back and beat an existing title that many have conquered literally dozens of times.
This list is for those who are wanting some tools to sate their gluttony for punishment and bring fresh life to their Dark Souls experience. So, crack open y𝔍our old copy of Dark Souls, create a new character, and read on. Here are some of the most unique (and probably hardest) Dark Souls builds that you have most likely never tried.
10 ♛ Dark Souls 3: Whipper Snapper
Whips are perhaps the most difficult weapons to utilize in any Souls title. That being said, they do have some of the most interesting and unpredictab𝐆le movesets in the game. In the hands of a master, whips can be deadly, but their inability to pierce armor can certainly add diff꧃iculty to your run.
Since whips are light, it is recommended that you wear the heaviest armor you can stand, especially in PVE settings. It is also 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a very good idea to infuse the standard Whip with Chaos. This helps shred armor, while also allowing tওhe weapon to dual scale in Dexterity and Faith stats. Keep in mind that, if you want to dual spec into an elemental whip, you will need an incredibly high soul level, as you will most likely have to put 50 into Dexterity, 50 into the eꦬlemental scaling of your choice, and still have enough left over for Vitality, Endurance, and Vigor.
9 Any Souls: Sorcer-Mancer 𒉰 🍸
It’s a sorcerer. It’s a pyromancer𝔍. What more could you ever ask for? The answer, in this case, is health. Take two of the most powerful classes in the Souls saga to create the ultimate glass cannon build.
The Sorcer-Mancer takes a Pyromancy Flame in the main🌌 hand and a Catalyst in the off-hand. Then, every available skill point is distributed in between Faith, Intelligence, and Attunement. It might be a good idea to take a starting class w🍨ith high base health. This build really turns the Dark Souls experience on its head because it revolves around dodging and keeping your stamina/mana bar high rather than your health bar.
8 Any Souls: Rock 'N Rollin'
Ve♉terans of the first game will shudder at these next two words: Bonewheel Skeletons. While these enemies really stand out in the first Souls title, they actually♓ make an appearance in every game. This means you can get your long-awaited revenge on every enemy in the game over three generations.
Collect two Bonewheel Shields — one for the main hand, and one for the off-hand. This build really only relies on the attack that makes you roll and deal damage to enemies. As a result, put a♛s ma🙈ny points as possible into Vigor and Vitality to ensure you can tank attacks.
7 Dark Sou🌱ls 3: Soul Of The Dragon
Seeing all of the liza🐎rd-men worshiping the corpses of dragons in Dark Souls 3 may have left you thirsting for the same transcendence sought by these disciples. Luckily, this path is available to you once you reach the end of🍨 Archdragon Peak.
After collecting the Twinkling Dragon Torso Stone from Archdragon Pea♚k and the Twinkling Dragon Head Stone from Hawkwood, you can become a mighty Archdragon in your own ri𝕴ght. No Armor can be worn while in dragon form, but the two stones allow you to breathe fire and summon giant dragon claws to pummel enemies. Pair this with a Chaos-infused weapon to truly revive the memory of the Everlasting Dragons.
6 Dark Souls 3: Big Hat Reborn🍷
Big Hat Loganꦫ is one of the most iconic characters in the Souls serie♍s. Dark Souls 3 allows die-hard fans to pay homage to this powerful wizard.
After killing the Crystal Sage, buy its big hat. Couple this with any light armor of choice. Logan's actual catalyst can be found in the Profaned Capital. Though it is not 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the most powerful stave until after 50 Intelligence, It is still extremely potent. Collect the Young Dragon Ring, Magic Clutch Ring, and the Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring. No Weapons are needed for this build, as your spells will be dཧealing upwards of 1,000 damage each.
5 Dark Souls 2: King Aurorus 𝄹
Unfortunately, we did not get to see the legendary King Aurorus 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:as a hidden boss in Dark Souls 2. Even so, we can make a build that would do ♛him proud.
The true Armor of Aurorus can be given to you for free from Maughlin the Armorer after talking to him with zero souls in your inventory at his highest level. This unique armor will decrease your equip load by 1% for each piece equipped, for a total of 5%. This means that incredibly heavy weapons are on the table for this build. Try getting Strength as high as possible, and dual-wield Dragon's Tooth and the Fume Ultra Greatsword. King Aurorus would be proud.
4 𒅌 Dark Souls: Toxic Spam꧃mer
Sometimes you need to bum rush to a spicy weapon or make it to NG+ quickly to drop an item for a new build. Dark🔜 Souls is one of the last titles in the series to be seriously exploit🅠able.
Get Faith high enough to use the Toxic Mist Pyromancy. Invest in Dexterity and some arrows, as well as the Hawk ring. With that set of equipment, many bosses in Dark Souls can either be sniped with arrows from outsid🐻e their boss rooms or poisoned with Toxic Mist through their fog walls.
3 Dark Soul♓s: Crossbleed Priscilla
The Lifehunt Scythe is unique in that, once bleedജ is inflicted on an enemy, they will lose 50% of their max health as opposed to the usual 30%. The scythe also builds bleed on the player but there are ways to mitigate this.
Equip the Bloodbite Ring and the Blood Shield to significantly increase bleed resistance to mitigate the Lifehunt's effect. Pricilla's Dagger can be a great offhand weapon for this build, as it has the highest bleed buildup of any weapon in the game. Both weapons will have to be at their maximum level, so this build will require 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a lot of Titanite.
2 ▨ 🍰 Dark Souls 2: Gattling Spellweaver
Dark Souls 2 contains many armors with secondary effects. In this exampl🐻e, there are many items th🐷at can up your spell casting speed. Once all the appropriate equipment is collected, you can gain an unbelievable spell fire rate.
Items that up spell casting speed include: The Lion Mage Robes, Lion Mageꦫ Cuffs, Lion Mage Skirt, Chaos Hood, and Clear Bluestone Rinꦡg. Pair this set of armor with the Sorcery Clutch Ring, and the Northern and Southern Ritual Bands for a very powerful Sorcery build. Happy Casting!
1 Any Souls: Greed's Gullet
A great build for anyone who wants access to everything each game has to offer, this build focuses on maximizing item discovery and soul yield in order to get the most out of every farming expedition. This build can easily net you any farmaꦅble item in the game quickly.
Get Vigor to 50 as quickly as possible. Use Undead Hunter Charms to farm Mimics for a Symbol of Avarice. Equip the Silver Serpent Ring and the Gold Serpent ring. In the case of Dark Souls 3, make sure to get the Crystal Sage's Rapier and up the Luck stat to at least 30. In Dark Souls, consume as many humanities as possible and keep them in your meter at all costs.