Ruins Greatsword, Gargoyle halberd, and the Nightriders glaive all get a S scaling in strength. The Ripple Crescent halberd and Ripple blade both get a S scaling in arcane of all things at the cost of no innate bleed build. The Urumi whip gets a S scaling in dex Theres a few others as well but I like these
@@SweartoSpivak Btw higher scaling don't mean you'll have more damage neccesarily. Often a weapon with only B or A scaling can have a higher AR than a S scaling weapon of the same type due to higher base damage. For example the Colossal Greatsword gets "only" A scaling in strength with heavy infusion but it has the highest physical damage of any colossal sword I believe, even more than the Ruins Greatsword. Similarly while the Nightriders glaive has S scaling in strength, the guardian sword spear which has an A scaling in Dex does more damage with 80 strength vs 80 dex.
Is it better than the greatsword? I think the moveset is similar except watchdog's R2 is vertical while greatsword's is horizontal, also watchdog's a bit shorter.
@@raistlinmajere9698 unfortunately, Greatsword outclasses every single colossal sword in terms of damage and range despite its lower scaling. BUT the GUGS' R2 (at least in my opinion) is pretty much useless, so you're trading off higher damage for a more limited moveset. (that being said, the best overall moveset is probably the Zweihander's with its poke R2s, but it's also among the least damaging colossal swords. same range as GUGS tho.)
It's kind of odd that so few weapons have exceptionally good scaling like this does when you think about it. I can't even think of many weapons that get A scaling, let alone a proper S scaling like this bad boy. Despite that, everything does so much more damage in ER than DS...Maybe that's why they reduced scaling. I reckon it's time we challenged Chase with something goofy. Dual Anchors! Become the Elden Pirate!
This is a front loaded weapon, low base DMG but high scaling. It means you have to commit to a str build to get anything out of it. Most weapons are balanced or back loaded, meaning there's a good base damage on top of which you get the scaling damage.
Finally! I kindly suggested it like 40 weapons ago. Though at this point is safe to say he will showcase every last melee weapon in the game, except St. Trina’s torch.
Chase, I’m gonna be so sad when you get done with this series. It has become my favorite first watch each afternoon when I crank up TH-cam after dinner! Always fun! Thank you, Sir.
I have watched so many of chase’s videos that it has become routine for me to come home after a long day and decompress by watching the new weapon showcase. Chase you are the best ❤️
I’d like to see the lazuli glintstone sword, it has a unique heavy attack starts with a block then lets you follow up with variable timing. My other option would be the peppa pig sword please.
@@subject8776 with talismans and fowl feet you can get even 1% or 2% drop chances in 15 min of farming, it's really not that wild. Rot pellets though are a stupidly annoying to farm though.
@@sjofas Why would anyone buy gear in these games? Just save edit and drop to a legit character. Or drop from another character and save reset. Or get it from a fan. Seller sites are scams preying on idiots.
Nice fashion you’re having there, I’ve been using it since I got it in my first playthrough, with the difference that I kept the cape (it looks sick under the hair)
The lions Claw works awesome for punishing the waterfowl dance. If you initiate it immediately after the waterfowl starts, you should only take one hit and flatten the opponent
Day 11 of asking for dagger. Id love to see the great knife, when keen it has an S scaling in dex. And as a blood infusion it has one of the highest bleed buildups of any of the daggers. Haven't seen you parry alot which was so reliable in ds3 and still is in elden ring. Love these showcases Chase :D
the watchdog staff/greathammer would be cool too. its a greathammer with a ranged magic attack as the ash, but it still seems to scale with strength even on that
A friend of mine showed me this since this was the weapon I used when I beat the game for the first time. I did some testing with this and the Greatsword (A.K.A. Guts Sword) and found that the Guts sword is stronger when 2 handing, but the Watchdogs is stronger when 1 handing. Once I discovered this I farmed for a 2nd one and it is super fun to use (You can even get the buff from the wing sword insignia because of how consecutivly they hit.) VERY good for PVE, but I haven't taken the time to test it in PVP.
I like this sword a lot. it's one of the few colossals (alongside Zweihänder) which feels colossal but doesn't look over-the-top ridiculously fat and chunky.
fun fact: the heavy watchdog's greatsword has 24% more scaling with strength than the heavy greatsword, but because the ar calculation takes into account base damage (even for the scaling portion) and the greatsword has much higher base damage, the greatsword still has more AR at any strength investment.... It already has a massive range advantage, idk why from balances its weapons so poorly
For me the best part in theses weapon showcase videos, is when chase finally land that really hard and slow ash of war, it's the main reason I am here for.
Can you make videos on what you use and how to make youre builds. Bleed,Lightning,Fire,Ice,Madness,Arcane,Wizard,Faith. sorry if its alot to ask but im trying to make them all
Despite the S scaling in strength on this weapon, it never exceedes in AR in comparison to the Greatsword. Wish they made it so that it outscaled at like 80 strength ro something
I saw a guy using lightning slash and they only pulled it off with trades. Also apparently Lightning Slash Zweihander into Placidusax's Ruin is a true combo lol.
A weapon that's outclassed by the Greatsword in pretty much every way, if it had strength requirements of 24, it could have seen some use as an infusion weapon for builds that don't specialize in strength.
nice showcase as always, love to see you do a powerstanced giant golems halberd showcase or brick hammers, theyre entertaining. and somehow a lot of people dont even know the brick even exists lol
@@KatyaAbc575 they also do DAMAGE... ive done more than 2k damage with the pancake special. and they're one of the longest colossal from my testing, maybe the longest
I know ashes are cool, but since From has gone further and further away from simple combat, I wish you could put two ashes and the game had more weapon variety within certain groups, even if only cosmetic.
Greatshields are extraordinarily good in elden ring, far better than they were in Dark Souls III. Get a greatshield and a heavy thrusting sword, use the greatshield talisman and the spear talisman. You can shield poke and trade and very favorably match up against anything. PvE becomes very easy, PvP also easy
Chase's true skill isn't his pvp, it's the thumbnails
He even had the Chunni phase a while back during DS3
Remember when his thumbnails used to be full of anime girls? Good times
I always think this too the cropping is perfect
@@youtubewanderer3347 I forgot about that 😂
Clickbait waifus will surely make a comeback
At this point Im just here for the vibes, the showcase is a bonus.
Yup, just love his positive vibes on literally every interaction.
0:00 Intro/Stats
0:37 Talismans
1:02 Movesets
3:22 Duels
13:11 Invasions
I recommend St Trina's Torch for it is unforsaken.
never give up man
I think this may be coming up considering he hearts it everytime
At this point I bet he just wants to see how far it goes
@@brandentaft5164 watch it be the very last
Idk man it seems pretty forsaken to me
Ruins Greatsword, Gargoyle halberd, and the Nightriders glaive all get a S scaling in strength.
The Ripple Crescent halberd and Ripple blade both get a S scaling in arcane of all things at the cost of no innate bleed build.
The Urumi whip gets a S scaling in dex
Theres a few others as well but I like these
I just took a screenshot
i'm not 100% sure, but i think Moonveil and Dark moon get S scaling in INT
@@Daile0303 Nah nothing gets even an A in INT besides staffs. But let's face it, wizards don't really need super good weapon scaling anyway.
@@kennethbryant5819 Yes, i was whrong. As i said, i wasn't sure of it
@@SweartoSpivak Btw higher scaling don't mean you'll have more damage neccesarily. Often a weapon with only B or A scaling can have a higher AR than a S scaling weapon of the same type due to higher base damage. For example the Colossal Greatsword gets "only" A scaling in strength with heavy infusion but it has the highest physical damage of any colossal sword I believe, even more than the Ruins Greatsword.
Similarly while the Nightriders glaive has S scaling in strength, the guardian sword spear which has an A scaling in Dex does more damage with 80 strength vs 80 dex.
One of my favourite colossal swords, nice work Chase.
Same, it's probably my favorite colossal weapon overall. The looks of it is just superb as well
Is it better than the greatsword? I think the moveset is similar except watchdog's R2 is vertical while greatsword's is horizontal, also watchdog's a bit shorter.
@@raistlinmajere9698 unfortunately, Greatsword outclasses every single colossal sword in terms of damage and range despite its lower scaling. BUT the GUGS' R2 (at least in my opinion) is pretty much useless, so you're trading off higher damage for a more limited moveset. (that being said, the best overall moveset is probably the Zweihander's with its poke R2s, but it's also among the least damaging colossal swords. same range as GUGS tho.)
It’s always nice when there’s a Castle Sol invasion. Reminds me of the old days.
It's kind of odd that so few weapons have exceptionally good scaling like this does when you think about it.
I can't even think of many weapons that get A scaling, let alone a proper S scaling like this bad boy.
Despite that, everything does so much more damage in ER than DS...Maybe that's why they reduced scaling.
I reckon it's time we challenged Chase with something goofy. Dual Anchors! Become the Elden Pirate!
frontflip greathammer perhaps?
Scaling matters as much as the weapon's base damage.
See the difference between this one and the Greatsword?
This is a front loaded weapon, low base DMG but high scaling. It means you have to commit to a str build to get anything out of it. Most weapons are balanced or back loaded, meaning there's a good base damage on top of which you get the scaling damage.
Dual anchors isn't really a challenge tbh, they're pretty good. The added pierce damage combined with jumping attacks + claw talisman puts out some crazy damage
Finally! I kindly suggested it like 40 weapons ago. Though at this point is safe to say he will showcase every last melee weapon in the game, except St. Trina’s torch.
It's too small
@@cherrycola4476 It's inexplicable.
Haven’t even played Elden Ring in months yet I haven’t missed a single upload or stream, truly the mark of quality creator
love seein all these weapons show up because then i know when i missed one, gotta go get this!
The Nagakiba has a very long sheath while the Hand of Malenia doesn't. Looking for that makes it easier to see what people are using.
18:43 damn that was smooth af. The best single instance of using Raptor of the Mist I've seen so far
Chase, I’m gonna be so sad when you get done with this series. It has become my favorite first watch each afternoon when I crank up TH-cam after dinner! Always fun! Thank you, Sir.
Considering how many weapons there are in this game, and accounting for future DLC, I don't think this series is going anywhere anytime soon
@@XDflamingdragonDX :)
19:39 The Spectral Knight T-Bag after killing the host, priceless.
Prelate hammer charged attack into lions claw is an excellent poise combo
I have watched so many of chase’s videos that it has become routine for me to come home after a long day and decompress by watching the new weapon showcase. Chase you are the best ❤️
Same
I’d like to see the lazuli glintstone sword, it has a unique heavy attack starts with a block then lets you follow up with variable timing.
My other option would be the peppa pig sword please.
Lol
What's the peppa pig sword?
Wtf
Wtf is the Peppa pig sword lol
Shits funny
Sweet we are inching closer towards the Watchdog Staff showcase!
Saw the amount of points put in strength and thought:
Nice
From what i remember it also one of the rare (~5) weapon with optimal scaling with lightning (B)
U noticed the commander guy was running the light load tear or swapped gear to something that made him medium roll at the end
Chase is the master of effortlessly having all the difficult to farm weapons. I will say, try the mantis blade. It is awful sir.
Well, I think the pvp youtubers use certain "tools" to get all these weapons.
mantis blade does kinda suck but it can look cool with the right character.
@@subject8776 they just buy them
@@subject8776 with talismans and fowl feet you can get even 1% or 2% drop chances in 15 min of farming, it's really not that wild. Rot pellets though are a stupidly annoying to farm though.
@@sjofas Why would anyone buy gear in these games? Just save edit and drop to a legit character. Or drop from another character and save reset. Or get it from a fan. Seller sites are scams preying on idiots.
your videos are some of the best in the elden ring community rn
Might have missed it but do you plan on doing a full wizard build for these showcases at some point?
19:39
Chad banished knight T-bags host.
Bricklayer hammer gets S in strength when heavy if I remember. I definitely enjoyed that for a good part of my build
Could you do a couple builds with light armour please?
i never even seen this weapon, its a beauty, love the weapons in this game man. super sick chase
I like this one a lot. I run it on a shout build with trolls shout. I amp it up with shout medallion, Alexander shard, and Highlander ax👌🏻
Nice fashion you’re having there, I’ve been using it since I got it in my first playthrough, with the difference that I kept the cape (it looks sick under the hair)
The lions Claw works awesome for punishing the waterfowl dance. If you initiate it immediately after the waterfowl starts, you should only take one hit and flatten the opponent
I was suprised at how much I obliterated bosses with this greatsword
I love how the banished knight in the last invasion pulled a quick t bag on the host 😹
Day 11 of asking for dagger. Id love to see the great knife, when keen it has an S scaling in dex. And as a blood infusion it has one of the highest bleed buildups of any of the daggers. Haven't seen you parry alot which was so reliable in ds3 and still is in elden ring. Love these showcases Chase :D
The last host even got teabagged by the banished knight
the watchdog staff/greathammer would be cool too. its a greathammer with a ranged magic attack as the ash, but it still seems to scale with strength even on that
A friend of mine showed me this since this was the weapon I used when I beat the game for the first time. I did some testing with this and the Greatsword (A.K.A. Guts Sword) and found that the Guts sword is stronger when 2 handing, but the Watchdogs is stronger when 1 handing. Once I discovered this I farmed for a 2nd one and it is super fun to use (You can even get the buff from the wing sword insignia because of how consecutivly they hit.) VERY good for PVE, but I haven't taken the time to test it in PVP.
how about a showcase on the club? Or maybe the stone club? I want to see your ability to BONK
You should do the rusted anchor next!
Nightrider Glaive is an S tier strength weapon i think.
These thumbnails look super good! Btw did you consider trying some mods out? A modded playthrough may be super fun
Chase: "fun fight though"
Also Chase: "weee have"
Waiting for another From Software game to unlock more Chase (c)
For the long katanas, malenia's has greater curvature and no guard, the nagakiba is straighter.
Do you ever use the simultaneous backstep slash on rapier?
Not a weapon per se, but can you do the Carian sword sorceries? Slicer, piercer, and great sword? It’d be amazing if you can make it work
I like this sword a lot. it's one of the few colossals (alongside Zweihänder) which feels colossal but doesn't look over-the-top ridiculously fat and chunky.
YOOO it's my sword! It dropped for me randomly during my playthru, and I didn't learn how rare it was till after I'd slain 1000 enemies with it!
With Lightning Slash, you have to basically bait them onto rolling into you. I've 1 shotten with that before, it can be lethal, but inconsistent.
ah yes, the weapon that 5 people got in their inventory
fun fact: the heavy watchdog's greatsword has 24% more scaling with strength than the heavy greatsword, but because the ar calculation takes into account base damage (even for the scaling portion) and the greatsword has much higher base damage, the greatsword still has more AR at any strength investment.... It already has a massive range advantage, idk why from balances its weapons so poorly
That's pretty stupid to me although I usually use this one anyway cause it looks cooler
Dude 4 more episodes. Ive been getting my push ups ready
For me the best part in theses weapon showcase videos, is when chase finally land that really hard and slow ash of war, it's the main reason I am here for.
Good ol watchdog. That sword carried me especially with the lions claw AoW
One step closer to troll knights sword
Can you make videos on what you use and how to make youre builds. Bleed,Lightning,Fire,Ice,Madness,Arcane,Wizard,Faith. sorry if its alot to ask but im trying to make them all
The banished knight teabags the host in the last invasion
Despite the S scaling in strength on this weapon, it never exceedes in AR in comparison to the Greatsword. Wish they made it so that it outscaled at like 80 strength ro something
This thing looks really neat with the Waves of Darkness AoW. Fits the weapon pretty well tbh.
your videos are perfect for one click volume listening
Okay but can we talk about the fact that ds3 is back
great showcase i wanted you to hit the lightning slash i heard its op now with the greatswords if you hit, cant wait to see greatbows showcases.
More like with the Zweihander, really.
And also works well with Faith builds as a Blessed weapon for some reason.
Also, double damage flasks.
Question, with Gs with high guard, is there an advantage to guarding over rolling?
Envoys Long Horn PLEASE!! My favorite weapon
Every day, I see more weapons I didn’t know existed.
I saw a guy using lightning slash and they only pulled it off with trades.
Also apparently Lightning Slash Zweihander into Placidusax's Ruin is a true combo lol.
Here are a couple friends trying to fight Morgot, and you gotta come in and FUCK it all up.
A weapon that's outclassed by the Greatsword in pretty much every way, if it had strength requirements of 24, it could have seen some use as an infusion weapon for builds that don't specialize in strength.
HEY CHASE, DS3 servers are back!!! Please do its livestream when you get the time!
Didn't know Earthshaker had a follow-up attack. Might try that.
nice showcase as always,
love to see you do a powerstanced giant golems halberd showcase or brick hammers, theyre entertaining. and somehow a lot of people dont even know the brick even exists lol
i sold mine when i first started thinking ill never need this...now im sad
Powerstancing Golem Halberd is so cool. They look very menacing.
Brick scales well with strength and arcane both when Occult. Same for the Great Mace.
@@KatyaAbc575 they also do DAMAGE... ive done more than 2k damage with the pancake special.
and they're one of the longest colossal from my testing, maybe the longest
Quickstep/Bloodhound Step > attack > Rinse/Repeat = danger
5:36 he didnd't dodge the running attack because he was stuck in the Turning animation.
Boys and Girls, Ashen ones from all over the world, our time has finally come! Dark Souls 3 is finally online again!
Nice strength Chase
Any sword can be a watch dogs sword.
But you need to be truly special to be a great star.
Carian Knights Sword next!!
Set them on fire with the Torchpole 🔥
I thought the banished knight t bagged the host at 19:40 for a split second lol
I beat the game twice and I've never seen this weapon before. Christ man...
We are almost at episode 100 insane...
It’s a fashion and personal choice to rock this bad boy, but I’m surprised with how often it one shots.
19:40 Banished knight Tbagg wutt
Next time you see Hope summon her, i want a rematch.
Watchdogs gets b str scaling even when cold infused. Pair that with chilling mist ash of war and you will be producing frost in 2 hits :)
Great Mace and Brick Hammer get high Strength and Arcane scalings when Occult.
Kinda ridiculous.
I'd like to think Water Drinker (1st duel) is a reference to MythyMoo.
I really wanted a weapon like the fume ultra greatsword. Just a filthy slab of iron with s in strength lmao
Lions claw would have been perfect for punishing the merais executioner sword skill. Ud prolly one shot him too
Nice work man 👍
Nice strength
Just subbed. Amazing vids
I have those d-pad misinput shenanigans as well. In pve, the way torrent and the lantern are mapped makes me often accidentally turn on the lantern.
I wonder if we’ll find the gem that goes in the eye
The crescent ripple halberd has an S in arcane
What is your opinion on the radahns soreseal/scarseal with the extra 12/20 free levels
You should never use them above level 60. Not worth it. Never.
Surely some ds3 invasions 👀
I know ashes are cool, but since From has gone further and further away from simple combat, I wish you could put two ashes and the game had more weapon variety within certain groups, even if only cosmetic.
have you ever faced greatshield focused builds? do people use them at all? and what is your opinion on them?
Greatshields are extraordinarily good in elden ring, far better than they were in Dark Souls III. Get a greatshield and a heavy thrusting sword, use the greatshield talisman and the spear talisman. You can shield poke and trade and very favorably match up against anything. PvE becomes very easy, PvP also easy
Can you showcase the flowing curved sword please?
The real gut's dragon slayer 😎
Before 6 hours I just said to myself why chase haven't made a video about the watchdog Ultra greatsword?
Seems like my prayers were answered