Skillz, hate to break it to you, but the ringed knight paired ultra greatswords arent a strength weapon at all. At 66 str they do 574, while on a 40/40 build they have an AR of 596. They're a quality weapon outright that can be used on a strength build, but they're not a strength weapon. Secondly, you got the Fume wrong. It does 649 on a 66 str build, making it only 40 points shy of Ledo while still being lighter. Add to that that its buffable whereas ledo's is not, I think you're selling it short. I agree that it has no business being in the final cut, but at least give it credit where it is due. Lastly, you forgot the *splitleaf greatsword*: 599 on 66 str when heavy infused, buffable and has a halberd moveset overall while the every R1 you land has a true combo with the WA that can literally one-shot. Given that the paired ultras is out because its is NOT a str weapon, I reckon that this is a serious contender due to its versatile moveset, damage, speed and low costs in weight an stamina compared to the other options.
Alex Groot who said that skillz is good player? never but never dont trust for a good player guy who think best and worst weapon exist. i love watch the videos but i never dont watch tier list and best weapons shits.
They're the best strength weapon because of the low dexterity requirement and the amount of strength in comparison to dexterity. If you built an only strength build with the minimum of 15 dexterity then these would be the best weapons to use, it may have a -50 AR but the moveset makes up for it if you can land the following attack. So overtime in a battle using these RKPGS solely on a strength build should give you more wins but that's what's fun about pvp anything can happen.
I see where you're going with this. but you have this wrong. See, when using a heavy and slow weapon, you want a strengh build, here's why: 1.You would often trade shots, so you need the extra defense you get from strengh stat 2.You'd want heavy armour that provides defense and poise so you could tank through hits and survive. that means that you better of spend your remaining points in vitality than on dex for a minor 22 AR. you'll get ALOT more from your investment in STR and VIT than in dex.
"dragonslayer greataxe is not a pure strength weapon, so is disqualified" and yet you leave the obvious quality weapon Ringed Knight Paired UGS on the list? lmao
It's more strength based and you're barely missing out on the damage from dex. While I agree that it's a quality weapon, it has a huge emphasis in strength
You aren't really missing out on alot if you dont level up your dex for the paired gs compared to the dragonslayer greataxe which needs faith if you want to make it more effective with its weapon art
3 years later, I'm still confused as to why values were taken from one-handed attacks, yet each weapon is shown being two-handed since it's often the better moveset.
Because as soon as you equip it you are gonna hold it one handed? Its gonna be even more confusing for more people if the damage was displayed as the two handed damage
and that is why you do R1 L1 L1 and not L1 L1 L1 for anything but roll-catching with the PUGS. the first L1 is great, especially since it can't be parried, but it leaves you so fucking vulnerable to preserverance punishing.
I hardly ever use them and someone gifted them to me as early as Undead Settlement. Can't deny how powerful they are, but that might be part of why I don't, and also I don't feel I legitimately got them. Then again I often go through areas bare-handed for the parries and satisfaction, so I'm not one to judge them lol.
The only way to play with them competitively is to unlock and predict there rolls bit then again your relying on luck of the draw with predictions and if your opponent is unpredictable it will be hard for you to hit your opponent but on the plus side you become harder to run around and backstab because your playing unlocked
Superior poise made a good counter, particularly vs. the players who didn't bother with VIT (so they have very low poise themselves and get staggered easily). Stomp was quite effective as the L1 comes out quite slow, and Perseverance can allow you to out-DPS them with a heavy weapon. Ranged attacks are great too, they spend long periods locked in place after each move. They are a pain, but I have a feeling that even the superior DPS they're going to have now isn't going to outweigh the tracking nerf.
With the heavy infused Greatsword I'm getting almost as much AR as ledos greathammer plus it has stomp witch is one of the best ways to counter the Ringed knight UGS. I don't get why he said greatsword wasn't on the list because of the ringed knight swords. Does anyone else think it should have made the list?
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, I out maneuver the ring knight great swords and smash people with my great sword all the time. I feel like this video is outdated now, a lot of people know the RKUGS moveset and if you just roll accordingly and then hyper armor through once they run out of stamina from spamming… they are toast.
Just found the great sword was so happy when I did . Great weapon in Eldon ring has to be great in dark souls . Just a few more levels till I can actually use it though
@DestroyingProductions bag moveset? Just because it's verticle does NOT mean it's bad *news flash* vert moveset is faster than horizontal, it has the poke for R2, the lunge weapon art, most range of any Ugs....it's fucking tank
0:40 LOL Edit: Also, why have you forgotten the true best Str weapon - the Splitleaf GS? It's infusable, buffable, has a good moveset, and with a guaranteed R1 + L2 + R2 combo, the damn thing is hard to beat.
+Wishywashy 16 dex req can still land you in the Sl100 range at 66 str and 35+ vigor (I have 39) easily with reasonably heavy armor (I use Iron/Cathedral Knight/Nameless Knight/Nameless Knight, 34.33 poise, and an optimal setup would get me over 38) and a pocket straight sword to deal with quickstep
Ringed Knight Ugs are trash in the meta though. They get Perseverence punished, Stomp L2-R2 punished, backstab punished, even parried on many moves because they have no twohanded attacks. Contrary to what some believe, the L1 is parriable, it just requires godly timing. Ringed Knight Ugs is just farron gs 2.0. Any Hyperarmored move or Weaponart with knockdown and knockup instantly trashes it due to the animation taking five years on all of Rkpugs moves. This video, while it is indeed your sbjective opinion, is objectively wrong. Ringed Knight Paired ugs only works on people of low skill, similar to backstep attacking, and such a weapon will only take you so far before you hit a wall you will never surpass. Furthermore the "best weapon in the game" is the Lothric ugs from pure damage perspective its almost not up for debate at this point, due to it being able to kill Midir in under 50 seconds with a hypermode build.. and oneshot anything else ever. Thats my opinion on the matter at least.
Wut. A competent Fume user will beat a paired greatsword any day. Like lmao just swing the sword and you win every trade against that shit. Weapon art? lol just stomp and smash them. It doesn't stand a chance. Also no Vordt's? That gives frost in 2-3 hits.
While I prefer FUGS too, Imo the GS is even better. It hits harder and has a more useful WA that's more damaging and covers all around you so it protects you and also is harder to dodge. But if you go against a RPUGS who's also just as competent, gg.
What about the split leaf greatsword? At 66 str it out damages every other halberd (with heavy infusion), has a weapon art that is easy to combo, and best of all it is still buffable. With blessed weapon or resins it is a BEAST of a weapon.
Yes I agree that it's a badass weapon but from what I remember, it's damage is much lower than any of the weapon's mentioned in the video by a long shot. I should have mentioned it though.
As a halberd with quite the unique WA, its AR can be deceptive. Anything with high combo potential needs to be judged by damage output rather than AR. And this thing can combo like crazy.
PvPSkillz splitleaf greatsword has all you need, range, it is fast and damage I like to buffed with darkmoon blade and use its insane combo (r1+l2+r1/r2) you can one shot any phantom with a good buff (crystal or darkmoon).
PvPSkillz didn't you yourself say damage isn't everything that things combo ability gives it the potential to out damage some of the other weapons that made it to the top of the list
PVPSkillz at 66str the Splitleaf does 599 damage, outclassing the Ringed Knight Paired ultras at 66str. So it's 'low damage' is not a legit excuse if Ringed Knight paired gets a pass (not to mention that RKPUGS arent str weapons as all, they preform best on a quality build).
i love the exiles curved greatsword. ive been using it since launch and is one of my favorite weapons. i love putting it in the offhand with a longsword main hand. the switch up is insane. if you know how to play this weapon you will win every single fight. at least in my experience i did. im not even worried about how easy it is to parry, you just bait them into the weapon art.
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Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords? Hello, meet my four rolls and instant backstab.
@@kevinnigins9488 "best" to me is the Greatsword because of the moveset and reach, even though it's not the top damage. "Best" to someone else might be Dragonslayer Greataxe because of the crazy high damage... so one person cares about moveset, another about damage, another about reach... all able to be "best" to different people. So, in other words it's 100% subjective.
I have barely played pvp where I won because I don't play a ton of pvp. First time I fought someone who was using them, I used Lorian's GS, yeeted the guy in the air a bit and just destroyed him. And I'm a terrible pvp player
I prefer a Heavy Great Club. The range is nice, the damage is great and it's buffable. The R2 attacks can catch an opponent off-guard, great way to finish someone off. It's also fairly light for a great weapon and it's pure str, unlike your paired greatswords which (as another commenter pointed out) is better with a quality build. I don't know if I'd say Great Club is number 1, but it definitely is better than an honorable mention.
*mace isn't on the list* bruh *RKPGS, a quality weapon, wins* BRUH *puts FUGS on the list when it's one of the worst UGS overall* BRUUUH *doesn't put BKGS and its one-shot true combo on the list* BRUUUUUUUH *doesn't put Drang Hammers and its amazing combo game on the list* okay seriously do I have to drag out "BRuUuuuUuUH" any longer? *no splitleaf GS (I dont think explanation is needed here)* ... *no millwood battle axe (again do I need explanation?)* ... *TRIGGERED* seriously though so many great strength weapons were just shafted because bigger = better apparently also lol at the people in the comments saying Splitleaf ohkos, it does about 1100 on a 66 str/16 dex build against light-medium armor while buffed with human pine resin, get your vigor to 40+ people, 35 isn't enough anymore :/
To be fair to the millwood battle axe, the only really good thing about it is it's WA and that's hard countered by blocking. With anything. Literally anything.
+tegoran It's fast enough and has enough range to rollcatch and has over 500 AR 2-handed at 66 STR Heavy. It's also an axe which is a good weapon to pair with shields, and there are some really good shields running around (Crest, Black Knight, Lothric Knight) It's also been ranked a mid tier weapon at worst by most rankings which is better than Smough's GH lmfao
No, it's not, but if Smough's GH is an honorable mention then Millwood Battle Axe is an S+++ tier weapon tbh As a side note, editing original comment because I have no idea why I said Splitleaf does 1300 it does like 1100 lol
tegoran millwood should be up there because despite being a fairly small fast, and poise lacking weapon, it does a fuckton of damage, and has incredible rollcatch potential, you will always need a faster weapon to deal with certain people and this weapon does that job very well, another alternative for this job is the broadsword but it has pretty shitty range and much less damage
Hey PvPSkillz, I'd like to inform you abt how the Black Knight Greataxe has the highest physical AR in the game (when compared to any other unbuffed and uninfused weapon). with an AR of above 800 on a build with 66 str. Also, the Splitleaf Greatsword is also an amazing strength weapon with a great moveset and very high damage.
honestly, a little hard to take this video seriously when the splitleaf greatsword isn't on here. and curved exile greatsword not good for pvp? check yourself son, that speed and dmg whule buffable is pretty nuts. not the best str wep for pvp, but damn good.
I created about 2 months ago a full strenght character, and man, the Greatsword is a monster. with 66 in strenght it pullet out around 678 physical damage, and one time I letterally one shot one pyromancer invader with one two handed hit
SheSaidSheWas18 I've used it before on a strength build. It was nice but it performance improved on my quality build, or more accurately, it did more damage on my quality build.
For 1v1s my vote goes to Yhorm's purely because of its insane range, with proper spacing you can keep your opponent at arms length for the entire fight.
I feel like the Fume Ultra Greatsword's weapon art probably has the best counter vs other weapon arts. I don't think I've lost once to anyone with the ringknight pair ultra greatswords especially with it. It is very heavy but it also has pretty high defense stats when using it to guard. It also offers a pretty quick rolling rb and the timing of the swing in general can be used very well to roll catch because they differ so much. You can also switch it to one handed and it has a very wide range for very mobile opponents. If anyone is thinking of using it I would say give it a try at least. It's not only a lot of fun but very good once you know how to use it.
I know the Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords scale a little bit more with their strength, but their heavy dexterity scaling makes it a "Quality/Refined" weapon, not a Strength weapon.
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords are the "go to" for noobs and players who lack any type of build creativity. Most of the time they're a one trick pony with no versatility. Going up against these weapons is like spanking a child.
Saturn Ascension true, at pontiff i got summoned into av1 gank all of them has rkgs, (i had the red hilt Halbert) i just used persevere and leo ring counter and kill 2 and nearly killed the third, but he resumonned and i died
I was neutral at first. Now... it's true that I'm starting to take some delight in displaying at least a backstab and a perseverance trade without taking any other kind of hit when they expect to one-combo people in duels.
It doesn't mean that everyone who uses them is a noob. Usually the best weapons in games will have the worst representation because it attracts those who have little skill. Worse weapons take more skill to use, so better players or ones looking to challenge themselves will use them instead. Which is why I've barely touched my RPUGS and often opt to do things bare-handed, despite recognizing that the RPUGS are OP.
Shinku no Yami they just aren't, using an L1 is a guaranteed backstab or horrible poise trade if your opponent has any idea of what they're doing, the r1's are easily parried because you cannot 2 hand, and the weapon art is far too telegraphed to hit anybody unless they are caught off guard in an invasion or something
I'll just quietly hang out here... with my Dragon's Tooth... I still love you buddy for your fire/magic resist and buffability with no dex requirement... It fine... Y_Y
@@darthmalar9781 I like to Min Max starting warrior. Nothing but STR and tank stats. Get all the rings for more resist and D.Tooth for magic and fire on top. Little regen and trade trade trade. I do it with Faith as well which is stronger. Mainly the options of bow and storm and stake. Lots of fun to talk about thanks friend!
The Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords have on big weakness currently, anything great/ultra great sword with stomp and the follow-up swing. Which, means, even though it does plenty of damage, and has a good move set, it's easily countered, and put below other weapons.
What about the Heavy Millwood Axe? Or the heavy splitleaf great sword? They're both pure strength weapons, have insane speed for their moves and deal a lot of damage. also they can be buffed.
Game Doctor (a Russian youtuber) compared the damage of all the weapons with 802nd level and 99 points on each stat, so Black knight's axe has the highest damage (802 damage without a buff and 882 with a buff). There's also Lorian's greatsword that with a buff has 918 damage, but it has scaling from all 4 attributes, that means to make damage a bit higher than Black knight's axe you need AT LEAST 350th level.
Here is my list of the 10 best strength weapons. 1. Lothrick knight greatesword 2. Greatesword 3. Ledos greate hammer 4.splitleaf 5.flambirg Honerable mentions 1. Dragonslayer greate Axe 2. Moonlight greatsword 3.black knight greate axe 4.giant door shields 5. Caestis-(leather fist weapon idk how to spell it) 6. Cathedral knight greatsword Just a disclaimer some are better at meta but most are good in level 400+ builds for me.
it's very easy to stop the normal combo of the ringed duo greatswords, with other greatsword that have a great distance, like the Guts sword, Fume knight sword and Black Knight sword. When the people using the ringed duo swords use the first atack of the normal combo, running forward, you atack when ends the first atack of him, and before he start the second atack of the normal combo of the Ringed duo greatswords, he will be stopped and stagged.
Splitleaf greatsword should have been on this list man, not as best but as a really good mention. It gets a S scaling in strenght and has a garuanteed 4-hit-combo. Its very popular and I personally see it more often in PVP than the RKPUGS.
Mani De Maki It's because it's better than the RKPG and Skillz sucks off the RKPG meaning even if another weapon is actually better *cough* splitleaf *cough*, he will still defend the weapon anyways.
I don't know, I think Great club should have been in the list at least. It doesn't eat up as much stamina has other great hammer. It has an extremely good horizontal R2 With your 66 strength build with heavy infusion and 2handed it has 641 AR (making it only 40 AR shy from Ledo's) and can be buffed. It's weight is also only 12 units. It's really an incredible Strength weapon.
manserpent hatchet and Millwood battle axe are both amazing. the hatchet has phantom range for days and the Millwood has an amazing weapon art if used correctly
My personal fav strength weapon has to be the heavy infused exile greatsword. awesome when up against ganks. it's a true gank spanker. fun moveset. can be buffed and infused. does high damage and doesn't require high stats at all. only 16 dex, and 24 strength. I think 100% exile greatsword is the best strength weapon overall in ds3.
I think you've overlooked the usefulness of the 80 block and 55 stability of the Fume UGS, especially when you consider that the stomp weapon art has block frames. It's also buffable, dealing nearly 700 strike damage with blessed weapon.
I Never use the RKPG EVER. I feel bad using them, they are WAYYYY to easy to use. You got all these former "parry kings" thinking that they are PVP gods but they can only use RKPG. lol.
Levi It's really not good It only works on people who don't know what they're doing. It doesn't just have specialized counters, any spear or curved sword straight up shits on it too
the hit box is 100% broken, So even if you know what you are doing and dodge they will still hit you from a mile away and then you are dead on near dead, and all the person using them has to do is press two buttons while you get stunlocked to death. I dont have a problem with the damage, its the hitboxes that annoy me. They are completely broken
I actually prefer fighting people who use the Paired ringed Knight swords. Because I know how to break it's locks, and how to stun someone using them. I think there is not a "better" or "best" weapon, it just depends on who is using them and the strategy involved, I actually think those swords are garbage, at least for me. Because I use my mind when I am playing, and very specific set of moves, they feel to much like a button mash weapon to me, even in pve. I keep 3 weapons on me for Pve, pvp,invasion, and specific types of duels depending on what people are using.
I have been switching my build up on each NG+ cycle . To me, Dex is more fun, fast, has efficient stamina use and diverse movesets.But Strength makes the irritating NPC battles much easier, I am still learning to be a better strength player, but I am demolishing PVE. Hyper armor, stagger, viability against multiple targets and the occasional unparryable moves , Strength has a lot going for it. Still need to test if this holds up in PVP as well.
Ledo's greathammer TOP WEAPON, with buffed L2 oneshot most of ppl. btw why there are quality weapons on list ? Paired ringed knight greatswords are quality weapon, not strenght like ledo's greathammer >:(
Tony Grind I actually have a pure dex build that just so happens to have 40 strength, (thank you prisoners chain) I tried the paired greatswords. with 60 dex, they actually get a pretty stable AR as well. now they do get more with a more strength based build but I didn't see much of a difference to warrent it a more strength based weapon but that is just my opinion.
TheRPGentleman With 60 dex. xD Besides I reallocated that to just 30 strength so I can put some into luck and faith. gotta have that bleed with Blessed Weapon. xD Besides it still doesn't change the fact that the Paired Greatswords is a quality weapon and not a strength weapon.
Vordt's greathammer for my STR build (and by STR build I mean I picked Warrior and never put a single point into DEX). Great hyper-armor when combined with my Cathedral Knight armor. It induces frostbite buildup even on near misses and against rolling enemies. Just be sure to bring a quick little sidearm to roll-catch, or you will die to the inevitable quickstep spammer. I also have a +5 Ledo's, but I find the stamina consumption to be too ridiculous for my playstyle.
I would like to posit that Gundyr's halberd is one of the best strength weapons as well. Having the best mobility while maintaining high damage. While the weapon can be parried, the running attack makes parrying difficult. Plus the weapon art can do ~700 damage with ridiculous tracking and a large hitbox.
this is really kinda stupid. RKPUGS is quality, and not even the best. with no mention of splitleaf, many people's choice as best strength weapon? get it together man
though not on a strength build, i've found the hollow zweihander can be quite potent with a quality+luck build at sl120. I found out how good it was after hollow bleed builds got a slight nerf, but i wanted to try out other weapons without bleed with hollow infusion, and this got 612 while 2 handing unbuffed at 40/36/30 dex/str/luck (increases to 40 luck with a +10 hollow weapon in each hand.) with it's extreme low weight for it's class, you can afford to equip more gear for poise and damage mitigation as well. and its stomp > golf swing skill makes great for countering the new most overused ultra greatsword in the game's l1 spam as well. I would say it at least has a spot to contend against other great weapons, especially other UGS. I understand again this was a pure str build video, but it was mentioned that the twin UGS would be the greatest UGS, and i have to disagree on that.
It's so old in fact, that I've gone from groaning every time I saw RKPGS because they were busted, to groaning every time I see RKPGS because they're so boring to fight. The stuns before the actual attacks are still really stupid, but so are the people who insist that L1 spam will magically work if they do it enough times.
Yhorm’s is the best purely because of that insane stager range, you can swing from too far away, miss them completely and they will still be staggered. Makes it one of the few slow, heavy weapons that can’t be trashed by spacing with spears. Also chuck in a straighsword on your offhand and L1 mash when they roll into you
I know it doesn't have hyper armor but it's still technically a strength weapon considering it has an S scaling for strength. the butcher knife actually deals pretty high damage for how fast it hits and has a buff that increases damage and heals you.
The thing with exile is you get way more hits in. My little strat with that weapon is deliberately miss 4 swings, your opponent will come in thinking you are our of stamina and get hit at least twice (thats at 50 endurance while two handing).
I always thought Gael's greatsword is super good now. You hit one r1 and you get a true combo using the weapon art that often takes 2/3 or their health. I've even seen it take all of their health. I'm not BIG on dark souls, but I feel like taking away nearly all their health for landing one attack is pretty cheese.
This is a highly subjective topic. There are tons of strength weapons that you missed that are amazing to use, even if they don't have a super high AR. How about the Heavy Millwood Battleaxe? 2 Handed 66 str (99 str) they have an AR of I think around 530 and can be buffed which is insane for a weapon that weighs 6.5 UNITS. It has a good weapon art too that buffs damage and stuns them for a guaranteed R1 most of the time. Also the RKPGS are a quality weapon and only make scum feel good for using it because it takes no skill and all you do is press L1L1L1L1 and maybe an L2 in there sometimes. This is a good quality video so I'm still going to like it, but I just completely disagree with your final statement.
I think Vordt's gh has a weak moveset and range, and a very high stamina consumption. Perseverance is a good thing, but not always worth it, because most people will hit you once while you cast it and then just wait it to expire.
well, greatsword should only be used sparingly. I totally agree with you, but there is no "best" weapon. I use greatsword in quality builds to screw with my opponents when using farron greatsword.
At 66 STR, heavy Glaive gets higher AR than BKG, and is buffable (considering BKG is viewed as one of the best weapons in the game, I feel like a STR weapon that outdoes the BKG could have been a contender). Heavy broadsword has one of the lowest ranges of any straightswords, but also the highest AR, while having great chase-down on its R2 (probably should have been mentioned) Spiked Mace has a massive damage R1 L2 R1 true combo, and has bleed pressure. Gundyr’s and Heavy Splitleaf are often mentioned as the best halberds in the game. No mention here. Mace is solid straightsword counter, and given how popular straightswords are, probably deserved consideration. Thrall Axe is the highest AR Quickstep weapon in the game. Heavy Zwei has lower AR than a lot of other UGSs, but also lower stamina consumption, second lowest weight, good 1 and 2-handed moveset, and can be buffed. The WA can be difficult to land in most circumstances, but given that the WA R2 is effectively a hard counter to Friede’s, Gael’s, Farron, and RKPGS, it definitely deserves a mention. Last, but not least, Caestus is one of the most popular weapons in the game for a reason. Definitely deserved a spot.
The stock Greataxe and the Harald CGS deserve the spotlight more than Yhorm's and Exile imo. The Greataxe has Warcry without getting bad R2s and has less stamina consumption and weight, and the Harald does almost the same amount of damage as the Exile with a WA that comes out super fast with little warning that can combo into an ~800 damage string of hits.
I had a faith strength build and was absolutely smashing bosses in new game+ with the dragonslayer greataxe, it's hard to imagine doing more damage per hit that
Skillz, hate to break it to you, but the ringed knight paired ultra greatswords arent a strength weapon at all. At 66 str they do 574, while on a 40/40 build they have an AR of 596. They're a quality weapon outright that can be used on a strength build, but they're not a strength weapon.
Secondly, you got the Fume wrong. It does 649 on a 66 str build, making it only 40 points shy of Ledo while still being lighter. Add to that that its buffable whereas ledo's is not, I think you're selling it short. I agree that it has no business being in the final cut, but at least give it credit where it is due.
Lastly, you forgot the *splitleaf greatsword*: 599 on 66 str when heavy infused, buffable and has a halberd moveset overall while the every R1 you land has a true combo with the WA that can literally one-shot. Given that the paired ultras is out because its is NOT a str weapon, I reckon that this is a serious contender due to its versatile moveset, damage, speed and low costs in weight an stamina compared to the other options.
Alex Groot Now THAT'S what I call constructive criticism and I agree, RKPGS are quality
I agree, they don't even get the 2h STR modifier from going 2 handed (since they're paired weapons)
Alex Groot who said that skillz is good player? never but never dont trust for a good player guy who think best and worst weapon exist. i love watch the videos but i never dont watch tier list and best weapons shits.
They're the best strength weapon because of the low dexterity requirement and the amount of strength in comparison to dexterity. If you built an only strength build with the minimum of 15 dexterity then these would be the best weapons to use, it may have a -50 AR but the moveset makes up for it if you can land the following attack. So overtime in a battle using these RKPGS solely on a strength build should give you more wins but that's what's fun about pvp anything can happen.
I see where you're going with this. but you have this wrong.
See, when using a heavy and slow weapon, you want a strengh build, here's why:
1.You would often trade shots, so you need the extra defense you get from strengh stat
2.You'd want heavy armour that provides defense and poise so you could tank through hits and survive.
that means that you better of spend your remaining points in vitality than on dex for a minor 22 AR. you'll get ALOT more from your investment in STR and VIT than in dex.
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That’s ironic.
“I feel like Rambo, NOTHING can touch me.” *gets hit twice*
3 times
I think he meant hyper armor
Damn, they went full anime on the second DLC lol
the waifu count was pretty low though
結束我 amnesiac lapp best waifu
Top Waifu omg a TH-camr that knows how to read thank god
Top Waifu lakanus fuk u
Japanese cartoons suck
the best strength weapon is obviously the wooden great hammer
Berk The Dog broken straight sword with heavy gem*
Its actually not that bad with lightning blade and heavy gem
I see ... Your a man of culture as well ...
Aw hell yeah
is it great club?
"dragonslayer greataxe is not a pure strength weapon, so is disqualified" and yet you leave the obvious quality weapon Ringed Knight Paired UGS on the list? lmao
It's more strength based and you're barely missing out on the damage from dex. While I agree that it's a quality weapon, it has a huge emphasis in strength
You aren't really missing out on alot if you dont level up your dex for the paired gs compared to the dragonslayer greataxe which needs faith if you want to make it more effective with its weapon art
@@bigmannn2443so i need faith bcs of the lithning?
@@brankdatank840yes
3 years later, I'm still confused as to why values were taken from one-handed attacks, yet each weapon is shown being two-handed since it's often the better moveset.
It has actually confused you for that long? Yikes bro. You know there's other games out...
@@AntonyYTube It's a good game.
Because as soon as you equip it you are gonna hold it one handed? Its gonna be even more confusing for more people if the damage was displayed as the two handed damage
@@bigmannn2443 that doesnt make any sense
@@bigmannn2443 what?
i love finding ppl who use the paired gs, just use a zwei and golf swing them
mykoopas bums I love it when RKPUGS users try to l1 into a weapon that can stomp.
burger flip em with profaned gs weapon art.
I prefer hyper armor buffed sunlight spears for nearly 1 shots and a cheesy finish with lightning arrow for extra salt. :')
RIP RKPUGS
and that is why you do R1 L1 L1 and not L1 L1 L1 for anything but roll-catching with the PUGS. the first L1 is great, especially since it can't be parried, but it leaves you so fucking vulnerable to preserverance punishing.
zwei is amazing with POISE
Giant door shields...
That is all.
Door squad
Y E S S I R
Dores
its basically;- "go home kid, there's nothing you can kill here" tactics..
Invade ringcity, obscurring ring and lock out in front of the narrow passage thats safe from midirs swooping breath.
Heavy caestus is really the only option...
DUAL Heavy Caestus friend, dual....the only way to rock.
And Demon Fists to blender anyone trying to parry your fists.
So dual caestus work!!! I've thought about doing that for hiding parries but gosh dang
The Harald Curved Sword was a S scaling with a heavy infusion, can be buffed and has a good weapon art that can combo
7:43 "Too much strength" Excuse me but you can never have enough strength
Has anyone else not even bothered touching the paired greatswords since the DLC launched?
GhostReflect 5 months later and I still haven't lul
I hardly ever use them and someone gifted them to me as early as Undead Settlement. Can't deny how powerful they are, but that might be part of why I don't, and also I don't feel I legitimately got them.
Then again I often go through areas bare-handed for the parries and satisfaction, so I'm not one to judge them lol.
I use em all the time
me caus i like the ringed knight straight sword more
Same I think they look stupid and unnatural to carry same with great hammers
Once you get timings down the Paired Ringed Knight Greatswords are begging to be backstabbed
Also they look ugly, and don't make weapons obsolete when they are one of the heaviest in the game, slow, and stat heavy.
C Ooper you l1 once against with those I backstab you lol those weapons are trash against players like me
Funny enough, the new patch buffs their damage but further nerfs the tracking. So they'll hit even harder, but won't hit.
The only way to play with them competitively is to unlock and predict there rolls bit then again your relying on luck of the draw with predictions and if your opponent is unpredictable it will be hard for you to hit your opponent but on the plus side you become harder to run around and backstab because your playing unlocked
Superior poise made a good counter, particularly vs. the players who didn't bother with VIT (so they have very low poise themselves and get staggered easily). Stomp was quite effective as the L1 comes out quite slow, and Perseverance can allow you to out-DPS them with a heavy weapon. Ranged attacks are great too, they spend long periods locked in place after each move.
They are a pain, but I have a feeling that even the superior DPS they're going to have now isn't going to outweigh the tracking nerf.
With the heavy infused Greatsword I'm getting almost as much AR as ledos greathammer plus it has stomp witch is one of the best ways to counter the Ringed knight UGS. I don't get why he said greatsword wasn't on the list because of the ringed knight swords. Does anyone else think it should have made the list?
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, I out maneuver the ring knight great swords and smash people with my great sword all the time. I feel like this video is outdated now, a lot of people know the RKUGS moveset and if you just roll accordingly and then hyper armor through once they run out of stamina from spamming… they are toast.
Just found the great sword was so happy when I did . Great weapon in Eldon ring has to be great in dark souls . Just a few more levels till I can actually use it though
I'm a little salty about you kicking the fugs off the list
bad scaling? fume has an s that's the best
I know there are better swords than FUGS but it's still my go to. Usually win 4 out of 5 fights.
fugs is really good imo if you know how to use it.
@DestroyingProductions bag moveset? Just because it's verticle does NOT mean it's bad *news flash* vert moveset is faster than horizontal, it has the poke for R2, the lunge weapon art, most range of any Ugs....it's fucking tank
@DestroyingProductions stop being so fucking toxic,you're the sole reason why the souls community sucks
Mentions Smoughs Hammer once.
Doesn't get listed at all.
He said honorable mention
0:40 LOL
Edit: Also, why have you forgotten the true best Str weapon - the Splitleaf GS? It's infusable, buffable, has a good moveset, and with a guaranteed R1 + L2 + R2 combo, the damn thing is hard to beat.
xplodax Stupid dex requirement
+Wishywashy 16 dex req can still land you in the Sl100 range at 66 str and 35+ vigor (I have 39) easily with reasonably heavy armor (I use Iron/Cathedral Knight/Nameless Knight/Nameless Knight, 34.33 poise, and an optimal setup would get me over 38) and a pocket straight sword to deal with quickstep
yeah it gets s in steenght
As stated before.. the dex requirement is too much for a strngth build... BUT great weapon.. Period.
Because it's not a greatsword
Ringed Knight Ugs are trash in the meta though. They get Perseverence punished, Stomp L2-R2 punished, backstab punished, even parried on many moves because they have no twohanded attacks. Contrary to what some believe, the L1 is parriable, it just requires godly timing. Ringed Knight Ugs is just farron gs 2.0. Any Hyperarmored move or Weaponart with knockdown and knockup instantly trashes it due to the animation taking five years on all of Rkpugs moves. This video, while it is indeed your sbjective opinion, is objectively wrong. Ringed Knight Paired ugs only works on people of low skill, similar to backstep attacking, and such a weapon will only take you so far before you hit a wall you will never surpass. Furthermore the "best weapon in the game" is the Lothric ugs from pure damage perspective its almost not up for debate at this point, due to it being able to kill Midir in under 50 seconds with a hypermode build.. and oneshot anything else ever. Thats my opinion on the matter at least.
Sen
except the farron gs does no damage
I need to learn to parry those
+Keith Stone Farron GS still does garbage damage after the buff that came out yesterday?
Reisen Udongein Inaba idk I didn't see that they buffed it. It had never done much damage and has been the weakest UGS since the game has been out
Keith Stone Might be worth a try with the buff it got on Friday.
Wut. A competent Fume user will beat a paired greatsword any day. Like lmao just swing the sword and you win every trade against that shit. Weapon art? lol just stomp and smash them. It doesn't stand a chance. Also no Vordt's? That gives frost in 2-3 hits.
While I prefer FUGS too, Imo the GS is even better. It hits harder and has a more useful WA that's more damaging and covers all around you so it protects you and also is harder to dodge.
But if you go against a RPUGS who's also just as competent, gg.
Shinku no Yami imo the lothric knight greatsword is better then all of them because it’s moveset is so damn good. (And it’s just behind the GS in dm)
I honestly suck with Vordt's hammer, but it's still so fun. I don't mind losing when I use it.
He's comparing overall damage, not how easy it is to use it
cathedral knight greatsword anybody? no? :(
@That One Guy lets not forget that the stomp demolishes rkpgs
It’s the best looking one, therefore it’s excluded.
Im using it, total beast
Im the only person who use the butcher knife ? :(
It’s a vertical ultra, they suck ass. Best strength weapon is splitleaf or any heavy straight sword
What about the split leaf greatsword? At 66 str it out damages every other halberd (with heavy infusion), has a weapon art that is easy to combo, and best of all it is still buffable. With blessed weapon or resins it is a BEAST of a weapon.
Yes I agree that it's a badass weapon but from what I remember, it's damage is much lower than any of the weapon's mentioned in the video by a long shot. I should have mentioned it though.
As a halberd with quite the unique WA, its AR can be deceptive. Anything with high combo potential needs to be judged by damage output rather than AR. And this thing can combo like crazy.
PvPSkillz splitleaf greatsword has all you need, range, it is fast and damage I like to buffed with darkmoon blade and use its insane combo (r1+l2+r1/r2) you can one shot any phantom with a good buff (crystal or darkmoon).
PvPSkillz didn't you yourself say damage isn't everything that things combo ability gives it the potential to out damage some of the other weapons that made it to the top of the list
PVPSkillz at 66str the Splitleaf does 599 damage, outclassing the Ringed Knight Paired ultras at 66str. So it's 'low damage' is not a legit excuse if Ringed Knight paired gets a pass (not to mention that RKPUGS arent str weapons as all, they preform best on a quality build).
i love the exiles curved greatsword. ive been using it since launch and is one of my favorite weapons. i love putting it in the offhand with a longsword main hand. the switch up is insane. if you know how to play this weapon you will win every single fight. at least in my experience i did. im not even worried about how easy it is to parry, you just bait them into the weapon art.
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords? Hello, meet my four rolls and instant backstab.
why not just *S U C C* them with the dank hand
Meet my two quick steps with a chaos dagger >:)
never forgetti yhorms macheti
I show myself out....
"Best" is subjective... but let's be honest, people use the paired greatswords because of the L1 combo. 9 out of 10 invaders use them.
True
Joshua Langston I use the demons great axe
“Best” is not subjective. Tf you mean?
@@kevinnigins9488 "best" to me is the Greatsword because of the moveset and reach, even though it's not the top damage. "Best" to someone else might be Dragonslayer Greataxe because of the crazy high damage... so one person cares about moveset, another about damage, another about reach... all able to be "best" to different people. So, in other words it's 100% subjective.
I have barely played pvp where I won because I don't play a ton of pvp. First time I fought someone who was using them, I used Lorian's GS, yeeted the guy in the air a bit and just destroyed him. And I'm a terrible pvp player
I prefer a Heavy Great Club. The range is nice, the damage is great and it's buffable. The R2 attacks can catch an opponent off-guard, great way to finish someone off. It's also fairly light for a great weapon and it's pure str, unlike your paired greatswords which (as another commenter pointed out) is better with a quality build. I don't know if I'd say Great Club is number 1, but it definitely is better than an honorable mention.
*mace isn't on the list*
bruh
*RKPGS, a quality weapon, wins*
BRUH
*puts FUGS on the list when it's one of the worst UGS overall*
BRUUUH
*doesn't put BKGS and its one-shot true combo on the list*
BRUUUUUUUH
*doesn't put Drang Hammers and its amazing combo game on the list*
okay seriously do I have to drag out "BRuUuuuUuUH" any longer?
*no splitleaf GS (I dont think explanation is needed here)*
...
*no millwood battle axe (again do I need explanation?)*
...
*TRIGGERED*
seriously though so many great strength weapons were just shafted because bigger = better apparently
also lol at the people in the comments saying Splitleaf ohkos, it does about 1100 on a 66 str/16 dex build against light-medium armor while buffed with human pine resin, get your vigor to 40+ people, 35 isn't enough anymore :/
To be fair to the millwood battle axe, the only really good thing about it is it's WA and that's hard countered by blocking. With anything. Literally anything.
+tegoran It's fast enough and has enough range to rollcatch and has over 500 AR 2-handed at 66 STR Heavy. It's also an axe which is a good weapon to pair with shields, and there are some really good shields running around (Crest, Black Knight, Lothric Knight)
It's also been ranked a mid tier weapon at worst by most rankings which is better than Smough's GH lmfao
Fair enough, it's probably the best axe. But it's still not really in the running for best strength weapon.
No, it's not, but if Smough's GH is an honorable mention then Millwood Battle Axe is an S+++ tier weapon tbh
As a side note, editing original comment because I have no idea why I said Splitleaf does 1300 it does like 1100 lol
tegoran millwood should be up there because despite being a fairly small fast, and poise lacking weapon, it does a fuckton of damage, and has incredible rollcatch potential, you will always need a faster weapon to deal with certain people and this weapon does that job very well, another alternative for this job is the broadsword but it has pretty shitty range and much less damage
Hey PvPSkillz, I'd like to inform you abt how the Black Knight Greataxe has the highest physical AR in the game (when compared to any other unbuffed and uninfused weapon). with an AR of above 800 on a build with 66 str. Also, the Splitleaf Greatsword is also an amazing strength weapon with a great moveset and very high damage.
A Heavy Lothric Knight Greatsword is amazing as well, that's what I use.
Lightning is better
One of the best
Im in my 10th playthrough and I didnt even know how great this weapon was with a heavy infusion
Its one of the best in pve
@@yusefsedghi192 its better on a sharp infusion
@@yusefsedghi192 it’s actually better with a refined gem
honestly, a little hard to take this video seriously when the splitleaf greatsword isn't on here. and curved exile greatsword not good for pvp? check yourself son, that speed and dmg whule buffable is pretty nuts. not the best str wep for pvp, but damn good.
might be the strongest, still is cancerous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
"It's cancerous" = "I'm upset the people smack me around with it".
@@calebdrobnick4874 it was tho
@@BrickBuilderKoala its always been easy to counter with any stomp, perserverance, or just backstabbing since it is backstab bait
Cancer can't answer
I created about 2 months ago a full strenght character, and man, the Greatsword is a monster. with 66 in strenght it pullet out around 678 physical damage, and one time I letterally one shot one pyromancer invader with one two handed hit
No Lothric ultra great sword!!?
Shhhhh.....
SheSaidSheWas18 I've used it before on a strength build. It was nice but it performance improved on my quality build, or more accurately, it did more damage on my quality build.
SheSaidSheWas18 better on a strength faith build
No BKGS either... :/
***** tell that to my 870 AR at meta level..
"if your opponent miscalculats a move" lol or if there is ANY lag or your within 5 feet of the blades edge lol
For 1v1s my vote goes to Yhorm's purely because of its insane range, with proper spacing you can keep your opponent at arms length for the entire fight.
Daniel Whiley The charge R2 2 handed basicly 1 shot almost all the time in invasion XD
I feel like the Fume Ultra Greatsword's weapon art probably has the best counter vs other weapon arts. I don't think I've lost once to anyone with the ringknight pair ultra greatswords especially with it. It is very heavy but it also has pretty high defense stats when using it to guard. It also offers a pretty quick rolling rb and the timing of the swing in general can be used very well to roll catch because they differ so much. You can also switch it to one handed and it has a very wide range for very mobile opponents. If anyone is thinking of using it I would say give it a try at least. It's not only a lot of fun but very good once you know how to use it.
I know the Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords scale a little bit more with their strength, but their heavy dexterity scaling makes it a "Quality/Refined" weapon, not a Strength weapon.
Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords are the "go to" for noobs and players who lack any type of build creativity. Most of the time they're a one trick pony with no versatility. Going up against these weapons is like spanking a child.
Saturn Ascension true, at pontiff i got summoned into av1 gank all of them has rkgs, (i had the red hilt Halbert) i just used persevere and leo ring counter and kill 2 and nearly killed the third, but he resumonned and i died
I was neutral at first. Now... it's true that I'm starting to take some delight in displaying at least a backstab and a perseverance trade without taking any other kind of hit when they expect to one-combo people in duels.
It doesn't mean that everyone who uses them is a noob. Usually the best weapons in games will have the worst representation because it attracts those who have little skill. Worse weapons take more skill to use, so better players or ones looking to challenge themselves will use them instead.
Which is why I've barely touched my RPUGS and often opt to do things bare-handed, despite recognizing that the RPUGS are OP.
Shinku no Yami they just aren't, using an L1 is a guaranteed backstab or horrible poise trade if your opponent has any idea of what they're doing, the r1's are easily parried because you cannot 2 hand, and the weapon art is far too telegraphed to hit anybody unless they are caught off guard in an invasion or something
@@Shin_FTW same. I looked at it and left it in my inventory. You can't pull me away from the flamberge
7:41 "you can one shot most things with this thing" -PvPskillz 2017
No black knight sword? That is what I often use, love the moveset on it.
quality weapon
Yah i know I was suprised when he put them on the list. Guess they're just that op
GoldenProdigy That doesn't make any sense, RKPUGS is as quality as BKS is.
Malevolent Macaroni I just pointed that out as well. I don't think they should have been on the list either
Well at 66 STR and I think 18 dex.. my paired GS's do 580 AR. Which is still good seeing as they're paired weapons.
Note: Ringed Knight Paired Ultra Greatswords dash forward L1 attack can be interrupted by bigger weapons.
I'll just quietly hang out here... with my Dragon's Tooth... I still love you buddy for your fire/magic resist and buffability with no dex requirement... It fine... Y_Y
Yessir
Virgin duel swording knight vs chad dragon tooth havel the rock.
@@darthmalar9781 I like to Min Max starting warrior. Nothing but STR and tank stats. Get all the rings for more resist and D.Tooth for magic and fire on top. Little regen and trade trade trade. I do it with Faith as well which is stronger. Mainly the options of bow and storm and stake. Lots of fun to talk about thanks friend!
The Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords have on big weakness currently, anything great/ultra great sword with stomp and the follow-up swing. Which, means, even though it does plenty of damage, and has a good move set, it's easily countered, and put below other weapons.
What about the Heavy Millwood Axe? Or the heavy splitleaf great sword? They're both pure strength weapons, have insane speed for their moves and deal a lot of damage. also they can be buffed.
Game Doctor (a Russian youtuber) compared the damage of all the weapons with 802nd level and 99 points on each stat, so Black knight's axe has the highest damage (802 damage without a buff and 882 with a buff). There's also Lorian's greatsword that with a buff has 918 damage, but it has scaling from all 4 attributes, that means to make damage a bit higher than Black knight's axe you need AT LEAST 350th level.
I appreciate the use of Vivaldi and Mozart!
Here is my list of the 10 best strength weapons.
1. Lothrick knight greatesword
2. Greatesword
3. Ledos greate hammer
4.splitleaf
5.flambirg
Honerable mentions
1. Dragonslayer greate Axe
2. Moonlight greatsword
3.black knight greate axe
4.giant door shields
5. Caestis-(leather fist weapon idk how to spell it)
6. Cathedral knight greatsword
Just a disclaimer some are better at meta but most are good in level 400+ builds for me.
Why is the moon light greatsword in your STRENGTH WEAPONS list
Yeah wtf is this list
Level 400+ is not a build.
"yhorm's does slash damage" lol wut, did you do research before making this video?
it's very easy to stop the normal combo of the ringed duo greatswords, with other greatsword that have a great distance, like the Guts sword, Fume knight sword and Black Knight sword. When the people using the ringed duo swords use the first atack of the normal combo, running forward, you atack when ends the first atack of him, and before he start the second atack of the normal combo of the Ringed duo greatswords, he will be stopped and stagged.
Splitleaf greatsword should have been on this list man, not as best but as a really good mention. It gets a S scaling in strenght and has a garuanteed 4-hit-combo. Its very popular and I personally see it more often in PVP than the RKPUGS.
Mani De Maki It's because it's better than the RKPG and Skillz sucks off the RKPG meaning even if another weapon is actually better *cough* splitleaf *cough*, he will still defend the weapon anyways.
In my opinion, I’d say it’s the exile greatsword cos of that crazy combo. At least with a buff mixed in
"You can one shot most things with this thing." In minute 7:40 LOL
I don't know, I think Great club should have been in the list at least.
It doesn't eat up as much stamina has other great hammer.
It has an extremely good horizontal R2
With your 66 strength build with heavy infusion and 2handed it has 641 AR (making it only 40 AR shy from Ledo's) and can be buffed.
It's weight is also only 12 units.
It's really an incredible Strength weapon.
How to counter the Ringed Swords?
Preserverence WA actually just makes these weapons usless.
Samuel Watson or even the Stomp of the Zweihänder or Bastard sword lamo
Samuel Watson Fog ring and Greatbow work just fine XD
There isn't a fog ring in ds3.
Obscuring ring is kinda the same thing though.
Or backstabs. Or a crossbow. Than it's GG.
manserpent hatchet and Millwood battle axe are both amazing. the hatchet has phantom range for days and the Millwood has an amazing weapon art if used correctly
"This thing can one-shot most things"
Figured the Millwood Battleaxe would get a mention. Thing is a beast heavy infused. Way faster than the big ones and has an awesome WA.
My personal fav strength weapon has to be the heavy infused exile greatsword. awesome when up against ganks. it's a true gank spanker. fun moveset. can be buffed and infused. does high damage and doesn't require high stats at all. only 16 dex, and 24 strength. I think 100% exile greatsword is the best strength weapon overall in ds3.
I think you've overlooked the usefulness of the 80 block and 55 stability of the Fume UGS, especially when you consider that the stomp weapon art has block frames. It's also buffable, dealing nearly 700 strike damage with blessed weapon.
I Never use the RKPG EVER. I feel bad using them, they are WAYYYY to easy to use.
You got all these former "parry kings" thinking that they are PVP gods but they can only use RKPG. lol.
Levi It's really not good
It only works on people who don't know what they're doing.
It doesn't just have specialized counters, any spear or curved sword straight up shits on it too
the hit box is 100% broken, So even if you know what you are doing and dodge they will still hit you from a mile away and then you are dead on near dead, and all the person using them has to do is press two buttons while you get stunlocked to death. I dont have a problem with the damage, its the hitboxes that annoy me. They are completely broken
Levi Stop dodging so early lmao
The PUGS are absolutely useless against any competent player
+Malevolent Macaroni
*The PUGS are absolutely useless in the hands of an incompetent player
"Just roll out of the way and everything is useless."
3:30 i like how yhorm is just chillin back there
Might not be the “best” but I think after a few strength builds, Great Club is the most fun to use for me
8:18 how in sync their deaths is
I actually prefer fighting people who use the Paired ringed Knight swords. Because I know how to break it's locks, and how to stun someone using them. I think there is not a "better" or "best" weapon, it just depends on who is using them and the strategy involved, I actually think those swords are garbage, at least for me. Because I use my mind when I am playing, and very specific set of moves, they feel to much like a button mash weapon to me, even in pve. I keep 3 weapons on me for Pve, pvp,invasion, and specific types of duels depending on what people are using.
What are the weapons you use?
I have been switching my build up on each NG+ cycle . To me, Dex is more fun, fast, has efficient stamina use and diverse movesets.But Strength makes the irritating NPC battles much easier, I am still learning to be a better strength player, but I am demolishing PVE. Hyper armor, stagger, viability against multiple targets and the occasional unparryable moves , Strength has a lot going for it. Still need to test if this holds up in PVP as well.
Ledo's greathammer TOP WEAPON, with buffed L2 oneshot most of ppl.
btw why there are quality weapons on list ? Paired ringed knight greatswords are quality weapon, not strenght like ledo's greathammer >:(
It leans way more to strength than dex. I am using a pure strength build in this video, I have minimum dex just to equip the weapon.
Tony Grind I actually have a pure dex build that just so happens to have 40 strength, (thank you prisoners chain) I tried the paired greatswords. with 60 dex, they actually get a pretty stable AR as well. now they do get more with a more strength based build but I didn't see much of a difference to warrent it a more strength based weapon but that is just my opinion.
+IC Ivory If you "just so happen to have 40 strength" it's a quality build, not a "pure dex build."
TheRPGentleman With 60 dex. xD Besides I reallocated that to just 30 strength so I can put some into luck and faith. gotta have that bleed with Blessed Weapon. xD Besides it still doesn't change the fact that the Paired Greatswords is a quality weapon and not a strength weapon.
Quality increases it by literally points of damage. Its pretty much equivalent on a strength build......
Vordt's greathammer for my STR build (and by STR build I mean I picked Warrior and never put a single point into DEX). Great hyper-armor when combined with my Cathedral Knight armor. It induces frostbite buildup even on near misses and against rolling enemies. Just be sure to bring a quick little sidearm to roll-catch, or you will die to the inevitable quickstep spammer. I also have a +5 Ledo's, but I find the stamina consumption to be too ridiculous for my playstyle.
The best strength weapon in DS3 is Splitleaf GS - 599ar, speed, hyper armor, wombo combo, range.
DmitriyLusin Yeah the r1 l1 r2 input is even stronger than PUGS and it's even easier to land. RIP
DmitriyLusin But a pure strength weapon the best is Ledo's Pancake Machine
Ledo`s GH is good and fun, but you will never hit good player(or passive) 1vs1.
***** Say that to my pancake machine. I've rekt SOOOO many people with it.
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I would like to posit that Gundyr's halberd is one of the best strength weapons as well. Having the best mobility while maintaining high damage. While the weapon can be parried, the running attack makes parrying difficult. Plus the weapon art can do ~700 damage with ridiculous tracking and a large hitbox.
this is really kinda stupid. RKPUGS is quality, and not even the best. with no mention of splitleaf, many people's choice as best strength weapon? get it together man
You do a really good job on your vids man, keep it up and thanks for everything!
That moment when one of the best weapons to use against the ringed knight ultragreats swords is ledo's greathammer.
though not on a strength build, i've found the hollow zweihander can be quite potent with a quality+luck build at sl120.
I found out how good it was after hollow bleed builds got a slight nerf, but i wanted to try out other weapons without bleed with hollow infusion, and this got 612 while 2 handing unbuffed at 40/36/30 dex/str/luck (increases to 40 luck with a +10 hollow weapon in each hand.)
with it's extreme low weight for it's class, you can afford to equip more gear for poise and damage mitigation as well. and its stomp > golf swing skill makes great for countering the new most overused ultra greatsword in the game's l1 spam as well. I would say it at least has a spot to contend against other great weapons, especially other UGS.
I understand again this was a pure str build video, but it was mentioned that the twin UGS would be the greatest UGS, and i have to disagree on that.
*RKPGS got nerfed*
"Finally"
*But we're buffing the damage*
"Well, I enjoyed it while it lasted but Dark Souls is officially dead now. gg"
You dont know how to counter them? aw shit
This ia old but still--
Git gud
It's so old in fact, that I've gone from groaning every time I saw RKPGS because they were busted, to groaning every time I see RKPGS because they're so boring to fight.
The stuns before the actual attacks are still really stupid, but so are the people who insist that L1 spam will magically work if they do it enough times.
Yhorm’s is the best purely because of that insane stager range, you can swing from too far away, miss them completely and they will still be staggered. Makes it one of the few slow, heavy weapons that can’t be trashed by spacing with spears. Also chuck in a straighsword on your offhand and L1 mash when they roll into you
I love getting wrecked in 3vs3 with Ringed Knight gtswords or pyro throwing chaos bed vestiges!
I know it doesn't have hyper armor but it's still technically a strength weapon considering it has an S scaling for strength. the butcher knife actually deals pretty high damage for how fast it hits and has a buff that increases damage and heals you.
What do you think about vordts great hammer?
I'm using it early game, and god it's a beast once you meet the requirements. (Up to the abyss watchers)
I can listen to this guy all day. His videos are never boring
No Splitleaf Greatsword? Seriously, that weapon was my first thought!
The thing with exile is you get way more hits in. My little strat with that weapon is deliberately miss 4 swings, your opponent will come in thinking you are our of stamina and get hit at least twice (thats at 50 endurance while two handing).
its so wrong it hurts
its not even near the best
jesus christ pvp get your shit together
also great club being a honorable mention is disgraceful
smough's being anywhere within 10 miles of an honorable mention let alone actually being one is more disgraceful lol
I always thought Gael's greatsword is super good now. You hit one r1 and you get a true combo using the weapon art that often takes 2/3 or their health. I've even seen it take all of their health. I'm not BIG on dark souls, but I feel like taking away nearly all their health for landing one attack is pretty cheese.
Why not base the damage on two handing the weapon?
I feel so refined hearing this type of music while watching a weapon review
This is a highly subjective topic. There are tons of strength weapons that you missed that are amazing to use, even if they don't have a super high AR. How about the Heavy Millwood Battleaxe? 2 Handed 66 str (99 str) they have an AR of I think around 530 and can be buffed which is insane for a weapon that weighs 6.5 UNITS. It has a good weapon art too that buffs damage and stuns them for a guaranteed R1 most of the time.
Also the RKPGS are a quality weapon and only make scum feel good for using it because it takes no skill and all you do is press L1L1L1L1 and maybe an L2 in there sometimes. This is a good quality video so I'm still going to like it, but I just completely disagree with your final statement.
So none of y'all have tried the heavy Millwood Battle Axe?
no vordts great hammer?
I think Vordt's gh has a weak moveset and range, and a very high stamina consumption. Perseverance is a good thing, but not always worth it, because most people will hit you once while you cast it and then just wait it to expire.
leafthethief why do u need 200 tongues my inventory is full of it i mean there is no secret ranks for convernant
vordt's is great against pvp ganks and trash mobs but almost every other gh is better in almost every other situation
apperently when I filter my weapon inventory by ar(attack rating) the highest was a chaos greatsword
“And the best strength weapon is!... Ringed knight paired great swords!”
Ledo’s: 👁👄👁
FUGS: 👁👄👁
the stagger from FUGS is beast and if you hit a reg attack right after a roll you can thrust, crazy range son.
Best STR weapon in DS3:
PVE: Great Club
PVP: Greatsword
Didn't even have to make a video.
well, greatsword should only be used sparingly. I totally agree with you, but there is no "best" weapon. I use greatsword in quality builds to screw with my opponents when using farron greatsword.
At 66 STR, heavy Glaive gets higher AR than BKG, and is buffable (considering BKG is viewed as one of the best weapons in the game, I feel like a STR weapon that outdoes the BKG could have been a contender).
Heavy broadsword has one of the lowest ranges of any straightswords, but also the highest AR, while having great chase-down on its R2 (probably should have been mentioned)
Spiked Mace has a massive damage R1 L2 R1 true combo, and has bleed pressure.
Gundyr’s and Heavy Splitleaf are often mentioned as the best halberds in the game. No mention here.
Mace is solid straightsword counter, and given how popular straightswords are, probably deserved consideration.
Thrall Axe is the highest AR Quickstep weapon in the game.
Heavy Zwei has lower AR than a lot of other UGSs, but also lower stamina consumption, second lowest weight, good 1 and 2-handed moveset, and can be buffed. The WA can be difficult to land in most circumstances, but given that the WA R2 is effectively a hard counter to Friede’s, Gael’s, Farron, and RKPGS, it definitely deserves a mention.
Last, but not least, Caestus is one of the most popular weapons in the game for a reason. Definitely deserved a spot.
"cool; style points"
RKPGs make you look like a true edgelord. If you use them, animu theme songs and/or Linkin Park are mandatory background music.
The stock Greataxe and the Harald CGS deserve the spotlight more than Yhorm's and Exile imo. The Greataxe has Warcry without getting bad R2s and has less stamina consumption and weight, and the Harald does almost the same amount of damage as the Exile with a WA that comes out super fast with little warning that can combo into an ~800 damage string of hits.
Best weapon in the game ha! Clearly you've never seen the Lothric knight strait sword.
Ha clearly you've never heard of parrying
I had a faith strength build and was absolutely smashing bosses in new game+ with the dragonslayer greataxe, it's hard to imagine doing more damage per hit that
You dont get style points for using the PGS's....Disgusting lol
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Oh yeah dont get me wrong the weapons move set its pretty cool.
I actually really like the greataxe class move sets. Mostly for the shock wave effect that keeps enemies from swarming you.
Harald Knight sword anyone? Just me?
Turtlenomad It looks amazing. But i hate the jump XD
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