DARK SOULS' (Actual) Worst Weapon is (a little) Better Than You Think

[@CBFaoladh]

Ngl I expected you to make the artorias greatsword with sif’s soul as a joke

[@itsasecret2648]

Beat me to this comment, +10 & ascend.

[@jayewrite1256]

Honestly it would of made the run more original as I’ve seen something similar before

[@matthewgriffin3486]

This video should be titled "crystal magic weapon and the other weapon buffs are as goated as you remember"

[@sakesaurus]

I fought kalameet with straight sword hilt + aforementioned buffs. Impossible bossfight. You roll the dice when dodging the swipes but it takes like 30 minutes to beat him with his crazy magic resistances. Sunlight blade primary source of damage. Flashbacks

[@Nyan4Eon]

Sniper crossbow is the true "worst" weapon because of it's use time, recovery frames, damage, dps and being unbuffable

[@lorddarki9936]

Is it worse than the bare fists ?

[@kungaentertainment]

​@@lorddarki9936 The Dragon Torso Stone boosts fist (unarmed) damage to ~400 AR

[@kungaentertainment]

@@Nyan4Eon If only armors could count as a weapon, then a single piece of Thorns Set and roll-only as damage would prooobably be the true stuff of nightmares ahaha

[@lorddarki9936]

@@kungaentertainment didnt know that, now I have finally found the best weapon for a soulless run

[@kungaentertainment]

@@lorddarki9936 Farming the dragon scales for it will be pain 😅

[@chainsawz5618]

jsyk, deja vu in reverse is jaime vu, and it's when something that you know is familiar and that you've experienced many times before has a feeling of unfamiliarity, like you've never been there before, despite knowing you have been

[@trevthedev6134]

Just fwiw, the hornet ring actually doesn't boost plunging attacks... for some reason. Great vid!

[@TomBombadil7]

Woah it's Trev! Love your videos.

[@lorddarki9936]

Probably because they tied the bonus damage to the special Animation the hornwt ring gives. Would not suprise me at least

[@Kinuhbud]

Clearly I can only roleplay as an Intelligence character, because I was like, 'How the hell is he gonna do this? It cannot possibly beat the A.S.S.' I do not possess much of that Attribute IRL

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

now do it with the broken straight sword. there is a difference.

[@BinkBonk-kn3dq]

Chat how we feel about green beans

[@ExpandDong420]

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[@tacofitness1876]

Mexican beans are the only good beans and even then they suck

[@BusinessSkrub]

Greenus and beenus

[@JudgeNicodemus]

I'm apathetic

[@IlliterateSorcerer]

I like kidney beans more because I love stews

[@esbendit]

The Oolacile ivory catalyst would probably have been good for the early game, had it not been behind the hydra.

[@whitestyaku]

I've recently did this run as well (I did use power within though). I think it, that for the base game it is an incredible fun run, but the DLC really sucks. This brings me to the point: You can kill the Hydras last head easier when you are closer to the cave with the golden golem, since the head actually hits the ground (as seen by it producing dust instead of splashes). You can also hit it when going to the right onto the rocks besides the wall. It's a bit precise, but you can hit it on the way back. But even then I recommend skipping the DLC. Manus is an absolute pain. His and the Hilts hitboxes just don't work well together. You can also do a Broken Straight Sword run, which I would call an easier version of the Hilt, thanks to the better hitbox.

[@sakesaurus]

bruh i did the entire manus fight unlocked the hitboxes are miserable

[@sakesaurus]

I had to angle each hit so the resting point of the swing was on my target. Lost a lot of braincells by fumbling crucial crystal magic and sublight blade damage opportunities and after you burn through high damage buffs the magic weapon is SO BAD

[@whitestyaku]

@@sakesaurus Yeah his hitboxes are the worst. The best spots are the knees and his big hand. The rest really sucks. As for the high damage spells. I managed to beat him after using a tactic, where I switched out the flip ring and dusk ring mid fight, so that you get more crystal magic weapon casts with the TCC.

[@Vorox1027]

7:28 Technically Jamais vu, when something familiar suddenly feels like a new experience

[@Vorox1027]

Also, this vid could be renamed 'why buffable weapons are better than un-buffable weapons' and still make sense tbh

[@tylerlackey1175]

You should try taking the best weapons and making them as shitty as possible for a build

[@WolfBergMenace]

For the Hydra: Stay close to the item in the water move back a few steps at a time to make the hydra come closer to the edge. Also I hit the last head by climbing on the rocks to the right, idk if the range of the sword hilt would be enough though.

[@rebull8262]

The last head he was struggling to hit also does a "dip" right before pulling back to reset its attack animation and if you position yourself right you can garantee a hit

[@dawnbreakerii204]

The whip is the worst weapons! The sniper crossbow by itself is worse but it isnt meant to be used by itself it is used as a utility option! -- i.e. A finishing attack on a weakened enemy. Astora's sword is better than the whip because of a few things: 1. It does more damage at the start of the game with the correct minimum stats (10 stre 10 dex 14 faith). 2. It does more poise damage. 3. It is able to backstab and riposte, the whip cannot. 4. It is picked up "easier" than the whip (subjective but it is closer to firelink than the whip, yet you are just as likely to die grabbing either). 5. The sword can hit multiple enemies at once 6. The sword attacks faster. The sword, whip and the crossbow are not starting weapons in the first place, any argument involving them as a starting weapon is moot.

[@east_eyemore]

Strange, on the wiki they always say about using more in pvp because you cant parry a whip, wouldnt make that slightly better than the sword? Just to make a clear point that this is coming from a person only beat the game once and is a real noob.

[@malango255]

A sword hilt killed the final boss in the lord of the rings. 😅

[@coraline2770]

Hitting that hydra head really gave me brain damage its so far lol

[@kwonderland89]

like the dedication, thumps up brother!

[@zohnannor]

didn't pause buffer 14:08

[@GimmeYoTeeth]

Thanks for letting me know a new Starbomb album dropped. Had zero clue till you mentioned it lol

[@elibou1st751]

nice to know your a starbomb fan

[@VileLasagna]

100% tangential but when you went "it's tanking time" in Darkroot I was a bit disappointed to see the Elite Knight set and not the Stone Guardian =P

[@josiahsharkey7520]

The astora straight sword is the best early game weapon because it's divine I always get it right at the start then use it to beat the catacombs and pinwheel and start with 20 estus

[@Artholos]

Do you guys hear a train out in the distance…?

[@gyanvarshnay8053]

The last hydra head can be hit as it is coming back, when it lowers itself in that animation. Got to position and time your hits, but it's consistent

[@connorberger9614]

Not shown but I can assure you he attempted the dlc and either got stopped by sanctuary guardian or artorias. This run isn’t terrible difficulty wise right up until you get to the dlc

[@OleksandrSlepnov]

im pretty sure you can use both DMB and sunlight blade, the only thing that changes is the scaling on DMB becomes lower, off the top of my head it goes smth like 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 depending on your covenant lvl and drops to 1.1 if you leave/betray it

[@OleksandrSlepnov]

ok did my research. I used both because of NG+. Scalings are 1.8 + 0.1 per covenant level, up to 2.1 MagAdjust at +3 And you cannot use it outside of covenant

[@VulcanGray]

You could have beaten the hydra with rotten pine resin.

[@MrMoridinalthor]

The Oolacile Ivory Catalyst is the best under 30 Int.

[@Tp_hedgelinghog]

Wow, another Starbomb enjoyer, *AND* one kf my favorite challenge runners, wild

[@Sunny_Haven]

For the hydra's last head, I found that having the Rusted Iron Ring makes getting that last head (and fighting the hydra in general) easier, it lets you catch up to the last head before it can pull away and lets you do maybe like one or two attacks (if you can find the head in the dust). Granted, it doesn't make the task itself easy, but it's more doable. Not that you need video proof, but I recorded myself doing this method to show what I meant (it still took me a while): kzbin.info/www/bejne/inK1h2Sfqr53nJosi=UyVn6YhxKjeIPnTD&t=297

[@nestor28]

I trust you... bro

[@joshuathompson2404]

not to be 'that guy' but "we're testing the limits of the weapon, not the limits of hyper mode" is sort of a silly thing to say when we're already pushing past those 'limits' with the magic weapon spells , int pumping, optimal catalysts etc. Buffing is buffing is buffing. Might as well go all in.

[@joshuathompson2404]

I assume what you're doing, based on things said and insinuated later in your run is that you are curating your difficulty into a a goldilocks zone, keeping things interesting. That totally makes sense, if that's the case, but your stated reasoning makes little sense to me.

[@MalkuthEmperor]

Personally, astora gets me all the way to anor londo easly if i level it to like level 4, including the catacombs, qualag. After that, i dont tend to use it tho. I use that scyfe, the one that looks like the grim reaper scyphe ( god i can never spell that word 😂)

[@WKogut]

not a fair comparasion, since you didn't use magic weapon on the Astora sword

[@boros4925]

The Word is jamais-vu

[@HenryGreenEngine3]

there is no chance this thing is better than caestus

[@berkaykarasu6525]

i trust you ❤vro❤

[@BaronZaratan]

Matt?

[@nicolaowoytph]

funny data: In Ds2, The broken straight sword is actually a viable weapons, as it does enough damage to be used in the early game without much problem until you find another sword or weapon you like and later it got de-buffed again in ds3

[@Foostini]

As an addendum to your ending stuff, it's also as much a showcase of how good the attuned weapon buffs are even with minimal investment and this is true across most of the Soulbornering stuff. Also how buffable weapons tend to equalize if not outclass unique/unbuffable ones. In DS2 especially without fail i'll grab Magic Weapon or spice down Great Magic Weapon not to mention not having to worry about stock and spending souls.

[@evilplugg_]

Could get Dark weapon in DS2. Can get it right after Dragon Slider.

[@jaredcrabb]

Anyone who thinks the BROKEN sword should do more needs to have their eyes checked. And I wear glasses. If I wasnt already subbed, the part where he stopped to help his gf would have made me sub. Glad to see people who have proper priorities.

[@jaredcrabb]

This just shows how strong magic is. It aint the broken sword.

[@jaredcrabb]

So, you wouldnt change "A" thing about the bed of chaos.

[@jaredcrabb]

You proved how the broken sword is better than the astora sword. It can be turned into something actually good.

[@JPG.01]

This looks so strange. I can't see any of the comments you're arguing with.

[@jaredcrabb]

@@JPG.01 2 of them are jokes. Like the wouldnt change "A" thing, since everything is more than "A" thing. Also the turning into something useful. As he said, it shows how with the right build (using magic, the only one that isnt a joke), anything can be viable, which shows how strong magic is, as the enchants are whats doing most of the damage. I didnt comment about other comments, just stuff in the video.

[@dawnbreakerii204]

11:25 Just use the main buffs for bosses and the smaller ones for pve clear. The main buffs are objectvely better how you obtain them is irrelevant to the weapons performance itself. Your logic towards what is "good" and "helpful" seems conveluted. You blame other aspects of playing the game on the weapon itself. It isn't all about the weapon it is also about the user. Even if the user is clearly ignorant.