Which DS3 Boss Soul Weapon is Truly the Best?

[@calebbaumtm1915]

That intro showing all the weapons was wonderful

[@William-Sunderland]

The music was horrible though.

[@lefranklin7092]

@@William-Sunderland yeah no shit man, that joke just flew right above your head.

[@shrek9025]

​@@lefranklin7092same happened to me, explain please

[@lefranklin7092]

@@shrek9025 if you dont understand irony behind using this kinda music like for example in old 2009-11 MLG pro compilations, then im sorry, but im affraid youre to young to explain anything to you

[@shrek9025]

@@lefranklin7092 okay i understand now, the problem was that i associate this song with another thing entirely

[@SilverGraph1]

29. Crystal Sage's Rapier 2:23 28. Cleric's Candlestick 3:36 27. Arstor's Spear 4:49 26. Storm Curved Sword 5:54 25. Lothric's Holy Sword 7:04 24. Hollowslayer Greatsword 8:16 23. Rose of Ariandel 9:06 22. Farron Greatsword 10:29 21. Demon's Scar 11:48 20. Dancer's Enchanted Swords 13:05 19. Wolf Knight's Greatsword 14:32 18. Vordt's Great Hammer 15:44 17. Gundyr's Halberd 16:39 16. Moonlight Greatsword 18:01 15. Wolnir's Holy Sword 19:30 14. Gael's Greatsword 20:27 13. Greatsword of Judgement 21:55 12. Friede's Great Scythe 23:08 11. Dragonslayer Swordspear 24:40 10. Twin Prince's Greatsword 26:03 09. Frayed Blade 27:36 08. Old King's Great Hammer 29:02 07. Profaned Greatsword 30:22 06. Yhorm's Great Machete 31:45 05. Firelink Greatsword 33:01 04. Demon's Greataxe 34:28 03. Demon's Fist 35:45 02. Lorian's Greatsword 37:33 01. Dragonslayer Greataxe 39:23

[@セキウン]

you bloody legend

[@PopeKennedy]

He's missing the weapon from that one dude and his wolf and from the old demon since he counted the fire demon in the catacombs below the bridge with the mimic

[@JimmyPizzaDelivery]

@@PopeKennedy That would be the Valorheart and Demon's Greataxe

[@PabloDomain]

I’m honestly not surprised dragonslayer greataxe is number one, I pretty much spam its weapon art on every boss, except champion gundyr, we parry him

[@TheLastSimbender]

Where tf is the uchitana

[@Echenster]

The fact that you can get Vordt's hammer so early is nice as well. I used it basically the entirety of my strength run.

[@riptide8562]

The frostbite build-up is nasty. Nobody expects it in pvp and it just melts in pve plus the skill lets you trade with some of the hardest hitting bosses in a pinch

[@jakfenix]

Plus you can reset the frostbite with any source of fire damage

[@riptide8562]

@jakfenix you know with all my time in the game you think that would be obvious but I guess I am just stupid. Tldr: WHAT I didn't know that

[@RealElevenTimes]

Sounds quite boring using the same weapon for that long. I switch weapons every couple of boss fights.

[@franciscogarciadamiani979]

i used the big bonk, huge, gigantic bonk, wooden also, i used the wooden bonks, one in the undead settlement and the other in the forest

[@yeetya6647]

hollowslayer greatsword at 24 is criminal that sword is a menace to society

[@fatehsinghbedi9042]

I was about to say the same , I beat the entire game by two handing that thing , it's fast and powerful as well

[@Blueberry_Koi]

Probably because it's not that fun to use in ds3, the moveset is versatile but basic, however, as a ds2 fan girl, I love this thing

[@bosyogurtlight]

Society being PvP?

[@kim-xo]

i have a feeling that he ranked the boss weapons based on their skill makes sense why certain weapons are below the list like the hollow slayer greatsword for example

[@pedrovilasgomes9144]

I began using it right after killing the great wood, and I am loving it

[@alexberube5269]

Idk i feel hollowslayer being at 24 is an injustice, that thing has good hyperarmor, damage, and the hollow bonus

[@Lo54Lo]

That sword is my baby dude, carried me through my first playthrough!

[@Lo54Lo]

@abbhorase7658 exactly it will always be one of my favorites. The move set feels smoother than other greatswords cause it doesn't hit the ground

[@scnoz1430]

Yeah I’m surprised too. Awesome move set with good scaling and low requirements. Also in multiplayer meta it’s a top 3 great sword. Really disagree with the pick.

[@neerajn376]

its like the claymore from ds1 so reliable@abbhorase7658

[@sanderkiki]

i didn't watch video yet, but his ring setup is kinda cringe for heavy weapons or weps with hood hyperarmor...

[@treyrichards1244]

0:32 blew my ear drums out

[@brentheymans1362]

😂😂😂😂

[@JMW10o0o]

Im using my phone speaker, and even on the lowest volume, I can tell that shit was loud😂

[@Zoexel]

KOCMOC goin hard

[@GrouchyAsh]

Fun fact about the farron greatsword, its dual weild attack combo ducks under about 80% of attacks, basically anything that isn't a downward swing, lock on, or a grab is completely dodged by the first two inputs, the third one puts you in the air and is the only worthless part of it. Pontif basically cant hit you at all, and as thats what i used for up to like ng+4 i didn't know why people thought that fight was hard, casue he just never hits you

[@jakeforgey5378]

It took until the Silver Knights on the Anor Londo Cathedral Stairs for me to find out that "downward attacks" include swinging at an angle on an incline...

[@AnonymousStranger-zl4ju]

This sorry for being late but you are absolutely right i did the whole new game cycle on this weapon and realized it's true potential then and you know the only reason i didn't use it in my first playthrough, despite it having a cool moveset, is because people told me it has shit damage.

[@jakeforgey5378]

@@AnonymousStranger-zl4ju Ironically, overall it has shit Damage.. per second... it dishes out TONS of damage, just more of a sustained war of attrition rather than nuking off chunks of any Non-Abyss/Dark-Aligned character... Ironically I used it and summon signs to help out as a Fourth Abyss Watcher cosplayer fighting the Abyss Watchers... it WRECKS them...

[@vigil4270]

I used it the first time i fought gael and accidentally dodging under his swings during my attacks made the fight so much more epic

[@AnonymousStranger-zl4ju]

@@vigil4270 same with pontiff

[@morriganmcgraw73]

With every weapon I'm getting more and more excited to see the Dragonslayer Armor's Greataxe, which is one of my favorite weapons in the game and has a special place in my heart as the weapon I used to beat the game for the first time

[@morriganmcgraw73]

NUMBER 1 THERE'S MY BOIII

[@matrinezkevin11492]

​@morriganmcgraw73 it's such a beast. Legit the only weapon in the game that makes the bosses feel like no poise having chumps. Flattening an entire gank of white phantoms and their host in one slam is pure dopamine.

[@Zengo38]

Even in Elden Ring its still a beast, Miyazaki thought we wouldn't notice that it was hidden behind trash mobs

[@thetimebeing4288]

I think that for the average player the Farron Greatsword would rank much higher, as most players are a bit more risky and more willing to trade hits, making the L1 move set a lot more viable. Because of the crazy movement, you can often avoid attacks while attacking, which is very strong. The extra 20% damage to demonic and abyssal enemies is also very nice

[@Stevemastersreason]

This thing auto dodges gael phase 1. Beat him first try with just spamming l1^^.

[@thetimebeing4288]

@@Stevemastersreason it’s so much fun as well, it feels like a dance

[@zacharydeguzman7377]

Deals crazy poise damage as well

[@RandomStrawberri]

ALSO it is very versatile. I am not sure he knows that you have to do the whole combo to get the last attack of it

[@Fedorchik1536]

I consider myself an average player, and i despise Farron GS for it's low damage and bad moveset. it's cool AF, so it gets some style points.

[@SeSmokki]

I love the Demon Scar. Once you're high enough level, it becomes the best pyromancer flame that also doubles as a pretty good sword.

[@cinimini4854]

If you're talking about spell buffs, this is not true. The parting flame and the pyromancy flame both have better scaling in faith and intelligence. At max level the pyromancy flame has the highest spell buff at 242, then comes the parting flame at 226 and the demon scar sits right behind it at 220.

[@Kn1ghtborne]

​@@cinimini4854 depends on your use. The scar has been my offhand weapon for about 3 years now and it's a good balance for my GS. Allows you to quickly use pyromancies and close distance. Also has the attack that replaces the scimitars kick animation for switch ups.

[@TarnishedZorro]

Can't wait for him to rank all bloodborne weapons

[@snuppet]

Just got a ps5 over black friday sales, played bloodborne for the first time just a week ago, I WOULD do it if I can find the 60FPS jailbreak, as much as I have loved playing through this game, there is no way in hell I'm gonna play through it over 20 times at 30 FPS. For some people that is fine, but I just cannot do it. (EDIT) Alright, since alot of you can't see past the 30FPS issue. I will label other issues with making this video. Firstly, at 30FPS the framerate isnt the issue, but rather input delay, I have no problem with dealing with 30FPS, but the increased input delay can be rather disorientating. Secondly, without a jailbroken PS5, I have no access to freecam in bloodborne. Meaning all the intros to the video and each individual weapon will vanish (which is also my favourite part of these videos, and is what I believe to be one of the thriving factors of these videos that separates them from the rest). And lastly, even if I had access to these tools, the video wouldn't be out for a minimum of 9 months considering I want to do the DS1 and DS2 boss soul videos first, which the DS1 video will take about 3 months, and the DS2 will take up to 5 months. And if the Elden Ring DLC is released in the next couple of months, don't expect to see those videos until the second half of the year, or even until 2025 (if the channel lives on for that long).

[@TarnishedZorro]

​@@snuppet ok, for me it's no problem, but i fully understand, why you don't want to play with 30fps🤌

[@Life-vt8yi]

@@snuppet😂 understandable

[@richardnoggin1526]

​@@snuppet Pathetic

[@isaacdayton4962]

If you are going by max possible damage I believe moonlight great sword is the best.

[@kirayoshikage2510]

now rank all of sekiros weapons

[@whenmoviesweregood]

Funny

[@WTF15TH15]

😂

[@WhiteFemale33]

Isshin Glock 9000 Damage 😂

[@SithLord102.0]

I was just about to say this

[@linkmasterman1]

Something you didn't mention about the farron greatsword is that you can actually combo the l1 into and from regular attacks (l1>r1>r1, r1>l1>r1, etc), which makes the weapon a lot more flexible and probably would've made it rank better.

[@ednygma1096]

Also it scales better with 40/40 dex and strength at around 560 ar

[@Gojira_uz]

The L1 moveset also tends to circle around your opponent which makes them miss you often if you time it right, and on top of that since you duck so low when using it, can also quite easily dodge the majority of horizontal slashes that bosses go for! I believe this weapon should have ranked much higher because you'd be surprised at how many attacks you could go for just using the first two L1s of the weapon, especially while a boss is attacking you, not to mention the dagger staggers enemies and even bosses like Friede, locking them into an entire L1 L1 R1 combo with no risk whatsoever. All in all a great weapon for PVE, just try to avoid the third L1 input as you're basically guaranteed to eat a blow because of how long it takes to complete the animation on top of you being so high up in the air compared to the first 2 inputs.

[@featdirty1127]

It also has the damage bonus against Abyssal enemies like the Wolf Knights Greatsword, which he also didn’t mention

[@jakeforgey5378]

Amusingly, if you time the l1 correctly, it gives you I-frames like a Dodge occasionally does... meaning you have I-frames for the for up to the entire 3 hit combo, and using lock-on ensures you don't whiff the hit... it made it very nice... unfortunately the Ringed City update drastically reduced it to just the first strike, and made the timing extremely tough to use... but still possible...

[@user-ns4zm8qe9p]

Yeah the farron Greatsword is easily the best, just the fact the L1 makes you roll on the ground while attacking for 0 focus points combined with phenomenal damage with a quality build. Absolutely cranks stagger damage as well

[@jackzfr1650]

4:53 is your annual prostate checkup You usually have to pay extra for 9:14 How the IRS treats you at 30:55

[@alexandremontesinos7876]

LOL

[@metalmanc9]

Lmao dead af

[@rossalbane7743]

i gotta say it seems a bit unfair to rank a weapon while also excluding its ability to use spells. that'd be like ranking a weapon but not taking the weapon art into consideration, only focusing on its r1's and r2's

[@morales6224]

I get his intention with excluding the catalyst aspect of the spellcasting weapons but I agree that it misses a hell of a lot of the point of them.

[@snuppet]

This issue is, Im suddenly not ranking the weapon anymore, but rather the spells I use, which makes it useless to the list.

[@commanderkit-kat9314]

​@snuppet Honestly, no. Compare it to the other boss weapons which are compared already to similar Normal weapons, then compare it as a catalyst weapon to a comparable catalyst. Therefore you're not comparing the spells, just how good the boss weapon is in utility

[@rossalbane7743]

@@commanderkit-kat9314 you’ve found the words I couldn’t

[@bobchipman4473]

I feel like the catalyst ones, especially the demon scar, are artificially low on the ranking because their value as a catalyst was effectively ignored.

[@Crispierbug]

Scholars candlestick looks great when you use sword spells because it looks like you're extending the blade on it and kinda gives it a new moveset, farron flashsword is light attack, magic greatsword is heavy attack and old moonlight for weaponart.

[@raulthetorchic7324]

That sounds like a very cool concept

[@emmz34chills17]

I believe that the demon scare is the most unique I’ve seen in the souls games not the best but excellent for a pyromaniacs build

[@simonedangelo1308]

Exacly what is better than demon scar beside PKCS?

[@praiseit6848]

a R1 of the Demon's scar also true combos into Black Flame. Which is crazy in PvP!

[@simonedangelo1308]

@@praiseit6848 Massive dark damage plus guard break everything

[@C1yde902]

Nah it’s really good, this list is very questionable

[@vyor8837]

@@C1yde902 Yeah. Hollowslayer, farron, and Demon's Scar being so low just proves this guy has no idea how to actually play the game.

[@Kevin-zz9du]

Vordt's Hammer is one of my favorites. Also... you and the wiki say you can't proc frostbite on Soul of Cinder. I did. With Vordt's Hammer, and I have it on video, on my (non monetized) channel. Did a solo only run for fun and uploaded each fight for each game. It's fucking awesome. It trivializes several bosses lol. Looks awesome. Sounds awesome. And Demon's Scar with Black flame, is an epic combo.

[@DankSlayer_Ornstien]

Where's Gael's full auto crossbow

[@VValunt]

Moonlight bow was also missing

[@DankSlayer_Ornstien]

@@VValunt So, no love for bows

[@Leafwink]

I think he was just focusing on the melee weapons. Maybe he will do the range weapon tier list in the future?

[@mateusgreenwood1096]

In the trashbin :(

[@biomegamechdude]

perfect presentation,great music placement in every spot,great fashion souls and combat showcase at the start of each weapon. Hope to see more from you man, great work truly

[@iiiuwuiii4736]

You can combine 2 princes souls into one weapon? I'd never know!

[@killerb359]

I have been playing dark souls 3 for quite a while and i only learned that on accident when i clicked on one of the swords and saw combined and was like what?

[@beartm3924]

but the fact that the combined swords are worse than lorians greatsword is so disappointing

[@red_menace1829]

​@@killerb359 are you blind or just dumb?

[@RaymanJob]

​@@beartm3924 it is not it is one of the best weapon in ds3, it is not just about the damage it's also about the moveset and fun.

[@Evanz111]

This video just makes me realise we’re in the peak era of KZbin. A sub 50k subscriber channel, playing through a game a ridiculous amount of times to review a niche topic. Combined with some sick editing, seriously, that intro man. Easy sub from me. Puts my channel to shame.

[@cood5018]

I literally just watched your Elden Ring legendary/rememberance weapons video and was instantly wanting more. Was very happy to see this in my recommendations haha

[@zachattack4666]

I did a playthrough recently where I went directly to dragonslayer armour to play through the game with the dragonslayer great axe, and then went directly to the dlc. I was so strong I one shot the abyss watchers.

[@YEY0806]

Honestly, if you can get past Dancer and DA before Abyss Watchers, then you deserve that

[@zachattack4666]

@@YEY0806 I also killed friede, demon prince, midir, half light and gael before the abyss watchers. I also uploaded a video of me killing the dragonslayer armour in that playthrough.

[@YEY0806]

@@zachattack4666 in ng0 or ng+?

[@Spriqqan]

This made me way happier then it should have but considering i just learned who the master of the Dragonslayer armour is it makes a lot of sense. Great vid!

[@Sir.Alonne]

Did you use the hollowslayer on a pure dex build? Because it's actually more quality leaning. It gains very slightly more damage than Gael's greatsword on a 40/40 build but you can push it further by leveling strength to 26 to hit 40 when two handing then put as many levels into dex as possible.

[@CleopatraKing]

Yea between this and them saying twin Prince is "good for all builds" tells me they didn't do their research on these weapons.

[@Mo_Mudabber]

It’s still ass

[@robertspeedwagon982]

@@CleopatraKing or how he ranks weapons with unscaling damage, 4 stats scaling and separated damage types

[@Leafwink]

I did a demon fist play through and it was very fun. Even with PvP it was pretty fun since most players are not used to fighting against it. Then with how easy it is to get makes it pretty top tier.

[@jordanpitts1775]

You’ve quickly become one of my favorite souls content creators right behind the goat GinoMachino and Dist. Keep up the good work!

[@jjef8706]

35:35 which track is this?

[@Saltz12]

It may not be great for pve but in pvp the demons scar may be one of the best weapons in the game. You could pull off some nasty combos between r1s and pyromancies. With max cast speed you could r1, roll catch with black snake, and then combo into CBV. You could also r1 into black flame which would melt players when using the right build.

[@josephthomas367]

Absolutely phenomenal video. Great stuff as always and happy holidays man. 🔥❤

[@ThrowAway-gu2lw]

Amazing video, the production quality is kind of insane and its amazing you actually tested them all

[@samfish2550]

I feel like astors spear at least esthetically would be great for a dark playthrough.... Really makes me wish we could infuse it.

[@EldenRingBuildsArchive]

I love the concept of the Soul of Cinder, and their weapon, but I feel it got far more props than it deserves 😅

[@andresmunoz6356]

Demon fist and firelink greatsword being so high is borderline insane did i miss something about this list?

[@pineapplefighter3346]

farron greatsword is by far my fav you can strafe so many attacks and right eye is busted with it

[@Anakin875]

I loved this video, thank you for creating and uploading it. The editing and the music were top notch, great content!

[@SoupSter19]

not using the catalyst as catalyst sucks

[@Unknowngnostic]

Yea I think if a weapon it also a catalyst then you should use spells to rank it. Spell damage is lower so I think you have to use spells to judge the weapon as a whole like convenience and weight into consideration, vs slotting and switching to a catalyst. I've never used any of the weapons as catalysts myself yet so idk how to judge it, but I think it should be considered

[@SGT_Squid_Dog]

The crystal sage's rapier is so bad that they had to make the item discovery go up by 50 instead of boosting the damage. Cant complain though, having 250 item discovery helps with titanite chunks at Lothric Castle

[@naps7039]

Can't believe how dirty you did my boo the Farron Greatsword. I mainly L1 attack enemies and get the combo off all the time as it staggers most non boss enemies, as far as bosses go i cleared out pontiff first try ever twice with this sword my first time playing ds3. (I accidentally killed the dude who trades souls for weapons in one misclick hit when i was trying to exit the game right after i killed pontiff and had to restart the game lol) i love that sword and while it may not be the most badass, killing enemies by breakdancing on your knife is just hilariously dope lmao

[@calix7217]

Demon’s Scar being 21st is a crime it has some amazing combos

[@ragenaros4475]

Dragonslayer Greataxe would destroy entire Elden Ring if it was in there

[@beefstew4948]

it is! executionors great axe + lightning slash is very, very close to it. wish the real thing was in the game though...

[@Shade00789]

There's more crazy weapons in Elden ring that would destroy DS3

[@ragenaros4475]

no shit@@Shade00789

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

​@@Shade00789elden tards when they realize magic damage is worthless in DS3:

[@Vanitas12Matt]

Vordt's Greathammer is the weapon that got me through my first ever full run of Dark Souls 3. My first ever Soulsborne game, so it has a special place in my heart.

[@TheJasonpevans]

propane greatsword ☠️

[@danielkiran8174]

Dragonslayer Greataxe is actually my favorite weapon! I didn't even know its THAT good!

[@MrMetalhorse]

PvP should be taken into account at least a little. The dragonslayer axe weapon art is pretty fun, unil you realize it is almost guaranteed you'll get backstabed if you do it.

[@NoNono-o3h]

As much as souls true fun is pvp, this is a pveer channel

[@matrinezkevin11492]

Don't lock on to your enemy and bait them into the back stab and turn around right when they start rolling behind you. You will flatten 9/10 players and kill at least half of them in one shot. Been doing that with the BKUGS for years and the dragonslayer greataxe is even better at it.

[@robertspeedwagon982]

Quite obvious he doesn't care about PvP. If he did his list would have been very different. I think he should have specified that in the title.

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

Nobody gives a flying fuck about pvp lmao

[@negative6442]

​@@somersaultinggiraffe1901 Is that why Chase is so popular?

[@gobbogimbo5364]

Another fun tidbit about Gael's Greatsword is if you unlock and hold back when you press R2 after L2, you can make your jump backwards shoot you forwards, then when you go for the plunge you can lock back on and still it

[@SharkAttack-kz1dq]

that beginning montage was the coolest shit ever, genuinely immaculate

[@Echo_8054]

Is no one gonna talk about how well KOCMOC fits with this game???

[@pitchyhornet]

Fr

[@okupant880]

Roses of Ariandel is a pretty good offhand catalyst. I remember rocking DS spear main weapon, miracle caster using the miracle magic bow and lightning spears. People can be so caught off guard with the Roses just whacking them in the face with a weapon that did pretty nice damage with a faith build.

[@RuskiFuze01]

I help people in this game so I use whatever weapons and outfits I want, usually dressing up like a boss or something. To me, the 2 boss weapons I consistently use, are the Farron Greatsword and Friedes Great Scythe. Because a lot of the bosses I help people with are either weak to frost (Gael, Dragonslayer Armour, and Twin Princes) or weak to farron greatsword (Midir). Now Friede I use the FGS cuz it’s move set stuns her and dodges Ariandels charges.

[@peytonmcgiven7610]

The hollowslayer greatsword at 24 is ludicrous🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@willyrexnegrowillyrexnegro632]

Clericks candlestick its insane and super versatile in PVP , I think because thats the focus of the weapon

[@Integer_Overload]

As someone who uses the Farron Greatsword a ton, the alternate attacks are actually really great for ducking under horizontal attacks and can be chained with normal attacks. So you can do 2 lights, then finish with the front flip chain finisher. Or you can do one normal attack then swap to the alternate moveset to duck under an attack. Its very tricky to use and definitely not meta, but its very flexible in practiced hands

[@fish-wizard]

I know I'm two weeks late, but I have a note on the Dragonslayer Greataxe's damage to Aldrich. Aldrich's three different body parts all take different amounts of damage, and the head of Gwyndolin takes 50% extra physical damage and 50% extra lightning damage. No doubt that Falling Bolt is insanely good, but some other weapons might be able to stack up if they also hit the sweet spot.

[@COIFISHGAMING]

I just started playing Souls 3, I played the crap out of Elden Ring this video is a massive undertaking and extremely well done man. Liked and subbed.

[@monteriostewart5526]

I almost went def at the beginning of the video

[@snuppet]

just how we like it

[@thebigbean8783]

Yes. I'm so happy to see Lorian's Greatsword so far up there. It's such a fantastic weapon, and one of my most favorite runs of any souls game was with that weapon. And number 1 is my favorite weapon in any souls game ever. One of my favorite weapons of all time. Good. God. It is so amazing to use

[@Evil-lf8sh]

Ranking dancers blades above hollowslayer has to be a war crime somewhere

[@Kofiukie]

Look I’m not trying to be a hater or an asshole but from someone with 3000+ hours on ds3 and with thousands of invasions under my belt, this might be one of the worst scale lists I’ve ever seen, I under your more directing these opinions to pve but omg, putting champ’s halbert under wolners holy gs was one of the worst ds takes ever, I’m sure this list took a lot of time and effort and I commend you for that, but I feel like your opinions on certain weapons and abilities is so subjective and situational and newer players witching videos like this and seeing you rate some weapons so low will really mislead people, I’m not trying to yap any longer

[@C1yde902]

Completely agree. I only have like 1k hours and have only used about a third of these weapons and can tell this list is 100% bullshit. You can see on-screen some of the weapons in the 20s doing better damage than those in the top 10, and most of his explanations make absolutely zero sense. Like, he seems to think that split scaling is somehow a good thing? “Damage Split allows the weapon to be decent against any enemy in the game” wtf is he talking about? Anybody who’s played through the game a few times, let alone 29 TIMES, knows split scaling is worse than single element types. Also, the fact that he refused to use spells on catalyst hybrid weapons is just infuriating… I mean, that’s literally what they’re for? I have to stop watching these horrendous soulsborne ranking videos, they’re all low-effort slop istg

[@kestkey]

@@C1yde902 dont cry honey, go to DD2

[@antoniusfudgepacker4318]

The worst part is it's somehow not low effort slop, like imagine playing through 29 fucking times with a single weapon each time and... what? Either somehow use it wrong the entire time like a brainless zombie, or go through all that effort just to waste it and not think about the list for more than 2 minutes when finally putting it together lmfao.

[@colbiashimaru]

Yeah I didnt want to be negative either, but with maybe 800 hours in ds3 and thousands spread from the other games, I didnt expect something like the farron greatsword to be placed so low. I wouldnt say its the best, but certainly not that far back. I feel like a beginner would also have a better time with it. As for what someone said about him saying split scaling is good, he only thinks it is good because he had to beat every boss with the weapon, even the ones where they were resistant, so I feel like his ranking is moreso “ranking the boss weapons on how hard it is to use that weapon and only that weapon for the entire run” because that is pretty much what he is ranking, which is just kind of misleading considering the fact that the video doesnt say that, it says “what is the best ds3 boss weapon” or whatever. I think this video has a place, maybe just not under this title, and maybe he needs to understand the game in a different vein, because there is obviously something missing

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

Nobody gives a flying fuck about pvp.

[@brettpotter7312]

if you use the Farron Greatsword with the Curse Ward Greatshield you basically get a greatshield that can parry

[@ChaserJonDoe]

Now rank them for pvp

[@Kainzvt]

Me watching this entire video hoping he would go into detail on how he did all that super cool camera work and choreography with the character. Great video though~

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Incredible Work Near Perfect Overview Beautiful Effort Alex Roe Hit’s Greatly

[@OldGreggIRL]

Honestly wasn’t surprised at all to see Lorians UGS way up at the top. I started a fresh run with the intent of getting the twin princes greatsword, and ended up having to grab it in ng+1 because i couldnt let go of my precious UGS. I was honestly pretty disappointed when i did get my hands on the twin princes greatsword. TPGS is fun but its scaling is nowhere near as OP as Lorians UGS. The amount of stagger from that things weapon art, plus the fact that it absolutely yeets smaller enemies into the stratosphere made it hands down my favorite boss weapon to use.

[@PrometheusD12]

You could technically get the twin prince’s greatsword in the standard game by making one sword and having a co-op buddy make and drop the other one for you, but I don’t know if that would really change up the placement of the weapon on this list.

[@kadinwisniewski6928]

It's actually crazy that the Firelink Greatsword's skill isn't the Soul of Cinder's phase 2 combo attack. Still can't believe they teased us like that

[@jonaichi_09]

I swear, the contrast of fun and damage the Dragonslayer's greataxe has compared to other weapons just blew me away. It's amazing

[@thekeeper1287]

I still love that the twin princes greatsword was the prototype to the sword of night and flame. I didnt even know that sword existed at first until a couple years ago

[@VValunt]

I’m so happy to hear that my favorite weapon in DSIII is the winner. I knew I was on to something when I started feeling like a god of destruction with it. PvP is also amazing with it since it has innate crazy poise, damage, and with free-aim you can even punish backstabbing enthusiasts. 10/10 weapon

[@bhavyakanodia9427]

Ah a fellow Dragonslayer Greataxe enjoyer. I loved this weapon so much that I changed my tactics to make this viable for pvp lol. Nothing feels better than pancaking someone going for a backstab.

[@ClearSky20]

He did the hollowslayer grearsword and moonlight greatsword so dirty. Dancers above hollowslayer and firelink at number 5? I feel he shouldve optimised his build for each weapon to properly represent the weapon at its best. I also feel he shouldve used spells and not just the weapons exclusively

[@hellxapo5740]

My favourite weapons -Gael's Greatsword -Dragonslayer Greataxe -Frayed Blade -Vordt Hammer -Demon's Scar (with pyromancies)

[@TitoSilvey]

My favorite boss getting the #1 weapon, fuck yeah, feels good

[@aldotrioksidi]

I guess it's up to personal preference, but I think that Vordt's Great Hammer or whatever the name was is the best one easily. After I got it, I steamrolled every boss, including Midir. I died twice against that and that was the most amount of deaths I got against any boss, most being first try but died once against a few. You also get it really early. I hadn't played DS3 in several years after trying and I got stuck then in the dlc bosses in the frozen place with the ice scythe woman and I couldn't beat the guy that has the big wolf as a companion.

[@spartandud3]

There is something you completely forgot to take into account during this list: Drip! Farron greatsword may not be great but the style is amazing. Moonlight Great Sword may be good but not great yet it's gorgeous. And Gael's Sword... mad respect.

[@andrewd4438]

I really enjoyed learning how all of the weapons performed against the deacons

[@wilhelm100]

I just started playing DS3 yesterday and as soon as I saw the Demon's Fist, everything else went out the window. I've been face-punching my way through the game and don't plan on stopping

[@tlozfreak888]

I love how the webcam visibly lights up when you're using the dragonslayer greataxe weapon skill.

[@vuuhl8605]

Also very shocked that Gael's is so low, I remember it being a monster, especially in pvp

[@MrMetalhorse]

PvP was totally neglected here which kinda sucks. Gundyr's is a must for any PvP strength build. It's very good for finishing off panic rollers.

[@Blittsplitt5]

​@@MrMetalhorsebut easy to parry

[@theluluexpress8528]

So many years later and this game is still so friggin amazing

[@deviousdieselmusic]

I’m not even a fromsoft guy, but these videos are extremely well made. Both informative AND beautifully edited. Excellent work!!!

[@JAM92]

I'm surprised you put the Dancers Swords as high up as you did as they don't seem to be very good at all, they're a bit slow and they don't do a lot of damage. But on the flip side, I don't think the Crystal Sage's Rapier is that bad as I beat Midir with it last year so it can't be that bad.

[@malkarththebear]

Everyone: "Nooo you can't put the Farron sword at 22! It's much more complex than that!!!" Me: "Hehe, lightning axe go BOOM!"

[@snuppet]

I'm a man of simple taste, I see a weapon that blinds me with particle effects, my neurons start firing. It's just that easy

[@jstar3382]

Friede's Scythe is so nice, that moveset is just amazing. The speed on r1 is awesome, the skill is amazing, and the frost is a nice touch

[@BuffoFesss]

One funny thing to do in PVP with the farron greatsword is to use it along side a tower shield with no skills, bait/block an attack and then parry. Since you are using a great shield no one expets a parry.

[@Gruso57]

When I first played DS3 I used that Dragonslayer greataxe without knowing how good it was. While watching this video I wondered where it would be and when I got to spot 2 I was like "no way, I used the best boss weapon on accident" lol

[@SlendStone]

I got jumpscared by the kocmoc song.

[@Cado303]

I was surprised that the video was only 40 min after that intro

[@SpongebobQuizAI93]

0:38 that kocmoc unleashed music:

[@mentallyderanged888]

Farron Greatsword at 22 is actual skill issue. It's LB combo is a quick and spammable move that acts as a distance closer, allows you to dodge most attacks and slide behind enemies. And it's damage at 40/40 is better than the Zweihänder or Astora Greatsword.

[@counterblast3885]

On my very first playthrough I decided I loved using great swords. The claymore was my go to till I got the hollow slayer. I loved the weapon art and design of the weapon plus the boost against hollows. It was my go to for much of the game that first time back in 2016

[@smoot6803]

Im really happy to see Demons Fist as No.3, I find that the damage can be insane when you play aggressively. I personally pair it with Flynn's Ring to get a great damage buff.

[@Bthakilla4rilla]

I felt like there was a reason I never wanted to unequip the Dragonslayer Greataxe after I got it from Ludleth

[@robonurcob2584]

Damn that cutscene for Gael’s Greatsword was sick

[@sirpaladinknight5491]

you didnt mention boss bows and crossbows , do they not count as weapons ?

[@boomstories]

"Oh cool, boss weapon ranking, I wonder how the dragonslayer's greataxe will do" [...] "Yepp, no wonder I went to ng+3 with it just because bonking stuff is fun"

[@chrispuder1527]

The amount of time you must have spent to get those epic weapon intros is mind boggling. Such a well done video.

[@scocooper1]

This was amazing man! Totally agree with the top 2, my NG+ was just respeccing and switching between the two. Can't decide which one I like better

[@kestkey]

Of course, I understand that there is a video about weapons from BOSSES, but the mini-boss Sir Wilhelm notably ruffled my nerves in Ariandel. I think his Onyx blade is the best for the build of darkness. With rings of clutch of darkness and fire this weapon is very formidable. I recommend.

[@hathucquan5350]

Gael’s greatsword pre-nerf was nothing short of a beast. Great hyper armor, fast weapon arts and the monstrous damage output. In subsequent NG+ cycles, it became the 2nd ole reliable after the Claymore