Stats and You | Dark Souls 2

A video explaining stats and breakpoints in Dark Souls 2.

[@rexorzist8706]

Adp I-frames Estus chugging Roll speed Shield raising Decreased fall damage

[@shinobly]

It's my first time playing dark souls 2 and I needed to know how strong this really is thanks

[@pomelomarino7710]

You dont need at all. If you do need it, then you are not gud at the game.@@shinobly

[@Worthless1010]

I don't want any form of spoilers in DS2 aside from how the stats work, thanks for making this!

[@sagggoo123]

I couldn't agree more!

[@wombot2406]

Soo i've played through the game with low agility on a dodgebased character. Neat

[@nursejennyk40]

Wombot yeah the game is aids that way

[@colonelradec5956]

me toooo lol i assumed dodging was just trash and hated dark souls 2 for it. then i found a new reason to hate this game. forcing me to blow 38 points on a stat to be on par with every other souls game 😂

[@Edgariki]

@@colonelradec5956 15-20 is enough if you just want to complete the game or only PvE. More needs after lvl 150-200 if you want PvP or high lvl PvP.

[@colonelradec5956]

@@Edgariki pretty sure i looked it up and 38 was on par with fast rolling I frames from other souls games.

[@Edgariki]

@@colonelradec5956 20 and 38 is almost the same. 38 need more for pvp

[@blackriderbob8053]

yay a dark souls 2 vid with no spoilers thx for the helpful info

[@gobuns2]

Can you name some more spoiler-less guide videos for me? I just started Dark Souls II.

[@nicolaigiess8006]

@@gobuns2 Wow, _someone's_ late to the party...

[@rafaelceragioli]

@@nicolaigiess8006 Games never get old, my friend, they are like books, or music

[@duroorud527]

only spoiler i could think of is zombo vendrick and spooky nashandra as spoilers

[@JacStance]

ADP definitely seems like it increased the speed I drink estus and raise my shield. I was so used to DS1 where you could just hit L1 and block an attack at the last second I kept getting hit in DS2 because I was too slow. At 35 ADP I no longer have that problem.

[@Smartuur]

I had the same problem! But my controller is broken, so I thought it had something to do with that, but it definitely dissapeared after i lvl'd up ADP.

[@JacStance]

Also, I know it hasn't been confirmed, but I'm positive it increases your invincibility frames as well. With 35 ADP I roll through attacks that definitely should have hit me. It is more apparent with larger weapons, like the Drakekeepers with the large hammers, because you can see the weapon clip you but you take no damage. It's a beautiful thing.

[@francisdimaano2350]

@@JacStance he explained that in the video .-.

[@JacStance]

@@francisdimaano2350 I was agreeing with him. :|

[@CB2904-l9l]

​@@francisdimaano2350 5 years ago btw.

[@Grrey12]

The wall of information when you first lookup the stats menu made my brain freeze. You made it all simplier and I thank you for that. Nice video! I Liked it!

[@PhantomCooper]

In Dark Souls 1 I made a Guts cosplay that used the Greatsword. But I think this new Greatsword would be much more fitting.

[@Shad0wmoses]

same currently trying to level up for greatsword. my character is named gatts but accidentally turned him into a chick.

[@boutassai]

Guts is going to be my first character and then an Ichigo build for my second.

[@cthulhurising]

i talked to someone else, maybe it was one of you guys on kotaku or psn about a guts build. i'm currently using the first ultra great sword and the move set is so damned good.

[@MuschiMichi]

***** just if you dont know, there is a way to change your sex in DS2 ;)

[@ProjectArcangel]

Thanks for the Stat breakdown its nice to know the caps for the stats now :D

[@PyozGaming]

The PVP level absolutely have to be raised around 140-160. Most stats in DK1 were multipurpose. While in DK2 each stat seems to increase only one or two different things. E.g. in DK1 endurance was stamina + equip load. Now equip load has its own stat. We will have to invest more stat points to get viable builds.

[@HastaLaLista]

Very nice video. It's worth mentionning that attunement not only raises the number of spell slots you have available, but also the number of casts per slot! This can be extremely helpful for powerful spells or miracles that come with only a few casts at low attunement, like buffs.

[@BourneFighting]

This video is EXACTLY what i was looking for for stat caps. Well explained and well done. Thank you.

[@maertean]

my Man for days I'veen trying to find a video that explains how many points should i need in adp, youre a real G thanks a lot

[@ConfusingStraw]

Adaptability adds 2 invincibility frames at most until like level 99. It does not increase your roll speed, and does not increase your shield raise or attack speed. It only increases the s and the speed of estus drinking. You also need to raise it side-by-side with endurance to get natural poise.

[@MrGM420]

picking this up tonight at 12, this was a great primer and great presentation without spoliers. well done, thanks!

[@Rat_King_Covenant]

8 years later and your video is still helping people like me

[@Benouwe]

This is the last of your videos I can allow myself to watch until April! PC master race! -_-

[@JollySunKnight]

mustard* race. pc mustard race.

[@Benouwe]

Jolly Sun Knight something like that, yeah.

[@sunnysideup137]

Jolly Sun Knight i like to mix my mustard and ketchup. tastes good with corn dogs.

[@themadblooddemon3961]

Very informative Really helped a lot Thnx Orobo

[@MadCapBeats]

This is the only video or stream I will watch until I beat this game. Thanks for the info Brandon!

[@mohammadalirashed3103]

This was comprehensive and succinct, also immensely helpful.

[@solitudeklok]

Exactly what I needed to know! Thank you Oro!

[@StriFe860]

Thanks Oro, i will use this information well when Dark Souls comes out here in Norway on march 14th, it's unfortunate that i have to wait, but i'm willing to wait for this wonderful piece of a game!

[@cthulhurising]

thanks for the vid. i'm at the point where i'm starting to really need to plan my build. ADP sorta throws a curveball cause i can't just use old builds i love without a tweak.

[@russeshe001]

Y'know what, I'm dual-wielding greatswords. Maybe not *the* Greatsword from this video, but Seeker GS's or Claymores or something. Thanks for the info Obobobo!

[@ZlyLudekPL]

Thanks a lot Brandon :D

[@Transatlantic_Faux]

Sorry if either have been mentioned before but, don't forget about 2 things... 1 - ATN has a small effect on AGI, too. Not sure the real #'s, but feels like 1 point every few levels. (But I haven't leveled it above 20 yet) 2 - There are now 9 stats overall, which greatly increases max level compared to the first 2 Souls games, as those only had 8 different stats (not counting Humanity) Great video, though. Thanks!

[@Worthless1010]

Effectively 7 stats in Dark Souls, because literally no one used resistance. This also isn't considering how carry weight and stamina are two completely different stats as well.

[@Gvaz]

Worthless1010 resistance was worthless, even if you exclusively stacked it.

[@killer7351x]

Thank you so much i didnt know that the ADP makes your rolls more invincible.

[@Kaozorier]

Completely agree on that 150 cap. Maybe 160 or 170, but right now, 150 seems the best.

[@Beisser76]

In case someone didn't knew, raising attunement also gives you some agility. So you definitely can get some slots without wasting so many levels.

[@Slowbuilderchallenge]

Thanks so much for the info. I haven’t really been having any fun in DS2, I’ll try leveling ADP and see how it goes this time around.

[@philosophos4893]

I think we should have the PvP cap at 150, that seems to be the best option for similar builds that we had in DS

[@pokemonplayer22]

I've only met 1 person who was near lvl150 and that was in NG, after that everyone goes right up. SM really fucked up PvP - at lvl150 you can fight lvl400's depending on SM which can really pressure some people to lvl up so that their stats are higher

[@terrythompson7535]

PVP in dark souls is a joke, and always has been.. due to the fact that only certain types of builds are actually viable.. also there really isn't an option not to use a melee weapon.. also in ds3, a person who makes a complete caster build with no use of melee is instantly rendered defenseless using vow of silence. Ultimately whoever wins in pvp has a lot less to do with meritocracy or individual player skill, and a lot more to do with who has the more powerful build, and more numbers of allies. In other words, whoever has the most unfair advantage.

[@frostchaotic3691]

@@terrythompson7535 well that's not it in ds2. Literally every weapon was. Nerfed. There are still OP weapons but skill ALWAYS trumps cheesy builds. I'm pretty sure skill can get you far in any ds game overall. So how about you practice instead of blaming the game

[@terrythompson7535]

@@frostchaotic3691 No thank you. Instead I will be "practicing" a real life skill that results in personal growth and accomplishment. Video games are too demanding now and I will not be dedicating my life to them. I'd prefer actual accomplishments to imaginary ones. So I will continue with computer programming, and making music as my hobbies. I have quit video games completely. They are the most massive waste of time. Honestly, I wish I had all those hours back.

[@terrythompson7535]

@@frostchaotic3691 .. and what I will probably do with respect to video games in the future, is gamify the learning process of information that helps people develop real life skills

[@EmanPwns]

Great tips brandon! Will definately help out my run through dark souls.

[@skullkid325]

I don't mind knowing about stats, that's okay, so thanks Oro. Gotta start crafting my friendly Blue Sentinel straight away after all...

[@BlackEyeStone]

Thank you for this information, Brandon. I greatly appreciate it.

[@iggy898]

i want to watch your game footage so bad but i don't want to see any of the game before i play it. ughgughguhguhg i cant decide if i should watch or not

[@zanydivine7374]

yeah me too :( i ll have to wait until April 25th .

[@alexkozarmedia]

Adaptability doesn't stop the agility going up at 38. Since attunement also goes to agility, you can have more attunement, less adapt and still get 110 agility (almost maxed). I have 30 attunement and 33 adaptability, but 110 agility.

[@vampors1372]

On agility changing roll speed, Emarrel tested that at varying levels of agility with nor equipment and got, if there was any difference, only the smallest fraction of a roll speed change. Action speed changing is legit though.

[@coto132]

Also ATN also increases the amount of castings for each spell, be it miracle or sorcery or hex. Each spell has its own break points at certain levels of ATN.

[@LIBERTYorD34TH]

Attunement will also up your agility, and because agility effects how fast your animations are it also means that both attunement and adaptability effect how fast you use items ie estus flask, crushing life gems basically ANY consumable item that has an animation. I used to not understand why estus healing was soooooo painfully slow in this game, turns out it was because i was running around with only 6 ADP because in the early stages of this games popularity there was a notion going around the community that ADP was "a wasted stat" until we realized exactly what was involved with it. Mostly due to a pretty vague description of said stat.

[@NexusKirin]

LIBERTYorD34TH I never used ADP until one of my friends saw the issues with my rolling and was like “that’s why you still get hit during rolls” I thought ADP is like resistance but I still went through the game at only 8 lol Game: you can roll well now Me: yeah Game: and what did it cost you? Me:FUGS

[@wisejack7975]

You missed one extremely important aspect about equip load. It also affects stamina regen significantly. 30% equipload can fully recharge stamina by 1 sec faster than 60% equip load. It may look silly, but 1 second is huge deal in dark souls.

[@DavidVas0032]

What you don't realize is that this video was made the same time the game was released. Also, you can't say it reduces stamina recovery time by about 1 second when it may reduce total recovery time by 2.5 seconds if you had 225 stamina as apposed to half a second with 100 stamina. (By the way, I made those times up because my point was you didn't reference total stamina.)

[@wisejack7975]

David Vas I do realize that video was made long ago, but why don't YOU realize that I'm just updating information to old videos? And 2nd part you are just being an idiot. So, no response.

[@DavidVas0032]

What do you mean, stamina recovery is a rate of stamina per time not automatically -1 second off total time. Do you even Mafs?

[@wisejack7975]

David Vas It's just an expression dumbass. I meant to say vitality affects stamina regen quite amount. Do you even engrish? try to understand the context a little bit?

[@DavidVas0032]

***** What I'm trying to tell you is that you may be trying to update old information but you're giving a rough estimate rather than a comparative rate. Do you even scientific reporting?

[@CottonPanzer]

***** summoning and PVP and et cetera isn't determined by SL anymore, but by overall collected Souls. So people talking about a PVP level... I don't know why.

[@edboon8501]

you know that NG+ makes soul memory irrelevant and we go back to just SL, right?

[@burns0100]

Hubert Nineteen Yer all pvp will most likely be NG+ at SL 150.

[@CottonPanzer]

Hubert Nineteen I know, but I never considered PVP done on NG+. Makes sense now.

[@edboon8501]

in the arena i'm assuming. Arena is a completely different level of fucked. but it's more than confirmed already that soul memory doesn't effect NG+

[@servebotfrank4082]

Hubert Nineteen I've heard the opposite actually. I heard about quite a few people running into people at level 500 so I don't know where you're getting that information.

[@miguelguerrero8760]

So helpful! Thanks for uploading

[@JollySunKnight]

goddamn why do i have to be a part of the pc mustard race

[@kirarxe]

Our time will come, and when it does; We're going to DATA MINE THE SHIT OUTTA THIS GAME.

[@IOwnCows]

Akira toyomata God yes.

[@JollySunKnight]

PC MUSTARD RACE

[@SunderMount]

Great video! No spoiler and very informative.

[@ninjablade2]

Fuuuuck, i wish they'd put out both the PC and console versions at the same time, i`m waiting for the PC one and all of these videos are tempting me too hard!! I want to play a souls game for once without having it spoiled before i even start!!! haha

[@playeronepro]

Attunement at 50 grants additional spellcasts as well.

[@Sendosune]

Thank you Oroboro for your video, I just picked up Black Armor Edition,, about to play it, Thank you for your stat video, this might help me when I start playing :)

[@KnOfAvila]

Info on the natural poise thing was new to me.

[@marcusnixius]

thanks for the work put into this

[@sithamor]

the facts that apparently you can fast roll really easily and that adaptibility and endurance are synergic by giving you poise worries me a little about pvp... the combination of these three stats seems to be so much more powerful than any other combination...

[@RezaQin]

I am absolutely loving this game while being a magic man.

[@XBullitt16X]

Attunement also increases spell casts

[@dalf_souls2199]

total spell casts yes

[@catalystGenome]

Thank you. This is the kind of stuff i wanted to see from VaatiVidya, but i guess he's too busy trying to "kindle the channel". Thanks again.

[@mohammedaljaber3629]

Great video, very informative, keep up the good work Oroboro! ^^

[@DamianSabre]

I love how fucking HUGE the greatsword is now. I grinned like a moron when I picked it up. XD

[@TheGreatEllipsis]

Invaluable early information.

[@th3lukewarm]

Yeah yeah, this is all nice and shit. But is the ''Well Whay Is It?'' gesture back?

[@daken5950]

This was so helpful. Thanks.

[@Nero-ui1ye]

Holy shit, the size of that sword. A Dual-Wielding High DEX/ADP is definitely going to be my first build. One of my weapons will for sure be the Blacksteel Katana. I think Vaati said something about Pyro now scaling with INT/FAI.. I hope that doesn't effect spell effectiveness for non-magic types. If not, I'm throwing it into the mix. Also, Peeve said the PvP level would probably be 120. Ha. There are too many good, almost required stats this time around.

[@thenapski6108]

This is so GREAT! Thanks so much for posting this. I think I might reallocate my stats with the Soul Vessel soon, because my Knight just plain sucks. I will post my stats later on to get some advice, but BIG thanks to the poster!

[@sahil20031]

Don't worry too much about putting points in a 'wrong' stat. You can respec your character after you gain certain item ( probably somewhere in mid to end-game). So experiment, have fun, and enjoy.

[@GhostsNSt00f]

thanks for the spoiler free and very helpful video brandon

[@BradyPartain]

Great guide this helped me a lot

[@jarvisthejackal2418]

Extremely helpful, thank you.

[@appropriate-channelname3049]

thanks for telling me what the games tutorial told me

[@usamahafeez8036]

Thanks a lot for the tips, it helped me very much :)

[@Fods1985]

Man, this is good stuff, i cant wait to play DS2!!!

[@EXTREMEROFLNESS73]

Is there any info yet on multipliers like when 2-handing? Will 2h at 27 str effectively be 40 str again? Also is weapon AR affected by the dual wield power stance at all? And finally do we know poise breakpoints at all yet? Also great video, very informative.

[@Oroboro]

27 STR 2h = 40 yes No idea about power stance, still a very hazy area for everyone that needs more testing The highest poise break is 70

[@RandomGuy010]

Good to know. I had been wondering about this.

[@DW461]

Adaptability doesn't seem to be that necessary. At 24 I have 99 agility and can roll through most things, but I can also roll through most things at 8 adp too. It lengthens the roll but the beginning of your roll is always invincible anyway.

[@bo0sho0]

its increases the speed of other actions as well, like for example drinking a flask and raising your shield etc

[@DW461]

I know, those are useful. I think 38 might be overkill, at 20 I can raise my shield while I'm stunned.

[@bo0sho0]

***** i dont know if ur talking about PVE or PVP. but time will tell if u will need that 38 soft cap when it comes to PVP and lag

[@DW461]

There is very little lag in PVP. It's almost 1 to 1.

[@truennn]

***** Wait for PC before you claim that.

[@DeadlyHandle]

thanks for the tips, I wasn't really sure how all the levels worked out and what would and wouldn't cap. I hope the PVP "level cap" in this game is closer to 150-200 that way we can all use better builds with more versatility (Melee+Faith/Int) but we'll see what people decide to run around in.

[@PhatsMahoney88]

I hope it's higher too, just by judging how Hexes work and how much faith AND intelligence they require to cast and use some catalysts. Factor that in with needing the health and endurance to not be so squishy and maybe even the strength and dex to wield some of the weapon catalysts, I can see builds like that reaching 160 - 170 easy.

[@burns0100]

Phats Mahoney Though pvp builds are about fitting all your needed stats into the smallest package, so I can see people using spices to drop the requirements for some spells and using light armour to drop there needed equip load to fit into the needed pvp level if they want to run a duel build like hexer or str/faith and such. Straight pvp build will work better and I think most people will just run that with some pyro seeing how it can almost one hit people now and stun them.

[@mAceOfHearts]

Phats Mahoney My Hexer build is currently SL 130 or something and I've only focused on FTH, INT and ATN. All of my other stats are insanely low. (12 STR, 10 END, 9 DEX. Everything else is 6)

[@burns0100]

Mads-Emil Jensen and that's the downfall of those builds, unless you use spices to lower spell requirements you will find it hard to make a hexer build using all the high level spells.

[@PhatsMahoney88]

***** Without spices, trying for that miracle that requires 65 faith would equal a rather squishy PvP build. I just think the community could stand to raise the cap so there's more room for experimenting AND making a solid character so fights aren't won based on someone taking advantage of another's slip-up and having the fight end after one 2 handed attack or a backstab.

[@mrwaldoful]

this is really great

[@DeviousRy]

extremely helpful. looks like magic users are going to have tough time deciding their builds

[@AshnSilvercorp]

something tells me level caps will be from 150-200. 200 sounds quite high, but it really could depend on the type of character. Mages have it tough this time, yes spices bring spells down and they aren't hard to get, but even getting int or faith to 40 for the damage scaling still leaves much less room for other stats. there are some of the weapons as well that can work better with an int build that have quite high stat requirements. I'm working on a build around a magic infused dragon rider twinblade (I know this weapon is quite overly popular right now) and using magic buffs on it. I put the build at 200 to use some hexes as well, and I can't invest much less without becoming a horribly squishy mage. Among stats that are ignored in my build are adaptability and somewhat of vitality. Most might wonder about uniqueness in sets at these levels, and (if they fix poise...) I can see some tank builds coming from high vigor, vitality, stamina, and adap setups with what ever power stat they need and still end up around sl 175.

[@PitFighterPlus]

Thank you so much for the info, Oro!

[@Bust3rnaut]

I am new to Dark Souls 2 and im playing knight.So which of these do I need to lvl up?

[@chaz706]

It depends on 3 things: 1) Defensive method: Do you try to roll and dodge or do you block? 2) Preferred Armor: Do you wear the light stuff or the heavy stuff. 3) Preferred Weapon: Spells? Thrusting Swords? Bows? Maces? What stats do your weapon scale with?

[@Bust3rnaut]

Charles Hammond Jr Well I didn't tell anything here :D sorry about that. So 1) Block 2) Heavy Stuff 3)Swords

[@chaz706]

Bust3rnaut Well here are a few considerations: 1) Vigor: You'll need a bit of it (at least 20) to get a fair amount of HP. If you're going to be wearing heavy armor and blocking you'll eventually be taking damage. Extra vigor (going above 20) is recommended but not before you get the strength/endurance needed to work properly. 2) Endurance: you definitely want to put a few points above the soft cap. Blocking takes stamina. You need stamina. Simply put. 3) Vitality: you'll need some extra points to put yourself below 70% max load. Don't put too many points here. You're not going to be rolling fast anytime soon. 4) Strength: This is going to be a key stat for 3 reasons: a) The good shields are all fairly heavy. b) Wearing heavy Armor requires a good amount of strength. c) You'll need it for weapon damage output. 5) Dexterity: has the potential to be a key stat depending on your balance between tankiness and damage output. Most swords scale based on both strength and dexterity. To get the most out of your swords you'll need to put points in both. This also has the side effect of giving you more options as to what weapons to use (particularly bows). 6) Adaptability: You'll want to put some points in here to improve poise and resistances. Agility is still somewhat important despite the fact that you're taking a tanky build. Stats to avoid: Attunement (you're not casting spells right?), Intelligence and Faith (again... you're not casting spells right?). You want to minimize points in these stats if you're going to follow your predicted play style. If you wanted to save points then you could use a different weapon type (I would reccomend hammers or axes... or some other weapon that scales chiefly with strength and less with dex) so as to avoid putting points in Dexterity. It would synergize better with a heavy armor blocking build.

[@Bust3rnaut]

Charles Hammond Jr Thanks, I was searching for the exact numbers in the net but i cant find a good one can you tell somewhat accurate numbers for the stats I need to have ?

[@chaz706]

Bust3rnaut That I could not tell you. The game is still too new to have a large number of set builds based on specific weapons. All I can do at this point is give basic guidelines.

[@dreadmaster16]

whoaa so many things I thought I knew and almost everything wrong haha .... thanks for the video now imma start a new game and try it

[@ricecakejohnson]

Is it possible to do a comparison on the ADP stats(from a low level ADP to a higher level ADP)?? I m sure everyone would love to see the difference between low ADP and higher ADP.

[@MrBWK8]

Hey Oroboro! What you think about ADP now that there are lots of people saying that ADP is the new resistance and that VIT is a better choice because VIT = Better Armor + better roll. Poise got nerfed, shields got nerfed, rolls got nerfed, backstab got nerfed, but... guard break is very interesting, spells got buffed and Whips are something...strong. What you think about dark souls II new metagame? Edit: i realy think that SL 130 is more than enough in DSII. Sure, we have less points than in DSI, but there are things to compensate, like using 4 rings!

[@megalodonv2]

I really hope the PvP soul level isnt 125 like it was in DS1... I've done calculations and most builds that look appealing are around 150-175.

[@TheMultiEnabled]

It should be lower than 100 so that there is actually some variety in what people use.

[@megalodonv2]

It will never, ever be lower than 100 in this game. Actually, from what I've seen. A lot of people agree with what I stated.

[@mmmmmmmtoast]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was scared of starting any DS2 character without knowing the breakpoints, now I know exactly what my first build will be. Isn't there also some way to reset stats? I remember someone saying that a while ago.

[@kirarxe]

honestly, you should push the break points. As he said, he doesn't know when people are going to stop leveling. Its a stupid idea to stop anyways, give the game a couple months before assuming that the meta-game will mean anything. I prefer pvp at level 60-70 in DkS because most people have their builds optimized at that point without just filling in Vit.

[@mmmmmmmtoast]

True, and my first build in DS1 wasn't even optimized for PvP by any means. I'll probably wait a while when the meta-game becomes meaningful before making PvP builds again.

[@sunnysideup137]

You can obtain an item somewhere near the starting areas that can be given to the Firekeepers at the start of the game to reset your stats to base levels. You might actually be able to change your class, as well, but I don't know.

[@mmmmmmmtoast]

Thanks? Even though this is the latest reply I have ever seen...

[@mmmmmmmtoast]

Heh, np I just found it funny.

[@Kazman123]

Just what i needed, thanks!

[@jackedup447]

Oh god adaptability only run.

[@QwertyBoredom122]

If it helps allot of the guys on some of the forums think 175 would be a good PvP soul level since it would be high enough to get the "basics" needed, and enough points into 2 weapon stats to make hybrid builds (whether thats a melee+cast or a straight out Q-build) but not high enough to make a "does everything" build.

[@TheInevitableAir]

That's too high, you won't be making any sacrifices.

[@QwertyBoredom122]

TheInevitableAir yer those feelings have changed since.

[@Denskey]

Thanks the video helped out a lot!!

[@SopraninoBravado]

Bless your soul for this

[@gwabafett]

How will you use darkmoon blade with so little faith and attunement?

[@tylerhill40]

Thanks for the upload.

[@superfails8338]

Thank you dude this really helps a lot

[@thedraann]

very informative. if you have the time can you also do a video focused of cast speeds? that would be very helpful and i dont have enough time to or the equipent to check the differances/worth

[@cameronstrait966]

Very well made video

[@gordi3]

Got a couple of questions: I watched a video somewhere that Mundane scales off of STR, DEX, INT, and FTH only. Is that true, or does it scale off of every stat? Also I have 54 faith and 60 int. If I left the stats on 40 faith and 40 int would my miracles, hexes, and sorceries deal relatively the same amount of dmg?

[@domingodelafuente5838]

Can you please make spoiler free dark souls 2 videos? , like a video explaining the new parry mechanics or something like that

[@PiinkiePiee]

that was very informative thank you oroboro

[@truuluvv]

Totally Awesome!

[@Ozeec2]

damn i got my str up to 50 thinking i would need it for some of the weapons like the black knight great axe and smough's hammer from the first game

[@thenapski6108]

Well, you could reallocate your stats with the Soul Vessel back at the beginning of the game with the old ladies in red. I'm doing it tonight, but want to make sure I'm doing it right this time.

[@Ozeec2]

ya ill probably do that but ill stick with my mistakes until NG+ so my first run is still blindish

[@burns0100]

Joe The AbyssWalker some weapons need 50 str but unless your build is around those 40 is good, I got a greataxe build with 40 str and I can deal close to 2000 crit damage.

[@DeepbloodFang]

Gyrm greataxe requires 50, you can get it buy spending a certain amount of souls in Gavlans shop and then talking to him, he will give it you.

[@CatacombD]

DeepbloodFang Dragon's tooth, son. Be a proper Havel.

[@XtianFALLENone]

hey oro my endurance is 26 should i keep it that way? or use soul vessel to re-allocate my points to adp? my character is a dual wield dex build and i only use shields sometimes... so yeah..

[@TRMHDW]

Wow it really helps me a lot… thank you…

[@sun012497]

extremely helpful

[@MarioStankovic]

Yes i learnd something, subscribed and liked! :)

[@abattoirfilth]

Here's a dumb question from a noob. Witch stat should I increase to lessen the amount of stamina drained from using heavy weapons?