The Coolest Weapons In Dark Souls 3 | Strength Build Guide

[@Starlight_Akira]

_You know, if you have the aptitude, you should try the mage's college in Winterhold._

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I used to be an adventurer like you...

[@yadielreyes7106]

Have you ever been to the cloud district

[@Starlight_Akira]

@@yadielreyes7106 Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh, what am I saying. Of course you don't.

[@AndrewAung1992]

You know if you want to play a game with trash combat with no rolling or dodging just blocking and everyone sounds the same. You should try Skyrim.

[@Starlight_Akira]

@AndrewAung1992 Based... As much as I love Skyrim, I completely agree, the combat is garbage.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Extra bits: 1. First off, sorry it’s been a while! As long as my PC holds out, it should be a busy December! 2. Forgot to mention that you want to exchange Champion Gundyr’s Soul for the Prisoners Chain as soon as you fight him. Check the description for some Ring set-up recommendations, although this build doesn’t particularly rely on any of the rings too much. 3. The Great Club is also amazing for Friede as she’s weak to strike. If you didn’t want to grab the Demon Greataxe, you could farm Large Titanites from the Lothric Knight by the bonfire, grab the chunks and use that until the paired swords instead. 4. I’m really interested in what sort of difficulty you’d like to see in future DS3 runs (Early DLC/ Very Early DLC/ Base Game then DLC’s). To me, this felt like a good step up from the last video without being ridiculous, but I’m a nerd with too many hours in the game. No wrong answers, let me know your thoughts! 5. If there’s any DS3 builds or weapons you’d particularly like to see a guide for, let me know. Hope you enjoy the vid!

[@bettywhite2694]

beat he game at SL21 +2 Cleric to get lightning arrow and bully everyone at low level invasions in the swamp. I did it and it was some of the most fun I've had playing any video game trying to figure out how to beat everything to get to it

[@ronjohnson6916]

OK. To me what makes your best guides is not the difficult runs or the glitchfests, but runs where you're having fun. A happy fishy makes for a great video. Also runs where you didn't know how good what you're using is. A pleasantly surprised fishy is a happy fishy and see above.

[@SRFriso94]

For the maggot monster things in Cathedral of the Deep: buy a torch. If you get grabbed by it, just whip out your torch, it will clear the maggots off of you, instead of bleed building up three times over. It's like 300 souls at the merchant in Firelink, absolutely a worthwhile investment if you're going to explore the Cathedral.

[@Jupiter__001_]

Thanks for this, those guys annoyed me. I should have tried something like that since I knew the monsters were weak to fire (as I am playing a pyromancer with a fire Zweihander).

[@paulocarvalho6480]

​@@Jupiter__001_If you are wielding a fire weapon (any weapon), you don't need the torch. The fire will instantly kill the maggots.

[@Jupiter__001_]

@@paulocarvalho6480 No, the maggots stayed on me. The enemies died easily to the fire, but the annoying bleed maggots remained. Maybe I'm missing something, but there is no way to inflict fire damage on yourself to get rid of them, is there?

[@paulocarvalho6480]

@@Jupiter__001_ Have a second weapon in your right hand and switch them twice. Or you can have a weapon and the torch. Even if you are two handing the sword, just switch to one hand. That way you automatically get the torch in the left hand. Do a test run and try these combinations, one of them should work.

[@ianwilliams2632]

So glad to see DS3 content (and more surprisingly, DS2) flourishing of late. As usual, solid guide and well made video.

[@g1829]

A moment of silence for the lost footage. Here’s to a smooth holiday!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Haha, I'll make it again. Couldn't face doing the exact same run again straight away. Hope you enjoy the vid, G!

[@goldgamereviews]

this was a really fun video to watch, underrated channel!

[@ghostwalkerld]

Dark Souls III was actually the first Dark Souls game I played, and it's what tempted me to go into the Demons Souls remake on PS5 and the other great Souls games like Elden Ring! Still love it the most. Thank you for another great video, Thingfishy!

[@incontinentiabuttox]

Saving this for later, I’ll be heading out for Lordran as soon as I can bring myself to leave Majula. Looking forward to watching when I’ve made some progress!

[@finnon7460]

Outstanding video. Absolute cinema

[@Capthowdy098]

This is amazing... I just started DS3 back up as well. Right now, I'm about to take on Ringed City with my pyromancer 😊

[@Lukaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

same

[@TREVORVADER]

I’ve been there on my pyromancer for a while but never finished it. I’ve got Halflight, Midir and Gael left in them DLC and Soul of Cinder in the main game.

[@cimidetu]

Absolute cinema of a video

[@OpticalWIS]

It’s a good day when thingyfishy uploads. Looks like I have to play ds3 again…

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Hope you enjoy it, Optical. It’s always great fun going back to DS3. Thanks for watching!

[@eightyoneskillz]

As always ...Amazing Video ! I like your ,, silly - glitchy " Videos BUT the ones i love are the runs where you have the most fun cause a happy fishy makes a great Video.... ;) would love to see a early dlc with the demon scar and what YOU can make with this weapon

[@BozoChoso]

I haven’t watched any souls content in a while after completing elden ring dlc nor have I played. Now I finally search anything to do with souls games and I see thingfishy, he is inevitable. He is him.

[@alkuais]

Visually stunning and satisfying video. Good job mate

[@grigolchochnidze72]

Bruh how is this channel so underrated, I came across you today already want to see your other vids, This strenght build seems fun and I'll try it in my next pkaythrough

[@tujuesitan]

great tutorial mate

[@waynecribb6784]

I have to say that the music you use in your videos is awesome. IMO, it sets the tone perfectly for what we're about to watch. Maybe one of these days I'll get around to playing DS3. Cheers!

[@casulatgame]

A ds3 build guide in 2024? Baller.

[@r0bz0rly]

Omg I love that you're doing a ds3 vid. Honestly Elden ring just didn't hit the same for me but I loved your guides all the same. But ds3 is my crack and your creation style is among my fave on KZbin

[@xx_i_am_jah_xx6992]

Been craving a ds3 video to watch thank you! Much love

[@Thesilentone_01]

"STAY THE F*CK AWAY FROM THIS THING!... and quit out as soon as you're past it" the calmest man I've seen reacting to the maggot monstrosity 8:30

[@cornthdl]

Dang it you’ve done it again! Gone and made me want to give this game another try. I’ve really tried to enjoy it several times, but I eventually end up just thinking…why am I not just playing Elden Ring? It’s a curse I tell you.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Haha, you’ll love it once your through the start. Casually DS3 is a bit underwhelming until you’re into the mid-game. The mid-late games bosses are absolutely incredible. Thanks for watching, as always, DLC!

[@cornthdl]

@ Fair enough. I think I kept stopping after defeating Abyss Watchers.

[@IbanezDom]

Was not ready for the intro. That shi perplexed me with drive and motivation to do stuff

[@GTrain1984]

DS3! Let's go! Welcome back king!

[@parzival_35f32]

Literally started my 1st run of DS3 in 5 years yesterday and today you post a DS3 video. Beautiful timing.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Haha, glad the timing worked out! What's your plan for the first build back?

[@parzival_35f32]

@@ThingfishyGaming was planning on the executioners GS but after seeing you put in work with the Demon great axe I think I'll be trying that!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

The Executioner's is definitely better overall, but if you haven't tried the Demon's, it pretty cool. If you do early Oceirus, you can get enough scales from the Untended Graves and an early run round Archdragon Peak for two +4 Titanite scale weapons if you want to have both set up by mid game. Let me know how you get on!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Just realised you're talking about the Greatsword and I'm talking about the Executioners Greataxe which doesn't exist in DS3 (Dragonslayer's) 😂. Love the Executioner's GS. Prime Gael build.

[@OpticalWIS]

Bro this is such a good vid. Would you ever consider making these type of videos for Bloodborne?

[@AivaskilIsu]

15:14 This is devious, well played.

[@skipjacks85]

If the goal is to get the Twin Ringed Knight Ultra’s as quickly as possible, it’s probably easier and faster to use +7 Sellsword Twinblades on Friede. Best weapon in the game imo and you don’t need to max them out. No Dancer early, No Oceiros, No Champ Gundyr, no Demon & no Abyss Watchers. You can fight those bosses later with the RK Twin Ultra’s which should be the goal…

[@BigBonkStick]

1,100 h and I didn’t know you could do a critical hit to the dancer 😅

[@toweringcobra6177]

Technically you don't even need to fight Dancer, if u get just enough distance from the fog and enter rolling backward it will keep her AI inactive and you can just shoot arrows at her til death and get to that farm spot early.

[@BigBonkStick]

@ I know, but she’s rlly easy when you know her moves

[@Grim_Exile]

My brother - anyone that can parry that impeccably is unlikely to need a guide for an str build :) However, I did enjoy the guide and video. Most str weapons in this game are absolutely busted, the great club being the prime culprit among those. The bonks can pancake pretty much any enemy and make short work of almost all bosses too.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Haha, can’t help doing the nerdy stuff! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, I was actually really tempted to carry on with the great club, especially for Friede. Such a cool weapon. Thanks for watching!

[@Cr135_]

17:33 The fact he uses the homeward bone after picking up the coiled sword.

[@toothless_d]

amazing video more ds3 ❤️

[@raccuummexe4252]

DS3 vid? OMG❤

[@moonlightwarriorgaming743]

I would love to see you do a build crafting stream at some point. I've done a couple on my channel and its always a lot of fun.

[@blaiseramsay1947]

Oh my Goetia! I love you even more now Fishy!!!

[@jpbfreemen7969]

Love your Wine parings xD

[@DanteSparda-rt7hy]

11:04 it's not much but it's honest work

[@gwingcommander]

4:25 I almost peed myself laughing, this caught me by surprise so hard

[@ArnoldJudasRimmer..]

I wish I could erase certain bits of memory...like my first time playing ds3. So I could do it all over again!

[@barskabdagl7701]

19:38 You don't need to kill Vilhelm for the slab, you don't even need to go to the Corvian Settlement. You only need to reach the Ariandel Chapel.

[@hobbkv]

If you do an early dancer, is the ariandel slab still faster to get than the slab hidden in the princes shortuct? great video really enjoyed it

[@MrYZZY]

Great build, was thinking of having a second run at DS3, will definitly take this build as inspiration

[@ThingfishyGaming]

It's still so much fun to play. Really having fun with it at the minute. Let me know how you get on!

[@AivaskilIsu]

3:24 V VI Rusty jumpscare. It's surprising how well Rusted Pride goes with the gameplay, considering the differences in genre.

[@robinhalvarsson3138]

Loved that weapon. Used it to basically stunlock third phase Friede with the combo. When she got up, she got hit with another one.

[@Chube6824]

15:18 just for that moment you deserve my follow

[@garrettrenton]

YES!!! I’m so excited that you made another Dark Souls 3 video. If you knew how many times I’ve watched your last one, you might think I’m mad. Thank you, I really appreciate your hard work and the amazing entertainment that you provide.

[@Therealjd50]

I see no fugs were given

[@andrewbryant6059]

I have heard so many people talking shit about midair fight and i dont get it hes a much better fight than any dragon in elden ring imo

[@stecorr70lfc44]

Good that lad 👍

[@hyperdimensionalcenturion4628]

I have over 600 hours in DSIII and I'm only now learning that you can crit Vordt

[@BXDEBeatz]

Hey, nice video ❤

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks for watching!

[@thatotherguy420]

I knw 1st hand that the demons greataxe makes certain bosses trivial.. anytime i can take a weapon and 1st try pontiff with little to no effort while stunning him every 3 or 4 hits is actually crazy

[@Dire_Strait13]

Holy shit, totally subscribed! Wonder if you have an even faster way to get them earlier as I’m replaying DS3 and would love a stre build now after trying the win blades.

[@thomashooper2451]

A lot of people told me not to use Vordt's Great Hammer because it's not meta. I did not care then and I don't care now. I love my big, frosty beating stick.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Honestly if you could see all my DS3 playthroughs by weapon used on a graph. Vordt’s Hammer and Sellsword Twinblades would probably dwarf everything else. Such a good weapon. Thanks for watching!

[@alcoyot]

I did only 2 play through. The second was a magic user which was awesome. But with intelligence I always forget about the actual spells and end up just using an int weapon. And play it exactly like my usual dex builds.

[@BerialPhantom]

forgetting the biggest bully, the splitleaf GS one combos every host, gonna be my day 1 rush when we get the remaster lul

[@edwinstewart5145]

New DS3!? Can’t wait to play along to this! Very early dlc or early MLGS for next vid gets my vote

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Hope you enjoy it, Edwin. Early MLGS is definitely coming. Actually recorded that run straight after my first DS3 guide way back, but think I had a problem with the footage or something. It’s such a fun one to do. Thanks for watching!

[@lushenpillay8959]

Awesome video

[@TechNinjaSigma]

THINGFISHY!!! RAAAAAAH!!!

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Thanks for watching, Ninja. Hope you're doing well!

[@TechNinjaSigma]

@@ThingfishyGaming Thanks m8, your vids are always a treat to watch. Take care and don't you dare go Hollow! \[T]/

[@crapsharkify]

As predicted back in October, I'm still trying to kick everything and it's mostly me who's getting a kicking. What would be a nice distraction from all that death? Oh, I know. Going to the DS3 DLC early for more death! For fucks sake, Fishy. Yeah, I'm loading it back up now. Have a good weekend!

[@RedEemblem]

Actually after killing abyss watchers, Wolnir and Pontiff (easy with 2 npc summons) u can end siegward quest and he will give u a slab, furthermore he will help u with Yhorm. Very plausible stuff to do with very low level. The problem is you can only get a +10 weapon if it uses twinkling tts.

[@SuperAgeorgia]

The real unsung hero here is the Grass Cress that is still perched like a little backpack while you are wailing away against every single boss with every single weapon you used...

[@christaylor3173]

Glad to see you mixing it up dude! Always loved DS3. It's still my favorite FromSoft game.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

There is something very special about DS3. Always enjoy coming back to it, and I'm really having fun doing some of the old builds at the moment. Thanks for watching, Chris!

[@GooseGumlizzard]

worst From Soft game

[@raccuummexe4252]

I dare you to do faith build in DS3

[@ikiiryu6114]

Been my first fav build aswell but nowadays i like the moonlight gs way more its iust sooooo cool in ds3

[@gabryel6828]

I think the earliest titanite slab you could get was under the elevator in lothric castle

[@GenocideDenierlol]

I was under the impression that at some point the ringed knight paired greatswords had been nerfed? Are they still good?

[@valdon116]

Why the hell does this look so good graphic wise? Are you playing an upgraded version on PC?

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I use a frame rate unlocker to play at 90fps and my standard Reshade settings to make the colours pop a little. Apart from that, it’s just DS3. Thanks for watching!

[@Ziploc_Wonder]

So strange hearing Bonfires referred to as Grace... Also keeps reminding me I need to finally try Elden Ring. Haven't had any time for playing any games lately, old or new. :(

[@TK-zd7ym]

You should put a disclaimer at the beginning of this video that nobody will actually look as cool as you do at the game just because they use these weapons

[@elegantaura9800]

I dunno if anybody said this...but you can go straight to the tree lady to kill her for the ladder...dunno if you were killing vilheim for progress or not, but that's the fastest way...

[@cagrgunduz9934]

Pyro/ miracle guide next pls

[@dill_jle]

Grace? Holy newgen

[@iroquoiskaram8639]

Dark Souls 3 had cooler weapons than Elden Ring

[@私はクソな中国人です]

You can say ds3 is a better game than elden ring but you cannot say it had cooler weapons. This is just plain false.

[@iroquoiskaram8639]

@私はクソな中国人です DS3 is not a better game. But the weapons have more variety and the attack animations are way faster. I hate how slow weapons are in Elden Ring.

[@isaakludwig8807]

13:53 Say no more

[@YahyaChhaibi-w8t]

I know these are hard builds because there aren't offensive miracles at the start, but could you make a faith build or a dex build using the Frayed blade? Nice video btw, I enjoyed it as always♥

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Glad you enjoyed it, Yahya! Yes, will definitely be doing a faith build soon. Faith is actually super strong in DS3, it just takes a little bit more set-up than a physical damage set-up. Early Frayed Blade run would certainly help dust the cobwebs off my Midir fights 😂

[@jochvent]

im sorry but that vordt hammer diss is uncalled for

[@dimirius]

I FLY HIGHHHHHH

[@trequisstanson4307]

Dark souls 3 yes do mage hybrid build next

[@ThingfishyGaming]

On the list! Thanks for watching!

[@toweringcobra6177]

14:40 it's not Bloodhoundstep, it's Quickstep, which also exists in Elden Ring... also I went straight to Midir to get the Frayed Blade instead, I usually like bonk builds but I figured he's such a tough late game boss I aught to have the audacity to skip all the main bosses and kill him early for that sweet sweet weeb sword.

[@Vash141]

Referred to bonfires as graces 🗿

[@GxGNoir]

Pyromancer next?

[@ThingfishyGaming]

On the list! Thanks for watching!

[@karma-max7202]

15:10 I see what you did there

[@billspurr2090]

I don’t know why, but hearing call things by their Elden Ring equivalents kinda irritated me 😂

[@youtubeenjoyer1743]

"If you've forgotten to go offline" - dud, online is like of the better features of the game.

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Wasn't directed at "Online" as in PvP. I was actually really into DS3 PvP back in the day. I do my PvE DS3 runs offline to avoid fighting the in-game invaders as they get tedious after a while. Thanks for watching!

[@FeralPhilosopher]

Make convergence ds3 videos

[@ThingfishyGaming]

I actually can't remember if I even finished DS3 Convergence. It was the first thing I loaded up when I got my PC, but think I got caught up with ER mods. Will have to revisit it because what I remember was awesome. Need to do Archthrones again too. Hope you enjoy the vid!

[@CPAgamer313]

Vorts hammer is better

[@ech1rinn]

❤

[@ThingfishyGaming]

Hope you enjoy the vid!

[@ech1rinn]

@@ThingfishyGaming yes, I enjoyed

[@GxGNoir]

W

[@juno_x1987]

🤩🤩

[@SeanCurley-k4e]

Never played any Souls like game till Elden RIng and I love that. Will I love/like DS3?

[@malikhittam1440]

Yes, definitely. Ds3 was the first of the fromsoft games that I played after elden ring, and it's an absolute masterpiece. The core gameplay isn't that different from what you're used to in elden ring, so you won't have trouble adjusting to the controls. The level and world design is much more linear than elden ring, but is still very enjoyable to explore. The bosses are definitely on the easier end compared to elden ring, but still very enjoyable, and some of the late game and dlc bosses are honestly just as good as elden ring's best bosses. Even after playing all the fromsoft games, dark souls 3 remains my second favorite next to elden ring. It's a phenomenal game and definitely worth playing I do want to mention that, just like elden ring, ds3 also has its flaws. Most of the bosses in the first half of the game are very underwhelming, and there are a few gank and NPC fights in the game that are just not fun at all. Some of the bosses do have runbacks which can be very annoying, especially on your first playthrough. While the dungeon design is good for the most part, some levels can end up feeling underwhelming or boring due to being a bit too linear. If your favorite thing about ER is the exploration, legacy dungeons, and open world, then ds3 might not meet your expectations very well, but if the combat, weapons, difficulty, and boss fights are what you're after, then ds3 is 100% worth playing

[@SeanCurley-k4e]

@@malikhittam1440 Thank you! I grabbed a CD Key for it and will give it a spin sometime. Cheers!

[@malikhittam1440]

@@SeanCurley-k4e hope you enjoy 🙏

[@GabiBucciarati]

I just started a DS3 play through too

[@Lukaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

MAKE HASTE

[@kim-xo]

"strength build" *looks inside* *quality weapon*

[@GooseGumlizzard]

DS3? L

[@gaminggamer282]

Im early