@@OfficialMetalhead You did great! It's just refreshing to get recommended a vid for DS2 that isn't OMG THIS GAME IS HATED BY EVERYONE?? WHY???? Ugh lol. It just cracks me up, at launch people on the forums loved the game, and the only real complaints were that people were split on soul memory, ADP, and durability. YT is a strange beast. Thanks for giving Best Souls 2 some love :)
Perfect timing as I plan to finish this game again soon. I have purchased the original PS3 version to compare and contrast the sotfs edition I'm used to playing @@OfficialMetalhead Really enjoyed this video and it makes me wanna do multiple playthroughs lol
This has the vibe of an employee training video lol. Very informative too. DS2 has such a wide variety of weapons. It's by far the game's biggest strength imo.
I actually really like the Greatsword for the horizontal moveset. You need 28 strength to 1hand it, but that's still a lot less stat investment than something like Ivory King and this game gives levels away like candy on Halloween.
this game has so many good early weapons. the basic spear you can buy from lenigrast is actually really good for new players imo. the two handed r2 is a sweep attack that counts as strike damage and just melts armored enemies (which are plentiful). it's basically a long range mace
Recently got my little brother to play ds2 since he's played all the other ones. Watching him play it made me start a new playthrough. I've been playing since vanilla on the ps3 and it's so nice to see how many people still play on Playstation.
I love dark souls 2, still play it on my 360. sadly though, my Shrine of Amana never renders properly making me reload and pray it renders otherwise I get soft locked. as for how bad? npcs don't spawn, doors don't spawn (hello free King's set), no enemies, and no boss, hell even the invader NPC doesn't get to spawn in, he just gets sent right back to invader limbo. I have never found a way to fix it, and its a disc copy and none of my other games have problems like it.
@@ColetheFlame01 I still have my ps3 copy somwhere in my old game box. I need to bring it out again and re live some old vanilla memories. I remember my final fantasy 12 ps2 disk would never load past the desert phoenix bird boss as a kid and no matter what I did trying to reload the save it would crash the ps2. Old games had some hank to the disk. I wish ps3 servers were still online.
@@yurtthesilentgod1225 sounds like a nightmare, never played Final Fantasy 12 but I can only imagine the frustration of the crashing. I will be honest dark souls 2 vanilla is nice though some areas feel empty compared to scholar version (heide's tower of flame is a great example). hopefully you enjoy ds2 again when you decide to play again.
Very informative. I’ll have to give some e of these weapons a try next time I play DS2. I’m glad to know that I wasn’t being a complete idiot by using the broadsword for a while.
I’ve beaten this game 8 times and have used a few of these weapons but only beat it once using a best in class, the Ice Rapier. I also want to mention the Mace and the Mace of the Insolent because that lets you put dark weapon on the Mace of the Insolent and then you can use that mace to put Sunlight Blade on the left hand mace for two spell buffed maces at once. Pretty fun. Thanks for this video, I’ll play this game again using some of the weapons listed in this video!
Really nice video! I really like the editing style and the overall aesthetic of the video if you could call it that, but I kind of don't understand the disclaimer before the best weapon in each category, if a weapon outperforms other option it does mean it is a good choice overall, but I understand it might be from a perspective of different build
When you compare a class like Thrusting Swords to classes like Whips or Claw weapons the difference is pretty stark. Whips, Claws, Fists etc are not good classes to pick overall. Just because Old Whip is the best in its respective class doesn't mean that it is good compared with the best weapons of other classes. It just means that it is specifically the best whip overall if a person would like to use a whip.
The big advantage of the axes are the good directionnal moveset (your character follow easily the enemy while attacking locked in). The Battle axe is better than the Bandit axe due to its longer range, increasing the advantage of the axes
@@oliviergirard1362 battle axe is absolutely not better than bandits, the range isnt very important for pve and bandits just deals significantly more dmg to ever consider battle axe
@@oliviergirard1362 if we are talking noticeable range, sure, but the difference between the 2 is very small as you can see here, dps is what determines an axe efficiency ruclips.net/video/8cVaBql0YUE/видео.htmlsi=p-J-W8eZpf04Zxv8
The range makes a difference on the gameplay PvP and PvE. It depends on what you prefer. On the playstyle like i was saying. And i know that you can get a little more damage with the bandit axe
@@oliviergirard1362 for pvp sure, but the range of battle axe is probably never gonna make a significant difference in pve especially on bosses, thats just cucking your dmg for an imaginary advantage
My favorite weapon is the longsword! It’s perfect in every situation, sure it doesn’t have that crazy counter damage synergy with Old Leo Ring like the rapier/ice rapier but it has horizontal swings and slashes that help in the many multi fights this game has. Being able to easily hit two or more enemies at once is better than single target dps. Plus with the Old Leo Ring it does have counter damage with its 2hand thrust. Seriously this game has so many multi fights that the 2hand swings can easily hit many enemies locked off and it does do counter damage with the 2hand swings. It’s boring but it’s good enough to play the entire game and every boss with easily. I always use the fire longsword for the beginning, then change it to dark infusion and then get another one for lightning infusion and change them according to which enemy I’m facing. Plus it’s lowkey the best PvP weapon due it’s very versatile moveset.
@@Kamawan0yeah I know, that’s what I was trying to convey in my original comment, that with Leo Ring 2Hand Thrust it does do counter damage. It’s not as good as a thrusting sword but it is nice.
@@birdfacemd you can beat the game with anything, but I would never recommend fist weapons to a new player or someone who's struggling, just like claw weapons, they're okay for more experienced players. not to mention farming 50 awestones
dang I was hoping the Longsword would get a mention. The two-handed R2 being a solid thrust attack makes the trusty Longsword very strong and versatile. Also glad some of the Black Dragon weapons were mentioned. They always seem underrated or maybe it's just the bad drop rate that holds them back.
@@EinSilverRose Logsword is a pretty underwhelming weapon for pve, all straightswords are at best very mid, and while yes the R2 can be useful at that point a thrusting sword would just be better, the main thing that holds back straight swords is that they don't have a very high counter dmg modifier which is what makes a lot of the best weapons shine.
Dark infused long sword has become one of my favorite weapons recently. Not as completely broken as the rapier and has a more versatile moveset, and with the stone ring, the 2H R2 will stagger most enemies. Currently plowing through the Brume tower and wrecking shit. 😄 I do generally like to pick an early game weapon and use it all the way through the game rather than switching part way through
@@Sabreur23 lightning infusion would be a lot better since on average enemies are a lot less resistant to it, and for brume tower specifically all the soldiers are weak to magic so that'd be the best infusion
@OfficialMetalhead Yeah maybe, I just like how early you can get dark weapon/dark infusion. Honestly, even supposedly dark resistant enemies and bosses just melt to dark damage anyway, so it seems like either works just fine. I'm going through Brume tower right now actually and the damage seems a bit nuts anyway. My last playthrough I went with a dark rapier and dark mace, that shit is just plain broken lol. So yeah, I would agree that the longsword isn't necessarily the best at any one thing, but works really well if you want to just pick one pretty versatile weapon for the whole game right at the beginning and stubbornly refuse to switch to anything else 😄
@@Sabreur23 not sure why you like dark so much but there is far more enemies weak to lightning than dark, on most dlc bosses lightning performs better too, sinh is especially weak to lightning, and alonne is fairly weak to it too
What the heck, did i fall into a portal that sent me a decade into the past? Great video, I'm stoked to see people still playing ds2 in the modern era! I'm a bit surprised with the Caestus setup you mentioned, though, as i definitely think the Bone Fist far outperforms it even with its slower moveset.
@@kazj4908 vanq seal + caestus at 40 str out damages bone fist due to how fast they hit, I tested it, a single tap of the attack button deals more dmg than bone fist, not to mention how awkward bone fist moveset is
and where do shields come into this? What do you think about sword and board? Is there a way to play the game slowly and carefully, with minimal rolling, and more a focus on blocking?
@@OfficialMetalhead I was originally going to use the Spear bc I read that it can do strike and pierce damage which it seems both have useful applications but I was not happy with the damage even after getting it to +4. I switched to the craftsman’s hammer but got bored of it after awhile. I switched to the Lance and I really like the lightning damage and moveset, I like finding ways to dodge and strafe around enemies, like with the boar guys in the shaded woods, I wait till they swing, forward roll through their swings, then turn around and backstab 😝. The pursuer encounters are still a pain for me though. I’ve been leveling my ADP like crazy. I read some info on i-frames and I’ve been aiming for 111 agility so I can get close to the DS1 ninja flips.
@@nickoliekeyov746 Hi, I worked on this video with Metalhead. We will be making a video on AGL/ADP soon to combat bad information about the mechanic. You should know that in terms of AGL your breakpoints are 92/96/99. You really should not have to go past 99 AGL for any reason. It can be confusing because there is a lot of bad advice on this mechanic floating around but hopefully we will be able to share some resources soon to put the misinfo to rest. We have frame data on our side. 💝
@@PenPenPlon to add into what pen said 96 agl is the same s as ds1, with 99 you have an extra than in ds1, which is more than enough to comfortably dodge any attack in the game
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Bro!!! I ONLY use Fire and Lightning infused longswords switching between them if needed for a boss and otherwise as their durability runs out🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Why!?!?
@@joshgildred3906 Thank you! You don't know how much this means to me that you say that, we might do content for ds1 at some point but for now ds2 is my priority
After watching this video i may give ds2 another shot, it had its issues the only nail in the coffin was the adaptability stat bs. Outside of that i was enjoying my time playing it
I hope you enjoy it this time, you can get 92 agl after the first boss which is a perfectly fine amount of s, and then once you get to 96 agility you basically the same s as ds1
I disagree with a couple of choices but a bunch of these weapons have unlocked....memories...of pvp back in the day. Also about the Bluemoon, the damage isn't really worth it if obtained early and the durability is just atrocious. It feels much better when you're deep into the game imo, unlike some weapons like the mace that are just great from the getgo.
You mentioned that it's better to get half of the str requirements and twohand most of the weapons, but what if my playstyle involves lots of parrying and using torches? Love both of these mechanics, but at the same time feels bad wasting 25 extra points to onehand my dragon tooth. Prob not the right weapon to use for that lol
@@tokitamuscleupper if you want to 1 hand then you would want a weapon that doesn't have a high str requirment, weapons like homunculus mace and ice rapier are great weapons to one hand, they have low requirements and deal great dmg
it's been 9 years and I didn't know two handing halved the str req, It was also my first souls game I remember getting 19 str for Bluemoon what is going on?
@@NoVa_Dragoon I will be doing a video on that at some point but Dragonrider bow is the best bow until you get Bow of want which you wanna use lightning infused, all bows except Bow of Want are best used uninfused. Heavy crossbow and Avelyn are the best crossbows and should be used raw.
To add to what Metal said Bow of Want is considered best infused with lightning only for its special lightning projectile attack according to the data that is currently available. We are going to have to do some calculations and also take ammo type into consideration with in-game testing to be absolutely sure.
Not so long ago i did a character on which i powerstanced the craftman hammer and dragon slayer axe and jesus never realize how weak most enemies are to blunt/strike weapons. I thought the great axe from the black knights and the dragon shrine would b among the best ones
@@elektra8535 the black knight greataxe behaves like a halberd and utilizes the obnoxious sweetspot mehcanic, on top of blakc knight weapons already being weak due to them dealing innate fire damage which is the single most resisted element in the game.
@@OfficialMetalheadi was talking about the great axe of the Drakekeepers I forgot their name so i just call them black knights lol didn't knew the black knight great axe had a sweetspot
@@alexhastings1227 Lightning infused rapier with dark weapon Rings: Ring of Blades (the highest version you have available), Flynns Ring, Old Leo Ring, and Third Dragon Ring Stats: 50 vigor Endurance: up to preference but at least 20 (the more the better) Vitality: 10 (no more or you'll lose flynns ring damage) Dexterity: 15 Strength: enough to 2 hand rapier Attunement: 10 Adaptability: Enough to reach 99 Agility INT: 24 for max duration of dark weapon FAITH: 14 to be able to cast dark weapon. Once you killed fume knight and acquire the Iron Crown which regenerates spell uses over time you can swap dark weapon for Sunlight Blade and sacred oath. You will want 54 faith for max duration of sunlight blade and 5 attunement slots to fit Sacred oath and sunlight blade.
No love for the Bruce Lee fists? I think snowy dlc and hard to get two (maybe had to burn twice) but when powerstanced! Woo hoo the fun i had with those
@@eumeliovazquezjr1630 its classified as a spear but has the lance and twinblade R1 combined with other moves, none of which you find on other spears, it being classified as one has no impact on the game, when people look for a spear they look for a specific moveset that spears provide and this couldnt be further from that. Its just like Drakekeeper's warpick being classified as a greathammer and having the halberd moveset along with using the sweetspot mechanic. Or king's ultra greatsword, which is classified as an ultra greatsword but has the greataxe moveset just like crypt blacksword.
Fire is the most resisted damage type on average, lightning is the least resisted hence why most but not all things should be lightning infused. Sometimes other things should be Raw infused or left on the base infusion path depending on scaling.
@@OfficialMetalhead i mean at +10 its S scaling in dex, has the counter damage of a katana and does a bit of magic and lighting damage at base. has short reach tbh
@@Altulegio even with it's counter dmg dbgs deals less dmg than bluemoon until you get sunlight blade + sacred oath, then it starts out damaging bluemoon on counters but deals less on non counters, so thats when it becomes competitive, but to be able to say it's better you'd need to reach 40 dex for the damage gap to be big enough that drakeblood becomes better due to its counter dmg. So it can be better but very late and it needs a lot of investment, while bluemoon + dark weapon beats it for the vast majority of the run
@@RoberthySilva yea i just needed to take it slower like ds1 i was trying to play all fast like ds3 elden ring but that’s js not how its meant to be played im breezing through the game now
Chariot lance is very high economy compared to Grand lance and allows you way more levels to spend on other stats like equip load and stamina. The lower your equip load % the faster your stamina regens. Can also do a greatshield setup with it since it already needs big strength. Grand lance will be better with infusion and buffs but you need a lot of stats for that. Also dont underestimate leveling stamina. Yeah you "only" get 1 point after 20 (you get 2 before 20) but that's only halved scaling and it only stops at 99 meaning 20-99 is 79 stamina. Of course you dont need to max it but it will give you more leeway when swinging dual ultragreatswords or other high stamina setups. Couple that with low equip load % stamina regen and it's very good.
@@DTPandemonium not only grand lance is lighter and takes less stats, but if you mean "saving levels" as in not using a weapon buff to justify using a worse weapon... that is an interesting logic lol. You also say "save levels" but then you go ahead and say chariot's "needs bigh strength" lol. So no you arent saving any levels by using a weapon that is worse than grand lance infused with no buffs. Not sure what the whole stamina ramble was about, I never mentioned stamina in the video but that doesnt mean I undervalue it.
@@OfficialMetalhead You save levels because classes in this game start with much lower stats than usual and you cant just go dark infusion with dark weapon while picking a physical or magic class using high requirement lances. I checked the character planner to compare. Yes you can use grand lance for like a 2% damage increase with a little less strength 2 handed but Chariot is also higher reach. (Another pro I forgot to mention sry) Once you can use weapon buffs grand lance is definitely better for sure even when leo ring doesnt effect elemental damage (160 counter damage still does)
I recently started playing ds2 after getting tired of waiting for a Bloodborne pc port and this is really helpful! I played the original back then in ps3 and I'm ashamed to admit royal rat authority made me quit lol
@@crustyandcruel one handing deals less damage than 2 handing, besides I dont know what left handed moveset you're talking about because it has the same moveset in both hands
@@brandonrogers5207 on the contrary, buffs like dark weapon and eventually sunlight blade should almost always be used so it would not make sense not to show them buffed
A majority of weapons don't scale well in this game including almost all of them on this list. Buffs, rings, infusions, and equipment like engraved gauntlets are how you get more damage. The weapons on this list are also here because they tend to buff extremely well and that is one of the things that makes them so good.
DS2 videos in 2024 are very appreciated. I'm playing this game for the first time
I hope you enjoy the game and that my video can help!
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Nice!!! I wish I could experience this foe the first time again
It’s nice to see that we have wrapped back around to enjoying DS2 again lol. Thanks RUclips. 🎉
@@Kamawan0 haha I'm doing my part, as small as it is
@@OfficialMetalhead You did great! It's just refreshing to get recommended a vid for DS2 that isn't OMG THIS GAME IS HATED BY EVERYONE?? WHY???? Ugh lol.
It just cracks me up, at launch people on the forums loved the game, and the only real complaints were that people were split on soul memory, ADP, and durability. YT is a strange beast. Thanks for giving Best Souls 2 some love :)
@@Kamawan0 no problem, this is just the first on a series of videos I have planned🫡
Perfect timing as I plan to finish this game again soon. I have purchased the original PS3 version to compare and contrast the sotfs edition I'm used to playing @@OfficialMetalhead
Really enjoyed this video and it makes me wanna do multiple playthroughs lol
@@OfficialMetalhead there is only ds1 and ds3 in the Dark Souls trilogy
This has the vibe of an employee training video lol. Very informative too. DS2 has such a wide variety of weapons. It's by far the game's biggest strength imo.
We are training new employees (DS2 new players) and hopefully correcting some of the misinformation on youtube lol
Nice vid. Crazy amount of work thank you
I actually really like the Greatsword for the horizontal moveset. You need 28 strength to 1hand it, but that's still a lot less stat investment than something like Ivory King and this game gives levels away like candy on Halloween.
omg this video appeared to me at exactly the right time thank you this is so entertaining
@@valerievalerievalerievalerie happy to entertain🫡
this game has so many good early weapons. the basic spear you can buy from lenigrast is actually really good for new players imo. the two handed r2 is a sweep attack that counts as strike damage and just melts armored enemies (which are plentiful). it's basically a long range mace
Zweihander... Used to send invaders flying off the map... Superman dive! Ahh the nostalgia. Don't get me started on filthy ice rapier mage builds grrr
Fantastic stuff metalhead, thanks for doing all this work!
@@Blobertson thanks a lot bloberston, I'm happy you guys like it☺️
27:35 more people in this community need to hear this 💀
I do my first runs on any soul game with a guts greatsword, i felt personally attacked when she said that :sob:
@@zenodagraph XD
Loved facing guts build #3645 in my elden ring pvp session 🤣
“Dagger is best dagger” based 🔥🔥🔥
@@artofwar420 LOL listen there was no other way of writing that
@@OfficialMetalhead love your editing 😎😎
super in depth thank you for your hard work
@@conievel9285 thank you for the support! You can check out our latest video as well if you want ;)
Thank you for making content for this game. We appreciate it greatly
Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it greatly
U helped le learn a lot about this game on discord :) glad to see you making content for everyone else
@@ZORIANE thank you for your comment! I love helping people
Finnally a good video about ds 2 weapons with very good explanation ❤
@@cocainebear8680 thank you so much for the kind words!
Recently got my little brother to play ds2 since he's played all the other ones. Watching him play it made me start a new playthrough. I've been playing since vanilla on the ps3 and it's so nice to see how many people still play on Playstation.
There is a lot more players than people think for sure
I love dark souls 2, still play it on my 360. sadly though, my Shrine of Amana never renders properly making me reload and pray it renders otherwise I get soft locked. as for how bad? npcs don't spawn, doors don't spawn (hello free King's set), no enemies, and no boss, hell even the invader NPC doesn't get to spawn in, he just gets sent right back to invader limbo. I have never found a way to fix it, and its a disc copy and none of my other games have problems like it.
@@ColetheFlame01 I still have my ps3 copy somwhere in my old game box. I need to bring it out again and re live some old vanilla memories. I remember my final fantasy 12 ps2 disk would never load past the desert phoenix bird boss as a kid and no matter what I did trying to reload the save it would crash the ps2. Old games had some hank to the disk. I wish ps3 servers were still online.
@@yurtthesilentgod1225 sounds like a nightmare, never played Final Fantasy 12 but I can only imagine the frustration of the crashing. I will be honest dark souls 2 vanilla is nice though some areas feel empty compared to scholar version (heide's tower of flame is a great example). hopefully you enjoy ds2 again when you decide to play again.
Very informative. I’ll have to give some e of these weapons a try next time I play DS2.
I’m glad to know that I wasn’t being a complete idiot by using the broadsword for a while.
I’ve beaten this game 8 times and have used a few of these weapons but only beat it once using a best in class, the Ice Rapier. I also want to mention the Mace and the Mace of the Insolent because that lets you put dark weapon on the Mace of the Insolent and then you can use that mace to put Sunlight Blade on the left hand mace for two spell buffed maces at once. Pretty fun.
Thanks for this video, I’ll play this game again using some of the weapons listed in this video!
Currently I'm using a +10 great sword, do you think the ice rapier would be a good replacement?
@@hussien04 if you switch to a lightning infused ice rapier your damage will skyrocket
@@OfficialMetalhead
Thx
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@@MustafaAladili-n5e thank you this means a lot to us
Really good video ❤
Really nice video! I really like the editing style and the overall aesthetic of the video if you could call it that, but I kind of don't understand the disclaimer before the best weapon in each category, if a weapon outperforms other option it does mean it is a good choice overall, but I understand it might be from a perspective of different build
When you compare a class like Thrusting Swords to classes like Whips or Claw weapons the difference is pretty stark.
Whips, Claws, Fists etc are not good classes to pick overall. Just because Old Whip is the best in its respective class doesn't mean that it is good compared with the best weapons of other classes. It just means that it is specifically the best whip overall if a person would like to use a whip.
@@PenPenPlon ah yeah I didn't look at it from that perspective
Thank you for clarifying!
The big advantage of the axes are the good directionnal moveset (your character follow easily the enemy while attacking locked in). The Battle axe is better than the Bandit axe due to its longer range, increasing the advantage of the axes
@@oliviergirard1362 battle axe is absolutely not better than bandits, the range isnt very important for pve and bandits just deals significantly more dmg to ever consider battle axe
@@OfficialMetalhead Range is important. I guess it depends on the playstyle
@@oliviergirard1362 if we are talking noticeable range, sure, but the difference between the 2 is very small as you can see here, dps is what determines an axe efficiency
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The range makes a difference on the gameplay PvP and PvE. It depends on what you prefer. On the playstyle like i was saying. And i know that you can get a little more damage with the bandit axe
@@oliviergirard1362 for pvp sure, but the range of battle axe is probably never gonna make a significant difference in pve especially on bosses, thats just cucking your dmg for an imaginary advantage
finally i heard someone else pronounce caestus the same way as me
27:42 why must you give me a reality check, loved the vid btw
Watched 24 minutes just to check you included the Varangian sword. Cheers.
My favorite weapon is the longsword! It’s perfect in every situation, sure it doesn’t have that crazy counter damage synergy with Old Leo Ring like the rapier/ice rapier but it has horizontal swings and slashes that help in the many multi fights this game has. Being able to easily hit two or more enemies at once is better than single target dps. Plus with the Old Leo Ring it does have counter damage with its 2hand thrust. Seriously this game has so many multi fights that the 2hand swings can easily hit many enemies locked off and it does do counter damage with the 2hand swings.
It’s boring but it’s good enough to play the entire game and every boss with easily. I always use the fire longsword for the beginning, then change it to dark infusion and then get another one for lightning infusion and change them according to which enemy I’m facing.
Plus it’s lowkey the best PvP weapon due it’s very versatile moveset.
Pro tip: you get great counter damage with Leo Ring/two-hand R2. Equip stone ring and yes, you can pretty much deal with anything!
@@Kamawan0yeah I know, that’s what I was trying to convey in my original comment, that with Leo Ring 2Hand Thrust it does do counter damage. It’s not as good as a thrusting sword but it is nice.
Same! Fire long sword early -> dark long sword late game
@@Sabreur23 you know exactly what I’m talking about!
Fax, spit them!
crazy cool video! nice work @metalhead!
@@Radwalls thanks Rads!🫡
Pen's voice is so melodic and soothing, I actually had to rewind the video to watch it properly cuz I got hit with the ASMR effect
I know right? They were born for souls asmr
Thank you Vix 💞
@@PenPenPlon YOUR VOICE IS SO PRETTY AND SOOTHING ❤️❤️❤️
I LOVE DARK SOULS 2
What? Vanquishers seal is absolutely a viable option for a non challenge run. This is like the only souls game where fists are a legit weapon type.
@@birdfacemd you can beat the game with anything, but I would never recommend fist weapons to a new player or someone who's struggling, just like claw weapons, they're okay for more experienced players. not to mention farming 50 awestones
@@OfficialMetalhead this is based. When I was new people recommended fists and it was a bad time.
amazing, great work 😎
@@Victorlnc thank you Victor😏
dang I was hoping the Longsword would get a mention. The two-handed R2 being a solid thrust attack makes the trusty Longsword very strong and versatile.
Also glad some of the Black Dragon weapons were mentioned. They always seem underrated or maybe it's just the bad drop rate that holds them back.
@@EinSilverRose Logsword is a pretty underwhelming weapon for pve, all straightswords are at best very mid, and while yes the R2 can be useful at that point a thrusting sword would just be better, the main thing that holds back straight swords is that they don't have a very high counter dmg modifier which is what makes a lot of the best weapons shine.
Dark infused long sword has become one of my favorite weapons recently. Not as completely broken as the rapier and has a more versatile moveset, and with the stone ring, the 2H R2 will stagger most enemies. Currently plowing through the Brume tower and wrecking shit. 😄 I do generally like to pick an early game weapon and use it all the way through the game rather than switching part way through
@@Sabreur23 lightning infusion would be a lot better since on average enemies are a lot less resistant to it, and for brume tower specifically all the soldiers are weak to magic so that'd be the best infusion
@OfficialMetalhead Yeah maybe, I just like how early you can get dark weapon/dark infusion. Honestly, even supposedly dark resistant enemies and bosses just melt to dark damage anyway, so it seems like either works just fine. I'm going through Brume tower right now actually and the damage seems a bit nuts anyway. My last playthrough I went with a dark rapier and dark mace, that shit is just plain broken lol. So yeah, I would agree that the longsword isn't necessarily the best at any one thing, but works really well if you want to just pick one pretty versatile weapon for the whole game right at the beginning and stubbornly refuse to switch to anything else 😄
@@Sabreur23 not sure why you like dark so much but there is far more enemies weak to lightning than dark, on most dlc bosses lightning performs better too, sinh is especially weak to lightning, and alonne is fairly weak to it too
What the heck, did i fall into a portal that sent me a decade into the past? Great video, I'm stoked to see people still playing ds2 in the modern era!
I'm a bit surprised with the Caestus setup you mentioned, though, as i definitely think the Bone Fist far outperforms it even with its slower moveset.
@@kazj4908 vanq seal + caestus at 40 str out damages bone fist due to how fast they hit, I tested it, a single tap of the attack button deals more dmg than bone fist, not to mention how awkward bone fist moveset is
This was a really good video. Very informative and I like your editing jokes 😂
Glad someone appreciates the jokes
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This is awesome lmao I’m just starting ds2!
@@vulnr01.28 hope you like the game
Awesome video!
@@Mercah_koondial thank you!
Damn, great video!
@@Panthro-lo2lh thanks!
31 minutes of DS2? Peak
@@lIlIlIlIllIl peak souls 2
Sooo much fun
Rapier and power stance double mace is the best
and where do shields come into this? What do you think about sword and board? Is there a way to play the game slowly and carefully, with minimal rolling, and more a focus on blocking?
great video. i love dark souls 2☺
I’ve been playing ds2 for the first time and I have really liked the Heide Lance
Lances are my favourite weapon class in this game and I wish all games had it
@@OfficialMetalhead I was originally going to use the Spear bc I read that it can do strike and pierce damage which it seems both have useful applications but I was not happy with the damage even after getting it to +4. I switched to the craftsman’s hammer but got bored of it after awhile. I switched to the Lance and I really like the lightning damage and moveset, I like finding ways to dodge and strafe around enemies, like with the boar guys in the shaded woods, I wait till they swing, forward roll through their swings, then turn around and backstab 😝. The pursuer encounters are still a pain for me though. I’ve been leveling my ADP like crazy. I read some info on i-frames and I’ve been aiming for 111 agility so I can get close to the DS1 ninja flips.
@@nickoliekeyov746 Hi, I worked on this video with Metalhead. We will be making a video on AGL/ADP soon to combat bad information about the mechanic. You should know that in terms of AGL your breakpoints are 92/96/99. You really should not have to go past 99 AGL for any reason. It can be confusing because there is a lot of bad advice on this mechanic floating around but hopefully we will be able to share some resources soon to put the misinfo to rest. We have frame data on our side. 💝
@@PenPenPlon to add into what pen said 96 agl is the same s as ds1, with 99 you have an extra than in ds1, which is more than enough to comfortably dodge any attack in the game
Great video! Track list? This music is banging
Waiting out the rain in Lucy's dinner
Lofi whisper
Urban jazzy hip hop
On a night like this instrumental
Metamora
Blissed out
Thats all I can tell you because its all royalty free music that comes with my editing software lol
Bro!!! I ONLY use Fire and Lightning infused longswords switching between them if needed for a boss and otherwise as their durability runs out🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Why!?!?
amazing video
@@joshgildred3906 thanks! It means a lot
@@OfficialMetalheadyour editing style mixed with the in depth description of each weapon class is really impressive. also really entertaining
@@OfficialMetalheadplease consider making this kind of video for the other games 🥺
@@joshgildred3906 We might be making stuff for Dark Souls 1 at some point, we will definitely be making more Dark Souls 2 videos though.
@@joshgildred3906 Thank you! You don't know how much this means to me that you say that, we might do content for ds1 at some point but for now ds2 is my priority
nice video
@@LyllianaofMirrah thank you😎
Yeah being a veteran from when it came out originally (yes I had that special preorder katana) I've noticed it suddenly seems to be... Cool again
After watching this video i may give ds2 another shot, it had its issues the only nail in the coffin was the adaptability stat bs. Outside of that i was enjoying my time playing it
I hope you enjoy it this time, you can get 92 agl after the first boss which is a perfectly fine amount of s, and then once you get to 96 agility you basically the same s as ds1
Going to be studying this lol
@@wizzardswing that's a good idea lol
I disagree with a couple of choices but a bunch of these weapons have unlocked....memories...of pvp back in the day.
Also about the Bluemoon, the damage isn't really worth it if obtained early and the durability is just atrocious. It feels much better when you're deep into the game imo, unlike some weapons like the mace that are just great from the getgo.
Good video
RAPIER RAHHHHHH🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
@@jamesrwc4738 Rapier mentioned🤑😩🗣🗣🗣🗣
I think the drakekeeper gresthammer is the best, next to the giants club
Ur best kill yet homeslice. GGs it was me. Skibidi toilet.
Its peak!!!!
You mentioned that it's better to get half of the str requirements and twohand most of the weapons, but what if my playstyle involves lots of parrying and using torches? Love both of these mechanics, but at the same time feels bad wasting 25 extra points to onehand my dragon tooth. Prob not the right weapon to use for that lol
@@tokitamuscleupper if you want to 1 hand then you would want a weapon that doesn't have a high str requirment, weapons like homunculus mace and ice rapier are great weapons to one hand, they have low requirements and deal great dmg
It’s not the hardest game. Just use what You like, the move set, visuals, etc. pretty much any weapon will work just fine.
96 brightbugs?! How many NG plus plus did you play?
TOO MANY
@@OfficialMetalhead Given about 24 brightbugs per cycle, it is at least NG+5! Dang, this is quite a lot of cycles.
it's been 9 years and I didn't know two handing halved the str req, It was also my first souls game I remember getting 19 str for Bluemoon what is going on?
@@GoonCommander haha it's never too late to learn these things
Good video but what about bows and crossbows?
@@NoVa_Dragoon I will be doing a video on that at some point but
Dragonrider bow is the best bow until you get Bow of want which you wanna use lightning infused, all bows except Bow of Want are best used uninfused.
Heavy crossbow and Avelyn are the best crossbows and should be used raw.
To add to what Metal said Bow of Want is considered best infused with lightning only for its special lightning projectile attack according to the data that is currently available. We are going to have to do some calculations and also take ammo type into consideration with in-game testing to be absolutely sure.
Not so long ago i did a character on which i powerstanced the craftman hammer and dragon slayer axe and jesus never realize how weak most enemies are to blunt/strike weapons.
I thought the great axe from the black knights and the dragon shrine would b among the best ones
@@elektra8535 the black knight greataxe behaves like a halberd and utilizes the obnoxious sweetspot mehcanic, on top of blakc knight weapons already being weak due to them dealing innate fire damage which is the single most resisted element in the game.
@@OfficialMetalheadi was talking about the great axe of the Drakekeepers I forgot their name so i just call them black knights lol didn't knew the black knight great axe had a sweetspot
But what is the best universal weapon I can decently kill anything like say oh the ancient dragon?
@@BladesOfAltair4Ezio Lightning infused ice rapier buffed with dark weapon
How would you build the cheesiest ice rapier build?
@@alexhastings1227 Lightning infused rapier with dark weapon
Rings: Ring of Blades (the highest version you have available), Flynns Ring, Old Leo Ring, and Third Dragon Ring
Stats: 50 vigor
Endurance: up to preference but at least 20 (the more the better)
Vitality: 10 (no more or you'll lose flynns ring damage)
Dexterity: 15
Strength: enough to 2 hand rapier
Attunement: 10
Adaptability: Enough to reach 99 Agility
INT: 24 for max duration of dark weapon
FAITH: 14 to be able to cast dark weapon.
Once you killed fume knight and acquire the Iron Crown which regenerates spell uses over time you can swap dark weapon for Sunlight Blade and sacred oath.
You will want 54 faith for max duration of sunlight blade and 5 attunement slots to fit Sacred oath and sunlight blade.
@OfficialMetalhead wow that's amazing, saved and trying it on my newest playthrough, thank you!
Sir Alonne Katana is great tho…
Purse user in shambles rn 💪
No love for the Bruce Lee fists? I think snowy dlc and hard to get two (maybe had to burn twice) but when powerstanced! Woo hoo the fun i had with those
They’re only optimal over caestus for the stagger… and swagger.
Sadly they are worse than vanq seal + caestus powerstanced, too slow to compete
@@OfficialMetalhead I know, but when they were new and peoples you invaded had never seen them, was hilarious being Bruce "souls" Lee 🤣
Wait for spears you picked the Gargoyle Bident but the Yorgh's Spear has more damage
@@eumeliovazquezjr1630 Yorgh's literally does not have a single spear attack lol, its not even a spear
@@OfficialMetalhead what do you mean it is a spear weapon. It is classified as a spear.
@@eumeliovazquezjr1630 its classified as a spear but has the lance and twinblade R1 combined with other moves, none of which you find on other spears, it being classified as one has no impact on the game, when people look for a spear they look for a specific moveset that spears provide and this couldnt be further from that. Its just like Drakekeeper's warpick being classified as a greathammer and having the halberd moveset along with using the sweetspot mechanic. Or king's ultra greatsword, which is classified as an ultra greatsword but has the greataxe moveset just like crypt blacksword.
@@OfficialMetalhead yeah I understand your point. What do you think of that weapon? I as because I am using 2 of them right now for a play through.
Mostoden halberd is the beast
No mention of great club or crypt blacksword is criminal
Great Club is just a worse old knight hammer/Dragon tooth and also 10:32
You should mention the biggest downside of the Old Knight hammer, its really low durability. Pack some repair powder if you want to give it a try
I did later on when I went into detail about it 12:59
@@OfficialMetalheadYou even mention the spell! Damn, i always think that im the only one who use it
great video but please turn the music down
I still dont understand why i shoulnt use fire longsword ?
Fire is the most resisted damage type on average, lightning is the least resisted hence why most but not all things should be lightning infused. Sometimes other things should be Raw infused or left on the base infusion path depending on scaling.
i think I'll switch my fire longsword 😂
Best greatsword is the drakeblood greatsword
@@Altulegio it's a cool sword for sure, but not as good as bluemoon
@@OfficialMetalhead i mean at +10 its S scaling in dex, has the counter damage of a katana and does a bit of magic and lighting damage at base.
has short reach tbh
@@Altulegio even with it's counter dmg dbgs deals less dmg than bluemoon until you get sunlight blade + sacred oath, then it starts out damaging bluemoon on counters but deals less on non counters, so thats when it becomes competitive, but to be able to say it's better you'd need to reach 40 dex for the damage gap to be big enough that drakeblood becomes better due to its counter dmg. So it can be better but very late and it needs a lot of investment, while bluemoon + dark weapon beats it for the vast majority of the run
The best weapon in DS2 is THESE HANDS 👊
Do I spot a Vanquisher's Seal player? 💪
Real
Too bad they ruined my precious reinforced club.
@@2manyprunes haha it was time they let other hammers shine, mace in ds1 was horrendous and now it's great
Havent seen the vid, hope its the mace.
@@Soylemirgoylelan it's definitely mentioned in the video lol
@@OfficialMetalhead Always love mace appreciation. 🙏
dung pies
can’t get past no mans wharf with a +4 greatsword 😭
The enemies here are fast and Greatsworld needs a good timing
@@RoberthySilva yea i just needed to take it slower like ds1 i was trying to play all fast like ds3 elden ring but that’s js not how its meant to be played im breezing through the game now
Major skill issue
@ beaten the entire game now btw including dlc. idk how i was stuck there ds2 easy asf
Chariot lance is very high economy compared to Grand lance and allows you way more levels to spend on other stats like equip load and stamina. The lower your equip load % the faster your stamina regens. Can also do a greatshield setup with it since it already needs big strength.
Grand lance will be better with infusion and buffs but you need a lot of stats for that.
Also dont underestimate leveling stamina. Yeah you "only" get 1 point after 20 (you get 2 before 20) but that's only halved scaling and it only stops at 99 meaning 20-99 is 79 stamina. Of course you dont need to max it but it will give you more leeway when swinging dual ultragreatswords or other high stamina setups. Couple that with low equip load % stamina regen and it's very good.
@@DTPandemonium not only grand lance is lighter and takes less stats, but if you mean "saving levels" as in not using a weapon buff to justify using a worse weapon... that is an interesting logic lol. You also say "save levels" but then you go ahead and say chariot's "needs bigh strength" lol. So no you arent saving any levels by using a weapon that is worse than grand lance infused with no buffs.
Not sure what the whole stamina ramble was about, I never mentioned stamina in the video but that doesnt mean I undervalue it.
@@OfficialMetalhead You save levels because classes in this game start with much lower stats than usual and you cant just go dark infusion with dark weapon while picking a physical or magic class using high requirement lances. I checked the character planner to compare. Yes you can use grand lance for like a 2% damage increase with a little less strength 2 handed but Chariot is also higher reach. (Another pro I forgot to mention sry)
Once you can use weapon buffs grand lance is definitely better for sure even when leo ring doesnt effect elemental damage (160 counter damage still does)
16:05 You can remove her tail!?!
@@Felipemelazzi you can! As well as sinh's
😮
I should try that after my SL-45 run
where is fire longsword
24:09
oh, it is in there and we made our feelings about it known. 🙈
I recently started playing ds2 after getting tired of waiting for a Bloodborne pc port and this is really helpful! I played the original back then in ps3 and I'm ashamed to admit royal rat authority made me quit lol
@@BaelZebubI I am glad you found this helpful, you will get him this time for sure
Why didnt you mention Warped Sword's left handed moveset? Its completely different and allows for some crazy combos
@@crustyandcruel one handing deals less damage than 2 handing, besides I dont know what left handed moveset you're talking about because it has the same moveset in both hands
I think you’re thinking of the Majestic Sword, Artorias move set in left hand
@@OfficialMetalhead it's more of a unique powerstance moveset overwrite
Ahem
Rapier + Old Leo Ring = absolute pure cheese
Weapon
@@sweetshousegirl cake found my channel😙
What gave you the right to use music this cozy?
@@Alephandros00 Glad you liked the music haha, that's the vibe I was going for
Girl?? Giiiirrrllllll?????????
Okay...
Probably shouldn’t be showing these weapons doing damage while being buffed
@@brandonrogers5207 on the contrary, buffs like dark weapon and eventually sunlight blade should almost always be used so it would not make sense not to show them buffed
A majority of weapons don't scale well in this game including almost all of them on this list. Buffs, rings, infusions, and equipment like engraved gauntlets are how you get more damage.
The weapons on this list are also here because they tend to buff extremely well and that is one of the things that makes them so good.
DS2 bad
Got gud
27:37