I would especially reccomend the Black Knight Greataxe, which has an incredible range. It leans heavily on the stick-to-my-armpit boss Dragonrider, The Rotten , with a sideline in the stick-to-my-armpit-except-when-I-charge-up boss Smelter Demon, Velstadt, Looking Glass Knight. Not what I went with on my pure melee build, but every other build other then my pure spell build used a longsword as it's primary melee damage dealer. You are recommending almost exclusively weapons that scale the best along 3 stats straight, Dex, int. But you can also look into the Darksword, it looks really nice and you can do the golf swing followed up by the overhead smash that the darkwraith have. Makes the wielder adopt the style of the samurai.
Straight Swords are the most powerfull weapon class there is in the game, with almost no drawbacks in comparison to other classes. The repair cost is 725 souls. I should also note that I'm using Ring of Blades+2 but it shouldn't matter since they still split the damage up. The shield is good, if you like greatshields and have the stats to equip it. Therefore, please do your own research before committing to any one build. I later sold them to a dwarf for almost nothing.
That means the Broadsword's R1, for example, moves your character the same distance forward as the Sun Sword's R1. Each weapon was upgraded to the maximum level. These are perhaps the worst binoculars of all time, boasting something like 1. This list was actually way harder than I expected it to be. Apart from increased base damage nothing about the sword has changed, it has average damage now.
Unfortunately, it's base damage is complete shite. The normal one would inflict a low-spinning slash while the strong attack will let you leap and slash from above. This weapon just looks so good. Final Note: Notice that I did not take into consideration enemy defenses in this guide, which is something you should do. In addition, crystal magic weapon, which has a mag adj percentage of 140% does not even require scaling to jump ahead.
Every attack consumes 10 durability. However, I'm currently being utterly kicked around by the Four Kings, so have decided to try out the Great Scythe, see if I do any better with that. With 33 strength you'll get good scaling from the Man Serpent Greatsword, it's easy to get as the lizardmen in Sen's Fortress drop it. The move set is nice slashes and thrusts and its not as slow as the zwei. Use a regular long sword, upgrade it to +15.
Plus, you don't need to farm for it. I have used them, and you can too! However, I feel very fortunate for my exceptional luck farming those other killer weapons. With my Flamberge +2, I can get as little as 150 and up to 170 per hit, depending on my opponents armor. Regular R , Thrust T , Slash Sl , Strike St. The only difference is that the Bandit's knife has a higher Critical Stat 147 vs 131. Also important to note that these values are for weapons equipped in the right hand only. I actually forced myself to read all of this, and with this one sentence you proved that you don't know what you're talking about.
Plus, you don't need to farm for it. The intermitent flashes of the blade add to the overall feel and presentation of the weapon. You will see a common theme emerge throughout this list, that I love ridiculously large weapons. Ivory Straight Sword+5 252 120 0 10 0 5 0 250 0 0. I prefer speedier weapons, but I was quite fond of the Claymore. Dead angling doesn't matter, because as long as you are within the parry window, you will be parried. This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill.
Note that carrying over 70% of your will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned. Here what once was a great King, has succumb to. The Battle Axe totally owns this category. It also eats right through the crystal shields that the crystal skeletons use, which makes it way easier to kill those bastards when they decide to hide behind their shield forever. Weight: The weight of the weapon. A new player might get wrecked by a straight sword, but all you have to do to beat them is literally hold up a shield and tread backwards. It has lower requirements than the black dragon sword and has some scaling.
The repair cost is 725 souls. So, if you had a bunch of strength or dex it'd probably do more damage than the black dragon sword. I love to play games, wirte about them, talk about them and so on. But I kind of prefer the basic Long Sword for its minimal stat requirements, varied moveset, and easy availability. It can be a pain to get that to drop though. Note that if you decided to the weapon it cannot be enchanted by items.