Dropped by Elder Ghru, Farron Keep. This build is easy to create and ideal for close and medium-range combat with enemies, making excellent use of both strength and pyromancy while softcapping. Dexterity Builds.

Lightning Rod of Lothric. Rashtor The Aged Knight Finished. Apply Sacred Oath and Lightning Blade for every battle and make quick work of enemies with the heavy weapons as well as other players using the crossbow. Dexterity Builds. Carthus Beacon pyromancy with the dragoncrest ring is to add to the attack bonus for the aggressive play. Just put in my build and I'm sad that the link doesn't work. This is especially great against R1 spammers or gankers oh and you can put a Resin on your weapon With this build you will not feel powerless at any point of your playtrough. Starting early in the game, many enemies have extensive health and deal extensive damage simultaneously.

Works amazingly well in PvP as well as in PvE - just adjust the rings to your playstyle. Dark Sword or Fume Ultra Greatsword. Which is perfect for the twinblades. Intelligence Builds. This guide is expressly written for players who are curious about playing a ranged magic DPS but don't know where to start. I have 30 points in Vitality because I'm using the Morne's armor set but you don't need that much if you're using a lighter armor set. Relies both on heavy melee damage, heavy miracle damage, heals, buffs and Tears of Denial, which will render you immortal. Court sorcerer. You can dodge while drawn but there is a short period of time you are unable to roll after shooting so be aware of that.

Will be updated later. Get creative if my versions aren't enough! So far the funniest build i've ever played, check this guide if you want to try something completely different! Spells FP use Length Buff. Black Bow of Pharis. They require arrows and usually a decent amount of Dexterity. Start as the knight class to get boosted Vitality and endurance, progress through game while leveling up strength, vitality, Dex, and endurance equally Be sure to get the 5 free levels from Yoel as well. Buffed weapon must be selected in active slot.

Court sorcerer. Bows can not be infused. It gets even stranger when the very stockpile of arrows is greatly limited in capacity as well. Fun cosplay build focusing on the Pyromancy form of the Soul of Cinder. Comibined if you have 70 in stregnth and 50 in Dex you will push damage per strike two handed. The gameplay is also pretty simple; attack at any opportunity with the one-handed swords and attack anything at a distance with the bow. You'll encouter wolfs and millwood archer. Problem is that you get this weapon after you are accustomed to another weapon. Dex-Faith Build.

Praise the sun. I have 30 points in Vitality because I'm using the Morne's armor set but you don't need that much if you're using a lighter armor set. Once you get to the carthus dungeons cut the bridge leading to the High lord Wolnir boss and descend into smoldering lake. I tried to post it calling it "wandering gwyn knight", but for device problems I failed. Windalf The Mage. Vitality and Strength. Utilize the obscuring ring to take pot shots, keep in mind that they can see you knock the arrow with sharp eyes so mix up your position, also the white birch bow has invisible arrows. In practice, well, players have to practice. The black bow of pharis is a great choice due to its range and shot speed, the mill wood can achieve some insane damage and knock people off ledges, and the composite bow is not a bad option either though id recomend using hawk ring with feather arrows.

If someone has posted this build before, my bad, I have not seen it. Lorian's Crown looks especially badass. Still, it's fantastic. Other 1 slot for ring you can choose itself. Buffed weapon must be selected in active slot. Melchian View Profile View Posts. If you invest a bit into attunement, you do not need the Deep Ring and therefore can use a ring of your preference. The nice thing about the Old Wolf Curved Sword is you don't need to attack with it to get the affect, you just need to have it equipped. Apply Sacred Oath and Lightning Blade for every battle and make quick work of enemies with the heavy weapons as well as other players using the crossbow. An extremely simple concept of progressing damage increase.

They are still viable if you are doing a pve build, but not so much in higher level pvp. I would stick to using the short bows and longbows in this environment particularly the composite bow and the black bow of pharis Invasions: while all the things i had mentioned before are useful this environment allows you to get crafty, you should never willingly engage in a fair fight or fight anyone head on unless you have been backed into a corner. Optimal class: Class Level. Just a build I thought I'd whip up because I was bored being the "Big Bad Invader" and wanted to take a good guy view on the game. Apply Sacred Oath and Lightning Blade for every battle and make quick work of enemies with the heavy weapons as well as other players using the crossbow. However, if that is not working out for you like against poison , replace it with one or two miracles Replenishment and Blessed Weapon are safe choices. Really fun build to play. Builds listed in this page are created and categorized by players, therefore you should not assume they are all optimized. For every encounter, just apply Carthus Rouge on the sword and turn everything into a bleeding pin cushion. And in the endgame locations you will annihilate everything with the inherently fast Spear Miracles and the Lightning Weapon buff.

Glass Cannon of the Church. Works amazingly well in PvP as well as in PvE - just adjust the rings to your playstyle. With all this ready to go, you would have to be a complete imbecile to not be helpful to your allies From profaned capitals bonfire run down the ladder and walk on the brige be carefull of fireballs and gargoyle keep on the right side, you sould see platform. Toggle navigation. I did a "Just bow" run. Rings are Lightning Clutch, Leo Ring. Rings: Leo, Mist, Flynn and Red tearstone. Builds listed in this page are created and categorized by players, therefore you should not assume they are all optimized.

View mobile website. You will have to learn there long ranged moves and this usually includes move that will one shot you but you will see bosses do things you never knew they could. After you help Greirat from his cell, you can buy the Mace from him as your substitute for the Morning Star until you get the Paladin's Ashes. Backup weapon is entirely user preference. It is currently viable, and arrow issue is fixed. You can dodge while drawn but there is a short period of time you are unable to roll after shooting so be aware of that. The bow is under him. Lord of Bloody Hollows.

Here you will find everything you need to know to become a powerful magic wielder. Thief class is severely broken, bows are useless until much later on in the game when the dragonslayer can push enemes backwards and potentially off high places to die. Slaughter everything and everybody as you go and get the Sunlight Spear Miracle. Level 90 allows for standard quality stat allocation. Strength Builds. A caster build that focuses on using Sorceries and Miracles thanks to the use of the Crystal Chime. Apply Sacred Oath and Lightning Blade for every battle and make quick work of enemies with the heavy weapons as well as other players using the crossbow. I'll be uploading pictures of my build.

So if your first from software game was bloodborne, then this build may be found interesting. Armor doesn't matter, but you need the fast roll. That may sound redundant, but you can use a weapon art both the Morning Star and the Chime with only 1 FP Sign In Help Sign Out. Change language. Also, it's weapon art is too good Its really cool. Of course, don't forget the Carthus Rouge—lots of Carthus Rouge.

Oni slayer bow. This dragonslaying executioner also sought out the serpent men of Archdragon Peak. No seriously, don't go hollow, that's for another build I may just make. This guide is expressly written for players who are curious about playing a ranged magic DPS but don't know where to start. The shield is made Simple because it gets a slight boost to Magic Defense which it lacks prior , and it helps regen your FP by 1 point every 5 seconds. The Witch's Ring and Fire Clutch Ring will increase your fire attack greatly, but beware your fire defense will be reduced to an average amount while using Eygon of Carim's armor see 6. Once in smoldering lake head to the demon ruins to the right of the demon boss fog gate and progress until you see a lava lake in the very bottom point of the demon ruins to find knight slayer tsorig. Build name: Big Man Large Vitality Stamina Attunement Vigor Strength Int,Faith, and dex at 70 luck at base Havels set on, havels plus 3 ring, life ring plus 3, great swamp ring, witches ring Farron gs in right, pyromancy in left, with yhorm's shield as a secondary left. Earn yourself Sunlight Medals along the way. Lord of Blood Hollows by alfieSk8r is a bloody knight that relies on the bleed mechanic.

Vinyltavia View Profile View Posts. Self buff on the Firelink Greatsword is really great, coupled with Power Within you will be pushing attack rating. It gets even stranger when the very stockpile of arrows is greatly limited in capacity as well. It's a strong start and you can play with this without any struggle through the first half of DS3. White Birch Bow. However, if that is not working out for you like against poison , replace it with one or two miracles Replenishment and Blessed Weapon are safe choices. Bows have changed a bit in Dark Souls 3. The black bow of pharis is a great choice due to its range and shot speed, the mill wood can achieve some insane damage and knock people off ledges, and the composite bow is not a bad option either though id recomend using hawk ring with feather arrows. Rings: Leo, Mist, Flynn and Red tearstone.

As the Fire Uchigatana removes all scaling from the weapon you only need the base stats. Problem is that you get this weapon after you are accustomed to another weapon. Because of the Intelligence stat also, you could add a staff and make this build a spellcaster as well. How to become a Lothric Knight. Of course, all equipmemt is subjective to how you'd like to play, still a work in progress for me rn but is the general outcome i plan to get to, so tweeking will probably be necessary. Vitality we up to 30 because with this 30, we can beat around 10!!! By Sid Natividad Jun 15, Ideally, you want Egyon of Carim's armor , which you can get by killing him once you have invested a bit into strength and vigor. Still, it's fantastic.

I recommend focusing on investing in vitality and strength, then spending extra souls on attunement and intelligence later in the game, as well as endurance or vigor if you feel it is necessary. L2, R2 on proper timing is game over. Guys, Boss weapons are weaker because 1. Upgrade the Estoc as much and as soon as possible. The Versatile Wraith. After the initial build has been reached it is easily tailored to suit your playstyle, wear armour that fits you and level up where you want from there. Sneaky Mage. The whole point of my builds both Pure and Hybrid are to show what is possible, not what is mandatory.

Sinty View Profile View Posts. I mean, it's fine that you have to buy arrows the first time. Still, it's fantastic. Will be updated later. You are limited to 99 Arrows in each slot so in total until you swap out what kind of arrows you use. If your particularly insidious you can have black flame on the ready for people running up to you while blocking and you will break there guard, though this is an expensive gimmick. The daggers will solve that. Have a knife or something to clear trash mobs or deal with close up encounters and bows for everywhere else. Pairs some great armors together to form a solid defense as well as a stylish look.

I mean, the big selling point of this class is his early access to a bow, and a shortbow on top of that. Is that viable in PvE? Unlike the "pure" builds you see above, these builds focus on using two stats instead of one, and won't be reaching hardcaps. I like using them. Starting early in the game, many enemies have extensive health and deal extensive damage simultaneously. Because you are not relying on stats for scaling If someone has posted this build before, my bad, I have not seen it. I spent 8 hours grinding with a thief and could not take out the first knight you come across under the dragon on the bridge in the wall of lothric. It takes a Noob to Slay a Noob! After a few bosses you can buy the poison arrows that are tottaly useful with rapid fire.

Why not now? Vitality we up to 30 because with this 30, we can beat around 10!!! Its really cool. Self buff on the Firelink Greatsword is really great, coupled with Power Within you will be pushing attack rating. The Fume Build by Hiechan is a guaranteed heavy hitter without much effort. So if your first from software game was bloodborne, then this build may be found interesting. They require arrows and usually a decent amount of Dexterity. Noob Slayer.

Is it viable or will I get destroyed? Init Current Alter Total. The whole point of my builds both Pure and Hybrid are to show what is possible, not what is mandatory. Click Here For Link. Pairs some great armors together to form a solid defense as well as a stylish look. There are 3 around a soul to the left of the second bonfire in this area. The only one that even works with a magic build is the Darkmoon Longbow, and that's with intelligence. Problem is that you get this weapon after you are accustomed to another weapon I capped strength at 24 only because to get some of the boss soul exchange curved swords you a higher strength stat Dex-Faith Build AlricOmega3 Knight 40 Dex with rings 30 Faith for bufs 18 attunment is the minum required for spell slots and FP cost. You may feel like your not hurting them much but all that damage adds up and if you play perfectly they really cant do anything.

Both unbuffable and not infusable 2. Armor doesn't matter, but you need the fast roll. Drop by a 'mini cleric beast-like enemy', they're called Elder Ghru and those things are not mini. This time, with new features! Saw a Link build here and there, and if anyone wants to do a link challange; Invlolves as much gear as possible to reference the many iterations of Link. It takes a Noob to Slay a Noob! Problem is that you get this weapon after you are accustomed to another weapon I capped strength at 24 only because to get some of the boss soul exchange curved swords you a higher strength stat. He was also using free aiming to catch people waiting for you to shoot before rolling, though not much success.

The attunement would allow for one to build a lot of focus along with enough slots for said blessings. Guess im gonna have to get remastered after I get platinum in this one. Click Here For Link. In the attribute input field press up or down keys on keyboard to increase or decrease the attribute value. You need the Deep Ring because this pyromancy requires 2 slots. Note: You must stay at the required levels mentioned Soul level and Weapon level due to the recent patch Regulation 1. It's not that bad of a weapon but I wouldn't use it as my main weapon. Build name: Big Man Large Vitality Stamina Attunement Vigor Strength Int,Faith, and dex at 70 luck at base Havels set on, havels plus 3 ring, life ring plus 3, great swamp ring, witches ring Farron gs in right, pyromancy in left, with yhorm's shield as a secondary left. You will have to learn there long ranged moves and this usually includes move that will one shot you but you will see bosses do things you never knew they could.

Dex-Faith Build. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic harassment, fighting, or rude posts. Once he is defeated he will drop the Fume Ultra Greatsword, it takes twinkling titanite to upgrade but is well worth it. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. One of them drops it. Vitality and Strength. Level 90 allows for standard quality stat allocation. With stats like those, each greatsword attack can easily do damage when wielded two-handed.

Carthus Catacombs 6. When upgraded fully it has an S in stregnth scaling and a C in Dex. Melchian View Profile View Posts. You'll encouter wolfs and millwood archer. Once in smoldering lake head to the demon ruins to the right of the demon boss fog gate and progress until you see a lava lake in the very bottom point of the demon ruins to find knight slayer tsorig. This weapon scales with an A in strength immediately, has a healing buff, and doesn't require any additional points being put into skill. What's with the description for the Black Bow of Pharis? Problem is that you get this weapon after you are accustomed to another weapon I capped strength at 24 only because to get some of the boss soul exchange curved swords you a higher strength stat. This is a level one build.

HP Ember HP. The great bows particularly the mill wood are great for knocking people off bridges and ledges there are countless areas this is useful, also the rope bridges can be broken with great arrows or maybe it was the mill woods weapon art. It may seem fruitless but making them waste estus by peppering them with arrows is very potent especially if they only have 1 or 2 by the time the engage you. Really fun build to play. Vinyltavia View Profile View Posts. For PVP this build works too. Start pumping points in Faith until you hit 30, and get the Carthus Flame Arc pyromancy-buff. Be sure to use medium or light armour so you do not become overencumbered. This weapon scales with an A in strength immediately, has a healing buff, and doesn't require any additional points being put into skill.

A build inspired by PvP Skillz. Dex-Faith Build. The best defense is a strong counter offensive. Submit Submit Close. Irithyl-Dungeon This will be your main buff, at least as long as the boss is not Lightning resistant. The raw weapon is great in the starting areas, and then you get the buffs needed to keep it up, all while pumping your survivability. A pure healing build, not at all designed for solo fighting. I recommend killing Leonhard to get a decent set of armor as soon as possible.

White Birch Bow. A build utilizing Strength and Dexterity and basic equipment to get the job done. You may feel like your not hurting them much but all that damage adds up and if you play perfectly they really cant do anything. Is that viable in PvE? Here is a link to my build:?! Pure low-level faith build for co-op support self- and party-buffing Infusions for relaxed playstyle or weapon buffs on raw. Intelligence Builds. I miss it, would have been a good feature on them.. Simple Lothric Knight Sword.

You can bait enemies into a safer area to fight. Because of the Intelligence stat also, you could add a staff and make this build a spellcaster as well. The Witch's Ring and Fire Clutch Ring will increase your fire attack greatly, but beware your fire defense will be reduced to an average amount while using Eygon of Carim's armor see 6. You are also limited to 99 arrows in your stockpile. You'll encouter wolfs and millwood archer. Join VIP to remove all ads and videos. Here you will find everything you need to know to become a powerful magic wielder. Posts: Builds listed in this page are created and categorized by players, therefore you should not assume they are all optimized.

For this build it is recomonded to just use this sword and no shield because the Fume sword is extremely heavy, so you might need to learn to roll effectively. Pure low level pyromancer for co-op support Infusions for relaxed playstyle or weapon buffs on raw. Lightning Rod of Lothric. Knight or Any. Just put in my build and I'm sad that the link doesn't work. Don't forget that you do not need to copy off the builds, but merely see them as guidelines to start off of, and then make adjustments if you want. Pharros Bow is likely the way to go, so you don't need much strength. View mobile website. First of all - why the thief starts with 30 wooden arrows? You may feel like your not hurting them much but all that damage adds up and if you play perfectly they really cant do anything.

Pharros Bow is likely the way to go, so you don't need much strength. What's with the description for the Black Bow of Pharis? This will easily be enough until about level With this build you will not feel powerless at any point of your playtrough. Really fun build to play. Sinty View Profile View Posts. You can use the bow as a flavour to your build. I mean, it's fine that you have to buy arrows the first time.

Vinyltavia View Profile View Posts. A build utilizing Strength and Dexterity and basic equipment to get the job done. Unlike the "pure" builds you see above, these builds focus on using two stats instead of one, and won't be reaching hardcaps. Versatile int build between ranged and melee combat. Use the Spear, but try to do so in melee range. Play as a spooky skeleton knight! These are merely guidelines or starting points for you to go on, then you can either keep them or experiment with different ideas in the same build. Maerheard, the Blind Baron of Charity. I like using them. I miss it, would have been a good feature on them..

Paladin of the Light. Which doesn't make much sense to me. Optimal class: Class Level. Guess im gonna have to get remastered after I get platinum in this one. Requires timing for maximum buff stacks. For PVP this build works too. You can use any shield. One of them drops it. Says Shield Turtles and hyper armor weapons counter. Just put in my build and I'm sad that the link doesn't work.

With all this ready to go, you would have to be a complete imbecile to not be helpful to your allies Earn yourself Sunlight Medals along the way. Originally posted by Sinty :. The Versatile Wraith. Find Reset Close. Windalf The Mage. One of them drops it. Thief class is severely broken, bows are useless until much later on in the game when the dragonslayer can push enemes backwards and potentially off high places to die.

Infuse your Estoc with a Raw Gem as soon as possible. I don't prefer the Heal spells since your allies either get themselves killed too quickly usually by rushing or prematurely using Estus , or they simply know how and when to dodge and attack properly. Useful for pulling specific enemies, useful for softening up targets at range, and really useful for taking out spellcasters. Toggle navigation. Dark Sword or Fume Ultra Greatsword. You can use any shield. Composite Bow. Combo people with a Greatsword and parry them while admiring your 20 free virtual levels. Item find seems to be totally useless for covenant items. A pure healing build, not at all designed for solo fighting.

Players basically just hit enemies with a big sword or set the sword ablaze with Carthus Flame Arc if the enemy is tough. If someone rolls into you stand your ground, you can shoot them before they can attack if your quick. This time, with new features! Spell tool must be selected in left for magic weapon or right for magic shield hand. Many late-game enemies can be killed in hits with it depending on how much you invest into intelligence. If someone has posted this build before, my bad, I have not seen it. Join Darkmoon Covenant for Role Play purposes. View mobile website. Considering that this was posted in April, I doubt they're still even playing. I am going to assume that you are capable of beating the entire game with or without help from others at any Soul Level.

Which doesn't make much sense to me. I expect it to get even better once I get access to stronger types of arrows. You'll see that even with 30 dex and str your arrows won't do jack. Toggle navigation. The great bows particularly the mill wood are great for knocking people off bridges and ledges there are countless areas this is useful, also the rope bridges can be broken with great arrows or maybe it was the mill woods weapon art. Weapon active slots: lh-1 and rh Lightning Rod of Lothric. He was also using free aiming to catch people waiting for you to shoot before rolling, though not much success.

The shield is made Simple because it gets a slight boost to Magic Defense which it lacks prior , and it helps regen your FP by 1 point every 5 seconds. A caster build that focuses on using Sorceries and Miracles thanks to the use of the Crystal Chime. Considering that this was posted in April, I doubt they're still even playing. If you practice bow enough you can punish players who roll towrads you. Saint of the Sun. White Birch Bow. Infuse your Estoc with a Raw Gem as soon as possible. Rings and armor are also up to the players, but the Firelink Set completes the look.

Stat-wise, the build runs on SL Vigor - 30, Endurance - 27, Vitality - 30 Strength - 20, Dexterity - 40, everything else is flexible. The Versatile Wraith. Praise the Sun! Milwood bow is located in Ashes of Ariandel. Toggle navigation. The bow is held by one of the three Elder Ghru huddled while another of them is holding the hat of Pharis. Rashtor The Aged Knight Finished. Requires timing for maximum buff stacks.

Court sorcerer. I capped strength at 24 only because to get some of the boss soul exchange curved swords you a higher strength stat. Irithyl-Dungeon This will be your main buff, at least as long as the boss is not Lightning resistant. Keanu Reeves. You may feel like your not hurting them much but all that damage adds up and if you play perfectly they really cant do anything. Vitality and Strength. Spells FP use Length Buff. That may sound redundant, but you can use a weapon art both the Morning Star and the Chime with only 1 FP It should say "Dreamchaser's Ashes" and link to Dreamchaser's Ashes. The raw weapon is great in the starting areas, and then you get the buffs needed to keep it up, all while pumping your survivability.

I would recommend sticking to the great bows and longbows in this environment due to there range. Vessel of Blackflame. Soul Transposition using Soul of Aldrich. If that happens, infuse your shield with a Blessed Gem instead. Relies both on heavy melee damage, heavy miracle damage, heals, buffs and Tears of Denial, which will render you immortal. Other 1 slot for ring you can choose itself. Uses the Luck stat's effect on Hollow Weapons and Bleeding effects to deliver high damage with the reliable and versitile movesets of a straight sword and a scythe. With all this ready to go, you would have to be a complete imbecile to not be helpful to your allies From the first bonfire walk straight, until snow collapses than run straght from wolfs and turn left on the very end than run alongside buildings and keep left be aware of milwood warriors there should be path and walk straight. So I like to go with fashion souls.

Windalf The Mage. Submit Submit Close. I have had zero problems, and honestly the bow has helped out ALOT. As the Fire Uchigatana removes all scaling from the weapon you only need the base stats. Skeleton View Profile View Posts. Praise the sun. Problem is that you get this weapon after you are accustomed to another weapon I capped strength at 24 only because to get some of the boss soul exchange curved swords you a higher strength stat Dex-Faith Build AlricOmega3 Knight 40 Dex with rings 30 Faith for bufs 18 attunment is the minum required for spell slots and FP cost. I've started a bow spec and its pretty fun so far. In such cases, switch to the Carthus Flame Arc.