I always use smoughs hammer, I usually bait people into thinking I can only swing once, but I have enough for 3 swings and a roll, 3 hits is usually enough to kill.
Great video! Very great commentary, hopefully you can get a better mic but man this was great, watched the entire video and really enjoyed it, full of good information. Thanks for the tips and keep on making videos! Liked and Subbed.
i will say, roll swings are very effective because they can hit very fast after forwarding your position to tour enemy, im using tsorgs greatsword which you can find in the smouldering lake , found near the catacombs when you climb down the bridge
The hammers are good, if you see someone wearing metal plate armor like the knight set or havel's set (anything that isn't mostly cloth or leather) the hammers are going to be doing more damage since the armor doesn't protect against strike as well as it does again thrust and slash damage. Which is why I usually carry a mace with me for those situations.
Just as a general question, can you switch mid air strike with the smough's hammer to a weapon with longer range? Seems like a good way of securing damage.
no you cant. You have to complete the attack or cancel before you can switch weapons. Since you cant cancel mid air you gotta go with what you have out.
Stamina management and timing. You cant dance around like its a longsword. It packs a bit more power but leaves you open more often, especially with Weapon skills like the Wolf Stance.
Cool video but atm a lot of the giant weapons have oversized hitboxs. The wouldnt even come close to hitting you but it damages you anyway. Some players are abusing this and it ruins appreciation for the ulta greatswords, great axe, and great hammer.
Breathe. Let your stamina recover, and don't get greedy. If you want to spam attacks, then go Dex, and pick lighter weapons. If you want to go strength/heavy, stop to catch your breath every once in a while. (Instead of the Swei, I would demonstrate the Berserk Greatsword. It matches the challenge better. The Swei is an awesome weapon, though.)
Parries are already sketchy on a good connection. Learn how to play without relying on parries. If you see that your opponent is predictable and has a good connection then you can attempt to parry. If not, utilize the lag to try for roll catches or surprise attacks.
i already play that way and never parry but i want to know how to do it on pvp , and usually theres never a guy with good connection so thats why i asked..
Starting about halfway through the animation of swinging specific weapons (greathammers, ultragreatswords, etc.), you are no longer able to be staggered. If someone hits you while you're in this super armor state, they'll deal full damage but your attack will not be interrupted. Their animation won't finish by the time yours does, so if you get hit while in super armor you're basically guaranteed to get 1-2 hits (depending on your weapon) in exchange.
brandon winstanley I tend to agree lately, especially for higher level builds. At around levels 100-120 I think it's a definite upgrade, and even a consideration at lower levels.
+MemeLover 420 I think if you specifically build for using the Dragonslayer Greataxe, it's the best in the Greataxe category. The Zweihander is good, but I doubt it's the best (and I don't have much other experience in the weapon category). Smough's Hammer is likely not the best Greathammer.
+i never thought a name could be this long (watt) What woulda good build for the dragonslayer greataxe look like ? i'm new to dark souls but i love heavy weapons like these.Also your videos are awesome keep it up man.
+ElfenS0uL It has C scaling in strength and D in faith, so 40str/40faith is good for a mid level build. If you want to stay on the lower side, you can just go with 40 strength 22 vit 22 end (+Prisoner's Chain) with the Warrior starting class. That would put you at a soul level of 49, 1000 HP unembered, and still around 500 AR. It also has E scaling in dex, so if you want to go very high level and max your damage, you can go 40str/40dex/40fth, but you won't see as much damage returned as with the other stats.
As long as you have enough HP to trade hits, it should be fine (and the lower level you are, the less damage they'll deal in the trade). Stamina becomes a significant limiter at lower levels in my opinion, and I recommend trying to min-max it to some extent (maybe increase your endurance 1 level at a time until you have just enough stamina to swing the weapon however many times you want). It's not necessary, but there will be a 1 END level difference between, say, 2 swings and 3, which can make a big difference.
So endurance > HP when first leveling? I'm leveling strength so I can use stronger/heavier weapons as I only have 26 strength so far. I am using the great machete. I find it impossible to catch players that are running away as I can never hit them while they're running. I just seem to run out of stamina, and I'm unable to stop players from healing & rolling. I tried using charged heavy attacks, but I never reach. Also don't you need good armor to trade hits?
I would favor higher endurance over HP on a lower level pure strength build, but your mileage may vary. Don't be afraid to use respecs to try out different stat combinations and find what suits you best. Unfortunately, while heavy weapons are some of the most fun to use, their massive drawback is that a player that knows how to deal with them can easily never get hit just by knowing how to roll through every single attack. Do your best to abuse gimmicks (plunging attacks on staircases, for example) and various parts of the map to your advantage. However, if you encounter someone that you just can't hit, you might want a faster strength-scaling weapon on the side (heavy-infused Dark Sword comes to mind, but there are other options). It kind of runs counter to the point of the build, but against some people it's necessary :/ For the most part, as long as you have a piece of armor equipped in each slot, you'll be fine for trading hits against slower weapons. They should only be able to hit you once in exchange for two of your own hits, at which point armor isn't the determining factor in who's taking more damage.
Yaxion Getting lag stabed by any given thrusting weapon isn't due to a mistake on your end. Choosing not to parry a specific attack that's supposedly "an easy parry" but will one shot your ass isn't due to a mistake. Getting hit mid roll isn't because you made a mistake. Getting parried on reaction and one shotted because hornet ring isn't because you made a mistake. Getting 3v1d and dying is usually not because you made a mistake. Now you can go ahead and argue that anything resulting in loss is the product of a personal mistake ("wah you should be better at parrying") but there is if nothing else a reasonable amount of skill that can be expect from most players in that they don't get hit by heavy ass strength weapons like that unless they're bad or unlucky. Lighter faster weapons are much easier to get hits with and much harder to punish. TL;DR- i'm complaining about the fast weapon meta and the over all imbalance of the game that's lead to me basically putting it aside.
eight216 I never have a problem with lag, And i've only had one death where i think it was due to server latency. Light weapons are powerful, yes, but heavy weapons can be just as powerful if you know how to use them right. Because unlike fast weapons, the heavy weapons have hyper armour. Which is basicly this game's version of poise. But i don't know. I play with slow weapons all the time, and once you get the hang of them they aren't that underpowered.. Especially weapons like the Dragonslayer Greataxe, or Yhorm's Great Machete. If you die while using a slow weapon, it's because you didn't time your hyper-armour properly, or was too predictable with your attacks.
Yaxion See that's what i'm saying.... although admittedly i've never used those weapons so i prehaps could learn a thing or two, amid a limited number of moves it's not terribly hard for a good player to predict you and not get hit considering the swing time.
eight216 Just remember to change it up. delay your attacks with R2, use your weaponart if it's any good. Jumping attacks, and so on. It's really not too bad once you get to know your weapon better.
I know that's the commonly accepted DS3 meaning, but I'm more used to the fighting game terminology (wherein hyper armor provides both damage invulnerability and hitstun invulnerability, and super armor provides only the latter).
i never thought a name could be this long Oh well, I didn't know that. My apologies. I knew I heard Hyper Armor in fighting game circles, but not Super Armor, so I assumed that Hyper Armor was the correct term in both contexts. My bad.
smoughs hammer can be parried it's only ultra great swords that cannot be parried and smoughs hammer is a boss weapon plus I've had smoughs hammer parried before along with the black knight great axe
Underrated channel man, Great content.
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"I put my hammer away to see where I'm going", lmao.
so underrated
Underrated? This is shit
Dude you're so good and these videos are actually helpful in PvP why don't people know about you
I'm still making use of this content as I come back to ds3 this year : ) Thank you for making
Really appreciate this video. I've been trying to learn the Zwei for invasions and you've displayed some really helpful tech.
this is the kind of video that provides information that most other well known youtubers assume we already know. Subed
Any tips for the Farron Greatsword? I know the basics (not spamming L1, use rolling R1, etc) but I struggle against groups with it.
That sword is cool but lretty easy to counter. He said it in another vis
I always use smoughs hammer, I usually bait people into thinking I can only swing once, but I have enough for 3 swings and a roll, 3 hits is usually enough to kill.
Great video! Very great commentary, hopefully you can get a better mic but man this was great, watched the entire video and really enjoyed it, full of good information. Thanks for the tips and keep on making videos! Liked and Subbed.
Love these videos m8.
Great video!
Whaaaat, if you need souls, just farm the Ascended winged knights atop the Grand Archives
i will say, roll swings are very effective because they can hit very fast after forwarding your position to tour enemy, im using tsorgs greatsword which you can find in the smouldering lake , found near the catacombs when you climb down the bridge
Some good ass guides. Keep it up
This is awesome, also it's probably weird to say but your voice is really nice
The hammers are good, if you see someone wearing metal plate armor like the knight set or havel's set (anything that isn't mostly cloth or leather) the hammers are going to be doing more damage since the armor doesn't protect against strike as well as it does again thrust and slash damage. Which is why I usually carry a mace with me for those situations.
It seems important to carry some throwing weapons, just to mix it up with fast attacks.
Super armor means = Hyper armor(immune the ALL atks)
Casual attacks host before he even heals back up lol
thank you for this.
Just as a general question, can you switch mid air strike with the smough's hammer to a weapon with longer range? Seems like a good way of securing damage.
no you cant. You have to complete the attack or cancel before you can switch weapons. Since you cant cancel mid air you gotta go with what you have out.
ah, kay.
Can u do a greatclub breakdown XD
thats really helpful
do you have a guide for using greatswords?
Stamina management and timing. You cant dance around like its a longsword. It packs a bit more power but leaves you open more often, especially with Weapon skills like the Wolf Stance.
Is the dragon tooth a good weapon?
Holy fuck can someone just tell me what skill you need to upgrade to carry more heavy weapons
Cool video but atm a lot of the giant weapons have oversized hitboxs. The wouldnt even come close to hitting you but it damages you anyway. Some players are abusing this and it ruins appreciation for the ulta greatswords, great axe, and great hammer.
Breathe. Let your stamina recover, and don't get greedy. If you want to spam attacks, then go Dex, and pick lighter weapons. If you want to go strength/heavy, stop to catch your breath every once in a while.
(Instead of the Swei, I would demonstrate the Berserk Greatsword. It matches the challenge better. The Swei is an awesome weapon, though.)
This is kind of like Scott Jund's "Narrated Thought Duels" videos, but with WAY less whining and bitching, if not next to none tbh! Nice video man! 😊
you think he whines check out a guy named prod lmao
Great guide BUT I do want to say that you CAN parry greathammers, Just had it happen to me with Smoughs hammer
You can't parry the 2 handed R1/R2 attacks. You can parry the 1 handed attacks and the 2 handed running/rolling attacks.
thing is I HAVE been parried with the 2 handed R1 attacks.
My friend said this before as well but you might of did a rolling/running attack or you were 1handing it. you cant parry 2handed heavy weapon attacks.
You can indeed parry roll and runing attacks regardless if you are two handing a greathammer. .
strength weapons are great allready, there the best they have ever been
guide about how to parry against laggy opponents?
Parries are already sketchy on a good connection. Learn how to play without relying on parries. If you see that your opponent is predictable and has a good connection then you can attempt to parry. If not, utilize the lag to try for roll catches or surprise attacks.
i already play that way and never parry but i want to know how to do it on pvp , and usually theres never a guy with good connection so thats why i asked..
this may be a noob question but what is the super armor he keeps referring to?
Starting about halfway through the animation of swinging specific weapons (greathammers, ultragreatswords, etc.), you are no longer able to be staggered. If someone hits you while you're in this super armor state, they'll deal full damage but your attack will not be interrupted. Their animation won't finish by the time yours does, so if you get hit while in super armor you're basically guaranteed to get 1-2 hits (depending on your weapon) in exchange.
i never thought a name could be this long ahh okay, thanks!
nice pvp dude
Oh when two handed oops
How to get the prisoners chain pls tell
You transpose the Soul of Champion Gundyr with Ludleth after you've given him the Transposing Kiln.
+i never thought a name could be this long (watt) thanks m8
brandon winstanley I tend to agree lately, especially for higher level builds. At around levels 100-120 I think it's a definite upgrade, and even a consideration at lower levels.
Would you consider these three the premier weapons of their respective classes?
+MemeLover 420 I think if you specifically build for using the Dragonslayer Greataxe, it's the best in the Greataxe category. The Zweihander is good, but I doubt it's the best (and I don't have much other experience in the weapon category). Smough's Hammer is likely not the best Greathammer.
+i never thought a name could be this long (watt) What woulda good build for the dragonslayer greataxe look like ? i'm new to dark souls but i love heavy weapons like these.Also your videos are awesome keep it up man.
+ElfenS0uL It has C scaling in strength and D in faith, so 40str/40faith is good for a mid level build. If you want to stay on the lower side, you can just go with 40 strength 22 vit 22 end (+Prisoner's Chain) with the Warrior starting class. That would put you at a soul level of 49, 1000 HP unembered, and still around 500 AR. It also has E scaling in dex, so if you want to go very high level and max your damage, you can go 40str/40dex/40fth, but you won't see as much damage returned as with the other stats.
Are slow/heavy weapons not doable at low levels without HP and stamina?
As long as you have enough HP to trade hits, it should be fine (and the lower level you are, the less damage they'll deal in the trade). Stamina becomes a significant limiter at lower levels in my opinion, and I recommend trying to min-max it to some extent (maybe increase your endurance 1 level at a time until you have just enough stamina to swing the weapon however many times you want). It's not necessary, but there will be a 1 END level difference between, say, 2 swings and 3, which can make a big difference.
So endurance > HP when first leveling? I'm leveling strength so I can use stronger/heavier weapons as I only have 26 strength so far.
I am using the great machete. I find it impossible to catch players that are running away as I can never hit them while they're running. I just seem to run out of stamina, and I'm unable to stop players from healing & rolling. I tried using charged heavy attacks, but I never reach.
Also don't you need good armor to trade hits?
I would favor higher endurance over HP on a lower level pure strength build, but your mileage may vary. Don't be afraid to use respecs to try out different stat combinations and find what suits you best.
Unfortunately, while heavy weapons are some of the most fun to use, their massive drawback is that a player that knows how to deal with them can easily never get hit just by knowing how to roll through every single attack. Do your best to abuse gimmicks (plunging attacks on staircases, for example) and various parts of the map to your advantage. However, if you encounter someone that you just can't hit, you might want a faster strength-scaling weapon on the side (heavy-infused Dark Sword comes to mind, but there are other options). It kind of runs counter to the point of the build, but against some people it's necessary :/
For the most part, as long as you have a piece of armor equipped in each slot, you'll be fine for trading hits against slower weapons. They should only be able to hit you once in exchange for two of your own hits, at which point armor isn't the determining factor in who's taking more damage.
with your camera manipulation with Shmos hammer, I dont see why your having a hard time, I used to do that all the time before I knew what locking was
u sure you cant parry a 2h greatsword?
+JerechoNC Yes, it's impossible on all attacks except for rolling r1.
+1august12 2h ultra greatsword
zodiac541 As I said, they're unparriable except for their rolling R1's.
You can parry the rolling/running attacks. Other then that 2h heavy weapons cant be parried(claymore classes can be parried 2handed)
The great club is one of the best weapons in the game , I believe its considered a great hammer . But yeah I hate smoughs hammer .
45/40 on a sl91... should have gone 60 str and 18 dex
Video could also be titled "If you die to a strength weapon it's because you did something stupid"
That can be used i nearly every scenario thou. If you die in a pvp fight it's probably because you made a mistake.
Yaxion Getting lag stabed by any given thrusting weapon isn't due to a mistake on your end.
Choosing not to parry a specific attack that's supposedly "an easy parry" but will one shot your ass isn't due to a mistake.
Getting hit mid roll isn't because you made a mistake.
Getting parried on reaction and one shotted because hornet ring isn't because you made a mistake.
Getting 3v1d and dying is usually not because you made a mistake.
Now you can go ahead and argue that anything resulting in loss is the product of a personal mistake ("wah you should be better at parrying") but there is if nothing else a reasonable amount of skill that can be expect from most players in that they don't get hit by heavy ass strength weapons like that unless they're bad or unlucky. Lighter faster weapons are much easier to get hits with and much harder to punish.
TL;DR- i'm complaining about the fast weapon meta and the over all imbalance of the game that's lead to me basically putting it aside.
eight216 I never have a problem with lag, And i've only had one death where i think it was due to server latency. Light weapons are powerful, yes, but heavy weapons can be just as powerful if you know how to use them right. Because unlike fast weapons, the heavy weapons have hyper armour. Which is basicly this game's version of poise. But i don't know. I play with slow weapons all the time, and once you get the hang of them they aren't that underpowered.. Especially weapons like the Dragonslayer Greataxe, or Yhorm's Great Machete. If you die while using a slow weapon, it's because you didn't time your hyper-armour properly, or was too predictable with your attacks.
Yaxion See that's what i'm saying.... although admittedly i've never used those weapons so i prehaps could learn a thing or two, amid a limited number of moves it's not terribly hard for a good player to predict you and not get hit considering the swing time.
eight216 Just remember to change it up. delay your attacks with R2, use your weaponart if it's any good. Jumping attacks, and so on. It's really not too bad once you get to know your weapon better.
Made me cringe when you sold the 90 embers sorry
It is called hyper armor not super armor. Just so you don't get teased about it.
It's called hyper-armor, not super-armor. Just for future reference.
I know that's the commonly accepted DS3 meaning, but I'm more used to the fighting game terminology (wherein hyper armor provides both damage invulnerability and hitstun invulnerability, and super armor provides only the latter).
i never thought a name could be this long Oh well, I didn't know that. My apologies. I knew I heard Hyper Armor in fighting game circles, but not Super Armor, so I assumed that Hyper Armor was the correct term in both contexts. My bad.
Skully Hyper armor is pretty much the ubiquitous term now, so you're probably more right than I am in context :)
smoughs hammer can be parried it's only ultra great swords that cannot be parried and smoughs hammer is a boss weapon plus I've had smoughs hammer parried before along with the black knight great axe
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