Pick & Poker | Reinventing Hammers in 2020 (Dark Souls 3 Commentary)
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- Hammers are probably considered next to axes, greathammers, reapers, and whips as the "worst" weapon class in Dark Souls III. LET'S CHANGE THAT.
The Montage - 0:00
The Intro - 2:37
The Basics - 4:12
The Weapons - 7:06
The Approach - 11:04
The Loadout - 14:37
The Closeout - 18:21
Please enjoy this rant on my favorite wonky, dumb weapon setup. I've been using it since July 2019 and, one full year later (!!!), I figured it's finally time to give you the official breakdown. Here's why it works, where it doesn't, and how to make it really shine. Go out and bonk some fools, my friends.
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Aldo - "Random Jam #20"
The Stranglers - "Golden Brown" (Dave Brubeck-esque YT version)
BADBADNOTGOOD - "Title Theme - Saria's Song - Song Of Storms"
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Cuphead OST - "Ruse of an Ooze"
Star Ocean 3 OST - "Pert Girl On The Sandy Beach"
Star Ocean 3 OST - "Requiem For A Saint"
Kingo Hamada - "Machi No Dorufin"
The Seven Samurai - Title Theme
Auracle - "Little City Slickers"
The Seekers - "Hammer Song"
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Here are some details I didn't have space to put in the video.
For any hammer, you want at least enough poise to power through light weapon R1 spam, including 2H curved swords. The magic number is 28.36 poise. If you can't afford that much, get at least 10.45, which let's you beat out their R1s when you're at 80% poise health (i.e. after you attack).
I love the warpick but there's a tradeoff to Galvanize. It counts as a Weapon buff. This means it can stack with any body buff, but it also means it will strip off your weapon buff. If you're running an elemental build, you can use Galvanize freely - in fact you probably never will need to even use Chloranthy+3. Plus, you'll have extra shield chip! But if you're using a physical infusion for the juicy counter damage, keep in mind to use Galvanize sparingly so you don't waste your nice buffs.
Hammer with offhandaxe is also good fun, but I wouldn't consider it quite as deadly since it lacks the L2-R1 combo. It does give you better options for defensive spam though, which can be important to keep the gank from dogpiling you. I must admit, the strongest form of hammer build is offhand club though.
The warpick is the best-performing hammer for Dex builds, and does good damage when Sharp (appropriately enough). However, in terms of physical damage, all hammers perform best with the Heavy infusion on a Strength build, at least until you hit very high levels of Dex.
At 60 STR, the Warpick slightly outdamages the Mace by one AR, with 458 and 457 AR respectively. At 60 Dex, Warpick still does a respectable 441 AR, outperforming the Mace at a sad 405 AR. If you're committed to trying this setup out, also keep in mind your offhand Poker, which performs best with Dex and takes an AR nosedive with Strength.
Another note, I haven't experimented with all the spell classes. But I think miracles fill the niche best for the hammer class thanks to the Mace's unusually good Faith scaling and the ability to poisecast. YES, Sunlight Spear is gimmicky - but it works!! I urge you guys to try to find some other cool spell combos, and if you do, please tag them and let me know.
I wanted to talk more about hammer R2s and such, but I cannot lie, they're absolute trash. Terrible range, terrible tracking, and a narrow hitbox. Throwing out R2s with these weapons is basically giving up your pressure and letting your opponent get away for free. They may have some use in the neutral as bait, and they can do some mean damage when charged, but good luck landing them. Some DS3 weapons are just like this for some reason, like they filled out some movesets by obligation. It's particularly frustrating because even the DS1 Warpick had a cooler R2, sort of similar to the Shotel R2.
One understated advantage Greatswords have, which contributes to their overuse, is the long stun of their second R1s. By comparison, hammer R1s have low range and stun on the second swing, and the third swing can even be facetank parried. This is why an offhand is so useful. R1-L1 / L1-R1 will stun longer than R1-R1, and will be unparriable out of stun.
Though they are similar, personally I like hammers more than halberds. Halberd tracking doesn't make up for narrow hitboxes, and the lower poise damage means more people will escape your combos. That said, they're technically superior in most ways due to range, usable R2s, and better attack speed and 2nd R1 stun.
#ds3tube #DarkSouls3 #PickNPoker - Ігри
Ten THOUSAND years will give you such a crick in the neck.
Thank you to Zantus, forsolidarity, RustyGreatsword, AdonAsmodeus, Shad, Mattematics, jmon, lilmequito, and everyone else for the great fights. And thanks so much to G1370, iamamish, and especially R.A.B. for all the encouragement and help with testing. I literally could not have made this without you.
Sorry for the long absence, guys. 5 and a half months is a long time to be away. This video's a time capsule of my COVID experience: a lot of IRL changes, a lot of crises of faith, a lot of rewrites/re-records/re-edits, and a lot of learning with Premiere for the new video format.
The long months of work may not show, especially since Premiere kept eating my audio balancing while encoding >:(, but I have a deep, newfound respect for dangitjm and everyone else making long-form analysis videos out there. This is a huge amount of work - you guys amaze me.
I hope everyone's been getting by in this strange, stressful time we're living in. Please stay safe, and sane! If we have each other's backs out there, we can get through anything - whether that's waiting in quarantine.... or waiting on Elden Ring.
I'll see you guys in Lothric.
Expected to watch a video about Hammers, instead, I've witnessed someone fix Miracles builds for all time. What an absolute treat of a video you've made here. Engaging, informational, and entertaining. Bravo! 👏
Ahhh thanks JM! Part of me was like "Who am I kidding, no one's gonna care about my gimmicky miracle build" but I'm really glad I didn't cut that part now haha.
How to use hammers: Use estoc
Edit:
Jokes aside great vid, everything is spot on, also glad to see some drang hammer love, its really the only way to make it work
Real talk. And thanks jee, means a ton coming from you!
*unused +9 lightning warpick in my inventory*- "My time has Come"
Unfortunately for you. I was told to come watch this. You earned a sub for this quality. Well done.
Who would though in 2020 we will have a golden age of ds3 content
Dangit sent me here.
The quality on display here is astounding and I would never have thought of the things you’ve put forward in this video. Been breaking from Dark Souls 3 for a while as it felt really stale and tired, but I think I might have to break it out again to have a go at this.
A sub you have earned today.
Thanks so much :) hope you have fun!
Was coming here to say the same shit but while rolling through comments found this fuck it have a like. Music choice is pretty dank too ngl
Taylor TheImpalor Thanks man that’s actually really nice to hear! it was one of the tougher choices for the video but I’m glad it came together
Fel I can def say you’ve got an avid viewer. I subbed and hit that bell and all that shit to keep up with your posts The vid Got me thinking if there’s a way to viably use a left hand dagger (with the icepick grip moveset) I mean I know it kinda sucks but it’s pretty fuckin cool tbh
Taylor TheImpalor Hmm I used to have a themed build with Mainhand followers Sabre offhand dagger to use like a WWI trench knife - you can kinda use it for rollcatches but it’s really not anything I’d call good. It’s the same stun and damage as a dagger but just slower. Maybe I’ll lab it a bit to see if I can find anything though!
Best use I can think of is to pair with Farron UGS so you can slash like they do with the left hand, and swap sneakily to 2H to parry with the Farron when needed.
DUDE. This was so good it’s not even funny. I’m not even gonna use the setup and I couldn’t stop watching the whole thing. So much work went into this and it paid off. Also, literally every meme in here made me smile and laugh. Good stuff bro.
Thanks so much mew :’) you spend enough time on a project and you start to doubt whether it’s even worth the effort, but I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
9:50 I always buffed them with fire and called them the spicy drumsticks. This is acceptable as well.
Viable miracle build in 2020, now i've seen everything
This is the best Dark Souls 3 video of 2020. 12:05-12:30 and the mask maracas had me absolutely dying. Glad to see JM send some people over your way, more people need to see this. And thank you for the shoutout :)
Aaaa thanks so much Silly! You've been such an encouragement since the beginning. Also yeah The Mask was probably my favorite thing in this video to slap together lol. Photoshopping not-amish was preeetty close though.
Blood estoc with a carthus rouge morning star looks like it would be quite fun. Also great content. I love your editing
I was thinking about making a bleed build with morning star too! You should also look into blood caestus, I’ve gotten my ass kicked with that before. I haven’t tried it yet but the build up with Perseverance-L1-L1 is really scary, plus it’s got a great double-hit running attack as a finisher.
@@Felicificity wow I'll definitely look into that. Have you ever used a poison caestus? All my bleed builds have one because it's great for chasing people down and I like poison
Phillip Poison caestus is smart, esp since you’ll get the phantom hit buildup 👍
Bleed builds sound fun but I can never make them work.
Bloodstoc with hollow rouged corvian scy 👌
8:45 My favorite line.
This was one of the best videos I've seen in a long time. The pseudos were so much fun to watch, you've done an amazing job with this setup. Thanks too for the shoutout!
Thanks so much Amish, your support has always meant a lot. Least I could do is point people towards the offstoc master. 😁 I’m excited to catch your new video too!
Damn this is so well made. Also god I love hammers so I’m definitely gunna try this now. EDIT: Back again just to confirm to anyone reading that YES roll catching with this set up is better than sex.
🔨👀💦
Wow, the ending was kinda emotional
❤️
I'm blown away not just by the content of this video, but also the sheer level of quality with which this video was made
Can't wait to try out the pick and poker, keep up the good work my guy
Thanks so much Rofo, likewise!!! I can’t believe I wasn’t subbed before, lemme fix that real quick. Your content is 👍👍👍
2 handed reinforced club is the weapon we all deserve and need.
Huh never thought of using a rapier with a warpick before? Do need to try out the rapier pair combos
He did a McElroy Brothers reference. He did it boys, Fel is the best soulstuber. Congrats man I love you x
d i s c o m b o b u l a t e was too fitting
It's simple, fold or get folded
Superb editing. I don't know why but I love watching informative videos especially on weapons I would never consider using myself. I will definitely be trying this out, Thanks Fel!
Thanks for stopping by you absolute legend
Let it be known that this games community will forever grow as long as it has online
Hammers are the ultimate STR weapon. Miracle builds actually work when paired with hammers.
The secret has been in front of us all along. Strength and Faith go together like bread and butter.
Truly the *DEUS VULT* was right beside us all along...
why do you think the cleric comes with a mace?
Dangit brought me here. Definitely subbed. Been a fan of the regular mace since DS1, it wasn't a top tier weapon but the stun on it was incredible because it hit relatively quickly but still did greatsword level poise damage, it wrecked in ds2 and in ds3, perseverance carried a good amount.
I wasn’t around in the OG Ds1 days but I always loved MrIwont4get’s videos. He loved hammers too, one of the few content creators outspoken about them back then. Gotta respect
Warpick synergizes very well with a host of weapons, I played around with lucerne main hand and pick offhand quite a bit on both a quality and elemental build, the shield chip with elemental infusion and the potential use of leo counters, not to mention the lucerne r2 comboing into the pick offhand and both attacks have great rollcatch potential makes for some fun plays
Well I know what I'll be trying out this evening. Top notch vid, Fel!
Thanks popesly ❤️
Found out my PC was multiplayer stable a few weeks ago, and one of the builds I first rushed to was an untwinked Pick&Poker watchdog. It's been a crash course in spacing, buffing, roll-catching, and invasions in general. I'm not headed to EVO any time soon, but I'm having a whale of a time. Thanks for the fun, Fel!
It feels like forever ago that I made this video, it’s honestly humbling that folks still get enjoyment out of the setup. Thanks so much for checking in and letting me know. Really glad you’re having fun 👍
Masterfully done!!
Offstoc Warpick was my main at some point, never tried with drang hammers tho but it's looking hella good.
dangitjm brought me here! I must say this video is absolutely awesome and its great to see people showcasing different fun ways to play that are also pretty useful.
I was pointed here from Chase's hammer showcase... Sooo glad I did check this out. How the hell have I missed this guy all this time? Absolutely awesome video, not only technically but also content wise, I find it amazing you could discover this new playstyle in this day and age. I kidd you not my jaw dropped with that miracle build fix. Immediately subbed, I really hope you keep up man!
Thanks for the kind words!! If you haven’t also be sure to check out G1370 for more fun dual setups. He’s a buddy and big inspiration 😁
Absolute gem of a video! Long live DS3!
Looks like I have reason to use good old sunlight spear again!
I've been a fan of Dark Souls for a very long time now, I tried to play 1 as a kid and could never get to Quelaag. I got the remaster when it came out, and ended up completing the game. I beat every boss, and even got all of their tail weapons, and started a new file to roleplay as an SL25 Darkwraith. I'm finishing the DLC of two before I revisit the Throne of Want (where I assume the final boss is) and my friend actually got 3 with me during the last sale. I've been excited for a very long time to start three, and while we've only just beat Vordt, I'm ecstatic to start invading. I only started watching JM like two days ago, but he sent me here, and my goodness is this an amazing video. It honestly feels like I've jumped into the game as its being revived (what with Demon's Souls remake coming and one day Elden Ring, everyone's getting their last kicks in before they jump ship) and to still see interesting new builds coming from PvP is very inspiring. Thank you for spending all that time making this, man, hope you're doing okay with everything going on. Subscribed
Thank you for taking the time to write this out and watch the video - you have a big world of possibilities to explore and I hope you enjoy every minute of it! DS3 PvP is a wonderful addiction to develop, especially with Elden Ring hopefully on the horizon to relieve you before any of it gets stale. You’re in the enviable position of being a first timer. Have a great time!!
8:53 lmaooo miyazaki logic. that's why some weapons have crazy phantom range huh
Glad I found this channel relatively early. It'll be fun to watch the sub count go from 3 to 5 digits lol. Good stuff man!
Ha! The ending was great lol 😆. Excellent vid my man
Sent here from JM and omg the whole feel from the video is amazing, and I'm excited to try out this amazing setup! Keep up the amazing work and stay gud!
Thank you!!
I wasn't expecting one poker to be the sun itself
amazing vid!!!! and also that quickswap to the silvercats ring at 20:01 was incredible
Thank you!! Also yeah silvercat swaps were the biggest way I improved in 2020 imo. It helps you be so much more safe and confident when fighting near ledges. If you’d like to practice how I did, here’s a quick tip: first arrange your rings so silvercat is one space away from your first ring slot (I always use chloranthy+3 to keep up my pressure, so I put silvercat at the bottom, accessible by pressing up on the d-pad). Then I used the first staircase in Firelink as practice, the one that leads up to the exit toward Iudex Gundyr.
Practice dropping from that ledge above the Firekeeper down to where she usually hangs out, and opening your ring menu to swap. Easy difficulty: roll off the ledge and swap before landing. Medium difficulty: walk off the ledge. High difficulty: run off the ledge. NIGHTMARE MODE Difficulty: run off the ledge, swap, and roll when you land.
You’ll get the muscle memory in no time and you’ll be happy you practiced it! Good luck!
iamamish in a comment under ChaseTheBro's video sent me here and i'm very grateful for it, i will now experiment this setup until i cry elden ring from my eyes
Kurosawa *and* Pete Seeger in one video?? I don't need to see more, subscribed!
seriously makes me happy to see new strats get invented this long past release. thank you.
Really glad to hear that! It’s really all I could ever want from this channel
@@Felicificity i just made a build for this. thank you again, it's very fun
this playstyle is so fun that i stuck with it. i love pseudo rollcatch combos. thanks again
Glad you’re having fun!
Fantastic video!
Rad editing. Really professional. And the commentary is great. I liked how you broke down all the nitty gritty maths and cross referenced everything. I've been inspired!
Thanks man, always happy to hear people trying new things out 😁 hope alls well with you and yours
Excellent video, both informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work my dude ✌️
This is awesome, I hope you make more of these commentated videos :D
Great entartaintment and idea ! You made my day my friend . Take care
This is such a high quality video, it's insane how after all these years of ds3 being out, people can still make videos that make intrested in the game again. Amazing job, can't wait for more (also love the music choice)
Thank you, I’m also really surprised how much gold other small YT people are making these days 😁
This level of editing and obvious passion shown in this video earned you a sub, keep it up!
Impeccably well timed and edited. Highly unique setup and very informative. I quite appreciate this video and I'll have to experiment with hammers more.
Man, it's been a good long while where a dark souls video inspired me enough to actually wanna get back on and try this setup. Your video was also top notch my dude and I hope you gain some more notoriety in the future! Looking forward to your future content and good luck!
Hope you have fun!
This was beautiful. Not to mention the editing. You deserve my sub
Dude what a marvel of a video! The build, the humor, the pacing, edit and music selection! Nice video, man!
Excellent music choices, I was really vibing with the upbeat lofi gir most of the run, then you hit with beserk/mushishi vibes with that piano towards the end... perfection. And to top if off some nice warm folk tunes
Thank you!!! ❤️
@@Felicificity Nah man, thank you for making sweet videos. You got new fan
Ok this was impressive. Subbed bro what great content!
Have been waiting for someone to make a high level PvP video about the Drang Hammers for 3 years. Absolute legend.
DRANG GANG 2020
@@Felicificity (>⌕￣︶￣)>⌕
Amazing work with this guide!!
Entirely worth the wait.
In fact, the best video I've seen of breaking down the approach of a DS3 dual-wield.
Any chance of more in the future?
Thanks for watching and for all the help G! If something captures me as much as this setup, I might make another. Not sure what that’ll be yet, but I’m happy to hear this little experiment paid off 😁
@@Felicificity Happy to have been involved!! And yeah, I feel ya. I can tell how much work+passion this one required.
Holy shit Fel, this was actually fucking insane, mad respect for this, might have to take a note or two from this video for a video of my own I might be working on.
Nearly a thousand likes, and only a single dislike. Proof of this video's unbelievable quality
Great video, man. Always love to see new content for this gem, and your editing is very succinct and enjoyable to watch. Keep it up! You've got a sub in me.
Just tried this earlier tonight and I’m loving it. Thank you for the new setup idea. This might be my favorite setup, second only to gotthards and Estoc/Arbalest. Definitely sending this video to a couple friends.
Thank you for making this! This is one of my favorite setups, and I'm glad to see it surface!
Pick n pokers unite!
@@Felicificity hell yeah!
Oh the hit stun (rollcatch or trade) does seem nice and fun to use. That display of the drang hammers felt helpful, I couldn't get a feel for them and the 1H->2H idea is nice.
2nd slot mainhand caestus
Thanks giraffe!!
Fantastic video man, well done
Well done lad, well, done.
I loved the editing to DEATH
Haha thanks!
I had been recommended to watch this a few times but just now got around to checking it out. My only regret is that *I DIDNT WATCH THIS SOONER!*
Seriously well done especially since myself am a player who frequently tries to find cool & unique little setups. Gotta keep things fresh, the meta & same old, same old gets extremely boring.
The edits & the in depth detail of why & how well this setup works was like a science. Absolutely great video Fel.
P.S. not sure if you’re Felicity on twitch or not but if so what up!
Hey chosen what’s up man, thanks for the kind words! And yes that’s me. Hope you get a chance to try this out, have fun and thanks for watching :)
this is awesome dude, I have been using hammers for some specific trick set ups but i'll have to try this one.
Thanks Adam!! The heysel build is insane, I’ve been using Heysel-kumo for a while but haven’t tried it with soul GS, it’s a wild setup
Wonderful vid, I hope to see more :)
I kept hearing about the Pick & Poker setup wherever I went, and I can't believe I didn't watch this sooner. I can't wait to try it out!
Thanks Eiroth!! Hope you have fun and hmu on Discord with any questions you have. Once you get the rhythm down you’ll find there’s no better setup to chase and punish a rollspammer. :)
@@Felicificity Thank you!
Always loved the warpick but never knew how to actually use it. Thank you for this video S2
Hope you have fun with it!
Daaamn bro, your channel is a hidden gem
Edits are fantastic, info is on point, music is fantastic, just generally very high quality content
I guess i'm joining the notification squad
Thank you!!
Wow, that's a very interesting take, I'm a little sad I'd never heard of your channel before, great video!
This video being up for almost a year now baffles me. In my mind, I've given it such classic status I can't imagine not having seen it years ago. I'm in love with all the little details in your presentation, and I can't imagine the amount of footage needed to get some of these clips and edits. Especially that cut from Patrick screaming about the Police to the Forked Tongue notification; it always gets me. Now that I've finally started to dip my toes into invading, coming back to this video for some inspiration after getting spanked by some ganks is enough to save my night. I prefer the more common Greatsword + Thrusting Sword combo just because it feels right in my hands, but Pick and Poker is what I'm feeling in my heart. Maybe I'll graduate someday.
Wow, thank you so much for all your praise - I also can’t believe it’s been nearly a year now. All those hours spent tinkering away at this vid and it’s comments like this that make it feel worth it. I’m really glad you enjoyed the vid, your words truly make it feel worth the effort. Hope you have fun invading!
I just gotta say thank you.
Thank you for making such great and informative content, I learned a LOT from this video and was thoroughly entertained!
Bless ya ❤️
Thank you! Really glad you enjoyed it :)
A lot to take in. Thankfully I’m quite looking forward to re-watching it when I make these builds.
First, this was really informative and I'm tempted to give it a try. These long form weapon/tactics videos are a favorite of mine because they always showcase the versatility of this game.
Second, you've done an amazing job here. The editing, the script, the structure lf the video, the humor (that image with the names for all the hammers was hilarious), it all works really well. So well in fact I was stunned to look through your channel and see that this was really the first video you've done with this style. That's astounding. Immediately subbed
Thanks so much ❤️
New subscriber well and truly earned. This is easily one of the greatest DS3 PvP videos I have ever seen - the editing; the brand new information I’d never even come across; the depth of explanation. I am definitely going to try this set up as soon as I possibly can. Eagerly anticipating more vids like this.
Thank you so much!!
I gotta try this out asap, very nice video!
"Nailed it"
You just earned a sub for that awful pun
Hey Fel, if you looking for that one person to try something new, you got em! What a great video! And I hope to see this used more, it’ll definitely change things up!
Awesome porqpine!! Hope you have fun!
Yo, I just gotta say thank you for this video man. Got inspired to try this out with an SL25 watchdog build and I'm seeing some huge success with it! Keep up the great content man, you've got yourself a new sub.
Hell yeah man glad it’s workin for you!
Was very informative, well put together and funny. Also I don't know if it was intentional or not but I like how the thumbnail symbol sorta looks like something you'd see in like Berserk or Bloodborne
Damn nice vid Fel love it.
Damn the legend himself! Thanks man, it means a lot. :)
With the return of the servers on PC I had to come back and watch this video again for a refresher on my favorite setup
Absolutely blew this outta the water man!! Such an amazing video showcasing a weapon class that I honestly didnt think could be that flashy or as useful like you did in this. Definitely inspired me to try some hammers out. Glad to see your insight on this. Take care friend!!
Derpy my man that is great to hear! Nobody better out there to pull off something flashy with an underrated weapon
Came because of Jim. Subbed because good content. Really good editing 👍
I always say this game still got strategy and new mechanics thnx for sharing it man keep the good work 💪☑️🎖️
Great video. I saw someone doing this on August 8th at level 40ish on PS4 and wondered where they got the idea, then got iamamish's recommendation for your video and thought "aha!"
Wait where did Amish recommend my video? That dude is too nice, I need to thank him.
EDIT: just saw his post, how tf did I miss that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Still working on perfecting the greatsword & rapier style but I'm very familiar with the mace. I'll need to try this out,
Oh boy, here I go killing again in Lothric.
dam dude nice cuality on the vid, and its feels the love u put on this video u got a new sub idk y u dnt have big numbers on this chanel cuz this is really cuañity content hope u good and wish u will got the number u deserve :D
Thank you very much!!
This is an awesome video! Been working on trying to make a powerful miracle build, and this gives me some more rose options to try out! Offstoc is one of the first things I tried, but hadn’t thought of catching queued inputs with SS.
Seriously awesome video though, good numbers and data, clear presentation, and awesome editing. Take my sub.
Thanks so much for the kind words!! Unfortunately the Rose is a bit of an outlier, since it has the club moveset but whip properties. It has low stun and low Poise damage, so you’ll have to adjust for that. However it’s still kinda beastly, especially since it’s extra long in the offhand. You should check out LapisViper on twitch and ask him about his Rose build, he can give you some great tips. He uses mainhand greatlance with offhand rose and it’s sick af.
Fel ty for the tips, and yeah I’d noticed the hitstun on rose, but the range makes me want to give it a proper shot rather than immediately throwing it out in favour of a talisman. Always better to have a weapon or shield if you can, with swaps to the talisman for certain matchups.
I’ll keep playing around with it!
Had a friend/streamer/UA-camr recommend watching this after mentioning a build I was making. You certainly do not disappoint my good chum. Excellent build and well executed. I will definitely be incorporating this into mine if at all possible. 😁🤙
Glad you enjoyed the vid! Thanks for watching and hope you have fun trying it out 😁
This vid sparked a new joy for ds3 again, and I sincerely thank you for that ;D
Thank you, I’m glad to hear it!!
Deadly and efficient, I like it.
Really excellent video man, the commentary, build idea, and the shots are real good. I especially love your whole outro section.
I have a soft spot for offensive miracles so I’ll definitely be giving this a try. Rollcatches and point blank sunlight spears? What’s not to love?
Thank you!! Secretly my favorite part of this video was recording the scenic outro shots, I just love how this game looks
@@Felicificity Yeah! and that oot opening remix or whatever went great with the visuals. it was like, "ah, the pick journey is at an end. [single tear]"
I just came back to this video to finally try your build out, I recently started invading again. My idea is to use Irithyll Rapier and Warpick, buffed with frozen weapon. Really looking forward to it, thanks for your great work!
I love both those weapons a lot. Hope you have fun and thanks for letting me know! Makes my night.
After watching more of your videos - You absolutely need to do more series like this explaining some of the builds you use. I've never seen some of the offhand combos you use.
Also gonna try the pick/poke on my miracle SL55 build. Right now it uses a partizan and long sword, and while it's super fun, I do feel like I have been getting bored with those weapons.
Makes me really want to get back in and PVP some more with some of your builds. I haven't been able to play since my video card died and Gigabyte has taken well over a month to RMA it.
Hope you have fun!! I may do another video like this soon but I’ll have to think on it - not sure I have as much to say about any other weapon setup right now. If I come up with something worthwhile you’ll see it :)
If I had a recommendation for fun setups, offhand clubs reinvent a lot of dual wield setups including mainhand straightsword, large curved sword, spears, curved greatsword, and ultras. At mid-level I love Heysel pick with Mainhand Kumo, with Flashsword attuned. Flashsword always casts at max speed in the middle of a combo, so you don’t have to worry about sage ring. You can throw it out after or in the middle of a combo to surprise people and force a panic roll you can catch with the kumo.
For more traditional setups, be sure to try Dragonslayer swordspear, I love it. Stack 40.01 Poise to be able to Poise through straightsword spam. Offhand a blessed Caestus or a handaxe, then go wild. DSSS has R2-R1 combos in both 1H and 2H modes, and the 2H glaive moveset is really good for practicing backstabs on people who roll towards you. Keep a curved greatsword in the inventory for tryhard ganks though.
Other things I like with offstoc include kumo and greataxes (L2-R1 is a combo which is insane!).
Lmk if there’s any other builds or setups you’ve seen me use that you’d want more info on - I’d love to explain.