DARK SOULS' Worst Weapon is Worse Than You Think

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  • @PhobiaSoft
    @PhobiaSoft 2 місяці тому +1403

    The Astora's Straight Sword is genuinely my favorite weapon in Dark Souls 1
    - Looks pretty
    - GOATed Longsword moveset
    - No need to collect Embers
    - No respawning skeletons
    - Makes bossfights last longer
    What's not to love? 😛

    • @papier546
      @papier546 2 місяці тому +61

      It is what I used in the Catacomb and to kill Nito!

    • @pedrohenriquetorres185
      @pedrohenriquetorres185 Місяць тому +75

      Plus is a divine weapon that dont need to scale with faith

    • @95DreadLord
      @95DreadLord Місяць тому +5

      I made a divine greatsword on my first playthrough to deal with skeletons lol

    • @recluse5245
      @recluse5245 Місяць тому +10

      Don’t. Don’t use that emoji. I don’t like it

    • @lukefitton7329
      @lukefitton7329 Місяць тому +51

      @@recluse5245 😛

  • @movezig5
    @movezig5 2 місяці тому +393

    I have bad news for you: this is, to my knowledge, the first of your videos that has been recommended to me. Chasing the algorithm is sadly working.

    • @xavierreallyplaysgames
      @xavierreallyplaysgames 2 місяці тому +9

      Same here!

    • @DrEpilepsy
      @DrEpilepsy Місяць тому +50

      Thankfully, it's gonna be the last, cause I don't know who the hell let this guy cook.

    • @squinttt
      @squinttt Місяць тому +1

      Same and you can also tell by the bumped up view count.

    • @ArctheLadder
      @ArctheLadder Місяць тому +15

      @@DrEpilepsy Yeah, this has to be the most idiotic take on the weapon I've ever read. If there's anything I have learned recently, it's how useful Astora's Straight Sword is, but nothing like generating bad faith discussion.

    • @remembernavarro5344
      @remembernavarro5344 24 дні тому +17

      @@ArctheLadder I expected a deep dive into the mechanics of the weapon or something like that, but it's just a generic commentated let's play.

  • @skel4136
    @skel4136 2 місяці тому +1129

    The Astora's Straight Sword really is just "a weapon". Nothing unique, nothing its specifically good at, but nothing that really makes it challenging to use, aside from lackluster damage

    • @spacecowboy5486
      @spacecowboy5486 2 місяці тому +77

      It's a bit unique since it kills skeletons permanently

    • @Crota0100
      @Crota0100 2 місяці тому +94

      ​@@spacecowboy5486 That isn't a unique effect, any weapon with Divine infusion will do the same.

    • @poncichter
      @poncichter 2 місяці тому +8

      perfect for the catacombs

    • @Tp_hedgelinghog
      @Tp_hedgelinghog 2 місяці тому +28

      ​ @Crota0100 yeah but if you have master key and dared loot the dragon near Blighttown as a new player, that feels unique

    • @Crota0100
      @Crota0100 2 місяці тому +3

      @@Tp_hedgelinghog We aren't talking about new players though.

  • @BalbazaktheGreat
    @BalbazaktheGreat 2 місяці тому +1487

    Excuse me? DS1's "worst weapon" is clearly the whip.

    • @ipseity_0
      @ipseity_0 2 місяці тому +174

      an underwhelming weapon for its "poster child" stature

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino 2 місяці тому +559

      Without the whip there is no sexy party solaire build.

    • @lharsay
      @lharsay 2 місяці тому +101

      Broken Sword Hilt

    • @Tp_hedgelinghog
      @Tp_hedgelinghog 2 місяці тому +67

      You know this is just a joke video to say "ASS" a lot, right? SolarPellets and DevBox does crossovers like this a lot

    • @paid14
      @paid14 2 місяці тому +26

      it does kinda suck. But it's pretty fun to do a run with it. Think I used Magic Weapon on it to make it good? Can't remember

  • @thesmolpopato4972
    @thesmolpopato4972 2 місяці тому +367

    Skipping the depths mean you lose out on at least 33,000 souls. 6,000 from capra and 25,000 from gaping dragon. 33k is notbing to scoff at especially in early game

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 2 місяці тому +11

      Especially when you can parryclip into the fog gate to cheese Capra (basically the same setup as O&S AI cheese, but you don't go back to the bonfire, you just hit Capra through the fog gate)

    • @SuperKamiGuru-w4q
      @SuperKamiGuru-w4q 2 місяці тому +6

      ​@@theapexsurvivor9538 Or you can do the much easier skip from undead burg to the lower burg clipping through the ground and jumping inside Capra's arena - which causes his AI to freeze completely.

    • @Lassila96
      @Lassila96 Місяць тому +9

      Bruh what. 33k can easily be collected from elsewhere, even without killing anything. And after u start to beat bosses you’ll get tens of thousands of souls very quickly

    • @thesmolpopato4972
      @thesmolpopato4972 Місяць тому +3

      @@Lassila96 my point still stands that he skipped 33k souls which is nothing to scoff at

    • @Lassila96
      @Lassila96 Місяць тому +10

      @@thesmolpopato4972 it is a lot to scoff at.

  • @thorn6070
    @thorn6070 2 місяці тому +158

    This sword carried me through half of my first ever playthrough of DS1 all those years ago. I didn't understand builds and scaling back then so the fact this could kill things easily even unupgraded, was a godsend for me. It got me to Anor Londo which is where it really started dropping off, so I switched to the BKS.
    But the astora sword is something I pick up straight away on all of my new playthroughs as a quick and accessible early weapon to deal with skeletons without hunting for necromancers.

    • @Tyrarl
      @Tyrarl Місяць тому +8

      Fully agree. It was the first weapon a friend suggested I pick up when I said I was doing a "paladin" type build when I did my very first playthrough. I haven't played in years, but I remember this weapon fondly and would definitely snag it on a new playthrough.

    • @robertocioffi2523
      @robertocioffi2523 13 днів тому +2

      BKS is the goat

  • @alexsimper4153
    @alexsimper4153 2 місяці тому +561

    one critique I always had about souls games is that there are a ton of weapons but 90% of them are either useless or easily replaceable by a better option

    • @SuperKamiGuru-w4q
      @SuperKamiGuru-w4q 2 місяці тому +72

      Basically Castlevania syndrome where bigger numbers = better results.

    • @Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger
      @Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger Місяць тому

      Imo Bloodborne perfectly solves this

    • @Patryk-zq2pw
      @Patryk-zq2pw Місяць тому +103

      Ds2 tried to balance this by making higher ar weapons more heavy/less durable/consume more stamina. Game still has some really bad ones but more "ok but not meta weapons" I think

    • @DedAlexFive
      @DedAlexFive Місяць тому +34

      Looks, mf. Looks. Cant become the world's new God if you're not looking dapper now can we?

    • @spiceforspice3461
      @spiceforspice3461 Місяць тому +30

      Bloodborne gets around this thankfully.

  • @buuga610
    @buuga610 2 місяці тому +312

    This sword is OP is the early game, it just doesn't scale well. Vitality and Endurance and very good stats in Dark souls 1, so choosing a weapon with high base damage and low stat investment will allow you to allocate points into vitality and endurance early. It's a great weapon if you want to start the game and immediately go to Bell Gargoyles or Blighttown, and it can even get you through Anor Londo at +2 with high vitality and endurance investment. Where it excels is if you plan to begin with the catacombs, since the sword has the benefit of permanently killing skeletons. If you go through the catacombs normally, without the skip, you can access several useful items, including the great scythe, and the crescent axe, as well as the blacksmith for early infusions. If you're dead-set on using it late-game, you should probably scale it with faith, since those points will also allow you to access miracles. Going through the catacombs right after killing the Capra demon will allow you do save Reah, who will sell you some of the best miracles in the game. C-C scaling with strength and dexterity means that on faith builds, you can allocate some points toward a higher-investment weapon without those points being completely useless to the Astora Straight Sword. I've never tried using it in late-game before, so I don't really know how good it effective it would be, but it certainly has it's uses and has served me well on several playthroughs.

    • @lukefitton7329
      @lukefitton7329 2 місяці тому +15

      This, good to prioritise Dex over Strength a little too for the Casting Speed. And even if it’s one of the weaker straight swords, it’s still a straight sword with a decent moveset.
      Edit: I’ve just done a full run with the ASS after watching this video and while I still stand by the fact that it can be (kind of) viable with Faith Builds, I will say that y’all weren’t joking about the damage falloff after O&S. Goddamn it was kinda nice against Nito but it was horrific against the Four Kings, it did so little damage that I ended up having to fight six of them at once.

    • @jayewrite1256
      @jayewrite1256 2 місяці тому +12

      So basically the sword is a great starting weapon before you transition into your final weapon for the game.

    • @bryandavies213
      @bryandavies213 2 місяці тому +3

      exactly. early in my faith run this weapon was insane. after a few upgrades i melted Capra demon in 4 hits. common sense had me switching weapons pretty soon after, but Astora is goated for early game

    • @MaddBadgerr
      @MaddBadgerr 2 місяці тому +1

      Its overall damage is outmatched by a Divine Broadsword, which can be acquired pretty early.

    • @lukefitton7329
      @lukefitton7329 Місяць тому +10

      @@MaddBadgerr In ASS’s defence, it’s a twinkling weapon that’s much easier to upgrade than a Divine Infused weapon. You could even get it to +5 before Sens Fortress by killing the Crystal Lizards in Great Hollow which ain’t too tough to do. But yes I agree that a Divine Broadsword would eventually make the ASS obsolete, I just really don’t wanna get the Large Divine Ember in Tomb Of The Giants early in the game ever again.

  • @st.haborym
    @st.haborym 2 місяці тому +377

    Pfft, that's not even remotely close to being the worst weapon in the game. Did you forget that fist weapons exist? Or what about the sniper crossbow? Or the two broken swords? Or daggers? Or whips? There are tons of worse weapons than the astora straight sword.

    • @Tp_hedgelinghog
      @Tp_hedgelinghog 2 місяці тому +114

      Yes there are, this was just an excuse to say ASS and play Dark Souls

    • @gandalforb6461
      @gandalforb6461 Місяць тому +51

      Actually daggers are good ... and i'm not even referring to the silver tracer the bandit's knife is actually the easiest way to beat any bleadable boss... also quick attacks mean buffs are way more valuable on a dagger

    • @SGT_Squid_Dog
      @SGT_Squid_Dog Місяць тому +23

      daggers are pretty good, actually. all daggers do good damage when built correctly. Even the parrying dagger can be used as a good weapon. With a divine infusion, I use the parrying dagger in my left to parry and then quickly slice down the skeletons

    • @BLUEBOYISLEDGE
      @BLUEBOYISLEDGE Місяць тому +9

      ​@@SGT_Squid_Dogsaying your divine weapon is good at killing skeletons is extremely redundant

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 Місяць тому +14

      To this day, it still baffles me that DkS1 crossbows lacked an aiming reticle...as the Sniper Crossbow has a scope on its model.

  • @LordZylok
    @LordZylok Місяць тому +11

    It's a twinkling titanite weapon, meaning you can get it maxed out with upgrades before you fight the Bell Gargoyles. That's nothing to scoff at, considering it's probably the easiest twinkling titanite weapon to wield when it comes to stat requirments, especially if you're planning on switching weapons at some point in the run.
    Here's my route for a quick twink weapon :
    2x from the crystal lizard in undead burg
    2x from the crystal lizard in darkroot garden
    4x from Snuggly if you trade the moss you got from darkroot garden.
    2x from the crystal lizard in the catacombs.

    • @djkramnik1
      @djkramnik1 2 дні тому

      oh I scoff alright. I scoff

  • @ValbrandrLeonhardt
    @ValbrandrLeonhardt Місяць тому +16

    I used it in my str/faith build.
    It's basically ol reliable. It's not busted, or particularly weak. It does the job

  • @ninjahaz0180
    @ninjahaz0180 2 місяці тому +22

    Well it's just Oscar on the cover I think. He's pretty based for the little amount he's in the game. Gives us our escape, our flask, and then dies. Based

    • @jacobbecklehimer7781
      @jacobbecklehimer7781 11 днів тому +1

      Not to mention the guy wasn’t even an undead with the curse.

  • @Spicywtrmlon
    @Spicywtrmlon Місяць тому +21

    It's not bad because of 1 reason... Early access to Divine without requiring you to do almost ANYTHING, and its a twinkling titanite weapon meaning if you use a different weapon for either sunlight blade, darkmoon blade, or boss weapons, you got your backup weapon for skeletons

  • @SirAchillo
    @SirAchillo 2 місяці тому +15

    3:47 thats literally beta content. Originally, oscar and you had been supposed to be playing simultaneously. After getting all 4 Lord souls, he would invade you in the Void before the kiln and he would've talked about how you betrayed him because he thinks that he was the chosen one

  • @WeDeserveWorldPeace
    @WeDeserveWorldPeace Місяць тому +16

    The thumbnail killed me.
    Seeing my buddy, that carried me through NG - NG+7, get called "ASS" is heartbreaking... 💔

  • @champagnesupernova1839
    @champagnesupernova1839 Місяць тому +36

    I clicked on this video expecting a stat breakdown, not a challenge run. I know, "youtube meta" and all that, but.

    • @Laezar1
      @Laezar1 21 день тому +16

      Same I was actually interested in a weapon analysis, sorely disappointed :

    • @xRendakx
      @xRendakx 12 днів тому

      Best way to put it, I love breaking down scaling and numbers that were randomly decided on 😂​@@Laezar1

  • @Abuumans
    @Abuumans 2 місяці тому +119

    This sword, saved my ass at First playthrough.

  • @adradox
    @adradox 2 місяці тому +68

    That's not sniper's crossbow I expected to see.

    • @Ayahuasca98
      @Ayahuasca98 Місяць тому +3

      Ayy it’s the fume knight guy

  • @rainynight02
    @rainynight02 Місяць тому +26

    You say it's the worst weapon and yet you don't struggle at all...

    • @BLUEBOYISLEDGE
      @BLUEBOYISLEDGE Місяць тому +10

      Almost like most of the difficulty of Souls games is in the fundamental mechanics.

    • @bigtripull8126
      @bigtripull8126 Місяць тому +1

      because the game is not hard. they clearly know how to play

    • @TheoneandonlyGTA
      @TheoneandonlyGTA Місяць тому

      he used 20 flasks on artorias

    • @Cayden.1
      @Cayden.1 Місяць тому +5

      people can beat the game with their fists and make it not look like a struggle if they know how to dodge as well...

    • @animalicon3535
      @animalicon3535 Місяць тому

      @@Cayden.1 nah... nobody has ever done fist only and that's for a reason...
      Or I mean true fist only! obviously some have done the glitch where u can imbue crystal magic weapon or GMW etc onto their fist.. but basic fist? Yeah nah ur tweaking lol idc how good u are lmao would take hours each attempt. like how this guy skipped out on manus and etc and he even had a SWORD

  • @tl_nik0n353
    @tl_nik0n353 7 днів тому +4

    ASS being a straight sword immediately disqualifies it as the "worst" weapon in the game. Is it low tier? Sure. The absolute worst piece of dogshit? No.

  • @tezereth
    @tezereth Місяць тому +7

    BAIT USED TO BE BELIEVABLE 🗣🗣🔥🔥💯

  • @dabbboiii5314
    @dabbboiii5314 2 місяці тому +10

    ive watched so many challenge runs that i fully believe its possible to beat ds with anything that does damage

    • @jpx_frd7015
      @jpx_frd7015 9 днів тому

      Because it is. I got a ”can you beat Elden Ring with a dagger” challenge video recomended to me months after countless people have beaten these games fist only.
      Challenge runs only get interesting when the only gimmick isn't low damage, it could even be the opposite like 1-shoting all bosses etc.

  • @ChosenOne41
    @ChosenOne41 2 місяці тому +6

    I mean, how bad can it be? It does average damage, swings at a medium speed and has okay damage scaling. Yeah, it isn't going to one-shot anything but seems like it would be decent enough in all scenarios. Maybe late game it starts to taper off a bit but wouldn't something like the Drake Sword be worse in that regard?

    • @SoftBoiledArt
      @SoftBoiledArt Місяць тому

      Surprisingly bad, it scales poorly due to split scaling and scaling being a % of base numbers, from the get go is worse than your Mace two handed with no upgrade, if we assume you're a Cleric, any normal weapon +5 due to puré phys damage (and terrible numbers on ass) will make it useless, and Twinkles can be used to upgrade BGH right away later.
      I've tried everything and surprisingly is bad no matter the point of the game, stat spread, and upgrade level, simply there's no run in which this won't just slow you down.

    • @johnkalyvas4838
      @johnkalyvas4838 Місяць тому

      The low base damage, which is also split, makes it very bad against late game and NG+ enemies that have high defense. On paper, the scaling is average, but because the base damage is low, scaling is also poor in practice. It's definitely much worse than a +15 longsword.

    • @ChosenOne41
      @ChosenOne41 Місяць тому

      @@johnkalyvas4838 I mean sure, but it ought to be leagues better than say a +0 broken straight sword. Maybe it is the worst weapon in regards to underperforming on expectations.

  • @Sharkakaka
    @Sharkakaka 6 днів тому +1

    This sword is legit one of my favorite weapons:
    - Available early by running till darkroot garden or even earlier with Masterkey
    - Simple and efective movement
    - Low requirements
    - Can kill the skeletons in the graveyard permanently
    - 20% more damage (divine weapons are just 10%) against undead enemies
    - Magic + physical damage
    - Increases your resistances against every non physical damage type and also every status effect in the game

  • @yuumijungle548
    @yuumijungle548 2 місяці тому +4

    7:20 this clip already shows the difference between this weapon and others, with soul spear at this stage you can one shot each of them with i think over 1k damage per shot, with any ultra greatsword you need two R1 hits i believe, with this weapon you deal 44 damage per R1 it seems.

  • @TheMoogleKing93
    @TheMoogleKing93 2 місяці тому +8

    It's an early game weapon for Faith builds and nothing else. It has decent base damage but poor scaling. And it's good in that role.

  • @765craven4
    @765craven4 Місяць тому +8

    I've been saying this for years. Even maxed out this thing barely keeps up with a +5 Divine Longsword. Bear in mind that Longsword still has 5 upgrades left in it and can be made Occult or Divine, either of which end up with superior base damage and scaling.
    First time players are unlikely to come across the Astora Straight Sword until after Blighttown, at which point they'd already have access to Green Titanite for a Divine weapon. It isn't even a noob trap if you look at it like that, it's just bad. There are worse weapons, sure, but it's in the unique position of being just good enough that uninformed players might consider it worth upgrading at a glance but just bad enough that you feel how bad the damage is.

    • @moosecannibal8224
      @moosecannibal8224 Місяць тому

      "There are worse weapons"
      So... "A.S.S. is the worst weapon" is untrue?, and you've been saying that for years?

    • @moosecannibal8224
      @moosecannibal8224 Місяць тому +1

      Also, no one in these comments is saying it's the best weapon, most people are just pointing out he's calling a severely mid-tier weapon the worst weapon, when it's nowhere near the worst.

    • @765craven4
      @765craven4 Місяць тому

      @moosecannibal8224 My point was that a weapon that most informed players consider quite bad is considerably worse than many realize it is. Playing the game without Master Key the A.S.S has already been outcompeted in its role when most find it by a +5 Divine Longsword (easily farmable Green Titanite is available in Blighttown).
      Even with Master Key, where it gets a chance to be fairly good through Gargoyles, this thing falls off a cliff damage-wise as soon as you enter Quelag's boss arena and was already slipping by the time you reached Depths. A +2 A.S.S barely gets Yellow damage on Quellag, which is as high as you can get one by Quellag without doing Great Hollow.
      The Astora Straight Sword is easily among the worst Twinkling Titanite weapons. It's only real redeeming quality is its early availability if you started with Master Key. Otherwise it gets at best 2 bosses it's anything but terrible for, being Gargoyles and Capra Demon. If the best quality of a weapon is it's ability to stomp Undead Burg and Parish if you started as Cleric (which already starts with Mace which does so as well) it's a bad weapon.

    • @OzixiThrill
      @OzixiThrill 24 дні тому

      You're talking about first time players like they have a clue about what any of the terms you used mean. Or that they understand a lick of how the upgrade system works.
      And if they are guide readers, then they won't ever even encounter the weapon in the first place, because there are better things to get.

    • @765craven4
      @765craven4 24 дні тому

      @OzixiThrill On my very first playthrough of the game, I explored Darkroot Garden thoroughly enough that I found the Divine Ember, the elevator to Valley of Drakes and the Astora Straight Sword by the time I beat Gargoyles. I used a +2 Astora Straight Sword all the way to Ornstein and Smough, and by that point, I had long since been feeling the low damage. As a first-time player, I just assumed that the game had a huge difficulty spike and my weapon was not the problem.
      After beating O&S I did more exploring in Anor Londo and found the Occult Club, saw it scaled off Faith and realized that weapon infusions were both a thing and could make my weapon scale off of Faith since I'd already found a regular Club as well. I then made the connection that the Divine path mentioned by the Divine Ember I'd found before and given to Andre probably also did that. I bought a Longsword from Andre and fumbled with the upgrade system to make one. Lo and behold, on my very first playthrough, I figured out that a Divine Longsword beats an Astora Straight Sword.

  • @stitchfinger7678
    @stitchfinger7678 Місяць тому +1

    I totally understand not fighting Manus and Khalameet.
    I've killed Yhorm with only Caestus and 30 straight minutes of shin punching; it was terrible.
    (One you get the Pontiff rings its low-key a really fun build if you're good at dodging)

  • @awyeagames
    @awyeagames Місяць тому +1

    It's far from the worst weapon. It's a decent early game weapon, especially if you want to venture the catacombs as soon as possible.

  • @Doumu
    @Doumu 17 днів тому +1

    This sword also has the added bonus that if you pick it up you get moved up an invasion tier so you can get rekt by dark bead even harder!

  • @Capta1nAsh
    @Capta1nAsh 2 місяці тому +12

    People think this is a bad weapon? A.S.S is the best weapon for the start of the playthrough. Minimal stat investment and a few easy twinklies. Way more viable and useful than the Drake Sword (which is the OG Noob weapon)

    • @AlexanderShamov
      @AlexanderShamov 2 місяці тому +1

      The problem is that unless you're doing a faith build, the 14 faith requirement is a huge waste of levels.

    • @SoftBoiledArt
      @SoftBoiledArt Місяць тому +2

      Drake is stronger. Believe me I run this game in non meta routes, it doesn't work like the other Twinkling weapons, there's simply no way to make this stronger than, let's say, a +5 Uchi, no matter the stat investment or upgrade level or where you are, it always sucks compared to pretty much any option.

    • @GS_CCC
      @GS_CCC Місяць тому

      Zweihander is the beet by a large margin, two-hands it and you are good to beat the game

    • @ilovenierreplicant2983
      @ilovenierreplicant2983 11 днів тому

      @SoftBoiledArt
      Even a +5 Uchi would still be better because it's a katana so the moveset is better in most cases and bleed damage goes crazy.

  • @MabaseDrifter
    @MabaseDrifter Місяць тому +2

    It's the best looking weapon, which makes it the best weapon.

  • @singularity4683
    @singularity4683 Місяць тому

    Great vid man keep up the good work. Reminds me of the backlogs in the best way.

  • @SpectraSkittle
    @SpectraSkittle Місяць тому +3

    'I don't have the stats to wield my ass properly' is now a phrase in my personal lexicon.

  • @DRida64
    @DRida64 Місяць тому +1

    Hello from the algorithm. You get to continue hollowing.
    I remember doing a run of this weapon back in the day. It's not the worst "real" option.

  • @msarilyn7677
    @msarilyn7677 2 місяці тому +8

    This is nowhere near the worst weapon, you are encountering the problem of not having the stats to wield the weapon oopsie ...

  • @mirayoquese8608
    @mirayoquese8608 3 дні тому

    On my first playthrough I was a cleric and I used that sword through Blighttown, New Londo and the Catacombs, all before Sen's Fortress, so even if it wasn't my main weapon (Zweiheinder and Nito's Sword) it has a special place on my heart.

  • @edwardkhash6393
    @edwardkhash6393 Місяць тому +3

    2:40 is definitely NOT a backstab💀

  • @Jack-ex7kc
    @Jack-ex7kc 2 місяці тому +10

    so that's why it's THE Dark Souls sword... it's just like the chosen undead... nothing special. also great vid!

  • @yeahmemia
    @yeahmemia Місяць тому

    The one thing I found about the weapon is that it's sort of like a drake sword for faith builds. You can get it relatively early and the split damage will far outdo most conventional weapons at the start and will carry you until you've found a suitable replacement.

  • @TheRewasder97
    @TheRewasder97 19 днів тому +1

    Quite curious, seeing how it's one of the, if not the, best early game weapon in DS3, using the blunt upgrade for high fixed damage.

  • @yeahyeahwowman8099
    @yeahyeahwowman8099 2 місяці тому +11

    You know my first run of this game was grass crest shield, balder side sword. Side sword was fun to use, had no idea it was even a rare drop.

    • @calemr
      @calemr 2 місяці тому +2

      It winds up with an A in Int if you make it enchanted, so it's a pretty decent weapon for mage builds to use too.

    • @Garl_Vinland
      @Garl_Vinland 2 місяці тому

      No one uses the Balder’s Side Sword as a first build unless you use the Wiki before hand

    • @yeahyeahwowman8099
      @yeahyeahwowman8099 2 місяці тому +10

      @@Garl_Vinland before long, you people always show up at some point. Some point you're entire existence is to just tell people they are wrong like you are on the spectrum.

    • @Nyan4Eon
      @Nyan4Eon 2 місяці тому +1

      @@calemr Scaling doesn't matter for most weapons the letter just doesn't matter because scaling is based off of the base damage of the weapon too, which would make it pretty lackluster in damage despite having an a scaling

    • @perryborn2777
      @perryborn2777 Місяць тому

      used a titanite catch pole the first time I ever beat O&S
      Loved that weapon, didn't realize it was a rare drop till my next playthrough when I didn't get one

  • @FoxsDumbSeriesMaker
    @FoxsDumbSeriesMaker Місяць тому +1

    I wanted to go through Dark Souls being like Oscar, playing the role as his living legacy, but I just can’t bring myself to use this damn sword. It’s cool looking, but that’s it.

  • @DarkenedProgress
    @DarkenedProgress 23 дні тому

    I used the Astora's Straight Sword as my primary weapon for my very first Dark Souls run. DS was also my first soulslike, so this was my first time playing any of these sort of games, as well. I honestly don't recall having too many issues clearing the game, with Kalameet being the only boss that took more than a handful of attempts. In fact, because of this, all of my first runs in every Souls game, including Elden Ring, were Faith builds.

  • @muratonuryilmaz5385
    @muratonuryilmaz5385 14 днів тому

    I used it once in a playthrough. Basicly it was support for miracle build. It is good for support role on miracle build. Don't expect much. It is for lesser enemies and mostly finishing off boss health when you run out of casts

  • @antrim5
    @antrim5 28 днів тому

    It is a good early game weapon. Get twinkling titanite from burg and dark root. Trade herbs from dark root with the crow and you have plus 4 weapon without even going to the depths.
    Once in the depths, stock up on green shards from slimes, farm the crystal golems in dark root and grab the enchanted ember. Now you have an almost fully maxed enchanted weapon before stepping foot in blight town. I like to do this with a balder side sword myself.

  • @OnurAkbas-go8ci
    @OnurAkbas-go8ci 2 місяці тому +37

    Broken straight sword next!! It’s better than the Astoria’s straight sword trust!!

    • @jamesgrenier8856
      @jamesgrenier8856 2 місяці тому +5

      Well, it's buffable so, yeah. By default buffable weapons are better than nonbuffable weapons.

    • @unaffectedbycardeffects9152
      @unaffectedbycardeffects9152 2 місяці тому

      ​@@jamesgrenier8856dark moon covenant carry

    • @Weldedhodag
      @Weldedhodag Місяць тому

      ​@@jamesgrenier8856 also you can turn it into a weapon with a permanent Cursed buff

    • @jamesgrenier8856
      @jamesgrenier8856 Місяць тому +1

      @@Weldedhodag I don't think this is correct, the greatsword of Artorias made from the broken straight sword is the true greatsword, it deals magic damage but can't damage ghosts. The (cursed) greatsword of Artorias is made from any standard straight or greatsword iirc

  • @TryingSoft
    @TryingSoft 2 місяці тому +5

    Astora Straight Sword is good for a faith build in early game, but you should make a divine or occult weapon later

  • @xdg1337
    @xdg1337 Місяць тому

    How did you have black fire bombs for the asylum demon and the master key?

  • @prosto_mean6802
    @prosto_mean6802 2 місяці тому +4

    Nice ass run

  • @jamesgrenier8856
    @jamesgrenier8856 2 місяці тому +39

    To quote a highly successful UA-camr, there are no bad weapons in dark souls

    • @IamUzyf
      @IamUzyf 2 місяці тому +14

      except elemental weapons against DLC bosses

    • @Hooze-rr3en
      @Hooze-rr3en 2 місяці тому +4

      Ghost knife

    • @jamesgrenier8856
      @jamesgrenier8856 2 місяці тому +1

      @@IamUzyf kind of, a +5 lightning greataxe is still pretty decent. It's really more about if you mind spending 20 minutes fighting a boss and whether or not you enjoy a weapon's moveset. I would agree that it is not advisable to use elemental weapons against DLC bosses unless you want to be challenged.

    • @st.haborym
      @st.haborym 2 місяці тому +6

      Fist weapons and the two broken swords are objectively bad.

    • @jamesgrenier8856
      @jamesgrenier8856 2 місяці тому

      @@st.haborym they're fast and buffable, I actually enjoyed my broken straight sword run quite a bit even though I stopped after Ornstein and Smough

  • @robgeary8347
    @robgeary8347 2 місяці тому +4

    Never used it beyond for killing skeletons in the crypt myself, but there are worse weapons in the game.

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 2 місяці тому +1

      Besides skeletons, it's... a straight sword. Whatever graphs you could draw about its hypothetical performance compared to other similar weapons or weapons in its stats niche or so on, it's ultimately a pretty unremarkable spanking stick with a good moveset. Having to hit a guy one more time to kill 'em is hardly a game changer

  • @xryeau_1760
    @xryeau_1760 Місяць тому +2

    Astora's Straight Sword is my go-to for early Pinwheel if I already plan on leveling faith

  • @CREDLACE
    @CREDLACE 16 днів тому

    I liked the sword for the innate ability to kill skeletons dead, and because I'm a Sucker for medieval swords so yeh, I realized in Anor Londo that I needed something with way more punch, Queelag's Sword for Ornstein and Smough.

  • @ErosTheNerd
    @ErosTheNerd Місяць тому

    With the Master key my average run start nets +5 Astoras Straight Sword in under an hour that lasts me till NG+2 when I eventually swap to Occult Winged Spear

  • @ArctheDark
    @ArctheDark Місяць тому +1

    Astora's straight sword is great early to midgame weapon for a faith build, with you can swap out for a divine longsword later on.

  • @sharkjumpingwalrus6744
    @sharkjumpingwalrus6744 28 днів тому

    To be honest, the main draw of the weapon is the holy damage, which helps you deal with the crypt and the respawning skeletons. However the whole point of the smiths is being able to make weapons that outpace the ones you find in the game.

  • @luizbertoncini
    @luizbertoncini 2 місяці тому +7

    Used man serpent greatsword in my last playthrough and damm what a good ng+1 weapon

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin 2 місяці тому +5

      got that thing on my first snake kill once and it carried me through so much of the game.

    • @DavidBowles1
      @DavidBowles1 2 місяці тому +1

      Beeeautiful weapon dude

  • @andrewsharpe7630
    @andrewsharpe7630 2 місяці тому +1

    Astora's Straight Sword is a decent starting weapon.... if you upgrade it all the way immediately upon obtaining it.
    I started a "Pure Faith build" today. The ASS (huh, guess it tracks)- fully upgraded with twinkling titanite from the lizards in the Great Hollow, Catacombs, etc. (which you can get to immediately with the master key)- makes quick work of early enemies and is on par with the Divine Claymore I created when the latter was at +2. I think my faith stat was 25 at this point.
    Once you get a +5 or higher Divine weapon the ASS needs to be retired. But for that first half hour it makes the early game easy.

  • @locustofchiron
    @locustofchiron Місяць тому

    I love it because it's a great tool for faith builds to grab an early large white ember and decent enough as a faith weapon until you can find enough green titanite

  • @core-nix1885
    @core-nix1885 Місяць тому

    It has a cheeky hexagon on the crossguard with a woman's face in it.
    Velka, probably, given that the Very Big Ember (of Astora) is found in New Londo.

  • @shenmuelandlord
    @shenmuelandlord Місяць тому

    This is a cool video and I hope ur channel continues to grow 🙏

  • @Damonnanashi
    @Damonnanashi 2 місяці тому

    What game is the icon of the short haired girl on your PlayStation home page? Looks kinda familiar, but I can’t place it.

  • @OG_McLovin
    @OG_McLovin 15 днів тому

    I so love that a particular speedrun used it and made it raw in DS3, so you literally raced to get a Raw ASS.
    Meme magic is real.

  • @logeyperogi1805
    @logeyperogi1805 4 дні тому +1

    Worst weapon?
    A sword with a blessing and cool design is considered the worst? My man you are insane

  • @leafonhead777
    @leafonhead777 Місяць тому

    One of my favorite characters is to either start a knight or a cleric with master key. Grab Astora straight sword, grass crest shield and elite knight set early.
    And in that the Astora straight sword is a pretty good smaller sword till I grab divine ember and start upgrading a divine claymore.
    I would NEVER think of trying to 100% the game with it. That doesn't make it trash. More like a handy early game pickup for characters that can benefit from some faith scaling.

  • @jacobtridef48
    @jacobtridef48 Місяць тому +13

    I’m not shocked a weapon that has A.S.S as an acronym, is bad. 💀

  • @thedawgggggggggggggggggggggg
    @thedawgggggggggggggggggggggg 3 дні тому

    I'm doing a student project on social media algorithms, would you mind going more into detail about the UA-cam meta? How did you change this video from its original design to cater to the algorithm?

  • @withgirl1501
    @withgirl1501 2 місяці тому +2

    I fully expected you to say 'Ceaseless discharging off the cliff' 😂

  • @Real_GarBiege
    @Real_GarBiege 16 днів тому

    I play with utility in mind so this sword isn't really bad. I grab it before entering the catacombs to grab nito's sword. also one thing to check off when I collect swords and other weapons.

  • @Randerson2409
    @Randerson2409 Місяць тому

    First video of yours I've watched.
    "You thought I was mixing up the lore, but I was ACTUALLY being a pervert!"
    You. I like you. Subscribed

  • @3cgc
    @3cgc Місяць тому

    I always grab the A.S.S. at the beginning of the game, pyro class put a few levels into faith and dexterity and use it to get the firekeeper's soul in New Londo Ruins.

  • @Hugealligator254
    @Hugealligator254 3 дні тому

    I think it’s less they made a bunch of “trap weapons” but more that in the start of development they probably were going the traditional route of making weapons that work for the area they’re found in and nowhere afterwards before the later weapons were made to scale better.

  • @ea_unknown
    @ea_unknown Місяць тому

    I’m still running with this build in my first playthrough, is it that bad because I just made it past the iron golem?

  • @moonlord9294
    @moonlord9294 Місяць тому

    what do you guys think of the silver knight straight sword tbh I think it's pretty and worth the grind

  • @CodaEmir
    @CodaEmir Місяць тому

    To be fair I use the Astora in my speedrun. Paired with tumblebuffing to get CMW on it, its got some banger damage. That said my speedrun isn't terribly fast, with ideal luck and RNG I'd probably be able to pull just over two hours (last race with a friend was 3:04:51 IGT)

  • @jangofett4547
    @jangofett4547 Місяць тому +1

    "In the Hands of a Master anything can be deadly"

  • @Lampaluile
    @Lampaluile 2 місяці тому

    Good vid brother man!

  • @RadishAcceptable
    @RadishAcceptable 7 годин тому

    ... it's an early game weapon for faith builds. It's in the same vein as the Drake Sword, very good when you find it, but something you want to switch off of when you find something better.

  • @TheNorthernForge
    @TheNorthernForge 2 місяці тому +1

    I remember one of my first solo runs of DS1 I used this sword for a lil bit, don't think I made past Quelag before I felt the damage drop off. Going from a strength main to a mid character was a hell of a change. Although now I mostly play light rolling mid damage characters since strength can feel ploddy and dex using bleed doesn't feel satisfying to me.

  • @WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy
    @WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy Місяць тому +4

    0:43 Metaphor Refantazio, huh?👀

  • @RvnWolf
    @RvnWolf 8 годин тому

    Astoras straight sword is actually great early game for going through the graveyard for the best great sword in the game that can be used right away. The Zweihander from the start.

  • @colebeardsley8101
    @colebeardsley8101 2 місяці тому

    I was suprised to see that this is a challenge run

  • @DarksteelHeart
    @DarksteelHeart Місяць тому

    I use Astoras Straight Sword in every run that has near the faith requirement for it.
    However, after the Catacombs I usually dont need it anymore.

  • @davidholdorf297
    @davidholdorf297 Місяць тому +1

    I don’t think you expected this to blow up as much as it did

  • @Vereor-Noxxxx
    @Vereor-Noxxxx 12 днів тому

    A twenty minute video about one single Ds1 weapon? Sign me tf in

    • @Vereor-Noxxxx
      @Vereor-Noxxxx 12 днів тому

      Oh I thought it was an extremely niche video essay, still watching

  • @Stroimex
    @Stroimex 9 днів тому

    This is usually the damage I do on every first playthrough of FromSoft games

  • @steveelpro
    @steveelpro 2 місяці тому +5

    15:25 Even if the scaling isn't that great you can't expect much damage on 20str 20dex 23fai blud, should have atleast one of them at 40 on end game

  • @NAWWMANNN
    @NAWWMANNN 2 місяці тому +18

    ASS is actually a really good weapon, if you're not playing DS1 like a sour chode lol
    If you try to use it on a character that's leveling mainly vigor and endurance and strength, that's a dum dum move.
    But if you pick up that sword on a run that's immediately dumping every level into faith, the sword is super powerful.
    It may be overshadowed by better scaling weapons later on, but until you can lightning infuse a Baller Swag Sword the ASS is amazing, as long as you're leveling faith over anything else.
    And you can pump a single Stat super high, super early if you focus exclusively on it.

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin 2 місяці тому +2

      Yeah.. or I can just use a weapon that doesn't require a very specific set up to be good.. one thats good by default.

    • @lukefitton7329
      @lukefitton7329 2 місяці тому +7

      ⁠@@AnAverageGoblinthat was kind of their point, that there are better weapons but Astoras can still be viable, plus why would you not level faith and have synergy with Miracles while using this anyway.

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin 2 місяці тому +2

      @@lukefitton7329 Fair. faith is fun in DS1.

    • @lukefitton7329
      @lukefitton7329 2 місяці тому +1

      @@AnAverageGoblin agreed, wrath of the gods + replenishment goes hard

    • @gaiusadonusmaximusxiv9629
      @gaiusadonusmaximusxiv9629 2 місяці тому +2

      Ds1 is a great souls game.

  • @f3player
    @f3player Місяць тому

    I love Astora's Straight Sword. It's my go-to weapon. It especially works well when fighting skeletons because of the holy damage

  • @garrettschienschang7898
    @garrettschienschang7898 2 місяці тому

    One of my early DS1 builds was with the astora straight sword, and it worked decently until I got to the archives. it didn’t go well from that point on

  • @cam-inf-4w5
    @cam-inf-4w5 2 місяці тому

    People say the whip but its unparriable i believe. I need to experiment with it more. Ds2 notched whip was actually kindof halfway worth it.

  • @sirrivle1635
    @sirrivle1635 Місяць тому +4

    I.. must see dark souls in a different light. I don't see what exactly is wrong with this weapon outside of not doing INSANE damage

    • @MASCULINAVERSITY
      @MASCULINAVERSITY Місяць тому +2

      Yeah elden ring truly ruined our minds anything with ar less than 700 is now seen as bad

    • @Eric6761
      @Eric6761 Місяць тому +2

      I don't think you grasp the weapon, there's weapons in the game that deal way more damage than Astora sword, it's not about a warped perception, is about this weapon being mediocre against ever other weapon

    • @David-ln8qh
      @David-ln8qh 29 днів тому +4

      @@Eric6761 Mediocre? Isn't the whole point here that it's supposed to be the worst?

    • @williampounds5191
      @williampounds5191 21 день тому +1

      @@Eric6761 but it's not.

  • @zacharyhowell3962
    @zacharyhowell3962 Місяць тому

    Astoras straight sword is just the iconic darksouls sword.
    It's not the basic sword
    It does one unique thing
    And it's *usable* all the way through the game.

  • @fortisch
    @fortisch 2 місяці тому

    Funny, this sword carrys me through my faith run rn.

  • @fabi3790
    @fabi3790 Місяць тому

    Tbh my friend finished the game with claws
    I think we can manage with Astoras sword.
    Would be funny to make it as OP as a dagger run

  • @awebormangr2249
    @awebormangr2249 2 місяці тому +1

    I wonder why didn't you just go to the great hollow and use the sword's single large advantage of being maxed out before killing a single boss

  • @jamesk7714
    @jamesk7714 2 місяці тому

    Inspired to do it myself, astoras is awesome! Liked video and subbed to channel.

  • @jpteknoman
    @jpteknoman Місяць тому

    The first time i played the game i thought this will be a good sword but after trying it on a couple of enemies compared to my yet unupgraded longsword (took the master key so i went to the valley before undead burg) i realized the the damage is really low and gave up on it. Gave it a couple of upgrades later for the skeletons in the crypt and put it away again once i was done with the place.

  • @jojo-ln7zd
    @jojo-ln7zd Місяць тому +2

    Sniper crossbow