I like how Broken Aeon has the Old Wolf Cursed greatsword on his back. Yeah yeah, I know it's for the buff... Imagine you're standing in an arena. A guy walks in with a greatsword sheathed on his back. And when you thought he's gonna unsheath it, he cracks his knuckle.
Funny enough I just built a character around the OWCS. Just full on leans into the weapon effect with pontiff eyes and carthus beacon/power within stacking. Honestly it’s moveset is well and good for most encounters. WA for the combo and punishing parry kings, healing and damage boosts if you press the attack, and throw on a hornet ring, sun princess ring, and a blessed caestus, and you’re set. Though I had moments I felt really bad about kicking a player’s butt. Mostly did spear of the church invasions as the boss. Ended up making a rule that if I end up fighting the same guy three times I’ll just let them win the third time.
Trusty Patches I have never come across a player using iron flesh. I'm not exaggerating, not a single player. The only time I've ever seen it used in my playthrough was with Holy Knight Hodrick. In fact, I was so not used to it that I was confused what the hell happened when he first casted it.
***** Apparently they aren't happy with how they handled poise, so you could hope for a chance of them fixing it, but then again, I dont see them restructuring an entire mechanic any time soon. It's a shame.
Nyxato They aren't happy with how they handled the /change/ read: removal of poise. This does not mean they aren't hapyp with the way it is, just the way they let us know about the change..
yeah, dragon bone smasher with cursed weapon, cracked catalyst, second chance, morion blade and clever rats ring. hits over a thousand ar. could 3 shot bosses on ng+ at level 75.
I'm making a pretty fun build. The premise is that you are a footsoldier - received no formal training whatsoever, but with a well of vitality known only to the hard working peasant man. Starting class is Deprived. The point is that you do /not/ increase any of the "combat" stats - strength, dex, int and so forth. Just good ol' health and stamina. The weapons: > Raw Shortsword > Fire Dagger > Round Shield (Possibly Blessed for some HP regen.) > Talisman Spells: > Heal Aid Armor: > Footman Helmet > Assassin Armor (alternatively Black Hand Armor, but I prefer the Assassin one.) > Sellsword Gauntlet > Knight Leggings Rings: > Cloranthy Ring > Ring of Steel Protection > Flynn's Ring > Pontiff's Right Eye None of the rings are set in stone, you're free to swap them to your preference - just my suggestions. The idea of the build is a /very/ tough, but simple soldier with versatile weapons. The fire dagger's used for backstabs and parries, shortsword has great pokes and overall moveset - as well as having 110 in critical damage, to add. And to top it all off, adding a buff to the shortsword peaks its damage up nicely. Also it serves as a bit of a challenge, to make a build viable despite not investing into any "real" stats. It's possible! You could also alternatively swap the Shortsword for a Raw infused Hand Axe, Long- or Broadsword. Basically anything you are able to use with only 10 STR/DEX is allowed.
Your logic is fundamentally wrong because a "hard working" peasant would also have a decent amount of brute strength. The build is interesting nevertheless.
Dual wield shields were not that good actually. 2-handing greatshield was, thanks to jumping attacks and deflecting small weapons and 1h big weapons on hit.
Hmm similar to Dark Souls 1 with the forest. And Dark Souls 2 with Heids tower. The only thing I'd complain about is build creativity that you mentioned.
I'd argue Souls II remained diverse in builds all the way up to Souls III it's only now 4 months after 3 that you see a ton of the cookie-cutter "I must win" builds.
Iron Flesh actually has a very backfire-like effect against lightning, as it *amplifies* the damage you take from lightning, instead of reducing it. Makes sense, you're covering yourself in Iron after all.
10) Sword and spear combo was a meta in DS2 9) Lovely use of punching. 8) This was a clever way to get damage and otherwise non-existent poise. 7) Kind of the same as sword and spear, but props for using the maces. 6) Uh oh... that could mean trouble. Still, that's clever. 5) Cosplay? Maybe? Idk. Looks very good though. 4) Well this beats the mobility builds I've seen. Lovely work :) 3) Common sorcerer meta. Props to his skill though. 2) Seen this with havel shield and dagger, but this has fashion souls behind it so that's a plus. 1) Props for variety. Looking forward to top ten trolls :P
The quickstep Iron Flesh seems tough to fight (which means I haven't fought one yet). You can't just wait out the Iron Flesh or press R1 until the quick step gets hit.
Dark souls 2 had a lot of metas. From was just really good at crushing them. I never really ran into many people using the same weapons. Which is a complete 180 from this game where everyone uses the tryhard swords, CCS, or O&U.
***** They can interrupted. I think it takes 1 swing from a 2 handed ultra to knock you out of the poise. I've been ruined a few times trying to cast in someone's face because of that.
I can only imagine how fun/challenging/headache-inducing a bow only build is, so props to number 4 for making it work. I really don't have a creative build yet. The most I have is a Pursuer cosplay and an Int/Faith Chaos Caestus build as a follow up to my character from DS1.
I feel so validated that #2/1 are similar to my build back on release week. Heavy Armor + Thrall axe was just soooooooooooo good. Early game, raw shortsword + stamina allowed me to be infintely aggressive and wear out even the twinkest of opponent.
I gotta give major props to this one. The Top Ten Creative Builds videos have always been some of my favorites over the years. Especially props to some of these, since my first (and main) character in this game has been a semi-ranged character. I mostly use Bows (have a Pontiff Sulyvhan Bow-only fight on my channel) and the only melee weapons I've been using have been the Manikin Claws and the Notched Whip. Thanks for the video, Sunlight!!!
Feels amazing to get my build featured in this video! Glad you enjoyed watching it as much as I enjoyed making it, Sunlightblade! Been a huge fan of this series (and your vids in general) for a long time and the builds on display here were steller. Next episode sounds like it's going to be fan-tastic, too!
Anything involving iron flesh isn't creative, it's just stupid. Wanna know what happens when I, or anyone else who can play at even a decent level, see someone use iron flesh? We move back, wait, carry on.
Pretty much. Though the quickstep builds make it more interesting because you can't just smack them around with R1s until they get hit anymore due to the poise.
We have paired weapons in place of power standing as a sort of compromise. As for normal dual wielding, I wish they would've kept that instead of using the DS1 mechanic. Why am I trying to block by holding up a sword?
Both the immolation tinder playstyle and build are very generic for immolation tinder users bc it's quite effective (minus the use of the WA cuz that thing sucks.)
10) Neat. I use offhand rapier (quick, pairs well with slower weapons, can parry) and claw (bleed buildup, amazing rollcatch, can parry) with great success, never tried a spear. 9) Common 8) Iron flesh build. Very easy to work around. Not sure if I've seen anyone make use of the warcry skill with it though. 7) This one is sick. I love hammers. 6) Common one-shot parry build. Haven't ever thought to stack morion blades though. 5) An actually interesting cosplay. 4) Iron flesh build. Never seen this one. However, it would be even easier to work around than the last one. 3) Not too common, but I've seen it before and have tried several variations myself. 2) Most common iron flesh build 1) Meh. Anyone can use three weapons and be proficient. I stopped using a backup weapon (in duels) because switching midfight for a surprise combo or kill is too easy. Great video, but the list is a bit underwhelming. Maybe it seems a little monotonous because of all the iron flesh builds (which aren't very effective). How about a regen build? Poison? Sorcery AND miracles? Element infused weapons?
If I see you in PvP... I will be grinning so hard even if I lose the match, because meeting characters like yours is simply the coolest part of Dark Souls period ♥
I've always enjoyed Sunlight Blade top ten series and I never thought I would say nothing like this, but this has been the worst top ten series so far. Almost all of the builds were either copying ironflesh builds from PvP Skillz or not creative at all. Come on, is it really creative that guy playing with the Immolation Tinder as intended to be? I'm just trying to say that usually the content of these series are damming so good to see because of the brilliance of both the playing style and creativity of the players, and this time no one of they pop up.
+Decus Extinctum actually i think he did with the underrated builds series. i dont know how anybody could classify these builds as creative, all but i think 3 didnt used iron flesh, and the first one was okay but still op and not very cool.
Ugh when people say this. People have been doing certain things for a while. Just because someone popular makes a video about something people were already doing doesn't mean anything. If you're not popular people will not notice as much, nor give much props or credit. No matter how good the content may be.
+DragonGodMillionare ? Well, my bad. Have you seen the comments on this video? Some guy said he was watching this while taking a shit. So why can't I say I watched this while eating cereal and then add a very stupid twist to it?
well u see a lot of people suck online, so there are many clips one can make wrecking someone who just sucks compared to the like 20 other times they couldn't get their build to work
Laetos A lot of builds dont work with shields. For example, my build uses a pretty heavy weapon, and I rely on the 2H combos for it, so if I were to equip a shield, I'd also have to switch my armor to keep myself under the weight limit, AND I'd be forced to handicap myself by using my weapon with one hand. At that point, I'd much rather trust my dodging skills.
You know, the reason people stopped submitting as much is due to how lackluster dark souls 3 is in comparison to the other games ( including dark souls 2 ) All of it is pure stunlock now and you just can't switch things up in dark souls 3.
I agree to an extent: see how all of this showcase was in duels? that's because invasions are a struggle to transition from an "all you can spam bukkakke" scenario into a "rolling pussy chase simulator 2016" while trying to avoid the "summoning another phantom edition" threat. It's tedious, it's unfair and you come out of a gank spank thinking it's not even worth it for the game's sake, when it's this shitty of a game.
I do similar based on WoW specs. This was beautiful sir. This has become an art form mixed with technical mastery of the game. Terrific commentary and breakdown. Ty for the entertainment
Hahaha you have no idea how diverse you can express yourself in german english is a joke in comparison.. That says "carrier of cynders" if you're wondering.. next time try n think first
I think you're one of the few youtubers I always INSTA like when I click on the videos. As an massive soul series fan, I love ALL of your content and it's fucking amazing. Keep it up man!!
A lit candle with a parry caestus. How to ruin your cosplay in one easy step. Damn if i knew, i would have posted my half Lorian, half Lothric build. More creative than half these submissions.
Maybe because you never see that weapon being used, and most players are too mentally challenged to make a proper/ build out of it, making mine unique?
That's how Dark Souls always was. Only DS2 had weapons that stood out. Whether it was because of fashion, moveset, or sheer damage. Everything could be made viable with effort. DS2 Is simply the best of its series. People simply need to swallow their pride and admit it.
ds1 is best for story and PvE. ds2 is best for PvP. ds3 is meh in PvP but good in PvE and story. I guess what im saying is theyre all good. hated bloodbornes system never even did PvP in it.
I made a build a long time ago when dark souls 3 first came out. It was purely a build of magic and once painting of ariandel and ringed city dropped, a miracle build as well. I would fight only using physical weapon based magic. Like soul greatsword, dark edge, farron flashsword, farron darts(magic throwing knives pretty much), and eventually old moonlight, the cleric disc thing, and the literal miracle bow magic. I called it my conjuration build. And of course 99 faith and intelligence. It was fun.
It is seen as a negative gesture, yeah. Its basically like saying "you are below me, know your place" You usually use it after defeating people who heal during duels or after beating gank squads. Because you are at such a disadvantage in these situations it shows how much better you are than them.
I'm glad to see somebody else tried the number 2 build. I tried it myself, but I focused too much on trying to make it a "Jack of all trades" type to really be viable. I'm gonna go back to Rosaria and rectify that, I think.
SLblade a new ds 3 countdown already? you work way too hard for us, man. dont feel like you have to do this all the time! thanks for all the hard work you do!
Man. Should have submitted. Put together a fire lancer build that uses the demon fists and the gargoyle flame spear for those devastating fire weapon pillars.
I know a guy who could have taken the place of the morion blade guy. Add dragon shout, power within, low VIG, replenishment, and ToD, and you have a nasty build that'll three-shot pretty much everyone. Finished off with throwing knives that deal 100-200 damage if he doesn't connect with a third hit.
respect on all the build .. I run 2 tower shield and a chime in left hand and 3 weapons of you choosing in right hand and then any amore of your choice that match that playing style
