How BROKEN Is Using The Samurai Starting Gear ONLY? 

Idk I think he should’ve used the katana

No he should've used the katana not the katana

Nah bro they nerfed that I say he should have used the katana

The katana has better stats tho

I haven’t seen the new katana buffs I was hoping he’d use the katana

I mean, we could be surprised

not the best stats, just the best gear

Vagabond is right there with it for default gear. Better armor, a 100% physical block shield, longsword with square off which is better than unsheath for staggering, and a halberd as well. I've done playthroughs with both and the vagabond seems easier a lot of the time just because square off staggers a lot more frequently than unsheath and has a lower FP cost which makes up for the missing bleed.

@@jameslowell9656 Samurai, Vagabond, Prisoner. The 3 best to start, though Astrologer and Wretch (for customization and cheap leveling) are cool too.

Samurai definitely is the best if you are doing starter equipment only, but Wretch is unironically the best normally. Because you start at level 1 with 10 in every stat, this gives you 2 huge advantages: 1: If you reset your stats because you want to switch builds, you have an even 10 so you don't have to worry about wasting points in line dexterity if you're making a magic build (just an example) 2: Because you start at level 1, compared to classes who start at level 6 you can choose what you want to put those 6 levels into. This is easy because you have 6 nearly free levels, they are so cheap you'll have enough runes by the time you unlock Torrent. Lastly, it also has war cry, which is just a really damn good ash for melee builds. You deal good poise damage 2 handing the club and you are light rolling. Honestly, the only downsides are: No armor Club isn't as good as katana and bow (obviously) If you wanna use a dex build, samurai's the best but for anything else I think Wretch is by far the best choice.

I rather like that one

It would have been lower S tier

IRL slashing blades are effective against skin and leather/cloth, but wood/bark is a lot tougher. Not on par with metal, but much harder than any animal hide. What trees are weak to is chopping, which is a different motion - slashing draws the blade along the cut, chopping drives a wedge directly inward. What Erdtree avatars should really take more damage from is axes.

Name an axe that does slash damage

Chopping has always been represented by the Standard physical damage type in Souls. Straight cutting oriented swords should really do Slash but eh.

well slashing isnt chopping, its slashing. if you took a knife and pressed the blade against… meat, and basically slid the edge of that blade along the meat youd be slashing, creating large open cuts on the surface. if you took a cleaver and just brought it down on the meat youd be chopping or cutting it, thats “standard” or “normal” damage in DS, just severing things by making straight deep cuts.

Yeah, axes being bad at Tree feels wrong

Those are great talismans!

Good, because both are just going to keep coming.

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

Jokes about dragons that are bad or Bad Dragon(tm) jokes?

I'm so shocked! They should put a rail up there

Erdtree avatars are cowering in fear at the thought

I kept thinking about going to do it, but my bones told me THEN NEXT one would be it. And it wasnt

Thank you, but I really did just start as a Samurai and didn't stop

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 ahah that's true ig I just meant your runs in general I've been bingeing them lately 😂 your commentary is very entertaining 🙏

We don't stop running

And all Bosses I can fight on horseback have to be on horseback

And plays the theme to the TV show the whole time .

Patreon is leaning confessor

Thank you!

Hopefully you have a cool boss

Hell yeah

Learn to parry or die basically

Was this run not streamed? Surely some madlad would have timestamped it for him. Damn.

Based? Based on what?

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 the queer humour, the "bidens land", always makes me laugh, the commentary is always pure gold and the inclusion is really nice! top notch content creator

Oh that's a good call, but I don't wanna get arrows

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Holy shit, didn't expect you to reply. I'm a big fan, have been since Building Character.

Thanks, we will do what we must

I think it is allowed!

Were doing it now!

Hey, if you insist

Immaculate timing

Oh I gotta try that then

It's what we do around here

Oh they're the best!

Google "things being thrown in your face" on your work computer

It is a bit silly, but I suppose bringing the ds3 katana parry back might have been slightly too overpowered.

Starting with a spear / wakizashi would have been more accurate right?

"They make the game easier" and guns make bloodborne easier, but are you bad if you use them?

Well we will keep them coming!

Sounds tasty

Thanks, I try

Slice and dice

It has square off..... might be the best ash of war in the game for value. It does 40 posture damage and only costs 8 FP. Making it significantly better than unsheath for posture which only does 30, while also costing less FP.

I do my best

Thank you, we need all the luck

Based

Brass can be a parry shield (golden parry, etc.)

Johnny Silverhand when

"For a few seconds I thought there were monsters on the world

@tulokthebarbrarian2033 it's an instant classic. Something that will go on in history.

Oh for sure, my uncle works at fromsoft.