| Build summary | 125 to 135 pvp Build that allows you to utilize the MC, BBS, and DBS with LW |
| Recommended starting class(es) | Royal or TK |
| Recommended Soul Level | |
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Recommended stats (Leave at default (**) if not raised) |
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| Vitality | 50-55 |
| Will/Intelligence | 15 |
| Endurance | 40 |
| Strength | 30 |
| Dexterity | 25 |
| Magic | 25 |
| Faith | 16-18 |
| Luck | 7 |
| Recommended equipment |
RH1-MC, DBS, BBS LH1-iCAT Rings: Female Gear: Gold Mask - Since you are now fighting on the good side of the force. Will have to switch to blk leather gloves and feet when using DBS. |
| Recommended spells/miracles |
Spells: Light Weapon |
| Gameplay tips and progression |
Background: This build is the result of 5 soul sucking sessions on my 7th toon. There are plenty of Cursed MC and DBS builds out there so look else where if you are looking for UBER PHYSICAL DAMAGE from your MC DBS. I would recommend the cursed cracked TOB standard route if that is what you are looking for. On the 3rd iteration it was always targeted as a BBS build, thus the Royalty starting class. However I found that putting that much stat into luck really limited my weapon choices. Then it was rebuilt as a Light Weapon MC build. I found that after putting 26 into STR for MC, I can put 4 more points and start using the DBS too. Since I already had a BBS this character I decide to test out the BBS on this build also. SUCCESS! With these stats you do not need to luck stat to use the BBS. With magic at 25 the BBS will kill though SC in one combo, that is all that really matters. The end result is a build that can kill with 3 of the top 5 weapons in this game IMO. The other two being uchi and GA. It wont hit quite as hard as a MC Cursed or DBS Cursed but plenty hard to kill especially in hyper mode. This build is also great against people that use warding after their SC breaks. With STR at 30 you can also utilize crushing weapons if you wish. However with these stats your MC will have a slightly higher base dmg than a crushing GA…so might as well use MC. My recommendation is keep LW on all the time. That should not be too difficult because both the MC and DBS has several knockdown attacks that allows time to rebuff. The biggest drawback is that you do not have a secondary weapon. Must use iCAT for light weapon, which means TOB as your secondary to cast second chance. You can use TOB to buff but the damage difference is about 45 to 50 magic damage. Significant. Damage Output with iCAT and Light Weapon 2 handed: DBS: 723 |
3 Light Weapon Build
STR is awfully high… something i would recommend is omit the use of DBS, lower STR to 18 so you can 2H MC and Great Sword, and raise either MAG or LUCK for a more effective BBS and LW, otherwise this build is spread too thin. Hope this helps
It's not actually. This is a light MC build with 26str 25 dex and 25 magic that was bumped to 30 STR to use DBS. You want the STR and DEX stats as MC scales S with those stats. I use the MC and DBS 1h sometimes when I'm chasing someone or trying to knock them down so I need the high STR. And yes the BBS can hit harder but once again this BBS can kill a VIT 60 with SC in one 2H R1 combo. If you build a proper max bbs build you're stuck using the BBS with no alternative when you're bored. This build lets you use all 3 weapons.
MC being the stat hog you get the best returns on your base damage from 0-25/30 ish. Those points are placed in STR and DEX because of the S scaling. After 25-30 ish the returns on damage is minimal. If my Magic was at 35 vs 25 there would only be like 10-15 points extra damage. My 30 STR vit gouge pure cursed DBS build hits almost as hard as my 50 STR build that also uses a cursed DBS.
Ahh you posted this build! I was surprised at the damage when you first used it against me and was more cautious the second time ; ) . Good build, and for the record the damage DOES hurt.
Couldn't find a bunny with toast, ah well.
PSN: toasT_Bacon, toasTBacon
Thanks Dimitri for the rating. We've had some good late night fights lately. I had a couple of people ask after dueling about this build so I decided to post it. This build is not my biggest killer, but I have lots of fun with it. The ability to switch weapons between matches with out loading is a big plus. As stated at the top the damage output is not the most for a MC, DBS or BBS build but it is high enough to hang with the big boys.
Here is the actual damage output 2h with LW:
MC: 638
BBS: 506
DBS: 723
All numbers are high enough to be competitive in PVP.
Intriguing… once i get my current builds up to par, i would like to see how they do against your build. I have something similar to this already, but i have found it to be so weak that i want to soulsuck and start completely over. Do you know anyone who wishes to delevel as well around SL 118?
EDIT: Find light weapon to be very effective with even low magic stats, so not a bad build. My latest build is similar, but opposite in that i favor blessed weapons and use curse weapon :D love it! But i have to say, i will prolly try yours out as well.
there's no luck, so you can't use the BBS not enough strength for DBS (and its always better to use curse weapon with it unless you have high magic) so im giving you -1
Makes sense…
…if you don’t think about it
PSN ID: someone_to_love, heroihnigma
Great Job on this build. It's a well thought out build that breaks away from the traditional ones. Thats always a + in my book. Again great job and I look forward to 1vs1 you again. Though you killed me last time :) From one player to another who breaks away from the standards +1 from me. Check out my Definitive Moon Knight when you get a chance. The guide is not done yet but open to criticism. Thanks and again Awesome build!
Magic should be at 30 to hit LW's sweet spot.
So is it damaging really? It should be a lot worse than pure BBS build while you use the BBS, worse than the LW MC build while you use MC and your DBS so much weaker than a cursed DBS wih 50 str.
You trade power for versatility, just how much power though?