Lozer SL 122

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Build summary	A fun build for the most fearsome axe for the most skilled warriors.
Recommended starting class(es)	Priest
Recommended Soul Level
	Recommended stats (Leave at default (**) if not raised)
Vitality	50
Will/Intelligence	15
Endurance	40
Strength	30
Dexterity	**
Magic	35
Faith	16
Luck	**
Recommended equipment	Right Hand Weapon 1: Dozer Axe Right Hand Weapon 2: Talisman of God Left Hand Weapon 1: Adjudicator's Shield +5 / Dark Silver Shield +5 Left Hand Weapon 2: Insanity Catalyst Armor: Anything light. I'd suggest wizard's set.
Recommended spells/miracles	Light Weapon Second Chance
Gameplay tips and progression	Stats Explained: Vitality: 50 - Get this to 40, then make sure your other stats are good before proceeding to 50. You want vitality comfortable, but not too high until you are happy with the rest of your stats and don't want to be deleveled. Intelligence: 15 - This is needed to cast Second chance unless you wear the silver coronet. Endurance: 40 - Allows a 2-handed 1-2-3 combo from the axe (which should rarely be used in pvp) or a 1-2 combo with rolling and running. It is also quite necessary to increase endurance pretty high due to the large weight of the Dozer Axe (22.0). Strength: 30 - Feel free to drop this to 20 and two-hand the axe, but 30 is optimal as it will allow you to riposte with the axe and is also handy for switching to crushing weapons. Dexterity: 8 - Sticking to this build, you want as low dexterity as possible to allow more freedom with your Soul Levels. Choosing a Priest class sets all of your levels perfect for the build, especially by having the lowest dexterity. Magic: 35 - Like Vitality, keep this one at about 30 until you are comfortable raising it, but I wouldn't advise going past 35. The Dozer Axe has a base damage of 340, so it's not incredibly powerful alone. Casting light weapon on it with an Insanity Catalyst can put your Attack Rating up to between 500 and 600. Faith: 16 - Just enough for Second Chance, no more is necessary. Luck: 8 - Unfortunately this is the base level for priests, but the other base stat allocations are worth the trade-off. Summary of Build: First off, let me say this build is described "The most fearsome axe for the most skilled warriors." because it looks very intimidating (especially with light weapon!) but has a difficult move-set to hit players with, just like the Great Axe. The difference between this and a Cursed Great Axe is that a Light Dozer Axe (or "Lozer" for short) only does about 2/3 as much damage. This makes the build more fun than effective, but excels at training players in using the Great Axe, as more skill is necessary to achieve victory. Game Progression: I'll only run through the major points, I'm not going to hold your hand through the game. 1. Get the Crescent Falchion +1 in 4-1. 2. Use the Crescent Falchion +1 to obtain the Crushing Battle Axe +1 in 2-1. Continue using the Falchion in world 2 to farm hardstones. Make sure to beat 2-2. 3. Use the meltstone found in 2-1 to return the Crushing Battle Axe +1 to its base state. Upgrade it to a Battle Axe +6 using the hardstones. 4. Head to 4-1 and kill Vanguard to obtain it's Demon Soul. 5. Use the Gray (Vanguard) Demon Soul with Blacksmith Ed to create the Dozer Axe. 6. Hopefully you've gotten Strength to 20 by now, if not, go farm souls in world 4 until you have 20 Strength. 7. Beat world 4, making sure to rescue Saint Urbain. Give him the Old Hero Demon Soul for Second Chance. 8. Beat 1-3 and world 3. 9. Rescue Sage Freke. 10. Learn Light Weapon and make Insanity Catalyst from Blacksmith Ed. Pros and Cons: Pros: This build trains players to use the Great Axe with exceptional skill. Can cut through warding and other physical defense like the Great Axe can't. Cons: Fairly reliant on Light Weapon. Lit or unlit, the axe is weak in PVP and against monsters in ng+(onward).

Comments

ebbeyes 09 Aug 2010 17:59

I was considering this, thanx for the heads up.

intresting

Cinos 20 Aug 2010 18:01

this build looks like it might turn the dozer axe to a pvp competitive weapon so +1 for that.
I especially like how you use light weapon to make up for the lack of stat scaling this weapon has.
With that said, one could aslo add 3 SL's to intelligence for cursed weapon and use the rest of your magic for vitality for a north regalia sort of build.

Astrichthyes 31 Aug 2010 09:07

With those stats, you'll prolly do more damage with the MC because it already has magic damage built into it. When you split damage between two stats, even though you may have the same attack rating with one weapon that is purely physical and one that is half phys-half mag, you will do more damage with the pure physical. Build on the magic damage from the MC and you make this build more effective, i can almost guarantee it ^_^ Do not let attack rating deceive you ;) lower STR to 26, lower mag to 30, and raise fth to 24. SL 121 :D You are now far more effective against warding and more competitive in PvP with the same weapon moveset and much greater reach with your attacks.

Last edited on 31 Aug 2010 09:11 by Astrichthyes Show more

TearsOfBlood198 06 Nov 2010 05:01

why insanity catalyst for LW? ICAT doesnt increase its damage, you need to get cursed weapon and a wooden catalyst or talisman of beasts. and the dozer axe isnt a good pvp weapon. crushing great axe +5 with 30 str far exceeds the dozers 340 damage along with CW instead of Lw

iCat DOES increase LW dmg.

m0ose 27 Mar 2011 07:28

Love the idea of using Dozer axe… I think I've seen 1-2 players with it… but I may have been high… (arthritis…)… +1 originality & devastating looks; I'd like to see more than CW GA, estocs and katanas…. but no.

Some small adjustments I'd make were I to take on this build (not for everyone)

1) I would drop str by 10 to 20, due to the fact that:

• I suck at using Great/Uber weapons 1 handed
• Doesn't scale with any stats

2)I would reduce Magic to 30, since the damage difference between 30-35 is miniscule.

• LW scales to Spell Assist NOT Magic, so using iCat is very important (contrary to what the latest commenter believes)
• provided by Mud_chan:

"Some quick numbers: (using iCat for LW)
20 magic ==> 148 SA ==> 192 damage
30 magic ==> 187 SA ==> 243 damage
35 magic ==> 192 SA ==> 250 damage
50 magic ==> ~207 SA ==> 269 damage

• Looking at it more closely between magic stat 30-31 LW only increases by 1.3dmg (rounded to 1)

3) With the additional 15 spare points there are a couple options:

• Take vitality to 65 (~1600hp up from 1500) which doesn't seem very worth it… [wouldn't suggest this; nor would I do it]
• Pump intel to 30 Gain 3 more Spell slots… Firestorm? Or various combinations of: Fireball, Ignite, Firespray, Warding, Deathcloud, Homing Soul Arrow, Soulray, Poison Cloud… So many options.. and @ 30 mag you're still doing decent dmg as a backup/grassing punishment.
• However since this build isn't about being tuned to maximum damage possible consider dropping a bunch of points in Endurance so you can wear some fierce looking armor.. or at least the best light stuff.

or

• A mixture of intel/endurance or intel

…I really like the look of this and since my defiler build rocks LW @ 22str and 30mag I might go forge myself a Dozer and see how that variation of the Lozer turns out!

Master Javi 30 Apr 2011 13:50

Yes the idea of using a weapon that is not seen often is good, but there is a reason its not used, with 30 str, the crushing great axe will outdamage the Dozer and will weight half. That is why its not used at all.