| Build summary | A variation of Nick's spellblade with, sadly, less variety and melee-magic oriented |
| Recommended starting class(es) | Royal |
| Recommended Soul Level | 125 |
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Recommended stats (Leave at default (**) if not raised) |
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| Vitality | 45 / 50 |
| Will/Intelligence | 30 / 30 |
| Endurance | 30/ 30 |
| Strength | 14 / 9 |
| Dexterity | 13 / 12 |
| Magic | 50 / 50 |
| Faith | 16 / 16 |
| Luck | 7 / 7 |
| Recommended equipment |
Set 1: LH:
RH:
Set 2: (switch any weapon for a Talisman of God to cast Second Chance before the fight starts) LH:
RH:
Head Gear for both Sets:
Rings:
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| Recommended spells/miracles |
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| Gameplay tips and progression |
Ok this is a less variety version of the common Spellblade, note that I prefer wearing the Silver Coronet because I don't like receiving any extra damage from faith builds, blueblood swordsmen or other mages, mainly because they already hit really hard. You have the same variety in spells as any other spellblade yet you have less MP. The Insanity Catalyst kinda makes up for the Monk's Head Wrappings, so damage with spells is still pretty decent. I prefer Crescent equipment because damage difference is not a big deal and with 120MP (due to Insanity Catalyst) you are going to want that MP regen specially if you like using firespray. My fav set of magic is Firespray, Fireball and Ignite (credits to Nick for this set), also note that if you plan on using the Monk's Head Wrappings combined with the Kriss Blade and the Insanity Catalyst your magic will hit really hard, and your firespray will become a big trouble for your enemies. A nice variation is to leave strength at 10 (you can still wield kilij and war scythe two handed) and use those 4 points to pump endurance, if you just won't use poles (or if you prefer the Mirdan Hammer over the War Scythe) then leave dexterity at 12 and now you have a total of 5 extra points to spend on endurance. Droppind magic to 45 can also save you 5 points to pump endurance to it's top, or maybe to rise vitality, your choice. On a side note, if you ever have to fight a faith build wielding full Old King's set and 16hp regen per second, you are about to have some tough fight, specially if you are using the "fire" spellset the estoc is your friend here, firespray only annoys them rather than hurt, try to pull out your kriss blade to hit your enemies with fireball and ignite combo, and if necessary, switch to Monk's Headwrapping to deal more damage on your opponent, it's a huge risk though, your choice, I stick to Silver Coronet. |
Art's Spellblade (SL125)
Good stuff sir, your own variety of spell-sword. Mine is similar, by not using uchis, you get 6 extra points to use anywhere. No need for them when you can use kilijs and estocs. I would also consider moon kilij. One last thing, with those weapons you wont be needing all 40 points in stamina as they are not stamina hungry weapons. Drop it to 35 or 37 and put in hp.
Good anyway. + 1
It's a good idea to drop end to 35 and put those points into vitality or magic. My personal favorite would be magic. Thanx for posting!! =)
No problem man
You made some builds in a row eh, good, though i recommend spending more time with the setup and trying all the weapons by yourself. The damage from the wiki and calculator are accurate but experience is key. Im sure you are doing this already but just to emphasize.
Tried the build with 35 endurrance, more than enough. I decided to rise magic to 50, totally worth it.
@Master Javi: These three builds I posted are actually my old builds, all of em already tested. I sold my DS copy, I got it again after a few months and I came back just to find out that rfs got public, huge Lol.
I'm not sure if this is gonna deal much more damage than Nick's, but it is a nice setup. In fact, i think it may be even more optimized because you have reduced strength to minimal stats, but kept the melee aspect in. Nice build man, +1.
gotta say, i saw this build in action and it totally rocked the house. The estoc is a great weapon to keep your opponent at bay and play aggressively. I'm not a fan of that particular weapon because it has rather unfair phantom range, but it is a nice strategy. The kilij would be my favorite, possibly even a crescent flamberge with the 14 strength version. Definitely not a fan of the war scythe though :/ Polearms don't take much skill to use, which is why i don't prefer them. they are also quite easy to parry because the moveset is so predictable.
My spellsword's best combo is fireball to ignite combo. However it can be much more effective and easier to land a FB to kat pushlock combo. The fireball does not hit with quite the same force due to slightly reduced magic stat, but the ability to rotate between follow up maneuvers can provide an advantage against all opponents.
The Uchigatana has provided me a with security to keep opponents at a decent range or put them on their heels while needing to consume spices and without it my spellsword would have surely lost a large number of battles he won. Estoc would be a valid choice to probe at opponents and get some distance between you, but there's nothing to replace the push-lock combo.
pushlock noob xD pushlock is not the only way o land a fireball you know? guess u dont since you seem o absolutly require i o effectively uise he mentioned spell… ohh well noobs will always be noobs
Right! I get it you're a tool.
First off I would like to know: is stringing together as many typos as possible into a terribly crafted comment cool where you come from? Where is this terrible place? How do I avoid it while trying to get anywhere worthwhile nearby? There isn't anywhere worthwhile nearby is there?
Second: You've completely misinterpreted what I wrote, and therefore I imagine your comprehension level is far beneath the age group this game is rated at. You claim I suggest using fireball to during or to end a pushlock combo. This is far from correct! I stated that push lock combos are a great alternative to ignite, either & both are good follow-ups to a successfully landed FB on a nearby foe. This is why I suggest using an Uchigatana. I'm sure that by now you've already stopped reading due to your minuscule attention span (which rivals that of a moth caught between two strobe lights.) however I shall continue and conclude that you should have noticed I wrote "FB to pushlock". Nowhere do I state pushlock to FB is the only way to score a hit. Whether you've understood this or not (obviously not) will remain unknown to me until you reply /w something utterly flavourless.
Lastly: even though I did not originally comment saying Ending pushlock /w FB is the only way to land a FB I am not going to say ending a pushlock combo with fireball is invalid. I believe if you were to use a push prior to casting FB (to conclude the afore mentioned combo) you could land a direct hit or unlocked while your foe is rolling. (I doubt it can be cast before they recover from the push, but if not then all the better [& there's always the phantom range to count on.]).
FFS: I guess all that remains is to declare "noobs will always be noobs".
the "t" button in my keyboard was not working and I didnt notice, if u watch well the typos were t's missing, also I'm guessing you were really hurt for what I said lol well where I come from we have the decency of not to try to insult others by judging the place they are from, if u were born in disneyland good for u, of not, idc lol, u also tried to insult my level of comprehension for some reason haha u r just one of those "comment arguing ppl", dude get a life; thats what I understood from your comment and from my point of view I was right, u lñater tried to "fix" what u said, anyways I'm not going to speak to u about that it's not the point to argue with a low life here… just keep in mind that u say that ichis r good to keep ur enemies at bay… well estoc is great for that too I have yet to try this build but I've seen it in action and I myself have a dex with estoc's… they r amazing to keep your enemies at distance idk why u have to stick to kats :S well whatever, suit yourself.
FFS: I guess "m0ose will always be m0ose"… which means u r still a crappy noob lol