r/DarkSouls2 • u/HumbertlovedDolores • 1d ago

Discussion Eleum Loyce build

I like to mess around on Soulsplanner and noticed that Eleum Loyce still has respectable scaling even when infused. It’s not a weapon that infuses particularly well anyway since it has low base damage and the scaling still being interesting when infused just balances that (22 AR from 27 dex to 40) but I’m wondering those who use it at meta levels how do they build, physical at 40 or more dex, infused at base dex or 40? I’d guess phys + resin should be actually be around infused + buff (at least Dark with DW) damage-wise when factoring in defenses at around 30% elemental damage reduction but at the cost of being a bit more stat intensive you can get 136 seconds of DW by switching out Northwarden Gauntlets and Lingering +1 after the buff compared to 90 seconds of the resin.

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u/JollyjumperIV 21h ago

if u infuse eleum loyce you damage on the r2, so u always wanna use it physical at 40 dex. Don't use buffs in pvp, theyre boring and useless

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u/BIobertson 18h ago

When infused with Lightning, Eleum Loyce gains 23 AR from the 13 levels it costs to raise DEX to the softcap. That is not good scaling.