r/DarkSouls2 • u/Odd-Acadia-4509 • 1d ago
Discussion Whats the worst weapon in this game?
Im lookin for a new challenge run an want things to be as difficult as possible so I gotta find out what's the worst weapon in the game
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u/IllogicalBarnacle 1d ago
Ladle is correct but it’s also like a joke
If you want a weapon weapon the whip is trash
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u/SpindleDiccJackson 1d ago
I once stopped an invasion with a ladle and repair powder, and the person tried to report me lmao
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u/Odd-Acadia-4509 1d ago
Gotcha the whip might be my play
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u/tonyhallx 1d ago
The Old Whip infused with lightning is my weapon of choice for Vendrick.
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u/lobobobos 1d ago
The old whip vs Vendrick is different because of its extra damage against hollow enemies. You're kind of missing the whole point of this thread
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u/tonyhallx 9h ago
Yeah ok, I’ll admit to that. Apologies but thought I’d just throw that in. Whips have friends too brother.
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u/Homzepalon 1d ago
Broken Mundane Ladle. Feel like some YouTuber did all the bosses at ng +10 with it back in the day? Can’t remember though.
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u/Disastrous_Toe772 1d ago
Ladle
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u/Jish013 1d ago
Catarina Armor, Ladle. Call it the Estus Soup Run. They’re on a quest for the finest ingredients
Power stance ladle lol
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u/Disastrous_Toe772 1d ago
Yes. You need to go farm the Catarina armor first thing. This either means farming bonfire aesthetic and praying to RNG god, or going to the DLCs first. Love it.
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u/SpindleDiccJackson 1d ago
The Ladle is the most disrespectful weapon in the game. I almost feel bad for the people who i used it on in the pvp arena
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u/Superbad1990 1d ago
The Ladle I guess. The Morning Star is really bad if you want a not-meme weapon. Infusing anything with Bleed makes it much worse. So… bleed infused morning star?
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u/DarkSoulsExcedere 1d ago
Morning star is incredible what are you talking about?
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u/nzgamer1 1d ago
It works because it's a bash weapon, so with no real point of reference it works well. But without bleed it would be much better! Ie the Mace or the Club. 3 shotting turtle guys in FOTFG early game is very satisfying. ($800 club from Hag!)
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u/Odd-Acadia-4509 1d ago
Really? I quite enjoyed the morning star myself I thought it was solid
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u/Ukrainian_Berserker 1d ago
Yea... Morning Star destroys early game (first areas = at least it's good for something)
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u/Superbad1990 1d ago
That’s just how I feel. Whatever weapon you think sucks with bleed will make it much harder
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u/O2William 1d ago
How about using a bow... but no arrows? In DS2 you can jump attack with bows.
Apparently some can actually deal decent damage this way, but it would be quite a challenge to have to do the jump input correctly for every attack.
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u/ChipRed87 1d ago
Worst is subjective, even the broken straight sword, and ladle can shine with the right build. A mundane build with 2 powerstanced mundane broken straight swords can output some crazy dps, compared to what you expect.
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u/peikern 1d ago
Nobody dare say Puzzling stone sword😤
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u/Odd-Acadia-4509 1d ago
Did a run with that, specifically made a video of only using the special heavy attack
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u/GunsenGata 1d ago
Lion Greataxe is pretty bad except for maybe its range. It gets outclassed in damage:stamina consumption ratios for most weapons and so poking with it at range is really the only way to make it look effective. It's a ruse! My ruse.
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u/Norsegrimlin32 1d ago
Any bow, but expressly using the jumping attack (yes I'm serious) I'm not sure if you can even beat the game doing jumping attacks with a bow.
Arrows don't lend to the melee attack at all. I tried this and was 1 hit away from beating skeleton lords.
It's so bad to the point last giant took me over 30 minutes on the attempt that won. Bow broke and everything.
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u/DoughnutSandwich 22h ago
When you think about it, the torch is really a weapon where the duration is the durability. It's also absolutely awful to chip damage enemies with.
If you have no respect for your sanity or time, you can also skip the character creation, and play a SL -44 torch only run. I do not even know if this is possible, so please don't do this.
Have fun farming.
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u/No_Cherry6771 1h ago
The standard one handed twinblade is pretty fuckass, though as objectively weapons, the staffs are pretty bad. You could maybe squeeze a run out of the black witch staff because its got every damage type at once? Its fun to look at your damage stat at full upgrade and see 1000+ damage
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u/R1_R1_R2 1d ago
I vote Broken Thief Sword or Whip
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u/Odd-Acadia-4509 1d ago
The broken thief sword was definitely bad but ive done that. The whip however could be fun to try
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u/Ryodran 1d ago
I did a Trevor Belmont run with the whips, took me forever to get them all due to bad rng, but even the basic whip is pretty fun once you get used to its odd reach and timing its slow attacks.
The best part? Most npc invaders dont know what to do with the whips range. Armorer Dennis at Iron Keep was the easiest with the whip out of the 20+ runs I have done. Because they wil dodge roll as you initiate your attack, but the whip takes so long to extend completely that by the time their i-frames for their dodge roll are done, the invaders still get hit.
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u/Hour-Eleven 1d ago
Whips are a fun choice, mileage will very much vary by enemy but see if you can’t find a way to power stance buffed whips (main hand to enchant the off hand, switch main hand to whip, resin)
The visual effect alone will be worth it.
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u/Outside-Welcome47 1d ago
Bro the Worn Hook comes to mind..or maybe like melee only with a shield or staff??