Best dex weapons on Reddit
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#1
Sellsword Twinblades
5.0
(21)
"Sellsword twin blades destroy 99% of weapons in terms of reliability and power."
"Dex - Sellsword Twinblades, Frayed Blade, Astora GS, and Crow Talons."
"It’s the Sellsword Twinblades."
"Twinblades are wildly known as the best dex weapon and it just isnt close."
"Sell sword twin blades with sharp infusion puts the game in easy mode!!!"
"Sellsword twinblades are one of the highest dps weapons in the gamr as far as dex weapons go."
"Go for the sellsword twinblades or the sharp infused lothric knight sword."
"Sellsword winblades, I mean twinblades."
"The sellsword twinblades, which is the best dex weapon in the game."
"Sellsword twin blades is the only right answer."
#2
Uchigatana
4.4
(20)
"The uchigatana is A scale Dex weapon that can be bought from the blacksmith Mcduff in the Bastille after you give him the dull ember."
"Uchigatana taken down the sharp upgrade path (uses bladestone) is the best dex weapon in the game."
"Uchigatana is a fantastic weapon"
"Uchi and bloodhound fang are the best dex weapons in the early game."
"Uchigatana is pretty much the go-to starter Dex weapon."
"The uchigatana that you can get by killing the sword master outside firelink is also a really good dex weapon."
"I also enjoy the Uchigatana, as well as the Great Corvian Scythe."
"You could get uchigatana or kill lucatiel for the mirrah greatsword."
"Played mostly uchi in all other souls games and ER and still great in DeS"
"I mostly used the uchigatana, since I really love using katanas in these games."
#3
N/A
4.4
(18)
"Uchikatana will literally get you through the whole game"
"Rapier is the single best weapon in the game"
"Uchi is really good as is any katana"
"Lothric Knight sword (sharp) and astora greatsword (sharp) when you have these two equipped nothing will stand against you."
"I used the crow quills through my entire playthrough."
"Every dex weapon is good, if you’re really early to the game I would kill the guy on the side of the firelink shrine and get the uchigatana."
"If you're willing to potentially die grabbing it, the Great Scythe is a whole lot of fun."
"Lothric Knight Sword."
"End game I like Chaos Blade as a good katana because it scales well."
"Been using the winged spear and ricards rapier so far for an fyi"
#4
Bloodhound's Fang
4.6
(8)
"Bloodhound fangs carried me against several bosses."
"A very popular choice is the Bloodhound's Fang."
"Bloodhound Fang is amazing. One of my favorite Soulsborne weapons ever."
"Bloodhound Fang you can get by then and it is still great by endgame."
"My favorite weapons for pure dex build are Bloodhound's Fang."
"Sometimes I switched to the bloodhound fang just to keep things fresh."
"Bloodhound's Fang is good."
"Bloodhound Fang sword is pretty awesome."
#5
Godskin Peeler
4.9
(7)
"If you want a Dex twinblade, I recommend Godskin Peeler."
"My favorites are Godskin Peeler, Pata's are really nasty."
"Once I got the Godskin Peeler in the mid game, it carried me rest of the way."
"Godskin peelers."
"My favorite pure Dex weapon is by far the Godskin Peeler."
"The godskin peeler has the best dex scaling out of the twinblades I think."
"Godskin Peeler is supposed to be pretty good as well."
#6
Rapier
4.9
(7)
"Rapier, u can buy it from the blacksmith at majula. It’s god tier."
"One of the best early DEX weapons vs. individual enemies is the rapier."
"For critical hits rapier, for bosses Ricardo's rapier."
"Most thrusting swords (especially rapier) are generally agreed on to be good."
"Any rapier, Crow Quills and Estoc recommended."
"Rapiers will not fail you."
"The rapier is really good; get flynn’s ring, ring of blades and old leo ring."
#7
Frayed Blade
5.0
(6)
"Frayed Blade. Chaos Blade(use the Uchi you get the start until you get this."
"What about Frayed Blade? I think it's the best katana."
"The Frayed Blade.... OP in my opinion, especially for PVE."
"I use the Frayed Blade +5, Sharp Astora GS +10, and Sharp Barbed Sword +10."
"My favorite weapons are: Twinblade Sellswords, Crow Rapier, Frayed Blade."
"Frayed Blade is probably the best bleed weapon right now."
#8
Flamberge
4.7
(6)
"Flamberge is pretty neat! Just make it Keen."
"Beautiful weapon, nice move set and the weapon art hits like a truck."
"Flamberge currently blows away Drangleic Sword in practically every respect."
"I really like Flamberge. You can pick it up reasonably early in Huntsman's Copse."
"Flamberge <3."
"Flamberge (basically a slightly weaker claymore with bleed)..."
#9
Bolt of Gransax
4.7
(6)
"If solely dex is concerned, the best weapon is definitely Bolt of Grandsax."
"Bolt of Gransax and Dragon King's Cragblade are both a lot of fun."
"Bolt of gransax or dragon kings cragblade."
"Bolt of gransax."
"Bolt of Gransaxx can cheese like half the game."
"Bolt of Gransax is one of the best dex weapons."
#10
Murakumo
4.8
(5)
"Gold tracer, murakumo, chaos blade, quelaags fury sword, server, halberd. And rapier"
"Murakumo is generally agreed on to be good."
"Murakumo is amazing dex curved greatsword."
"I like the Murakumo a lot, it gets an S scaling in dex."
"Sharp murakumo or the rgcs."
#11
Astora Greatsword
4.6
(5)
"Astora Greatsword. S scaling with a sharp gem"
"Sharp Astora Greatsword will carry you through the game."
"Astora GS is my pet weapon in the game."
"Sharp Astora greatsword."
"Sharp astora greatsword."
#12
Great Scythe
4.4
(5)
"Great scythe"
"Great Scythe is apparently the best scaling Dex weapon."
"Great Scythe has a fantastic range and an unusual but welcome base damage."
"Great Scythe - The only true early-game rival to the Uchi."
"Great Scythe and Gold Tracer"
#13
Chaos Blade
4.4
(5)
"Gold tracer, murakumo, chaos blade, quelaags fury sword, server, halberd. And rapier"
"Other great choice would be chaos blade for the s dex scaling."
"Chaos blade : my fav weapon in the game good damage good counter damage."
"Chaos blade is probably one of the most seen and most tryhard of the dex weapons."
"Chaos blade has the best damage, with the downside of chipping your health."
#14
Nagakiba
5.0
(4)
"The Nagakiba has much more versatility being able to swap between affinities and a stack of good ashes of war."
"Nagakiba is of course the natural upgrade from uchi."
"Nagakiba/x2, especially with spinning slash."
"Nagakiba, morgott sword, bloodhounds fang."
#15
Guardian
5.0
(4)
"Guardian swordspear, keen, spinning strikes, lightning spell buff."
"Guardian's swordspear."
"Guardian's Swordspear, Cross Naginata, Nagakiba, Bloodhound Fang."
"Guardian's Swordspear. With Keen infusion it has pure DEX scaling."
#16
Guardian's Swordspear
5.0
(4)
"I'm a big fan of the Guardian's Swordspear."
"I like guardians sword spear on keen."
"Guardian's Swordspear has a great damage scaling with DEX."
"My favorite weapons for pure dex build are Guardian's Swordspear."
#17
Lothric Knight Sword
4.8
(4)
"Lothric Knight sword (sharp) and astora greatsword (sharp) when you have these two equipped nothing will stand against you."
"Any straightsword that's infusable; Lothric Knight being the most optimal pick."
"Lothric Knight Sword: it's fast, it's long range, it has a varied moveset."
"The lothric knight sword gets excellent Dex scaling if you infuse it with a sharp gem."
#18
Balder Side Sword
4.5
(4)
"The Balder Side Sword is definitely the most powerful Dex weapon in DS1."
"Balder side sword 🦆"
"Balder Side Sword - Fantastic moveset, decent but not top-tier damage."
"Balder Side Sword is ofc great but Uchi is legit an end game weapon."
#19
Warden Twinblades
4.7
(3)
"The best Dex weapon is Warden Twinblades."
"Warden Twinblades are dex based and have innate bleed on it."
"Warden twinblades"
#20
Farron Greatsword
4.7
(3)
"I loved farron greatsword has good dex scale and if u go endgame to up to 40 str, it deals huge dmg."
"I liked using the Farron GS on my Dex focus runs."
"The Farron Greatsword is fun as fuck to use."
#21
Claws
4.7
(3)
"I’m personally a big fan of the claws."
"Level 87 still using them. Best dps I’ve found for pve."
"I've been using the claws with a bleed build as well to do huge damage as well since they hit in rapid succession."
#22
Hiltless
4.7
(3)
"Top tier IMO: Hiltless."
"I really love hiltless."
"Hiltless is pretty good too but the chip damage you receive is annoying."
#23
Estoc
4.7
(3)
"A few other options include estoc (fantastic riposte/backstab multiplier)..."
"Rapier: Estoc and Crow Quills."
"If you don't feel like grinding, you can buy an Estoc from the merchant early in Liurnia."
#24
Washing Pole
4.3
(3)
"All katanas, Washing Pole trades damage for big dick range."
"Washing pole sephiroth mode."
"Washing Pole cause running attack is cancer if your oponent cant parry/doesn't have shield."
#25
Katanas
4.3
(3)
"For everything else there's katanas."
"All of the katanas are pretty good."
"Katanas, sellsword twinblades, estoc, scimitar, astora gs, lothric knight sword."
#26
Sellsword
4.0
(3)
"Sellswords, Lothric Knight SS, Murakumo, Astora Greatsword, Washing Pole, Pontiff Knight CS to name a few."
"Sellsword Twinblades. Sharp infuse and get 60 dex. 2H it and use L1."
"Sellsword twinblades are pretty good."
#27
Loyce Greatsword
4.0
(3)
"If you got the DLCs, Loyce Greatsword and Drakeblood Greatsword are both bae for me."
"Loyce greatsword is just beautiful, but requires high Dex."
"My favourite weapons for a Dex build are: Warped Sword, Blacksteel Katana & Loyce GS."
#28
Noble's Slender Sword
5.0
(2)
"Noble’s Slender Sword with Square Off AOW is really really good."
"My sacred noble slender sword with the 'sword dance' ashes of war is pretty fun."
#29
Bandit's Knife
5.0
(2)
"I'm going to also mention bandits knife."
"Bandit knife: I killed the last two classic bosses with that knife."
#30
Lothric Knight Straight Sword
5.0
(2)
"Other great PVE options are Lothric Knight Straight Sword sharp or Astora Greatsword Sharp."
"Pick up Lothric Knight Straight Sword."
#31
Guardian Swordspear
5.0
(2)
"One weapon infused Keen is ridiculous, the Guardian Swordspear."
"The Guardian Swordspear you farm from the dudes with trees on their backs."
#32
Hand of Malenia
5.0
(2)
"Hand of Malenia. That's it."
"My favorite weapons for pure dex build are Hand of Malenia."
#33
Scimitar
5.0
(2)
"My second weapon is schmitar cause its the starting weapon for wanderer."
"Any curved sword; Scimitar, sellswords, follower saber are pretty darn great."
#34
Twinblades
5.0
(2)
"Twinblades are the best. Make them sharp, use resin for certain bosses and you have the easiest time of your life."
"Most are viable, but the twinblades will carry you through endgame."
#35
Bloodhound
5.0
(2)
"Bloodhound's fang is stupidly strong and a primarily dex weapon."
"Bloodhound fang carried me through the whole game when I stumbled upon it."
#36
Lothric Knight Greatsword
5.0
(2)
"A Sharp-infused Lothric Knight Greatsword with a lightning bundle/resin is pretty monstrous."
"I now have DEX- 65 FTH-30 INT -15. In addition to that I have changed the infusion and am planning on trying out a fully upgraded Sharp Lothric Knight Greatsword."
#37
Painting Guardian Sword
5.0
(2)
"Curved swords. Carthusian sword, painting guardian sword"
"The painting guardian sword MELTS bosses because of low weight and bleed effect."
#38
Moonveil
4.5
(2)
"Once I found the moonveil its been really tough to switch to another weapon."
"Moonveil has been nerfed in patches since. It is still very good in its niche."
#39
Rivers of Blood
4.5
(2)
"Rivers of blood, bolt of gransax and bloodhound's fang."
"Until i unlocked rivers of blood late game."
#40
Frozen Needle
4.5
(2)
"Frozen Needle is a good option."
"- Frozen Needle
- Cross Naginata
- Icerind Hatchet."
#41
Urumi
4.5
(2)
"Urumi is super underrated."
"One unsung dex weapon is Urumi."
#42
Claymore
4.5
(2)
"Greatsword: Claymore and Exile."
"Good ol' Claymore is probably the perfect middle ground."
#43
Twinblade
4.5
(2)
"I’ve really been enjoying the Twinblade."
"Twinblade is pretty awesome early game if you start with a DEX char."
#44
Partizan
4.5
(2)
"The partizan is the only weapon in the entire game that has S dex scaling."
"Partizan is versatile, basically the only spear/lance I ever feel.like using."
#45
Cross Naginata
4.0
(2)
"In the base game a slept on pick is the cross naginata."
"I'm surprised nobody mentioned cross-naginata."
#46
Katana
4.0
(2)
"The standard Katana samurai start with is pretty sweet with its special ability chunking bosses HP."
"Any Katana (but I like Washing apple and Frayed blade the best)."
#47
Uchi
4.0
(2)
"Uchi, bandits knife, the twin katanas (forget the name), warden twin blades."
"An uchi or one of the special katanas for fast attacks."
#48
Kilij
4.0
(2)
"Kilij and Uchigatana are easy to get and both great."
"Kilij is by far my favorite."
#49
Sharp Kilij
4.0
(2)
"Sharp Kilij."
"Sharp Kilij (14str)."
#50
Blacksteel Katana
4.0
(2)
"Using the blacksteel katana that you can find easily in the Iron Keep if you kill enough guards."
"My favourite weapons for a Dex build are: Warped Sword, Blacksteel Katana & Loyce GS."
#51
Sharp Lothric Knight Straight Sword
5.0
(1)
"I'm still using a sharp LKSS/uchi."
#52
Rakshasa Great Katana
5.0
(1)
"Rakshasa great katana is probably the best."
#53
Dual Bandits Curved Swords
5.0
(1)
"Dual bandits curved swords, lightning claymore with lightning slash."
#54
Claws of Night
5.0
(1)
"Claws of night and backhand blades in the DLC are insane."
#55
Lightning Zweihander
5.0
(1)
"The Lightning Zweihander is my favorite."
#56
Dragon King's Cragblade
5.0
(1)
"Dragon King's Cragblade is best because it looks cool."
#57
Bloodhound Blade
5.0
(1)
"Bloodhound Blade is a great weapon and can take you to the end of the game."
#58
Carthusian Sword
5.0
(1)
"Curved swords. Carthusian sword, painting guardian sword"
#59
Gold Tracer
5.0
(1)
"Gold tracer, murakumo, chaos blade, quelaags fury sword, server, halberd. And rapier"
#60
Quelaag's Fury Sword
5.0
(1)
"Gold tracer, murakumo, chaos blade, quelaags fury sword, server, halberd. And rapier"
#61
Server
5.0
(1)
"Gold tracer, murakumo, chaos blade, quelaags fury sword, server, halberd. And rapier"
#62
Halberd
5.0
(1)
"Gold tracer, murakumo, chaos blade, quelaags fury sword, server, halberd. And rapier"
#63
Winged Spear
5.0
(1)
"I am using winged spear it scales with dex I think."
#64
Guardian Sword Spear
5.0
(1)
"Guardian sword spear is pretty dope."
#65
Curved Sword
5.0
(1)
"Most curved swords (especially Warped Sword) are generally agreed on to be good."
#66
Spear
5.0
(1)
"Most spears (especially Partizan) are generally agreed on to be good."
#67
Hookclaws
5.0
(1)
"My favorite weapons for pure dex build are Hookclaws."
#68
Icerind Hatchet
5.0
(1)
"My favorite weapons for pure dex build are Icerind Hatchet."
#69
Eleonora's Polearm
5.0
(1)
"Eleonora's polearm is pretty dope."
#70
Lordsworn Straight Sword
5.0
(1)
"Lordsworn straight sword is my shit."
#71
Swordspear
5.0
(1)
"Swordspear. It's bonkers at Keen with an A Dex rating."
#72
Ice Rapier
5.0
(1)
"Crown of the ivory king the soldiers drop the Ice Rapier fun and powerful dex weapon."
#73
Carthus Curved Sword
5.0
(1)
"Probably Carthus curved sword by the way."
#74
Dark Sword
5.0
(1)
"Dark Sword of course, right?"
#75
Follower Sabre
5.0
(1)
"Follower Sabre ;)"
#76
Great Corvian Scythe
5.0
(1)
"Great corvian scythe gets B dex scaling and A/A int/faith scaling."
#77
Sellswords
5.0
(1)
"My favorite dex weapons are Sellswords, Pontiff Knight Curved Sword, Frayed Blade."
#78
Gotthard's Sword
5.0
(1)
"Later on you'll get access to the Gotthards, which are a nice alternative to the Sellswords."
#79
Brigand Twin Daggers
5.0
(1)
"The Brigand Twindaggers are pretty cool for bleed."
#80
Lothric Knight
4.0
(1)
"Lothric Knight Greatsword on a tanky build with lots of poise"
#81
Farron
4.0
(1)
"Farron Greatsword, Onikiri and Ubadachi, Great Corvian Scythe, Frayed Blade, washing pole, and carthus curved sword are my favorite dex weapons."
#82
Corvian
4.0
(1)
"I'm a fan of the Corvian Greatknife and the basic Great Scythe"
#83
Bandits
4.0
(1)
"Bandits curved sword and any other curved sword."
#84
Carthus
4.0
(1)
"Carthus curved swords"
#85
Frayed
4.0
(1)
"The Frayed Blade is my favorite dex weapon by far, it's very flexible."
#86
Hanemurko
4.0
(1)
"Hanemurko, Argent Wolf Blade, Executioner."
#87
Crow Quills
4.0
(1)
"Crow quills, or frayed blade"
#88
Lucerne
4.0
(1)
"Some good weapons that have not been mentioned yet: Lucerne, Murakumo, Red Hilted Halberd, Rapier, Partizan,"
#89
No-Dachi
4.0
(1)
"No-Dachi (Washing Pole) A better Uchigatana."
#90
Keen Raptor Talons
4.0
(1)
"Claws, especially Keen Raptor Talons are amazing."
#91
Raptor's Talons
4.0
(1)
"Raptors talons only because no-one else mentioned."
#92
Curved Swords
4.0
(1)
"Curved swords like bandit curved sword."
#93
Royal Knight's Greatsword
4.0
(1)
"Many have been mentioned but I’ll add keen royal knights greatsword to the mix!"
#94
Misersrecorde
4.0
(1)
"Misersrecorde. Gets similar AR to other daggers."
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