Best strength weapon on Reddit
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#1
N/A
4.4
(35)
"Grab the Great Club down in the swamp. Big bonk time."
"Claymore is baemore! Nice damage, speed, and hyperarmor mix."
"I’ve always loved the Great Club. Infusible with whatever gem you want to use so it’s versatile."
"Demon's GreatAxe has an S scaling with strength."
"Demon greataxe."
"Highest dmg for strength"
"Dragonslayer Greataxe. Thank me later."
"Dragon slayer greataxe."
"Fume ultra greatsword for sure."
"I'm gonna have to go with Dragonslayer Greataxe, it's insanely strong and fast for its size."
#2
Dark Souls
4.7
(22)
"Pretty much any black knight, or dragon weapon."
"Black Knight and Silver Knight weapons, the Gravelord Sword, and the Lifehunt Scythe are some good pics."
"Black Knight Greatsword is really good, I used it for basically the entire game."
"Occult Giant-Crusher? Great Stars. Greatsword."
"Pure strength, you can't beat the giant crusher."
"Pure strength, go Giant Crusher."
"Probably the giant crusher."
"Any and all Black Knight weapons."
"Ledo's greathammer or Smough's greathammer for the biggest bonk."
"Ledo’s is the only correct answer."
#3
Great Club
4.7
(19)
"Is the best, barely less damage than Demon Greataxe."
"Because bonk."
"Has the best scaling with strength."
"Captain Caveman build OP."
"All of these are great options."
"You can’t get any better than beating people with a giant wooden log."
"Great club. one of the few weapons in the game that let you reach the ultimate unga bunga mode by dressing up as a caveman."
"Great cloob or Bort ice hammer."
"Greatclub"
"Great club"
#4
Dragonslayer Greataxe
4.9
(14)
"Not sure if it’s the highest but it’s an absolute beast."
"For single players only, I'd personally recommend the Dragonslayer Greataxe."
"I love the Dragonslayer Greataxe. The lightning damage is great for most bosses"
"Dragonslayer Greataxe will forever be my favorite STR weapon"
"PvE: Tie between Dragonslayer's Greataxe / Winged Knight Twinaxes / Exile Greatsword."
"The dragonslayer greataxe is so good."
"Dragonslayer greataxe is a much better option than FUGS."
"Dragonslayer greataxe will fuck the nameless king."
"Dragonslayer greataxe or Ledos great hammer."
"Damage? Dragonslayer greataxe"
#5
Ledo's Hammer
5.0
(12)
"Ledo’s hammer get the best damage up scaling"
"Of course."
"I guess ledo's great hammer for it's moveset and good dmg, love that weapon"
"Ledos Hammer probably."
"Ledos no question."
"Ledos greathammer nuff said."
"Ledos Hammer (the dlc str weapon) because of the weapon art."
"Ledos Hammer."
"I think Ledo's Great hammer has the biggest bonk"
"Ledo Hammer and it ain’t close!"
#6
Greatsword
4.8
(12)
"It’s kind of *the* bonk."
"Got me all the way through the base game then I found the Ancient Meteoric ore greatsword in the DLC..."
"It shits so hard and is definitely my favourite strength weapon."
"The Greatsword, its light attack won’t bounce because it comes from above"
"I loved the greatsword. Fun moveset and high damage"
"The classic Greatsword is a fantastic option"
"Stagger + High AR: Greatsword, Lothric knight Greatsword, Yhorm's Great Machete, Great Machete, Great Mace, Exile Greatsword"
"The Greatsword. Stagger everything, crazy reach."
"Greatsword"
"You can never go wrong with the classic greatsword."
#7
FUGS
4.9
(11)
"For PVE probably FUGS."
"The FUGS is the very best thing ever."
"FUGS carried me through the platinum in ds2 and FUGS carried me through the horrid platinum in ds3"
"FUGS is great now, but it was absolutely broken at launch."
"I think its either FUGS or RKPGS."
"FUGS is the way. Also Yhorm’s Great Machete is pretty badass too."
"I personally prefer the FUGS because I like the two handed R2 better."
"FUGS."
"I used fugs in my first playthrough."
"FUGS is a classic."
#8
Exile Greatsword
4.8
(11)
"Heavy Exile GS has the highest dps and is generally one of the best pve weapons."
"Exile greatsword is simply a demon, a greatsword swinging that quickly should be illegal"
"Exile greatsword HUGE DAMAGE :)"
"The exile greatsword. Makes the game an absolute cakewalk"
"Either exile greatsword,yhorms machete or ringed knight greatswords"
"Is ridiculous, insane damage, great weapon art, quick and low on stamina draining compared to other strength weapons."
"Exile greatsword has the most DPS"
"Exile great sword helped a lot in my playthroughs , and its the best strength weapon for beginners"
"Exile greatsword is my fave"
"Exile gs is all you need even tho it has a bad range"
#9
Great Mace
4.1
(8)
"Great Mace."
"I'm a personal fan of the great hammers."
"Slightly faster R1 goes to great Mace/great stars."
"Great mace, and yhorms machete always come through for me."
"Great Mace. Vordt's Hammer, but buffable."
"My cleric is self-restricted to hammers & greathammers, but the great mace, and vordt's mace before it, are both amazing."
"Great Mace is incredibly underrated."
"The great mace is personal favorite."
#10
Zweihander
4.6
(7)
"It just flattens pretty much everything."
"With royal knights resolve, spear talisman and axe talisman"
"The Zweihander is an absolute beast, I infused it with lightning and honestly it's so fun!"
"Zweihander early game is OP and can be used late game."
"The zweihander. It carried me through all the Dark Souls games."
"Personally I like Zweihander fully reinforced with heavy infusion."
"Zweihander, Snek sword, Sticks, Black knight weapons and Demon weapons"
#11
Dragon Tooth
4.3
(6)
"Dragon tooth the ultimate bonk"
"I fell in love with Dragon tooth in my last playthrough😀"
"Greatsword or Dragon Tooth, I prefer Dragon tooth because strike damage"
"Dragon tooth is good. Also gives you fire resistance"
"Dragon Tooth."
"I'm unsure if it's the best."
#12
Claymore
4.2
(6)
"Claymore."
"Claymore with a heavy infusion."
"Claymore built right can body all these builds."
"Claymore is Baemore, Wolf Knight Greatsword is neat too because of the frontflip but its definitely worse"
"Standard: Claymore."
"Other good early game weapons are Claymore."
#13
Lothric Knight Greatsword
4.8
(5)
"Lothric Knight GS, the roll light attack is too good for beating tough enemies."
"Lothric Knight GS (heavy) has the best AR of ultra greatswords."
"Optimally probably lothric knight GS or dragon slayer."
"Lothric knight greatsword"
"The Lothric Greatsword L2 slaps."
#14
Vordt's Hammer
4.6
(5)
"Vordt’s hammer is the best weapon in the game."
"Try Vordt's big bonk."
"For me its the best weapon in the game."
"Vordt’s hammer should carry you to the end."
"I like FUGS or Vordt hammer."
#15
Yhorm's Machete
4.6
(5)
"Yhorm’s machete, so fucking raw."
"Yhorm's Machete It's soooo satisfying to hit with!"
"Yhorm's Machete rocks"
"And it was great."
"I like yhorm's machete"
#16
Great Stars
4.6
(5)
"Is good cookin’."
"Best damage."
"Strike: Great Stars."
"With wild strikes."
"I always enjoyed double Great Stars."
#17
Vordt's Great Hammer
4.0
(5)
"Even if somethings immune to frostbite the great hammer will still greatly hammer."
"Early game is always Vordt’s great hammer"
"Vordt great hammer is solid."
"Vordts. Super underrated weapon."
"Vordt's Great Hammer"
#18
Demon Greataxe
5.0
(4)
"Is the highest AR weapon for a str build."
"Requires the most investment in strength and scales exclusively with it while offering the most damage per swing."
"It has S scaling in str and as far as I know it has biggest number."
"Demon Greataxe. Period."
#19
Guts
5.0
(4)
"The only thing that does more damage than Guts is Giant Crusher."
"Guts greatsword is my ole' reliable."
"Guts Greatsword of course."
"Guts Greatsword with Lion's Claw."
#20
Profaned Greatsword
4.8
(4)
"I’ll die on this hill"
"I love the profaned Greatsword... Just use fully loaded heavy attack to stab and throw down every knight type enemy to the ground."
"Profaned GS, as to why, i like the fire aspect and it feels easy to time"
"Imma go with the profaned gs"
#21
Black Knight Greatsword
4.8
(4)
"I love using the black knight great sword... Massive damage at +5."
"Black knight greatsword for sure."
"Black knight great sword."
"Black knight greatsword, Golem axe, Dragon tooth, grant."
#22
Ledo's Great Hammer
4.8
(4)
"It deals strike damage which is a really good damage type."
"Ledos great hammer"
"*L-L-L-LEDO'S GREAT HAMMER!!!!*"
"Ledo's great hammer and fume ultra greatsword are good, but very heavy"
#23
Greataxe
4.5
(4)
"I just finished the game using the greataxe and dragon slayer greataxe."
"Greataxe / Greatclub have by far the best damage/weight ratio."
"The stunlocking was real."
"Not best but my favorite, the Greataxe."
#24
Smough's Hammer
5.0
(3)
"Smough's Hammer.
SMASH"
"I honestly prefer Smohgs hammer"
"Smoughs Hammer is hilarious to use."
#25
Giant Crusher
5.0
(3)
"Dual wielding giant crusher goes brrrr"
"With lions claw and stonebarb cracked tear is ultimate bonk."
"For non somber its pretty hard to beat the giant crusher or the greatsword."
#26
Yhorm's Great Machete
4.7
(3)
"If I’m using buffs, Yhorm’s great machete. If I’m not, Ledo’s great hammer"
"Yhorm's Great Machete is the best"
"Just *chop chop chop chop*"
#27
Fire Knight's Greatsword
4.7
(3)
"1 fire Knights Greatsword... Just put flame skewer on it and enjoy."
"One of the big hits was definitely the Fire Knight Greatsword."
"Objectively, probably Fire Knight's Greatsword."
#28
Smough's Great Hammer
4.3
(3)
"Pure strength? Smoughs Great Hammer for PVP."
"Is a great choice."
"You can finish the game with all of them."
#29
Star Fists
4.3
(3)
"Loved the Star Fists (occult) on my Arcane build."
"For something really fast"
"Plays fast and hits really hard - Star Fists."
#30
Greatsword of Solitude
4.3
(3)
"Greatsword of Solitude and the Anvil Hammer have been my favorite dlc strength weapons."
"Is pretty great. Strong defensive stats for guard countering with it."
"That initial greatsword of solitude you get right near the start is pretty great."
#31
Lothric Knight's Greatsword
4.0
(3)
"Lothric Knight greatsword. One of the only weapons that encourages R2 spam."
"Lothtic Knight Greatsword. Free lightning damage and still buffable/infusible."
"Personaly my favorite is Lothrick knight's great sword because of its build in lightning dmg."
#32
Rusted Anchor
4.0
(3)
"Rusted Anchor is underrated imo."
"Rusted anchor is good - very nice for when you want piercing damage."
"Pierce: Rusted Anchor."
#33
Ledo's Greathammer
5.0
(2)
"Best damage up scaling."
"Ledo greathammer, fugs, greataxe, dragonslayer greataxe"
#34
Nightrider
5.0
(2)
"Try the nightrider glaive its a great strength weapon."
"Slash: Nightrider Glaive."
#35
Star Fist
5.0
(2)
"The heavy and charged attacks are ridiculous."
"Star fist is probably the best weapon for every boss lol"
#36
Yhorm's
5.0
(2)
"Yhorm's great machete. God tier in PVP on par with half-leaf blade with STR imo."
"Yhorm’s Great Machete is what I used. It’s really fun, does a shit ton of damage, and has a cool moveset."
#37
Hunter's Axe
5.0
(2)
"You can't go wrong with the axe."
"Hunters Axe. Spin to win."
#38
Nightrider's Glaive
4.5
(2)
"Nightrider’s Glaive has S scaling for STR, one of the best weapons in the game"
"Nightrider's Glaive, Great Stars"
#39
Dragon Slayer Great Axe
4.5
(2)
"It absolutely melts anyone who isn’t resistant to lightning."
"Dragon slayer great axe, lothric great sword, great sword."
#40
Anvil Hammer
4.5
(2)
"Anvil Hammer if you can get that 20 Faith requirement."
#41
Dragon Halberd
4.5
(2)
"Ever used the Dragon Halberd? Siofra River, kill the dragonkin."
"Dragon halberd is cool too."
#42
Great Sword
4.5
(2)
"Dual Wield Great Sword with LionsClaw."
"I like great sword and profaned great sword and lothric knight great sword."
#43
Demon's Greataxe
4.5
(2)
"Biggest number is Demon's Greataxe."
"The Demon's Greataxe -usually- provides the highest single hit damage"
#44
Smelter Hammer
4.0
(2)
"Smelter hammer powerstance 2 of those motherfuckers"
"You need a minimum of 47 strength to wield it in two hands tho."
#45
Heavy Greataxe
4.0
(2)
"Everyone has at least slightly different playstyles."
"Honestly I went through a large portion of my pure strength build just using heavy infused Greataxe."
#46
Mace
4.0
(2)
"The Mace is probably a good contender."
"The mace. Scales well with strength, hits hard and fast."
#47
Cathedral Greatsword
4.0
(2)
"For PvP my eternal beloved was always the Cathedral Greatsword with a heavy gem."
"Cathedral greatsword is under-rated as a UGS."
#48
Spiked Mace
4.0
(2)
"No one mentioned Spiked Mace, from the evangelist’s. It’s pretty thwompy."
"Spiked mace."
#49
Silent Guy
5.0
(1)
"The punches (the ones you get from the silent guy) for pve at least are imho the most broken weapon ever."
#50
Milady
5.0
(1)
"Heavy infused milady and great katana is what im using dependant on whats imo best for the boss."
#51
Dark Knight Greatsword
5.0
(1)
"Dark knight gs has highest damage by a long shot"
#52
Hammer
5.0
(1)
"HAMMER
It’s so versatile, you can throw it at single targets."
#53
Ravager Gregory's Sword
5.0
(1)
"My go-to now is ravager Gregory's sword paired with the Heavy Momento."
#54
Heavy Machete
5.0
(1)
"I'm using both the heavy machete and the BK Greatsword on my current playthrough."
#55
Great Machete
5.0
(1)
"I used great machete and made her a heavy great machete."
#56
Fuma
5.0
(1)
"Fuma simply has thatS scaling in strength you can't beat it if you want damage."
#57
Dragonslayer Armor's Weapon
5.0
(1)
"Easily Dragonslayer armors weapon. I wish it was available earlier but it trivializes the game."
#58
Dragons Tooth
5.0
(1)
"My top 3 options are dragons tooth, vordts hammer, and rhe jumbo goof pop from the dlc."
#59
Heavy Exile Greatsword
5.0
(1)
"Is the best PvE Str weapon."
#60
LKGS
5.0
(1)
"Yeeting enemies in the air with poise and stun locking them."
#61
Executioner Axe
5.0
(1)
"Best damage."
#62
Sword of Skin and Tooth
5.0
(1)
"800 for a light attack at full upgrade."
#63
Faithful Bludgeon
5.0
(1)
"Absolutely bonkers damage."
#64
Dragonslayer Axe
5.0
(1)
"Imo Drangonslayer. That axe is incredibly fun to use"
#65
Vordt's Greathammer
5.0
(1)
"Vordts greathammer; discovered it in my first playthrough"
#66
Heavy Cathedral Knight Greatsword
5.0
(1)
"One of my favorite weapons in the game, hits hard, can be buffed"
#67
Live Puppet Axe
4.0
(1)
"I really like the Live Puppet axe on the exploding pickaxe handle."
#68
Greatclub
4.0
(1)
"The greatclub is the perfect introduction to great hammers."
#69
Freyas
4.0
(1)
"Freyas curved Greatsword if you like curved greatswords."
#70
Fume Ultra
4.0
(1)
"Fume ultra"
#71
Godfrey Axe
4.0
(1)
"Godfrey axe seems like a weapon you would like."
#72
Sword Lance
4.0
(1)
"2. Sword Lance. Finally a very str."
#73
Harald's Curved Greatsword
4.0
(1)
"How has nobody mentioned Harald's Curved Greatsword yet?"
#74
Black Knight's Ultra Greatsword
4.0
(1)
"Black Knight’s Ultra Greatsword."
#75
Heavy Claymore
4.0
(1)
"Love FUGS, but the equip load makes it less viable for me."
#76
Morne's Great Hammer
4.0
(1)
"Mornes great hammer or dragon slayer great axe for me yes i know they are both STR/FTH weapons."
#77
Black Knight Greataxe
4.0
(1)
"Black knight greataxe. Reasoning: I like it."
#78
Gael's Greatsword
4.0
(1)
"Haven’t played in a minute but I remember loving Gaels greatsword."
#79
Havel's Dragon Tooth
4.0
(1)
"People will hate since it's just a heavier great club but I absolutely love Havel's Dragon tooth."
#80
Demon Fists
4.0
(1)
"Demon fists cuz Lord of Cinder can catch these hands."
#81
Lothric Greatsword
4.0
(1)
"Lothric greatsword, hard to use early but it has amazing moveset."
#82
Heavy Spiked Mace
4.0
(1)
"Heavy spiked mace to induce Evangelists trauma."
#83
Giant's Club
4.0
(1)
"One of the better n more interesting options for pure strength is the Giant’s Club."
#84
Great Wooden Mallet
3.0
(1)
"If you don't like fast rolling, then you can kiss a basilisk."
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