A melee-focused Mage Build that uses magic to enhance and deal damage up close to enemies.
The way this Build works is that you'll buff your Rapier or Estoc with Scholar's Armament to double your melee damage or so early on, allowing you to one or two shot most enemies. Make sure that you have both your Staff and Weapon out at the same time or you won't be able to buff it. You can use Glintstone Pebble to thin enemies when their are many to prevent yourself from being swarmed, and also to hit enemies that you can't get to physically.
Carian Slicer is your money maker and makes short work of Bosses and challenging enemies. You'll spam this repeatedly when you get openings to melt Boss HP. It's absolutely devastating. Just know that you deal almost no Stagger with this Spell so you will have to read enemy ques and dodge when they begin to retaliate.
You can use a Shield in some scenarios where Blocking is beneficial, but it rarely is since it drains your Stamina when Blocking and you need it to attack rapidly with Carian Slicer.
Intelligence & Vigor
Intelligence
Vigor
Dexterity & Mind
Dexterity
Mind
Spellblade is a quality build that utilizes Claymore and Glintblade Phalanx Ashes of War. Primarily scales with strength and intelligence and heavily relies on periodic stance-breaking and critical hits. Rendering enemies unable to retaliate.
A Dexterity/Intelligence build that uses the Nagakiba and the Chilling Mist Ash of War.
A pure ranged Build that focuses on ranging enemies down from afar, without the need to ever engage in melee combat.
Note: since patch 1.03, Determination no longer applies its buff to any source of damage other than the weapon to which the Ash of War is applied. It can no longer be used to increase the damage of sorceries or incantations. The written guide below has been updated and contains minor changes to the build in the video guide.
A melee-focused Mage Build that uses magic to enhance and deal damage up close to enemies.
A melee-mage Build that uses Scholar's Armament and Glintstone Phalanx to deal Critical Damage to enemies.
A medium-armor melee-based sorcerer Build that allows you to Block with a Shield while attacking with Carian Sword Sorceries in your right hand.
A melee-mage Build that uses Transient Moonlight to stagger enemies and deal critical damage.
The Sword Sage is a combination of Intelligence and Faith, using the Sword of Night and Flame and Death Sorceries.
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