Dragon Halberd | Elden Ring Wiki

Nerf this, Spinning slash and stormhawk l2. Peace

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welfare weapon for invaders

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just nerf it already so I can use it without being a ****. this weapon just looks so cool

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If they're being aggressive to u and do running R1, react to it with L2, u will hyper armor through bc it's a halberd, ussualy this ammount of burst make someone panic, with your running R1 that is now lightning infused, finish 1 guy off, congrats, host is now running away from 1v1

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this is like the most active comment section on this entire wiki

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What a lovely day on the fextr- Good lord

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Ah the comments are full of toxic **** flinging, glad i chose to be pve in elden ring. I enjoyed this weapon slaying mogh

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People don't understand how invaders make the game better. You guys never played DS1 and don't appreciate the challenege we provide. We are doing you a service and you should be grateful when we 1hko you with this after rotting you. Little crybabies. Invaders are the real victims!

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go for L2 > fail > run to mob
they come to fight mob > run to L2 > fail again > run to another mob
they come again > run to L2 > success stun lock kill > claim I am so genuis and skillful that can take down even 1 vs 3

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LOL welfare weapon get real, you just can't handle the skill it takes to take down three humans at once and that's why you're forever co op and never red man

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Silents guys!!! i hear something... it sounds like.... whining? ahh yes... it's you little gankers with full radahn armor and moonveil..

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invader welfare:

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good weapon claim as toxic tryhard because low level invader who use this
all weapon deal more stance damage (poise damage) when upgrade
low level always be with low weapon upgrade that make poise damage very low and can braindead spam aow without problem.

not for high level , if you dare spamming aow you will get hit and break aow stance , you can not spam for win at this point. so no problem for someone who use this invade at high level

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that dragonkin soldier oneshot my rl13 vagabond for 15 minutes straight, but it was worth it, now i have this halberd and cleanrot fire offhand, should be a good setup to knowledge check someone in limgrave right?

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New player here.Does this work with the axe talisman

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This almost perfectly fits with the Banished Knight set

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just had my own stormveil moment, guy spawned in and just chased us and chased us lol. after this mentally handicapped strategy didn't work and almost ko'd him he switched to rot pots and took out the host this way. stormveil moment.

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People keep complaining about low level invasion, but no one is talking how stupidly good this thing is in high level duels. Poise, good moveset, damage through the roof, consistent frostbite procs - I love it

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there should be two different comment sections, one for pve and one for pvp

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welfare weapon for invaders

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welfare weapon for invaders

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Literally never see this weapon unless it's a lower level invader looking to one-combo hosts with 600 HP. Also T-bagging furiously after spending multiple minutes running away to finally land the true combo is apparently mandatory.

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looks amazing with the Beast Champion set

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2 type of users
1. Low IQ and self esteem invader who use this for instant win in low level.
2. Dragon tornado go brrrrrrr.

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Three types of invaders using this at low levels. The first type is the skilled invader, who confidently uses different weapons and ashes until they encounter a gank squad or a twink. The second type is the noob invader, who watched a youtube guide and now starts every invasion by chasing down the host and spamming the skill. This strategy works *just* enough times to reinforce the behavior, stunting their growth for weeks, months, maybe forever if they put down the game. The third type is the midwit invader, someone who can never become skilled, but has evolved from the noob invader. They learned that they can download a cheat save and use every cheesy tactic they find on reddit to compensate for their terminal skill deficit. They take every win they can, because they lose often, and that means shamelessly spin2win and rotting every host without discernment.

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The Vagabond class can two hand this if you put a single point into strength and its absolutely brutal when invading newbies because the spinning slash often stun locks them with the initial hit making it a 3 hit combo that does 900 damage to those who prolly only have 500hp lol

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Welfare equipment for invaders

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I truly believe the dragonscale weapons were made as a means to give pure melee players with no faith or int investment a means to land non-bleed based status attacks. Hence the flat damage on the ability buffs.

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I love this weapon but really want a small amount of faith scaling to it so it's not found on every low level build known to man. I use it on a Lvl 80 Quality / Faith Dragoncult build that emphasizes buffing. Even at 36 Faith buffing with Gravel stone seal +18, Electrify armament buffs weapons 165 Lightning to a non-infused weapon. This one adds 160 Lightning buff for no investment and inflicts frost. It's a bit overtuned for that low of level and faith scaling would really benefit it. Ice Lightning thematically is faith so why not have a somber weapon with a unique ash have more than minimal strength? Also, I feel the same about the Dragonscale katana, that should have some faith scaling & requirements as well so it's a little more unique.

-Con

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PoV: You think you're good when you rely on an OHKO AoW

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Anyone got a good armor set to go with this? Doing a build

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I have become low level yellow, destroyer of reds

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I love this weapon. I also love how much people complain about invaders using it.
Hosts can tryhard all they want with all the spammy weapons, spells etc, plus summoning hunters.
But if an invader finds a great weapon to use against ganks, people start complaining.
It scales badly, has some of the shortest ranges of halberds, if you cannot manage distancing - and outplaying one player with 3 people, the problem is on you, no matter the ash of war.
I personally will enjoy many invasions with this weapon.

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Mald all you want about this weapon, it has a pretty ash of war, thus it shall be used for aesthetic/fashion purposes!

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Look kid not every invasion is a gank, you're not a righteous crusader for slaughtering noob #37 lol

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The noob slayer >:)

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Every time I suffer through upgrading a normal weapon to +25, picking out a skill and infusion, tuning my stats... I think about my dearest Dragon Halberd, waiting for me in Siofra, all my decisions made for me, and upgraded with Somber to boot. It's hard to stay away sometimes.

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As a low level pvper, there is only 2 reasons I use this. 1: I invaded into a gank squad, twinks, and/or overleveled phantoms. Or 2: you were rude to me and my funny themed build in the current invasion or a previous invasion. Suffice to say this thing is one of the few weapons that allows you to bridge the gap in terms of burst damage against overleveled phantoms and rune arced bonfire duelists. It is a great, if scummy, invasion tool for low level but try to reserve it only for scummy players.

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Objectively the poke move set is superior. But I cant be the only one who was disappointed that this weapon didn't use the slashing move set right? at least give it the overhead r2 instead of the crappy double spin.

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Stop telling anything

"enwreathed with both ice and lightning"
Can't infuse nor buff it
No lightning
No ice

I got Miyazakied

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The problem with it is not the moveset (which is very good on it's own) but the one shot combo it has on lower levels. But what is sweeter than switching to it and showing a twink the taste of their own medicine? Since it is so early and easily acquired, all you need is rush dragonbarrow merchant and buy 99 poison arrows. A grand weapon for low level pvp and pve alike, second to maybe none. A huge help in low level farming some tough mobs, like Leyendell high pages or that cleanrot in haligtree, too. 10/10

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Im surprised how many people seem to think this is some unfair meta weapon, theres so much worse than this. Its basically the easy to obtain pvp weapon for people who would rather not think to much about their build(as it fits most builds, and doesn’t require much stat investment to be viable). You can easily make builds with a banished knight halberd (that has much better range, which is huge in pvp)that would win against this the majority of the time. Yet you’re not seeing complaints about banished knight halberd being OP, even though it’s objectively the more meta weapon of the two.

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One of the most braindead weapons to use. Similar to Moonveil and RoB

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Used this to kill an invader in stormveil today. How the turn tables

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I’d marry this thing if it were possible.

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Reminder not to stop using a weapon because people complain about it. You're not beholden to the regarded individuals in the comment section. Play the game how you want and abuse whatever mechanic and weapon you want. Let them cry about it all they like.

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Welcome to the Cancer club!

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as a pre buff user who only used this for a dragon samurai themed run, i would like to sincerely apologize for the disgusting amount of l2 spammers that ruined our rep and still run around today

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I've gotten so many friend requests since I started using this weapon, what a wholesome and friendly community.

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I like dragons. Now that spammers killed my Fia mist build I can use this for my perfumer run since Nagakiba is also ruined for me thanks to 1.10

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Sorry I can't hear your spinning slash over my Zweihander hyper armor

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The style of this weapon matches perfectly with the style of the banished knight set, moreso than the actual banished knight halberd does.

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Using this for the 1st time and it's so fun and strong. Single target dmg with thrusts, when ur getting gangbanged by mobs just unleash the skill. The particle effect is rlly cool, plus it looks perfectly matched for my beastchampion set. Idc abt no pvp. 10/10

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I see a lot of invaders using this on lvl 30. Personally I don't mind it. I just pull out my bow and start jumping around like a monkey while spamming sleep arrows at them to drain their FP. They always end up looking like a porcupine and annoyed to the point that they want to leave since they just can't attack without getting shot in the head or falling asleep.

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there's so many low-skill invaders who use this that it's become easy to learn how to counter it.

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It’s official, the Dragon Halberd is the equalizer in 1v3 PVP.

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Every level 30 invader:

“I’ll have a dragon halberd” - Ooh, how original.

“And an antspur rapier” - Daring today, aren’t we?

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Make lightning damage buff scale with upgrade level and everyone will be happy - the weapon stays cool, but it wont one shot everyone at low level invasions.

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I just use it because it looks neat with Beast Champion Set, I have no idea what's going on.

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i suppose thats a souls moment where i see a weapon that looks cool and i go to the wiki page to find people complaining about it in pvp rather than people also talking about how cool it is

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I know invading is hard, but man, I'm sick of watching the reds roll and sprint around stormveil castle looking for a suitable cheese spot like a tight doorway or corridor. Admit you can't hack it and switch to being a blue like the rest of the failed invaders. You're not saint riot if the only way you can win is by spamming this. And you're never going to get better like this.

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To everyone complaining about this thing: yeah, it's not super fun to deal with a mindless button press that true combos into itself for 90% of your health bar. That's a lot of what this game has been since day one. L2 L2 L2.

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A weapon that practically defines being a master jack of all trades. The ash will handle crowds and flankers, while the follow-up clinches single target damage.

The cold+lightning buff + standard and pierce attacks ensures this has next to 0 bad matchups, this was a sleeper hit if I ever saw one

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No build for this one eh?

I'm playing on my first ng, and just picked up a second dragon halberd. Is it better to two hand or power stance this weapon?

On pve I've previously power stanced curved swords and straight swords on an arc/fth build, falling back on spear/shield when I need a crutch. I'd like to learn a few new styles of melee combat now. Halberd, twin blades, great hammers, whips, claws, scythes are all weapons i haven't done because I wasn't meeting minimum stats

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This weapon and Commander's standard are both fantastic.
I love the thrusting moveset and you can get both of them early if you can kite the enemy on horseback (which is much easier with a HALBERD)

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If you love to play PVP and try out new things and work on different builds and you see this weapon so often that it's haunting your nightmares but you STILL can't come up with an answer for it to the point that you cry like a sad little baby about it on the Wiki comments then maybe you should just put the game down and go outside

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Is this any good with just 25/12?

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Finally, a good quality weapon.

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Dragon Halberd: a

Rivers of Blood: Finally! A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!

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I just use it because it looks cool with the banished knight set I have no idea what's going on

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You guys pressured me into giving up my favorite weapon...

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If I see you spamming L2 with this in Stormveil I'll assume you're an absolute scrub. Have fun being locked in animation, I have sleep bolts, frost pots and even *gasp* jumping heavies!

I'm not joking I've seen all manner of blues, invaders and the like basically run away and quit after the spinning slash didn't inta kill someone. Git good and stop crutching.

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I love this weapon. To everyone complaining about this AOW, heavy jump attack the first L2

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I see people complain about this weapon and it's like get good scrub or don't play PvP lol

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Dragon Halberd: Strong weapon to have very early on in the game. A deviant speed run strategy is to acquire Poison Mist. Sneak behind and spray the Dragon Soldier, repeatedly until it’s dead.
BE WARNED. This advice may attract low Rune Level Invaders. Good Luck.

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Ya know, I hope they do nerf this so that you all will **** off and stop *****ing and I can go back to using my favorite weapon in peace.

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To anyone in Stormveil Castle right now... remember, it's just a game. If it's not fun to press L2 anymore, try some new things. Do a crafting material run, play a different game, use a weapon you've never used before. Bring some puzzles to do while you're waiting to invade. Do some proper role-playing in this role-playing game. Emote, bow, do the slow ominous walk. Let yourself mess up. Goof around. Maybe do a themed build or some Fashion Souls. Nobody's going to be upset with you if you're not killing hosts with the maximum possible efficiency.

And way more importantly, take care of yourself. Drink some water. Stretch every so often. Go outside and get some fresh air and sunlight. Talk to people you love. Call someone on Discord and play with them. If you don't have anyone to play with, go on a multi-player subreddit and ask around. Send friend requests to people you fight. Say 'GG' after you're done.

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L2 is busted, but so satisfying against gankers

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Started the game a month ago, have yet to see it once in multiplayer, yet here people talk like its the mist popular thing

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I don't do PVP, so I had no idea that everyone was hating on this weapon now. Frankly I think these games might be better with no player versus player at all, because everyone gets mad over the littlest things and nothing is ever balanced.

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Came back to check why the **** ppl are using this, never noticed one of my top fave weapons is now the new moonveil.

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AoW needs a nerf for pvp. 90% of players use this bieng such an early game weapon. Before lvl 70 this is everyone's go to. Style and finesse are dead atm

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One of the best quality weapons available. The L2 really shouldn't be able to true combo into itself but it's not like PvP will ever be balanced anyway.

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L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, L2....... seems familiar

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Daring today, aren't we?

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I see why it's called the dragon halberd because it was dragon me all the way to elden lord

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I wouldn't mind if there were more weapons with the unique variation of some standard ashes of war. Right now there is Dragon Halberd and Magma Blade with unique spinning slash, Dragonscale Blade with unique lightning slash, Nepheli's Axe with unique stormcaller and of course Rivers Of Blood and Moonveil. All these weapons stand out a little bit in their classes and it looks like its not that much extra work to modify already existing skills and put them on somber weapons.

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The most mall ninja looking weapon in the game

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I'm supposed to access the dragonkin soldier through a portal and not by going down the ruins above?
really?

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i don't understand what kind of enjoyment people get out of just spamming the WA on this in duels. i'll even see people who don't spam the running poke, arguably the halberd class' best move, they'll just walk up to me and brainlessly use the WA over and over. people are legit brain fried, just seeking immediate effortless victory

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When someone using this starts their ash of war, stand back and use ice spear ash of war before they can roll out. It is not the best but at least you can get a hit in.

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Honestly one of the coolest looking weapons in the game. Ice lightning is weird but it works here.

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Spin to Win

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Cancer in 1.10, WA full combos for instant frost and over 1k damage with hyper armour

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This weapon is both a blessing and a curse, I got this weapon in my RL1 run and thought nothing of it at the time but then I upgraded this thing and ooh boy I can't get rid of it.

It's a somber weapon which means upgrades are easy, lightning and cold affinity so you have additional damage + debuff, it deals with npc invaders extremely well to the point that they're more nuisance now, and you pretty much only need to beat one boss to get this thing and nothing else trumps this weapon especially when the upgrades are already invested in it.

I've been trying to use other weapons for variety as well as a replacement, I even tried a stance break build but even that I had to abandon cause this halberd just has it all so I keep coming back.

I don't think I could even try any other weapons for RL1 now, and I find it kinda unfortunate cause among the fun parts in RL1 is finding different busted weapons against enemies, not really a thing anymore since this thing is just flat out broken.

Oh, and did i mention this also does bonus damage against dragons? Jesus what else actually comes as good as this

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Used this to kill Malenia for the very first time solo. Now one of my favorite weapons ever.

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So I got this halberd relatively early, checked the moveset, same as my banished hallberd granted by Edgar. Similar damages. No ash of war possible. I threw it in the bin and never checked it again.

Now I learn that it has an insane AoW and is secretely superpowerful ? But I'm already in NG+3 so I won't use it anyway. Good job FromSoftware, good job...

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This is the kind of all-in-one weapon that can get you through a playthrough with no backup. The thrust moveset is more than serviceable, the AoW is at once a nice crowd control tool, burst damage option and a nice little buff that keeps the damage from falling behind late game, the scaling is decent and to top it all off... you can acquire and wield it from the very beginning of a playthrough. Seriously, early game with this is a cakewalk, and it's not as outclassed lategame as people seem to think with those nice safe pokes and frostbite to supplement the damage.

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If only it was longer...

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can be acquired pretty easily early by unsheathe spamming the dragonkin

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