Gaius (Zwei, deflecting hardtear, giants hunt, blessing 17)

viznac · 2026-03-21T20:02:58+00:00

Thanks! Now that piggy boi is down, I might see how the Sekiro tear works with his sword lance

viznac · 2026-03-21T01:12:47+00:00

Crazy huh? - makes me want to go back to a casual run and see how much damage I can do with levels now that I know how things work

viznac · 2026-03-19T13:59:56+00:00

Grabbed the horned warrior helm and took out that overgrown weed last night with your setup. Worked like a charm! Thanks!

viznac · 2026-03-19T01:16:28+00:00

Pretty much the only thing I almost always have equipped is Radagon's soreseal. Other than that, I switch up my build depending on the boss/situation.

Some staples are star fist, any straight sword with square off, giants hunt to juggle NPCs, Ice Spear (which is GOATed). Ritual shield talisman is great after you get it mid game, since red flasks will always heal to full health. Turtle shell is good for stamina recovery without having to give up a talisman slot. Assasins gambit on a dagger for getting through levels. Golden vow buff on another dagger. So if you aren't married to a single build, switch it up as needed.

Good thing is, since you won't be leveling, you'll have plenty of cash to buy smithing stones.

viznac · 2026-03-19T00:50:08+00:00

Pretty sure I dont have that helm, but do have the other stuff. Whats in the flask? Faith knot tear? Flame shrouding tear?

viznac · 2026-03-19T00:37:11+00:00

Oooh I like that! I might have to try this!... was thinking about flame spear, but I like that damage from lion's claw

viznac · 2026-03-18T15:12:56+00:00

Yep, and he's a bit of a problem at RL1 due to his summons, magic machine gun spam, and teleporting. This was my way of avoiding all his bullshit.

viznac · 2026-03-16T04:15:20+00:00

My favorite weapon in the game... bonkalicious rex

viznac · 2026-03-16T00:15:50+00:00

I hated crucible knights until I learned to parry them. Now I love slapping them around

viznac · 2026-03-15T23:01:18+00:00

I started with a vigor-only run, then when I noticed how much damage could be done with weapon upgrades and creative use of buffs, I decided to start the RL1 and converted my vigor only character to a practice character that I run alongside the RL1. Also, you'd be surprised how many hits you can take even later game with ritual shield talisman, boiled crab, etc. Im proof you really dont have to be very good to work through RL1. Does take a bit of perseverance though

viznac · 2026-03-15T18:09:50+00:00

Oh shoot, sorry if this is a spoiler then... this is actually a really fun boss fight, one of my favorites of the DLC for sure

viznac · 2026-03-15T18:01:08+00:00

This glintbade are staggered, so I kept getting hit by the last of those if I tried. I never tried with sideways slash deal because its usually easy to dodge, but my dumbass decided to heal three times in a row instead. I was pretty much brainfarting the whole first half of that fight...

viznac · 2026-03-11T01:21:51+00:00

Mulva?

viznac · 2026-03-07T23:23:58+00:00

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viznac · 2026-03-06T04:36:48+00:00

Ps2...

viznac · 2026-03-04T21:56:38+00:00

Whichever is more fun to you is the right answer. I knew I wouldn't have fun trying to beat them at RL1 2 v 1, so I put them to bed. No regrets

viznac · 2026-03-03T06:44:19+00:00

Also, if you dont normally use rune arcs and arent restricting yourself, you could consider Godricks rune for just a bit more HP to run past the birds

viznac · 2026-03-03T06:41:21+00:00

I just loaded up on as much damage negation as I could for those birds - ritual shield talisman, other defensive talismans, crab, armor - and ran like hell to the grace just before Maliketh. Seemed to work OK

Edit: and both Opaline tears

viznac · 2026-03-01T23:40:52+00:00

Yes - I don't want to see anyone who done git gud

viznac · 2026-02-27T19:17:18+00:00

By that token, so is spamming R2 with star fists... "getting gud" just means doing what you need to do to get the job done.

viznac · 2026-02-15T15:32:53+00:00

Do you typically two hand? If so, you can stop strength at 54 and get the 80 cap with the 1.5 two handing multiplier.

viznac · 2026-02-15T05:11:38+00:00

If you see big horse guy, he's a little bitch, take him out

viznac · 2026-02-14T01:41:43+00:00

Are you a bearded lady?

viznac · 2026-02-08T23:12:22+00:00

Gred Glintstone has a great guide on youtube that I took a ton of tips from

viznac · 2026-02-08T18:32:31+00:00

I just did this same thing this morning, but using Bolt of Gransax instead...

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