This weapon was recently “fixed” in a recent patch, which severely limited its overall damage output. Despite that, it’s still a powerful and effective weapon in battle. It scales with ARC and DEX primarily, meaning you can potentially combine it with some powerful arcane incantations. The Corpse Piler weapon skill unleashes dozens of swift slashes, cutting enemies apart. Nerfed or not, this is another excellent katana choice. 

This weapon won’t actually be the end-game staff of choice for anyone putting a lot of points into INT, but if you just want access to a few spells and a good staff, the requirement of 18 INT means this is a decent choice. The Meteorite Staff can’t be upgraded whatsoever, but it starts with S-rank INT scaling by default, in addition to boosting Gravity sorceries. This makes it a staff even a dedicated mage can use for a majority of the game to great effect. Plus, you can get access to it early with our Meteorite Staff location guide. 

Unlocked by finishing Ranni’s quest with our guide, the Dark Moon Greatsword can be turned into the classic Moonlight Greatsword with the weapon skill. This is a powerful weapon that scales primarily with INT, in addition to a bit of DEX and STR. Once turned into the Moonlight Greatsword, this weapon can unleash ranged slashes with the heavy attack, each of which deals heavy damage. A strong choice. 

Scaling with STR and DEX, the heavy Axe of Godrick is a great choice if you want to focus on bashing enemies over the head and absolutely nothing else. Consider this the brainless weapon: it does good damage, and it’s a bit faster than the likes of the Grafted Blade Greatsword from the Castle Morne questline. It also has a nice weapon skill, I Command Thee, Kneel!, which is a quote from Godrick himself. This slams the axe into the ground, quaking the earth in an AoE around your character. Good for smaller enemies that attempt to swarm you. 

Once you’re ready to upgrade from the Meteorite Staff, Lusat’s Glintstone Staff is an excellent choice. As you would expect it has strong INT scaling but will need upgrades to surpass the S-rank scaling of the Meteorite Staff. Still, once upgraded, it’s very powerful, and even increases the power of all of your sorceries, in exchange for a bit more FP for each one. If you’re looking to do damage with spells, this is the way to do it.

The reason the Starscourge Greatsword is awesome is the weapon skill – just as with many weapons in this list, really. Starcaller Cry drags in nearby enemies, making them easily reachable with a swing of the Starscourge Greatsword. If you love using greatswords in Souls games, this is easily the best one.

A bit of a weird one to finish with, but a good choice nonetheless. If you’re using incantations, the Frenzied Flame Seal is a good choice. It scales primarily with FAI, but also with STR, DEX, and INT, making it an ideal seal for builds not actually focused on incantations. It even boosts Frenzied Flame Incantations, several of which are very intimidating even in PVP play. This makes the Frenzied Flame Seal an incredibly solid option if you’ve got a mixed build, or even if you intend to focus on Frenzied Flame spells.