Talk:Drake Sword/@comment-67.170.92.91-20170604095004

If you play a tank, this saves your bacon at low to med. I just got into Blight Town, and only now is it starting to not feel badass. I've upgraded it once, and one more would really buff it back up to what it should be for this area. Drake scales are annoyingly rare though. Or maybe I have shit luck.

My current buiild is Drake Sword +1, Stone Armor Set, Grass Shield +5, Wolf Ring, and a heavy focus on Endurance. I kinda abandoned my attack skills for this, once they got high enough. It allowed me to reeeally focus on Stamina. That's a lot more of this swords srength then just it's raw damage.

140 poise, tons of damage and defense for my level/area. It's a little cheesy, but fun. I came from Bloodborne and wanted to really enjoy the slow pacing of the game without using any magic/miracles, and this build helped a lot. It really helps me slide towards the later game so I can completely build a new armor and weapon set before I transition to it. I can really get a feel for the game.

It's not to bad in PVP either! I can stun, tank, and damage invaders off me almost like they are NPCs. Unless they are really clever. I almost always can slam face first into an opponent and have them end up stunned first, as long as my reaction time is on par. If only I didn't move so damn slow! I think there's a ring that can help me out there in later game, but I'm trying to avoid to many spoilers. I rotate my second ring a lot for now. I like the eye ring. The one that gives you a small chunk of health when you kill enemies! Really balances out the tiny bits of damage you tend to take left and right when tanking around.