Are divine weapons good in Dark Souls 1?

A divine weapon will do less physical damage than a standard weapon but it will also do some magic damage. This magic damage scales off of your faith stat. So... if you're making a character that uses a lot of miracles and has a high faith stat you'll want a divine weapon at some point.
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What is the most powerful weapon in Dark Souls 1?

Players can use Priscilla's Soul to obtain the Lifehunt Scythe, which is one of the most unique and powerful weapons in the entire game. It hits like a truck and the Bleed damage is the highest in the entire game, although it inflicts the same on the wielder as well.
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What do divine weapons scale with ds1?

The Divine Upgrade Path adds a 110 Divine auxiliary effect, adds scaling with Faith and adds Magic Damage to weapons, but reduces Dexterity and Strength scaling and physical damage. This makes Divine weapons suitable for players that have high Faith, but low Strength and Dexterity. Divine weapons cannot be buffed.
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What is the use of divine weapons?

Divine weapons, as Occult weapons, are for FAI builds. Ascending a weapon to the divine path lowers base damage and adds magic damage, which is known as split damage. Also, the grade of a scaling stat is lowered and scaling in FAI is added.
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Can divine weapons hurt ghosts Dark Souls?

The divine auxiliary effect has no effect over ghosts or banshees. The player must use a weapon that possess the cursed auxiliary effect and/or inflict the cursed status effect upon themselves. Nope, having a divine weapon won't help. It'll be great for the skeletons in the catacombs though.
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What weapons can hit ghosts in ds1?

Curse weapons are a special type of weapons that can hit ghosts without being cursed or using a Transient Curse ; those include :
  • Jagged Ghost Blade.
  • Ghost Blade.
  • Greatsword of Artorias.
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What kills ghosts in New Londo?

When you reach the top, go across the plank to the ruins and into the building and pull the switch. The Ruins are full of Ghosts that can only be defeated with a cursed weapon or if you are cursed yourself.
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What are divine weapons good for in Dark Souls?

Making a weapon divine does two things: first it lets you kill skeletons without having to destroy their necromancer first (ordinarily they just keep getting up and you can't kill them), and it modifies your weapon.
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What do divine weapons do in Dark Souls 1?

Deals bonus damage against Skeleton enemies, Crow Demon, and Mass of Souls. Also prevents Skeleton enemies from resurrecting. Divine is a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.
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What is the most powerful divine sword?

It is the trident of Shiva. According to Shaiva tradition, the trishula is the most powerful weapon in Hindu mythology, infallible, and can destroy anything, except Shiva himself and Parvati. It is the celestial discus of Vishnu, created for him by Vishvakarma.
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Do enemies scale in Dark Souls 1?

The enemies do not scale linearly with the player. The first 3 levels the enemies do, but that's mostly because that's the "tutorial" phase. Starting from level 4 enemies begin to balloon in difficulty.
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How do you know if a weapon is divine DS1?

When you check the weapon's stats, under the required stats there are symbols, divine is the white circle. If it's > 0, then it has divine properties and can kill skeletons for good. You can fight the boss just fine without them.
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Do DS1 bosses scale with level?

Nothing scales, but everytime you go to a NG+ the enemies all become tougher, including bosses, and you will get more souls per kill. Jumping feet first into hell isn't your job, making sure it's full when you get there is.
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What is the strongest class in Dark Souls 1?

  • 8 Knight. ...
  • 7 Hunter. ...
  • 6 Sorcerer. ...
  • 5 Wanderer. ...
  • 4 Bandit. ...
  • 3 Cleric. ...
  • 2 Warrior. Warrior is, hands down, one of the best classes in the game. ...
  • 1 Pyromancer. There shouldn't be any doubt that Pyromancer is the best class to start with.
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What is the strongest armor set in Dark Souls 1?

  • 8 Smough's Set. ...
  • 7 Black Knight Set. ...
  • 6 Elite Knight's Set. ...
  • 5 Paladin Set. ...
  • 4 Black Iron Set. ...
  • 3 Catarina Set. Purchase From Crestfallen Merchant. ...
  • 2 Havel's Armor. Found In Anor Londo Next To A Mimic Chest Behind An Illusory Wall. ...
  • 1 Giant Set. Purchase From The Giant Blacksmith In Anor Londo.
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What is the best defense in Dark Souls 1?

The Heavy armor with most defense is Havel's set, but it weighs a ton. The Middle weight armor that is best would probably be elite knight or black iron. Not sure on Light armor, but black leather has a reasonable weight and pretty good defense defense. For a shield, I've heard the eagle shield is pretty great.
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Is artorias greatsword a divine weapon?

It boasts the strongest Divine modifier of any weapon, however, and as such, it is able to grossly outdamage the Grant against specific foes, although this is only relevant in PvE. The Greatsword of Artorias also has a unique 20% damage modifier against the "servants of dark".
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What is the best weapon for faith in Dark Souls 1?

Use something like a balder side sword +15 with silver knight spear as your secondary weapon. Buff with Sunlight Blade (you can get more than one copy by doing multiple NGs). Other weapons to consider: Estoc +15, Uchi +15, Iaito +15, Painting Guardian Sword +15, Falchion +15, Great Scythe +15.
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How do you keep the skeletons dead in Dark Souls 1?

Divine weapons will prevent skeletons from respawning right away on the spot you killed them. quiting the game and reloading won't make alive any killed enemy.
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How do I upgrade to divine ds1?

For Divine, all you need is +5, so it will be available as soon as you grab the divine ember past moonlight butterfly in the early darkroot garden and give it to blacksmith Andre in the old church below the undead parish.
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How do you reinforce divine weapons in Dark Souls?

To upgrade a Normal, Magic, Fire or Divine over +5, you need to give the appropriate Ember to the appropriate Blacksmith, then select "Modify" instead of "Upgrade". where can are buy / get these embers ? They are all scattered across the world dark souls wiki has the specifics.
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What is fire keeper soul used for ds1?

Usage. This souls is used to reinforce Estus Flasks, to increase its healing powers. Give the Fire Keeper Soul to one of the three Fire Keepers: Anastacia of Astora, the mute girl in the cell below Firelink Shrine. Quelaan, the Chaos Servant leader in Quelaag's Domain.
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What level should I be for New Londo Ruins?

You can clear any level without engaging in battle with the enemies besides bosses. So as long as you're ok with running or stealthing then you're good to go. I went there in my 60's. As long as you don't allow yourself to be swarmed by ghosts and remember to keep your Transient Curse active you should be fine.
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Is there a boss in New Londo Ruins?

The Four Kings is the boss fight after exploring New Londo Ruins in Dark Souls. If you're looking for more help, our Dark Souls walkthrough and guide can help with all other areas of the game, including the dreaded Taurus Demon, Capra Demon, Ornstein and Smough bosses.
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Why can't i hit the ghosts in New Londo?

You have to be cursed in order to fight them. Either get cursed and go there or use that transient curse dealy.
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