Is lightning a good weapon in Dark Souls?

Lightning weapons are thus very popular for lower level (and even some higher level) PvP. Even at higher levels, Lightning is still useful; the damage is only slightly inferior compared to fully upgraded Standard weapons with maximum scaling, and most armor and shields have poor Lightning Defense.
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Is lightning good for Dark Souls?

It can often cause more damage because comparatively few armor sets provide high resistance against it. Lightning Damage is effective against a wide range of enemies, especially when compared to Fire Damage. Lightning Damage is said to be effective against Dragons and those that are heavily clad.
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Is fire or lightning better in Dark Souls?

They're the same damage I believe, but more enemies seem to be weaker to Lightning than Fire. Also you can get good fire damage from the very easy to make early on Quelaag's Fury Sword, so you may as well put lightning on a regular sword. If you're a pyromancer lightning gives you a lot more variety.
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How good is the lightning spear in Dark Souls 1?

It's pretty good through a first and even second playthrough. It'd be better to make a lightning winged spear, though. But you'd need to level the winged spear to +10 first, which takes 9 titanite shards, 9 large titanite shards. Both can be bought for a rather hefty price for a first playthrough.
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What is the best lightning infused weapon in Dark Souls?

I use these on my Spear builds:
  • Bident.
  • Plow (Bident is probably better but plow has fewer requirements)
  • LKSS (Long sword has fewer requirements but isn't as good)
  • caestus.
  • Astora UGS.
  • Mace.
  • rapier.
  • Estoc.
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Should I make my weapon lightning ds1?

The Lightning upgrade path adds Lightning Damage to a weapon, while removing all stat scaling bonuses. This makes Lightning a good choice for those who lack the stats necessary to bring out the full potential of a weapon. Lightning weapons are thus very popular for lower level (and even some higher level) PvP.
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Do lightning weapons scale in Dark Souls?

Lightning Upgrades are a type of Upgrade in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. They add Lightning Damage or Lightning Defense to Weapons and Shields respectively. The Lightning Damage done by Ascended Lightning Weapons equals the base damage, but the damage does not scale with any stats.
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What is the best boss weapon in Dark Souls 1?

At 40 dexterity and 10 Humanity, players can deal 450 damage a strike. This is further enhanced by the weapon's passive bleed status effect. Considering this weapon's great moveset and long reach, the Chaos Blade is one of the best boss weapons a player can make in Dark Souls.
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Does Lightning Spear scale with faith?

As with most other miracles, Lightning Spear scales with Faith and the type of Talisman it is cast by. Throwing Lightning Spear and its variants into water will cause lightning damage to radiate from the point of impact.
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What is the strongest thing in Dark Souls?

Those familiar with dragons in the first Dark Souls game are likely well aware of tail-cut weapons: arms that can be harvested by doing enough damage to a draconic foe's tail for it to be destroyed. The Dragon King Greataxe is arguably the most powerful, at least in terms of single-hit damage potential.
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Are dragons weak to lightning Dark Souls?

He revealed the dragons' greatest weakness; lightning, which could peel apart their stone scales.
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Does faith increase lightning damage ds1?

Faith is also a weapon modifier, increasing magical damage for unique weapons (see Weapon Scaling) any weapon upgraded down the Divine or Occult paths. Faith also increases the lightning damage of the Dragonslayer Spear and the physical damage of the (cursed) Greatsword of Artorias. Faith also increases Magic defense.
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What good does lightning do?

Thunderstorms help transfer the negative charges back to Earth (lightning is generally negatively charged). Without thunderstorms and lightning, the earth-atmosphere electrical balance would disappear in 5 minutes. Lightning also makes ozone-producing chemicals.
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Who is the scariest boss in Dark Souls 1?

I don't think you'd want to meet any Dark Souls boss late at night, but some are more threatening than others.
  • 8 Gravelord Nito.
  • 7 Deacons Of The Deep.
  • 6 Ceaseless Discharge.
  • 5 Aldrich, Devourer Of Gods.
  • 4 Royal Rat Vanguard.
  • 3 Pinwheel.
  • 2 The Last Giant.
  • 1 Covetous Demon.
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What is a good starting weapon in Dark Souls 1?

The Battle Axe is a starting choice that's still one of the best weapons in Dark Souls. Players can acquire it by starting as a Bandit, farming it from axe-wielding Hollows, or purchasing it from Andre the Blacksmith.
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What is the best strength weapon in Dark Souls 1?

  • 18 Reinforced Club. ...
  • 17 Stone Greatsword. ...
  • 16 Grant. ...
  • 15 Claymore. ...
  • 14 Zweihander. ...
  • 13 Gravelord Sword. Join The Gravelord Servant Covenant. ...
  • 12 Dragon Greatsword. Cut The Tail Of The Everlasting Dragon. ...
  • 11 Demon Great Machete. Sold By Shiva Of The East; Also Obtained As A Rare Drop From The Capra Demon.
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What does lightning Zweihander scale with?

If you modify it to Magic or Enchanted, it will scale with Int. If you Modify it to Divine or Occult, it will scale with Faith. Normal route will keep its original scaling which for most (but not all) is STR, DEX, or both. If you go an elemental route, Lightning or Fire/Chaos, then all scaling goes away.
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Are demons weak to lightning Dark Souls?

All Dragon type enemies are weak to lightning. Demons are weak to Magic damage, undead are weak to fire.
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How to ascend weapons in DS1?

To do this you must first give the Large Ember (found in The Depths to Andrei or another suitable blacksmith such as the giant in Anor Londo. Ascend the weapon by using the giant blacksmith in Anor Londo, 5,000 souls and the boss souls to then create the Boss Soul Weapon.
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What's the best sword in Dark Souls 1?

Here are the best swords in Dark Souls.
  1. 1 Lothric Knight Sword. Speaking of spamming light attacks, this sword is the pinnacle of that.
  2. 2 Estoc. ...
  3. 3 Zweihander. ...
  4. 4 King's Ultra Greatsword. ...
  5. 5 Gael's Greatsword. ...
  6. 6 Moonlight Greatsword. ...
  7. 7 Quelaag's Fury Sword. ...
  8. 8 Gold & Dark Silver Tracers. ...
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What weapon has the highest stability in Dark Souls?

Greatshields are known for having the highest stability out of the shields, with the highest being a Crystal Tower Shield. Ultra Greatswords, meanwhile, have the highest out of the weapons. While reinforcing a shield usually increases its stability, some shields only have their damage increased.
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What is the most powerful build in Dark Souls?

Best Builds In Dark Souls, Ranked
  • 8 Kirk Knight Of Thorns.
  • 7 Knight Artorias.
  • 6 Slow-Walk Build.
  • 5 Ayriak's Quality Pyromancer.
  • 4 Crestfallen Warrior.
  • 3 Bonewheel Skelly.
  • 2 Oroboro's Falchion Build.
  • 1 Giant Dad.
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