What's the best DEX weapon?

From pure Dex weapons to some unusual options that are too good to pass up, these are Elden Ring's best Dex weapons.
  1. 1 Death's Poker.
  2. 2 Wing Of Astel. ...
  3. 3 Moonveil Katana. ...
  4. 4 Scavenger's Curved Sword. ...
  5. 5 Rivers Of Blood. ...
  6. 6 Eleonora's Poleblade. ...
  7. 7 Vyke's War Spear. ...
  8. 8 Blasphemous Blade. ...
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What is the best weapon for pure dex build?

Weapons. Of all the katanas in the game, the Uchigatana, Nagakiba, and Hand Of Malenia are the best for pure Dexterity builds.
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What is the best DEX weapon in ds1?

The Painting Guardian Sword is a favorite of many people who play a Dexterity build, and it's easy to see why this is the case. With a great moveset and even better damage, this sword is a great tool to have in anyone's arsenal.
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What weapons are Dex based?

There are countless dexterity-based weapons to choose from in Elden Ring. Katanas, daggers, claws, and curved greatswords are just a few of the options open to players. Dex builds are great with shields, without shields, dual wielding, or even with magic. They're flexible, fast, and deal tons of damage.
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What is the highest DEX requirement in Elden Ring?

54 for Str, 48 Dex, 70 Int, 50 Faith, and 24 Arc are the highest requirements for spells/weapons across the board I believe. 60 for str, but you can two hand that. 48 for dex. I personally stopped at 33 on both and just use buffs and talismans if I ever want to use those weapons.
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Elden Ring: This Is Why I Love Dexterity Builds

Is Bloodhound Fang a Dex weapon?

The bloodhounds fang is one of the best dexterity weapons you can get early game in Eldon ring, and this Elden ring tutorial is going to allow you to get the most damage out of your weapon on your Elden ring playthrough.
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Is Dex useful in Elden Ring?

Dexterity is one of the main attribute stats in Elden Ring. Attribute required to wield advanced armaments. Also boosts attack power of dexterity-scaling armaments, reduces casting time of spells, softens fall damage, and makes it harder to be knocked off your horse.
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Are Dex weapons faster?

Dex weapons edge out in the speed factor as well as the substantially less Stamina drain with each attack. That is the trade off. Besides katanas have natural bleed properties in addition to high critical damage, hitboxes and lag aside, STR and DEX weapons are about equal.
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What's better Uchigatana or Nagakiba?

Nagakiba, they have the same damage but nagakiba is longer. Nagakiba is similar damage but better reach.
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Is dagger strength or dex?

Anything else is strength. Throw is based on whatever stat you would use to attack with that weapon as a melee weapon. A dagger is a finesse weapon so you can opt to use either str or dex, but a spear would use str.
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What is the best early dex weapon in Elden Ring?

The best dexterity weapon is the Bloodhound's Fang, a curved greatsword that can be found near the start of the game in Limgrave, although you'll need to overcome a pretty tough boss fight to get it.
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Is Uchigatana the best Dex weapon?

Uchigatana is the bread and butter of dex weapons in the game. This weapon is very simple as it is quite fast in terms of attack speed, provides a bleed status effect and can cause hemmorrhage. The weapon is very easy to obtain.
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What is the best Dex bow DS?

Best options are the shortbow (underwhelmng damage) and a composite bow on a STR/DEX char. Like wth your pure DEX char, a black bow +15 for sniping purposes would be your best option.
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Is strength or dex build better?

In short: Dex offers many more advantages than Str. However, a good Str-based build can be just as effective as a good Dex-based build. Especially builds based on GWM and/or PAM feats. So in absolute terms the answer is yes, Dex is better than Str.
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Can you be a dex fighter?

DEX based fighter is certainly a viable option. 1 thing that people should keep in mind however is that heavy armor has a STR requirement. You could use medium armor at a pinch but some of the endgame heavy armors wouldnt be an option if you keep your STR to low.
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What weapons use Dex instead of strength?

If you're using any ranged weapon (bow, crossbow, gun), you're using Dex. Any Melee weapon without the Finesse Weapon property, including bare-handed attacks for any class except Monks, uses STR.
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What to pair with Uchigatana?

Uchigatana & Moonveil

By combining the Uchigatana katana with the magical Moonveil, players can carve through enemies with steel, sorcery, and bleed simultaneously. The Uchigatana comes from the Deathtouched Catacombs in Limgrave. Moonveil is acquired after defeating the Magma Wyrm in Caelid.
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What sword is better than Uchigatana?

The Katana, with its longer blade and hilt, offers greater reach than the Uchigatana. This extended reach was a strategic advantage on the battlefield, allowing Samurai to strike their opponents from a safer distance.
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Is the Dragon scale blade good?

What makes the Dragonscale Blade exceptional is its rarity as one of only two weapons, the other being the Dragon Halberd, capable of dealing both Lightning damage and causing Frost. Although the Dragonscale Blade doesn't possess the almighty Bleed build-up, it compensates by inflicting both Lightning and Frost.
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Is a dagger a dex weapon?

For example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.
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Does a short sword use Dex?

Finesse. When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.
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How important is Dex for a fighter?

Plus it helps with things like saving throws that could help keep you on your feet and able to fight. Dexterity is only important for AC which is your most important defense stat. So don't ignore it. 10 Is to low for a fighter, you should go at least 12, but I'd recommend 14.
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Does arcane increase bleed?

Arcane just increases the amount of bleed buildup per hit. If you don't use Arcane, it means it takes more hits to proc bleed. Of course, instead of putting points into Arcane, you could use Blood Grease or Bloodflame Blade on the weapon.
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Is vagabond strength or dexterity?

Much like the best Hero build in Elden Ring, Vagabond builds primarily focus on increasing strength, vigor, and endurance stats. Dexterity definitely shouldn't be forgotten about entirely, but the Vagabond class doesn't rely upon it as heavily as some of the other classes do.
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How much vigor should I have Elden Ring?

The general consensus is to have 35-40 Vigor by the time you reach Mountaintops of the Giants, to not die in one hit, then 55+ Vigor by the end of the game. Player skill and different playstyles can allow players to get by with a lower amount.
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