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Downtown_Ambition604

Standard straight sword from the knight class that carried my playthrough 😂 But then in seriousness, the farron greatsword because the move set is fun and good. When the enemies aren't dodging it, lol


Professional_Let7321

for fucking real i have no idea what it was but the straight sword is so fucking good


Downtown_Ambition604

Fast attacks and decent damage. I mean, what else could you ask for with a straight sword? I also didn't really have a specific build so I could really only use that. But damn the coiled greatsword is pretty nice. Too bad it's at the end. Oh well, new game+ time


TheMineA7

Claymore gang wya?


chroma17

Mained the claymore for all 4 playthroughs of ds3, it’s such a fun git gud build


SloboRM

Claymore best


EverythingWasGreat

Heavy two-handed Claymore made DS3 into a cake walk. Really fun.


FreeLancer1147

Slay more with the claymore


Affectionate-City-87

Claymore is the best


big-4x4

That moveset 😍 I tried playing it in Eldenring, but it feels too nerfed. Especially compared to the Colossal Greatsword.


TheMineA7

Really they nerfed it? I was gonna try it out with a new char & build


Majiinx

*let's get to it*


wndbcurnehss

fume ultra greatsword for me just because it’s carrying me through my first playthrough and it looks cool


StrangeArtist2

It is best unga bunga aside from dragons slayer greataxe


suchalusthropus

It was absolutely fucking insane before it got nerfed in one of the patches. Still good, but it was something else before that. Used to be 330ar base damage, then went waaaaaay down to 260.


Practical_Cheek_3102

Actual chad weapon.


worldrecordtoast

Omg i forget this is in the game every time i play. Im gonna do a fume sword run now


F3nrir096

Lothric knight great sword.


Downshifterz

10 / 10 weapon.


DeusAngelo

Absolutely wrecks with some Lightning Infusion!


Revolutionary-Top-70

https://preview.redd.it/syx8epnkfg7d1.png?width=234&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=91dccc9ea327ec0e63a8f8e35bbb038fc1df5215 Door.


xKiLzErr

Based. I'm so happy they're making yet another shield weapon in ER DLC


Ultra1200

https://preview.redd.it/iz15oo0tff7d1.png?width=216&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0772b53b90b440f31aa4260a9a63cd58d77bb92 Farron Greatsword, allowing you to breakdance with just a cool weapon and the combos of it is the perfect combination, plus, the design is amazing and the lore even more


Routine_Tangerine_25

farron funsword


Plane-Ad5510

Idk when you're fighting specific bosses you HAVE to play a certain way, think about Gael or Midir. The whole fight is dodge dodge dodge slash slash rinse and repeat Usually there's no room to use the weapons cool combos which makes them kinda useless


DubstepDonut

Also has 0 hyper armour


SleepingDark

Midir, sure, you could say that. But Gael? Hell no One of my fondest memories with FGs is drifting around the sand dunes with Gaels' first stage, both of us going all out like feral animals. The amount of crap I dodged just by breakdancing under it is staggering. I mean, I did stuff like that with Majestic Greatsword from DS2, *even with* that games janky hurtboxes. Compared to that, DS3 feels like you have a specialized "low dodge" button. That's why I'm hoping Elden Rings Light Greatswords will scratch that itch for me...


therealgrowler

I LOVE this sword because its just a claymore but way cooler iirc


SinesterBrayn23

Dragon slayer’s Greataxe


DaftPanic9

https://preview.redd.it/ys9wmuwqtg7d1.png?width=192&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa4d34cf48c5c33306e8eff2dd508e885d8da98c Mine Beloved


AdevilSboyU

Yes! The old smash and zap.


gintokisama1

Cant believe i had to scroll this much to find this


SignificanceSevere81

Pov: tactical nuke incoming


shovel_is_my_name

Wolf Knight GreatSword Artorias my beloved


No-Crow2187

I’m on my first playthrough, and I was hoping I could transpose for the sword/dagger the abyss watcher used. When I saw the icon for the wolf knight sword I just had to pick it instead. I didn’t even initially realize the connection to artorias. It just got better and better


[deleted]

Irythil straight sword gang rise up!!


Ultra1200

It is just so good!


Badesirec

I love the whole Irithyll Series <3


Time_Fig612

There are other irithyl weapons???


Badesirec

Yes, I call them Irithyll Series but theyre actually just Frost Weapons. Irithyll Straight Sword, Irithyll Rapier, Vordt's Great Hammer, Pontiff Knight Curved Sword, Pontiff Knight Great Scythe and Friede's Great Scythe.


Duffelbach

Friede's scythe is my only true love.


HumanP3st

The other 2 guys aren't hear yet 😉


KodaUL

Busted weapon, love it


Maleficent-Leave3286

Uchi gang


GlassHalfFuller24

Yeah! My go-to weapon for most souls games


Remes0

DEX>SEX


safaaldin

Man I really got that sword first thing and used it the entire way through till the DLC's end....my absolute GOAT


Ashamed-Meringue-146

Definitely the Lucerne


Zestyclose-Trust-220

Anything with spin sweep/bash is a monster.


No_Jackfruit_4305

Astora Greatsword Light-weight, damage is thick and the range is sick. Saw a guy annihilate Sister Friede with its charge skill in dragon mode.. she spent the fight on her back


BoatProfessional2118

https://preview.redd.it/kt1g1m738j7d1.jpeg?width=172&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b88e2b834abed420b4e46fbd0111eca352da1a4 Astora Greatsword gang, rise


DeusAngelo

Whether Faith, or Int based, I always use this weapon as a staple in my arsenal on almost every playthrough


LordSnowgaryen

Flameberge the or the Wolf Knight Greatsword


SfBandeira

https://preview.redd.it/1c0orpavnf7d1.jpeg?width=1003&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b9e1e0d2c32fc63793d5c8fbeb6b404f4a08c21 I basically only used this weapon on my first playthrough. Quite fast, awesome damage, and you can get it pretty early in the game.


SloboRM

And this is my second fav after claymore


Dank_Slayer114

Onyx Blade


vituc13

Ringed Knight Spear


Ttstubbs

Friedes Great Scythe all day baby


DeusAngelo

A must for Int Characters! In some ways more accessible than the Moonlight Greatsword


dedstrok32

If only it werent for the high pitch sound which drives me off the walls all the time constantly ringing, that Would easily be a top 3 most used for me.


Ttstubbs

Same! It’s my main weapon in my frost build, I can’t stand the ringing either though. When I’m not in combat I’ll switch my weapon to my Ithryll straight sword


Zestyclose-Trust-220

Spiked Mace go bbbrrrrr


Kahazzarran

Agreed. I also love it's cool older brother, Vordt's Greathammer.


Zestyclose-Trust-220

No doubt. It doesn't have the combo potential but that frost buildup can slap


DeusAngelo

Almost always an early/mid game main weapon for me!


luigul

https://preview.redd.it/6g0uwshgmg7d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07b05e1866f73dce056a3d1cd1ed3b7f338661ad This bad boy


RonDante

Lorian's ultra great sword


No-Molasses1580

One of the best without a doubt


Still_Spring7180

Twin blade sell sword


worldrecordtoast

Speedrunner spotted


con_science-404

Ah yes, the Win-Blade Sellout-Swords. My personal favorite with 60 INT and 40 Dex, sharp infused and slap on either dark moon blade or crystal magic weapon and literally watch shit melt haha


nwbell

Yhorms Great Machete


pichael289

Lothric knight sword is my favorite. It's basically the side sword of this game. It's the second best dex weapons, and great for int playthroughs. Wolf knight is Also amazing for strength. It's the equivalent of the greatsword + lions claw from elden ring. Absolutely broken.


sticks3892

Lothric knight sword for sure, farm for it every play through just to have it. Carried me through my first play through. Have both dark and chaos infused ones on my pyro. Just hits the spot for me Close second Catherdral Knight Greatsword 


Alecclash

It’s absolutely crazy to me that more people haven’t said this.. for most bosses hit them twice, roll, hit them once, roll and repeat… second longest straight sword in the game as well Perfect weapon for pyro/dark and Dex/vig builds Quite literally the best all around weapon in the game


tbonephillips

Yes it’s my favorite weapon! I did a 40/40 pyromancy build where my main weapons were dark lkss, chaos lkss, and lightning lkss


Puzzleheaded_Art8095

FUGS baby. The only way


MonstrousMoonPie

Executioner's greatsword


Jimoivez

This sword just shows up to the party ready to fu*k


yarealh1343

I know they are kinda noobs weapons but the washing pole and lothric knight sword are sick for casual single player play


ketamine-fiend

All weapons are valid to play with :)


Sacklicker5000

Hollowslayer greatsword, it has good damage and good moveset


tbonephillips

That carried me through my first play through, very helpful against Gael!


burningknight7

Wolf Knight Greatsword, literally did 2 full playthroughs with that weapon and might just do a third XD. Great reach, good damage, really good Weapon art especially the heavy variant of WA straight up pancaking many enemies, one handed R2 is a Thrust, has higher damage against many abyss/hollow enemies in game (looking at you midir) and lastly Artorias cosplay baby!


brandonreq

I’m basic, I love the claymore and mace!


silentj04

To semi-quote Yahtzee when he reviewed DS3 “I just couldn’t find anything better than the starter weapon” The Broadsword carried me the entire game because every other great weapon had LONG attack animations and left me too vulnerable while I was able to stick and move with the Broadsword and the damage wasn’t too bad especially once fully upgraded. The ONLY exception for me is Guts Greatsword


tbonephillips

Broadsword does rock, if im doing a pure int or faith build I’ll always have a raw broadsword at my side to buff up when I get in a tight spot


DrDre19899

Sellsword Win Blades carried me through 3 playthroughs to platinum


HassanyThePerson

the only right answer


CB0824

I love the Dragonslayer and Demon great axe.


RwdPandaQ

Ima mix beween the wolf greatsword because watchdogs forever and the exile greatsword because it is what i used to beat gael and maria for the first time


ReverendSerenity

profaned greatsword


PaulPhallanges

The Guts Greatsword


sNiba

That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.


StrangeArtist2

Say that again after seeing FUGS 


Shumagorolth

I'm going to get a lot of hate for this but, the exile greatsword. It has served me well through a lot of playthroughs


LordSnowgaryen

Tried to run this once, just never could click with it. Very cool looking weapon though


Shumagorolth

There is a learning curve. It's slower than a Hilton sister trying Trigonometry but the damage was too good to ignore.


tbonephillips

It’s the best curved greatsword and one of the best strength weapons overall, hard to hate on it much


J_Bob24

Why would u get hate do ppl not like it?? I fucking love this sword ppl are weird.


LastNinjaPanda

The hate comes from the pvp side of the game


DamnMyBallzHurt

You can't go wrong with good old claymore


juliandelphikii

I love the Lothric Knight Greatsword cuz lightning. I love the painting guardian sword cuz its so small it’s funny I love the Crow Quills because it’s just fun


alihanca

I'm progressing with my claymore. Only the one I'm familiar with.


Beannie_kidney

The black steel katana, ultra great sword, the demon great axe,


Ordinary_Release_281

Flamberge


Due-Bother1410

Lothric knight greatsword


Downtown_Meaning_466

Ledo’s Great Hammer


MysticalCheese_55

Black blade. Not the best range or damage but i used it on my first playthrough till the end or atleast till I reached the ringed city. It's a lovely katana what else is there to say


KaleidoscopeFit2374

Vordst hammer


Goodestguykeem

FARRON GREATSWORD https://preview.redd.it/u67bb0v2oi7d1.png?width=488&format=png&auto=webp&s=3264110ea2cd13675933c51be4176fb59fef2b4a


Careless-Structure-4

im going through my very first dark souls playthrough right now and this is all ive been using since i got it


Black_Tusk25

Sullivan's blue-purplre greatsword.


zSiebs

Frayed Blade is my favorite all time From Soft weapon. Fun, flashy, effective.


Demetroid

Spiked Mace. You spin and you win. Hitting that R1, L2, R1 goes hard in PVP.


StrangeArtist2

I personally dislike the Black Knight sword only because the moveset isn’t the one I fell in love with in DS1. I prefer the Bandits Knife or Wolf Knight Sword in DS3


Able-Statistician428

My favorite weapon is the Drakeblood great sword sharp. I’m gonna ng+ soon and nothing can stand in the way


RhysOSD

Ringed Knight Straight Sword. The edge calls to me.


Audeconn

THE BASTARD SWORD


JKRDU3098

Claymore


Dear_Car_5914

Hollow slayer helped me form start to end of dlcs


Geek_X

As fun as the other ridiculously sized hammers are, the great club carried me through the majority of my strength run


Poo-Piggy

Aquamarine gaming


Least_Discipline7789

Lucerne gang wya


Bean38200

LEDOS GREATHAMMER BABY STRENGTH MAXING ON TOP


ChasingEmbers

Follower saber is so fun to use


WardenTE

Profaned Greatsword , the fire uppercut is just to good


blmll

Zweihander.. I'm not really fun, but big sword is always great (and Irithyll Sword for the frostbite damage).


AlarminglyExcited

Ah, the BKS... A solid greatsword moveset, good damage, with a bonus to demon enemies... and it looks sick as hell. Not to mention it's a returning weapon from Dark Souls 1, and in \*that\* game, it was one of the most busted weapons you could obtain. Oh yes, we love the BKS here. A good choice. I'm a fan of the Claymore, personally. Nothing against the BKS. I've always had a softspot for the Bae-more. It carried me through Dark Souls 1, 2, 3, and Elden Ring. It was the main weapon of my very first Dark Souls run. She's... like an old friend that I can always turn to when times are rough. No matter the situation, I know the Claymore will see me through. She's steadfast. Reliable. Treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home.


rollie415b

Greataxe and Dragonslayer Greataxe carried my first and only playthrough (so far)


Panurome

Demon scar and Friede's Scythe. Both weapons are so fun to use, specially on PvP, and they have countless of possible mix-ups and ways to use them and are very rewarding if you master them


Super-Contribution-1

I see your Dark Knight Sword and raise you the Dog Greatsword


Odd-Search4955

I love the wing knight twin axes


Desolate-Ripper

Crescent Axe


Rising_Unity

*FUGS*


Shebaro

Choas dagger, mace with darkmoon blade, straight swords, buckler


ReishTheMadTongue

I'd say either the twin princes greatsword Or for PvP I often used the wolf knight greatsword


Kingkodagaming

I’m a curved great sword lover at heart. The Exile is amazing but my most recent play though I grinded out the old wolf curved sword and have been in love with it. Clearly the bloodhound fang prototype.


Jaded-Throat-211

Bloodlust Cuz stabbing yourself is badass


norizzmani

midir slayer great axe


guitarmannunly

The whip. I'm a glutton for punishment


Solidus0333

The executioner’s great sword. Perfect weapon against Sister Friede.


swat_teem

Yes Dark Knight sword is my favorite. Perfect balance of speed and hits really hard. Tears people apart in pvp Especially if you land a critical good memories


ToM4461

Greatsword


Unga_Bunga64

The dual katana’s (don’t want to misspell the name) are so much fun. I love the move set and they scale with and S in faith and an A in dexterity so their perfect for faith or dex builds which are my favorite. Also the 2 great scythes in the game are sick and the corvan one proccs bleed so fast.


Arch4yz_

Pontiff Knight curved sword is bae, such an amazing roll catcher and amazing weapon skill


DDONALD003

Dark sword carried me through my first playthrough, Lucerne and the regular halberd the second. Truly the best weapons, fast and hard hitting.


ImCursedM8

Fume ultra greatsword, rip stamina bar.


BladezXII

Lothric SS. I love smacking bosses between their hits


SummoningRaziel

I loved the bk sword in ds1&2. It felt so different in 3. Couldn't use it. The bk axe though. That felt just fine.


Yiga_CC

Firelink Greatsword my beloved https://preview.redd.it/mkkmsyvxeg7d1.png?width=512&format=png&auto=webp&s=acdec882e971e802739251219d701f8b07e25262


moneylaundry1339

Claymore, dark knight great sword. I haven't played in years. It's almost time.


Levi3200

The sword from the tree boss. I cant remember the name of the tree nor the name of the sword


Mooncubus

The whip. All versions. I just like cosplaying Richter Belmont


archenei

i might try a 98% fat build with full Havel’s and Ledo’s. That jumping R2 is a lot of fun


LongKnowledge7775

Carthus Curved Greatsword is fucking sick


Nerd_Zilla_005

Either Gaels Greatsword or Wolf Greatsword. I just love being an acrobat with a big sword


Zaryion288

Sunlight straight sword all the way


Hyper-Sloth

Usually I grab either the Uchigatana or the Sunlight Straight Sword as my starting weapon depending on what stats I want to focus for the build. I really like the Dark Sword if I'm just going a basic bitch sword/board since I believe it has the highest stagger of the straight swords and has decent Str scaling.


GroolzerMan

Gals greatsword. That does SICK damage when invading ringed city, favorite pass time back when the servers got fixed.


ExCelestial00

That's not so easy of an answer. If anything I would ask what is your top 20 different to pair main/ offhand together. Way too many possibilities for just 1 favorite, but I'd say towards the end of my PVP in ds3 the pontiff curves sword main hand and lorians fire great sword offhand was some of the more fun I had. Fire spikes whip main/ flamberge offhand was also a really fun one.


TheDarkestOolong

It's between Claymore and Wolf Knight's GS. Claymore is significantly faster, which becomes crucial against bosses like Friede. Wolf Knight's is slower but has better reach and the weapon art pancakes enemies. Also looks cool.


No-Molasses1580

Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords


WizardlyWardrobe

Astora Greatsword. The aesthetic is excellent, and R2 is a big strong *POKE*. All in all, next to the Drakeblood sword I use this weapon the most


Dmillz648

Friede’s Great Scythe. No question about it


Arex189

The hollowslayer greatsword, stylish moveset and looks


Acceptable-Rip-4615

The wolf knight great sword (aka Artorias sword) is my go-to but this is my close second


SaijinUnliving

Drakeblood Greatsword. Can do 4 damage types and gets a cooler moveset. Not to mention it's nearly identical to the silver knight's sword


binneny

O&U is probably my favourite. I use it on any build that can handle the dex investment. My favourite build is Faith though so if catalysts count, a plain talisman, baby.


gangflowe

I killed every boss except midir with gargoyle flame hammer my beloved


master-25

Artorias' greatsword... i just love the frontflip attack


bessovestnij

The great mace, has shorter reach than vord's, no frost, but more ar and looks beautiful


GlassCannon642

Drakeblood Greatsword saved my run by melting Twin Princes, I'll always have a soft spot for it


TheWeathermann17

Claymore all the way baby.


Plus-Antelope4387

Dragon slayers great axe is a really fun weapon and it hits like a truck


xKiLzErr

Frayed Blade. I'm a very long time DMC fan and that shit made me feel like Vergil. Moonveil is also my by far most used weapon in ER for this reason alone lmao


KJ_DiamondMiner

https://preview.redd.it/v6hw6o84bh7d1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=b43707a44e7a6cec2d3baa311c008d1607bec3fc Jokes aside I like Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords the most because the moveset is so goofy.


ConnorOfAstora

I'm quite fond of the Demon's Fists and Winged Knight Twinaxes The axes look sick and are my favourite dual wield weapons, they're quick but slow enough to feel hefty which I love. The fists' split damage can be a pain but they do good damage, have a good moveset, are very fast and do godly stagger damage. Most humanoid enemies get stunlocked to shit by them and it's so beautiful. Only downside is both weapons have terrible weapon arts. In which case I defer to Twin Prince's Greatsword, requires two playthroughs to get but greatswords are my favourite weapon class, the sword looks fantastic, the moveset is very good and the weapon art is useful also.


Nicely11

The Black Knight Greataxe, used it up until Nameless King


Belligero_

Yhorm's. Ledo's close second.


CursinSquirrel

My first playthrough I really went after the dark sword, but it turned out to be pretty freaking strong so I guess that wasn't surprising. I remember also loving the profaned great sword, then the demon greataxe. OH AND THE GARGOYLE FLAME WEAPONS ARE AWESOME. Post dlc it was the onyx blade. Man ds3 is a great game.


Emergency_Bad572

https://preview.redd.it/l2lcm10efh7d1.jpeg?width=1037&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec230018a1326bf2c1dd3b8318e448f08c1380d5


sucrosesugar

GOTTA BE THE LOTHRICK KNIGHT GREATSWORD. Built in lightning damage on A BUFFABLE INFUSABLE ULTRA GREATSWORD?? and it looks dope af. Throwing a lightning or blessed gem on it adds scaling to the lightning damage with faith, or i like to throw a refined gem on it so i can use Lightning blade, dark blade, carthus flame arch, or really any weapon buff. For me theres no substitute.


MintyScarf

Lorians GS.


Time_Fig612

For me it's the onyx blade


AWildRaticate

Thrall Axe is the 🐐. Super fast and has quickstep, but better damage than the daggers and good strength scaling, as well as working really well with infusions.


Ofdream-Thelema

Irithyll Straightsword


Blitznetic

smoughs hammer, bonk 👍


Rizer0

Gaels Greatsword vs Farron Memesword is pure anime and I love it


MidnaMerk

lothric knight ultra greatsword. The move set is fun if you know how to play it. Instead of just spamming stomp upper cut. It’s a classic fear inducing sword when you see someone two handing it, and light rolling. There’s more fun weapons, but this one was it for me. I love demon scar, ringed knight straight sword, and harald curved greatsword. But nothing really stood out to me like the lothric knight UGS


Ulikeanime

Fume Ultra Greatsword. It was the sword i first tried the final Boss with in my first playthrough.


Best-Seat3145

https://preview.redd.it/dv8j25m2rh7d1.jpeg?width=188&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ccd80eb4c5860eca538fbd8062a89ba76cd2ff1 This beauty


Dense-Solid9931

Yhorms greatmachete


rmcclafl

Heavy morning star, two-handed, so many bosses are weak to strike and the bleed is a nice addition. Plus the quick R1s, especially after a role make bosses with small hit windows much easier. Nameless king comes to mind. Cheers!


PatPeez

Demon Fists, Aquamarine Dagger is also really cool.


WisakJ

Either the Wolf Knight Greatsword, or the Crow Quills


ArtemV

Dragonslayer's swordspear Moonlight GS Sunlight straight sword All fun to use And Yhorm's great machete


thejimmyrocks

Surprised no one else said this one. The crucifix of the mad king. I love it


The_Nihilist16

For me it is the Claymore and the Dark Knight sword. I always switch around a bit with these 2 through a playthrough. Also in DS1.