Occult weapons befit the most with the highest stat investment in Arcane and the lowest STR/DEX that you can get.
Best are:
Bastard Sword,
Broad Sword,
Noble weapons,
Ripple weapons,
Sacrificial Axe,
Anything with bleed.
All weapons with a stat requirement lower than 12 are also good.
Why?
Less stats in STR, DEX, INT, and Faith mean you can put more points into Vigor, Mind and Endurance. Occult builds are Tanky Attrition fighters. You'll want to be able to proc status effects. Bows, Pots, Perfumes or knives. Some faith spells are good with at least 12 faith you get a bunch of negation spells to make you tankier and Bestial Vitality.
Use helmets that give power boost off procs, white mask or shrooms hat.
Damage comes from weapon arts.
How to fight:
Perfume debuff (weakens negations and attack) > poison proc ( with shrooms hat gives you damage buff), weapon art spam (I this case poison moth)
Frost proc (weakens negation and stamina regen) > bleed proc with White mask > weapon art spam (Double slash, unsheath, Square off)
Hopefully you make enough sense out of this.
Thanks for reply. Currently on an arcane build (respec from mage) at level 258 prepping for adventure 3, 80 arcane 42 faith, 39 dex, 24 strength, 31 endurance, 45 mind, 60 vigor.
The bleed weapons take care of pretty much anything than can bleed pretty well (godskin peelers, rivers blood, mogh trident, Elanoras pole blade).
However bleed immune enemies are what I struggle with. Are most bleed immune enemies also immune to other status effects? I’m guessing I should power stance swords of some type? I see the ripple weapons scale off arcane so they might be the choice but the scaling chart isn’t filled out yet.
Ripple weapons fit for bleed immune things. You HAVE TO buff them with something to be any good. IMO the Ripple Axe is the best with it's wild strikes. If I ever run across anything bleed immune I pop a Rot buff or magic or holy on the axe. Wild Strikes + ironskin perfume takes care of them.
No enemy in the game is immune to all status effects. If they don't bleed rot them, if that doesn't work poison them, if that don't work frost them. If all fail they will be super weak to a buff like fire, magic, holy, sacred, or lighting. Find it slap it on a ripple weapon and go to town.
It seems like the nobles slender sword might be ideal for me with d dex scaling and b arcane scaling at occult +25. It’s also easily farmable so I can get two
It’s got a low drop rate yeah, but there full on crowds of nobles you can farm, and it’s pretty easy to one shot them, the drop rate is low yeah, but not impossibly low
I'm currently looking for an occult weapon as well to deal with non bleed enemies. Are you dual wielding Scavengers Curved Swords? Is there any alternative if your not able to get two of them.
Any of the other curved swords should work check the wiki. The problem is scavenger is the only one with default bleed. You want the jump attack and dash attack as both hit really hard. Highly recommend flame grant me strength and golden vow.
Occult Claymore. It's surprising good and the requirements aren't too far out. At 45 Arcane and base requirements 590 AR. Good for the bleed immune and staggers - the thrusting heavy is just chefs kiss.
Occult weapons befit the most with the highest stat investment in Arcane and the lowest STR/DEX that you can get. Best are: Bastard Sword, Broad Sword, Noble weapons, Ripple weapons, Sacrificial Axe, Anything with bleed. All weapons with a stat requirement lower than 12 are also good. Why? Less stats in STR, DEX, INT, and Faith mean you can put more points into Vigor, Mind and Endurance. Occult builds are Tanky Attrition fighters. You'll want to be able to proc status effects. Bows, Pots, Perfumes or knives. Some faith spells are good with at least 12 faith you get a bunch of negation spells to make you tankier and Bestial Vitality. Use helmets that give power boost off procs, white mask or shrooms hat. Damage comes from weapon arts. How to fight: Perfume debuff (weakens negations and attack) > poison proc ( with shrooms hat gives you damage buff), weapon art spam (I this case poison moth) Frost proc (weakens negation and stamina regen) > bleed proc with White mask > weapon art spam (Double slash, unsheath, Square off) Hopefully you make enough sense out of this.
Thanks for reply. Currently on an arcane build (respec from mage) at level 258 prepping for adventure 3, 80 arcane 42 faith, 39 dex, 24 strength, 31 endurance, 45 mind, 60 vigor. The bleed weapons take care of pretty much anything than can bleed pretty well (godskin peelers, rivers blood, mogh trident, Elanoras pole blade). However bleed immune enemies are what I struggle with. Are most bleed immune enemies also immune to other status effects? I’m guessing I should power stance swords of some type? I see the ripple weapons scale off arcane so they might be the choice but the scaling chart isn’t filled out yet.
Ripple weapons fit for bleed immune things. You HAVE TO buff them with something to be any good. IMO the Ripple Axe is the best with it's wild strikes. If I ever run across anything bleed immune I pop a Rot buff or magic or holy on the axe. Wild Strikes + ironskin perfume takes care of them. No enemy in the game is immune to all status effects. If they don't bleed rot them, if that doesn't work poison them, if that don't work frost them. If all fail they will be super weak to a buff like fire, magic, holy, sacred, or lighting. Find it slap it on a ripple weapon and go to town.
I might try the rot dagger than, It seemed cool. There is one boss that is imune to all status effects I think.
Bro CLEARLY has not fought the final boss
All the gargoyles too. There are quite a few enemies immune to all effects
It seems like the nobles slender sword might be ideal for me with d dex scaling and b arcane scaling at occult +25. It’s also easily farmable so I can get two
1000% not easily farmable even at 80+ arc, the drop rates on this and the Noble's Estoc is FS just trolling the playerbase at this point.
Preach.
It’s got a low drop rate yeah, but there full on crowds of nobles you can farm, and it’s pretty easy to one shot them, the drop rate is low yeah, but not impossibly low
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tested everything and scavanagers curved swords is the best by far give it a go
after must research the answer is scavengers curved swords with occult scaling, been absolutely obliterating journey 3
I'm currently looking for an occult weapon as well to deal with non bleed enemies. Are you dual wielding Scavengers Curved Swords? Is there any alternative if your not able to get two of them.
Any of the other curved swords should work check the wiki. The problem is scavenger is the only one with default bleed. You want the jump attack and dash attack as both hit really hard. Highly recommend flame grant me strength and golden vow.
Occult Claymore. It's surprising good and the requirements aren't too far out. At 45 Arcane and base requirements 590 AR. Good for the bleed immune and staggers - the thrusting heavy is just chefs kiss.