Curated builds covering every playstyle. Pick one and start your journey.
Wield the biggest swords and flatten everything. Massive stagger damage and hyper armor make you unstoppable against most PvE content.
Combine the devastating Moonveil katana with powerful sorceries. Transient Moonlight weapon art melts bosses, and you have ranged options for every situation.
The infamous bleed build that trivializes most content. Corpse Piler weapon art shreds HP bars, and bleed proc damage ignores defense entirely.
Channel the power of the ancient dragons with devastating lightning incantations. Winged Scythe provides strong melee backup with built-in healing denial.
A balanced STR/DEX build that can wield almost any weapon effectively. Perfect for players who want flexibility to try many weapons without respeccing.
Lightning-fast katana strikes with incredible DPS. Hand of Malenia's Waterfowl Dance is one of the strongest weapon arts in the game.
Maximum poise, maximum defense. Facetank everything and punish with Starscourge Greatswords. Nothing can stagger you.
Exploit Arcane scaling to maximize status effect buildup. Reduvia and Eleonora's Poleblade provide fast bleed application with ARC scaling.
Pure INT powerhouse. Ranni's Dark Moon debuffs magic resist, then follow up with Comet Azur for devastating combos. Stars of Ruin for PvP tracking.
Blasphemous Blade heals on kills and with Taker's Flames weapon art. Combined with Golden Vow and Flame Grant Me Strength, you're nearly unkillable in PvE.
Hurl ancient lightning bolts with the Bolt of Gransax's incredible weapon art. Excellent ranged damage on a primarily DEX build with lightning scaling.
The ultimate hybrid weapon with both a sorcery beam and flame sweep. Requires investment in both INT and FTH but rewards you with incredible versatility.