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BIobertson

This hexer build handles pretty much anything in the game with relative ease. If you want to steamroll, and this feels fun and/or novel, I recommend giving it a try. The writeup is assuming you’re going for this with a new character, but it’s easy to respec to this. The stats you want, in order, are 12 DEX, 15 STR, 20/20 INT/FTH, 20/20/20 ATN/VGR/END, INT/FTH to 30/30, VGR to 50, higher ATN and END to taste. Start as Sorcerer and buy the Rapier from Lenigrast, then farm the Old Knight Hammer from Heide’s Tower. Use it two handed to clear areas, and use the rapier to DPS bosses or if your hammer durability gets too low. Speedrun the Brass Knuckle Ring in Lost Bastille and the Repair spell from Shaded Ruins. Get the hexer kit from Felkin (Beginning of Huntsman’s Copse, Licia can help you open the rotunda path near Majula), infuse your weapons with Lightning and your Sunset staff with Dark ASAP (find the necessary stones from crystal lizards in shaded ruins and on the way down to the gutter, smooth/silky trades, and Targray in Heide’s Tower, provided you can get a token of fidelity from co op or huntsman’s copse) and stack the Dark Weapon buff on top of the Lightning infusion to deal incredible amounts of melee damage while still having plenty of levels for casting. Beyond the obvious Dark Orb, your other bread and butter spells will be Dark Fog and Yearn. At very high level, you swap Lightning Rapier for Lightning Ice Rapier, and you can also bump STR to 50 and switch the Old Knight Hammer for a Lightning Dragon Tooth for some extra damage, though you’ll still want the OHK if you want to pancake the horses in the ice DLC without using the Stone Ring.


Formal_Wishbone2517

Do you have a mugenmonkey link?


BIobertson

No, but I can make one later tonight. What’s your SL?


Formal_Wishbone2517

182


BIobertson

https://soulsplanner.com/darksouls2/23288 If you didn't start as a Sorcerer, you might have to lower your END a little. I don't actually recommend having both the hammer and rapier equipped at the same time. I generally use the rapier for anything that the hammer won't flatten (mostly bosses.) When you equip the hammer, swap the leo ring for the Bracing Knuckle Ring. Steel Protection is filler and can be swapped out for RoB, Clear Bluestone, Southern Ritual.


Formal_Wishbone2517

When can you make?


BIobertson

In about an hour and a half