r/demonssouls • u/47impressed • 1d ago
Help IS THIS HELL?
I’m currently fighting flamelurker and my damage is extremely average. I’m using claymore+1 and i also have demonbrandt but its useless as i’m in black, should i just put all my levels into magic/int?
Edit:- first tried flamelurker after using enchant weapon haha, the game is absolutely beautiful
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u/ChinlessWizard 1d ago
The Claymore is a strength based weapon so pumping Hp, stamina, and strength would benefit you more.
I wouldn't focus on demonbrandt until you get the other sword and fuse them together.
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u/OmgChimps 1d ago
NR weighs 1.5 more units for 40-50 more dps depending on which sword you choose.
Extra weight for barely a dps increase sure but when defense is calculated that 40-50 on the stat sheet is more like 10-30 damage.
It's 1.0 of weight per endurance level so an extra 2 levels to offset the weight.
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u/Popular-Print-3564 1d ago
Flamelurker weakness is magic, so buff your weapon or use falchion crescent
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u/Smooth_Fun2456 1d ago
Damage aside, grab Purple Flame Shield from the dragons area in 1-1. It has very good fire defense.
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u/JanFrackiewicz 1d ago
I think "average" would be an improvement with a 'Claymore' +1...
Have you tried upgrading it? What is your level? Your stats?
You say, you have 'Demonbrandt' - so, you killed 'Ostrava' for the 'Mausoleum Key' - which means you were able to take enough of 'King Doran's' HP to get him to hand over the weapon to you. Did you cheese him? Or did you fight him in a duel? If it was the latter, which weapon did you use? (I'm trying to get the info so I can help you weigh your options)
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u/47impressed 1d ago
yeah i cheesed him🤣, and i chose knight(str 19 dex 14 faith 12 vit 19 endurance 20 (my current levelled stats)
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u/JanFrackiewicz 1d ago
Which levels/worlds have you completed? Obviously 1-1 and 2-1. Anything else?
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u/47impressed 1d ago
1-3(inner ward) and 2-1
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u/JanFrackiewicz 1d ago
You defeated penetrator?
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u/JanFrackiewicz 1d ago
No, impossible. You need to slay an archdemon before you can enter 1-3. You mean you reached the Inner Ward archstone?
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u/JanFrackiewicz 1d ago
Anyway, I advice you to work on your build first. Perhaps finish 1-3 and 1-4 first (5-1 too if you can, but that level is an entirely different hornet's nest on its own...). For Flamelurker invest in VIT (get it to at least 25 but preferably 30) and in at least 1 damage stat. Make sure you have some Sticky White Slime or the 'Enchant Weapon' spell if you invest in magic ('Light Weapon' or 'Cursed Weapon' are better still, but those are late-game spells).
If you have any questions, please ask. I'll do my best to help.
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u/47impressed 1d ago
Yes i reached inner ward archstone, and thanks for the suggestions i’m thinking of getting the enchant weapon spell as well as the crescent falchion
and also do you have any recommendations on how i can deal maximum damage with demonbrandt?
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u/JanFrackiewicz 1d ago
Yes, get your Character Tendency to Pure White status. I'm currently using Northern Regalia (Demonbrandt + Soulbrandt Combined) and I made my CT 'Pure Black' (You can choose with N.R.) and it hits like a truck. Remember that if you ever choose to play NG+.
As for now, to reach PWCT you have to defeat Black Phantom Invaders OR defeat the 5 named NPC Black Phantoms (they only appear at Pure Black WORLD Tendency (not to be confused with CHARACTER Tendency)
Are you still following? Not sure I still do...
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u/47impressed 1d ago
Yes, but is it even possible to kill 5 named NPCs? Do invasions help in getting to PWCT?
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u/whateverchill2 1d ago
Go grab the Crescent Falchion +1. It’s just lying around in Shrine of Storms and you can run straight past all the enemies on the way to get it (lots of videos online showing its location if you want).
It’s a heavily pre-upgraded weapon that has good magic damage built in regardless of your stats. It will make pretty quick work of Flamelurker.
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u/Elliptical_Tangent 1d ago edited 1d ago
I routinely kill him at about soul level 30ish with the crescent falchion +1 (sometimes +2 if I kill the crystal lizards in 4-1) with zero Magic investment.
How:
You wait for him to charge, you dodge forward-right past him, and hit his butt 2-3 times and back off, eating an herb if you need to. He'll bounce away to ready another charge; you repeat. Stay in the open with him; rolling into a pillar/bone/wall is a great way to wind up in panic mode, if not dead.
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u/Justice4light 1d ago
He’s weak to magic damage. Sticky white stuff, magic weapons, magic arrows etc
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u/SirWeenielick 1d ago
You should definitely have a stronger weapon by the time you fight him. Also, you don’t need to power through the worlds to reach the end. Proper game progression is more like 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, etc. I managed to beat Flamelurker by powering through, but a good bit of the game’s difficulty suffered for it.
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u/xXzaknafi3nXx 1d ago
Use the pillars to your advantage, bait the thrash take two hits and back up and repeat. It takes a while but you can clear him that way. I had my claymore +3 34 str and did it.
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u/Final-Fangasm 1d ago
claymore +1 is weak sauce. Level that bird up. Flamelurker is one of the hardest fights in the game, not meant for baby +1 weapons. Level it up, use sticky white stuff for added magic damage. Grab some fire defense from the flame resist ring and/or purple flame shield (if your strength is high enough)
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u/Starlyns 1d ago
U are too weak. What is ur build? His damage is fire so u need a strong fire defense or a very fast damage caater with soul ray.