Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 33 minutes ago
Welcome to the Invasion Weapons Guide!! (check the description below with the timestamps)
This guide is especially directed at new invaders or people that want to start invading. However I think it might be useful for all.
It is not easy picking your weapon loadout when you start to invade. What are the pros and cons of a given weapon class? What are the best weapons in a class? How to play with them? This video tries to answer some of these questions, as well as trying to explain how to harness the power of poise in a build.
I hope it helps your invasions game!
Table of contents of the guide and timestamps:
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The non-Hyperarmor weapons
Daggers (1:38)
Fists & Claws (4:10)
Straight Swords (6:05)
Curved Swords (10:00)
Katanas (12:19)
Thrusting Swords (15:24)
Axes (16:15)
Spears & Pikes (18:20)
Reapers (22:23)
Whips (26:29)
Chapter 2 - "An introduction to poise" (28:20)
Chapter 3 - The Hyperarmor Weapons (2h r1´s)
Halberds (32:44)
Poise Breakdown - Halberds (34:17)
Hammers (37:46)
Poise Breakdown - Hammers (38:14)
Greatswords (39:53)
Poise Breakdown Greatswords (42:07)
Curved Greatswords (44:55)
Poise Breakdown Curved Greatswords (45:08)
Ultra Greatswords (47:26)
Poise Breakdown Ultragreatswords and Greataxes (48:41)
Greataxes (51:33)
Greathammers (53:16)
Poise Breakdown - Greathammers (53:57)
Chapter 4 - The auxiliary weapons (55:43)
Crossbows (55:47)
Greatbows (56:57)
All that I say on the guide reflects my opinion as a player and I cannot offer proof of some of it´s contents.
Special thanks to Utarg Sven Goren for helping me run some tests on true combos.
I would like to thank this community and it´s content creators for keeping this game alive (and me entertained! ha).
Content Creators (order shown in the video):
TheGameconomist:
youtube.com/user/TheGameconomist
Saint Riot:
youtube.com/channel/UCDkeh30ZpOrazSqZ9_RCFog
Revan619:
youtube.com/channel/UCeO1jnnH7Bh2ITfXxbOIxpA
Sol Glacies:
youtube.com/user/TheSolcius
Stray Kurtis:
youtube.com/channel/UCMyiFbUxr71sGDF8szxvAkQ/featured
Fighter PL:
youtube.com/user/Fighterzysko/featured
Gemetic:
youtube.com/watch?v=gKdDphNy1zs&t=239s
Juttas:
youtube.com/watch?v=tb9Wx0Fx45E
Big Hat Logan Poise Guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=jO8CvQd4w00
Angeluso:
youtube.com/watch?v=3KUWRwTq7LE
iamamish
youtube.com/user/fsdfajklklj
Skitterthetryhard
youtube.com/channel/UCEgUoY0UVb6ViPs2O4QLnWg
The Poise Calculator used is available on this link posted on reddit by thelegendaryp
reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/59raaf/a_long_list_of_poise_breakpoints_for_hyperarmor
Poise Calculator itself by SirHalvard (apologies to SirHalvard by not mentioning him the video): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UwIRfNGYqHFM8-53siAn2Q8pVR_STCNp3XslnxibDt4/edit#gid=256794539
True combo list posted on Reddit by HeyImNiko: reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/66czaw/nikos_true_combo_emporium
If you have any questions, ask them in the comment section and I will try to answer them the best that I can.
Thank you!
Edit: At 9:30 I mention that the Lothric Knight Straigh Sword needs 12 str to wield, when in reality it only needs 11. Thanks to Rseking for the comment.
Welcome to the Invasion Weapons Guide!! (check the description below with the timestamps)
This guide is especially directed at new invaders or people that want to start invading. However I think it might be useful for all.
It is not easy picking your weapon loadout when you start to invade. What are the pros and cons of a given weapon class? What are the best weapons in a class? How to play with them? This video tries to answer some of these questions, as well as trying to explain how to harness the power of poise in a build.
I hope it helps your invasions game!
Table of contents of the guide and timestamps:
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The non-Hyperarmor weapons
Daggers (1:38)
Fists & Claws (4:10)
Straight Swords (6:05)
Curved Swords (10:00)
Katanas (12:19)
Thrusting Swords (15:24)
Axes (16:15)
Spears & Pikes (18:20)
Reapers (22:23)
Whips (26:29)
Chapter 2 - "An introduction to poise" (28:20)
Chapter 3 - The Hyperarmor Weapons (2h r1´s)
Halberds (32:44)
Poise Breakdown - Halberds (34:17)
Hammers (37:46)
Poise Breakdown - Hammers (38:14)
Greatswords (39:53)
Poise Breakdown Greatswords (42:07)
Curved Greatswords (44:55)
Poise Breakdown Curved Greatswords (45:08)
Ultra Greatswords (47:26)
Poise Breakdown Ultragreatswords and Greataxes (48:41)
Greataxes (51:33)
Greathammers (53:16)
Poise Breakdown - Greathammers (53:57)
Chapter 4 - The auxiliary weapons (55:43)
Crossbows (55:47)
Greatbows (56:57)
All that I say on the guide reflects my opinion as a player and I cannot offer proof of some of it´s contents.
Special thanks to Utarg Sven Goren for helping me run some tests on true combos.
I would like to thank this community and it´s content creators for keeping this game alive (and me entertained! ha).
Content Creators (order shown in the video):
TheGameconomist:
youtube.com/user/TheGameconomist
Saint Riot:
youtube.com/channel/UCDkeh30ZpOrazSqZ9_RCFog
Revan619:
youtube.com/channel/UCeO1jnnH7Bh2ITfXxbOIxpA
Sol Glacies:
youtube.com/user/TheSolcius
Stray Kurtis:
youtube.com/channel/UCMyiFbUxr71sGDF8szxvAkQ/featured
Fighter PL:
youtube.com/user/Fighterzysko/featured
Gemetic:
youtube.com/watch?v=gKdDphNy1zs&t=239s
Juttas:
youtube.com/watch?v=tb9Wx0Fx45E
Big Hat Logan Poise Guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=jO8CvQd4w00
Angeluso:
youtube.com/watch?v=3KUWRwTq7LE
iamamish
youtube.com/user/fsdfajklklj
Skitterthetryhard
youtube.com/channel/UCEgUoY0UVb6ViPs2O4QLnWg
The Poise Calculator used is available on this link posted on reddit by thelegendaryp
reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/59raaf/a_long_list_of_poise_breakpoints_for_hyperarmor
Poise Calculator itself by SirHalvard (apologies to SirHalvard by not mentioning him the video): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UwIRfNGYqHFM8-53siAn2Q8pVR_STCNp3XslnxibDt4/edit#gid=256794539
True combo list posted on Reddit by HeyImNiko: reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/66czaw/nikos_true_combo_emporium
If you have any questions, ask them in the comment section and I will try to answer them the best that I can.
Thank you!
Edit: At 9:30 I mention that the Lothric Knight Straigh Sword needs 12 str to wield, when in reality it only needs 11. Thanks to Rseking for the comment.
