DARK SOULS™ III

DARK SOULS™ III

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BECOMING THE CHAMP
By Rat
TIRED OF REGULAR PVP? GETTING OWNED AT IRITHYLL? DO YOU WANT TO PUT THE FEAR OF GOD INTO YOUR FELLOW MAN? IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, THIS GUIDE IS FOR YOU, BROTHEERRRRR. THIS GUIDE WILL SHOW YOU THE REAL WAY TO PLAY PVP. THE BEST WAY. THE ONLY WAY.
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THE TABLE OF G0DDAMN CONTENTS
1. WHY? - FOR THOSE MORONS STILL DOUBTING THIS GUIDE.
2. THE STYLE - WHAT CLOTHES YOU GOT ON?
3. THE FINGER BLING - WOT RINGS U GOT?
4. THE BEST WEAPON ART IN THE GAME - UNDISPUTED AND FACTUAL CLAIM
5. THE STATS - YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY LIKE THIS AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT
WHY?
THIS GUIDE IS GONNA MAKE YOU INTO A CHAMP. THAT'S WHY. DON'T LIKE THE CURRENT META? JUST BECOME THE CURRENT META. I COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT YOUR BLEED BUILDS AND MIN-MAXED ONE-SHOT STRENGTH BUILDS, BROTHERRR.

YOU WILL BECOME THE CHAMP. YOU WILL DOMINATE ALL AREAS OF PVP. YOU WILL BE THE REIGNING CHAMPION OF FIGHT CLUBS FOR HOWEVER LONG YOU CHOOSE TO STAY IN THEM. DON'T BELIEVE ME? WIN 10 TIMES IN A ROW AT AN IRITHYLL FIGHT CLUB. IT'S DAMN EASY WITH THIS BUILD.
THE STYLE
TO BECOME THE CHAMP, YOU MUST APPEAR AS THE CHAMP DOES. BEFORE YOU CAN DO THAT THOUGH YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE REAL DEAL, THE BIG MAN, THE REASON THIS GUIDE EXISTS: CHAMPION GUNDYR. THE CHAMP.


HE'S HIDING AWAY IN THE UNTENDED GRAVES, A CHAMPED UP VERSION OF THE CEMETERY OF ASH. THE ENTRANCE IS THROUGH AN ILLUSORY WALL BEHIND A CHEST AFTER THAT DRAGON OCEIROS' BOSS ROOM. THIS BUILD IS CONFIRMED TO BE 100% METAL BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SEE A DRAGON KILL A CHILD TO GET IT. TWICE. BY THE END OF YOUR TOIL, YOU WILL BE LOOKING LIKE A TRUE CHAMPION.

F.Y.I YOU NEED TO BUY THIS GET-UP FROM THE SHRINE HANDMAIDEN FOR 36,000 SOULS TOTAL. GET FARMING.
THE FINGER BLING
A LEGEND ONCE SAID "WT RING U GOT BITHC?" YOUR FINGER CHOKERS ARE IMPORTANT, AND THIS SELECTION IS GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOU INTO THE BEST CHAMP YOU CAN BE.

HAVEL'S RING
ARE YOU SURPRISED? I DIDN'T THINK SO. THIS RING IS INVALUABLE IN MAKING SURE YOU AREN'T FAT-ROLLING LIKE SOME KIND OF MORON. DID YOU WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE RINGED CITY DLC? GO AND GRAB THE CHAMPED UP +3 VERSION OF THIS RING INSTEAD, AND COMPLETELY INVALIDATE EQUIP LOAD.

EVERYONE USES THIS RING AND IT'S FOR A GOOD REASON. IT'S DAMN GOOD.

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THE CHLORANTHY RING
EVERYONE USES THIS RING UNLESS THEY'RE SOME KIND OF WEIRDO. THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO HAVE THIS THING. WANT THE +3 VERSION IN THE RINGED CITY? IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE STATUE THAT LOOKS LIKE A PYGMY BLOWING GWYN. USE THE ELEVATOR. LOOK IT UP. WHATEVER.

THIS IS THE MOST VERSATILE RING IN THE GAME. YOU NEED IT.

THE RING OF FAVOR (AND MAKING YOU BETTER AT THE GAME)
THIS IS UNIRONICALLY THE BEST RING IN THE SERIES. YOU ARE EFFECTIVELY GETTING A RESPECTABLE BOOST TO YOUR HEALTH, STAMINA AND EQUIP LOAD FOR NOTHING. THE +3 VERSION IN THE RINGED CITY DLC IS FOUND IN THE DREG HEAP, ON A BIG OL' BRANCH OVER THE POISON SWAMP. LOOK IT UP.

I AM NOT LYING THAT THIS IS THE BEST RING. IT BROKE WHEN YOU TOOK IT OFF IN THE FIRST GAME. THEY KNEW.

THE PRISONER'S DRIP
THIS ISN'T EVEN A RING, BUT WHO CARES WHEN IT PRACTICALLY GIVES YOU 5 LEVELS IN VIGOR, ENDURANCE AND VITALITY. IT ALSO LOWERS YOUR ABSORPTION BY 4, BUT THE AFOREMENTIONED GET-UP OF A CHAMP WILL OFFSET THAT NICELY ANYWAY. YOU NEED TO BULLY THE CHAMP AND SELL HIS SOUL TO THE TRANSPOSING GUY IN FIRELINK, BUT I RECOMMEND DOING THIS IN ANOTHER NG CYCLE BECAUSE YOU'LL WANT TO GET SOMETHING ELSE FIRST.

THIS IS A SKILL BASED RING OF FAVOR. JUST DON'T GET HIT, NERD.
THE BEST WEAPON ART IN THE GAME
THIS IS THE PART THAT MATTERS THE MOST. YOU HAVE THE STYLE, YOU HAVE THE BLING, BUT NOW YOU NEED THE WEAPONRY. YOU NEED THIS BAD BOY:

THIS IS THE WEAPON OF A CHAMPION.
SCALING? WHO GIVES A CRAP ABOUT SCALING? WE'RE HERE FOR THE STYLE AND AURA OF A CHAMP LIKE GUNDYR. WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS VIBE WITHOUT RESORTING TO PETTY MATTERS LIKE WEAPON BUFFS AND MAX SCALING.

YOU'LL NEED TO BULLY THE CHAMP TO DEATH AND SELL HIS SOUL TO THE SHRIVELLED UP WIMP ON HIS THRONE IN FIRELINK. IF YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN THE TRANSPOSING KILN TO THAT GUY YET THEN GO DO IT, NERD. YOU NEED THIS THING FOR THE UNSTOPPABLE FORCE THAT IS ITS WEAPON ART.

YOUR PRIME DIRECTIVE IS TO FLOOR PEOPLE WITH THE FULL WEAPON ART. DON'T OVERDO IT OR SOME PARRY GOD WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE. ROLL CATCH CASUALS WITH THE SPRINT R1 (IF YOU DON'T PLAY WITH A CONTROLLER YOU'RE WEIRD BROTHERRRR). ROLL CATCH THEM WITH THE REGULAR R1 TOO, I DON'T CARE, JUST ROLL CATCH THEM. HALBERDS ARE GOOD AT THAT.

WANT TO DIE OF LIVER FAILURE? TAKE A SHOT OF HARD LIQUOR EVERY TIME YOUR WEAPON ART GETS PARRIED.
THE STATS
THE STATS FOR THIS BUILD ARE DOWN HERE, BROTHERRRR. YOU'LL BE LEVEL 125, JUST RIGHT FOR THE MOST ACTIVE PVP NOWADAYS. YOU BETTER HAVE STARTED AS A KNIGHT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES OR THIS CRAP WON'T LOOK RIGHT FOR YOU.

LEVEL: 125
VIGOR: 45
ATTUNEMENT: 6
ENDURANCE: 40
VITALITY: 24
STRENGTH: 70
DEXTERITY: 15
INTELLIGENCE: 9
FAITH: 9
LUCK: 7

AND DON'T TAKE THE EASY WAY WITH THE EXTRA 5 POINTS FROM THE HOLLOW QUEST LINE.
34 Comments
birdattack 7 Dec, 2023 @ 2:04pm 
Excellent.
Katerina 3 Dec, 2023 @ 5:14am 
nice one xD :praisesun:
AsdAsderson 2 Dec, 2023 @ 6:44am 
Based and redpilled :praisesun:
Vic 23 Apr, 2023 @ 10:44am 
mamba mentality :praisesun:
Quadingly 30 Mar, 2023 @ 12:36am 
My brother in Gundyr, I shall make a build doing exactly everything required in this guide. :steamhappy:
MeanMotherHubbard 12 Mar, 2023 @ 1:09pm 
That statue does look like a pygmy blowing gwyn D:
Frizzle 9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:20pm 
it'll be a cold day in hell when you stop me from starting as a naked fuck with a stick
Gonger02 8 Mar, 2023 @ 6:42pm 
I love you ludix gundyr pls marry me
Spoonpile 30 Apr, 2021 @ 6:16pm 
Hey, I have been trying to beat Ludex Gundyr since the game came out. Is it possible I can get his glaive before his boss fight? Please, I have been stuck on this boss for five years and I really want to platinum the game.
ressenmacher 27 Apr, 2021 @ 8:10pm 
It looks like you had some issues with people parrying Champion's Charge. Champion's Charge is unique among Charge style weapon arts in that you retain pretty good directional control during the whole move, which can be used to foil parry attempts. To do so, you must:

1: Begin Champion's Charge.
2: Unlock from your opponent.
3. Turn your character about 45 degrees to one side. You will charge forwards but not hit the person trying to parry you.
4: Turn back towards your opponent. They parried already, so they're stuck in recovery and get hit by the final spinny sweep of Champion's Charge.

(do note that you can be backstabbed for this if your opponent does not parry and instead rolls through the attack).