Pure mage characters take a long time to come 'online'-capable of finishing the game comfortably. This build comes online towards the end of a playthrough, although its versatility and ease of use make it a great choice for PvP and NG+ playthroughs. The soft cap for both stats is 30, although you'll still gain a sizable damage boost for raising both stats to 45. For this build, we'll be using Caitha's Chime for miracles and the Izalith Staff for sorceries-both of which scale with Faith and Intelligence evenly. Your chime and catalyst will determine which stat scales your Hex. Upgrade your Faith and Intelligence evenly, trying to hit at least 30 in each stat. It's a very versatile school of magic that veteran players should try.

Want to make an enemy instantly bleed? Using Dorhy's Gnawing. Want to prevent a boss from using any special attacks? Use Vow of Silence. With that in mind, Hexes are still fantastic for players who want plenty of utility with their build. Hexes have seen a significant nerf in Dark Souls 3 compared to the second entry, distributing these unique spells throughout every school of magic instead of being a dedicated magic archetype. Just note that some enemies and bosses are completely immune to bleed, so be prepared for some boss fights to take ages. When done properly, you can stagger most bosses in the game and rapidly defeat tanky enemies. Luck is what scales your bleed damage for this build, so spec heavily into that stat and increase your Hollowing stat. Rapid attacking weapons usually come with this effect intrinsically, so most bleed builds spec for some Dexterity atop Luck to scale the damage of their initial hits and Bleed procs.

That's perfect for this build, as Hollowing increases the damage of Hollow-infused weapons.īleed is a status effect you can inflict on enemies and some bosses, dealing a percentage of damage to their health bar and staggering the target. In exchange, you gain a Dark Sigil, allowing you to become Hollow. If you talk to Yoel of Londor at the Foot of the High Wall Bonfire, he will return to Firelink Shrine and allow you to gain a free level. Both Bleed and Hollow are included in the same entry because there is quite a bit of overlap between the two.

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