Holy Moonlight. What makes me love him is that, as much as you die to him, you never get bored of the fight. The arc scaling isn't very good until later levels. So I guess Im wondering if there ends up being much more of a reason to level arcane, outside of weapon scaling. Ludwigs holy blade scales str/ski with a preference for strength. How to get Logarius’ Wheel. Make up for your inadequate genitals with the raw damage of Ludwig's Holy Blade. I have to warn you that this build, in general, will do the least amount of damage with the blade however. Updated to Patch 1. 19K subscribers Subscribe 64 5. It has great crowd control when transformed. Its not as simple as burger vs coal, ludwig's is much more powerful, but its a traditional sword/greatsword. Im using it, but im having problems, im so used to just rushing enemies with the Holy Blade i forgot how to play with caution. Make up for your inadequate genitals with the raw damage of Ludwig's Holy Blade. For Ludwig's Holy Blade, STR/SKL is the way to go, standart quality build like in Dark Souls meta. scaling is calculated on base damage so if the base is only 50-60 you get next to no bonus damage at all even with B scaling. 3D Model of the Ludwig Holy Blade, the trick weapon depicted in the game Bloodborne. Any tips? My stats: Vit: 40 Endurance: 20 Str:26 Skill:22 Tinge:12 Arcane:15 Am on my 2nd…Ludwig's Lost Holy Blade; Lost Threaded Cane; Blood Rock . Ludwig is a boss in Bloodborne's The Old Hunters DLC. LHB is a solid arcane weapon with decent. The Holy Blade costs 20,000 Blood Echoes and can be purchased from the Bath Messenger in Hunter’s Dream. Stick on the gold adero and wield Ludwigs holy blade to play as pyramid head . Discord: Al3xander#3564 Steam: Lex Vicious. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. It is the weapon which scales best with an elemental Gem, the only one with an "A", the moveset is really good, and with 50/50 Str/Dex (the soft caps) it has the highest attack of all the weapons in their non-gemmed state. HOWEVER, you are emphasizing Arcane, so you actually want the LOST Holy Ludwig's Blade. Dex doesn’t work well with arcane, but you could still effectively use the BoM and Burial Blade. Ludwig's Blade can transform from a speedy one. An arcane sword discovered long ago by Ludwig. This is so drastic that -- for Ludwig's -- it's really not worth going past 25 strength until you've hit 25 skill at well. But it's also the most boring weapon. The Ludwig's is always righteous and the kirk hammer is only righteous in sword mode, but very few enemies are weak to righteous. I know they say ludwigs holy blade is supposed to be but without S scaling I can't truly consider it to be the classic Moonlight Greatsword that I so cherished. * Several enemies and bosses have specific weakness to fire, bolt, ect. Split damage weapons often do normal physical damage except under special circumstances they transform and do damage that scales with arcane. For the holy blade, it affects the transformed mode of the weapon. In DS1 I believe S was 150+, A was like 120-150, etc. One of the badges crafted by the Healing Church. 2% Cursed Temperings is best. I played as Ludwig, The Holy Blade from Bloodborne! (but human) Hype Locked post. I do have a Hunter Axe but I am finding it awkward to use due to the high endurance cost -- although a charged R2 can one-shot many enemies. I could say almost 100% the same and replace Ludwigs Holy Blade with Beast Cutter, Moonlight Sword, Church Pick or Burial Blade and wouldn't lie a single time. Ludwig's Holy Blade is one of the best options for Strength and Quality (Strength/Skill) builds in the game. This is a sinister Isz chalice depth 5, and you have to go all the way to layer three. The holy blade is not a split damage weapon, so it needs to be converted with a gem to do elemental damage. Just curious if people changed their weapons over time or just found your favorite weapon early on and stuck with it. I always try to have a secondary weapon, because some are just better (considering moveset) against some enemysHow well does it scale with Arcane since it has a A scalling at +10? Also can we add Fire paper to it for the extra 80 or use the arcane spell EPS? I have a few builds I am considering on my Holy blade. Yes! It's utterly amazing. After checking it out, it seems it's at the very top of B, at 80%. I was fighting Ludwig with his holy blade and failing, finally saying I give up switched to the chikage first try killed him. 2%) (X2) Weapons scaling well in Arc often have a secondary form that buffs the weapon with elemental damage or a magic aura. Holy Sword of the Ark: Ludwig's Holy Blade, basically. So 50 strength and 50 skill. Ludwig’s Holy Blade/ Simons Bowblade (Simply because this is a very versatile, powerful weapon; top tier version of Kirkhammer) (Bowblade’s moves and range attacks flow with me a lot 4. 70 is what I use on my split builds. LHB isn’t “broken” per say, it’s just all around competitive with its varied scaling and adaptable move set. He was also the founder of the Healing Church Workshop, and first hunter of the Church. burial blade at 30/30 is still VERY powerful so that can be used at 30/30 too. ♦ Hunter Pistol ♦ Kirkhammer ♦ Kos Parasite ♦ Loch Shield ♦ Logarius' Wheel ♦ Ludwig's Holy Blade ♦ Ludwig's Rifle ♦ Piercing Rifle ♦ PVE Builds and Weapons Review ♦ Rakuyo ♦. like the Stake Driver or the Ludwig's Holy Blade, then it's called a "quality" weapon, and this means you should level up those stats evenly. Split damage is probably less effective when it comes to damage output though. I am quite fond of the Saw Cleaver, Ludwig's Holy Blade, and the Rifle Spear. Easily one of the most iconic weapons in the Hunter’s Nightmare DLC, the Holy Moonlight Greatsword is a sword wrapped in mystery and lore; wielded by the legendary hunter of old Ludwig the Holy Blade. 50: 0. Adjusted the scaling of Evelyn based on further testing (1. You're basically asking why it's the Meme Blade. After 50 to 99, you'll get a mix of +0 and +1 AR. Added the arcane scaling ratios for the Beast Claw, Ludwig's Holy Blade, Kirkhammer, and Hunter Axe, thanks again to alexp1128. The Kirkhammer is a pure STR weapon, while Ludwig's Holy Blade is a "quality" weapon (perfectly balanced STR and SKL scaling). Raven Knight: Fluffhead108: Troubled. Weapon AR & Scaling Calculator; Butcher Set | Bloodborne Wiki. I recently picked it up on a Strength build run through. Adjusted the scaling of Evelyn based on further testing (1. I mainly use ludwigs blade and i want a good build with it. Not as unique as the design of some other weapons, like tonitrus and it's turbo shtick. Ludwigs is for a quality build (str and skill to 25). So without any Gemstone, Ludwig’s Holy Blade deals physical damage and scales with Str / Skill. The stake driver, with its queerly complex design, violently drives thick stakes into the flesh of foes. Ludwigs Holy Blade can be amazing, but I don't feel good playing with it. The optimal stats for a LHB build assuming you want to stick to the 120/150 meta is 50/50. ( Reply reply TerySchmerples • Thought you meant the streamer Ludwig, and was confused. Scaling effects: Scaling gems do nothing but boost the scaling of a certain stat on your weapon. Add to that its 50 percent power boost to enemies weak to Righteous and its bolstered Strength and Skill scaling, and Ludwig's Holy Blade is a stronger alternative to the Axe. aladore384 6 years ago #1. With 13 skill and 25 strength (add one level), AR = 302. The Kirkhammer is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. Beast claw is fun for beast builds. That's higher than the Saw Spear, Church. Whereas you could have things like the Chikage which is a Katana or a blood katana that kills you while you use it. Anyways, this one maximizes and capitalizes on that sweet Arcane damage. E. Getting to the badge. I'm getting the same issue as well. If you put a Fire Gemstone, it will deal Elemental damage (Fire) and THEN will scale with Arcane, but Arcane mainly, which means your 35 Str is kinda wasted. 85 and 20 Skill is coverted to 0. Anonymous. Definetly worth a try. (I don't know the exact values for the Holy blade, but I do know it's B in both Strength and Skill). If you put an elemental gem in to convert them to elemental. I know we're all new to this game, but perhaps you guys know more than me about builds and could provide some valuable…Ludwig's Holy Blade. LHB is a solid arcane weapon with decent. Besides, most of the late game dmg comes from gems rather than scaling. CometDove 5 years ago #1. The badge can be found in the Healing Church Workshop tower, in the very top room. With that all being. Already has an "s" in blood scaling, so while scaling does increase damage, I didn't see as much damage for slotting a +65 Blood scaling blood. Saw Spear 9. Ive also gotten pretty good at nailing the sweetspot for high damage. Ludwig's Holy Blade (currently +7). Glyph is 3csps7kg and will remain active until September 2020. 00: 0. The other weapons have such unique moveset and the LHB is just the claymore. Skill 21. It has arcane scaling, but that only matters if you convert its damage to magic (arcanr/fire/bolt) Your stats should be good enough. Update 1: Added the scaling ratios for the Burial Blade, thanks to alexp1128 and jamalabd. CryptoBusiness, Economics, and Finance. 5 Arcane scaling, +200% arcane damage, and. 7x to 1. a quality build is perfect for a 1st time beacuse you can choose basically all weapons. +10 has a scaling coefficient of 0. A scaling alphabet of S is supreme high rating and will be lower returns for further alphabets like A,B,C etc. All files have been tested, printed, and assembled at full scale to ensure quality and practicality of the design. 44: 0. Business, Economics, and Finance. base damage, attribute scaling and attribute saturation are multiplied together for each attribute/damage type. This holy sword, together with three armlets stripped from the corpses of clerics, gave him some semblance of comfort. Model includes both the one handed sword and the sheath. It doesnt scale well enough and the split damage means you suffer enemy defense twice making the listed AR very deceptive. and for a little extra fire power, use the cannon (at least 7+). Worked first time. Oh wait, I lied. ago. 35). That's 238. Arcane 6. Ludwig's Holy Blade scales on both strength and skill, first softcap is at 25 for each so you basically want to get them both to 25 before going higher with either (also adding some points into vitality along the way to stay comfy, and somewhere between 15-20 endurance). Strength: 28. Dark Souls II - Twinblade and Rapier. Transformed moveset is flashy and fun to use with its projectiles albeit a little slow. Those weapons all have good scaling and movesets, both transformed and untransformed. MaxwellGodd ' · 12/17/2018. BB has softcaps at 25 and 50 for the damage stats. 8 for Strength and Skill so you gain the same damage per level but Skill is the main scaling factor for visceral damage so if you ever plan. i am confused,i got the Kirskshammer and have been using it Untill i got…Both sides are in-character. New comments cannot be posted. is the real-life alternate name for an iron meteorite, and it seems to be the reason why arcane power. gems and bow´s long range makes it more viable at critical HP (30%hp and below). From what Ive read the blade ends up scaling as more of a quality weapon, as well as with arcane. Ludwig’s Holy BladeHunter Axe is slow, yet powerful. HMS in trick form has large multipliers based on ARC and R2 and L2 attacks ONLY scale on ARC. Honestly doesn’t really matter, even at max upgrades they still are tied with B scaling. It also loses half it's ar in fast form and can't parry in slow form. 50/50 with 27. 50 Arc 30 Str Holy Moonlight Sword 50 Skill 30 Str Ludwig Holy Blade HMS was my first weapon, and the one that drew me in the most, but the LHB feels better to me. So going from 24 -> 25 Strength might give you say, 10 damage. It isn't just for show ladies and gentlemen. It is also great for bosses. Keep in mind that the distance your. The only build that doesn't fit this weapon is Bloodtinge. Not to mention that DoH has his own slams, explosions, and ridiculous. UP near death, low hp to trigger the near death effect, and ideally a maxed out beast meter after consuming a. Ludwig's Holy Blade is a Trick Weapon in Bloodborne. Slam an arcane / fire blood gem into your Ludwig's to get the A scaling from arcane stat and you will end up of with upwards of 500 dmg depending on the grade of your blood gems. I know tier lists have been done to death, but I just started playing Bloodborne recently. Although the long sword isn't easily obtainable and it's challenging to level its stats to S, it still excels at dealing massive carnage. Ludwigs has better skill scaling and I liked it's moveset more. revenant925 • 2 yr. For a. Upon transforming the damage of the Kirkhammer’s R1 increases from 1. I've brought it to +3…50 Str. Saw Cleaver gets that bonus against beasts, but even at +10 with 27. Most weapons have a small amount of arcane scaling (D). Hunter tools: A Call Beyond, Choir bell Runes: Great Lake tier 3, clockwise metamorphosis tier 3, Anti-clockwise metamorphosis tier 3. It's pretty boring though, so most people prefer the Hammer. There are 3 versions of this weapon: Normal, Uncanny and Lost. in British Columbia, although the age scale will vary among forest types (adapted from Spies and Franklin 1988). A prototype weapon serving as a simple firearm and spear, possibly created in imitation of a lost Cainhurst weapon. 2% Blood gems. You're better off just going with the weapon's move set you enjoy the most and base your build around it, blood gems can make up any short comings it might have damage wise. Ludwig's holy blade - tracery of big sword (Bloodborne) Here u can see 4 models of the same tracery of ludwig's holy blade from bloodborne cosplay. Ludwigs holy blade scales str/ski with a preference for strength. dumptrucksrock • 1 yr. Lost Ludwig's Holy Blade: Reiterpallasch: Uncanny Reiterpallasch: Lost Reiterpallasch: Rakuyo: Uncanny Rakuyo: Lost Rakuyo: Rifle Spear: Uncanny Rifle Spear: Lost Rifle. I dig the axe a lot but I feel like maybe the holy blade would also be cool. • 4 yr. CryptoDon't be deceived by the B-scaling. ReplyThe cool thing about ludwig holy blade is the high reach and stagger as well as the powerful charged R2. (I don't mean primary scaling, but utilizes them in someway) I used ludwig holy blade on my first playthrough too as it's fairly easy and does a decent amount of damage. I've got my Ludwig's Holy Blade up to +6, which says it scales B with Strength, C with Skill, and B with Arcane. There are 3 versions of this weapon: Normal, Uncanny and Lost; which only differ in their Gem Imprints and the locations in which. Best Arcane Gem Setup for Ludwig's Holy Blade:Cursed Cold Abyssal Blood Gem (+65 ARC scaling) (X1)Cursed Fire/Bolt/Arcane Damp Blood Gem (27. 5K. I have +10 Ludwig's Holy Blade equipped with x3 19. E. Skill 21. Ludwig’s Holy Blade in its greatsword form Skill/Bloodtinge builds have access to one of the strongest weapons in the game, the Chikage. 3. 2% physical runes, instead of two of them along with a 23% like you would with the normal Holy Blade. BL150. The joy of pure arcane builds are the tools. When blue moonlight dances around the sword, and it channels the abyssal cosmos, its great blade will hurl a shadowy lightwave. Reply Replies (0) 34 +1. But if you do that, your HMS will be stalled out at +7 for a while using the chunks you can get early in the Research Hall. END isn't necessarily required but it is personal preference. Right now I'm 22/12/8, 8 being arcane. Ludwigs Holyblade is actually a str/skl quality weapon, so for the best damage scaling. You can use BoM if you want, but those weapons have very low base damage and rely heavily on skill scaling. Beasthunter Saif 8. Does strength or skill help more with the greatsword form. The arc damage, also, isn't very high - so you're getting a pretty small percentage of an already small number as a bonus. This is the one that I'm going to build, BL 110. 50% righteous bonus for all. * Although this primarily a build for using LHB, several other weapon can also be gemmed to scale with Arcane provided you meet the other minum stat requirements. The Wheel has much better scaling and a wider hit box, but feels slower which sometimes is irritating. It has an S in skill, so that weapon is. ago It scales with strength and skill better than any other weapon in the game and its tricked form is very similar to. Disgustingly good. One habded both are more or less the same, maybe minor attack changes or it is just the range. With 12 skill and 50 strength, AR = 353. If Jaune stomps, Ludwig is assisted by Lady Maria. Ludwigs Holy Blade from Bloodborne, Replica, Cosplay / 3D Printed Prop. Chikage has always saved my back. Then they will scale off of ARC and only ARC. Attack rating of 971 with three 27. Raven Knight: Fluffhead108: Troubled. 2% Physical damage, with "increase stamina cost" curses. Righteous is a hidden weapon attribute which deals varying amounts of bonus damage to "enemies of the Healing Church". Arcane: 16. Edit: talking abour Ludwig's. If this information is correct the effective AR of the untransformed Ludwig’s is 330 compared to the Kirkhammer’s 440 and its transformed AR is 472 compared. Find out everything you need to know about the game. Ludwig's for example is a quality weapon and has great arcane scaling. If you want to kill him go to the left side of the cart and use an elixir when you are completely behind it. It behaves like an arm mounted blade in its normal and like a wrist melee weapon in its transformed mode. Transforms from a one-handed Greatsword into the two-handed Moonlight Greatsword. A weapon is only as good as the player. ago. Hello fellow hunters! I’m currently going through my very first play through of the game and had a couple of questions regarding progression and the…Aside from looking cool, Ludwig’s Holy Blade is a must-have for other, more practical reasons, too. Burial Blade (Along with being the weapon of my favorite boss, the moveset is good for groups and the ghost range is insane for pvp) 5. However, i recommend Saw Cleaver for Fire-element weapon. Holy Moonlight Sword. Found in the Underground Corpse Pile after defeating Ludwig, the Holy Blade 3 Hunter Axe The Hunter’s Axe might be a starting weapon, but it’s not only the best weapon of the bunch, it’s one. If anything else, the other weapons need rebalancing (not exactly. I’m focusing on the strength and skill build. Since this is one of the best weapons in the game, based off damage and scaling, its viable that you do not use any. 8 for a +10 weapon. Well, Kirkhammer is a Strength weapon, Hunter Axe has bad scaling, Rifle Spear is a Skill weapon, and LHB is a Quality weapon. Shift your mindset from raw efficiency and focus more on what unique ways to fight this weapon has compared to what you're used to. Skill: 23. revenant925 • 2 yr. I am quite fond of the Saw Cleaver, Ludwig's Holy Blade, and the Rifle Spear. however, i already reached softcap for str-scaling (25) so i thought i can bumb some points in arcane cause the weapon got a B-scaling there. Stake Driver Description. What I’d do. Stand to his side as much as possible. 3 (D). When transformed, the Logarius Wheel gets -30% physical damage, +0. But it's also the most boring weapon. Check out our ludwig holy blade selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our costume weapons shops. Get the 50 arcane hardcap and leave str / skill at their minimum. All my weapons are currently on +4. Ludwig's Uncanny Holy Blade is the best for physical because it has 2 radials and a triangle. Base scaling stats for all +10 weapons can be found in Appendix A. For your stats, the best weapons, in terms of damage you would be getting from scalings, would be the Saw Cleaver/Saw Spear, Ludwigs, Beast Claws, and the Stake Driver would also be really good. 00: 0. As part of the scaling process, a scaler must be able to identify species so that volumes may be calculated by category, for species as well as. Ludwig’s Holy Blade 4. 88 : Quality : 110 : Holy Moonlight Sword: 16 : 12 - 14 : 180 - 100 : 0. It's considered a Church weapon; enemies susceptible to this modifier will receive an additional 30% damage from both modes. On top of that the scaling is awesome. Using this skill grants holy essence to the weapon and fires off a golden blade projectile, great to use against Those Who Live in Death. Ludwigs on the other hand seems to be a bit faster and has better reach. Ludwigs is definitly stronger then the sawcleaver, it is infact the strongest scaling weapon in the ggame Also. During the fight which Ludwig collapses, his renowned sword The Holy Moonlight Blade brings back his damaged humanity. Found in the Underground Corpse Pile after defeating Ludwig, the Holy Blade 3 Hunter Axe The Hunter’s Axe might be a starting weapon, but it’s not only the best weapon of the bunch, it’s one. Got a quick question about LHB. Ludwigs Holy Blade is very effective and can reach a very high amount of damage, but there are many players who can be just as effective with another weapon. That's not correct, kinda. To everyone who may be wondering why this weapon was bandaged (similar to Ludwig's Holy Blade): this is to prevent blood. Using this skill grants holy essence to the weapon and fires off a golden blade projectile, great to use against Those Who Live in Death. As a general rule, the enemies in Forsaken Cainhurst Castle are weak to. If you want to go full out with strength then do the Axe or Hammer. Ludwig, The Accursed (醜い獣、ルドウイーク Minikui kemono, Rudouīku lit. Kirkhammer or Ludwig's Holy Blade? 10 posts; 10 posts #15669407. Slam an arcane / fire blood gem into your Ludwig's to get the A scaling from arcane stat and you will end up of with upwards of 500 dmg depending on the grade of your blood gems. The gems in both weapons increase only the physical attacks. A rather dull-looking one-handed sword that. 33 => 1. . 80 : 0. get's C/E scaling at +5-7, C/D scaling at +8-9, and, finally, B/D scaling at +10. it is a top tier weapon, has good scaling and a really versatile moveset. It's the only weapon I have upgraded fully and it has my best bloodgems. Preferably attire that grants the highest amount of Arcane and elemental defense, while also giving good defense versus standard melee attacks. The arcane scaling sometimes only applies to the buffed form of the weapon. it has good scaling for a quality build. The Hunter's Nightmare on the Underground Corpse Pile after the fight against Ludwig, The Holy Blade. A rifle typically used by Healing Church hunters. Arcane does nothing unless you use a blood gem to put some form of arcane damage on the weapon. Check out our ludwig the holy blade selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our figurines & knick knacks shops. CryptoThis trick weapon is primarily for strength/arcane builds since it utilizes both stats to great effect. Such weapons with normally pure-physical damage can be converted to any element by slotting in a elemental bloodgem. Provided you have the stamina of course. . Also I tried both 1h and 2h. Awesome thank you, I’ll just have to get used to the move set haha. 80% * 85% * 200 * 2=272. Level: 78. Also, I think you already know this, but since the weapon has a B stat (third best Scale rating) in Strength, Skill, and Arcane, you are capable of running multiple different builds in the game with this weapon, and will be just as effective for each build. Let's set it at 70%. it gets A scaling eventually. 07: A trick weapon typically used by Healing Church hunters. Ludwig's Holy Blade +0 : 0. Ludwig’s Holy Blade has great damage output in a short time and deals more damage against enemies vulnerable to Righteous. On my NG+6 runs, I more or less found the Saw Spear and Whirligig to be instrumental in doing nothing but shredding bosses, but I suppose the BoM and Lolwigs sword are alright for now. Don't give up, it's all a bit. Sacred Blade is a regular skill that can be found in Ashes of War that can be used on many melee armaments. Saw Cleaver 10. 14: 0. I like to do Skill first because visceral attacks also scale with Skill. Bloodborne Builds: The recommended weapons for this build include the Hunter Axe, Ludwig’s Holy Blade, and the Whirligig Saw. When fully upgraded, the higher base damage and lower scaling makes Ludwig's Rifle deal more damage than the Hunter Blunderbuss if your Bloodtinge is less than 28. When blue moonlight dances around the sword, and it channels the abyssal cosmos, its great blade will hurl a shadowy lightwave. -. In 2020 alone, purchases on Etsy generated nearly $4 billion in income for small businesses. and blooodtinge scale with phys. Open the gate to the boss, and after you pass through the gate (but before the boss) there will be a side door you can open. Unless you plan on making the weapon arcane, there's no reason to increase Arcane as it doesn't increase the damage unless gemmed. Sorry for the long title, but basically I just got Ludwig's Holy Blade and it's a really cool weapon so I want to use it. Niclerosis. Scale it the way u need it. That is the reason you see lot. I've not run the numbers, but your setup may benefit from a cursed heavy abyssal (str scaling +65). Bluemoon Greatsword, a false copy of the Moonlight Greatsword. So 200 fire + 150 scaling = 350--> 350*1. It is like the Claymore in DeS and the Black Knight Greataxe in DS. r/bloodborne. Despite the name, this firearm behaves more like the Hunter Blunderbuss, albeit with some differences in the spray pattern. Yes, I'd recommend that as well if you only plan to use Ludwigs Holy Blade and other Skill weapons. 5 scaling in strength and . Make up for your inadequate genitals with the raw damage of Ludwig's Holy Blade. * +10 Ludwig's Holy Blade as A scaling with Arcane when socketed with an elemental gem. However the HMS does absolutely have better ARC scaling, along with usable STR+SKL scaling, so if you are willing to put in the stats/BL the HMS is one of the strongest weapons there is afaik. At the middle of this list is a middle-of-the-road weapon that was severely over-used in its heyday. This particular blade--Ludwigs Holy Blade--where for blunt and thrust it has numbers on it. HOWEVER, you are emphasizing Arcane, so you actually want the LOST Holy Ludwig's Blade. Pimp cane is where it's at! I hate the LHB because it’s so comfortable to use. Defeat Ludwig: Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower Defeat Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower. Maybe even two. R: Rally/Regain. (DLC Weapon) Hunter Axe: 98-----100: 100: 9 D: 8 E---D:. By a lot. I always thought it scaled off of these in B unless you equipped an Arcane stone, which…Blade of Mercy. Tier 2 and 3 heir runes and tier 3 moon rune. Ludwig's Holy Blade is a weapon that can be found fairly early in the game. Endurance: 21. From what Ive read the blade ends up scaling as more of a quality weapon, as well as with arcane. Stake Driver Description. Even with the 20% boost to beasts, the. So Ludwig's has slightly better str scaling than dex (say it improves at 100% for strength and 95% for Dex). So by default the arcane scaling on the Holy Blade is inactive since it doesn't have any innate elemental damage. Concealing the weapon inside the cane and flogging the beasts with the whip is partly an act of ceremony, an attempt to. STR and SKL both unless you put on an elemental gem, in which it will scale with ARC exclusively. I've been using the Kirkhammer since it was available to me and I've seen that it is the strongest weapon in the game by 10 points, but I love greatswords. When upgraded to +10 through blood gem fortification, Ludwig's Holy Blade gets A-grade weapon scaling against arcane — meaning it will become more powerful as you level up your character's. In this respect the LHB is more efficient than the HMS; this said, the latter does have good arcane damage. HMS's untransformed moveset is straight forward, fairly easy to use and hits pretty hard - not to mention its R2 poke attack that goes out much faster than one think. Ludwig is for quality builds, kirkhammer is for strength builds. The Holy Blade gets the righteous damage bonus against Cainhurst enemies in both forms while the Kirkhammer only gets it in sword form, not as the hammer. Hunter tools: A Call Beyond, Choir bell Runes: Great Lake tier 3, clockwise metamorphosis tier 3, Anti-clockwise metamorphosis tier 3. Honestly, Ludwig's Holy Blade is overrated, it's a very common weapon because of it's simple design and scaling but when I played through I stuck to using my saw spear, go with what you're comfortable with over what does more damage.