Looking for advice on dual wielding

I'm working on a dual wielding character and I'm not familiar with the tactics that have been used to successfully do this. My build is this
Sl 55

Vit 26
Att 8
End 25
Str 24
Dex 25
Res 11
Int 9
Fai 9

I'm light rolling/ninja flipping ( I vary on rings ) and am wielding a Gold Tracer in my off-hand. What weapons do you suggest I use in my main hand?While I'm hoping to use a straight sword, I'm not sure if, because of their similar attack range, that is viable at all. Thanks!

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First off there's a program called mugenmokey that you can use to theoretically create any build you want.
link
It's really easy to use.

Next.
Why do you have 24 Str and 25 Dex? :suspect:

I know you need 25 Dex to use the Gold Tracer, but that weapon scales with Dex, meaning it will do a lot less damage than it will do on Dex 40. Using weapons that scale without having stats to back them up will make them do little damage and thus won't do you much good.

24 Str is for Zweihander I guess?
You need only 16 to use that. You will have to use it in both hands, but not only it will do more damage that way, but the moveset is identical, no matter how you hold it.

If you want to use a curved sword like Gold Tracer I would recommend Falchion, or Scimitar, which do similar damage, however they don't have Bleed Aux. They do a horizontal slash, which is great to stop backstab attempts and they also can parry very quickly.

Lastly, on this SL make all your weapons elemental, they will do much more damage than scaling weapons with minimal stats. Picking between Fire and Lightning is entirely up to you, but it's best to have both for PvE purposes. In PvP, it doesn't matter that much which of the you use.

I'd go with something like this.


It seems I have gone ahead of myself.

To answer your original question.

I recomend using Balder Side Sword. It's very fast, has wide horizontal range of attacks, it's very long (if not the longest straight sword) and it's R2 is a powerful poke with incredible range.

Another interesting option can be Barbed Straight Sword. It is a very short straight sword, but it inflicts Bleed Aux, which will complement your Gold Tracer.

You can also use a spear. With your stats a Pike should work well and it has extremely long reach.

I hope this will help you.

Here's an example of my dual wielding build. http://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?c=322692801231881377

What i do when i set up my build is to have a mix of slow and fast wepons. Vertical and horizontal attacking weapons and can be swapped amongst your main and offhand. If i have a vertical or forward thrusting weapon in my main hand, i'll have a horizontal swinging weapon on my off hand.

In your case, i would have an Estoc and a Claymore in your main hand. The different attack timings if you keep swapping tends to throw off your opponents. You could also have a halberd as a secondary off hand weapon for increased reach f you aren't playing with shields.

You might want a weapon that can parry for your dual weilder too. As far as right hand weapons go, I suggest a dagger for backstabs, and the painting guardian sword for normal damage.

If that's the case, use the BSS as your secondary to compliment the slow speed of thr GS. Get an elemental Estoc for your off hand.

http://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?c=479485026167372947

theres extra weight left to play with if you'd prefer another weapon.

Eliitti is probably the BEST dual wielder I have faced. You might get some dual wielding inspiration from to of my builds that showcase his skills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh_LC77c2pc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSCTbd8szhQ

With your stats, I'd prolly utilize the 24 strength one-handing a weapon.

SWORDS-Man Serpent/Zweh/Gravelord Sword
SPEARS-Pike/Dragonslayer
*Since you have the dex, I'd prolly go DSS.

The swords would break more poise of course, which might compliment the Gold Tracer pretty well.

If I were to use a spear in this situation, I'd prolly use it in my left hand, and Gold Tracer in right. I think the GT 2hand R1 would be more beneficial in that situation.

My 2 "sense".

Kudos for dual wielding.