However, you can pick the equipment up much earlier than intended if you have the drive - and know where to look.īut through traditional means, you'll want to build your character for Strength and Dexterity. The Red Tearstone Ring and Morion Blade required for this build aren't traditionally available until DS3's late game. The Glass Cannon Build is best suited for NG+ players. It's a fun build to play if you're good at avoiding damage, as you'll pretty much tear through everything in your path. This Dark Souls 3 build focuses on doing as much damage as possible at the cost of being easy to kill. The startup animations are far quicker one-handed at the cost of only a pinch of damage. Once you get your second shield, it's best to dual wield them - one for attacking, one for blocks and parries. Shields offensive movesets are not half as developed as those for weapons, but they work wonders in DS3. Hell, take the time to grab a few of them for infusions if you need a source of elemental damage. It requires a whopping 30 Strength the wield properly, but it will shred through trash mobs like slicing butter. Farm the Bonewheel Skeletons until they drop you a Bonewheel Shield. This shield can bleed your opponents, and it deals around the same damage as the Pierce Shield.īut the best shield for this run is one you'll find lurking in the Catacombs of Carthus.
You can buy the first one from Patches after he's trapped Siegward in the well, and you'll receive the second one after Siegward's death.Īnother shield you'll want to nab is Longfinger Kirk's Spiked Shield. The best part is it deals thrust damage, making it easy to take advantage of counter hits.Īlternatively, you can follow Siegward's questline for two Pierce Shields. I later beat Vordt with the Silver Eagle Kite Shield, which you find at the High Wall of Lothric.įrom here, you can run off and kill Siegward for his Pierce Shield - this is going to be your best damage dealer for a good portion of your run. On my Turtle build, I started as Deprived (not recommended), and switched to the East-West Shield as soon as I beat Iudex Gundyr. Only take as much Dexterity as you need to wield your shields properly. The stats you'll want to focus on include Strength and Vitality (it goes without saying you should be leveling Vigor and Endurance too). Unequip your Longsword and two-hand that bad boy. The key here is to tart out as a class with a good shield: The Knight is a pretty decent choice. Sound scary? Actually, it's really not that bad. The Turtle Build in Dark Souls 3 has one rule and one rule only: a Turtle can only use Shields to attack.