Summary
Leveling up has become synonymous with gaming, a constant desire to strive and get more powerful. Across the vast amount of video games and genres, players can be hard-pressed to find a title that doesn’t feature some sort of leveling system in one way or another.
Of course, in some games, leveling up a character comes with the addition of stats to increase their power. For example, Skyrim. As more progression in a game is made, the higher the level and the more powerful a player will become, leading to some ridiculous numbers. In games where stats are present,weapons will also havean entry threshold, with these requiring specific stats to wield, some of which can require ridiculously high investment in order to use.
AsLords of the Fallenis a Souls-like, Strength weapons hold some of the highest stat requirements in the game, with the Sword of Skin and Tooth needing the most.
Viewed as a pure Strength build weapon among the numerous armaments available, theSword of Skin and Toothis also one of the heaviest.
The Sword of Skin and Tooth might not be seen as the definitive best Strength weaponLords of the Fallenhas to offer; that goes to the Iron Wayfarer’s Hammer. However, it is a decent alternative, possessing a B- in Strength scaling.
Take a look at Smough himselfand it wouldn’t be too surprising to understand why his hammer asks for a massive Strength requirement.
Boss weapons can be very hit or miss in theDark Soulsseries, offering some of the best tools to kill enemies with at times, but then also providing some armaments that make players wonder if they truly deserve to be obtained from a boss.
Smough’s Hammeris in the former category in this case, with it being one of the best Strength weapons inDark Souls,along with the Black Knight Halberd and the Great Club.
One of the weapons inElden Ringthat requires comitted and heavy investment.
Named theGiant-Crusher, this weapon is able to do more than that. Made out of stone, it is a miracle it doesn’t crack when slamming down on enemies, but it also outputs some of the biggest damage inElden Ring.
Often seen as the poster child forStrength builds and their numerous weapons, the Giant-Crusher requires a huge amount of Strength to wield it, but can be used at a lower level when two-handing.
Ledo’s Great Hammer possesses the highest stat requirement in Dark Souls 3.
Another massive hammer weapon,Ledo’s Great Hammershares the same Strength requirement asElden Ring’sGiant-Crusher, but has a slight improvement in its own stats.
Ledo’s Great Hammer deals a bit more damage, but is heavier. As a bonus, the hammer also possesses higher poise than most weapons and is one of the better Strength weapons to deal damage with when two-handing.
4Elden Ring – Carian Regal Scepter
60 Intelligence, 10 Dexterity, and 8 Strength
Usually, Strength weapons need the biggest stat investment to wield them, but the Carian Regal Scepter requires a wide variety of stat investments.
While not technically a weapon to fight with, theCarian Regal Scepteris needed to cast themany Sorceries available, and is one of the better staves inElden Ring
Aside from the B in its Intelligence scaling, making it a good option for magic builds, the Carian Regal Scepter possesses anunderrated Ash of War, and a passive that boosts Full Moon Sorceries.
Owing to it being an MMO, Path of Exile offers a good chunk of loot and, especially, weapons. Items towards higher levels need large amounts of investment, some requiring over 200 points in their respective stat.
Path of Exileprides itself on never indulging in pay-to-win mechanics. As a result, there is a fixed level for players to reach and invest stats in instead of making the grind faster via money. This can take a varied amount of playtime depending on the individual player.
Reaching these stats could be a big investment for one player, and not at all for others. Regardless, weapons can end up reaching very high levels of stat requirements due to this design that can play into the detailed amount of character customizationPath of Exileoffers.
Numbers inWorld of Warcrafthave always been on the larger scale,at times needing to be squished, but reaching the highest proficiency with weapons will require a ton of gameplay.
Stats inWorld of Warcraftdon’t really play a big role in wielding a weapon; that’s usually left up to the level of the player. Stats on weapons are used more to increase the power level of the player.
However, weapon skill proficiency is most definitely needed in ClassicWoWto wield weapons competently. A certain level of proficiency is needed in a class, or they won’t be able to hit an enemy, as they are not skilled enough yet. Leveling these skills up will happen naturally, as hitting level 60 is a long road, but the maximum proficiency being 300 makes for quite the ridiculous number of levels, especially when using a new weapon class for the first time.
FromSoftware has taken the Smelter Hammer’s stat requirements to the extreme.
The Strength stat in From Software’s games is almost always the highest stat that endgame weapons require to be wielded, withDark Souls 2being no different.
TheSmelter Hammerhas one of the highest requirements ever introduced inDark Souls’array of Strength weaponry. While it is possible to wield the weapon at a lower stat total via two-handing it (as it is Strength orientated), it still doesn’t take away the sheer number of levels required to be put into Strength to use the Smelter Hammer.
