

Note that Dark Souls 3 has added Weapon Arts, which are special moves based on what weapons you are carrying.

It also has a fairly low Luck stat, which is pretty much useless. This is an easy one, choose the Warrior class because he has no wasted stats in Attunement, Intelligence, or Faith. What is the best class if you don’t want to use any spells? If you want to use light, fast, or ranged weapons, you want Dexterity points.If you want to use heavy weapons, shields and armor, you want Strength points.If you don’t want to use any spells, Attunement, Intelligence, and Faith should be as low as possible.Pyromancy uses both Intelligence AND Faith.Then choose either Intelligence (Sorcery Spells) OR Faith (Miracles).If yes, you want some Attunement (ATT) stat points.Do you want to use any spells (of any kind)?.This way you will won’t have any wasted stats as you build up your character. At least determine one or two things you DON’T want your character to do, and make sure your starting class has a low stat score in that area.

The Knight is a close 3rd place on efficiency.īeyond the Luck stat, it is ideal to make a couple decisions before you start. The Luck attribute is by far the worst stat unless you have a very specific, heavily planned out build in mind. The Warrior and Pyromancer are considered the most efficient starting classes, almost solely because they are the classes that waste as few points as possible on the Luck stat.

However you will need to fight through the first few weak enemies, then one moderately hard boss before you can level up for the first time. This is slightly confusing because different classes start at different levels, but by level 10 they are all “equal.” For those new to Dark Souls, the first few levels take small amounts souls (experience) to level up, so starting level should not be a factor for most people. Note that all classes have a total of 99 Stat Points used when they reach level 10. What are the most efficient starting classes? The Assassin is a solid choice if you plan to use the Dexterity stat at all. The Warrior and Pyromancer are picked largely because they waste as few stats as possible on Luck, which is largely useless. How did we arrive at these rankings? The Knight is a perfect all around starter class, with very few “wasted” points, plenty of build options as you level up, and great starting equipment with a 100% physical damage absorbing shield, a solid weapon and good armor.
