LogFAQs > #963170737

Oh well no wonder - my highest unique weapon is +4 and normal is +8! Don't think I have the mats for any higher. Just haven't explored much beyond Limgrave and Liurnia - I was planning to hit the major points of interest there and move on but upon investigation found that I really need to scour this place for magical loot.

Build wise I'm rocking the Carian Knight magic straightsword I found that is basically identical to the crystal sword except better magic scaling and a cooler weapon art (that I always forget about). I felt pretty owned for discovering it after investing so much time and energy into the other one, but I have countered this by choosing to power stance both. It rocks.

Spellwise I have STILL not found any magic that outperforms the bread and butter spells. The cool and pretty comet that needs 34 int is still worse than Greater Glintstone spam. I'm making my peace with it - at least my build functions! I have a variety of staves now that each boost a particular type of magic - I'm thinking what could be happening here is you need to specialize in a school of magic and use the appropriate staff. I want to test it but I haven't got the materials to upgrade anything past the Meteorite Staff's raw power.