cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/post/133669
Years ago I’ve completed Dark Souls 2 using only magic (sorcery + pyromancy) - so no weapons at all. It went surprisingly smooth although I ended up not going to DLCs.
I’m thinking on doing this for the first installment but I have some doubts:
First, is it even possible to beat Four Kings with spells? On my first playthrough I tried to beat them with magic and it went really poorly. I’d prefer not to repeat this experience…
Second, are locations like Duke’s Archive and Oolacile even doable with spells? With the sheer amount of enemies with high magic resistance, they sound like hell, especially given that we don’t have any magic restoration options from DS2.
Pyro only isn’t really possible without glitches or summons since Queelag is fire immune. But Sorcery+Pyro “spells only” should be fine. Enemies tend to be resistant to damage types, not general “magic”, so if you can switch it up you’re all good. Dukes archives shouldn’t be a problem if using Pyromancy.
The problem with pyromancy is that it is low on uses - and there’s so much fodder in the Archive, I’m afraid it will feel more like playing Resident Evil in Dark Souls (= avoiding most enemies because ammo is too precious).
It probably will, but I think it should be doable. I haven’t tried it personally though so ymmv.