As a long-time Dark Souls player with over 500 hours across multiple builds, I‘ve come to consider the Sellsword Twinblades one of most uniquely devastating dexterity weapons in the game.
While tricky to master, some experts argue no other weapon can compete with the raw damage per second (DPS) output of a properly built Sellsword Twinblades wielder.
In this comprehensive 1850+ word guide, I‘ll cover everything you need to know about acquiring, optimizing, and dominating with my favorite weapon.
How to Get Sellsword Twinblades
There are two reliable methods to get this versatile twinblades weapon:
1. Start as Mercenary Class
Without question, the easiest way is to simply begin your playthrough by selecting the Mercenary as your starting class.
This begins the game with the Sellsword Twinblades automatically equipped in your right-hand slots, along with the full Mercenary armor set:
[Table of Mercenary starting equipment]| Right Hand 1 | Sellsword Twinblades |
| Right Hand 2 | Sellsword Twinblades |
| Head | Sellsword Helm |
| Chest | Mercenary Armor |
| Hands | Mercenary Gloves |
| Legs | Mercenary Trousers |
Choosing Mercenary lets you begin leveling up and tailoring your build around the Sellsword Twinblades right from the get-go.
2. Find in Road of Sacrifices
If you didn‘t start out as a Mercenary, you can still pick up the Sellsword Twinblades early on in the Road of Sacrifices area.
Navigate to the far right side along the perimeter cliff edge. There you‘ll encounter a Black Knight enemy blocking a descending stairway (pictured below):
[Image of Black Knight location]Fight or sprint past the Black Knight and head down the stairs to find a treasure chest on the right. Open it up to pick up your new Sellsword Twinblades!
Now let‘s take a closer look at the weapon itself and why it scales so powerfully.
Weapon Requirements
Here are the minimum stat requirements to wield the Sellsword Twinblades:
- Strength: 10
- Dexterity: 16
As you can see, while usable even early on, this weapon is clearly designed first and foremost with Dexterity builds in mind.
Meeting only the bare minimum requirements will still let you equip the weapon, but severely limit its damage potential.
Instead, you‘ll want to invest heavily in Dexterity in order to take full advantage of the Sellsword Twinblade‘s incredibly fast slashes and deadly DPS (damage per second).
Weapon Upgrades
Maxing out your Sellsword Twinblades to their full damage potential takes some work. Here are the required upgrade materials for each stage, all the way to +10:
- +1 to +3 requires 12 Titanite Shards
- +4 to +6 requires 12 Large Titanite Shards
- +7 to +9 requires 12 Titanite Chunks
- The final max level of +10 requires 1 Titanite Slab
As you progress through the game‘s locations, keep an eye out in treasure chests, on corpses, and from enemy drops to gradually build up your Twinblade upgrade materials.
If you specifically farm and focus on upgrading your Sellsword Twinblades as soon as materials are available, you can achieve devastating damage numbers by mid-game.
Sellsword Twinblades Facts & Tactics
Before diving into specific build details, let‘s go over some key capability and use-case facts around the Sellsword Twinblades:
Designed for Dexterity
- Highest damage scaling with Sharp infusion
- A-level Dexterity scaling at max upgrade level
- Comparable to late-game boss weapons
Extremely Fast Attacks
- Highest dexterity weapon class attack speed
- Quick jumping slashes & Luthering combos
- Highest potential DPS (damage per second)
Tactics & Playstyle
- Shines most in fast, aggressive playstyle
- Devastating multi-hit L1 attack combos
- Can stagger and bleed out tough enemies quickly
- Riskier to use against groups or giant enemies
- Rewards precision dodging between rapid attacks
Augmentable Damage
- Resins and weapon buffs boost output
- Further augmented by rings, armor, amulets
- Can be enchanted with magics or lightning
While tricky to master given the rapid stamina expenditure, a properly built Sellsword Twinblades wielder with good evasion skills can annihilate enemies before they have a chance to react – cutting them down in a whirlwind of slashes before they can even swing.
Now let‘s examine exactly how to maximize its potential through a tailor-made dexterity build.
Dark Souls 3 Sellsword Twinblades Build
This specialized quality build focuses on bringing out the maximum deadly dexterity potential from the Sellsword Twinblades through complementary stats, gear, rings, buffs, and tactics.
Optimal Stats Distribution
Here is the stats and level distribution I always recommend when structuring a build around the Sellsword Twinblades:
- Vigor: 38
- Attunement: 14
- Endurance: 40
- Vitality: 11
- Strength: 16
- Dexterity: 80
- Intelligence: 10
- Faith: 16
- Luck: 7
The most important investment here is the massive 80 points sank into Dexterity scaling, which unlocks peak damage numbers from the Twinblades.
Beyond that, you still need enough Endurance to sustain its rapid slash combos, and enough Vigor to dodge incoming attacks in between flurries. The final dump stat is Luck, which provides a minor boost to bleeding builds.
Attunement can be incremented higher if you intend to rely on weapon enchantments, while Faith and Intelligence can push the strength of magic or fire damage buffs.
Augmenting Rings
The right combination of rings can significantly bolster the capabilities of any build. For the Sellsword Twinblades I highly recommend equipping:
- Pontiff‘s Right Eye – raises attack with successive hits
- Knight‘s Ring – effectively raises Dexterity by 5
- Hunter‘s Ring – effectively raises Dexterity by 5
- Lloyd‘s Sword Ring – boosts attack when at full health
Together these rings provide a perfect cocktail of enhanced damage, Dex scaling, and multiplied impact from the Sellsword Twinblade‘s innate combo potential.
Armor for Evasion
More so than heavy damage absorption, the optimal armor strategy relies on equipping lighter pieces with high elemental and slash protections while keeping your equip percentage below 70% for maximum dodging capabilities:
- Head: Thief Mask
- Chest: Leonhard‘s Garb
- Hands: Brigand Gauntlets
- Legs: Assassin Trousers
Prioritize lightweight armor with good Dexterity bonuses over heavier, tank-focused suits. Your lifeblood relies on rapid dodging between the Sellsword Twinblade combo chains.
Buffs & Items
Bring these weapon buff consumables into battle to amplify damage when opening fights against tough enemies and bosses:
- Gold Pine Resin – Imbues weapon with lightning damage
- Carpenters Resin – Temporarily boosts overall attack
Additionally, keep your Green Blossom item handy for sustained stamina recovery during longer encounters.
Finally, the Red Tearstone Ring can provide a major damage boost when your health drops below 20% – maximizing threat for trading fatal blows.
With all of the above specialized gear, upgrades, and buffs combined you‘ll have a profoundly deadly Dexterity build capable of cutting down even formidable late-game enemies and bosses with elemental-enhanced Sellsword Twinblade fury.
Sellsword Twinblades Playstyle & Tactics
While the full suite of rings, armor, stats, and weapon upgrades empower outstanding damage potential, the Sellsword Twinblades also require finesse to truly master.
Here are some key combat and exploration tactics I recommend adopting:
Pick Your Moments
- Don‘t recklessly engage multiple foes at once
- Wait for isolated or preoccupied enemies
Favor Dodge Rolling
- Dodging preserves more stamina than blocking
- Evade and counterattack from the flank
Exploit Combos
- R1 chains staggers foes, R2 leaping slash closes distance
- L1 combos inflict rapid bleeding
Rebuff Before Major Battles
- Apply lightning or attack-boosting resins
- Drink Green Blossom for sustained stamina
Don‘t Get Greedy
- 2-3 hit combos, then evade and re-engage
- Stamina drains rapidly during extended chains
With practice, your skills combined with this perfectly crafted build makes you an absolute hurricane of dexterous slashes and rapid bleeding blows. Enemies will melt before your Sellsword Twinblades fury.
Let me know if you have any other questions about maximizing the potential of this incredible weapon!
