Poison Antspur Rapier — Bossing

B-Tier Arcane/Dexterity Build • Bossing Variant

Status DOTs are percentage-based, making them devastating against bosses with large HP pools. Apply Rot, apply Poison, then maintain both while poking.

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Stat Distribution (Level 150)

  • Vigor: 50
  • Mind: 15
  • Endurance: 25
  • Strength: 10
  • Dexterity: 35
  • Intelligence: 9
  • Faith: 8
  • Arcane: 42

Equipment Changes

  • Physick: Stonebarb + Thorny Cracked Tear — Stagger chance + successive attack boost for rapid poking

Strategy & Tips

  • Apply Scarlet Rot first — it does the most damage per tick
  • Then focus on maintaining Poison for double DoT
  • Thrusting sword pokes from behind a shield are extremely safe
  • Kindred of Rot's Exultation boosts your damage when either status procs
  • Against Rot-immune bosses, focus on Poison with Blood Grease for bleed