Darksiders 3: Starter Guide & Tips
Nov. 28, 2018Darksiders 3: Starter Guide & Tips
ThisDarksiders IIIGetting Started Guide features Fury, one of the 4 Horseman of the Apocalypse. This hack and slash action-adventure game will pit Fury against the 7 Deadly Sins. This game ranges from very simple, to extremely challenging gameplay, depending on player’s difficulty choice. These overall tips and guide should assist new players while streamlining important information for anyone playing the game.
In this guide we will give you information about Stats, Weapon Upgrades, Consumables and just all around good advice for new players. Below is a table of contents that covers all the subjects covered in this Guide. You can use the links to navigate to a specific area, or just read on, as you may find there are things you didn’t know.
There are 4 difficulty settings in this game: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Apocalyptic. New players should start on Balanced, those who like to suffer a little should go with Challenging, and if you’re truly a masochist choose Apocalyptic. We’re not kidding, it’s really that difficult!
Mastering the perfect dodge and following up with the Arcane counter attack will prove invaluable on harder difficulties, while lower ones allow for more errors during gameplay. As the difficulty heightens, enemies are harder to kill, they deal more damage, and their attacks becomes more challenging to dodge due to the removal of more and more iframes. The good news is that you can change difficulties mid game if it’s too hard (or easy).
Upon death Fury will respawn at the closestSerpent Holeready to try again. Players will only lose the Souls they were carrying, which takes the shape of aDemon Lurcher. Players must get back to the location of their death and attack the Demon Lurcher to re-consume the Souls. Be aware that nearby Lurchers will gravitate towards and be absorbed into the Demon Lurcher until its destroyed. Many Demon Lurchers may exist in the world so this is not as punishing as theDark Soulsseries, because you have several chances to get to them. All enemies will respawn when the player dies.
Fall Damage occurs when players fall down a bottomless pit. They aren’t killed instantly, but sent back to a spot before the fall, usually on a nearby ledge with a percentage of their life drained. This means that gravity is less forgiving than some other games (cough, Souls, cough), and this is also handy because the swinging controls are spotty at best.
At the beginning players will only have the square button to input combos. They can unlock triangle as they progress through the story which will be usually an hour in basic difficulty if you’re taking your time.
Slash:Square
Cross Slash:Square, Square
Flurry:Square, Square, Square
Judge, Jury:Square, Square, Square, Square
Executioner:Square, Square, Square, Square, Square
Rude Awakening:L3 Neutral | R1, Square
Chain Cycle:Press & hold Square
Killer Queen:Press & hold Square, Square
Ripcord:Square, delay, Square
Ripcord Plus:Square delay, Press & hold Square
Air Initiation:Square delay, Square, Square
Unholy Exorcism:Square delay, Square, Square, Square
Flip Saw:(Up left stick + R1) + Square
Aerial Slash:(while in air) Square
Aerial Cross Slash:(while in air) Square, Square
Aerial Flurry:(while in air) Square, Square, Square
Gravel Grinder:(while in air) R1
Razor Onslaught:(while in air) R1|Square
Thorn Flip:Square after perfect dodge
Sin and Punishment: Square after perfect forward dodge
Scarlet Strike:L1 + R1 (Wrath attack)
Souls Lurchers are dropped from enemies once they are defeated and come in 3 varieties:
Lesser (small) enemies can be juggled but larger enemies cannot and require your full attention. Larger enemies are also harder to stagger so master the art of counter-punching.
Players are quick to see Fury’s damage numbers dealt to enemies. Those wishing to turn them off can but they these are helpful as they show the different types of damage done as well as the amount of inflicted: Physical damage iswhitewhile arcane damage ispurple.
Consumables are scattered throughout the world. Lurcher Clumps and Clusters are crystallized souls that must be manually broken to be consumd, thinkfading soulfromDark Souls 2. Below are some examples of the clumps and clusters you can come across:
Large Lurcher Cache – 10,000 souls
Medium Lurcher Cache – 5,000 souls
Small Luster Cache – 2,000 souls
Large Lurcher Cluster – 1,200 souls
Medium Lurcher Cluster – 800 souls
Small Lucher Cluster – 400 souls
Grand Lurcher Crystal – 1,000 souls
Grand Lurcher Clump – 1,000 souls
Large Lurcher Clump – 150 souls
Medium Lurcher Clump – 75 souls
Small Lurcher Clump – 25 souls
To heal efficiently, players should use theNephilim’s Respite. This is similar to the Estus Flask of Dark Souls. It can be recharged by defeating enemies but isn’t guaranteed. There are also small and normal healing shards scattered around; if you’re familiar with Dark Souls 2, think of them similar to aLifegem, but rather giving a static heal, not heals over time. They also have a cooldown after one is used to avoid spamming.
Lurcher Crystalare consumables that must be broken to consume the enclosed souls.
Wrath Form
Players will deal a devastating attack after triggering Wrath Form. If players have obtained a Hollow by progressing through the game, they can extend the time Fury spends in the form, while getting certain additional perks.
Havoc Form
Temporarily evoke Fury’s havoc form to vanish enemies dealing arcane damage. UseL1+R2to enter Havoc Form. In this form Fury regains health and is invincible throughout its duration. Players can cancel this form early to save some bar energy for the next Havoc Form if they so wish.
The Darksiders 3 world is split into different sections, each have various Serpent Holes that you can travel to if you visit theVulgrim Plinth.
Feed souls to Vulgrim to earn attribute points aka stats. Using the Serpent Holes will grant fast travel between Plinths. Vulgrim offers a variety of wares/specials, each time players buy wares, the prices will increase so keep that in mind! Talking to Vulgrim also acts as a checkpoint for players even if nothing is bought.
Small Healing Shard – 250 souls, 375 souls
Healing Shard – 500 souls, 750 souls
Wrath Shard – 500 souls
Havoc Shard – 1000 souls
Strength Shard – 500 souls
Fortification Shard – 500 souls
Unfocused Leviathan – 5000 souls
Unfocused Rage – 5000 souls
Rejuventation Core – 5000 souls
Players will feed souls to Vulgrim in order to level up. It is better to level up by feeding souls and save those Luminous Visages for later in the game. Below are the gains given per level range. There isno respecso be sure to choose which stat to level wisely. All stats suffer from diminishing rates of return after certain thresholds. For a more indepth guide check out ourStat Breakdown & Diminishing Returns Guide.
It’s possible to upgrade weapons inDarksiders 3with a choice ofBarbs of ScornorChains of Scorn. There is also an array of enhancements that can be crafted.
Players can obtain their first enhancement once they beat the bossEnvy.Progress through the level until you reach a compact area with several cars, look to the corner where a large sitting monster is located. He is a 4 Armed Buff Monster that blocks theFortifier Enhancementupgrade, take him down to gain the enhancement.
4 Armed Buff Monster
Attacks
Best times to attack is after the long chain of him slamming since he will recover from the attack slowly. A good Wrath attack or even a long combo with Fury’s whip will suffice.
Unfocused Fortifier
“I seek strength of heart, and in arms”
Craft Enhancements
Enhancements can be equipped on a weapon which will provide an active benefit to the weapon while providing a passive benefit to Fury.
Angelic Fortifier +1
Angelic Fortifier +2
Angelic Fortifier +3
Demonic Fortifier +1
Demonic Fortifier +2
Demonic Fortifier +3
Balanced Fortifier
Ulthane Blackhammerwill give players theThe Bridge Stone:
An enchanted stone etched with ancient maker magic allows the instantaneous transportation of any human directly to haven. Saving humans are tied with thetrophies.
If you want more Darksiders content be sure to check out theDarksiders 3 Trophy Guide & Roadmap. You can also check out more of guides inDarksiders 3 Stat Breakdown And Diminishing Returns GuideandDarksiders 3 All Luminous Visage Locations Guide. For all your whipping needs find it here in ourDarksiders III wiki.
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