Melee and ranged weapon of some sort seems like the way to go honestly. I've seen so many videos of people who lose their shit or the fight becomes super hard for them because their buff ran out. Or a certain enemy is resistant to their damage type (magic/lightning). Meanwhile I'm just cranking out plain Jane, reliable, physical damage.
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Yeah, plus I never really understood why a cloud of "dark" isn't considered "magic?" Why isn't generating lighting or fire out of thin air magic either? DS's magic and spells system is just a bit too obtuse for me to really care about.
Splitting some enemies head open with a halberd, now that's something I relate to.