Top Ten Dark Souls 2 Weapons

All weapons used are fully upgraded.
The items in this list have been selected by the author of the list for you to vote and comment on.
The Top Ten
1 Espada Ropera

Pros:
Very Lightweight
Doesn't use a lot of stamina
Scales well with dexterity

Cons:
None that I can think of

2 Santier's Spear

Pros:
Infinite durability when broken.(You must destroy the stone head to release the weapon's true potential) However, it has great durability when unbroken.
When broken, it's moveset can become a twinblade/halberd hybrid
Great reach
Good weight reduction when broken.

Cons:
High stamina consumption
Minor inconvenience when trying to break the weapon, but there's numerous ways to break it.

3 Roaring Halberd

Pros:
Good physical damage

Can deal insane amount of dark damage if you infuse it with the darknight stone
Great reach.

Cons:
Heavy
Uses a lot of stamina
Slow attacks
Can leave you open to enemy attacks
Sweet Spot( A small spot on the weapon that does more damage)
Semi-high stat requirements.

4 Caestus

Pros:
Scales very well in both strength and dexterity
Very lightweight
Consumes very little stamina
Can poise break certain enemies.

When powerstanced with two of them, you can perform very fast and relatively high damage
Relatively low stat requirements

Cons:
Very Short Range
Easily Parried

5 Dagger

Pros:
Very Lightweight
Doesn't use a lot stamina
Scales very well with dexterity
Fast attacks
High critical damage
Low stat requirements

Cons:
Short range
Not a lot of base damage

6 Red Iron Twinblade

Pros:
High damage output
Halberd strong attack
Good poise breaker

Cons:
Heavy
Uses a lot of stamina
high stat requirements

7 Mastodon Halberd

Pros:
Very High Damage
Good reach
Good poise breaker

Cons:
Semi-high strength stat requirements
Uses a lot of stamina
Heavy
Leaves you open to attacks if you miss.
Sweet Spot(A small spot on the weapon that does more damage)
slow attacks

8 Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe

Pros:
Lightning Infused
Can add additional lightning damage via pine resins
Slightly faster attacks than other axes.
Can be very powerful when duel wielding, but not powerstancing.

Cons:
Mediocre Scaling
Semi-poor range
Uses quite a bit of stamina.

9 Greatsword

Pros:
Hits like a truck.
Great poise breaker

Cons:
Heavy
Demanding stat requirements
slow attacks

10 Curved Dragon Greatsword

Pros:
High Damage
Unique strong attack
Scales very well in Strength and Dexterity

Cons:
Heavy
Uses a lot of stamina
Slow two handed attacks