Melee

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Build summary
Recommended starting class(es)
Recommended Soul Level	~87
	Recommended stats (Leave at default (**) if not raised)
Vitality	40 (*)
Will/Intelligence	15 (*)
Endurance	40
Strength	20 (*)
Dexterity	16 (*)
Magic	12 (*)
Faith	16 (*)
Luck	7
Recommended equipment	Right hand; - Dragon Guillotine Axe +5 (Is great on the first play-through, does not benefit from stats) - Demonbrandt / Soulbrandt / Northern Regalia (Benefits from CT, not from stats) - Lava Bow (Require 16 dex, build would have 14 otherwise) Left hand; - Dark Silver Shield +5 - Mark of Beasts (cracked - mag stat is 12) Armor: Ancients Kings/Binded, Black Leather Rings; Soul form - Foe's/Friends Ring, Cling Ring Body form - Anything
Recommended spells/miracles	Magic; -None: Miracles; -Evacuate (For farming) -Second Chance (For everything else)
Gameplay tips and progression	(*) The level ~87 build displayed here is just the beginning - I used the equipment shown above to beat the game the first time, then in NG I forged the Northern Regalia. From here there are possibilities. - Increase Vit & continue using the equipment shown above. - Increase Dex; use Fatal Secret Dagger +5, Baby's Nail +5, Sharp/Mecury Uchigatana +5, Hitless, Blind, etc. Maybe Light Weapon. - Increase Str; use DBS, or Crushing Great Axe +5, maybe even Bramd. Curse Weapon. - Increase Str & Dex; use Meat Cleaver, maybe Adjucator's Shield +5 & Curse Weapon. - Increase Faith; Large Sword of Moonlight & Blessed Guillotine Axe/Shotel/Uchigatana +5 - Inrease Mag & Int; Crescent/Moon Uchigatana +5, Insanity Catalyst, Head-dress, Ring of Magical Sharpness - Increase Dex, Mag, Fai, & Luk; Blueblood Sword & Light Weapon. I'm planning to go with Dex on this character, I already have a character with a MC and while it is a decent weapon, i don't like the shield. I also have a caster with dual crescent uchigatanas, ignite, soul ray, & poison cloud/death cloud. I find the caster to be stronger than the MC char, and this vitality-based build here is stronger than both of them, at this soul-level.

Comments

Correctio

ourself 23 Jul 2012 15:07

Shotel and Uchigatana cannot be forged with Faintstones. Sorry about that.

ourself 23 Jul 2012 15:18

(Why isn't there an edit option? x.x)

Basically this guide is saying to beat Phalanx, then go to 4-1 and get the Crescent Falchion +1, beat Tower Knight, beat Miralda, get the Guillotine Axe (Optional: After defeating Miralda, get WT to black and kill BP Miralda for the Binded Set and to increase CT). Beat Armored Spider, beat Flamelurker, beat Dragon God, defeat Scirvir, get WT to black, farm dragonstones, upgrade weapons, kill BP Scirvir to increase CT, and continue through the game using this method of attaining PWCT for the Demonbrandt and Northern Regalia - Get PWWT, defeat the NPC, attain PBWT, defeat BP. This isn't anything new, I know. I'm just presenting a build that can flower into any melee build type.