244+ Garl Vinland

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Build summary	Build meant for mimicking the NPC of the same name
Recommended starting class(es)	Temple Knight
Recommended Soul Level
	Recommended stats (Leave at default (**) if not raised)
Vitality	99
Will/Intelligence	18
Endurance	80
Strength	66
Dexterity	12
Magic	6
Faith	36
Luck	7
Recommended equipment	RH1: Bramd +5 RH2: Whatever weapon you are good with, and have enough equip burden to carry. Crushing or Blessed +5 Would not recommend Great Axe, Crescent Axe, or Meat Cleaver as they all share Bramd's moveset. LH1: Dark Silver Shield +5 LH2: Talisman of Beast, Talisman of God Technically Garl carries his Talisman in RH2, so that is also an option if you have something else to carry in your left hand. Full Dark Silver armor Ring of Great Strength DS Set+Bramd+Talisman= 76.3 lbs With the ring you will have an Equip burden of 163.5 lbs, leaving 5.45 lbs availible for your RH2 if you leave END at 80
Recommended spells/miracles	Miracles: God's Wrath + Heal is what NPC Garl uses, leaving one slot open for Cure, Evacuate, or Regeneration. If you get rid of either God's Wrath OR the 2 other miracles, you can carry Second Chance Spells: As Ilkar says it best, I am going to copy+paste the spell section from his build. Spells in this build are purely for versatility and added effectiveness, as Garl does not use spells. "I can hear you already - "Wait..spells? On a Faith Build!?" Well, the trick to this is to get the minimum 10 Magic required for getting these spells from Sage Freke, and then getting Soulsucked or deleveling yourself until Magic returns to the base value of 6." -Warding (Excellent alternative to SC, low MP cost and instant casting. If your SC gets cracked, you are going to want and need this to survive.) -Poison Cloud(Great for added versatility and in drawn-out battles) -Death Cloud(If for some reason you don't want to use Warding) -Any other spell you have a spare Demon Soul for. My own suggestion to build on his would be: -Cursed Weapon. Only if you break your Talisman of Beasts (go smash a few enemies with R2, or fight a scraping spear/acid cloud). Bramd CAN be enchanted, so if you need more damage and are experienced with cursed weapon, go for it. Other alternatives to this spell are turpentine and sticky white stuff.
Gameplay tips and progression	First off, this build has 6 extra points to play with to reach 250. Here are my recommendations on what to do with those: Endurance: If you like to carry a heavy secondary weapon (Great Sword, Claymore), this is an obvious choice. Intelligence: More MP Dexterity: Raising Dex to 18 will open up a massive amount of alternative weapons to carry and use, such as the Lava Bow and Istarelle. This would be a good choice for those who are heavy into PvE Faith: Slightly more Miracle Power (only truy good for God's Wrath, and Heal if you actually use it) and magic defense. Just gives a little bit more of what you already should have plenty of. However, if you wish to continue past 250 (not reommended, as 250 is already pretty high), Maxing Faith and carrying a secondary Blessed weapon would serve you well. Strength: Though I haven't tested it, I believe two-handing with 66 str will give the maximum bonus possible, so my recommendation is heavily against this. Will add progression tips if requested, though starting off as a temple knight is usually very easy. Prior to gaining enough endurance to use the full setup, Dark Silver armor along with a blessed Claymore or other weapon of choice will work wonders (even at 16 faith), and require sigificantly less endurance to roll.

Comments

LordDraco3 23 May 2010 02:47

These are the stats that I came up with for lower SL usage:

SL: 200 (Faith is a good stat to sacrifice if you want to raise VIT or STR, don't go under 16 though)
Vitality: 81
Intelligence: 18
Endurance: 80
Strength: 40
Dexterity: 12
Magic: 6
Faith: 36
Luck: 7

SL: 127
Vitality: 54
Intelligence: 8
Endurance: 80
Strength: 24 (minimum for two-handing Bramd, drop VIT if you want to go for 36 to use 1-handed)
Dexterity: 12
Magic: 6
Faith: 16
Luck: 7

rodrigobr 08 Jun 2010 17:38

I roll fast with end 74 + ring of great str

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PSN ID: rtlls33
playing only PVP

LordDraco3 13 Jun 2010 06:11

Really? What all equipment were you wearing, and what was the total weight and max equip burden? Guess I was off in my END calculation, I'll check it out in-game as soon as I can.

rodrigobr 15 Jun 2010 22:44

i don't remember, i don't have garl vinland anymore =( but i'm sure it's 74 end + great str, sorry about my english

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PSN ID: rtlls33
playing only PVP

LordDraco3 27 Jun 2010 17:22

Tried it myself, 73 is the bare minimum to carry Bramd+Dark Silver+Talisman. The wiki only lists stats for 70 and 80 though, so that's why I listed 80.

To use any secondary weapons though, gotta have more than 73.

Been using this at 127, and it really is pretty awful at that level (at least for invading). I'm stretching for VIT, had to boost int a bit to cast SC (which requires both silver cat and circlet). Damage output isn't terrible though with 36 STR, and there's still room for turpentine/sticky white stuff.

ggdoom 27 Jul 2010 16:05

SL: 130
Vitality: 45
Intelligence: 15
Endurance: 73
Strength: 36
Dexterity: 12
Magic: 6
Faith: 16
Luck: 7

I use this for relatively good results in PvP.

why is faith so low?

TearsOfBlood198 20 Nov 2010 19:30

for a Garl build you need ATLEAST 55 faith

Re: why is faith so low?

LordDraco3 04 Aug 2011 03:10

Why? I have explained why each stat my build uses is the way it is, Faith is not a requirement for this build, only a bonus.

I have yet to lose in physical form with the lower SL builds listed above (I use a mix of my 127 and the 130 posted by ggoom above, able to cast SC using silver cat and circlet). I only use Dark Silver and Bramd, otherwise, what's the point of calling it Garl? Oh, and I can roll (important, considering the Roll Attack), which often catches invaders off guard.

The finishing blow is often a regular 2H R1 combo thanks to hyper armor.