by Dusk Soul Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:48 pm
First of all thanks for the help, from reading the thread Tolvo linked and your responses it seems that my main problem are tactics more than my build. I have been treating the forest invasions like normal invasions, rushing towards the host and usually getting ambushed by a phantom I missed (how I miss sunbros is still beyond me),
In any case it seems doing a few laps in hollow form around the forest will be beneficial for me since I tend to fight in the clearing near the stairs or in front of Alvina. That jump near Pharis does sound really useful, are there any other jumps I should know about?
Finally this is the build I decided to try,
https://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?c=428970639520575345
I really like the Gravelord sword, it has a pretty decent moveset (many people I've fought with have underestimated the reach of the strong attacks), decent damage with minimal stat investment and the Toxic build up is a nice plus. The bandit's knife is mostly for backstabes and ripostes (I need to practice parrying though).
The armour is both for looks and utility, I can fast roll and with a Wolf's ring I have enough poise to tank one UGS strike or I could go with a DWGR and ninja flip (I'm thinking on menu-swapping depending on the host weapon, though I will also have to practice a bit).
I am not really sure on the spell selection though, I choose Poison mist on a whim really and if I find it useless I can swap it and GF for GCFB), hidden body is there mostly to try and set up ambushes; but I'm not sure if it is worthwhile in any case those 4 points can be swapped to attunement.