The scaling on faith weapons are pretty crappy still. You get more dps from the normal paths and having either Str or Dex up. Buffs are just meant to amplify damage further, which you can't do with the faith path if i'm not mistaken. While yes, people may run, its still a nice way to amp the damage. Not all people run away when they see a dmb ...Both boost magic damage. Infuse a light weapon like an estoc with magic scaling to use incase you needed to melee. Note the build is weak against anti magic players and faith users (faith increases magic resistance) and certain anti magic tank builds. In pvp your disadvantaged in melee so keep your distance and stay unpredictable while casting. There are unique weapons (which upgrade with colorless demon souls, basically DeS's Demon Titanite) that scale well with Faith. There is also one normal, Faith scaling upgrade path that works on STR weapons (most straight swords, blunt, axes, and some polearms). Many knights of the Church visited the Valley of Defilement to see if the rumors ... SundownKid • 1 yr. ago. Talisman of Beasts makes Magic/Faith builds quite viable if not the default for mage casters. Royalty is not really "all that" though. All it does is come with a mana regenerating ring. You can also get it by trading a telescope to a birds nest right after beating the first boss. ReclaimMantleOR •. Get faith to level 25 once you have it level 25 go to a place that looks sunbro related. Here you can get a cool spell. Another amazing tip is follow solaires quest line he wil give items that you wil need for another spell. These items can be gained with co-op if you join something.Intelligence for +max MP to cast miracles, you'll want as least 15 to have enough MP to cast God's Wrath and Second Chance, but 18 would also give you 3 sorcery memory slots. Strength/Dex to meet weapon or shield minimum requirements to wield. Faith +miracle memory slots (10/16/24/36) and +strength of heal miracles and God's Wrath damage.Faith/Crushing build. Pure melee build that uses the power of blessed and crushing weapons. Due to high endurance, can wear different armors in combo with each other or if you prefer, wearing just the full set of one. To each their own as I say. Please note; While endurance is high enough to use while rolling, depending on choice of weapons ... Faith or STR for the first three weapons, with Dex for Kilij. You can also use Crescent Kilij on a mage/spellsword build. GAxe with Adjudicator's Shield is probably the most braindead setup you can use in PvE, especially on NG where health regen will easily keep up with the damage you take. Faith builds are finally viable! : r/demonssouls. Large Sword of Moonlight is a Beast!! Faith builds are finally viable! Large Sword of Moonlight + God's Wrath = My favourite build so far. I am loving the PVP in this game so far. Demon souls is all about magic / faith builds. It all gets nerfed in dark souls.Ho there friends, new to Demon's Souls but a Dark Souls/BB vet. Trying to decide whether to incorporate Magic or Faith in my playthrough. I always pick at least one of the two in Dark Souls, adds flair for me. I know Magic is supposed to be OP, not usually a fan of easy mode but I do really like how spells look this go-around.One of the more effective temple knight builds I would recommend being a faith/health regen build. You do faith up to 50, strength, dex and magic just up to minimums, blessed mirdan hammer +5 (it’s a halberd type weapon), adjudicator’s shield +5 and regen ring. Can use whatever miracles you want. This is a mistake, imo.SundownKid • 1 yr. ago. Talisman of Beasts makes Magic/Faith builds quite viable if not the default for mage casters. Royalty is not really "all that" though. All it does is come with a mana regenerating ring. You can also get it by trading a telescope to a birds nest right after beating the first boss.Definitely! I have a nice regen build emphasizing faith and strength. Use blessed weapon of choice (I use +5 mace and claymore; many advocate for the mirdam hammer) and adjudicators shield for constant regen. Add a compound long bow +10 for ranged attacks.Dragon pyromancy build Class: pyromancer SL125 35 vigor 26 attunement 30 endurance 8 vitality 12 strength 16 dex 40 int 40 faith 7 luck Rings: Ring of favor+3, Fire clutch ring, darkmoon ring, witch's ring Weapons: Demon's scar and dragonhead shield (the small shield, not the greatshield) Spells: Chaos bed vestiges, Great chaos fire orb, sacred flame, black flame/great combustion Pure fire ... Demon's Souls - Faith Build Guide FightinCowboy 1.17M subscribers Subscribe 2.7K 170K views 2 years ago #DemonsSouls #FightinCowboy #LetsPlay From PlayStation Studios and Bluepoint Games comes a...Faith builds are more about melee and the HP regen, not so much about miracles. Blessed weapons are pretty powerful, and they don't need to be buffed like with a strength or dex build. Try out a blessed great axe, claymore or great sword. God's wrath can be great in certain situations.Foxhound3857 2 years ago #3. You want to use weapons that already have inherent Lightning damage, as they will benefit the most from infusion and ring scaling. Defender's Greatsword. Drakeblood Greatsword. Mace of the Insolent. Heide Knight Sword. Heide Knight Spear. Heide Knight Lance. Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe. Demon’s Souls Builds: Holy Paladin Guide (PvE Faith)https://fextralife.com/demons-souls-builds-holy-paladin-guide-pve-faith/In this Demon’s Souls Remake Buil... The scaling on faith weapons are pretty crappy still. You get more dps from the normal paths and having either Str or Dex up. Buffs are just meant to amplify damage further, which you can't do with the faith path if i'm not mistaken. While yes, people may run, its still a nice way to amp the damage. Not all people run away when they see a dmb ... Dragonhead Shield. Crucifix Of The Mad King. Friede’s Great Scythe. Yorshka’s Chime. Twin Princes’ Greatsword. Onyx Blade. Demon’s Scar. In the Dark Souls series, faith is one of the character’s attributes that determines the effectiveness of certain weapons and spells. A character’s faith stat determines the power and potency of ...Dec 2, 2020 · Pure Magic. The recommended build for Magician is of course the Pure Magic build. This build will live and die by Magic. Unecessary stats like Vitality, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, and Faith can be tossed aside as you put everything into Intelligence and Magic. best ranged weapon for Faith builds ? Some encounters in this game seem to require ranged attacks. Since Faith builds don't have ranged miracle spells, i'm looking at which bows could be good. I found the Compound Long Bow, that seem reasonable with it's 15 Strength requiremement (as it is two handed). Level strength 20 and dex 12, then get faith to 40. After that just get vitality and endurance to softcap. If you want to use faith spells you will also need intelligence 15 for mana and magic 10 to learn spells. Start with either knight or temple knight for optimal stats. Do all of this and you will have a 120 SL build. Grass Jelly - "Recover some of the user's HP Over time." Elixir - "Temporarily increases the rate of stamina recovery." Bright Water - "Recovers some of the user's MP over time." Providential Ring ...Nov 26, 2020 · In addition to this, if you want to run a 'Faith'-based build, the Claymore has a scaling grade of A to Faith, in addition to E for Strength and Dexterity when running a 'Blessed' build. Weapon Skill : N/A. The Giant's Seal, true enough to its name, is a gargantuan boost to Incantations. With its +25 and 80 Faith, it gives a whopping 300+ buff to Faith spells. The downside is that ...Jun 23, 2023 · Dragonhead Shield. Crucifix Of The Mad King. Friede’s Great Scythe. Yorshka’s Chime. Twin Princes’ Greatsword. Onyx Blade. Demon’s Scar. In the Dark Souls series, faith is one of the character’s attributes that determines the effectiveness of certain weapons and spells. A character’s faith stat determines the power and potency of ... This Build is particularly good for beginners who wish to PvP, or for those who like to co-op and ward off invaders. It can also be used effectively in PvE because of its high Magic Damage. Demon’s Souls Builds: Moonlight Valkyrie (PvP & PvE) The Moonlight Valkyrie Build uses the Large Sword of Moonlight, which does 100% Magic Damage. Many ...Honestly OP magic builds are only magic builds. You don't need armor or even a weapon after you get the kris blade and clever rats ring. With those and a large mana pool you should be able to take out most enemies easily and bosses with only 2-3 old spice. fatalaric • 6 yr. ago.Build discussion remake: Faith build. So yeah what it says, I'm kinda just diving into htis game again after not touching it since the general area around release, I'm trying to be saner about my build plans than 'dragon bone smasher' build. so I'm making a faith build, just curious of any advice for early early game like I just beat phalanx ...NG+ Build help please. I'm quite new to the Soulsborne world (completed Bloodborne but never played a DeS or DS until recently) I've just finished my first playthrough of DeS Remake as a faith/Greatsword of Moonlight build which I really enjoyed. I'm now looking at either carrying on this into NG+ or start a new game and I want to have a go at ...The majority are in 5-2 though and each world 5 boss you kill will give all the lizards an extra spawn. As a faith build, it would probably be a decent idea to get in there sooner rather than later. It’s also worth getting the regenerator ring and adjudicators shield from 4-1 to really lean into the health regen of a faith build.Foxhound3857 2 years ago #3. You want to use weapons that already have inherent Lightning damage, as they will benefit the most from infusion and ring scaling. Defender's Greatsword. Drakeblood Greatsword. Mace of the Insolent. Heide Knight Sword. Heide Knight Spear. Heide Knight Lance. Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe.Faith or STR for the first three weapons, with Dex for Kilij. You can also use Crescent Kilij on a mage/spellsword build. GAxe with Adjudicator's Shield is probably the most braindead setup you can use in PvE, especially on NG where health regen will easily keep up with the damage you take.Dex/Faith build. I am trying to educate myself on builds before Demon Soul’s rerelease on the 12th and it’s proving harder than I imagined. The only From Software games I’ve played are Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro. I used a Dex/Faith build in DS3 to role play as a Paladin and really enjoyed using the baby Estoc with lighting buffs.Jul 26, 2021 · Updated July 26, 2021 by Renan Fontes: Part of what makes Demon's Souls such a replayable game is how much variety you're offered in terms of builds. Perhaps not as much as Dark Souls in terms of sheer volume, but the average Demon's Souls build can get a lot done even if the level and enemy design are against them. Just look at archers. It is not split between 2 damage types, it is all magic damage. Blocking shields do not stop damage from being inflicted. If 2-handing you can block with it, it has the 2nd highest magic dmg protection % in the game, 80%. It has S scaling in faith and faith is the only requirement to wield it, whereas a blessed claymore requires 20 STR which is ...Personally I think the Lava Bow is incredibly useful for PvE, especially for Faith builds as they tend to lack both ranged abilities as well as fire damage. You don't need it (and if you're going for primarily PvP build you shouldn't waste points to use it), however it is quite handy to have around. El Psy Kongroo.In addition to this, if you want to run a 'Faith'-based build, the Claymore has a scaling grade of A to Faith, in addition to E for Strength and Dexterity when running a 'Blessed' build.Nov 26, 2020 · In addition to this, if you want to run a 'Faith'-based build, the Claymore has a scaling grade of A to Faith, in addition to E for Strength and Dexterity when running a 'Blessed' build. what i've done twice now is make an entirely magic/faith build, 40 int and faith, you'll be able to heal yourself and also use second chance in case anything actually gets close to you. Invest in Intel and magic power and get yuria from 1-3 for Firestorm, which kills everything. The high Faith means a lot of players build a character around that stat, and weapons that scale damage with it. That means using blessed weapons like the Blessed Mace +1 you can find early on in ...Pick up the Adjudicator's Shield in 4-1. This also has the hp regen effect and stacks with your blessed weapon. It also gains more hp regen with each upgrade. Can only be upgraded by colorless Demon's souls though. Also pick up the Regenerator's Ring in 4-1. This also gives hp regen and stacks with the other 2.Foxhound3857 2 years ago #3. You want to use weapons that already have inherent Lightning damage, as they will benefit the most from infusion and ring scaling. Defender's Greatsword. Drakeblood Greatsword. Mace of the Insolent. Heide Knight Sword. Heide Knight Spear. Heide Knight Lance. Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe. Faith: 14. For the Prophet Class Paladin Build, you will need to have more power which is why you must invest more points in Intelligence and Faith. In this way, you can deal more damage with ...Foxhound3857 2 years ago #3. You want to use weapons that already have inherent Lightning damage, as they will benefit the most from infusion and ring scaling. Defender's Greatsword. Drakeblood Greatsword. Mace of the Insolent. Heide Knight Sword. Heide Knight Spear. Heide Knight Lance. Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe.i know its not ideal, but I want a run something thats a mix of everything. Hybrid between magic, faith and regular combat. (maybe just dex)Do you think thats possible without seriously handicapping myself. I started out with royal and I am just looking for a balanced build . If so what gear would you recommend? Faith in Demon’s is basically just a buffing/utility melee build. There is only one real offensive miracle and it’s only really useful in specific situation. Faith does grant you a lot of passive healing which make you decently tanky and investing in faith is still viable to increase blessed weapon damage.2 Brushwood Armor Set. The Brushwood Armor set is the heaviest armor set in the game. It's also the one that will offer you the best physical defense, which makes it perfect for those playing with a heavy build. It does, however, lack in providing protection in attacks that inflict status effects.Nov 12, 2020 · The best starting classes for optimized builds are Temple Knight for melee and Royalty for spellcasters. Every single build in the game should have at least 15 Intelligence and 16 Faith for the ... 11. r/DarkSouls2. Join. • 23 days ago. Just wanted to share screenshots using the DS2 Lighting Engine. It is worth every second of the install. Link in comments. 1 / 10. Aldia.best ranged weapon for Faith builds ? Some encounters in this game seem to require ranged attacks. Since Faith builds don't have ranged miracle spells, i'm looking at which bows could be good. I found the Compound Long Bow, that seem reasonable with it's 15 Strength requiremement (as it is two handed).Istarelle's damage isn't worth the off-build stat investment. Same goes for the Phosphorescent Pole on Magic builds. Better off with a Blessed Mirdan Hammer for the former and a Moon Mirdan Hammer/Moon Winged Spear for the latter. Blessed Knight Sword and Blessed Guillotine Axe are both viable choices for a Faith-based character, with Mirdan ...Jan 11, 2021 · The Faith Build-Best Start: At the beginning, it's best to choose either a Temple Knight or a Priest for your character. Both have strong initial faith stats. As the game goes on, you should focus on leveling up Faith, Vitality, and Endurance. Best Equipment: The top items for faithful folk are plentiful and super synergistic. Faith build players should consider grabbing the Ring of Devout Prayer to gain an extra Faith Spell Slot. 4 Dragon Long Sword Located in The Tunnel City at the bottom of the chasmFaith builds do not really use damage miracles (there is only one!) in Demons Souls. They are melee builds that trade damage output (compared to str and dex builds), for HP regen, which can be quite high in Demon’s Souls. A properly geared Faith build can have 14 to 18 HP/second regen just walking around. Completing builds at 50-70 is tough.Aug 16, 2021 · Uchigatana. Katana. 95 Physical. 180 Bleed. 18 Strength. 13 Dexterity. Island's Edge, Behind Vanguard Demon. Dropped by Black Skeleton. For a somewhat higher-level dexterity option, the Uchigatana is a fan favorite that has shown up in a number of Souls games. God's Wrath is really good, however, Faith builds in DeS is mainly centered around regen and defense. The regen is very strong and it stacks between blessed weapons, Adjudicator's shield, Regenerator's ring, and miracle. You're also able to cast anti-magic shield which makes you extremely strong against mages. Both boost magic damage. Infuse a light weapon like an estoc with magic scaling to use incase you needed to melee. Note the build is weak against anti magic players and faith users (faith increases magic resistance) and certain anti magic tank builds. In pvp your disadvantaged in melee so keep your distance and stay unpredictable while casting.Demon's Souls top 30 builds (of all time) ... tanky faith build: Fries: 125 4 Mar 20 '21 cursed samurai build: Fries: 58 4 Mar 20 '21 ...Nov 12, 2020 · The best starting classes for optimized builds are Temple Knight for melee and Royalty for spellcasters. Every single build in the game should have at least 15 Intelligence and 16 Faith for the ... Dec 7, 2020 · Stronger Than Long Sword But Rarer. The Knight Sword has a longer reach and better offensive power than the Long Sword but it is a bit harder to get. One can be found in 1-4: Penetrator Archstone as a treasure or by farming Red Eye Knights. Alternatively, the Dregling Merchant in 1-3: Tower Knight Archstone sells it for 20,000 Souls. SundownKid • 1 yr. ago. Talisman of Beasts makes Magic/Faith builds quite viable if not the default for mage casters. Royalty is not really "all that" though. All it does is come with a mana regenerating ring. You can also get it by trading a telescope to a birds nest right after beating the first boss.One of the more effective temple knight builds I would recommend being a faith/health regen build. You do faith up to 50, strength, dex and magic just up to minimums, blessed mirdan hammer +5 (it’s a halberd type weapon), adjudicator’s shield +5 and regen ring. Can use whatever miracles you want. This is a mistake, imo. Strength, dex, Light Weapon and regen builds are all equally excellent for pvp if you do them properly. A proper strength build should look something like this: 50 vit, 18 int, 40 end, 50 str, and 16 faith -- Cursed Weapon (with a "cracked" Talisman of Beasts) and Second Chance are musts for this build, as well as for dex builds, and Second ... Faith builds are more about melee and the HP regen, not so much about miracles. Blessed weapons are pretty powerful, and they don't need to be buffed like with a strength or dex build. Try out a blessed great axe, claymore or great sword. God's wrath can be great in certain situations.Dragonhead Shield. Crucifix Of The Mad King. Friede’s Great Scythe. Yorshka’s Chime. Twin Princes’ Greatsword. Onyx Blade. Demon’s Scar. In the Dark Souls series, faith is one of the character’s attributes that determines the effectiveness of certain weapons and spells. A character’s faith stat determines the power and potency of ...The Blessed Mirdan Hammer is probably my favorite. The special Faith scaling weapons like the Sword of Moonlight and Istarelle are also good. A great starter weapon is the Blessed Mace, which you can find already upgraded to the Blessed path in world 5. You can look up where it is when you're strong enough to get there and grab it (don't do ... Apr 3, 2023 · Weapon Skill : N/A. The Giant's Seal, true enough to its name, is a gargantuan boost to Incantations. With its +25 and 80 Faith, it gives a whopping 300+ buff to Faith spells. The downside is that ... Oct 24, 2022 · The Demon Paladin build is also a hybrid strength and faith build. Blasphemous blade is the demon Paladin's weapon and was already one of the strongest weapons in the game as you probably know, but it's Ash of War actually got a slide buff as well after the 1.07 patch making it even better. Strength, dex, Light Weapon and regen builds are all equally excellent for pvp if you do them properly. A proper strength build should look something like this: 50 vit, 18 int, 40 end, 50 str, and 16 faith -- Cursed Weapon (with a "cracked" Talisman of Beasts) and Second Chance are musts for this build, as well as for dex builds, and Second ...Use the invasion trick to get 5 colorless demon souls from the Primeval Demon via PBWT in world 2 to upgrade Adj. Shield up to +5. At this point your Vitality, Faith, and Endurance should be pretty high and your passive regen rate is roughly ~18hp/sec!Use the invasion trick to get 5 colorless demon souls from the Primeval Demon via PBWT in world 2 to upgrade Adj. Shield up to +5. At this point your Vitality, Faith, and Endurance should be pretty high and your passive regen rate is roughly ~18hp/sec!Faith or STR for the first three weapons, with Dex for Kilij. You can also use Crescent Kilij on a mage/spellsword build. GAxe with Adjudicator's Shield is probably the most braindead setup you can use in PvE, especially on NG where health regen will easily keep up with the damage you take.There are unique weapons (which upgrade with colorless demon souls, basically DeS's Demon Titanite) that scale well with Faith. There is also one normal, Faith scaling upgrade path that works on STR weapons (most straight swords, blunt, axes, and some polearms). Many knights of the Church visited the Valley of Defilement to see if the rumors ...The high Faith means a lot of players build a character around that stat, and weapons that scale damage with it. That means using blessed weapons like the Blessed Mace +1 you can find early on in ...Demon's Souls - Faith Build Guide FightinCowboy 1.17M subscribers Subscribe 2.7K 170K views 2 years ago #DemonsSouls #FightinCowboy #LetsPlay From PlayStation Studios and Bluepoint Games comes a...Ok, so I am still pretty much a newbie to this game. So far I beat 1-1, 2-1, and 4-1. I am playing as basically a pure Mage. My question is for a Mage is it worth it to build any other stats besides Will, Magic, and possibly vitality. I am especially interested in Faith as it seems there are some level 16 faith miracles that are worthwhile.
NG+ Build help please. I'm quite new to the Soulsborne world (completed Bloodborne but never played a DeS or DS until recently) I've just finished my first playthrough of DeS Remake as a faith/Greatsword of Moonlight build which I really enjoyed. I'm now looking at either carrying on this into NG+ or start a new game and I want to have a go at ... . Army regulation 600 8 2
Faith or STR for the first three weapons, with Dex for Kilij. You can also use Crescent Kilij on a mage/spellsword build. GAxe with Adjudicator's Shield is probably the most braindead setup you can use in PvE, especially on NG where health regen will easily keep up with the damage you take.Demon's Souls top 30 builds (of all time) ... tanky faith build: Fries: 125 4 Mar 20 '21 cursed samurai build: Fries: 58 4 Mar 20 '21 ...Pick up the Adjudicator's Shield in 4-1. This also has the hp regen effect and stacks with your blessed weapon. It also gains more hp regen with each upgrade. Can only be upgraded by colorless Demon's souls though. Also pick up the Regenerator's Ring in 4-1. This also gives hp regen and stacks with the other 2.Second Chance, Anti-Magic Field, Evacuate, Cure, and healing miracles ect. are very handy miracles. The toxic swamps everyone complains about are a joke to Faith builds. It would be really nice if Demon's Souls had the Raw upgrade path and buffs like Sunlight Blade and some of the lightning offensive miracles, but that came in later Souls games. God's Wrath is really good, however, Faith builds in DeS is mainly centered around regen and defense. The regen is very strong and it stacks between blessed weapons, Adjudicator's shield, Regenerator's ring, and miracle. You're also able to cast anti-magic shield which makes you extremely strong against mages.Mar 13, 2023 · Dragon Bone Smasher. One of two weapons occupying Demon's Souls ' Very Large Swords category, the Dragon Bone Smasher is, as the name implies, a massive weapon forged with the intent of aiding in battle against dragons. With a strength requirement of 30 and B scaling in that stat, it's an excellent mid-to-late game weapon for strength builds ... Dec 2, 2020 · Pure Magic. The recommended build for Magician is of course the Pure Magic build. This build will live and die by Magic. Unecessary stats like Vitality, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, and Faith can be tossed aside as you put everything into Intelligence and Magic. Personally I think the Lava Bow is incredibly useful for PvE, especially for Faith builds as they tend to lack both ranged abilities as well as fire damage. You don't need it (and if you're going for primarily PvP build you shouldn't waste points to use it), however it is quite handy to have around. El Psy Kongroo.At lvl 50 or so, the meat cleaver shreds health bars already, but curious how well that will scale as I level towards the PVP meta. The meat cleaver is traditionally buffed with Light Weapon cast with the Insanity Catalyst, especially for PvP. That is probably it’s biggest advantage over similar strength weapons. Meat Cleaver scaling is very odd.This Build is particularly good for beginners who wish to PvP, or for those who like to co-op and ward off invaders. It can also be used effectively in PvE because of its high Magic Damage. Demon’s Souls Builds: Moonlight Valkyrie (PvP & PvE) The Moonlight Valkyrie Build uses the Large Sword of Moonlight, which does 100% Magic Damage. Many ...What are your favorite builds, from the effective to the silly? Faith variant dedicated to the Blessed Great Sword is my favorite. 70 vit DBS variant is my second favorite. Stormruler firestorm mage for silly effective fun. Northern Regalia 99 vit host with clever/dull rat rings & warding for ultra tank.Sort of, yes. You can run 18str/dex/mag/fth and wield the blueblood sword. It’s a magical weapon that can also be buffed. You could run magic/fth spells and not be terrible but melee damage will be your bread and butter.SundownKid • 1 yr. ago. Talisman of Beasts makes Magic/Faith builds quite viable if not the default for mage casters. Royalty is not really "all that" though. All it does is come with a mana regenerating ring. You can also get it by trading a telescope to a birds nest right after beating the first boss. Temple Knight is pretty well the best starter class for almost everything that isn’t a magic build. This. Especially after the jelly boss-you can farm for your hammer in 2-1 and are already good to use! Temple Knight. Faith is not a caster build in Demon's it's a enduring utility build with some offensive perks.Not in demons souls for dex only builds. Or Faith based builds. You won’t be getting far enough to change into a viable weapon or learn miracles that you can even use til deeper into what in the original was the, and really still is, the hardest world in demon souls. 4. 1 and 2 are catered to strength heavy builds. 3 is magic. 4( and 5) faith ...The scaling on faith weapons are pretty crappy still. You get more dps from the normal paths and having either Str or Dex up. Buffs are just meant to amplify damage further, which you can't do with the faith path if i'm not mistaken. While yes, people may run, its still a nice way to amp the damage. Not all people run away when they see a dmb ... Regen build is so much fun for casual play. Unlike the rest of the From games, regen is incredibly viable for PvE. Speedrun clear 1-1, don't forget to grab the Archstone shards from near the dragons and the Thief's ring. Speedrun 4-1 for Regen Ring, Adjudicator's Shield, and Crescent Falchion +1. You can roll over the edge of the wall to skip ... Second Chance, Anti-Magic Field, Evacuate, Cure, and healing miracles ect. are very handy miracles. The toxic swamps everyone complains about are a joke to Faith builds. It would be really nice if Demon's Souls had the Raw upgrade path and buffs like Sunlight Blade and some of the lightning offensive miracles, but that came in later Souls games. Personally I think the Lava Bow is incredibly useful for PvE, especially for Faith builds as they tend to lack both ranged abilities as well as fire damage. You don't need it (and if you're going for primarily PvP build you shouldn't waste points to use it), however it is quite handy to have around. El Psy Kongroo. Temple Knight is pretty well the best starter class for almost everything that isn’t a magic build. This. Especially after the jelly boss-you can farm for your hammer in 2-1 and are already good to use! Temple Knight. Faith is not a caster build in Demon's it's a enduring utility build with some offensive perks. .