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This is a player-created Build for Dark Souls. If you want help making your own build, you can consult this useful page on how to make a build by Blaine.
Before you start to read any further, please note that this build is based primarily around player skill. If you don't have patience to survive repetition and the time to devote to obtaining the various skills necessary, do not bother reading any further. So far, I have obtained level 36 with this build and will continue to add onto this page as I advance further through the game. Also please note that if you haven't updated the game to 1.05 yet, do so now. You can't advance in this build unless you have the covenant Warrior of Sunlight and you can only get that through the patch which lowers the necessary Faith stat to join from 50 to 25.
- Build Name: Overlord
- Build Level:
- Build Focus: PvE
- Starting Class: Deprived
- Starting Gift: Master Key
- Build Main Stats:
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Build Equipment
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- Left Hand:
- Head:
- Chest:
- Hands:
- Legs:
- Rings:
- Items:
Build Strategy
This class is built around later dominating the environment through ranged spells, Riposte and brute force.
Advantages: A sense of pure victory when defeating a difficult boss
Disadvantages: The first twenty levels will make you hate life itself.
This is a build for those with the skill and drive to want a challenge. Thus, when looking over the build with an unbiased eye, you will find that it is a lot of challenge for simply egotistical reward. There are certainly better builds out there, so if it proves too much a challenge, find another.
| Stat Name | Level 6 | Level 20 | Level 25 | Level 26 | Level 30 | Level 36 | Level 40 |
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| Vitality | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
| Attunement | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Endurance | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | |
| Strength | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Dexterity | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Resistance | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Intelligence | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Faith | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
As you may notice, the stats don't raise in any sensible manner. Later, when reading the beginning guide for this build, it will start to make sense.
From the first opportunity to level, focus should be on the Faith stat and raising it to 25 for Heal, Lightning Spear and the Warrior of Sunlight Covenant. Once that is accomplished, focus turns to the Strength stat for use of this build's third primary weapon- The Claymore. From there, putting a point into Attunement allows for Heal and Lightning Spear to be your primary spells. Next, adding four solid points into Endurance allows for better stamina. Adding the next five points into Vitality makes sure you survive longer.
Covenants
You begin with no covenant, no surprise there. Obtaining Way of White to get Heal is your first goal.Once you have reached level 20, getting Warrior of Sunlight as your second Covenant is a must. It is the primary Covenant for this build.
Weapons
| Weapon Name | Acquisition Point | Stat Req (St/Dex/In/Fa) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Starter Weapon | 10/0/0/0 | |
| Shortsword | Undead Burg. Drops from enemies. | 8/10/0/0 | First Primary |
| Shortbow | Undead Burg. Buy from Merchant for 1000. | 7/12/0/0 | Sole purpose is aiming Lightning Spear at Bridge Wyvern. |
| Longsword | Undead Burg. Drops from enemies. | 10/10/0/0 | Second Primary |
| Drake Sword | Undead Burg. Use Lightning Spear to shoot off Bridge Wyvern's tail. | 16/10/0/0 | Optional |
| Claymore | Undead Burg. On a corpse on the bridge where the Bridge Wyvern is. | 16/10/0/0 | Third Primary |
| Black Knight Sword | Drops from Black Knights wielding this weapon. | 20/18/0/0 | Final Weapon for this build. |
| Shield Name | Acquisition Point | Stat Req (St/Dex/In/Fa) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plank Shield | Starter Shield | 7/0/0/0 | |
| Hollow Knight's Shield | Undead Burg. Drops from enemies. | 11/0/0/0 | First Primary Shield. Acquire as soon as possible. |
| Knight Shield | Undead Parish. On a corpse guarded by an Elite Undead Knight. | 10/0/0/0 | Second Primary. |
| Black Knight Shield | Drops from Black Knights. | 16/0/0/0 | Final Shield |
| Name | Acquisition Point | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Talisman | Firelink Shrine; down elevator shaft and in the treasure chest. | Good Talisman for now. |
| Sunlight Talisman | Kill Solaire of Astora. | Boosts Miracle Damage the best. Kill him AFTER you've gotten Great Lightning Spear. You need him alive to help get some sunlight medals for the necessary rank to get Great Lightning Spear. |
Since this build starts off with Deprived, you have no starter armor.
| Armor Set | Acquisition Point | Weight | Defense Normal/Strike/Slash/Pierce |
Notes |
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| Hollow Soldier Armor | Undead Burg mostly. Drops from enemies. | 12.3 | 49/49/54.4/43.1 | Get this as soon as you can. 3/4ths of first set. |
| Chain (Leather Gloves) | Buy from Undead Merchant Male in Undead Burg. | 3.6 | 12/12/14.4/11.6 | That missing fourth armor piece to have you fully covered. |
| Elite Knight Armor | Darkwood Marsh on a corpse guarded by Ents and Stone Giants. | 26.8 | 91/88/107/91 | Second set. Get it after finding the bonfire near Andre of Astora. |
| Silver Knight Armor | Anor Londo; in chest guarded by a Silver Knight. | 28.8 | 101/96/117/100 | Third set. |
| Black Knight Armor | Kiln of the First Flame, on a body hanging from one of the beams. | 31 | 134/128/148/132 | Final Set. |
Miracles:
| Name | Description | Slots | Uses | Faith Req | Acquired From | Cost | Type |
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| Heal | Recovers your health. | 1 | 5 | 12 | Petrus of Thoroland | 4,000 Souls | Self Heal |
| Lightning Spear | Hurl a spear that deals lightning damage. Scales with Faith. | 1 | 10 | 20 | Join Covenant: Warrior of Sunlight | - | Ranged Attack |
| Great Lightning Spear | Hurl a larger spear to deal More lightning damage. Scales with Faith. | 1 | 10 | 30 | Rank 1 of Warrior of Sunlight | - | Ranged Attack |
| Sunlight Spear | Hurl Gwyn's powerful bolts. Must be in Warrior of Sunlight Covenant to use. | 2 | 5 | 50 | Rank 1 of Warrior of Sunlight and offer Gwyn's soul to the broken alter. | - | Ranged Attack |
Anonymous
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i remember using this build when i first played cause it was only lvl 30 and damn did i love getting that black knight armor at the end and looking amazing
- Anonymous
I found a good alternate if you're skilled enough is to steal Astora's Straight Sword off of the rotting dragon in the valley of drakes, since it actually uses faith as a stat and has a low strength score it is a very easy weapon to use in this build until other options are finally available
Kill Solaire? Have to be kidding me.
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