Notes from author
This is a cosplay build of Völgarr the Viking. It's difficult to tell the shape of the shield, but I just chose the Iron Round Shield. (Use whatever shield you want.) Use Warrior's Round Shield when cosplaying him without his full form, though. Use Charcoal Pine Resin to make the Broad Sword flaming. The rings are my recommendations; you may use whatever rings you want. I recommended staying around SL10-50, as increasing the SL will make PvP harder for this type of build. I chose to use Throwing Knives because they can act as a replacement for throwing spears since Dark Souls doesn't have throwing spears. The last slot for items should be whatever item you use to invade players (i.e. Red Eye Orb).
Who/What is Volgarr the Viking?
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