Notes from author
Wild, Silver Hair, Gray skin, Large (bigger armor)
Cleric - paladin
Gravelord Servant - Undead
Armor:
Knight set/elite knight set
Gold-hemmed set - when arthas returned home and killed his father.
Armor of thorns - closest to warcraft 3 lich king armor.
Note: Reverse hollowing to kill kirk before gaping dragon; before demon firesae; before bed of chaos; to obtain set of thorns (quelag sister bonfire).
Weapons:
Blacksmith giant hammer
*hammer of vamos at the start of the game
*you start as arthas using a hammer
Darksword - kill O&S, sif and 4 kings then join dark wraith.
**avoid lordvessel with frampt
*use darkhand on NPCs then farm the rest on the depths for 30 humanities to get darksword
Canvas talisman or any talisman
*replenishment/TWOP not dependent on talisman
Manus catalyst - catalyst + soul of manus
Spells:
Dark orb - death coil
Replenishment - unholy aura health regen.
*save rhea by killing her bodyguards at tomb of giants
Tranquil walk - unholy aura speed boost.
Optional:
You can focus on using sorceries to utilize your high int
*you can choose to use sorceries related to frost for role-playing purposes
Rings:
Bellowing dragoncrest ring - boost dark orb
*alternative is wolf ring or ring of favor and protection
Havel's ring - fast roll (unholy aura speed).
Materials:
Twinkling titanite (hammer) - darkroot basin, female undead merchant (3 types of moss for snuggly trade), barrel near taurus demon, catacombs (on the room near necromancer at first turning bridge) or the great hollow.
*20 (10 each) to max both hammers.
*buy weapon smithbox from andre
Note:
For advanced players, Sen's skip to get blacksmith giant hammer early.
*cons: can't touch any bonfire or beat O&S to go back to firelink.