Notes from author
The Pale Giant is a PvP build optimised around the Dragon King Greataxe. This weapon has excellent base damage, can be enchanted and has a special 2h r2 that unleashes an AoE shockwave dealing magic damage. This shockwave benefits from any enchantment currently applied to the weapon, including Darkmoon Blade.
The Dragon King Greataxe is an 'ultra' weapon, meaning it deals high damage but at the cost of a very low swing speed. This build requires high poise and defence to withstand attacks during the windup animation. The Giant set provides the highest physical defence in the game and enough poise to resist a 2h r2 from an ultra great sword. At 40 endurance, Havel's Ring and the Ring of Favour and Protection provide enough maximum equip load to avoid fat-rolling. Green Blossoms and the Grass Crest Shield are used to offset the stamina regeneration penalty of the Giant set.
The Dragon King Greataxe does not scale with any stat, meaning there is no point levelling Strength up past the 34 points required to wield this weapon one-handed. With Vitality, Attunement and Endurance at their respective soft caps, all remaining points can be placed into Faith to increase the magic adjustment for Darkmoon Blade.
This character trades fast rolling for poise, physical defence and one-shot potential with the Dragon King Greataxe 2h r2 special. Not being able to fast roll is unlikely to ever be a serious issue in PvP or PvE, as this build's main strategy is to face-tank blows while dishing out immense physical and magic damage.
Nimble magic users can be shut down by Great Magic Barrier, while power within turns The Pale Giant into an unstoppable force in exchange for putting a timer on the fight.
