At least 1000 health (no rings)
Can fast roll with Havel's + FaP rings
Can mid roll with no rings
Can use seance rings for 2 spell slots
When are they ever going to let us crit with left hand weapons???
(Artorias is left handed on the game cover art. Which means in the boss fight, he is fighting you with his non-dominant hand, because his dominant one is broken. And he's still that difficult. Damn. Bad... ass.)