Notes from author
Shinobi RP build with mostly parry and high mobility focused gameplay and specifially tailored around the Chaos Blade alongside a Dark Hand for parrying and Humanity farming.
Second weapon can vary between Uchi or Iaito, mostly down to personal preference. Just chose Iaito mostly for its wide horizontal slashes for facing larger quantities of enemies at once.
Bow was included partly for looks and RP purposes, but also for more versatility on some situations.
Dark Hand should be equipped for the majority of your playthrough, but when facing bosses or tougher enemies swap it with a Pyromancy Flame to use Power Within.
Since this is mostly a fun and RP focused build, i avoided using either FAP or Havel ring, so I settled on the Wolf and Hornet Ring to better reflect the sword fighting skills and resilience of a shinobi, providing good poise to compensate the lack of armor, as well as providing a big boost to your Backstabs and Riposte's to solidify the focus on parrying and head on confrontation this build should have.
Chaos Servant Covenant was chosen mainly for RP reasons as it provides a nice role and purpose for your character - protecting the Daughter of Chaos. Pyromancies are somewhat irrelevant for this build. If you want a more practical Covenant, however, the Darkwraith Covenant is a fantastic substitute, as it facilitates Humanity farming for your Chaos Blade through improving the Dark Hand.
Charcoal Pine Resin for use on the Iaito/Uchi when going against bosses or tougher enemies, since it actually provides higher damage than the Chaos Blade (also mostly because it looks cool as shit on a Katana). Green Blossom for extra focus on being fast and nimble when needed.
