Notes from author
Versatile Pyromancer:
- Freely switch between the mask and crown:
- Mask of the Mother (+10% HP)
- Crown of Dusk (+20% spell damage, -30% magic defense)
- Switch rings in one ring slot, but keep Ring of FaP on:
- Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring (+20% pyromancy/sorcery damage)
- Leo Ring (+20% physical thrust counter damage)
- Wolf Ring (+40 poise)
- Havel's Ring (+50% Equip Load)
- Switch or remove hand armor to manage weight and poise:
- No Hand Armor
- Eastern Gauntlets (+2 poise, +1.5 weight)
- Iron Bracelet (+7 poise, +4.3 weight)
- Use a fairly wide array of weapons depending on the choice of hand armor
- You may switch to Havel's Ring to use armor with higher poise and defence (e.g. parts of Havel's or Giant Armor set)
- Cleric Armor is used here mainly for style
Poise:
- 31 poise (2H Straight Sword)
- Eastern Gauntlets
- 36 poise (1H Greatsword)
- Iron Bracelet
- 71 poise (Black Flame)
- Eastern Gauntlets
- Wolf Ring
- 76 poise (2H Ultra Greatsword)
- Iron Bracelet
- Wolf Ring
Suggested Weapons by Weight Class:
<= 8.5 (No Hand Armor)
<= 7.0 (Eastern Gauntlets)
Small Shield + 6.0
- Flamberge
- Silver Knight Straight Sword
- Gargoyle Tail Axe
- Uchigatana
- Iato
Standard Shield / Light Crossbow + 4.0
- Quelaag's Furysword
- Balder Sidesword
- Estoc
- Falchion
- Shotel
- Gold Tracer
<= 4.5 (Iron Bracelet)
Small Shield + 3.5
- Quelaag's Furysword
- Balder Sidesword
- Estoc
- Falchion
- Shotel
- Gold Tracer
Standard Shield / Light Crossbow + 1.5
- Rapier
Suggested Stats & Armor at Lower Levels:
SL 100
- Vit 38
- Att 16
- End 38
- Str 16
- Dex 45
- Armor: Switch to Eastern Gauntlets and Black Sorcerer Boots for 22 poise (1H Straight Sword)
SL 50
- Vit 30
- Att 14
- End 20
- Str 14
- Dex 25
- Armor: Anything, ideally something with >= 21 poise (1H Straight Sword)
