Sacred · Strength / Faith

Faith Paladin

Confessor · Rune Level 134 · 646 attack power

The build

A Sacred-affinity greatsword backed by the two best buffs in the game. Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength stack to roughly forty percent more damage before you have swung anything, and the Clawmark Seal scales on Strength so nothing is wasted. Faith 55 is the practical ceiling; the incantation curve bends at 50.

Attributes

Level 134

45VIG

24MND

25END

30STR

16DEX

9INT

55FAI

9ARC

Loadout

Ordovis's Greatsword +10Right hand · 646 AR

Clawmark Seal +10Left hand · 86 AR

Veteran's HelmHead · 9.6 wt

Veteran's ArmorChest · 19.9 wt

Veteran's GauntletsGauntlets · 7.2 wt

Veteran's GreavesLegs · 14.5 wt

Shard of AlexanderTalisman 1 · Greatly boosts the attack power of skills (+15% attack).

Erdtree's Favor +2Talisman 2 · Raises maximum HP by 4%, stamina by 9.6% and equip load by 8%.

Dragoncrest Greatshield TalismanTalisman 3 · Reduces physical damage taken by 20%.

Flock's Canvas TalismanTalisman 4 · Raises incantation potency by 10%.

Lhutel the HeadlessSpirit ash

Golden VowIncantation · 45 FP

Flame, Grant Me StrengthIncantation · 28 FP

Lightning SpearIncantation · 532 dmg

Black Flame's ProtectionIncantation · 35 FP

Counsel

Poise Trader

You are built to eat a hit and finish the swing anyway. Do not dodge attacks you can absorb — trade, and win the trade on raw damage.

Charged heavies grant hyper armour from the first frame. Use them as your neutral.

Two-hand everything: 1.5× Strength is free attack rating.

Your worst matchup is anything faster than you. Bait, then commit.

Strengths

Heavily armoured

48.0% physical negation — an effective 3162 HP against physical damage.

Poise breakpoint: Colossal Poise

78 poise. Withstands a colossal weapon strike mid-animation.

Weaknesses

Heavy roll

68.7 / 77.8. Shed 14.2 weight for a medium roll.

Thin focus pool

135 FP supports only a handful of casts. Consider Mind 30–40.

Next steps

Keep a medium roll

14.2 weight separates you from a medium roll.

Prioritise Strength

Ordovis's Greatsword gets its best current scaling from Strength 30.

Vitals

HP1644

FP135

Stamina132

Heavy Load68.7 / 77.8

Poise78.0 Colossal Poise

Stamina recovery45 / s

Load headroom-14.2 to medium roll

Attack

Ordovis's Greatsword

646Attack Power

293Incant. Scaling

488PHY

158HLY

Scaling

STRC+104

FAID+42

DEXD+26

Defence

78.0 poise

Damage Negation

48.0%PHY

28.9%MAG

31.6%FIR

29.5%LGT

28.7%HLY

Effective HP

Physical3,162 ×1.92

Magic2,312 ×1.41

Fire2,404 ×1.46

Lightning2,332 ×1.42

Holy2,306 ×1.40

Resistances

Immunity264

Robustness278

Focus174

Vitality195

23.0 more poise reaches Unflinching.

Validation

Heavy load. Shed 14.2 weight or add Endurance for a medium roll. (Endurance)

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