As possibly one of the hardest builds for the early game, Faith builds the most rewarding in New Game Plus. Despite this, there are a few ways to make the most out of the stat early enough in the game, so it isn’t a slog to Soul of Cinder.
Early Game
Starting with the Cleric or Herald class, a Faith build is a challenging one. With the Miracles available, players can enjoy having a reliable source of healing when out of Estus. FindingIrinaas quickly as possible and gettingLightning Spearwill help tremendously.
Players may find themselves wanting to invest in Strength or Dexterity for a hybrid build. Raw, Blessed, Deep, Fire, Poison, and Simple weapon infusions can help fight enemies with various resistances and won’t require leveling stats for damage. Finding what is comfortable is the goal initially, and then building upon that is the aim for the rest of the game.
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Strength/Faith Hybrid
Many weapons scale well with both Strength and Faith. It uses some of the strongest weapons in the game to deal with both physical and lightning damage. Using a Talisman or Chime for ranged attacks and healing while keeping the pressure on with a powerful weapon is the aim of this kind of build.
TheWeapon Artof both Dragonslayer weapons deals Lightning damage, making them reliable sources of a large amount of Lightning damage even without any remaining FP. Focusing on Vigor, Endurance, Attunement, Faith, and Strength can spread levels around unevenly, so it is important to pay attention to a weapon’s stats. Rings such as theKnight’s RingandPriestess Ringcan help to raise levels at the expense of a ring slot.
Full Miracle Build
The strongest Miracle in the game comes from transposing theSoul of the Lords. TheSunlight Spearwill be what players spam for damage in almost every situation. Attunement becomes much more important the more reliant on Miracles the player becomes. Because Miracles are the main source of damage, leveling only Vigor, Endurance, Attunement, and Faith will be required. Players could even argue that Vigor isn’t as necessary because of the usage ofTears of Denial.
Using either theWitchtree Branchor aSage Ringto increase casting speed is highly recommended. Sunlight Spear is the main source of damage and even deals damage twice when fighting at the melee range. Lightning Stake is a quick Miracle to cast but doesn’t deal as much damage as either the Sunlight Spear or Lightning Storm. Lightning Storm, however, takes a bit more time and does damage multiple times. Figuring out when to cast these Miracles in each situation will become easier with practice.
Dark/Bleed Miracle Build
This is a relatively simple build that uses both Faith and Intelligence for Dark Miracles and Luck for the Bleed status effect. Miracles that deal Bleed use a fixed value and can’t be increased with Luck. Using other Bleed status dealing weapons will use the Luck stat instead, but it is optional.
The main idea behind the build is proccing Bleed. Dealing 15 percent of an enemy’s HP each time it procs begins to add up with other sources of damage.Luckwill increase how much Bleed weapons will increase the invisible status bar, but it shouldn’t be the main focus if players want to use Dark weapons instead.Pyromanciesscale with Faith and Intelligence, making it easy to use for Dark or Bleed resistant enemies.
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Equipment
Various pieces of equipment are suitable for Faith builds. While using them is optional, they shouldn’t be overlooked.
Rings
While not a ring, it should be noted that theWitchtree Branchboth increases casting speed more than any variant of theSage Ringand only needs to be in the off-hand to apply the buff.
Chimes/Talismans
Choosing a Talisman comes down to simple preference as each has its strengths and weaknesses.
Chimes deal more damage but lack the Weapon Art of Talismans that provide hyper armor. The best chime isYorshka’s Chimeand deals the most damage of any other catalyst when casting Miracles. When castingDark Miracles, using eitherCaitha’s Chimeor theSunless Talismanwill provide the most damage.
Weapons
Many weapons scale with Faith, but any weapon works when paired with a Lightning gem. There are some notable weapons out of the bunch that has innate Lightning damage or high Faith scaling.
Being one of the harder builds to get going, Faith builds can feel very rewarding. The beginning is a struggle, but players can opt for other builds and reallocate their stats atRosariainstead. However players decide to go about it, there are many combinations of weapons, talismans, and Miracles to choose from, and they have a great time going through the game.
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