every time I promise myself I'm gonna try a different build

[Nyarlathotep]

And every time it turns into Str/Faith.

help

[Key]

I don't blame you, incantations are way more verstatile than sorceries and 70% of weapons benefit more from strenght than anything else, including a bunch of thrusting swords. Not to mention you can also use greatshields, greatbows and have innate physical defence by leveling STR.

[Imperator Ricardo]

The solution appears simple: Do not level either Strength nor Faith in your next attempt.

You can always start as Hero for the initial 16 Strength, and while adding a bit of a challenge-element, this will still be enough to use most Dexterity-heavy weapons.

[Faust Wither]

incantation has great variety of buff,while str give you bonus damage if you two-handling weapon, who can blame you.

[WhateverWorks]

I do this but with STR/DEX. I've done a STR/INT build, once. Everything else always inevitably morphs into STR/DEX. I'm gonna TRY to do either an ARC/DEX build or a STR/FAI next. Early game faith seems so boring idk.

[Weedsmell]

so.... its like skyrim?
ok! ok! i'll leave...

[JOHN HELLDIVER]

We the faithful. Deus Vult brother.

[SoundsOfNight]

Good. As long as it's not Bleed!

[Zetheros]

time to be a glass cannon mage. 10 vigor, 80 int, 38 mind, dual wield staff of loss. Don't get hit

[Hammer Goblin]

<Str/Fth Builds be like>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j78brBi1PG0

[靐]

Ha-ha big stick goes BONK

[paincanbefun]

I had the most fun with arcane because you can do everything with it, but high str with a bit of faith feels like the most natural way to play if i go with the flow instead of planning a build

[TwoFaceTony]

I have the opposite problem. I love using sorcery complimented by int scaling weapons. I've recently restarted and got my int character ready for the DLC. I've been trying to get a faith character levelled up but it feels like such a struggle compared to int, at least early.

[Livy]

Doesn't help that the options for pure faith tools are lacking early.

[surreptitious]

Originally posted by MrFox1231:

Doesn't help that the options for pure faith tools are lacking early.

Start as wretch , just becaue.
Start with lands between rune.
Run to the scarab near the 3rd church of Merika.

Buy a sword from a merchant with lands between rune.
Put sacred blade on it.

Faith weapon ..
Only level faith till lvl 30 .
Switch to Cipher Pata claws 100% faith
Use till coded sword 100% faith

Only put points in faith and vigor ... 100% pure faith from the start to finish.

Well 5 points in arcane ... casue who doesn't want dragon incantations....right

[WhateverWorks]

Originally posted by Zetheros:

time to be a glass cannon mage. 10 vigor, 80 int, 38 mind, dual wield staff of loss. Don't get hit

I saw a video of a pure mage that put all the possible buffing that could go into Lustat's Meteor, and would start a boss fight with the infinite mana tear and spamming a buffed Lustat's. It absolutely melted bosses, and made me genuinely curious about playing mage. I have only really scratched the surface of ER still, only 2 full runs and I did both of them basically the same.