HELP - Build Knight (First Time)

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Hello Guys,

I appreciate a help here, i didn`t play dark souls 1, and i`m starting dark souls 2 now .. I`m a Knight lvl 30 but i don`t know what points in atribute to add. Could you plz help ?

My actual points are:

VGR: 20
END: 6
VIT: 10
ATN: 4
STR: 16
DEX: 9
ADP: 9
INT: 3
FTH: 6

Also, What itens i need to get ? FireLongSword ? Dagroniec Shield ?

Really Thanks for your help.

[~Zarkith]

I'd pump more into END and ADP. If you pick up a better weapon you'd like to use, aim for getting the STR and DEX requirements first.

[Dashiell]

Adaptability, you want agility of at least 100
You hit 1st soft cap on vigor but more is always good
Definitely more endurance you want at least 20
Vitality let's you use better armors without becomming sluggish 1st softcaps also at 20
Att/int/fth are useless for you
Strenght if you want to use slower but more hard hitting weapons, 40 is soft cap
Dexterity if you want faster but weaker weapons, 40 is softcap

[Hunubul]

I never pumped adaptibility. So I'm a lot better at dodging than most ppl. Ppl say Old Iron King isn't possible under 100 agility. I've done it with basic adp, so I was around 60-80 agility?

Also, there is soulvessel. You can retalent. You start a build, and if it sucks, you can get a soul vessel in lost bastile (earliest). And you can use help command to know what is good for what. Also if you level up, your stats are made blue if it changes. You can see how leveling up changes you.
The items you need it relevant on how you play, what you like. So you should get all items first, and test.

Also try not to read about things. Try not to ask. The first character you make won't be perfect, but it adds to the gameplay, and you really get used to the game. And you get gud too. Just play and let things happen. Trial and error is the basic rule of the game. So don't be afraid to ♥♥♥♥ up. If you screw up, you try again, and after a while you will be able to overcome all obstacles in the game.

[Gibbon100]

Pump strength to 40, pump dex to 20, pump vgr, vit, and end after that. Don't worry about those other dumb stats

[bozohontas]

Getting END to 20 should be next. Having 20 VGR/END is always 1st thing I do when starting a new character.
Increasing ADP will make dodging easier, you'll realize the difference especially in difficult boss fights.
Game can be completed with any weapon you find right at the start of the game. Pick one weapon you like and always upgrade it as high as possible. Choosing a weapon you can upgrade with regular Titanite will make things easier, as you get this upgrade material early in the game.
Some options are: Drangleic Shield (has good stability), Mace, Rapier, Fire-Longsword, Heide Knight Sword, B A S T A R D Sword

[Gibbon100]

Always upgrade weapons before shields or armor

[The Cringe]

Originally posted by Gibbon100:

Pump strength to 40, pump dex to 20, pump vgr, vit, and end after that. Don't worry about those other dumb stats

YEAH FK DEM PEASANT STATS LIKE ADP, THEY R AN CRUTCH!!1!!!1!

BTW, I strongly recommend to check playtime of those who respond as they may have a case of casul and we don't want to be adopting their mind set do we?

Secondly, Ponion has the strongest point out of all of us in his last paragraph. Just go with the flow, would be the best approach. Here *scroll to bottom if ydgaf*

VGR - Get this to 20 and then start leveling other stats. Why? 20 is the first soft-cap for VGR. You don't want to spend too much in one stat for MAXIMUM POWAH and perform very well in a few scenarios and struggle in others. You want balnace, so to evenly distribute points, stop at 20 VGR. We will level this to 30-50 at later levels depending on your playstyle. Leveling VGR past 50 only grants you an additional 5 points of hp each level.

VIT- Get this one to 20 for maximum good. Best bang for buck, as long as you aren't wielding any ''ultra" grade weapons you can quite easily move from a face tank playstyle to the typical ninja flipping "haha fk you try get me" approach.

END - I prefer to level this to 20 as 20 is the soft cap; after I get my other stats, however I have grown used to using little stamina, you may need more or less, it's a personal playstyle thing.

STR/DEX - IMO, when leveling STR and DEX early game, it's best to level it to the point where you meet your preferred weapon's stat requirements. That scaling may look nice, and a few points of extra damage isn't a bad thing right? Well it sure as hell isn't however it is so much more hashtag worth to increase your survivabilty and ability in combat than for a few points of damage. Scaling is a thing you should pay attention to at "late game" for maximum punch if you have points in your build to spare.

ATT/INT/FTH - I strongly advise against using magic in your first playthrough. It makes the game too easy. I could go on with why it makes the game a joke however this response is long enough already.

Now ADP - There are quite a few benefits that come with boosting ADP but the only benefit we care for is agility. What does agility do? Agility increases the number of iFrames you are able to use. Whenever you dodge/roll, there is an animation which consists of 24 frames. At 85 agility you get 8 iFrames, which put you in "god mode" for 33% of your roll; you cannot be damaged in any form. 90 agility gets you 9 iFrames, 95 agility = 10 iFrames, 100 agility = 12 iFrames, not a typo, 100 agility gives you 12 iFrames, FROM does not care for existence of 11, haha so funneh. 12 iFrames effectively make the first 50% of your roll pure god mode. This is kinda the best bang for you buck, getting to 110 agility for 14 iFrames will take quite a few points and to hit 120 agility which is cap, you need 99 adp and 99 att I'm pretty sure.

When you finish the game and/or want to start PvPing, unfortunately, by not using magic you are gimping yourself. You are already at a massive disadvantage against any katana or dark magic user, let alone those abominations who morph both the katana and dark magic into one. Develop a playstyle and choose what you want to sacrafice regarding HP or carry weight or scaling and get yourself 20INT 20 FTH for maximum good.

Then again you could always just go ahead and be like dem cool kids : "L0L St0pping At L3vel 150 is Stoop3d. Y Shud Ey3 Pl4y D4 G4em H0w U W4nt, I P4y3d 4 1t 4nd 1m g0nn4 d0 w0t I W4nt K thx." *600 lvls l8r* "4W M3H G4WD M0M G3T D4 C4M3RA I JUST PWN3D D1S N00B L3L3L3L3L.". I'm not trying to start a little war but I do enjoy pointing at and making fun of autists.

In short,

focus on these in this order

VGR 20 *check*
STR 20 *4 more to go*
DEX 13 *4 more to go*
ADP 12or13 *whichever gets you 90 agility*
VIT 20 *not to far*

For the next ~30 levels, boost VGR by one then ADP by 1 then back to VGR by 1 until you hit 35 VGR and 26/27 ADP (100 agility). From there go wherever you want. Try throw a point or two into END every so often until you hit 20.

Wot rings you got on bisch?

Stone ring - http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/stone-ring
Chloranthy Ring +1 - http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Chloranthy+Ring
Second/Third Dragon Ring - http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Third+Dragon+Ring
Ring of Life Protection - http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Ring+of+Life+Protection

And don't you fukcking forget, your +10 lightning claymore. Don't worry about scaling just yet, everything is weak to lightning anyway.

But yeah I threw this wall of text in here mostly to avoid the mountain of work I have beckoning me to make a start. Best thing really is just do whatever, learn through mistakes and such, this is Dark Souls, no hand holding.

[Gibbon100]

Originally posted by Get down with the syndrome.:

YEAH FK DEM PEASANT STATS LIKE ADP, THEY R AN CRUTCH!!1!!!1!

BTW, I strongly recommend to check playtime of those who respond as they may have a case of casul and we don't want to be adopting their mind set do we?

Pls no bully I actually have my adp at 38 since I love those i-frames.
But it isn't that useful in the first playthrough since people usually use a shield more than they roll.