Build Items:
1) staff and sword
note items meta attributes:
Level : 20   ✦  Inventory : - broadsword
- flamestone plate ring, life ring   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : undead settlement   ✦  Attribute Points : Intelligence, Strength   ✦  
content : Focus on making the staff as strong as possible early using sword in the right hand to conserve focus points. Place minimal stats into strength and dexterity to be able to wield a broad sword.

** put two estus shard into health and one into magic
* upgrade staff

2) expanding magic
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content : Continue to the road of sacrifices and farron's keep. These locations will provide some good magic tools. Once the magic sword spell is obtained sword play will become much more viable and should be used to kill groups of weak enemies. Once intelligence hits 30 start putting puttins points into strength and dexterity.

* recruit Orbeck of Vinheim in the road of sacrificies
* golden scroll , sage's scroll in Farron's Keep
** put one estus shard into magic and one into health

3) Crystal Sage and Deacons of the Deep
note items meta attributes:
Level : 45   ✦  Inventory : Astora great sword   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Cathedral of the Deep   ✦  Attribute Points : Dexterity, Strength, Vigor   ✦  
content : Once the road to sacrifices has been cleared out its time to go on a boss run. Defeat the Great Tree, the Crystal Sage and continue to Cathedral of the Deep. Adding some poise while staying below the 70% slow roll status will make using the magic infused broad sword more useful.

* raise 16 strength , 18 dexterity to use the Astora great sword
* use an estus shard on magic
[INFWP]Raw infuse on the Astroa Great Sword still allows you to use the magic weapon spell[/INFWP]

4) Beefing up
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Level : 55   ✦  Inventory : shield of Want   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Catacombs and Lake   ✦  Attribute Points : Vitality, Intelligence   ✦  
content : Now that the Astora sword is equipped it is time to focus on maximizing magic damage again. Use titanite shards to keep improving the scourers staff. After obtaining the shield of Want go back to Farron's keep so the bonus experience can be obtained while farming for swordgrass. After obtaining the sage's scroll the spell line up should be farron hall, great heavy soul arrow, and great magic weapon.

* use an estus shard for magic
[DEF] because the Astora sword is heavy equip some lighter armor until vitality is around 20, which means some poise will have to be sacrificed.
* At this time: vitality 15, vigor 15, intelligence 35

5) The Irithyll
note items meta attributes:
location : Irithyll valley , dungeon, and Profane Capital   ✦  Attribute Points : Attunement, Intelligence, Vitality, Dexterity   ✦  
content : This is when the build playstyle begins to take form. More damage is added on top of the current poise to allow hit trades to be beneficial. Once Logan's scroll is obtained the Homing Soulmass and soul spear will be used instead of farron hall and heavy soul arrow. The Homing soulmass will make swordgrass farming a breeze and should be used to obtain the wolfring.

** use one estus shard for health and one for magic
[DEF] 18.4 poise with lothric knight helm, herald armor, brigand gauntlets, and pontiff knight leggings

6) Crystal Power
note items meta attributes:
Level : 80   ✦  Inventory : crystal sage scroll   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Anor Londo and Archives   ✦  Attribute Points : Vigor, Intelligence, Vitality   ✦  
content : Most stats should be hitting their projections by now except for vigor and vitality which will make the character more durable. There are so options in terms of rings that either focus on defense or offense. Defensive rings are good considering the style of the build as well as the huge power already coming out of the staff when the crystal magic weapon and crystal homing spells are equipped.

7) End Game
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Level : 110   ✦  Inventory : Final ring set: young dragon crest ring, wolf ring, bellowing dragoncrest ring, sage ring   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Dragonpeak   ✦  Attribute Points : Vigor, Intelligence, Vitality, Attunement   ✦  
content : After intelligence reaches 60 and vitality is 25 the core of the build is done. After lvl 110 increase vigor, intelligence, and vitality in equal amounts with maybe a little atunement for convenience.

[DEF] With silver knight armor and leggings poise should be around 28 with load at 65%
* 8 health and 6 magic estus

Build Items:
1) Undeadsettlement
note items meta attributes:
Level : 25   ✦  Inventory : deep infused axe, assassin armor, Chloranthy Ring, Flynn ring, Blue Tearstone ring, Kite shield   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : undead settlement   ✦  Attribute Points : Strength, Vigor, Dexterity, Vitality   ✦  
content : The very first mimic that you encounter at the highwall of Lothric will have a battle axe infused with deep. This is your staple weapon for the first part of the game. Focus mostly on strength and vigor for damage and sustain. A little bit of vitality will allow for some armor selection but that is not a focus yet.

[DEF] Save Greirat and get him to go on his first outing to get the assassin armor and kite shield

2) Cathedral and Deacons
note items meta attributes:
location : Cathedral of the Deep   ✦  Attribute Points : Vitality, Strength, Endurance   ✦  
content : Focus should be on damage and endurance to keep attacking. Make use of the Butcher Knife weapon art to heal off weak enemies.

3) Defense Up
note items meta attributes:
Level : 60   ✦  Inventory : When vitality is high enough use the Deserter armor or nameless Knight armor   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Catacombs of Carthus   ✦  Attribute Points : Endurance, Vigor, Vitality, Dexterity   ✦  
content : There are now a lot more options of armor and rings that can be used. Adding a little defense to the build will support the all out offense that is desired.

stats: vigor, endurance and vitality 20 strength 35, Dexterity 20

Build Items:
1) Base Damage
note items meta attributes:
Level : 30   ✦  Inventory : claymore   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : undead settlement crucifixion woods   ✦  Attribute Points : Strength   ✦  
content : Start off focusing on strength making the most use of the claymore. Poise and defense is not very high at the moment so trying to keep weight ratio below 70% is important.

2) Miracles
note items meta attributes:
location : Catherdal of the Deep, Smoldering Lake   ✦  Attribute Points : Vigor, Faith, Vitality   ✦  
content : During the next phase start placing some points into vitality and faith. Vitality will allow you to equip some of the heavier gear like the exile armor. As soon as faith is 18 use the Saint-tree Bellvine chime. It will make miracle casting faster and has a weapon art that can heal.

* Save Irina of Carim once the Saint-tree chime is equipped and buy the replenishment miracle
* Farm the Black Knight sword by killing the black knight near the Farron keep perimeter bonfire

3) Poise and Power
note items meta attributes:
Level : 75   ✦  Inventory : Black Iron armor, deep protection   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Borea lvalley and Profane Capital   ✦  Attribute Points : Vitality, Strength, Vigor   ✦  
content : During the next set of levels focus on strength and vitality. Once Karla is free you can give her the deep devine tome. A couple of points in faith will unlock the deep protection miracle. A good set of armor along with a couple of healing miracles will heighten the stability of the build.

4) Dragon slaying
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Level : 95   ✦  Inventory : Dragonslayer Axe, Ring of Favor, Sun Princess Ring, Gundyr armor, Braille Divine Tome of Lothric   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Lothric Castle and Untended Graves   ✦  Attribute Points : Vitality, Strength   ✦  
content : Once the Dragonslayer Axe is obtained putting some points into vitality will be necessary because of th weight of the Axe. After defeating Champion Gundyr his armor will provide a good mix of poise for weight.

[DEF] with gundyr armor and winged knight leggings poise will be around 40

5) End Game
note items meta attributes:
Level : 110   ✦  Inventory : bountiful light, Ring of Steel Protection   ✦  Abilities :   ✦  location : Dragon Peak, Grand Archives   ✦  Attribute Points : Vigor, Faith   ✦  
content : Once faith reaches 25 Bountiful light can be used. With this miracle and the ring of steel protection equip enemies will not be able to kill you fast enough for you to care.