Silmeria | Dark Souls

Silmeria
80	1	27	16	23
9	30	10	16	30

• Build Name: Silmeria Valkyrie
• Build Level: 80 (New Game) - 145 (NG+)
• Build Focus: PvE
• Class: Thief

Equipment

• Right Hand: Black Bow of Pharis [Occult +5] + Canvas Talisman / Darkmoon Talisman (NG+)
• Left Hand: Pyromancy Flame + Sorcerer's Catalyst / Oolacile Ivory Catalyst (NG+)
• Head: Gargoyle Helm
• Chest: Paladin Armor
• Hands: Brass Gauntlets
• Legs: Brass Leggings
• Rings: Ring of the Sun's Firstborn
• Items: Hawk Ring

Details

Inspired by Silmeria, the youngest of the three valkyries (Valkyrie Profile 2 game), this is a build that only does ranged damage! Silmeria uses a bow and has her ultimate move as a lighting (holy?) spear, so this is the theme of the build and how you should play it.
Status at level 80 (end of New Game): 27 vit - 16 atn - 23 end - 9 str - 30 dex - 10 res - 16 int - 30 fai - 1 hum
Status at level 145 (end of NG+): 50 vit - 28 atn - 23 end - 9 str - 40 dex - 10 res - 16 int - 50 fai - 1 hum

Weapons:
(1) Black Bow of Pharis [Occult +5]: drop from Pharis, the female archer in the forest.
(2) Darkmoon Talisman: rank 1 with the Blade of the Dark Moon covenant.
(3) Pyromancy Flame: rescue Laurentius in The Depths and talk to him in the Fire Link.
(4) Sorcerer's Catalyst: in the same room where you save Griggs.
(5) Oolacile Ivory Catalyst: buy from Dusk of Oolacile (1000 souls).
Armors:
(6) Gargoyle Helm: guaranteed to drop from the last slain Bell Gargoyle in Anor Londo if not obtained beforehand.
(7) Paladin Armor: kill the Black Phantom Paladin Leeroy on your way to Nito's lair, after that, you will find a corpse in Nito's encounter room, containing this armor.
(8) Brass Gauntlets and Leggings: after Gwyndolin is defeated, there is a chest at the end of the hallway.
Rings:
(9) Ring of the Sun's Firstborn: found in Anor Londo, at the bottom of the rotating bridge by the Darkmoon Tomb.
(10) Hawk Ring: in a chest behind the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo.
Recommended Spells:
(11) Cast Light: buy from Dusk of Oolacile (1000 souls), in the lake, after you kill the hydra and the golem.
(12) Remedy: cross the branch at the top of the waterwheel in Blighttown.
(13) Great Heal: buy from Reah of Thorolund (10000 souls).
(14) Power Within: Blighttown, underneath the Parasitic Wall Hugger.
(15) Great Magic Barrier: in the tree with the Basilisks, accessed from a hollow branch on the outside.
(16) Wrath of the Gods: buy from Reah of Thorolund (10000 souls).
(17) Lighting Spear: join the Warrior of Sunlight covenant.
(18) Great Lightning Spear: reach rank 1 with the Warrior of Sunlight covenant.
(19) Sunlight Spear: offer the soul of Gwyn during the NG+, must be rank 1 with the Warrior of Sunlight covenant.
Consumables:
(20) Moonlight Arrow: buy from the Giant Blacksmith in Anor Londo (500 souls).
(21) Fire Arrow: buy from the female Undead Merchant (100 souls).
(22) Black Firebomb: buy from the Crestfallen Merchant at the top of the Sen's Fortress (500 souls).
Covenants:
(23) Blade of the Dark Moon, have the Darkmoon Seance Ring equiped (found in the Catacombs), knell in the fog gate of Darkmoon Tomb (Arno Londo) to join, but DO NOT enter the fog. Farm Harpies in the Painted World of Ariamis for Souvenirs of Reprisal.
(24) Warrior of Sunlight, behind the dragon in Undead Parish. To receive Sunlight Medals: talk to Lautrec after save him, invite Solaire to defeat the boss (keep him alive), 3 medals can found at Arno Londo castle, also farm Chaos Bugs in Demon Ruins or Lost Izalith.

Route

- The Thief class starts with the Masterkey, so chose some bombs as your starter gift :)
- Loot the Fire Link Shrine for some equipment and consumables, also grab the Firekeeper Soul in New Londo Ruins. Level up your Vitality to 15 asap.
- Grab a spell (12) and a new armor set down some stairs in Blighttown if you want now, then return and cross the Valley of Drakes, going up the elevator, don't activate the bonfire, kill the lizard just ahead and grab the long bow in a corpse nearby, teleport back to Fire Link.
- Clear the Undead Burg and its boss (stock some normal arrows for now), but do not join the Warrior of Sunlight covenant yet, then continue to Undead Parish and ring the bell.
- A great spot to farm souls can be unlocked now, buy the Crest from Andre for 20000 souls and open the door in the garden, kill the invaders with the straits trick for 7000 souls each run (21000 on NG+), and grab a new AWESOME bow (1) in this area.
- On your way back to Fire Link, open the shortcut in the lower section of Undead Parish, save Griggs (4) and stock some Fire Arrows.
- Go to The Depths (3) and farm some humanities from the rats, then open the gate to Blight Town using the key received from the boss.
- Go down trough Blight Town (14) and reach Quelaag's Domain, then proceed to the Demon Ruins and kill the boss there.
- Finish the Catacombs for the Rite of Kindling, then finish the Sen's Fortress to reach Arno Londo, stocking some consumables if you want now (6)(21)(22).
- At the castle (9), invade Lautrec world to recover Anastacia's soul, buy some Moonlight Arrows now (10)(20), kill the bosses to reach Gwynevere and receive the Lordvessel.
- Join the Blade of the Dark Moon covenant now (23), then head back to the Undead Azylum, grabing the key at the roof on Fire Link on the way, and clear the area.
- Go back to the lake and finish the Darkroot Basin and Darkroot Garden, killing the Hydra (5)(11), Moonlight Butterfly and the wolf Sif, also farm some herbs in the area.
- Complete the Painted World of Ariamis now, farm 10 Souvenir of Reprisal from the Crow Demons, return to Andre to ascend and upgrade your bow.
- Back to the Darkmoon Tomb, increase your rank to 1 with the covenant to receive the Darkmoon Talisman (2), then you can enter the fog gate and kill the boss (8).
- You can join the Warrior of Sunlight covenant (24) now, and farm for a total of 10 Sunlight Medals from the Chaos Bugs in Demon Ruins or Lost Izalith (17)(18).
- Go to New Londo Ruins, speak to (or kill) Ingward and enter the Abyss.
- Back to Arno Londo, it's time to finish Duke's Archive and the Crystal Cave.
- Now complete in any order Lost Izalith, Tomb of the Giants (7), The Great Hollow (15) (optional), and Ash Lake (optional). Don't forget to buy some new miracles (13)(16) with Reah.
- Enter the portal in the lake and finish the DLC.
- Kill all the NPCs and Firekeepers for extra items and souls (optional).
- Enter the Kiln of the First Flame and finish the game (my recommended minimal level before a NG+ is 80). With the mentioned Endurance, you still have medium roll even wearing all the equipment listed for this build.
- During the NG+, trade the Soul of Gwyn for the last miracle (19).

* There are many errors with the fextralife build calculator, the both levels 80 and 145 status grants a Mid Roll for the character with the mentioned Endurance. I recommend to use the mugenmonkey.com calculator instead, it's very accurate.