VGchartz's Demon's Souls thread

[lestatdark]

routsounmanman said:

You are officially the most awesome person in vgchartz

As I can have no control over the black phantoms invading my world, (only happened twice if I recall correctly) I think I'll stick to Blue Phantom helping against the Tower Knight (I have a 35 in magic, my Soul Ray + Ring of Magic Sharpness + Kriss Blade does wonders).

Thanks for the tips about the shields, I shall not waste my rare ores in the Spike Shield. But should I go for a Purple Flame Shield +10 or a Dark Flame Shield +5 for the Magic protection?

Finally what do you think about my Soul Level / stats (approximate - I just have to beat The False King to move on to NG+):

Soul Level 85

Vitality 18

Endurance 20

Magic 35

Strength 25

Dexterity 20

Intelligence 30

Faith 6

Luck 11

Well, there are particular stages in which black phantom invasion is more proeminent, mainly 1-4, 2-2, 3-3, 4-2 and 5-2. I've been invaded a lot of times in those stages, particulary in the 80 - 140 SL range.

You should go for a Purple Flame Shield +10, because even if you do a Dark shield + 5, it will still pale in comparison to the Dark Silver Shield +5 in terms of raw stats. The Dark Silver Shield is to me the best Light shield in the game, since it offers 100% Damage and Magic reduction, 70% Fire Resist (which is good for a shield not built for fire resist purposes) and at +5, it offers 65% Guard Reduction, which is not as good as a Purple Flame Shield +10, but it's way better than a Dark Flame Shield +5 which only stays at 60% Guard Reduction and only has 70% magical reduction.

Actually in NG+ I always kept three shields around, the Purple Flame Shield +10, the Dark Silver Shield +5 and the Adjucator Shield +5, and swapped amongst them in conformance to my needs.

Finally, those are some pretty good stats to start NG+, you're at an even higher Soul Level that I was when I started. Make sure you get Faith to 21 at least though, you'll get a Free Pure Faintstone from the Advocate of God (Female) if you have that Stat ;)
Also, Firestorm and Warding are your best friends in NG+ playing the role mage, you'll decimate through bosses and enemy ranks with those two :D