@zuvuyeay
Did you start as a magician then? If you're going for a more Sword and Shield approach, try to get the Purple Flame Shield on stage 1-1, it's on the roost with the two dragons. You'll have to either kill the Red Dragon on 1-2 or wait until you have Pure White World Tendency in World 1, that way the dragons won't be there.
Also, swords recommendations are the Meat Cleaver, the Dragon Bone Smasher, the Blueblood Sword and a Crushing type of weapon if you're going to be a more Strength character.
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