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A good target build for a shield only run. To allow yourself to start as the Sorcerer, unequip everything as soon as you spawn in, cheese dragonrider and buy the chaos shield in Huntsman's Copse after getting 5 STR to two-hand it (which you can use a Soul Vessel to reduce back to 3 once you get the Sanctum Shield). Shield bash uses a decent amount of durability as you lose durability for attacking and for getting hit while blocking. 2-hand the Sanctum Shield and cast repair whenever "weapon at risk" appears. Use spells for chip damage and focus mainly on melee attacks. Use Scraps of Life for AoE and to cast repair/heal safely (especially useful in PvP if you want to do that, as this build is actually very strong in PvP). In terms of gameplay, don't be scared to be aggressive. This build lets you block while attacking with L1 when two-handed, so you should take advantage of that. Manage your Stamina carefully and use Great Heal when chip damage starts to stack up. Use Estus only when you need a quick heal, or have run out of casts (unlikely). I have left the armour as "naked" except the Hexer's Hood as you can use whatever you like. No armour particularly syngergizes with this build, but stamina regen can be useful so keep low equip load (Blossom Kite Shield puts this build up a weight bracket and so actually net reduces stamina regen). If PvPing using the Jester's Robes may be worth going up a weight bracket as they will prevent you being backstabbed. In terms of spells, the ones I have are carefully chosen for PvE utility. In some areas, you may choose to replace Magic Barrier, but in others like the Shrine of Amana it will come in very handy. Another Dark Orb cast probably isn't worth it - I would swap one Dark Orb + Magic Barrier for Great Resonant Soul for good ranged damage.
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