Demon’s Souls has many potential weapons and spells to use. It can be hard to choose an effective and fun build to play. Royalty is one of the ten starting classes and can be one of the hardest as they start at soul level one, however they can develop into powerfulmagic builds. Here are the best royalty builds in Demon’s Souls.
Battle Mage
The Battle Mage uses magic and melee to have many advantages to leverage enemies' weaknesses. Many of the bosses and enemies in the game will be weak to either magic, fire, or physical damage.Soul arrowis the first spell you will get access to as a Royalty class. It is cheap to cast and can one-shot enemies at the start of the game.Flame Tosscan be used for enemies weak to fire.Crescent Falchionwill be your melee option initially, doing both physical and magic damage per hit. TheProtectionspell can help you stay alive as this build is very offensive-focused.
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Sorcerer
The Sorcerer focuses solely on ranged magic and fire damage. You will always want to stay at a distance from enemies and use either magic or fire spells based on the enemies' weaknesses.Soul Rayis a more robust version ofSoul Arrowand does magic damage.Fire Spraywill continually hurl fire projectiles at enemies while you hold the attack down. This build can also useWarding, which is an upgraded version ofProtection. It provides more physical damage resistance at a huge Mana cost, so save this for boss fights.Kris Bladeis only used as a held item as when it is in your hand, it increases your magic damage. you’re able to also use additional spells as needed.
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