Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-88.112.234.208-20150128164932/@comment-4511886-20150128174347

I would personally put strength at 40 and boost up vitality with the excess points. This is because the hard cap for strength is at 40, so you'll get a lot less damage in return for your damage output.

Almost any Ul. Greatsword will do for a Strength build, but the Black Knight Greatsword is the best for strength, if you can cope with the moveset and you're willing to get the 18 dexterity. For Greatswords, the Claymore and Man-Serpent Greatsword are arguably the best. The former is an instant favorite among many users, while the latter has amazing strength scaling.

Miracles pair very well with co-op, especially as the co-op covenants are all focused around miracles. They're also very useful for the lightning damage they deal, as you'll almost never run into enemies that are resistant towards it. Great Heal is an amazing idea, as you can't normally heal in co-op unless you want to spend half the game farming Humanity.