Talk:Sanctus/@comment-10518399-20131013175610/@comment-25561331-20141117033638

It really depends on how much you're blocking vs rolling. In advanced Dark souls gameplay, I've seen people focus totally on damage output, and either dumping huge amounts of points into endurance or vitality. It's why Giant Dad was so effective. It had huge points dumped into endurance and health so he could fast roll with Havels and FaP ring, while wearing full Giant's armor. He chose to forgo the stat scaling on his Zweihander, just getting the minimum required to wield it.

But back to the point. Avoiding damage is better than resisting it. If you do take a hit, you can put some distance between you and the enemy and let Sanctus heal you.

It's also helpful if a Hollow managed to nick you, and you don't want to use an estus flask.