User blog comment:Jarcellon/Build/@comment-5828673-20130412010802/@comment-1852943-20130412124831

Well, this build is a projection of my current character. This was my very first character, and before I found this awesome wiki, I was under the misguided impression that Res and Faith would be useful for a Knight class, sort of a paladin heale. Sadly, I already have 20 points in Res so I am just going to have to make the best of it.

In my limited PvP experience, the only time I've lost to an invader due to melee attacks the invader had a lightning weapon. Otherwise, I am killed by pyromancy or status effects. My paladin healer concept has gone the way of the velociraptors and evolved into a light weight build with good resistance to fire, lightning, and status.

I zoned in on the effigy shield in particular because of it has the highest lightning resistance of all small shields. However, DerpKnight brought up a good point, I had overlooked the Faith requirement for this shield. I might put the extra point into Faith like Volknur said, unless anyone can recommend another shield?