Talk:Knight/@comment-5626564-20130523165142/@comment-24372818-20140110041912

Okay, knight is one of the better classes to start out with as a new player, but not the best. There is no 'best' class in Dark Souls, it's more a preferred play style, or extra perks a class gets. Having soul arrow as a sorcerer, or the short bow as a hunter, can be a godsend, as you can stay farther awar from enemies. However, sorcerers are fragile, and the hunters' shortsword is not the best weapon. Bandits are a good class, as they hit like a Mac truck, however, their relatively low dex stat means that even for certain strength based weapons, you'll have to use up soul levels in dexterity. Clerics have a healing miracle, which is useful, but their endurance and dex stats suck. Pyromancers start out with a fireball pyromancy spell, the hand axe is good, and because they start at SL 1, you can put more points into stats, and be stronger at level 60 overall, than, say, a bandit would, but the Pyromancer's shield, the Cracked Round Shield, is the worst shield in the game, including Dark Hand. (Someone correct me on this?)