Talk:Sorcery (Dark Souls)/@comment-11388043-20130711200830/@comment-4511886-20130711210135

Everything I mentioned, with the exception of maybe one or two of them, are high-end magics commonly used by veteran Darkwraiths. Some of them are even considered OP like Dark Bead and WotG.

Sure, there's a miracle that pretty much nullifies magic damage. But that is still magic. There's of course shields but you can't attack much without sacrificing the block for a second.

And the people that can attack with their shield up is the reason for carrying around a Shotel at all times.

From the sound of your experience you're either bad at using magic or you're simply unlucky with who you PvP against. Also, melee is not automatically better than magic. A CSS will plow through someone's face faster than any Large Club ever will.