User blog comment:True Aranel/Help With Character Building?/@comment-141.151.217.72-20120823225321/@comment-5337347-20120901042307

Ceaseless Discharge is really annoying the first time around, but as our jolly good friend Brainwasher said, you can just do it the easy way.

In my first playthrough, I had 20 Estus Flasks for that fight, and used most of them. I'd cast a spell, get knocked flat, heal, and repeat. It worked well enough the first time around.

I recommend Homing Crystal Soulmass, due to your high intelligence; for me, that spell deals up to 2k damage, and my intelligence is 50. However, experienced players can easily dodge that spell, so watch it in pvp.

With your high intelligence, you may also consider a magic weapon. Also, take a look at getting Soul Spear, or better, Crystal Soul Spear. For 1-1 fights, it's actually quite exceptional.