Faith builds with swords are actually pretty solid if youre looking to add some variety to your melee game. Let me break down whats worked for me - mixing faith into your sword setup gives you access to some really nice buffs like golden vow, which is super handy for boosting both your attack and defense at the same time. Plus you get healing spells which can save you in a pinch.

One thing i really like is how you can buff your regular weapons with stuff like bloodflame blade, but theres also some really cool faith-specific swords worth checking out. The blasphemous blade is honestly kind of nuts since it heals you when you hit things, and the sword of night and flame is pretty awesome if you dont mind splitting your stats a bit. The coded sword and golden order greatsword are solid choices too, especially if youre going for pure holy damage.

You dont need to go crazy with faith stats either - ive found that around 25-30 faith works pretty well and still lets you focus on your combat stats. Something interesting about faith builds is you can throw in some lightning spears or black flame spells when you need range, which comes in really handy. Just keep in mind that holy damage isnt great against some late-game bosses, so maybe keep a backup weapon around for those situations.