Instead you want to only hit the requirements of the weapons you are planning to use. As a melee hexer you shall not invest all your points into strength and dexterity like normal melee builds. If you want your main damage source to be a melee weapon and use hexes mostly to facilitate your melee close combat capabilities then this is the guide for you. The first step to becoming a hexer is deciding where you are going to spend your points. This hefty point investment is not without reward as your Dark modifier will rise quickly, and hexes are extremely powerful spells. Hexes in Dark Souls 2 are basically the same as Dark Magic in the original Dark Souls however, instead of scaling on Intellect, hexes scale on the lowest stat between Intellect and Faith. How to build a melee hex character in Dark Souls 2

My SL150 Hexing character is just reaching NG++, and it is an insanely fun way to play the game, so I decided to share my knowledge concerning building an awesome, dark-honing, melee hexer.