VLS rapes me 70% of the time when I'm rapiering. I hit 0's loads, where as they hit 300's... Then I start to hit, before I know it I'm dead. I reccommend you look into it further and check out each bonuses. And yeah you're going to get inv checked so much. And most people wont stake you anyways. You should get 70 def and rapier stake. You'll have a massive advantage because you're 1 prayer.