I never used velka's rapier but iirc it scales with INT more than DEX, so you should have more points in INT to deal more damage with it.
Ornstein is weak to fire, and Super Smough too, and queelag's furysword deals fire damage, so that might explain why you're having a harder time in this playthrough
Maybe someone with more knowledge will come to help your more, but that's all I can think of to help, sorry !
STR build, claymore one handed with shield. It's what I always go back to. I could never get into dex or magic builds except in DS2, when I used a hex build.
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