Notes from author
The 62 poise granted by this mixing of Giant Set with the Knight Gauntlets allows this build to tank through one R1 from a 2-handed Murakumo.
This build has enough STR and DEX to allow the use of Claymore, Halberd, Bandit's Knife, Uchigatana, Balder Side Sword, Demon's Spear and Estoc. I decided to level DEX to 14 for the Shotel, as the lack of dead angling in the Remaster can be a problem against turtles.
I removed pyromancies entirely and their attunment slots, because of the low casting speed this build has.
By lowering DEX to 12 and replacing the East-west Shield with a Small Leather Shield or Dark Hand and replacing the Rapier with a Bandit's Knife, the build can be done at SL125-128 with around 90 END and 50 VIT.
Recommended rings are the Ring of Steel Protection to mitigate backstabs, Dark Wood Grain Ring for safer wake-ups and Red Tearstone Ring when low on HP.
