Notes from author
This build is all about applying pressure to the opponent, and having alot of options
pyromancy spells can be swapped to your preference, i like having these to control zones
high dex and strength give alot of options as far as equipment, most fast weapons are roughly 400-500 AR when upgraded normal, pure physical does not have to go through 2 defenses so this has been plently enough for me in the past
power within will add another 40% damage boost to this as well as giving faster stamina regen, making nearly every weapon very damaging
since the hard cap for damage scaling is 40-50
this will allow strength based weapons to be very effective with the 2 handed strength multiplier and dex weapons to be effective either way
armor doesn't really matter much, so use what you prefer, i prefer to have at least one piece of thorns to help interrupt attacks, the rest i just picked because i liked the way it looks, wolf ring will take care of poise if given a few pieces of medium or heavy armor to help it along
several starting classes will have the ability to hit exactly these stats at exactly this level so it gives options on what you start the game as
all in all, it is a powerful, but not overpowered build that is based on having plenty of options and control, and keeping the opponent under constant pressure until they make a mistake
happy hunting
