Stat Distribution:

VIG: 40   MND: 9   END: 30  STR: 20   DEX: 80   INT: 14   FTH: 15   ARC: 30

Armor:

Okina Mask,   White Reed Armor,   White Reed Gauntlets,   White Reed Greaves

Total Armor Weight: 19.8   Poise: 16

Talismans:

Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman,   Ritual Sword Talisman,   Rotten Winged Sword Insignia,   Millicent's Prosthesis

Talismans are flexible and based on player preference.

Ashes:

Greatshield Soldier Ashes / Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff / Mimic Tear

Ashes are flexible and based on player preference.

Recommended Weapons & Ash of War:

1.Weapon: Hand of Malenia   Ash of War: Waterfowl Dance

Playstyle: Using this weapon favors two-handing Hand of Malenia and taking advantage of its B scaling in Dex at max rank.  Its skill, Waterfowl Dance, has 3 flurries of attacks that can be canceled in between attacks and is also capable of changing direction. If you would like to cast Waterfowl Dance without interruption, we recommend using heavy armor to boost Poise, though points in Endurance will be needed to prevent fat rolling.

2.Weapon: Guardian's Swordspear   Ash of War: Phantom Slash / Bloodhound's Step

Playstyle: Using this weapon favors two-handing Guardian's Swordspear and imbuing it with the Keen affinity to bump its Dexterity Scaling to an A.

The long reach gives this an advantage in PvP and its normal attacks consist of sweeping movements, which is different from the moveset of other Spears.

Ashes of War are pretty flexible for this weapon, though Phantom Slash will do large amounts of damage if both the phantom and the player's attacks connect, which can catch other players off guard in PvP.

3.Weapon: Nagakiba   Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step / Seppuku

   Weapon: Nagakiba   Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step / Seppuku

Playstyle: Using this weapon favors dual-wielding two Nagakiba and imbuing it with the Keen affinity to bump its Dexterity scaling to an A.

The long reach is an advantage and using Bloodhound's Step and then L1 will do a sweeping attack that is very good in roll-catching players in PvP. This attack can also be executed after rolling.

4.Weapon: Scythe   Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step / Sword Dance

Playstyle: This Reaper has an A scaling in Dexterity if infused with the Keen affinity. Another option is to infuse this with the Cold affinity and paired it with the Sword Dance Ash of War to close the gap and trigger Frosbite on enemies.

This weapon also ignores a certain percentage of damage from blocking, enabling it to bypass negation brought on by shields.

5.Weapon: Urumi   Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step / Hoarfrost Stomp

   Weapon: Urumi   Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step / Hoarfrost Stomp

Playstyle: This whip has an S scaling in Dexterity if infused with the Keen affinity and is the only whip to hit this scaling.  Another option is to infuse one or both of these whips with the Cold affinity in order to trigger Frostbite to devastating effect.

Using L1 will enable combo attacks using both whips while jumping L1 or R1 attacks will stagger weaker enemies and playrs in PvP, which will stunlock if successive attacks are timed correctly.

The Urumi also has a surprise charged attack which is a slash and then a thrust, a move that can catch players off guard in PvP.