Stat Distribution:

VIG: 60   MND: 30   END: 24  STR: 11   DEX: 10   INT: 55   FTH: 55   ARC: 9

Armor:

Greathood,   Noble's Traveling Garb,   Noble's Trousers,   Noble's Gloves

Total Armor Weight: 17.4   Poise: 6

Talismans:

Shard of Alexander,   Godfrey Icon,   Carian Filigreed Crest,   Sacred Scorpion Charm

Tips: Talismans are flexible and based on player preference.

Ashes:

Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff,   Black Knife Tiche,   Mimic Tear

Tips: Ashes are flexible and based on player preference.

Recommended Weapons & Ash of War:

1.Weapon: Sword of Night and Flame   Ash of War: Night-and-Flame Stance

Playstyle: This weapon has a B scaling in Intelligence and Faith at max rank and can be wielded either two-handed or paired with a shield or staff. With staff like Prince of Death's Staff, a spell like Rancorcall or Ancient Death Rancor could be used to chip away at enemies from afar or stagger bosses before following up with either of the Sword of Night and Flame's weapon skill attacks.

Night and Flame Stance is an interesting skill because using a normal attack (R1) will fire a version of Comet Azur, while using R2 will use a sweeping fire attack. The Comet Azur attack scales off Intelligence, while the flames scale off Faith, so adjustments can be made to stats and Talismans depending on which attack will be used more.

In PvE the Comet Azur attack will be more useful, but the flame attack can be used in PvP to either roll catch a player or used as a long-range attack.

2.Weapon: Azur's Glintstone Staff   sorcery: Comet Azur / Glintblade Phalanx

   Weapon: Prince of Death's Staff   sorcery: Ancient Death Rancor / Rancorcall

   Weapon: Golden Order Seal   incantation: Law of Regression / Triple Rings of Light

Playstyle: These weapons have an S scaling in Intelligence, an A in both Intelligence and Faith, and again an A in both respectively when at max rank.  This build plays similarly to the above, but instead is a pure caster build as opposed to using a weapon.

Use Ancient Death Rancor, Rancorcall, or Triple Rings of Light to poke enemies from a distance or stagger bosses, then follow up with a Comet Azur to deal large amounts of damage.

In PvP, Law of Regression will remove any buffs on both players while Glintblade Phalanx can help in long range poke.  Comet Azur, unfortunately can be easily dodged in PvP, so other spells like Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear, Lightning Spear, or Glintstone Pebble can supplement the damage needed or to change up the build.