Notes from author
This is my 2nd attempt of a build, the first one wasn't as good as I expected it to be. Anyway, I used the top physical defensive set, and made something decent out of it. I also picked the Man-Serpant Greatsword, since it's a well recommended weapon in this patch. I also used the Wolf and Havel rings, so you can carry your equpment around, and not fall on your ass after taking an ingodly heavy blow, while unguarded by Havel's shield. This shield is well known to prove great resistance, and use a magically defensive barrier at the cost of most of it's durability. In my opinion, it's very useful. I also went with resin and various enchantments for the +15 normal Man-Serpant Greatsword, so you can just swing away with just about whatever element or enchantment that you'd need. In time, this build can also become very useful for PvP, just simply raise the stats, you'll see. Anyway, that's pretty much it, cya.