Notes from author
This build will help you through most situations, however there are a few changes you can make
for example : Switch the halberd from Chaos +5 to normal +15 and carry charcoal pine
another example is to switch to the Uchigatana in the main hand, if you do that , change your gauntlets to ELITE knight, Uchigatana has a sweet move set with decent damage but it cannot be used as normal +15 since it scales with dex, i'm working on another build for that.
use the halberd at medium range, don't use it too close or you'll be open for a Backstab, and use the Heavy attack if the enemy is circling around you (the Roll attack is also a viable option due to it's circular motion) , use the shotel if you drop an enemy's health to below 25% and he starts running with shield up so he can heal , the shotel's attacks will end him rather quickly, i prefer not to use backstabs , but that's up to you as a user of the build.
as for pyromancy , i just added it for fun and it might be helpful sometimes , you can add Power Within if you think you can survive as it drains your HP , not recommended , though.
most importanly: it's preferred to get invaded rather than invade.
Note : i don't own the credit to this build , i merely did some changes here and there to a build by a person whom i don't remember well.
