Notes from author
The armor was chosen because I think it looks evil and menacing. Change it however you please.
I think the winged spear and shotel make a pretty good combo here. The winged spear has great reach, but it doesn't do well against guarding opponents, while the shotel has poor reach, but can attack through an opponents guard. All in all I think the combination of the two makes this a versatile build that can handle a large variety of opponents.
The shotel's ability to hit through shields with it's power attack is very useful, but unfortunately it doesn't have the greatest damage values, and it's power attack is painfully slow. This is why I pretty much always give it a chaos enchantment when I use it. Just make sure to keep 10 humanity on you to maximize it's damage.
I'm using the Dark Hand for a shield because it has great all-round protection for it's extremely light weight, and magic protection better than almost every shield. It's physical protection is not exactly ideal compared to some heavier shields, but it will do it's job.
Make sure NOT to upgrade the pyro flame. Doing so causes Power Within to drain your health faster with no extra benefit.
