So I got bored with my claymore and tweeked my quality pyro for the Murakumo. Had a lot of fun and success with it. Mid rolling didn't matter much with the high poise and long reach and good damage/stunlock.
The 2nd R2 catches a lot of people off and the dead angles are great. I use the whip against quick parry spammers and to finish people off when they're low on health.
The armor set looks good and protects well, has enough poise to trade with about anything.
Any suggestions for improvement?