Notes from author
Yo, you can onyl 2-Hand your weapon, so take care ... I put the Heater Shield in, so you can block and parry if you really need to .. but really, tactics are: Smash em hard. If they turtle and you cant get a stun on them, deadanle them. you Can deadangle your rolling attack, your R2 attack, and your Wrath of gods .... KILLE EM ALL ... might wanna go naked for PvE, Armor for PvP.
I suggest Giants armor, since you want to try and trade blows with people, trying to stun them. A Crown of Dusk is of course possible.
If you want to be more tanky, swap out the Firstborn Ring for Wolfring or Steel Protection.