IMPORTANT: If you don't want to kill Solaire for his surprisingly amazing Iron Bracelet, just wear the Gauntlets of Artorias instead. You'll get the same amount of poise, but slightly worse defense and 0.3 more weight. Sunlight blade is also optional for those who don't want to kill Gwyndolin. You could either swap it out with something else or take 2 points out of attunement and put it into something like endurance.
Grass Crest shield isn't mandatory, and neither is the pyro flame.
Have fun!
