Notes from author
Many levels are just there to bring the soul level up to 99, feel free to leave those points out of attunement and vitality, in favor of a lower soul level or other stats.
The concept behind this is ignoring weight. Using iron flesh makes you overencumbered, so why not use some heavy-ass armor. Minmaxing at its almost finest. Just deadangle the shit out of them, don't let them backstab you. Remember that the Bass Cannon stunlocks, so use that to your advantage. Don't neglect to parry, it's fucking idiotic damage with the hornet ring. Oh, did I mention that you have total freedom with that second slot? Take advantage of that, switch rings mid-fight, such as cloranthy for R1 spamming, switch to hornet when you want to go for the parry. That second left hand slot is completely free as well, try the heater shield or a parrying shield/dagger. This build has so much freedom for customization, find what works best/what's most fun for you.