Notes from Author
Plenty of damage, luck scaling for increased item find, and buffs make it a good summon tank with high HP and Stamina.
Shield has good resists even when Blessed infused for more HP restore, mostly used for parries. Chip damage is easy to handle with HP regen. <50% equip for faster rolls.
Crossbow for ranged harass/heal punish, lightning damage w/ lighting bolts packs a bit of a punch. Splintering bolts not bad if using Carthus Rouge as well.