The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Golden Vow as you travel around the game attacking enemies with Sword Dance or with Block Counters after they attack into your Brass Shield.

You'll use Barricade Shield in sections and for Bosses that it is needed for, where Blocking makes a lot of sense, and you'll unslot in sections that you don't need it, allowing you to use Sword Dance without two-handing your Gargoyle's Greatsword.

We use Gargoyle's Greatsword for this Build because it is the only Greatsword with B scaling in Faith that also allows the swapping of Ashes of War. This is crucial since you want to be able to change damage types (Fire or Holy) depending on the scenario.

You can use Elden Stars to begin Boss fights, particularly on the landscape where they are typically not aggroed until you engage them, and Lightning Spear is a good ranged option, as is Black Flame if you want a Fire option. Many spells recently got buffed so you can test them out, but you have crazy high Incantation Scaling so you'll do fantastic damage. Black Blade also works phenomenally with this Build, though you won't get it until way late in the game.