i think i've finally found a souls challenge harder than sekiro, doing a bow only playthrough has been INCREDIBLY fun and also INCREDIBLY difficult, namely radahn, twin gargoyles, rykard and ofc malenia. but with her out of the way im almost done with this run and onto the damn DLC.
total time on attempts ~6-7 hours
build: Black bow+10 frostbone arrows, bleedbone arrows
physick: opaline bubbletear(so i can tank a hit while im getting her onto script) and dex bubbletear (prolly could be something else)
Stats: 54 vigor, 15 endurance, 54 strength, 54 dex, 23 faith (flame give me strength), 10 arcane and 9 int
Talismans: blue dancer charm, arrows sting, dragoncrest greatshield, warrior jar shard