I'm guessing you want to get into swords?

In that case, I would try shooting for something from the Wolver series, like Skolver Coat/Cap or Vog Coat/Cap. Although...which one is still kinda dependent on you still. Vog gives an ASI to your swords, so it's really awesome with your heavier/slower swords like the Gran Faust or Divine Avenger. Skolver gives a DMG boost to your swords, so its nice with faster swords like your Leviathan or something from the Brandish line. I guess it really depends on what you plan to do. (Not to mention they each have their own defenses, like Skolver has pierce defense and Freeze resistance, while Vog has Fire resistance and elemental defense.) For my set up, I was thinking using a Divine Veil to go along with my Skolver(I like faster swords.), but that's because I can't stand Fiends and would like some more elemental defense for my elemental defenseless coat. Shadow defense is a plus too.

As for shields, I would go with either Grey Owlite or Barbarous Thorn Shield. Thorn Sheild has some defense against pierce and gives a DMG boost to your swords, while the Grey Owlite has defense against Elemental attacks. I honestly prefer the Owlite, since elemental is a lot more widespread than pierce attacks. In my opinion at least.

I would try getting yourself another weapon slot too, so that you can have more variety with damage types or something utility like a Shivermist Buster for slowing down hoards.