Ok, so I picked up the Milady Light Greatsword. I've heard a lot of people raving about it as one of the better weapons to come out of the DLC, but vanilla, it doesn't seem that exceptional. I got it to +24 (reticent to spend an Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone on it yet,) and it's... meh? What Ashes of War or whatever do I need to put on it to make it the "wow" everybody's talking about? Yes, I've looked online, and have seen differing opinions, but I can actually engage and converse here with people whose opinions I trust; you lot should count yourselves lucky...
It can be good, but isn’t an instant *win* button like some OP stuff. Works best with Dex or Quality based scaling and leaning into talismans like Rellana’s Cameo for 45% bonus damage on the wing stance that it comes with (or 67% stacked with Shard of Alexander), Rotten Winged Sword Insignia for multi hits, or even Cragblade for poise break. Good for sword n board style guard counters too because it hits much faster and more often than a regular greatsword while also having the range of one. It’s just a really versatile weapon. Can also be cold or magic infused with good scaling on Dex.