Discussion of the most notable sets of armor and weapons (Dark Souls 2)

I propose in this thread to discuss the most notable sets of armor and various weapons. I must say that I myself play as a dexbuild, so I don’t know anything about sets for security officials and magicians. My level is 87. Also, Dark Souls 2 became the first in a series of games for me, so I might not take into account something in my reasoning because of not quite a complete understanding of the mechanics of the game.

The game has a huge variety of armor and weapons. I'll start with a set in which I'm currently carving out hordes of hellish creatures myself - this is the Dranglik set. Here is a link to it:
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Drangleic+Set#.U1-XX_l_tyV
Set is just insanely cool in my humble opinion. It is located almost at the beginning of the game, it is significantly better in protecting all its available competitors. But it also has disadvantages:
1) Enough weight to start the game. You can put on everything, with the exception of the helmet, with a carrying capacity pumped by about 17-18.
2) Sharpened with shimmering titanite to a maximum of +5.
3) Low resistance to poison and bleeding. Against petrification and curse, no resistance at all.

The set that everyone knows from posters and previews is Faraham's set. Available towards the end of the game. The main plus in my opinion - in it you will look well, just outrageously cool! Indeed, probably the most elaborate and beautiful set (but I haven't seen much yet). But according to its characteristics, to put it mildly, it does not surprise. Here's the description:
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Faraam+Set#.U1-XXfl_tyX

Probably the best set in terms of defense is the Havel set.
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Havel%27s+Set#.U1-Xh_l_tyU
Looks very decent, agree. But how much does he weigh!

Well, the last set that I accidentally found on the wiki is the Moon Butterfly set! Just look at this magnificence!
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Moon+Butterfly+Set

I will also ask for help in choosing a weapon for a dex build, now I run with Heid's sword sharpened at +8:
http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com /Heide+Knight+Sword#.U1-bEvl_tyU
But someday it will need to be changed, right? What else is a worthy weapon for my build?
If you have a desire to talk about any set or weapon, then it is advisable to provide a link to the off wiki. It will be much more convenient this way.