Just give it riposte special and nerf mobility, maybe some bleed blessings or/and weakspot focus. Huge ass weakspot damage by default vs armored is insane.
It’s a DUELING sword and piercing weapon just as the rapier from V2. It should be rewarding for fience mastering and dancing playstyle, not speedrun. Nothing wrong with Devil’s Claw can riposte too, they are both agility kinda archetype weapons anyway.