Elden Ring - Honorless vs Alecto

I was absolutely stymied on another character fighting Alecto. On Honorless however, something just clicked.
Lion's Claw wasn't the perfect Ash of War for the fight (for me), but it was definitely serviceable (I think Giant's Hunt or even Unsheathe might have been better).
The big thing was simply to stay aware, not overcommit and switch to attacks that didn't cost FP as I started running low.
The real joy though was that I figured all of that in the fight and got a first try win!