Quickly press the attack button to trigger the backstab. Lock on to enemy so that you are facing them. When you see an opening (spell cast or strong attack windup), release the lock and immediately roll past the enemy so Without rotating the camera, face the opponent's back by using the movement Dark Souls II PlayStation 3 . PC Xbox 360. When you backstab two-handed with a dagger, you use the same technique as you would 1 hand. Why would it deal more damage? 2) Sprint towards your opponent, aim for either shoulder. 3) As you pass an opponent’s side pivot back, and towards your opponent by sliding your left analog back and to either the right or the left (depending on which side you're aiming your attempt to). The engraved gauntlets give a chance for a normal hit to do the damage of a critical hit, like a backstab or riposte. Keep attacking until you trigger a critical hit from the gauntlets, then take off the gauntlets. Every hit will now become a critical, for a lot of damage. Following this, most DEX based weapons (like daggers and rapiers) also have a high AR, which contributes highly to crit damage. As for "semi-deformed greatsword", it all depends on your definition of "semi-deformed". IMO that could be the Black Dragon Greatsword, the Loyce Greatwsord and the Charred Loyce Greatsword, which all have a fairly . Tested on sanctum soldiers ng +7)" "Its hard to calculate the exact formula of a critical attack because the damage calculation formula is currently unknown. Ripostes do more damage than backstabs. (Need testing, King's Greatsword deals more damage with backstab (insta-kill) than riposte (~~80% of life). Greatsword +15. Greatsword is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. One of the gigantic straight greatswords. Very few have what it takes to wield this incredibly heavy, damage-dealing monster." "A favorite of the Knights Berenike, known for their heavy armor, and Black iron Tarkus." The engraved gauntlets give a chance for a normal hit to do the damage of a critical hit, like a backstab or riposte. Keep attacking until you trigger a critical hit from the gauntlets, then take off the gauntlets. Every hit will now become a critical, for a lot of damage. Quickly press the attack button to trigger the backstab. Lock on to enemy so that you are facing them. When you see an opening (spell cast or strong attack windup), release the lock and immediately roll past the enemy so Without rotating the camera, face the opponent's back by using the movement I wouldn't let the scaling be the determining factor. All you need to know is. If you want to poke from behind a shield, use Estoc. If you want to backstab, use lightning rapier. www.armoredcoreuniverse.net. Vapid_Zero 11 years ago #5.

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