backstabs in general are a mess in pvp. The Zwei is no cheaper than anything else though as far as I know. Iminyourcloset 9 years ago #3. Plus there are some hacks where every attack they make is a backstab, regardless of who is standing where. Boards. Dark Souls. Backstabbing Zweihander Topic Archived. I believe the Dark Silver Tracer has the highest crit value in the game with the Bandit Knife being second highest. Well, highest riposte/backstab damage is gonna be different than highest critical damage. And weapons like Estoc and Rapier have hidden critical modifiers as well. Highest damage is gonna be like, a crystal/buffed demon hammer, or
Players may perform a backstab if they position themselves behind a humanoid enemy and do a light attack with shield down. Enemies must be on roughly the same level surface as the player. Backstabs can be performed with nearly every type of weapon, although exceptions exist (see below ).
You may also be attacking when you're out of range of a backstab. You have to get up so close that the enemy starts to turn around, but you backstab them before they do. Practice by first sneaking up on the balder knights in the undead parish to get a feel for backstabs, then start circling-strafing longsword hollows when they charge you to
For Dark Souls on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "You can backstab the Boar".
Here's a tactic to beat him early in the game, aka first time you encounter him with at or near minimum level. Get close, dodge/block an attack, then backstab. As he gets up (while using shield sword), stay behind him and begin to circle to the right as he's about to recover. Keep circling and then backstab him right as he's initiating the . 422 80 834 211 410 567 936 333

how do you backstab in dark souls