Keep in mind that what they see is usually your past of about 0.3-0.8seconds ago, so to avoid backstabs you must move so that they will never be able to reach your back within 0.3-0.8 seconds or you must hit them less than 0.3-0.8 seconds befor ethey land their backstab. Controls Guide for Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered: How to perform all actions on all platforms: PS3, Backstab (weapon). Tap O + Double Tap R1: Dash Attack; Wielding two-handed increases your effective strength by 50%. So, if a weapon requires 24 strength, you can two-hand it with just 16. This same rule does not apply to dexterity though! You can't increase your effective dexterity by dual-wielding. If a weapon has a dex requirement, you need to meet that requirement fully to be able to wield it There are many resemblances with the Sir Alonne boss battle (Dark Souls 2). The scenery, the choice of music and the use of katanas. The scenery, the choice of music and the use of katanas. She has a special visceral attack animation, in which she will hug the player character before removing her hand from their chest. Soul of Ornstein. Soul of Ornstein, Dragonslayer Knight who guards the cathedral in the forsaken city of Anor Londo. Special beings have special souls. Lord Gywn granted this soul to his four most trusted knights. Use to acquire a huge amount of souls, or to create a unique weapon. Stop backstab fishing please. Backstabs. Backstabs, backstabs, backstabs From the first game, it has always been a problem. This time, From made it better, no doubt about that, but the problem is still there alright. The only issue is that it's now very easy to backstab fish heavy weapons; even more so when the fisher uses a good shield. Ignore the weapon and focus on the hand. Black Knights are some of the easiest enemies to parry. Just practice on them for a bit and you should get the timing no problem. Like with a lot of enemies, the key is to watch the knight's weapon hand, rather than his weapon. Most of his attacks have a fairly long windup. Any info would be nice; citation would be appreciated. "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). ujvm.