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). The jester chest piece functions the same and weighs a fraction of the ironclad. It does prevent the crits though. You only take standard damage. Defense isn't very effective except against toy weapons. My 1200-1400 armor character still takes 500 damage swings from heavy weapon users, and bosses 1-2 shot. The game showed me the xbox or ps3 way to backstab .. but whats the right key on PC ? normal attack from behind does not work .. dont know why Showing 1 - 3 of 3 comments Paradoxical_Spiral 884 hours registered with KBM. Rank 2 in Brotherhood of Blood. It's entirely possible; in fact, I believe that aiming my beloved Crypt Blacksword's attacks with a controller would be imposible. You two may try to use autohotkey and find a Dark Souls 2 config. Umbral Dagger is a weapon in Dark Souls 2. A sharp dagger. Crafted to facilitate assassinations with a focused backstab. One true strike with this blade, and your work will be done. Acquired From. Dropped by Fume Sorcerer along with its counterpart, Blue Dagger, in the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC. Hints and Tips: Upgraded with Twinkling There was a input delay on mouse and keyboard users in the orginal version of Dark Souls 2. You will almost never make the correct input because of 60fps makes the timing twice as hard to pull off and ten times more difficult because of input delay. Best ring in the game!!!!! Easy backstabs!!! infamousralphst 9 years ago #1. Is the old kings ring. It is found inside a chest somewhere in the foggy woods. Basically it is karmic justice but on a ring. Except hits carry over. So you can go and get hit 6 times or until the red aura is large enough. Then invade a host. 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 .

how to backstab in dark souls 2