So for dark souls 3 there’s a two step verification: one that you at the back of the opponent and another that the opponent is still there, if they roll out in time you get the pseudo backstab. It’s weird theirs basically a two step verification for it. The pseudo backstab is if your in position but they are not DownshiftedRare • 6 yr. ago
You need it for the second and third endings. Firekeeper SOUL. The soul is for healing the dark sigil, if you want to cancel hollowing permanently, but ruin Yuria's questline and the Ursurpation ending. The End of Fire and Betraying the Firekeeper endings require the Firekeeper EYES, which you get from Dark Firelink after Champ Gundyr.
They made it harder to backstab. Some enemies you can circle on the right, others left. The Lothric Knights punish you for circling right with a shield bash. Some enemies you have to block them and they have a long deflection time that gives you a moment to backstab. Good luck!
Instead you might try a sharp or refined infusion (compare both to see what provides most damage), and then additionally boost damage with a resin. That, or go respec into INT and FAI while just retaining enough STR/DEX to heft your favourite weapons, and infuse everything with chaos/dark. If you really want optimal one shot damage then Lloyd's
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