Unfortunately unlike ds2 there is no mixed powerstance, any powerstance weapons must be of the same weapon type as far as I can tell.
Powerstancing has pros and cons.
some pros are if you are using weapons that have auxiliary effects (like bleed or poison) and you attack with both weapons you'll build the meter faster, you aslo have the opportunity to dish out more damage.
Probably the biggest con is you can't guard at all (unless your using one of the few weapons that come automatically paired when you two hand but that's not technically a powerstance) so you have to learn spacing and dodging a little better
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nothingtrue 6 months ago#1 which is generally better (for damage, speed and more importantly, poise damage). thanks i have many names, and none of them matter.. |
Coredanger 6 months ago#2 I think power stance wins out in speed and poise damage, but dunno about damage wise. Most power stance combos from what I've seen are very strong though. Backlog is massive, but I still buy games anyway. |
Choppa675 6 months ago#3 Coredanger posted... I think power stance wins out in speed and poise damage, but dunno about damage wise. Most power stance combos from what I've seen are very strong though. It wins in damage too. Some weapons have better move sets 2h than when powerstanced, and of course colossals can't be parried when 2h. That's pretty much the only advantage when it comes to 2h I can think of, but someone else probably knows more than me. You better be praising that sun... |
slapper1 6 months ago#4 Powerstancing wins in DPS, Stagger and poise but heavily loses in stamina usage and equipment burden My escape is death, but not this one. |
sakuraarts 6 months ago#5 Powerstance allows for higher stagger damage and allows you to poise through many attacks even with minimal poise stat The con is you are wielding two weapons which can be heavy to use (as compared to two hand) However some two hands like colossal weapons tend to do just as good with dual wielding greatsword for example 1 line break(s), 160 characters allowed |
TheMightyLuBu 6 months ago#6 Plus PS let’s you attack with different affin/ailments quickly (bleed, poison, ice,etc) |
Choppa675 6 months ago#7 slapper1 posted... Powerstancing wins in DPS, Stagger and poise but heavily loses in stamina usage and equipment burden Yeah... powerstancing colossals kind of suck for elden bling since you're likely gonna have to sacrifice it due to the weight. Powerstanced Ruins GS for example is just brutal when it comes to your equip burden. You better be praising that sun... |
red_ice9 6 months ago#8 If you don't use R2, powerstance. If you use R2, why you powerstancing. Perfection is an illusion; Aberrations are discoveries. |
slapper1 6 months ago#9 Choppa675 posted... Yeah... powerstancing colossals kind of suck for elden bling since you're likely gonna have to sacrifice it due to the weight. Powerstanced Ruins GS for example is just brutal when it comes to your equip burden. It's definitely rough, you basically need to run the jar arsenal Talisman and Erdtree Favor +2 Talisman just to barely manage a second Colossal weapon on a high Endurance build. My escape is death, but not this one. |
Melfiice 6 months ago#10 the more I play the more I’m convinced there’s no reason NOT to dual wield if you can. |
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