Aura

[u/HoshinK]

[u/Muted_Practice6350]

Crazy how the most unassuming dark souls clips you see teach you a whole new mechanic probably no one knew.

[u/Easy-Chair-542 → u/Muted_Practice6350]

It's been known for quite a while now, little over two months but yeah

[u/HoshinK → u/Easy-Chair-542]

Seriously? I recorded this over six years ago. I wish I had posted it sooner.

[u/Easy-Chair-542 → u/HoshinK]

I meant widely known, during one of Doomwolfs bingo runs it happened and Gamersweekend covered it again

[u/Desner_ → u/Muted_Practice6350]

Which mechanic?

[u/Muted_Practice6350 → u/Desner_]

Silver knight backstabbing just like a player would.

[u/Hexogen1c → u/Muted_Practice6350]

since the beginning of time they could do this . . . did people really not know?

[u/MrStalfos → u/Hexogen1c]

I played multiple runs of DS1 and had absolutely no clue. I guess i just... never turned my back on them? I wonder if the DS3 variants can do the same. Pretty neat to still be learning new stuff about the game years later though.

[u/False_Pear1860 → u/Hexogen1c]

I 100%ed the game and had no clue. I feel like the circumstances needed to get backstabbed by a silver knight are not that common. I am usually facing them, and they don't try hard to get behind you.

[u/Hexogen1c → u/False_Pear1860]

yeah, but its not a super rare thing. they initiate a running attack with your back turned to them, you get backstabbed. ive seen it happen to me, to youtubers, to friends

[u/DoesntMatterStan]

Lmao

[u/bstichaa]

They can backstab? Been playing this game since it came out and didn’t know that

[u/DoesntMatterStan → u/bstichaa]

Their running attack where they stab transitions to a backstab if it lands in your back.

[u/AdhesiveNo-420 → u/bstichaa]

If it's a humanoid enemy with a weapon that isn't grossly larger than your character, it's just safe to assume they can back stab you

[u/NoWater8595 → u/AdhesiveNo-420]

Ornstein tho.

[u/TheMemeofGod → u/NoWater8595]

Front and back

[u/NoWater8595 → u/TheMemeofGod]

Oh yeah, giant Ornstein's impale and throw attack. Nice catch.

[u/lobobobos → u/bstichaa]

Yep. Just like balder soldiers, panting Guadian's and thieves can too. But yeah enemies that can backstab you are uncommon.

[u/DoesntMatterStan → u/lobobobos]

Nah silver knights dont backstab like the thieves or painted guardians, its just an attack that only backstabs when it hits your back

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/lobobobos]

Balder soldiers are dirty AF. 

[u/GroupBusiness9298 → u/bstichaa]

Had no idea knights could backstab. What have I been doing with my undead life? Love this sub. 

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/GroupBusiness9298]

You discover a new thing everyday. Most people would probably just ignore the mobs and go straight to the boss in NG+ anyways so they never found new things. 

[u/Daylight_The_Furry → u/Many_Ad_955]

people do that?? But fighting things is the point???

[u/GroupBusiness9298 → u/Many_Ad_955]

Admittedly, it's got to be pretty unusual to get backstabbed by mobs in most circumstances. Things missed in PVE...

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/GroupBusiness9298]

The assassin near the Capra Demon arena kinda one-shotted me after I got parried. 

[u/GroupBusiness9298 → u/Many_Ad_955]

Yeah they've gotten me too, but still not a backstab despite their odd version of a riposte (jumping on shoulders and cutting throats)

Edit: unless you mean one of them parried while the other one backstabbed.

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/GroupBusiness9298]

I think it was a parry. I rarely get backstabbed. When I do get backstabbed, it was at the Darkroot Forest. 

[u/Tharnax5468 → u/Many_Ad_955]

I recently discovered that the Hellkite Wyvern can glitch off the bridge and die. Nice boost to my new character.

Also that you can fail a boss fight successfully if your summon kills it after you die. You still get the souls and items, but you now have to collect all the souls plus the ones for killing the boss where you died.

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/Tharnax5468]

You won't get the boss drop if you die. 

[u/Tharnax5468 → u/Many_Ad_955]

This is my clip. I confirmed the boss soul in my inventory and the soul count after recovering my souls. I got everything.

https://reddit.com/link/p36lh5u/video/tyy64zv4nvih1/player

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/Tharnax5468]

I guess I was stand-corrected. It just seems that this last breath exploit is just quite possible in Dark Souls. I just had a bad experience with my teammate Kill-Stealing my game. 

[u/Tharnax5468 → u/Many_Ad_955]

I found out about this a few days ago when it happened. I totally understand not knowing about it. It wasn't as surprising to me as HellKite Wyvern glitching through the bridge right after I shot its tail off, though.

[u/Many_Ad_955 → u/Tharnax5468]

Low chance of happening 

[u/GroupBusiness9298 → u/Tharnax5468]

Your clip was the first time I've seen that happen (the Drake death glitch). Not sure how reproducible it is, but very cool find! 

[u/Tasin__ → u/bstichaa]

Not just that but baiting the backstab is one of the easiest ways to get past the archer silver knight on the rampart.

[u/Xavier_ten_Hove → u/bstichaa]

Da heck indeed, I have been playing this game for over 10 years and I can't remember seeing it at all.

[u/FloorFrog94]

Very rewarding watch

[u/NukeHP]

Always nice to get the assist on a rare attack like that. It reminds me of a similar thing that happened when I was invading years ago.

[u/letstrythatagain-_- → u/NukeHP]

Hehehehehe

[u/HoshinK → u/NukeHP]

jolly cooperation )

[u/paquitoelchiquito]

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING

[u/TheTimbs → u/paquitoelchiquito]

Lemme ask you something

[u/Zalabit → u/TheTimbs]

TWD Shane: L'me ask you smthn.

[u/PhoenixNyne]

Today I fucking learned.

Wow. 

[u/BullishPuts]

Walk em down, John darksoul

[u/No-Run-6137 → u/BullishPuts]

Walk em up, you mean?

[u/AnywhereLumpy6149]

Feels the aura

[u/killerk14]

The fact that this isn’t gonna go to the top of r/all is a crime.

[u/BueEyedDemon]

I remember my first time running up those stairs I learned never to run up stairs

No I didn’t

[u/ADMIRAL_GEN]

Crazy aura then you walked into the pillar

[u/Training-Equal-7647]

"Sun bro backing off"

The sneaky and opportunistic silver knight. 

[u/No-Run-6137]

Diavolo vs Polnareff

[u/VF43NYC]

This is half the fun of invading! There’s been quite a few times that people run from me but run directly into more dangerous mobs or terrain. Like damn yall had the numbers advantage what was the strategy there? 😂

[u/HoshinK → u/VF43NYC]

Yeah, the Titanite Demon in this location is one of my favorite allies)

[u/Ghost_Mech]

I never knew this could happen.

[u/Available-Laugh-9582]

I am in NG+6, and I did not know that the Silver Knight can do backstabs.....

[u/DarkestOfTheLinks]

"cant kick your ass unless i get closer"

[u/_Kabutops_]

That’s the realest knight you’ll ever meet

[u/TheTimbs]

What the fuck

[u/luterina_7]

Jajajajajajajajaja NI YO LO VI VENIR Y ESO QUE ESTABA MIRANDO

[u/Occults]

reminds me of the long-legged Paul Atreides ascending the stairs at the end of Dune: Part ii haha

[u/Saltyfish258]

Alexa, play God's Anger from Yu-Gi-Oh!

[u/Suzureign]

Red vs Yellow and Green comes along to take its rightful place on the throne

[u/PennFifteen]

Peak souls

[u/DonkeyInACityCrowd]

I love how he’s trying to get you off stairs to backstab, and ends up getting it himself

[u/JayKayGray]

holy fuckin shit

[u/Mul_Dev]

Lol

[u/North-Government-865]

Full Havel set, backing away like a coward

[u/StikElLoco]

Thank you Dark Souls

[u/averycoolskeleton95]

"Where you go I go, what you see I see..."

[u/Present-Performer-88]

Damn

[u/Many_Ad_955]

Aura farmer 

[u/Devkraft]

Do you get a lot of cheaters or bad hackers often? I Want to invade but I don't want to get my character trashed

[u/AnywhereLumpy6149 → u/Devkraft]

Use PvP Overhaul mod to avoid hackers.

[u/HoshinK → u/Devkraft]

I play on the Switch and haven't met one in 300+ invasions yet.