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There's few things more satisfying than killing an enemy when they try to roll behind you, but get rollcaught by the backswing of the Two-handed R1s

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What I like about this version in comparison to the Ds3 and ER versions is that the blade is chipped and worn, indicating that it’s seen it’s fare share of ware fare before we pick it up

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You like damage?

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No matter how strong you are... How do you swing something that weighs more than you do? ASIANS AND THEIR OBSESSION WITH BIG THINGS! IT'S MURDERING MY OCD! AAAAAAAAAAH

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Shocked to find out that despite being one of the most (and with a huge emphasis on quotes here) "NORMAL" Ultra Greatswords, it's one of the longest if not the longest, Like seriously after using this sword for the longest time, all the other ones seem stumpy and tiny by comparison, especially compared to really stumpy ones like the Crypt Blacksword

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I keep trying out different weapons to see how i like them but... I just can't stop coming back to this thing, It's too perfect to resist, Greatsword my beloved

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Honestly infinitely better than the Elden Ring version imo, the moveset is infinitely better, it does way better damage,it can send dudes flying with its 2-handed R2s and running 2-handed R1s, the moveset is way better with long reaching vertical swings when 2-handed that can hit enemies behind you with the backswing while having huge sweeping swings when 1-handed that are excellent for crowd control and can easily take out multiple enemies at once, unlike the Elden Ring one which is stuck with mostly just clumsy horizontal swings and pretty much useless heavy attacks the only real good moves it has being crouch pokes and jumping R2s, hell I think the Elden Ring one is actually slower ontop of doing less damage, not to mention the Elden Ring one feels way less satisfying to use and feels less like you have superhuman strength and more like you are struggling to even use the thing

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If you get two of these, how is it at powerstancing?

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Right handed light attack is a premier crowd control move

You’re basically mob proof

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Gigachad's weapon of choice

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im thinking of using this and a offstoc for a build bc im having trouble with it on its own in pvp

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This sword is my baby, great damage, great reach being one of the longest, if not the longest ugs, buffable to improve it's already excellent damage even more, scales extremely well, versatile moveset, 1 handed being great for groups of trash mobs with massive sweeping light attacks, 2 handed great for bosses and single tough targets the second light attack can hit enemies behind you with the backswing, and the 2 handed golf swing heavy attack and running attack can yeet enemies off of ledges to their deaths if you time it right, and it's speed is not too slow for how damaging it is, and can easily stunlock alot of mobs, and backstabs/ripostes deal immense damage

The only bad part about it is that the immense weight does mean you have to build around it, and it's unwieldy until you get used to manually aiming it's swings without needing to rely on lock-on.

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GIGACHAD

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The UGS when infused with lightning and power-stanced is (debatably) one of the best power-stances out there

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حلو

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That thing was too big to be called a sword.
Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.

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Replaying DS2 right now and I forgot how absolutely horrible the lock on mechanic with UGS is in this game. If I'm locking on then I want my character to obviously track towards the target, otherwise I wouldn't have locked on in the first place! Fortunately there's 2 ways to circumvent this: 1. You have to pull your left stick up each time before you attack since that makes your characters start walking towards the target and that makes your weapon track properly. 2. Get 28 strength and use it one handed for those wide sweep light attacks. Thank god that DS3 has this mechanic as a toggleable option.

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I love this thing. You can 2 hand it with low str and it's powerful. You can 1 hand it with relatively low (28) str and it gets better. You can upgrade it to +10 pretty early in the game, and the S scaling in Str means it does even more absurd damage at 40+ str. Apply flame weapon for fashion (and even more damage). Also has a longer reach than most (all?) other UGS. Picked this up early in the game and thought I'd replace it, but I can't seem to find anything better. It just lays waste to everything.

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بزرگ نایس من عاشق شمشیر های بزرگ هستم

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Wow one of the forever fan favourite weapons that people love to use. I sure hope I wont miss every second attack with it because the lock on is horrible in this game haha. :)

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For a fun Fume Knight build, use this and the basic Short Sword until you can get to Brume Tower to fight Fume for his actual weapons. You’ll get the full moveset using this in your left hand, including the L2 heavy and running attacks.

I miss having useful movesets in your left hand, as Fromsoft decided to switch that for weapon arts (lame) after this game - which is a shame since you get so much more variety for your builds when you can do more than just a standing light attack with whatever is in your left hand. You’ll have sweeping slashes and quick right hand pokes with this build which is great fun for dealing with the different encounters you’ll come across on your playthrough and nuanced for PvP.

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I have to use my GUTS to kill this guy - BerserkDude

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I have this +10 normal, with +10 shadow helm, rest is +5 forlorn set. Berserker version of Guts, chopping anything on my path.

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this game is trash lol

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"It was too big to be called a sword. Massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw iron”

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Inserts Guts theme

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I want to put this sideways in Forlon's *******

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My love for you is like a truck

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put your grasses on

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it's a pretty great sword if you ask me

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The only thing I have trouble with while using this thing is havels dad aka the npc in front of executioners chariot.

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It's also a drop from the knights in the Undead Crypt. I received 3 in one run.

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hold the line puh puhpuh puh, puh, love is aways on the time, uo uo uo

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rip );

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Best ugs of the game

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You can get this and the tower shield within just a few minutes of the game, won't even need armor at that point

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HAAAAAAAI YO

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BRRRRR

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CLANG

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BIG CHOP

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Time for Guts

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What can you power stance with this weapon?

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This plus drangleic shield is easy mode

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I'm about to git Guts

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Berk

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+10 infused with dark I'm getting over 1300 AR at 99 strength. Walk into a room and just obliterate everything in my path.

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I just get killed when I use this weapon :(

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i accidentally parried someone with this the first time i was invaded but missed the riposte. probably due to my like, 20 fps at the time lol. anyways, overrated weapon would suggest any build good rounded weapon

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Dragon slayer (this greatsword) >>> any other greatsword

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Very satisfying weapon to use

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"I am. About. To go.... BERSERK!!!!" - berserk guy from anime (2016)

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Expected CLANG, got WOOSH and BAM like a blunt weapon

....indeed, a raw piece of iron.

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Best infusions that you would recommend on it?

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Put your grasses on, nothing will be wong

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Git Guts

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if you are gonna use this weapon, if you don't have a lot of vigor be ready to unequip some armor or use some weaker armor so i suggest to make bandit class it starts with vigor level 11 and 30 or 40 levels more and you'll be ready to play with this huge sword and the armor of a havel knight

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It was too big to be called a sword: massive, thick, heavy, and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw iron.

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Played through many times with this beast and I'll do it many more.

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This thing (and all manual aim biggy weapons) can get really out of hand if you rely on lock-on. Obviously you need to let the stick go to neutral in order to auto-track the enemy, but damn that auto-tracking is SUPER flaky, sometimes swinging in seemingly random directions without any input, which almost always leaves you open for backstabs (this isn't nearly as much of a problem in DS3, notably). Ultimately, it's better to just always manual aim and forego lock-on entirely, especially against enemies who move a lot and shift the camera, causing your aim to fly even further off the mark.

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Powerstance 2 of those. Become unstoppable.

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This weapon cuts NPC invaders (and most enemies) like they are made of butter. I love it.

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BECOME ANIME CHARACTER

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"Put your grasses on..."

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GIT GUNTS

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Absolutely disgusting weapon. By the time I naturally progressed to Earthen Peak, my R1s were doing ~750 damage and 1-shotting the green hammer fatties. Killing bosses in like 10 hits.

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if you powerstance with 66 strength it has an ar of 2009

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What is the best way to get it at the start?

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Difficult to handle at first, but very powerful once you get used to the attack speed.

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is infusing lightning good idea?

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Dual GS Powerstance + 50 STR + Sacred Oath + Crystal Magic Weapon

BECOME UNSTOPPABLE

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For me one of the best weapons in the game, if not the best for those who know how to handle it.

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awesome weapon for a strength build in pvp or pve, use the 1h moveset for horizontal swings, and the 2h R2 will almost never hit but the follow up R2 is surprisingly fast and is good for punishing people trying to backstab you, also jump attacks!

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Tarkus* sorry my phone won't stop doing autocorrecting even for proper nouns

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Why didn't the trivia mention black iron Tarsus? :c

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I left the last comment, and I have now changed my mind. The 2-handed R1 strike of this weapon is very good actually it's quite quick, very good for taking out bosses and fatties. I now like the sword.

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a bad weapon imo, the 2-handed R1 strike misses opponent annoyingly a lot and the R2 strike is very slow. Don't bother pumping Titanite into this, especially as you find the far better Large Club soon after finding Greatsword.

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II just love this beauty, my favourite weapon, I have to say
Excellent for crowd control, with an equally excellent damage output. This thing carried my all the way through the game and all the 3 DLCs and literally saved my ass against Fume Knight. IMO, a top tier as far as UGS are concerned

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So has anyone else else noticed that the parry with this thing can break chests if they are in the right location? I'm wondering if it counts as an attack if the target is to your left in just the right spot. Going to test it out but just broke a chest with just the parry. Wish me luck

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Anyone else agree this is based of the Dragonslayer?

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Is it recomendable to add the rea stone infusion to the Greatsword?

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