Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Everything wrong with Dark Souls III invasions can be found in pretty much any max soul level invasion at Gank City. From everyone being a Havel Monster Caster R1 Mashing Parry King Casul to the extreme levels of salt and let's not forget nearly everyone being a wifi warrior latency lord. A lot of these gankers honestly seem completely lost when their 7th Chaos Bed Vestiges or 4th Crystal Soul Spear doesn't work. Many of them lack proper basics and are highly reliant on running and resummoning (many will disconnect or jump off the map when they can't). Just remember, Gankers pay the price.
After my first two days at max sl I set a goal for myself to get a backstab with EVERY weapon and getting the backstabs was easy enough. Winning the invasion afterwards was sometimes tricky but still easy enough, I don't use clips in a montage if I lost the invasion in the end (this vid has 2 exceptions though; one involving a hacker/save edit cheater where I BCed at the end and the whip clip where I was goofing around with the host's fight club). What I did not expect was how hard and time consuming it would be to trim each clip, organize, synchronize, and fit each one into a video that is only about 5 minutes long (the sweet spot for crit montages, imo).
There are 174 weapons that are capable of a backstab (not including the whip joke); 13 Daggers, 17 Straight Swords, 16 Greatswords, 11 Ultra Greatswords, 15 Curved Swords, 5 Curved Greatswords, 6 Thrusting Swords (Rapiers), 8 Katanas, 10 Axes, 7 Greataxes, 8 Hammers, 14 Great Hammers, 16 Spears, 5 Pikes, 11 Halberds/Glaives, 4 Reapers (Scythes), 3 Fists, 3 Claws, 1 Torch, and then bare fists.
If you're the type of person who thinks backstabs ruin the game, I challenge you to try getting them consistently. I may get a backstab (most commonly a roll or pivot type) in many of my invasions but in Dark Souls 3 they take skill, with exception to a few easy ones where you just sneak up on someone. The next time you're fighting someone who is just spamming parries ask yourself if backstabs are still a broken mechanic. If you still insist that they're a broken mechanic I bet you're the type of person who relies on playing reactive only for every bonfire honor duel (your bow gesture is hollow and you know it). Also, R1R1R2 takes no skill, change my mind.
With this """""build""""" I can also confidently say that I have used every weapon in the game (with exception to a few bows, crossbows, shields, and spell catalysts) including a very large majority of the spells as well. I know this video only featured me getting backstabs with each weapon but I did legitimately use them up until I got at least one backstab with it. Maybe I'll make another video with the more interesting clips, I haven't really decided.
#DarkSoulsPVP #MaxSL #ds3tube BackstabWizard
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💀 """""Build""""" Setup:
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Level: 802
Vigor: 99, Attunement: 99, Endurance: 99
Vitality: 99, Strength: 99, Dexterity: 99
Intelligence: 99, Faith: 99, Luck: 99
Weapons Right Hand:
A Random Weapon +5/10, Dark Exile Greatsword +10/Chaos Harald Curved Greatsword +10, Dark Lothric Knight Sword +10
Weapons Left Hand:
Blessed Iron Round Shield +10, Saint's Talisman +10, Pyromancer's Parting Flame +10
Armor:
Karla's Pointed Hat, Gundyr's Armor, Winged Knight Gauntlets, Harald Legion Leggings
Rings:
Hornet Ring/Silvercat Ring, Sun Princess Ring, Chloranthy Ring +3, Untrue Dark Ring
Spells:
Tears of Denial, Wrath of the Gods, Fire Surge, Chaos Bed Vestiges, Black Flame, Sacred Flame, Great Heal
Starting Class:
Deprived
soulsplanner.com/darksouls3/19058
Game Version: PS4 Pro
App Ver. 1.15
Regulation Ver. 1.35
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🎵 Music Credits
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"Most Wasted & His Father Annio - TrapTrip Vol 2" by Most Wasted (soundcloud.com/most-wasted/most-wasted-his-father-annio-traptrip-vol-2)
"Ember" by Kubbi 🌲 (soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-ember)
Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Song length truncated
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🔍 Other Places You Can Find Me
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Twitch: twitch.tv/RKirby808
Twitter: twitter.com/RKirby808
More Dark Souls 3 PVP Invasions and Gank City Videos
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvvPcTvcY2_1wQPE2Pz4OHCGVwViHit0A
Everything wrong with Dark Souls III invasions can be found in pretty much any max soul level invasion at Gank City. From everyone being a Havel Monster Caster R1 Mashing Parry King Casul to the extreme levels of salt and let's not forget nearly everyone being a wifi warrior latency lord. A lot of these gankers honestly seem completely lost when their 7th Chaos Bed Vestiges or 4th Crystal Soul Spear doesn't work. Many of them lack proper basics and are highly reliant on running and resummoning (many will disconnect or jump off the map when they can't). Just remember, Gankers pay the price.
After my first two days at max sl I set a goal for myself to get a backstab with EVERY weapon and getting the backstabs was easy enough. Winning the invasion afterwards was sometimes tricky but still easy enough, I don't use clips in a montage if I lost the invasion in the end (this vid has 2 exceptions though; one involving a hacker/save edit cheater where I BCed at the end and the whip clip where I was goofing around with the host's fight club). What I did not expect was how hard and time consuming it would be to trim each clip, organize, synchronize, and fit each one into a video that is only about 5 minutes long (the sweet spot for crit montages, imo).
There are 174 weapons that are capable of a backstab (not including the whip joke); 13 Daggers, 17 Straight Swords, 16 Greatswords, 11 Ultra Greatswords, 15 Curved Swords, 5 Curved Greatswords, 6 Thrusting Swords (Rapiers), 8 Katanas, 10 Axes, 7 Greataxes, 8 Hammers, 14 Great Hammers, 16 Spears, 5 Pikes, 11 Halberds/Glaives, 4 Reapers (Scythes), 3 Fists, 3 Claws, 1 Torch, and then bare fists.
If you're the type of person who thinks backstabs ruin the game, I challenge you to try getting them consistently. I may get a backstab (most commonly a roll or pivot type) in many of my invasions but in Dark Souls 3 they take skill, with exception to a few easy ones where you just sneak up on someone. The next time you're fighting someone who is just spamming parries ask yourself if backstabs are still a broken mechanic. If you still insist that they're a broken mechanic I bet you're the type of person who relies on playing reactive only for every bonfire honor duel (your bow gesture is hollow and you know it). Also, R1R1R2 takes no skill, change my mind.
With this """""build""""" I can also confidently say that I have used every weapon in the game (with exception to a few bows, crossbows, shields, and spell catalysts) including a very large majority of the spells as well. I know this video only featured me getting backstabs with each weapon but I did legitimately use them up until I got at least one backstab with it. Maybe I'll make another video with the more interesting clips, I haven't really decided.
#DarkSoulsPVP #MaxSL #ds3tube BackstabWizard
============================
💀 """""Build""""" Setup:
============================
Level: 802
Vigor: 99, Attunement: 99, Endurance: 99
Vitality: 99, Strength: 99, Dexterity: 99
Intelligence: 99, Faith: 99, Luck: 99
Weapons Right Hand:
A Random Weapon +5/10, Dark Exile Greatsword +10/Chaos Harald Curved Greatsword +10, Dark Lothric Knight Sword +10
Weapons Left Hand:
Blessed Iron Round Shield +10, Saint's Talisman +10, Pyromancer's Parting Flame +10
Armor:
Karla's Pointed Hat, Gundyr's Armor, Winged Knight Gauntlets, Harald Legion Leggings
Rings:
Hornet Ring/Silvercat Ring, Sun Princess Ring, Chloranthy Ring +3, Untrue Dark Ring
Spells:
Tears of Denial, Wrath of the Gods, Fire Surge, Chaos Bed Vestiges, Black Flame, Sacred Flame, Great Heal
Starting Class:
Deprived
soulsplanner.com/darksouls3/19058
Game Version: PS4 Pro
App Ver. 1.15
Regulation Ver. 1.35
============================
🎵 Music Credits
============================
"Most Wasted & His Father Annio - TrapTrip Vol 2" by Most Wasted (soundcloud.com/most-wasted/most-wasted-his-father-annio-traptrip-vol-2)
"Ember" by Kubbi 🌲 (soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-ember)
Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Song length truncated
============================
🔍 Other Places You Can Find Me
============================
Twitch: twitch.tv/RKirby808
Twitter: twitter.com/RKirby808
More Dark Souls 3 PVP Invasions and Gank City Videos
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvvPcTvcY2_1wQPE2Pz4OHCGVwViHit0A
