Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Its kind of a shame that this game is not really cared about right now. I'm making the videos of my life here w


This one is a little crazy if you understand Dagger's downing. Probably boring if you don't.

With the correct Element Enhance, Dagger can down almost all bosses in about 12-16 Triangle attacks. Alongside Black Lotus' Barraging, this is the easiest way to Down bosses in the game. Its especially good considering the Triangle attacks only consume stamina on every second hit or so.


This is super great for team play but there's a problem when you apply this to high difficulty solo play:

With each down, the down duration gets smaller and smaller until eventually its not worth doing anymore.

In other words, if you rely on downs for safe damage, you'll run out of your primary source for damage.


Now here's the crazy part.

Dagger's Triangle attacks are SSS Tier at downing bosses. But it's actual Sword Skills are around D to F tier. They practically have the lowest effect on the 'Down Gauge' (But still have an effect).


Now, I went and memorized the level of effect each Dagger skill has on the 'Down Gauge'.

As small as each respective skill's effect is, I trained myself to remember every single skill I used before a down, to know exactly how many more Sword Skills - or how many more Triangle attacks I would need to trigger that down.

Then I push that imaginary 'Down Gauge' until just before the very point where the down is triggered. Then start a Super combo and down with the Grade 3 Dagger skill or Meteor Fall on One Hand Sword in the middle of the combo.


After the first down in this video, I skip using the Sword Skills and just use Triangle attacks to do the same thing. Then for the third down I go back to the old strategy.


Its a hell of a mental task.

But the result either looks like I'm just biding time and then taking a risk, or if you understand I'm playing for downs, it looks like I can see the future.


...I can see the future.



This video is me curling my proverbial bicep in front of you. But I'm standing so close that you might not even know what I'm doing.

That bicep is the upper arm of a player who has grasped an uncanny level of experience in this game.

Now I'm flexing it in the most abstract ways, hoping you understand.



All so I can show you how deep this game can be.




(...yes that was a mini pop-off)


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Music:
-Amethyst Priestess [XBLAZE]
-Rivers In The Desert [Persona 5]
-Victory [Persona 5]

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#AccelSword #AWvsSAO #BestGirl

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