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    Backstabbing with a bow!

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    Post by Dellusions Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:42 pm

    So I only recently started posting on this forum, and I figure that things I find out about the game should be posted here as well as my normal forum, as I tend to do a lot of testing.

    If you equip a bow in your left hand (not crossbow,) and 2-hand it to fire an arrow, you can move into position, and backstab a player, or mob, and do the damage of the bow itself + BS bonus. With 12 dex, a composite bow +15, and poison arrows, I can BS for 175, with the darkmoon bow, moonlight arrows, hornets ring, 40 dex 50 faith, you can backstab for 475!

    I know this sounds trivial, but it's new info, and is actually quite useful for PVP as your opponent will not hesitate to give you their back, or move in close when you have a bow 2-handed.

    This works with every bow so far, and does not work with the few crossbows I tested, since they are not 2-handable in the left hand.
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    Post by ublug Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:46 pm

    lol

    edit: Can you still BS if you have a whip or a shield equipped in your right hand when 2-handing the bow?
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    Post by Rynn Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:30 pm

    If you have a Bandits Knife in the Right Hand... does it get the bonus damage from that? This sounds like a silly, but deadly bug to exploit...
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    Post by sparkly-twinkly-lizard Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:08 pm

    what about a crossbow in your right, two handed, also i've seen anor londo bow knights smack me with their dragon arrows, can i do that?
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    Post by strangejoy Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:50 pm

    Lol. That's crazy. What does the backstab animation look like?
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    Post by Yesuurd Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:00 pm

    huh?
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    Post by sparkly-twinkly-lizard Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:02 pm

    oh!!1! try with dragon slayer great bow!
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    Post by PastaOfDoom Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:17 pm

    I am going to troll the shizzle out of people today...
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    Post by bloodpixel Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:34 pm

    LOL
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    Post by Dellusions Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:59 pm

    The animation is actually just the punch animation. Same thing if you BSed someone with no weapons equipped.

    Equipping a weapon in your other hand that is not being used does not transfer damage, or critical multipliers to the "bow BS"

    I tried the dragonslayer greatbow, and it did good damage, not as much as darkmoon, but with 27/40, it hit for ~400.

    I can not get an x-bow to do this, right handed, left handed, or otherwise. Tried both 1-handed, and 2-handed
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    Post by DxV04 Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:16 am

    Nice work Dellusions, I got a nice darkmoon bow so I will definitely try this. hmmm maybe I should try it with my dragon and do a shout just before back stabbing...
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    Post by moomootv Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:11 pm

    The backstab looks like you are punching them i havent done more then 4 dmg tho sad
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    Post by Dellusions Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:36 pm

    moomootv wrote:The backstab looks like you are punching them i havent done more then 4 dmg tho sad

    Make sure you equip arrows, and are 2-handing the bow. When it's in your left hand, press L1 once, 2-hand it, then backstab with R1.
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    Post by venomblader Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:56 am

    This is old and for me it was always a backstab with an arrow from the quiver o.O
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    Post by jujufist Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:22 pm

    Does it apply fire or poison from the arrows?
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    Post by Dellusions Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:41 pm

    jujufist wrote:Does it apply fire or poison from the arrows?


    I've been trying to test if it will poison, but haven't set up a sparring match to fully do so. I'll know that soon for you.

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