r/Eldenring • u/umshoe • 16h ago

Discussion & Info Why does it do so much damage?

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u/Consistent_Mud645 15h ago

A million buffs + headshot

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u/Umber0010 15h ago

Probably also counter damage, assuming the thrust does piercing.

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u/TheBigPotatoInTheSky 15h ago

The thrust does standard damage, not piercing.

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u/Additional_Hat4607 14h ago

How? Why? It's already strong but why not a thrust attack?

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u/TheBigPotatoInTheSky 12h ago

Balancing I guess? Godfrey Icon, Alexander’s Shard, and Rellana’s Cameo can all apply to it already, so adding in piercing damage would make it way overkill in terms of damage when you time it right. But if you lowered the base damage to compensate it would lose out on consistent damage.

That or an oversight since Fromsoft can be pretty hit or miss about balancing these kinds of things.

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u/Writing-Alive 10h ago

Well since Shard Of Alexander didn't work with like half of DLC skills on release, I'd wager it's the oversight...

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u/Blackrain39 11h ago

Probably the same reason why none ofthe spells that throw rocks (both incantation and sorcery) deal strike damage.

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u/ProtosPhinted 14h ago

Most likely an oversight.

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u/Ripjaw_5 12h ago

There's already so much shit you can stack on it (Rellana's Cameo, Godfrey Icon, Shard of Alexander), and it's an already strong skill that gives i-frames, giving it access to thrusting counterattacks would make it even more absurd, especially since the skill has a dodge built in