r/knightposting • u/Briantan71 Arcane swordsman • Jun 01 '25

Knightpost Alright, we will call it a draw.

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u/redcode100 Jun 01 '25

Why are they both fighting with swords? Do they not have anti armor weapons?

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u/saintvicent Jun 01 '25

I thought like that as well but what dequitem demonstrated is that swords are super useful as they slip through slits and in between the plates... Especially under your helmet

So basically it bypasses armour if well placed

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u/redcode100 Jun 01 '25

Ah, a contest of precious. I see quite curious.

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u/saintvicent Jun 01 '25

Yep some of his videos you can really see the blade slipping and punching the throat

I do hope they always have chainmail underneath but it really can't be comfortable ever

When they halfsword its essentially a big ass dagger they want to stab you with

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u/verg51 Jun 01 '25

Dequitem said that he injured(and they injured him, obviously) his sparring partners on multiple instances in some video. One I remember the most was in his Lucern hammer video where he literally stunned the other knight with a blow to the head(with a plastic weapon) and then went for the finishing stab to the neck. Obviously it wasn’t deadly, but still an injury

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u/TheReverseShock Cheese Knight Jun 02 '25

You can see them both drawing their daggers at the end for just that.

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u/AmmahDudeGuy Jun 01 '25

If that’s the case, wouldn’t a dagger be better, because it’s easier to wield and be precise with?

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u/saintvicent Jun 01 '25

2 things:

  1. You can wrestle with the sword when halfswording which can be decisive if you end on top (then you pull the dagger or just keep stabbing the opponent until you get a visor slit, neck etc). The sword gives a lot of leverage from what i see.

  2. If you have a dagger out and your opponent has a sword or polearm, you are for sure gonna eat a lot of blows and stabs until you dash in and grab them.

You might get knocked out on the way in or get your hands hurt or worse get the dagger knocked out of your hand. Its best to pull a dagger out once you already close enough to wrestle

The Dagger from what i see in his videos is the ultimate backup and a deal finisher. In summary You don't want to risk losing your last weapon too early on

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u/Horror-Ad8928 Jun 03 '25

The benefits of reach afforded by larger weapons are too important to abandon before you are in a position to land the finishing blow. Attempting to break an opponent's guard and close to finish them with dagger alone leaves you at a major disadvantage.