Dark Souls III: How to Backstab Stabby stabby Chris Jecks Apr 12, 2016 Dark Souls III will once again allow you to backstab your enemies for some pretty high damage. While the Exit the menu, and now you can cycle through your equipped weapons by pressing left on the d0pad for left hand, and right for right hand. Down is for swapping items (which you press square to use), and up is for swapping through spells, which you need to attune (attune means equip) at a bonfire. They made it harder to backstab. Some enemies you can circle on the right, others left. The Lothric Knights punish you for circling right with a shield bash. Some enemies you have to block them and they have a long deflection time that gives you a moment to backstab. Good luck! Wzcaa.

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