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Strong attacks, charged strong attacks, jumping attacks and guard counters can break an enemy's stance. Damage to its HP bar and damage to its stance are different things.

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Strong attacks, charged strong attacks, jumping attacks and guard counters can break an enemy's stance. Damage to its HP bar and damage to its stance are different things.

Keep pressure on the enemy when it is safe. Long gaps give it time to recover stance, even if the HP damage you dealt remains.

A stance break can leave an opening for a critical hit. Move to the exposed critical point and use a light attack; repeatedly pressing strong attack may miss that opportunity.

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In-game description

Some attacks may break an enemy's stance, giving you a chance to perform a critical hit.

Charge attacks and jump attacks make it particularly easy to break an enemy's stance.

Hold <?keyicon@23?>: Charge attack

<?keyicon@23?> while jumping: Jump attack

Where to find

Cave of Knowledge

Limgrave

Starting Site of Grace: Stranded Graveyard

  1. From Stranded Graveyard, approach the seated ghost beside the hole before the large exit lift. Drop into the hole and activate Cave of Knowledge grace.
  2. Follow the practice path through the enemies and read the introduction to stance-breaking when it appears. This explanation is awarded automatically, rather than picked up from a corpse.
  3. Continue through the Soldier of Godrick encounter to return to the upper graveyard. The Info tab keeps the tutorial available to read afterward.

Notes

  • Strong attacks, charged strong attacks, jumping attacks and guard counters can break an enemy's stance. Damage to its HP bar and damage to its stance are different things.
  • Keep pressure on the enemy when it is safe. Long gaps give it time to recover stance, even if the HP damage you dealt remains.
  • A stance break can leave an opening for a critical hit. Move to the exposed critical point and use a light attack; repeatedly pressing strong attack may miss that opportunity.
  • Some enemies react differently or have no normal critical animation. A stagger does not guarantee the same follow-up against every target.

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