The Pursuer is an optional boss and later an enemy in Dark Souls II. It starts out with what, 200 damage? Kinda hilarious that you can use the Profaned Greatsword at SL1, I like zwei for non str type main... Has horizontal sweeps and you can still pancake with easy 2h req... Ags is amazing for non str mains too.. that wa with sweeps and thrust.. both light ASF too. Someone complained in one of the weapon pages that they got parried while 2-handing an ultra GS. That stunlock can easily be used to kill some poor bastard who timed a swing wrong, or, you can use it to scare them into panicking and making a mistake by leaving a sliver of health voluntarily. Ultra Greatswords benefit from "hyper armor" during certain attack animations, allowing you to … Seriously? I wads first considering for the basic Greatsword, but i see many other ultra GS look good too. Maybe that'll give you some perspective? As of Cinders 1.50, there are 5 Pursuer locations, each dropping a unique piece of the Pursuer's gear. Your bread and butter with an UGS is alternating harassment with feints. I can't seem to see what is so special about Pursuer's Ultra Greatsword. How do you know which UG sword is horizontal and which is vertical before you get it? Wanna play dark souls easymode? It's literally just one of those things where, if you're good AT ALL, you won't have trouble. Greatswords are a high damage, long reach weapon class. Ultra Greatswords are a type of Weapon returning in Dark Souls 3.These Weapons usually do very high damage and have extremely slow attacks along with high Strength requirements. Ultra greatsword rolling r1s>quick weapon r1s? There are two types of Ultra Greatswords: Vertical and Horizontal. i wish they had a few more realistic ugs, like ringed knight paired gs would never work in reality. Wikidot.com Terms of Service - what you can, what you should not etc. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under. They excel at killing phantoms and dealing with crowds because of their high damage, wide swings and hyperarmor. Last edited by *D4rKy*; Jun 5, 2014 @ 9:38am #3. The Pursuer's Ultra Greatsword is an ultra greatsword in Dark Souls II. The key to the UGS is dynamic combat. Been using the Greatsword of Judgment recently - amazing weapon by the way. No skill needed at all. For ANYONE to complain about ultras in pvp is just SO... telling. My Pursuer is +2 right now. My +5 Greatsword far outdamages my +1 Pursuers. The Pursuer hunts down those branded by the curse, as if each Undead soul that he claims will atone one of his sins. The regular sword has much better stats. User Info: mahgah91. I was invading with the Greatsword at +4 at around level 25 at the Cleansing Chapel and it was amazing. Not to be confused with Pursuers. 750+ damage from charged R2's on phantoms , makes them stop and think. Keep playing and you'll see and feel embarrassed you ever complained about them. They're heavily telegraphed. Good luck and good slaying, fellow barbarians. I think you are right though , I've got to use them myself for a bit and learn it. Moveset: Astora/Black Knight Cancer: Ringed Knight Paired, These get pretty hard to use against skilled 3-year players, i found you have to make them think you're a one-trick-pony by repeating the same patterns until they try to punish, then throw them off with new attacks/ methods. Highly destructive if intolerably heavy. The moveset is not nearly as good as the regular greatsword. The only exceptions are the Farron Greatsword and Ringed Knight Paired Greatswords. That seems like it would be a nice, informative thing to list here. Once again I asked when FULLY upgraded, what the damage is. Are vertical or horizontal attacking UGS better. ITT: People are either *****ing about UGS being OP, giving*****ty directions of how to use a UGS improperly, or blowing smoke up their own asses trying to convince people UGS are bad because most "bad" players will default to this weapon type. Oh sweetie... hyperarmor isn't easy mode at all unless they have so much that it lasts into their next r1. Thinking about trying a GS build on my next playthru. Also, trading definitely does take skill. The greatsword of the Pursuer. As of Cinders 1.50, there are 5 Pursuer locations, each dropping a unique piece of the Pursuer's gear. GT : Devilwillcry42 PSN: Raidoukuzunoha42 LoL: EmiyaShirou42 My name is Kanji Tatsumi, you said I like dudes, prepare to die. are you just that bad at the game you can't tell that someone is using an UGS and rolling torwards you?