Does two handing a weapon increase damage in Dark Souls?

Yes. Two-handing a weapon does more damage. It also changes the weapons moveset.
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Does two-handing a weapon increase damage?

Two-handing weapons can absolutely turn the tide of a particular encounter. This is because two-handing a melee weapon grants you additional damage and different attacks.
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Is it better to two hand in Dark Souls?

In Dark Souls, 2 handing weapons basically bumps up the Str of your character by half. This leads to players not needing to invest in that stat in order to use the weapon/reach the minimum Str stat requirements. It also increases your damage output if you have good Str scaling.
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How much strength does a two hand weapon have in Dark Souls?

2 Handing a weapon multiplies your strength stat by 1.5. So if you have 20 STR, and a weapon requires 25 STR to wield, you can 2 Hand it and the damage will be equivalent to if you had 30 STR.
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How much strength does two-handing a weapon add?

Two-handing a weapon only boosts your STR by 1.5x, so if you wanted to two-hand the GGS you'd need 27 STR (27x1. 5=40.5). You still need the 14 DEX to use it. Two-handing a weapon only boosts your STR by 1.5x, so if you wanted to two-hand the GGS you'd need 27 STR (27x1.
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What is the highest strength requirement in Dark Souls 1?

The weapon with the highest strength requirement, Smough's Hammer, requires 58 strength to be wielded in one hand.
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Can you dual-wield ds1?

Dual wielding is not good on Dark souls 1 due to the fact that you can't really combo attack's and due to invincabilty frame's it's REALLY easy to roll out and not get stun locked... 2. Same apply's to PvE altho it would probally be fine for mob's but not bosses...
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What is the most overpowered weapon in Dark Souls?

15 Most Overpowered Weapons In Dark Souls 3
  • 8 Harald Curved Greatsword. ...
  • 7 Splitleaf Greatsword. ...
  • 6 Crystal Sage's Rapier. ...
  • 5 Millwood Greatbow. ...
  • 4 Crucifix Of The Mad King. ...
  • 3 Demon's Scar. ...
  • 2 Repeating Crossbow. ...
  • 1 Lothric Knight Sword.
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What is the highest damage output weapon in Dark Souls?

The Dragon King Greataxe is arguably the most powerful, at least in terms of single-hit damage potential. It can be obtained from the Gaping Dragon.
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What is the best two hand weapon in Dark Souls?

Best two handed weapon
  • Great/Large Club (GH)
  • Demon Great Machete (UGS)
  • Demon's Greataxe (GA) (needs 31 STR)
  • Man-serpent Greatsword (GS)
  • Butcher Knife (Axe)
  • Mace/Pickaxe (Hammer)
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Is Dexterity important in Dark Souls 1?

There are many ways players can tackle the many challenges in Dark Souls, and it's important to settle upon a good build early. Dexterity is a great stat to invest in if players want to focus on weapons that hit fast and allow for the highest DPS possible.
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What stats does two handed give Dark Souls?

Two-handing increases strength by 50%, or in other words you need 2/3 of the required stats to 2-hand something.
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Do fists scale in Dark Souls?

They cannot be upgraded. Also, regardless of the player's Strength or Dexterity, their fists will always have an attack value of 20. Players that have used the Dragon Torso Stone deal substantially more damage with their fists, which have an attack rating of 400.
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Do +1 weapons affect damage?

No & Yes. A +1 weapon overcomes Resistance which requires a magic weapon which is rare in PF2 even though common in DnD/PF1. It's still doing physical damage and gets resisted by Resistance Physical unless it says "Except magical" or something similar. A scimitar only does Slashing damage, so yep.
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Do +1 weapons add to damage?

+1 weapon adds three benefits: +1 damage. +1 to-hit. Bypasses resistance/immunity to damage from nonmagical attacks.
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Is dual wielding better than two handed?

Two-handing gives you a damage boost thanks to the 50% strength bonus you get, however your moveset changes and maybe it's not super flexible, it might even be slower. Dual-wielding you can probably do more damage per hit but you can't use a shield. It comes down to personal preference.
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What is the max AR in Dark Souls?

Maximum attack rating in Dark Souls : 1271, with 99 Strength and Faith, Crystal Demon's Greataxe +5, Darkmoon Talisman, and Darkmoon Blade.
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Which weapon to reinforce Dark Souls?

Try the claymore or zweihander or black knight sword. If you want to focus on critical hits a rapier or dagger would be better. If you want a balanced all around weapon with a great moveset try the long sword.
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What is the best sword in ds1?

Here are the best swords in Dark Souls.
  1. 1 Lothric Knight Sword. Speaking of spamming light attacks, this sword is the pinnacle of that.
  2. 2 Estoc. ...
  3. 3 Zweihander. ...
  4. 4 King's Ultra Greatsword. ...
  5. 5 Gael's Greatsword. ...
  6. 6 Moonlight Greatsword. ...
  7. 7 Quelaag's Fury Sword. ...
  8. 8 Gold & Dark Silver Tracers. ...
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Is the Uchigatana good Dark Souls?

Uchi is decent but severely overused to the point of being considered the noob weapon. Most go with +15 to take advantage of the A rating in DEX. The damage on it at +15 with 40 DEX is 420. The weapon is used mainly due to the combination of damage, speed, and its bleed.
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Is the Gravelord sword a good weapon?

Yes, Gravelord Sword is great. Use it until you can get a Black Knight Greatsword, if you're doing a Strength build.
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Can you parry with dual wield Dark Souls?

unless you powerstance them... Only certian weapons have a parry in place of a strong attack when used in the left hand, but if you're powerstancing you can't parry at all, even with those certain weapons.
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Can you parry with a two-handed weapon Dark Souls 1?

Keep in mind the only attacks that cannot be parried are the two-handed standing R1 and R2s. Running and rolling attacks can be parried even while two-handing. Weapon arts vary, but typically can't be parried.
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How does two-handing work in Dark Souls?

the extra damage for two-handing is largely minimal, regardless of scaling. It's usually something like 5-10% of your total one-handed damage if you're lucky. Scaling will still add appropriate damage, though. Goes like this, 2 handing increases damage slightly on weapons without str scaling.
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