How To Two-Hand Weapons In Elden Ring

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Elden Ring features a diverse collection of weapons that you can experiment with so you can find a few favorites, and a whole bunch of them can be wielded as one-handed weapons or two-handed weapons. Knowing when to use such items one way or the other can be key to progressing through the massive open world. If you use one move-set over the other, you'll gain access to different attacks, potentially helping you in life-or-death situations. In this guide, we'll give you a quick rundown of why, when, and how to two-hand your favorite weapons.

Previous From Software games allowed you to two-hand your weapons by simply holding down Triangle on PlayStation / Y on Xbox. In Elden Ring, however, you'll need to follow one extra step to switch to and from a two-handed stance. PlayStation users can hold Triangle and press R1 or L1 to two-hand your right or left weapon, respectively. On Xbox, those buttons will be Y and either RB or LB. Just don't accidentally two-hand your shield, because you can, and it's embarrassing.

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There are a variety of reasons to wield a weapon with both hands, but the simplest and most obvious reason is that two-handing a weapon grants you additional attack power. While the damage increase isn't as significant as you might expect, it's certainly enough to make it a viable choice when a shield isn't required. But because you won't have a shield while in this stance, you'll want to be certain you're adept at rolling out of the way of incoming attacks.