How to change your stance in Lords of the Fallen

How to change your stance in Lords of the Fallen
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Morgan Truder

Published 

12th Oct 2023 17:12

Every weapon in Lords of the Fallen allows you to use it with two different stances - either one-handed or two-handed, and we are here to explain how to change between them. When deciding which one is best at any given time, one-handed is often faster but does less damage, whereas two-handed does more damage but takes a little more time.

Switching up your stance in the game can go a long way to helping you against certain enemies or against hordes. A sweeping attack when using your weapon one-handed may become a stab when it’s two-handed - so it will constantly keep you on your toes and switching can offer great advantages overall.

So, here is all you need to know about switching your stance in Lords of the Fallen, regardless of your weapon.

How to switch your stance

In order to change stance in Lords of the Fallen, you just need to press Triangle / Y on your gamepad, or '1' on keyboard. It's pretty simple to do, but with so many different buttons and mechanics, you will absolutely be juggling to keep on top of your enemies.

Lords of the Fallen one handed stance
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Personally, I would suggest opting for the single-handed stance when perusing the world in order to have more speed against multiple enemies - although it can depend on the weapon you're using. A sweeping move will always be useful against hordes. When fighting bosses, though, going for a two-handed stance will help you make sure you're dealing maximum damage where it counts.

That’s all you need to know about switching up your stance in Lords of the Fallen, if you’re also wondering how to block or you need help landing a backstab - we have plenty of guides on our Lords of the Fallen homepage.

Morgan Truder
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Morgan Truder
Morgan is one of the Guides Writers at GGRecon. He first started writing about games for fun whilst doing his BA (Hons) in History and Film. Since then he has turned this passion into a career and was previously an Editor at VideoGamer before joining GGRecon. Despite enjoying all sorts of games, he can often be found playing Football Manager, Red Dead Redemption 2 or Sekiro.
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