Lore wise, the flowing curved sword was the sword of the guy who taught malenia, which explains the cool r2

14:48 when you give the seal a fresh sardine

For those that do not know- poison moth flight basically turns your poison build into a bleed build with some extra steps. When you use it on a poisoned opponent, it will remove teh poison status... and deal all the poison damage all at once instead of over time. So just one big burst of damage before you start again and try to get their status up again. A bit convoluted, but enemies may often ignore the build up since they think it is "just poison".

"...and you charged heavy that subscribe." -absolutely right hooks the hell out of the phone-

Mantis Blade did low damage because the opponent used Black Flame's Protection, significantly reduces physical damage

Some fun facts on some of these weapons: Shamshir is a persian word meaning Lions paw, wich just sounds super badass. The grossmesser and the falchion are basically the same weapon from a historical perspective, falchion is the french term and Grossmesser or just Messer is german for bigknife or just knife sometimes also called Langmesser(longknife) or Kriegsmesser(warknife). The only difference between the falchion and the messers is the way the handle is constructed, if its build like a sword handle its a falchion but when build like a knife with pins through grip, its a Messer. The shotel meanwhile is an african weapon from Abyssinia, modern day Ethiopia.

Everyone forgets the curved sword feint attacks.

There's no way that Falchion Stormcaller completely true comboed all its hits like that, right? The opponent just didn't roll out, right? Further testing required. But if that was a real full true combo, that is stupid, and I love it.

Dual wielding the shotel with the Blaidd’s headpiece and Fia’s robes or Raptor’s black feathers make for a great Death look from Puss in Boots: The Final Wish

I will say the parry with the curved sword doesn’t really look like a parry so someone could not notice you trying to land one

The Mantis Blade should have had a few things going for it but they screwed it up. The Cemetary Shades that use it deal blood loss with thiers, yet the obtainable weapon doesn't have bleed. The shade's weapons have a lot of reach and the Mantis blade is the shortest, and even with it's extra reach heavy attacks, it doesn't matter. It just sucks. It's a Nightrider Flail situation- you obtain the weapon, equip it, and you say "that's it?? It's tiny" because when the enemy in question uses it it's enormous compared to the cheap dollar store version you get to have. The mantis blade could have been like the Painting Guardain Sword in Dark Souls. It was the shortest curved sword, but had blood loss, and a fancy moveset kind of like the Flowing Curved sword. And it did a lot of damage and had really good DEX scaling. It had enticing attributes to make up for it's flaws. The Mantis Blade does not. They could have done a lot with it. For starters, blood loss, and making the weapon extend when you use certain ashes of war like Spinning Slash. Or simply scaling the weapon up so it's not tiny. Anything. I hate it when they go far enough to make an enticing idea for a weapon, and then botch the follow-through so bad that it's just a disappointing "what if".

One thing I'd like to see in these videos is your opinion on what's the best way to use each weapon: two handed, power stanced or with shield and maybe showcase each one of those playstyles if it doesn't make the video too long

0:31 no, lets get CURVED to it

Fun fact, when charging a heavy with a curved sword, press roll for a special move

god we need a pirate/aquatic themed souls-like

Mantis blade should have a special two handed moveset like the cemetery shades use

Alright, your commentary when it comes to testing these weapons is amazing and I relate to it SO MUCH. You’ve earned yourself a new subscriber, keep it up!

Watching you use the Serpent Gods Curved Sword reminds me of the video you done months ago on them. Made me giggle thinking of all the people you melted with those beasts.

this channel is SUPER underrated i love all of your videos and im so happy there’s still fresh content being made for e ring, keep it up man ! much love from south africa

The real reason to use curved sword is to slap parry on it and do the funny spinning weapon parry

Good man acknowledging Belavier like that. Props to you

I had no idea that the heavy attacks threw projectiles out of the wing of Astel, I hear about that weapon allot, I wonder why nobody ever brings that up

i clapped out loud when you inflicted death-blight!!! GG!

I’m getting close to the end of my first ever playthrough at the moment, and I’ve been rocking a pretty fun dual Bloody Scimitar build with Bloody Slash on both. It’s been so fun, the blood loss buildup on those things is no joke with how fast and effective the power stanced curved sword moveset is. Highly recommend for a mostly Dex build with supplementary Arcane!

Watching this video made me happy cause it reminded me of my first time playing any souls game (which was ds3) cause i used a dark infused falchion and loved it

I was really waiting for this!

If you pair the eclipse shotel with Shriek of Milos it can turn you into a Christmas-tree machine. My friend tested this against me and I’d have to disengage to bolus like every 10 seconds.

For those curious, the eclipse shotel has a bit of cheese to it, where if you deathblight someone, they remain backstabbable until they dissolve. So you can switch to bare fists and essentially softlock someone by backstabbing them over and over and over until they DC. Do with this what you will.

Ok you talking about the grosmesser makes me want to make a proper pirate build with pirate drip.

Dual poison moth flight scavengers has been one of the most fun setups I use in pve. It's bleed with extra steps with the occasional actual bleed proc on the side. Cold scavenger is fun too

Another fun fact about curved swords is that you can attack cancel with the heavy attacks by pressing dogde early in the windup animation

I remember seeing someone who used a Mantis with Lion's Claw, which is the funniest shit I've ever seen.

I’ve been nothing but binge watching these videos for the past week

By far my favorite class because they are cool, also DS1 DMB Falchion nostalgia.

I love the Beastman curved sword jumping heavy

Thank you Mr. Monk. This is certainly a pleasure of mine.

Heard of those Redgards? They use Curved swords... Curved... swords...

I love the flowing curved sword and I hope you make a video using the charge ash of war, for the memes.

can you do all the thrusting swords next? love this vids btw X

For WIng of Astels ash of war I like to unlock and be turned side to the opponent so it actually has better range and catches people that roll towards you. The best non meta weapon in the game by far.

Monk gahdamn got attacked by a seal at 14:46 😂

Shoutout to the guy who was lubing you up before the fight

yo no lie you styled on that guy with the scimitar

The Grossmesser is my favorite curved sword. It's second longest by a tiny margin, and its high base damage and strength scaling make it hit hard. It's nearly identical to the Bandit's Curved Sword in every stat. And of course, it looks cool

14:47 mr krabs when money

Really cool video:))

i love monk his videos are just too good❤

Some feedback about the overview: Damage and scaling comparisons would be a great addition for those wanting to min-max. (Which would give the best AR for Heavy infusion, so I can two-hand it? Etc) People really like finer details like this, specific interactions and combos, and so on. Also consider showing off the movesets at different camera angles, so it’s easier to have an idea of the weapon’s reach, and to show off its looks. Otherwise this is a nice video and it’d be great to see more showcases. 😊

8:37 behold the lord of the dance

This is like...the anti-bricky. I love it.

If you hold the heavy attack and backstep curved swords have a swipe roll attack. Its not the best but if you have to roll away at least you do a little chip damage.

Nice work

Magna blade the weapon I’ve been running for awhile and it’s deadly. Paired with a lil long range magic it’s good for everything

I wish you showed the power stance move sets as well other wise good vid

Time to test every colossal weapon

New sub. Cool content.

I don't know why COMMENCE makes me laugh every time.

I just got the magma blades today. My god, they melt enemies. Almost immediatly after i used them to kill the 2 Tree Sentinals on the Altis highway, by the big doors, on foot, no cheesing (except for doing them one at a time). Never been able to do that before.

If you do Flame Art on the Bandit Curved Sword, it gives about like 600 something base ar at higher lvls of faith

hello warrior from hammerfell, wing of astel supremacy

If you think about it, the wing of astel is the longest curved sword then. In terms of heavy attack

"Have you seen those warriors from Hammerfell? They have curved swords! Curved... Swords!" 😉

The Eclipse Shotel feel like its mainly an anti-shield weapon, it ignores blocking and deals deathblight even through shields. it is theoretically the best counter against turtling.

ayo could u please do every scythe in the game?

Twinblades Next please.

Curves swords are ❤

where did you get your armor/outfit from? Looks cool!

The Mantis Blade is straight out of Bloodborne

Deathblite for the finish? I think I have a new gimmick to try out for a while, lol.

Goaded falchion, gona use, that was still lower slash resistance armour, BUT STILL DUDE SHE WAS JUST GONE

Straight swords next pls pappa monk 🥺👉👈

Do you know about the special curved sword dodge I'd assume you do if not there is a special dodge if you backstop while doing a charged heavy

Yo could we get a Halberd video when you next plan to do one?

What armor are you using?

Garlic press 🔥🔥🔥

Bandits curve sword with the rock buff is ridiculously overpowered probably best in the game

I'm still gonna use the Eclipse Shotel anyway.

I am officially crowning monk as the rusty of PVP.

Eclipse Shotel is underwhelming only until NG+ I'd say. Just ran NG+6 dual weilding it, not the strongest but strong enough to be super fun for sure

Spears next

Opponent flails around doing pretty much nothing until they die… Good fight! 👍

You can do a doge attack if you dodge while attacking

Lmao imagine being the one duelist who got "[his strategy] was pretty dumb" instead of "good fight" or "great fight"

i love you videos😁

so there is one more attack that I didn't see thru out the video was is you do a heavy attack but before it goes off hold the dodge button it is only on a few weapons though

Dual magma blades with equal faith strength (not sure which gives more damage) with golden vow flame grant me strength and the flame shrouding tear or fire scorpion charm gives you 1000 damage on each magma blade and a 4 attack hit combo on running l1 or jumping l1 which can be boosted by rotten winged sword insignia and millicents prosthesis and the jumping l1 is boosted by claw talisman and raptors black feathers. This allows you to insta kill any player with a jumping l1 by only applying 2 or 3 buffs.

Curved for her pleasure

Mm.. satisfying

I’d have to admit I’ve never used a single ungreat-curved sword

A trick weapon outside of Bloodborne!!

Nox flowing sword has a follow up to its ash. After it whips you can do it again and it’ll extend outward like a thrusting sword

The curves of all time!

Build Idea (Flowing Ballerina) Flowing Curved Sword With Sword Dance Use Heavy Attack and then use Sword Dance for role catch

Do you know about holding the dodge button and doing charged attack does something nifty

weirdly stormcaller doesnt seem to fully combo on my lightning naginata but it fully combo's on the falchion? is it a poise thing?

Good vid not too sure about some of those opinions lol

If the mantis curved sword was either a solid sorce of damage or a normal length sword that became truly LONK on heavies it would be good. Tbh id much prefer the later but I don't think we're ever going to see that. Probably not going to see the former either but still...

In the entire game

Im pretty sure they nerfed the Eclipse Shotel after the Fire’s Deadly Sin exploit was found so maybe in an earlier patch it was more of a valid Death tool

Great hammers next?👀