Stomp (downward)

Stomp is a skill in Dark Souls III.

Description
Upon activating the skill, the player gains almost instant Hyper Armor, refreshes Poise health back to full, and lunges down and forward with the sword in front of them. Inputting a strong attack while in this lunge animation will bring the sword up and around into a downward slam, inflicting heavy damage to any enemies in front of the player while knocking them down.

The Fume Ultra Greatsword version of the Stomp will use the weapon as a shield, blocking any attacks from the front during the first part of the skill.

Single Player
This skill fulfills the same role as the upward Stomp, dealing tremendous damage in an area in front of the player while disabling the target(s). However, it is worthwhile to note that it is unique due to the weapons that this skill is present on: the Black Knight Greatsword already has an upward-launching power attack in its two-handed strong attack, while the Fume Ultra Greatsword grants the player block frames during the initial stomp.

Online
This skill is best used to trade against other heavy weapons after baiting the other player into committing to an attack, as the crushing attack will pancake them, leaving them unable to act for a short period while giving the wielder a brief respite to use as they wish.

When using this skill on the Fume Ultra Greatsword, care should be taken as to which types of attacks are traded against. Because the weapon acts as a shield during the first phase of the skill, it will greatly reduce the amount of damage the wielder takes. However, because of this same property of the skill, the wielder will take tremendous stamina damage for every attack blocked, as the sword lacks strong stability. This means that investment into Endurance should be prioritized, and that it is wiser to attempt to trade into attacks from smaller weapons. Should the player run out of stamina during the initial stomp due to blocking attacks, they will be unable to perform the second phase of the skill to punish the enemy for attacking.

Weapons

 * Black Knight Greatsword
 * Fume Ultra Greatsword