Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-3492791-20140922172352/@comment-60.241.94.161-20151027114227

Hi. I have given a left handed build a go, and found it amusing and enjoyable. At the moment I have a char around level 35, with Pate's shield on right and my +3 shotsword on the left. The damage is only a little bit lower, but there are a few reasons I am enjoying this.

1) I find thrusting to hit better and be more reliable. Sometimes right hand thrusts miss as an enemy attacks and isn't vulnerable on that side, but with the left your attack is more aimed at their right leg, and hits more consistently. This is absolutely the case when their attack moves their right leg more central or forward.

2) To keep my greatshield quickly ready to be able to be two-handed, to stop really large hits or to change my damage from normal or thrust (shortsword) to a very heavy bash.

3) Uniqueness. Something to be noticed by other players who I help (I like to help others). I hope they will see something is off and then realise my char is left-handed.

4) Damage difference between left and right hand for the shortsword was very minor. Some say the larger the weapon the greater the difference, well the shortsword is not large.

5) Rule of cool. Walking with the shield forward on the right and weapon on the left looks cooler as left handed, running looks amusing.