You can do Backstabs anytime you are behind an enemy, even in the middle of combat if your positioning is right. It's best to use the Stealth system in Elden Ring for Backstabs, though, as it's a Backstab Kill How To? Dark Souls Xbox 360 . PlayStation 3 Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 Xbox One. Log in to add games to your lists. Notify me about new: Guides For Dark Souls on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "I still can't perform a proper backstab.". Well for dark souls prepare to die edition are different,for dark souls 2 sotfs are different than ds1 pte,dark souls 3 have different controls than sotfs and pte and ds1 remastered have the same controls as dark souls 3 and elden ring has different and simmilar controls with ds3 and ds1 remastered For Dark Souls III on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "How do you feel about circling around an enemy for 30+ seconds for a backstab?". For Dark Souls on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "How to counter someone's counter-backstab?". For Dark Souls Remastered on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs Q&A question titled "How to successfully perform a backstab or riposte ?". At +5 and base stats for 1-handing, it beats out the Iaito, Uchigatana, and BSS for raw damage. Given how strong it is, it could easily be used for a VIT gouge or Faith build that makes great use of the miracles. Gravelord Sword Dance and Gravelord Greatsword Dance are not something you want to see a Gravelord Servant w/ a Darkmoon Talisman Of course you can. On a controller it would be LT or L2 with a parry dagger or a shield with the parrying ability. I'm not sure what key it would be on a keyboard but who the hell would want to torment themselves by using a keyboard on dark souls in the first place. [There's a major fuck up in this vid, I said you can't backstab black knights, but it's actually possible, sorry for that.]It's an itsy-bitsy tutotial for pe 1NBS.