Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Elden Ring: How to Land Critical Hits
Critical hits in Elden Ring are powerful attacks that deal a lot of damage.
They happen when you break an enemy's stance, parry their attack, or sneak up and backstab them.
To break an enemy's stance, use heavy attacks.
Parrying involves timing a block just right.
Backstabbing is for sneaky players.
Use weapons like greatswords or hammers to break stances.
The Miséricorde dagger boosts critical hit damage.
Some bosses have weak points to target after being staggered.
Practice and use the right gear to get these hits!
Critical hits deal significantly higher damage than standard attacks.
Players can trigger critical hits by breaking an enemy's stance, parrying, or backstabbing.
Breaking an enemy's stance involves depleting their poise meter with heavy attacks.
Parrying requires precise timing of a block to stagger an enemy.
Backstabs are performed by sneaking behind an unaware enemy and pressing the attack button.
- Who
- Players of Elden Ring.
- What
- Critical hits are powerful attacks in Elden Ring that deal increased damage.
- When
- Throughout gameplay in Elden Ring.
- Where
- In the game Elden Ring.
- Why
- Critical hits help players defeat enemies more effectively.
- Critical Hit Damage
- 2x or more damage
- Stance Break Weapons
- Greatswords, Hammers, Colossal Weapons
- Parry Tools
- Buckler, Golden Parry, Carian Retaliation
- Backstab Method
- Crouch behind enemy
- Best Dagger
- Miséricorde