Move Sets

available moves by Weapon type. Since move sets are highly variable within weapon classes, see specific Weapons' pages.

Axe

1 Handed
Light — Light	Diagonal slash into vertical slash
Heavy — Heavy	Overhead vertical chop
Roll — Light	Overhead vertical chop
Backstep or Run — Light	Overhead diagonal chop
Forward + Light	Guard break
Forward + Heavy	Jumping overhead chop

2 Handed
Light	Alternating vertical slashes
Heavy — Heavy	Diagonal chop into diagonal chop
Roll — Light	Overhead vertical chop
Backstep or Run — Light	Fast vertical wide slash
Forward + Light	Guard break
Forward + Heavy	Jumping overhead chop
Light (left hand)	Guard
Heavy (left hand)	Parry

Power Stance
Light (left hand)	Dual diagonal slash
Heavy (left hand)	Dual diagonal slash followed by right handed overhead chop

Hammer

1 Handed
Light	Diagonal swipe uppercut into diagonal overhead swipe
Heavy — Heavy	Diagonal overhead swipe into spin and horizontal swipe
Roll — Light	Overhead vertical chop
Backstep or Run — Light	Wide horizontal swipe
Forward + Light	Guard break
Forward + Heavy	Jumping overhead downwards swipe

2 Handed
Light	Diagonal swipe into diagonal uppercut swipe
Heavy — Heavy	Heavy diagonal swipe into heavy horizontal swipe
Roll — Light	Overhead vertical chop
Backstep or Run — Light	Overhead diagonal chop
Forward + Light	Guard break
Forward + Heavy	Jumping overhead downwards swipe
Light (left hand)	Guard
Heavy (left hand)	Parry

Power Stance
Light (left hand)	Dual diagonal swipe
Heavy (left hand)	Dual diagonal swipe followed by right handed overhead chop

Greataxes

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Great Hammers

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Caestus

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Claws

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Shields

Shield - Parry

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Shield - Bash

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Spears / Polearms / Reapers / Lances

Spear

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Halberds

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Reapers

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Lance

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Swords

Curved Sword

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Katana

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Curved Greatsword

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Straight Sword

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Greatsword

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Ultra Greatword

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Thrusting Swords

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Twinblades

1 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy

2 Handed
Light
Heavy — Heavy
Roll — Light
Backstep or Run — Light
Forward + Light
Forward + Heavy
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)

Power Stance
Light (left hand)
Heavy (left hand)