Zamor Curved Sword | Elden Ring Wiki

such a sleeper weapon tf. the frostbite buildup on the skill is just amazing, and the skill is only about as slow as a charged R2 so theres many openings in bosses to get it off easily. especially good against radagon, maliketh and malenia. with radagon u can just chop 30% off his healthbar before he even starts attacking, and now he takes 20% extra damage for 60 seconds. and the style points for the unique R1s make it even more fun.

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Pair this with morgott's cs and go have a big laugh.

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Split magic damage and int scaling would be cool (no pun intended)

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another cool weapon that you get from a hero's grave that i am NOT doing

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I loved playing powerstancing this with Morgot's blade.

Morgot's ash of war resets the frostbite and makes for a very cool roleplay build, and 2 insanely good skills.

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This weapon isn't great. But it's really good and here's why:

- The R1 combo: Each swing is a little slower than a regular CGS. But the range you get on the first swing is nuts. It makes roll catching very easy and consistent unless the opponent has light roll. Simply take a step or two and swing and you will chase rolls down with ease. The 2nd and 3rd swings are similar and move you forward a little less. These 2 are quick though. You can either use them to follow up a successful first swing for pressure or just burn through them quickly to prepare for the mighty fourth swing. The 4th swing. A jump spin smackdown of a hit. You jump forward considerably and the attack has really good tracking that with the animation being spinny makes you hit things behind you and to the sides should your opponent roll there. You can also delay the 4th swing quite a bit after the 3rd to lull foes into thinking your combo is ending. Here's where I mention that the Zamor R1s have higher than average motion values. The 4th hit has the highest MV which brings me to my next point. Twiblade talisman is made for this weapon. That last hit does anywhere from 500-900 damage depending on absorptions with the twiblade talisman on. If you can get tricky with it you can land that 4th hit and do massive damage. Overall the attacks are good but require a little more planning and thought to pull off. If you don't mind lookin super ugly like everyone else then having high poise will probably only increase their usefulness but I don't like looking uggo so IDK there.

AoW: Zamor Ice Storm is really powerful. The animation has good armor on it and the frostbite build up is huge. If you catch someone in this they WILL get frostbitten and take a ton of damage if not outright get one-shot. It's situational and predictable but on a read it can punish immensely. Not to mention its a great keep-away tool and you are actionable about a sec before it ends so you can hide in it to cast a quick spell.

Curved GS: It's a curved GS, its good on that merit alone. Its got killer running attacks and a meaty charge attack with range.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk. This weapon rules, please give it a shot.

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I'd love C or above int scaling on this thing

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It’s short, slow attacks, low damage, poor scaling, and heavier than it should be. Should’ve been a normal Curved Sword, tbh.

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why so short :((((((

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Alright guys, sure, yes, the cute unique R1s are actually slower than R2s for some reason. And it's really, really short. It does have the second-lowest base damage of any CGS and relatively low scaling, yes (both STR and DEX are lower than bloodhound fang's). But let's not forget that it's also heavier than Morgott's.

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Pulling this skill while surrounded by mobs is so satisfying. It has good hyperarmor too

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zesty ah moveset

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Spamming this weapon art with Fire's Deadly Sin tho.

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Underdog: the weapon

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The Dragonslayer.

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Turbo dogshit

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Pros: amazing design, flowing moveset, strong and cool skill, passive frost buildup.
Cons: shortest in its class (not that much thanks to its moveset), aquired way too late in the game.
Using this for the 1st time. Gotta say this HAD to be dropped by the zamor knight in weeping peninsula instead of the scarseal. Bloodhound's fang sadly eclipses this, because balancing in this game is not good. I still like this weapon a lot. 9/10

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wish i could get my hands on one earlier into the game. would have made a fine reward from the zamor evergaol in weeping peninsula

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PKCS?

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Pro tip: If you're maxing this weapon's damage, do not go above 55 Dexterity. After 55 Dex, every point in Strength will yield higher AR.

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My favorite weapon.

When I first picked this thing up I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I do, but here I am.
It beats Miquella’s Knight Sword, CleanRot Spear, and Darkmoon Greatsword on my list of faves.
Great in PVE and PVP.

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Try this with the Snow Witch’s Robe for fashion souls. Not only does it look nice while performing the R1 chains, but it fits thematically with the AoW as well.

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I'm pretty sure the Ash of War on this can deflect certain projectiles. I was using the weapon in PvP and when I used the Zamor Ice Storm, it seemed to deflect some fan daggers that were thrown at me.

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it's a little weird of a moveset to get used to but isn't too worse compared to the standard, same attack speed similar poise damage, less range but some steps to make up for it. Solid attacks that look cute and a massive frostbite inducing stance eating aow that ONLY COSTS 15 FP. Pretty good!

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I like the idea of long forward steps making up for the range, but currently that is only on the first and fourth r1, the rest of the attacks are just short without anything to make up for it.

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Can actually trick people quite well with the delayed R1s it naturally has. A lot of people roll early and right into your swing. In my opinion it won't fully make up for its mediocre range and you're just better off with a frost-infused dismounter if you only go for DPS, but this is a fun alternative nontheless, especially if you're looking for some variety

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The regular R1 attacks for this sword just looks like a dance and I love it.

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Wish the aow added a short frost buff but the weapon is already great enough so I'm fine!

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Most of the people saying this weapon is bad are the type of people to say that moonveil is s-tier. This can easily do twice as much damage with the same amount of stat points, costs less fp, and causes almost instant frostbite. And no, the lower AR doesn’t validate hate for this because all of the best weapons in pve are the best because of their ash’s not their damage.

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Surprisingly good against Malenia, not just talking about the AOW

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the speed of the swings is equivalent to other curved great swords, you can check frame data. the significant forward step in light attacks equates to the reach of the dismounter as well. yes, it is the shortest for its class, but they designed the moveset that way intentionally. i have no idea what people are on about complaining about these things. furthermore the ash of war hits like a moving train.

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This is my favorite weapon in the game. I beat the game to ng+7 with this and only this. I don't play much multiplayer but for PVE this is an incredibly good weapon. The design is beautiful and the attack animations are really pretty, which I like a lot. The ash of war is where this weapon shines. the jump attacks alone shred poise and usually poise break most main story bosses within two to four heavy jumping attacks. the ice storm ash just shreds everything. it procs frost, shreds poise and also lowers your hitbox lower to the ground, as you crouch. I've found that you can actually dodge some piercing/swinging boss attacks like morgotts swings and nialls spear thrusts by using the ash of war in front of them, and while summoning the blizzard, you can actually dodge their attacks with the lowered hit box. Another tip I have is that the blizzard lasts longer than your animation, meaning you can attack while the blizzard is still dealing damage. I've seen a lot of players just afk inside the blizzard while its still going, instead of attacking. Even though it has short range, in my 300 hours on that character, I have never once died due to not being able to reach my enemy. To sum everything up, this weapon is actually really strong when used correctly and I think people ***** about it more than they should. Also it looks sick, just like the heroes who wield it. THE ZAMOR EMPIRE WILL RULE AGAIN <3

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Im fine with this sword having short range and slow speed, but the unique r1s dont go far enough to be useful over the other curved swords range advantage. I also think all the r1s should have gotten a longer leap, since you kinda just stand there swinging with low damage and slow speed after the first r1. It becomes especially bad when you compare it to bloodhounds fang, who easily gets 200 more damage with the same stats allocation to max the damage of this one, and then it also has more range, faster r1s, and a less situational skill.

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This thing is hard to use in PvP, having the lowest range and maybe even the lowest AR of the curved greatswords, it's definitely easier to pick up a Bloodhound's Fang or something and call it a day. However, this weapon is also so uncommon in PvP that half the players I fought in arena don't know what the ash of war does and just leap into my ice storm, both frosting them and eating half their healthbar. The R1's are not great even with the buff in attack speed, but it's better to powerstance with another cgs (I personally love using the Monk's Flameblade with Flame of Redmanes aow for a Fire/Ice themed Swordsman.) All in all, it was fun to use but good luck managing the range while spacing.

7/10 Weapon, would use powerstanced

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best cgs for pve

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how to counter this weapon in pvp: walk backward

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was the speed of this thing's light attacks buffed in 1.09?

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I have but a 1 question.
If Zamor knights were mortal enemies of fire giants, despise flame and worship winter,
then how the ***** are their swords and armour are made of iron?
Instead of ice, cold-worked copper or wood & flint for example.
Fromsoft usually has a lot of attention to detail, so that's king of odd...

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The damage is good and the passive frost is a nice bonus, but its slower than a colossal for crying out loud

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when i see this weapon i spin 360 degrees and walk away

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A perfect off hand weapon. The roll catch potential in PvP and the defensive 360 swings in PvP make it a great weapon to pair with a longer reach weapon. I would highly recommend giving this a go

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i wish i spent less time spinning and more time actually hitting the thing im locked onto

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I feel like this weapon got the short end of the warped axe treatment. I think originally this was meant to be either the heaviest curved sword or the lightest curved greatsword. It ended up in the later category, and not being infusible means that outside of the weapon art, this is the worst curved greatsword to use.

Given its range and the graceful attacks, this would have made for an interesting weapon if it could be main handed when dual wielding curved swords.

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Horrible weapon with a godlike weapon art. I only keep it so that I can shake off agressive player groups in PvP. If you manage to land the entire thing in a small, confined area, that's most likely a guaranteed victory for you.

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All devs need to do at this point to make it viable is to buff it's ar, make it hit as fast as other curved greatswords with range buff or make it fastest in greatsword class...

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i feel like this weapon pairs really well as a guard counter weapon.

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Wow did it’s ash of war get a face lift. I have yet to not instantly frostbite a boss and do 2k to mobs lol

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It's certainly appealing design wise, and frostbite is very powerful, but a cold Omen Cleaver or Dismounter will be better overall. The ash is decent, but it's hard to make up for its unbelievably low AR and pathetic attack range. It's serviceable, as every weapon is; I'm sure even weathered straight sword and cane sword have their fans, but seriously, any success you find with this weapon comes down to frostbite (which is not at all exclusive) and your general aptitude for the game, which could translate to any other curved greatsword.

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I've been rocking a light roll build with bloodhounds fang and it's been fine. I've been running through stuff with almost no issue. BHF is mad heavy though, 2.5 lbs heavier than this. And I can actually wear clothes with this so the drip unreal. For real tho, I haven't done a tone with it yet but it's basically impossible to get really any poise period on aight roll build without throwing an insane amount into stamina, but that AoW gives you insane hyperarmor. I've been whacked by one of the mounted spear knights in leyndell at the beginning of the move and didn't get knocked out of the animation, so this becomes veeeery handy for me, a tarnished with all the structural integrity of a wet napkin. It feels so much faster and smoother, not nearly as clunky. And no INT scaling for frost! I was so happy about that. I could keep my pure melee dex build and not mess with my Stat spread. Obviously the AR is lower, and I haven't done much testing against bosses, but so far this feels really good.

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This would be a 10/10 weapon if you became a helicopter when powerstancing. Still, nothing short of an amazing weapon. A cool alternative to frost builds without stinky blue. Has a learning curve but effective once you get used to the moveset. Frostbite buildup on the AoW that sends chills down your spine. Makes your head spin with how amazing it is. I might be straight but I would become curved if this weapon was anthropomorphic or something idk.

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In short this is the best curved greatsword

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Sometimes you just don't wanna adhere to the meta and be what you truly wish to be instead; a ballerina

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In my opinion, this is one of the most unique weapons in the game, given its design, moveset, frost buildup, and weapon art. I feel like I mostly hear people complain about the weapon, primarily its range and swing speed. Its damage is also a little low but the frost buildup could make up for that. The weapon art seems really good and frost buildup is always a nice benefit. So overall, is this really a lackluster weapon (mainly in PVE) or is it just that it's overshadowed by things like the bloodhound's fang and could afford to be improved with some slightly tweaking, but is still a fine endgame choice?

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Cooler BHF

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At the very least either the attack speed should be buffed so that it's faster than other curved swords, or the size of the weapon needs to be bigger

At least you can do a little spin. It's also got frost bite, which is pretty neat

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Should do at least some magic damage :/

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The first dragon in Farum Azula was kicking my butt a bit. Had trouble using bolt of granseax, had trouble with icerind hatched, pulled out this bad boy and the weapon art annihilated the dragon, and the fight was a cake walk. Say what you want, but this sword has its uses.

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How none of you have even thought to mention this is just baffling to me..

Fire's Deadly Sin resets Frostbite upon proc'ing, no weapon or other fire spell needed to swap to, and the ash of war Zamor Ice Storm procs Frosbite stupid fast. It also breaks stances easily with just a couple R2s. Did I mention you get Hyper Armor during this?

Yeah this thing kicks ***. Use it.

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Important:

Ive found that it breaks poise faster than other curved greatswords. It also seems to have higher hyperarmor.

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Potentially good weapon if it weren't for the bad range and that it's (probably) slower than the other curved greatswords.

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I was playing around with some weapons earlier and it feels like the R1 chain is the same speed as regular CGS's R1 chain.

The main difference between them is range (Because Zamor Curved Sword is much shorter than other CGS's) and the area of the attacks (ZCS's attacks all go from your front to your right side, while regular CGS's slash to both sides)

Outside of that, the Frost build up on this weapon is kind of tragic compared to a Frost infused CGS (Which will reach 127 build up at +25). However it's WA is pretty nice, does good damage and frost build up as well as having a nice area.

However, it's R1's look really cool (If a little silly for fans of weapon based martial arts) and what's life without a little Elden Drip?. Sadly, powerstancing makes you lose the twirls and get generic CGS powerstance moveset, even if you use 2x Zamor blades...

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I think the R2 is faster than the R1

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use the skill with no FP, funny little oversight on the developers part.

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pair it with the flowing curved sword for max style

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I maxed this out and was loving it paired with a Monk's Flameblade for the fire-and-ice of it all, but having to 2H the flameblade to use Flame of the Redmanes for frost resets was a bit tedious, so I tried investing in Bloodhound's Fang for the first time after several hundred hours. At +9 it does more damage than my maxed Zamor. More reach, can buff it, still has a passive status buildup, faster R1s. Oof. So there are only two reasons to use Zamor: 1) poise casting Zamor Ice Storm and 2) twirling like a beautiful dancer, but with a bigger iron than Flowing Curved Sword.

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Is this weapon better than Bloodhound's Fang in general use? I mean, it hits not as hard as Bloodhound, but its frostbite can lower enemies' defense, and its skill is quite more useful, so any opinion?

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You could potentially power stance it with the bloodhound's fang to get both bleed and frost.

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Chad Zamor "The design and animations look cool" Curved Sword vs. Virgin Bloodhound's "It does a lot of damage!11!" Fang

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It's a little ugly but it hits hard

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a lot of people are talking about the damage scaling and comparing it to other curved greatswords and whatever but what most of you are missing is that when you swing the sword you do a little twirl. you do a fancy little spin and you twirl around and it's very funny. so please make sure to keep this in mind. thank you.

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I'm honestly not sure for what build this weapon is made for, cause if your going for frost intelegence build pretty much most big cold infused weapons will deal almost the same amount of damage or even higher then this thing even while dealing split damage and taking into account enemy defense...
If for dexterity or (if your insane) for quality the Bloodhound fang exists which has bleed and deals 100 if not more damage then this, while all other curved greatsword will deal more damage on physical infusions, sure one might say its for cold without need to invest in int, but freezing pots are better for these and small enemies would likely die before frost even procs, which only lefts out it's weapon skill Aoe...
Overall cool looking weapon with interesting weapon skill, that get overshadowed by pretty much all other curved greatswords....

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Cant be enchanted with magic nor faith spells.

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I think there's a mistake, this weapon can't be enchanted with Magic or boosted with Consumables.

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Might just be me, but it feels like this sword has a unique boost to its stamina consumption, as in - it consumes a lot essential stamina then the other swords. But like it said someone needs to test that it could just be a feeling because of the unique flowing style.

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The fact that u can make it enchant probably makes it one of the strongest frost weapons and most versatile one at the same time

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You can "one shot" players with 60 vigor easily with the ash of war on this it's so much stronger than the spell w/ Alexander's Shard

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The weapon art is a god-send for fighting bird enemies

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So would a quality build be best for this weapon or what?

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fun thing i learned while fighting battle mages in the area in haligtree before loretta.... the ice storm pushes magic spells away....

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I imagine that we have to wait for DLCs for any good Frostbite content? I mean, I am doing an ice queen cosplay and I have no idea what to do with it. Just use Icerind Hatchet until late game?

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i was excited to be able to use this weapon until i equipped it god did it shrink. It looks so pathetic. Idk who in FromSoft was like " ye that size is about right" for a >curved greatsword< It looks more like the size of a cleaver than anything else.

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Cool af but low damage compared to other curved great swords. LIke a lot lower.

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Seems to swing a hair faster two-handed versus one-handed. Not enough to compensate for its short reach and just a pinch too slow speed, however. Not a weapon that 'feels' comfortable.

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Seems like a pretty low frostbite build up no?

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I power stance this with quality monks flameblade. Zamor ice storm + flame of the redmanes is a boss melting combo

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Very unique weapon. Unique moveset, ice build up with no damage and a unique weapon art.

Some things to note
1)first swing with the weapon while standing still is kinda slow.
2) it's pretty short for a curved greatsword
3) the weapon gives you a decent amount of poise allowing to tank a hit from a shortsword or something.

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Such an elegant weapon, fell in love with it as soon as I swung it the first time.
One of the best designed weapons in terms of flavor imo, not just something you just swing like a brute like with every other CGS, its like a dance this time.

Sadly, the low range and slow LAs limit this greatly.

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the moveset is so cool but im saddened i cant infuse it with a different ashes of war, its nearly perfect, sigh

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Ah man I tried to love it, I want to love it, but the first light comes out a bit too slow. Faster enemies can constantly stagger you out of it if you don't have any poise, I'd give it a buff just for the first light attack, really tricky to use with it's low range. Otherwise one of the most (if not the most) unique weapons in the game.

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The 4th attack in the light attack chain (last attack) seems to do about 20% more dmg than the previous one, i'm on first NG have this at +10 in Raya Lucaria, hitting those zombie weak mobs for 850 on the third attack, and then got 1100 on the 4th attack.

Also the first attack in the heavy chain seems to be quicker than the first attack in the light chain :P

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The weapon art is really worth it, but tip for everyone who is using this, try using heavy attacks (non charged) i've tested, and for some reason, the first non charged heavy attack is quicker than the first light (L1) attack which is very interesting to say the least:)) try starting combat with a heavy instead, see if it helps in anyway.

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one of the most interesting and fun weapons to use. moveset takes a little getting used to, but it’s fun

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The weapon skill does high poise damage and staggers good enough but because it makes the enemy ai dodge out of it it won't always hit with all of the wind and ice it pulses.

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Cool weapon kinda wish it got a D in int or something, but I guess dex/str builds need swag too eh

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if you duel wield two does it have a different curved sword duel wield moveset?

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Still uses it's unique moves in the off hand instead of the regular cgs two swings

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The ice storm is actually powerful but doesn't do much against enemies that are constantly moving, they can easily just get out of range. But if you can manage to hit with it, its good

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Is zamor ice storm considered a charge skill?

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This is the worst CGS by far - the moveset is so terrible and gives up all the range the weapon class excels at for no benefit. Just stick with the Bloodhound Fang or the Dismounter, honestly.

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This weapon has a very unique moveset compared to the rest of the curved greatsword

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