Partizan | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

Not to be the halberd/bardiche guy, but this is expressly not a partizan. Partizans have flanges on the side of the blade for parrying other spears.

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With the Partizan, The Party's On (tm)

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Fantastic weapon imo. I used it in my FTH/miracles/regen playthrough (all bosses offline, no summons) with blessed infusion. Btw scaling here is wrong - it's DEX - C with +10 (STR and FTH is correct).

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This is my all time favorite weapon. The only downside in partizan is it's average reach. You really have to learn your spacing with this thing as it is very easy to be too close or too far away from your opponent. Timing is also important especially when utilizing leo ring because typical greatswords have similar reach than partizan, and you don't want to engage trading with this weapon. You also have to be wary of parries and play smart.

R2 horizontal sweeps make Partizan very fun to wield. Crowd control as well as rollcatching is made easy. Standard damage output is nice against poke-resistant foes. R2 to R2 also comboes in most cases.

The true beauty lies in the versatility. Weapon art is unparryable and even has hyperarmor to some extend. Additionally after the initial swing, you can very quickly use R1 instead of the extended R2. This makes your moves more unpredictable, which is nice because ill timed Spin Sweep leaves you wide open due to the final strike being vertical slam.

Jump attack has good reach and can be followed up with rolling attack, which is quite fast and reachy. Basic spear feature.

I like to use a Bandit Knife in my offhand to counter opponents from getting too close. No glorious damage but dagger swings interrupt other fast weapons nicely. Additionally bleed seems to scare people away and spear pokes connect very well with opponents rolling away from the dagger range. Silver Eagle Kite Shield enables you to poke without lowering guard as well as performing the WA. Great stuff.

I really hope they include this gem of a stick in Elden Ring in some way.

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Hi amir

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This thing is basically a "choose your own combo" weapon. Two-handed, R1-R1 is a combo, as with any weapon, but R2 immediately after catches panic rolls in any direction but straight back. You can then WA and extend for a guaranteed two extra hits (third might fail), and then R2 to rollcatch again. The only limits are your range and stamina, and that's what makes me love this bad baby so much!!

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Una mattina mi son svegliato
E ho infilzato l’invasor

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Tf with the fact that I'm on my 3rd playthrough but didn't even knew it existed

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Don't really see this spear in PvP anymore since the ringed knight spear. I haven't forgotten you partizan! You'll always be my favorite!

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Tfw your favorite spear in the DS games will now forever be associated with some commie wannabe's meme video. :(

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Presumably pretty poor at pounding or pulverizing, on the peak of the partizans pole packs a pacifying penetrating point that properly pursues opponents by producing prosperous presumptuously powerful paralyzing pokes particularly practical in predominantly puncturing any piece or pit of peerless plate protection by partially and permanently perforating piles of particles while possibly propelling planned piercing pricks prior to partaking in perniciously perpetuating prevalent pulsating pain partly passing plague, pregnating peril by plowing peculiar predicted pecks that probably prevail in purifying peoples pride producing preposterous pools of plasma!

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You did not find this on a first playthrough

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This thing was a monster in DS2.

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Partizan is actually a contraction of "party at Ann's".

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Perchance a partizan pokes a player, perniciously puncturing the poor person's pantaloons?

People perusing this page, ponder this my plea: partake of proper parrying!

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Doing a For Honor Valkyrie cosplay with this weapon

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This thing is quite the “hidden” gem, I knew it was in the game but I didn’t realize i never found it until i think the fourth time I started a new save and happened to notice it. Great weapon for sharp infusion, and has a good weapon art. I need to mess around with it more to see how the hyper armor is, not sure if it has any.

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Fixed sharp and heavy infusion back to 199 because scaling bonuses were accounted in the previous edit

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Why are sharp and heavy damage so high? I thought infusing it lowered the base damage, but its raised in this case?

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Fixed sharp and heavy +10 infusions, were originally saying 199 physical damage which is wrong

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Dragonslayer Swordspear has also horizontal R2s when onehanded.

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It now has A-A scaling with int/faith for Chaos and Dark infusion

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Sharp +10 has an A in DEX

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Why doesn't it do the whole weapon arts for me? It just stops after the first spin, never finishes the full spin and overhead slam

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Don't know what it is with this weapon in particular. I'm currently running a Mace and Partizan tank build. For backstabs and ripostes, this weapon outdamages my Mace even though that Mace has a higher AR and both weapons have 100 Crit. I'm guessing it's some combination of the motion values of the weapons and that the Partizan has a "halbred-like" sweet spot that triggers on backstabs. Either way, it's fun to shield break with a Mace and riposte with the Partizan for even more damage.

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I've played 1,200+ hours of Dark Souls 3 and just now discovered this weapon. I didn't even find it myself. This very page is where I'm learning about it. I was just trying to find a good spear to go with my SL 80 Crucifix of the Mad King build. I would have never noticed that hanging corpse next to Cornyx.

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Because the only spear that isn't exclusively used for poking must be expertly hidden from players. Thanks fromsoft

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the most hidden weapon in the game is ultra hard to see in a normal game

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Pretty good when youre doing a non twink sl 15-20 build with +1 and raw

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Heavy Partizan has A scaling by +7. Needs updating.

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Blessed infusion gives an S scaling on faith at +10

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The Parryable Partizan Permeates Plated Pauldrons Plus People's Parietal Parts Precariously Per Perturbed Player. P e n i s.

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I just realized that even after playing the game for probably 2000+ hours I had no idea where the weapon even was. It amazes me just how many times I've just run past it and never noticed. Huh.

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The Powerful Poking Partizan, it Participates in Perforating and Plunging into People

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The powerful poking partizan punctures plate armor

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One of the most versatile weapons in the game, too bad it’s so easy to miss.

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Una mattina

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I like how no one talks about how much hyper armor it has on WA, Example I can trade with a UGS r1

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it's categorized as "Spears & Pikes", but it's R2 and WA works identical to a polearm's, which means additional damage if you hit enemies with its tips during sweep attacks.

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Really awesome moveset. I am guessing besides a high-level quality/refined going sharp/dex is best idea? Still astounded at the moveset, using this as a Kaladin from Stormlight Archive cosplay.

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how to stagger poke sister friede to death 101

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what does this weapon best scale with?

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Something to know!!!
If you hit R2 both times, they will both combo!

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In my opinion, the most underrated weapons since dark souls, good damage, extremely useful moveset, could be obtained early, if you are just a little smart this weapon really shine

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800 hours and I didn’t see it once, wtf

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Weapon gets A scaling in dex/str respectively whenever heavy or sharp infused

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In low level pvp is it better ass deep or raw, i am not really planning on buffing it at all

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Is R1 > L2 > R1 a combo like the spiked mace?

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I am wondering, since this spear have the sweeping R2, can you dead angle with them?

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Something that I just found while fighting Creighton, It seems hitting enemies with the tip (similar to scythes) boosts the damage, albiet slightly.
Damage to creighton point blank:220
Damage to creighton using the tip:240
Is this normal or unique?

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Has the same name as the Yugoslovanian solders during WW2.
Showed this to my granpa and he laughed. Don't think this is a refrence on from soft's part.

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For all you people wanting a perfect Woolie build.

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I plan on using this as my primary weapon for a Quality build, what should I use as a secondary?

I can handle myself in a 1v1, but I tend to do poorly versus multiple people, most notably when they're both aggressive. I can handle an aggressive fighter in a 1v1, in fact it's when I perform at my best. Aggressive players tend to be predictable with their advances, if I know what's coming, I know how to counter it. Objectively speaking. What I can't do reliably, though, is stopping multiple aggressors.

What I'm looking for is something that will either help me out in these situations, murder someone quickly(less numbers, easier for me to think and use the Party), or otherwise is useful for securing kills, like, if someone is running away, it'll be better than the party for catching them before they roll(fast attacks/fast running attack), or deals enough burst damage where they'll die before they get the chance to flee.

This might just be wishful thinking on my part(izan), but I hope someone with a bit more game/weapon knowledge could enlighten me.

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This is one of the few weapons that I love using on both PVP and PVE, and even then this is my favorite among them, with the Dragonslayer Swordspear at a very close second. Don't get me wrong, I have a couple of favorites, but most of them I find that I love using some of them on PVP but not that much on PVE, and vice versa.

The R1 is a standard poke which deals respectable damage, good for whittling away at a Boss' HP and pressuring players. The R2 is a sweep that's good for hitting multiple enemies and catching rolls. While I found that I don't use its Weapon Art much on PVE, in PVP it's a good way to mix up and trade as it has decent hyper armor.

Of course, it's damage isn't the best, trading with great weapons is a death sentence, and players who have mastered parrying will have an easy time tearing me apart, which is why being patient and mixing up your attacks is key. I have eaten a lot of UGS strikes in the face and been parried and oneshot riposted, but I always feel that it was because of my lack of experience and/or flaws in playstyle, not because the Partizan couldn't/didn't do this or that.

All in all, while I agree that it has its flaws it's a very reliable and versatile weapon. Try it out and see for yourself.

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Created and beat the game with more then 15 characters.... I never knew this existed....

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literally only just found out this weapon existed 2 minutes ago.... and ive done more than 4 playthroughs in this game

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NG++ on 2 character and ive only just discovered this spear... what else did i miss '_'

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Favorite Weapon. L2 and the dmg in general is pretty weak. However, It's R1 and R2 makes it unpredictable. I usually hit my pvp enemies more than they could hit me. This weapon is a patient's game. Great in duels, not recommended in group fights unless ur enemies play very defensive.

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Correct me if I'm wrong:
This spear is the only spear with a decent and believable moveset, it's as fast as a straight sword, has the same stamina consumption and an almost neglectable little bit more reach. But on the other hand it's reasonably weaker than the straight swords.

So, is there anything I'm missing here or is it really just inferior?
What's the benefit of using it?

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Good if infused Raw at lower levels or nah?

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This spear is one of my faforite weapons in the whole game: fast, long, vercatile and real good scaling.Only spears propably more powerful are dragon slayer spear and sword but thats about it, however this is more versatile and faster.