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btw if you picked samurai class, the uchigatana ash of war unsheath is kinda broke for starting, use the ash of wars heavy attack and you'll be doing great poise damage + bleed build up
also as a fromer K + M player go and change heavy attack button to something reachable imo. Put it on a key that you can use it because heavy attacks in ER are so good