To the Throwing-knifes-pro's

[Raziel Lewach]

I'm starting to equip some knifes to throw against enemies running away to heal, and i wonder what are the best knifes (I'm 40/30 so i suppose knifes have the best damage). Anyone who tried one or both, what can be the best? The Kruki deals more damage but seems a lot slower to throw... and i dont know about travel speed. Anyone managed to interrupt Estus with the knife? Does it interrupt the animation, or just to damage before they heal? Can both interrupt estus animation or only the kruki? Or maybe ONLY firebombs, then they are worth? Cause they seem slow. Is the Kruki fast enough to do this, or should I use the small knifes even if they do less damage?

[Captain]

Knife meta? git gud or die scrub

[Raziel Lewach]

Originally posted by Edge The Hollow:

Knife meta? git gud or die scrub

Its just to punish people running away to heal in invasions, or in duels if the enemy uses an Ashtus, 90% of my questions are about that. I dont throw any of them while in duels, i hate that

[TheBlueFox]

The throwing knives are the only good option for throwing weapons.

The kukri have a HUGE windup to their throw, and they're easy to dodge.
The poison knives will never poison an enemy on their own, and they do less damage than the normal throwing knives

The normal throwing knives come out the fastest and can be rapidly tossed

[GrayHound]

Kukri staggers, the regular toothpicks don't, afaik. Kukri also deals pretty good damage (around 150) so it's not a bad way to punish runners or slow people in duels. Black firebombs are almost always better though. They deal good damage, stagger and are aoe.

I always use black firebombs in invasions when someone starts running or chugging in distance.

[Hunubul]

Originally posted by GrayHound:

Kukri staggers, the regular toothpicks don't, afaik. Kukri also deals pretty good damage (around 150) so it's not a bad way to punish runners or slow people in duels. Black firebombs are almost always better though. They deal good damage, stagger and are aoe.

I always use black firebombs in invasions when someone starts running or chugging in distance.

Yeah and you can also throw it while you don't target anyone. When they roll you can just try to aim it where they arrive. You can't do that with kukri.

[GrayHound]

Originally posted by Ponion:

Originally posted by GrayHound:

Kukri staggers, the regular toothpicks don't, afaik. Kukri also deals pretty good damage (around 150) so it's not a bad way to punish runners or slow people in duels. Black firebombs are almost always better though. They deal good damage, stagger and are aoe.

I always use black firebombs in invasions when someone starts running or chugging in distance.

Yeah and you can also throw it while you don't target anyone. When they roll you can just try to aim it where they arrive. You can't do that with kukri.

You can but since they have no AOE, it's harder.
I use kukri to bait mobs since they have better arc than the standard knives (it seems they don't drop at all) and you can carry 30.

[Raziel Lewach]

Thanks! So i can discard the normal knifes if the big ones can stagger and interrupt estus casting! And deal more damage. When the enemy starts doing a panic roll and getting distance, i can start the throwing kruki animation, so they eat it right when they start chugging.

Black firebombs sounds nice, but they seem to lack the kruki's range... and throw speed

[GrayHound]

Originally posted by DarkK Raziel:

Thanks! So i can discard the normal knifes if the big ones can stagger and interrupt estus casting! And deal more damage.

Yeah but you won't hit with them. Too slow and they can't be chain-thrown like the standard knives. Black firebombs have a greater chane to hit.

[Raziel Lewach]

Originally posted by GrayHound:

Yeah but you won't hit with them. Too slow and they can't be chain-thrown like the standard knives. Black firebombs have a greater chane to hit.

HMMMM

I'll do some invasions and try both