Dual Wielding in Lords of the Fallen is interesting, as it doesn't quite work as people who are familiar with dual wielding in other Soulslikes might expect. Essentially, it seems like the intention behind the design of this system is that one-handing or two-handing a single weapon is good for 1v1 combat such as boss fights and dual wielding is best for groups of enemies.

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But, more than that, dual wielding can also output more damage as a whole, can build up status effects easier, and sometimes it might even have a better moveset than any of the individual weapons the player is using. So, let's go over some of the best dual-wielding options players have found in Lords of the Fallen.

10 Left-Hand & Right-Hand Bringers Of Stillness

A Perfect Pairing That Are Meant To Be Used Together

First up let's go over two Short Swords that were essentially designed to be used together, AKA the Right-hand and Left-hand Bringer of Stillness Swords. Both of these are obtained from the Bringer of Stillness (though it can be a bit of a pain to get both), and both swords look essentially the same.

However, despite their looks, the two swords are slightly different, as the Left-hand Sword builds up Frostbite while the Right-hand Sword deals additional Wither damage. When combined and with the right gear, these swords will shred every enemy in sight, and they'll look great doing it too.

9 The Iron Wayfarer's Hammer & Devotion's Might

For The Ultimate 'Bonk' Build

Jumping right from an Agility-focused combination to a Strength-focused one, let's go from swords to bonk, otherwise known as a dual Grand Hammer setup. Both the Devotion's Might and the Iron Wayfarer's Hammer are among the best of the best weapons in Lords of the Fallen.

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And, even though their intended usage seems slightly different (Iron Wayfarer's Hammer seems to scale more for all-rounded builds) they will still cave in the skull of almost any enemy in the game when used together. Sure, it's slow, but players will notice they have power armor when charging some of the Heavy Attacks, they'll always be dealing some sort of elemental damage the enemy is weak to thanks to the Wayfarer's Hammer, and it's very hard to miss an attack on an enemy when using this combo.

8 Bloodlust & Bloody Glory

For When You Need To Both Heal & Hurt With Blood

This next recommendation is a bit out there as it's not entirely centered around using both of these weapons at the same time, but hear us out. Essentially, Bloodlust is one of the most popular weapons in LotF for a number of reasons, but the main reason is that it has an innate effect of restoring some of the player's health on every kill.

However, it turns out the player doesn't actually need to have the Bloodlust in hand to get that effect, they just need it equipped. So, with that in mind, Players can equip the Bloodlust and the Bloody Glory, use the Bloody Glory 2-handed most of the time, switch to dual-wielding to deal with mobs, and still get the benefits of the heal-on-kill passive regardless.

7 Most Daggers + A Short Sword Or Fist Weapon

Lightning Fast With A Huge Parry Window

Next up is another odd recommendation, as it's not recommending any weapon in particular. Essentially, this next entry is just to mention that players who like quicker movesets and want to interact with the parrying system in Lords of the Fallen more should absolutely use either two Daggers dual-wielded or a Short Sword/Fist weapon (heck even an Axe works) and a Dagger in their Shield Hand.

This recommendation comes from the fact that different weapons/shields in LotF have different parry windows, with Daggers being the largest which makes sense given how much damage the player will take if they miss the timing. So, if a player uses something like Jefferey's Dagger and Elianne the Starved's Sword at the same time, they'll find that they're not only able to dish out a ton of damage but also able to react to most situations with a parry and be successful.

6 Kukajin's Sword & Bloodlust

Healing On Kill, Tons Of Bleed, A Bit Of Poison, & Even Some Burn

Not to mention the same weapon on here too many times, but there's another combination that's absurdly strong that also includes the Bloodlust Short Sword. To get this combo, players need to either kill Kukajin or advance her questline enough.

Once they do either of these things, they'll find themselves with her Sword that scales absurdly well with Agility, is fantastic for applying both Bleed/Poison, and looks great to boot. Then, add the Bloodlust into this as a dual wield option, and suddenly players are causing every enemy to gush blood, cough up poison, and heal the player once they finally die.

5 Elianne The Starved's Sword & Pieta's Sword

Another Lore Accurate Pairing That Even Has Its Own Secret Move

And now for another weapon combo that was literally designed, it's Elianne the Starved Sword and Pieta's Sword. One of these weapons is a lot more famous than the other, given that Pieta's Sword has been dominating the online PvP of Lords of the Fallen since the game first launched.

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However, while Elianne the Starved's Sword isn't nearly as good as Pieta's it's still pretty good overall. Granted, the Inferno stat requirement is a bit rough on this thing, but as long as players get the Crafter's Essence Rune that's not a problem. And, if they do manage to use these two visually amazing swords together, players will find that they also get a unique attack with this combination that no other weapon combo has.

4 Final Whisper & Talon

For When You'd Rather Fight With Your 'Fists'

Thankfully there are a good number of Fist Weapon options in Lords of the Fallen. While not the most popular of weapon types in Soulslikes, there has always been a dedicated fanbase of Soulslike players who go for the Caestus builds or something similar.

And in LotF, the Final Whisper and Talon make for a pretty absurdly strong gauntlet combination. While the Talon is assuredly the better option of the two, the Final Whisper also deals Wither damage but also has a bit of Poison buildup on top of it. Combine this with the fact that Fist Weapons have a pretty incredibly fast attack speed, and enemies truly will be letting out one final whisper.

3 Flail Of Wisdom & Flail Of Wisdom

Truly A Build Full Of Wisdom

While the idea of running around swinging Flails in a game where giant broadswords and polearms are an option is hilarious in of itself, that doesn't mean that the Flails in Lords of the Fallen are all that 'worth using'. The Flail moveset is pretty hard to get a lot of use out of aside from the running light attack while two-handing one.

However, the Flail of Wisdom is inarguably the best Flail option in the game, and its Physical Damage scaling is actually pretty impressive. So the optimal recommendation is to run two of these things just for the hilarity (and actual damage) of the dual Flail attacks, but doing so requires going into NG+, so in the meantime, players can replace the second Flail of Wisdom with something like the Flail of Holy Agony for one of the most goofy looking builds outside of maybe a pure Consumable/Throwable build.

2 Ebonlight & Luminous Abiding Defender Swords

Truly And Honestly A Bit Too Strong Of A Combination

The Abiding Defenders are a bit of a polarizing boss fight (and eventually elite enemy) among the player base of Lords of the Fallen. Some people actually really enjoy their 2-on-1 boss fight while others absolutely despise it. Regardless of the opinion, however, it's pretty much a known fact that both of their swords are absolutely fantastic, especially when used together.

Both weapons have the same visual aesthetic, scale of the same stats, and put out about the same amount of Physical Damage. However, where they differ is in their elemental damage, as the Ebonlight Sword has Bleed and Wither while the Luminous Sword has Bleed and Holy damage. Sadly, this combination isn't really available in the early or mid-game, which can be a bit of a bummer.

1 Rosamund's Sword & Judge Cleric's Corrupted Sword

For All The Jack-Of-All-Trades Builds Out There

And for the final recommendation, let's go over another incredibly unique inclusion with a combo that's meant for players who are evenly spreading their stats across the board. Both Rosamund's Sword and Judge Cleric's Corrupted Sword are weapons that scale pretty well in all four stats of Strength, Agility, Radiance, and Inferno.

While Rosamund's Sword doesn't have quite the same amount of Strength and Agility scaling that Judge Cleric's sword has at max rank, both scale pretty well with Radiance and Inferno especially. Using these two weapons, players can build in a way that allows them to have a lot of speed, a lot of raw power, access to all three types of sorcery, and the ability to use all kinds of Umbral spells.