The Underrated Partizan (Dark Souls 3)

This Partizan has some powerful pokes. It's almost perfect with its precise pincer attacks while also capable of punishing parries and panic rolls with unpredictable sweeps. It is painful. It is the full package. Perhaps the best spear to have in the palm of your pale hands. It. Is. The Powerful Poking Partizan™.
Order one today, you pucking ponce.
#darksouls3 #ds3underrated
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Shoutout to Derpy_Turtle for telling me about the potential of this weapon. It's the most fun you'll have with a spear. (No, the Ringed Knight Spear doesn't count.)
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potsu - just friends
Liu BAE - Mocambo
Bonus Points - Martini
City Girl - runaway
Noname - Mary Jane Love

[@Xarxes_]

Forget underrated, I didnt even know this weapon EXISTED.

[@ddm_gamer]

Same

[@wonders8561]

This would be a good warlord build with faith.

[@lorenzocorso530]

Yep, me too

[@lobodagoiaba4519]

same

[@cosmodarklight213]

I never tried that spear before, I'm about to get it lol

[@velocity478]

I never noticed that body hanging until now

[@kade_viralbrush]

neither

[@DaryleHamel]

Seriously- day one souls owner (every game in series) and I.NEVER.NOTICED.THAT.BODY until June 2020 (this vid). Wow.

[@krulzvain8933]

@@DaryleHamel Wtf i played this game a shit ton of times i never noticed a body there lol

[@andyamaya7218]

Daryle Hamel dude I’ve finished the game like 8 times now and I’ve never noticed till today lol

[@wimbusbert1249]

Yeah lol I think the reason this weapon is underutilized is because it's so hard to see.

[@naonna1]

The fact it's not ALL pokes makes it pretty nice.

[@fodens3678]

Has anyone told you that, your choice of music is top tier? Because it is.

[@alecetym6246]

Yes getting out Shazam every 3 minutes is annoying

[@emersonwright972]

Some seriously good stuff. Only thing to hate is having no idea what the genres are called.

[@armondolewis369]

@@emersonwright972 Chillhop

[@alexepic3255]

I love the intro

[@Furman2137]

*POWERFUL POKING PARTIZAN*

[@CosmicKnightly]

Holy shit never knew thw partizan was there and i have over 1000 hours on ds3

[@TheLloydLightning]

Same. At some point you just stop looking around.

[@TheLloydLightning]

c I simply missed it in my first run's . And after a few playthrough's I ended up autopiloting without looking around to much.

[@GiomDe]

why did I never hear of this weapon before. I wanted a spear with a weapon art like that so bad that I went and got the Ringed Spear instead

[@yessirskiii4243]

same

[@Shad0wmoses]

lol literally every character i make, i always make a point to go out of my way to get this weapon just to be thorough. and its not something you just randomly pickup as your walking around. you actually have to make an effort to get it since its hanging in that awkward spot. but ive never in all the times i got it, ever used it even once.

[@DeadBotetes]

Ok you conviced me. I'm "partzipating"in the poke frenzy.

[@isaiahleza3299]

"Partizipating" ;D

[@Yoruharu]

that's a pretty shitty pun

[@Ozatiq]

Cheap but effective

[@AmberScottProd]

🅱️owerful 🅱️oking 🅱️artisan

[@Paradisio84]

It's all about that.... 🅱️OWA!

[@smegmaserpant4778]

saint_riot here

[@danieladamczyk4024]

Nowerful Noking Nartisan?

[@Yeetomato]

shane ryder...

[@apichumagician502]

🅱️ufferfish, just wanted to say this. Along with my favorite Pokemon... 🅱️ichu

[@iamamish]

Dude as soon as I saw the video I thought, "DERPY". He is an absolute witch with that weapon, and has shut me down more than a few times with it.

[@natcoolyeah]

It took 2 1/2 years for this weapon to get the recognition it deserves, has and always will be one of my favorites. Second only to the crescent axe

[@natcoolyeah]

I'm so proud of my little boy

[@mendra796]

year crescent axe is super fun, sadly can't use it without getting frustrated on PC. considering the latency difference with some players and avarage builds being the usual meta ones.

[@serlecky3888]

Still hear saint?

[@frankteng]

It took that long for me to even realize it exists

[@ColeTrainStudio]

Partizan and Lucerne has been my load out since DSIII released.

[@damian6660]

I tried on a quality build and the AR was garbage. Then saw the numbers with sharp infusion and fell in love with it, an the Leo ring makes gives tears of joy.

[@AlexHyena1]

I remember looking through the weapons on the wiki, trying to recreate all forms of the Soul of Cinder, and I saw the Partizan’s weapon art and thought “what’s a spear doing with the same weapon art as the spiked mace?”

[@BobaSoda_]

The background is really hitting me, subscribing on that reason alone.

[@TR-ru7wl]

Great video JM. Here' one tidbit that can come in handy. Against smaller weapons I like to do an L2 on it's own. For some reason people almost always run in after this. Then I do another L2 and add the R2. It works so often it's absurd. It just flows so weirdly nobody expects you to do it.

[@hossdelgado626]

Message for archival puposes.

[@illyasoniii]

the thing that drives me nuts with dark souls' lances is the fact that they don't hold it correctly, and could be so much better if they held it at the end of the pole instead of the middle. it drives me insane

[@StonedApe710]

In fact there is no lances in the game besides the greatlance that is categorized as Pike

[@Sir.Alonne]

well you don't want to hold it right at the end you do need a little weight to counter balance the head. Also they do slide the weapon through the front hand for more reach.

[@novashy7119]

Yeah, thats not how All spears should be handled. I have Used a spear in actual classes around weaponry. It is actually harder to handle a spear all the way at the bottom. Its got good range sure, but pulling back, doing PRECISE stabs, or slashes and recovering from them or any move is much easier when your grip is around the Center. Now that doesnt mean Dont go to the bottom. There are times when over extending the spear can be great, but its not something you should always do. If your opponent manages to get close, what are you gonna do when the head of the spear is all the way 3 feet behind him, and you dont have any shaft or butt of the spear to work with?? However if your grip Is at the center and you dont over extend and miss, its much faster and easier to retract and defend or get ready for another stab. Not to mention with the butt end of the shaft you can use it as a club. Point is, not all spears should be handled at the bottom. Pikes are Meant to be used at the bottom to deal with cavalry and in formations. But a spear like the partizen in game, a spear thats almost as tall as you or a bit taller. Its best to use in the center.

[@ErebusTotallus]

That was incredibly informative. I had been wanting to play with spears more in ds3 since doing it recently in DSR, but I don't think I ever would've considered the partizan. Definitely will now. 👍

[@superphatcakes]

Same tbh.

[@vaskopoh9512]

Airbus

[@matheusataide3368]

Your videos always chill me for some reason.

[@LendinSwiftbolt]

Music, amazing commentary, calm demeanor. It's very nice.

[@greedsin555]

"The Powerful Poking Partzan" - Cringing Edgy

[@davids7646]

Is that a saint riot reference?

[@greedsin555]

yes

[@iainhansen1047]

Yes more videos like this would be great!

[@MrDekasOne]

The powerful poking partizan

[@Poot94]

It is not a very good weapon but it is fun.. and fun is good.

[@Josephtho]

As a friend and as a fan, I always look forward to your uploads. Great work as always JM.

[@alrswhtx4920]

josephtho Partizan is ass

[@FF-dw4cl]

Ahhh nice choice of song in the intro its so good

[@yourpal4l]

Heyya JM, i just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. I really enjoy watching your content despite the fact that i do not play Dark Souls 3 or the games in your channels, but i just found them so entertaining coming from you. Thank you for making my day a bit better.

[@Th3EpitapH]

I was lucky enough to find out about how sick this spear's moveset is early on in the game's life. Ran the partizan for standard play, offhand manikin claws for parry + rushdown if two-handed and then the dual maces for kicks. the bag of tricks was huge. so much utility man. It's just such a nice weapon. Requires adjustments to use when compared to any other weapon but it rewards uniquely too.

[@nekotyrant1629]

Thank you for this quality. You go into very good and definitive detail about weapons no one would think about. And you don't fill your video full of parries and back stabs when showcasing the weapon like a lot of others do. Now, excuse me while I go make a partizan character, while you continue to discover glorious weapons that break the meta. Good going, my man.

[@PACR66]

People are getting tired of Souls? I had no idea.

[@iTzHellaWack]

that's me at 2:40, nice to meet you jim

[@dangitjm]

GGs, my dude!

[@iTzHellaWack]

dangitjm would love to duel again!

[@hossdelgado626]

That's beautiful.

[@caelephaisking3842]

Honestly, this is still one of my favorite weapons ever, i love spears with moves aside from "poke fast, poke strong"!

[@junoglrr9119]

Ds2- bandit axe, secret op weapon Same with the partizan in ds3.. easily my fav weapon

[@TheLloydLightning]

JunoJupiter GLRR Its not OP

[@junoglrr9119]

Lloyd 😑

[@charliechuckles6494]

bandit axe isn't secret lul. that's like saying chaos blade is secretly op, or warped sword + pate's spear combo

[@junoglrr9119]

Charlie Chuckles i never see it though

[@charliechuckles6494]

back when the game was popular every aura red carried one

[@Tongarious]

For the many, many hours on dark souls 3 I have actually used this weapon and it's probably my favourite in DKS3. Even though this is years late thanks for bringing it the spotlight. Being reminded of it through a recommendation brings back memories of roll catching and killing with the pseudo combo just because my opponent decided to roll to the side when getting out of my R1s, good times.

[@kuan-tingshih8629]

1:13 Oh, finally...now I know my X hours of searching through Undead Settlement for this baby had been completely misguided. Thanks for making this JM. Hope to see ya around~~~

[@prohikikomo]

Honestly, just wanted to come back and thank you. Not just for your God tier videos, but also for your music. I found your channel, say, 5 or so months ago. I've watched your videos (notably your weapon guides) during some pretty dark times. But back to the music. I first heard this song, and it sounded great. After the video I looked it up, and listened to it. I saw the name, laughed, and continued to listen. All of a sudden, I just kinda broke. I know the song wasn't yours, nor was it the main point of the video, but thank you for introducing me to it

[@ajhope1234]

5:57 Leaked ending of My Hero Academia

[@Thixico]

my nigga deku became the number 1 casul

[@ajhope1234]

Big Hat Logan Salazzle hentai. I keep saying I'll change it but keep forgetting lol

[@Thixico]

dont change it bro

[@Thixico]

Yay daddy loves me

[@colinmartin9797]

Old video, but I just wanted to thank you for introducing me to my favorite weapon in dark souls 3. I've been using it since this video came out on my SL55 lightning build, and a lightning infused partizan just confuses and frustrates people so much. It's not the highest damage, but its variety of attacks just lets you get SO many hits in that it doesn't even matter.

[@goodsprings5271]

Is it good for pve?

[@weekendcoff33]

Damn you clever you. And that outro with noname!!!!! Great video man

[@vitorvena]

That weapon makes me feel like im playing DS2 again...

[@Pat_Mc_Garry]

when the R2 did massive damage

[@jjoegr]

SPIN TO WIN

[@falcon_decoy1217]

This is so pure..... so beautiful

[@petey33x]

I’ve really enjoyed these underrated weapons videos. It’s fun to see what left behind weapons can actually perform like in competent hands. Breaks up the monotony of split leaf and Dark Lothric sword videos from other KZbinrs. Your commentary and music is great by the way.

[@KidMangaX]

The underrated FOLLOWER JAVELIN.

[@DukeDylbert]

This video got me listening to potsu and now he is literally my favourite artist. I love your music taste :)

[@GiomDe]

oh my Kos, a dark souls channel I can watch with headphones on.... you are a blessing

[@MegaHellstrike]

I loved this weapon in DS2, absolute mixup king which nobody expected from spears. Sweet memories of intentionally missing the R2 sweep to bait into the follow up stab... Nothing like chasing down a host with a short pointy stick.

[@swingdog]

Originally i liked the video before watching it, but after that pun in the beginning i ended up reporting it

[@Pharthrax]

Which pun?

[@Scorched-Knight]

Sounds like something swing dogo would do. Bad swing dogo.

[@leoortiiiz]

@@Pharthrax .

[@lc1279]

@@Pharthrax .

[@diogomm95]

The Potsu track in the start was such a pleasant surprise, i love you

[@Jack-sp8nw]

this mini series you've got going is very nice. You're quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers :)

[@hobosorcerer]

Astounding commentary- glad to see someone realized the true viability of this unassuming little spear.

[@Foshling]

I always expect a 'whats up guys' or similar when watching youtubers i dont normally, so that opening joke won me over still chuckling over it, good work

[@RyeBreadGangster]

Great video as always JM. Greener pastures eh? I haven't played Dark Souls much recently either. But I still enjoy your videos on it. In fact you and vaati are the only souls youtubers I watch anymore. Hopefully if you move on you decide to do so in gaming and/or youtube. I think you have a great audience that would miss you. Any thoughts on other games outside of Souls you would explore on this channel?

[@cking1112]

The partizan was my PvP weapon of choice in DaS, and I was so happy to have it back in DaS3. Mained that since release. PARTIZAN REPRESENT!

[@visualcortex7500]

I wish to see you earlier. These videos motivate me to return back to Dark Souls and try the underrated weapons. Thank you.

[@blitzidious9635]

It's so fucking satisfying seeing people talk about the Partizan. It was my favorite weapon in Dark Souls lll for these reasons.

[@blenky5516]

I swear to god I heard Potsu before from somewhere b4 but then comepletly forgot about it. Thanks for helping me reconnect with the amazing music he makes! Too bad he stoped uploading tho :/

[@PunkZombie1300]

I've literally never seen this weapon before your video. After so many runs through the game I've never even seen the body hanging that it drops on. I put it on my SL36 +4 "Crusader of the Deep" build with a Deep infusion, and holy shit it's amazing. The damage isn't anything exceptional on my build, but the combos and mix-ups allow for enough burst damage to easily take out a host. It's probably my favorite weapon right now.

[@charlesmorris4041]

How do you not have more likes and views? Very nice video, well put together and you sir are skilled

[@maduesebio7939]

Oh my beloved partizan thank you JM for give attention it deserve it mean lot to me. I'll be see you in ds2sotfs i am looking forward to seeing your moonlight build.

[@ryujinjakka4518]

I’ve never noticed that body hanging there. Wonder how much other stuff I’ve missed. I have played this game so much, made so many different characters, beat the game quite a few times and yet I’m still learning more things about it. In 2019. Such a great game.

[@gubbey7737]

it's always surreal watching a random souls vid and seeing one of your characters in it. i was Uriel of Mirrah at 3:36 if you see this, gg!

[@Mischievous_Moth]

I would love to see more! The Partizan is my favorite weapon in DS3 and now I actually understand why. I'd love to see you cover things like whips and other underused weapons.

[@TheCabalOnMars]

Just jumped on to the parti-train a year later, would have to say I'm in love with the weapon.

[@Horaq]

Your music choices are absolutely excellent. Definitely subbed. Fucking godlike content.

[@mikkoto2135]

Derpy is a monster with his damn parmesan. I’v known how good this thing is for a while, but just haven’t thought to try out any new weapons with ds dying and all, guess I should try it out due to it being perfect for my play style. Guess its time to make people cry in agony even more than now. “REEE MIKKOTO DOES TOO MUCH DAMAGE AND KEEPS ROLLCATCHING ME REEE”.

[@PYR0NinjaPXG]

hey man, I really enjoy your content and style of commentary. a lot of slept on weapons in DS3 especially in favor of the meta, so when I saw the aquamarine dagger video it gave me the idea to use it for a INT/DEX build with friede's scythe. shit slaps haven't really played souls much since the remaster, and prior to that i was really not engaged much with it (a lot of dragon ball fighters, superhot and PUBG) but i picked up DS3 a couple of days ago and fell right back in love. pre remaster though i definitely felt super burnt out from the series underrated or plain overlooked weapons give a well needed refresher for some playthroughs. i just started a new playthrough, ill be basing it around this weapon now lmao sorry for the super long comment, just really appreciate what you're doing here. a series like this on slept on souls weapons would be sick and breathe some much needed life into the series. have a good one my guy

[@bbluva20]

Ever since this video, even though the fire of this game is on it's last embers, so many partizans have appeared... everywhere I go.

[@Leo-dq5yg]

i knew i needed to watch this when i heard Just friends

[@Hooz97]

glad i found this channel. nice music , good commentary , well spoken and thought out. Cheers for the good content

[@Hooz97]

subbed

[@posseslayer280]

About time you made this! I gave the partizan a try after you kicked my ass with it 3 times straight in the arena. It requires a lot of experience and the user has to respect it too. Nice to see you uploading!

[@idiotslayer2]

Dude, why are these videos so fucking GOOD?

[@Kolct]

Partizan has been my main weapon since DS1 glad it finally gets some love! Nice vid!

[@volodyan7780]

I know that's a necroposting but i cant resist. it's one of my favorite weapon, shares first place with Farron greatsword, and old wolf curved sword. God i had so much fun with these weapon. So many options to fight, so many fun combo to land, just beautiful.

[@yourfathersfather8751]

I love these kinds of videos. Really would love to see more.

[@mmeth2281]

It sat there forgotten, waiting for its moment. Through all the patches and changes, meta and antimeta it waited. This is why I always liked using underated weapons because they eventually have their time to shine!

[@opires9822]

Thank you for the explanations and showcase! I will surely test the partizan

[@mystic1029]

Bro, this is the first video of yours that I have seen. Insanely good content, keep up the good work, just subbed

[@JikuAraiguma]

"Alas, but whole." Truer words have never been spoken.

[@noneofyourbiz5973]

I had a lot of fun with this weapon and it became one of my mains on a new build I created. Although I mainly two handed it (sharp partizan), I also paired it with a Black Knight shield along with Bountiful light and great magic shield.

[@cerebraltempest9810]

Just saw this, INCREDIBLE vid, loved the commentary!!!

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

The beauty of this channel is that it illustrates to me that underrated weapons are rarely garbage, its just that garbage players often use overrated weapons. The sprawling variety of weapons in these games is part what makes the series so replayable and rich. if a build is harder to play than a sword and board with havels set or takes some adjustment in play style, thats fine, its DARK SOULS and you probably should be acclimated to some learning curve by now.

[@Teslacooler]

I enjoy every video you make like this, and I would love for you to keep the series going. The Dark Souls 3 meta needs more variety, and I feel like you could help to influence that by showing the value of underused weapons.

[@glutt927]

I would like to add that you can follow up the R1 -> R1 -> R2 -> weapon art combo with a jumping attack which will connect if they roll backwards away from you. I did it a few times and hit between 1500 to 1800 damage.

[@LucidFlameX]

This weapon has grown on me. Those R2 slashes are just so nice.

[@RKirby808]

The Partizan is a real party with its constant mixups and options. Although I would end up going with the Silver Knight Spear it's probably the primary reason why choose my first DS:R weapon the way I did; it has the spear meta game to keep people away from your back but it also has that R2 mixup to shut down certain behaviors that other spears struggle with.

[@jonathanrivera870]

I just got this game a few day ago & Im really enjoying it so far. Found this vid very helpful so I ask if you can continue this kind of vids for other new players like me. Thanks for all of this.

[@ellisraynor228]

Thank you very much for making this video. I have been wanting to mess around with this weapon for a while. Now that I jave a good viable guide that you have provided I shall conquer the land.

[@conn0rized292]

Another neat spear is the Dragonslayer Spear. The R2s come out very quickly and if you don't augment the weapon art with an R2 you get a ranged lightning attack.

[@thefishgolder]

That's what I love about the pvp in this game pretty much every weapon is viable in some way

[@Wicked061]

It's just unfortunate that it's ALWAYS more viable doing a quality build with a straight sword. Ds3 has the weakest build variety and weakest weapon utility of the series. No no no put the pitchforks down. It's just my opinion.

[@indiffurentgamers2734]

I wish you would post more videos, your one of the few good dark souls KZbin's.

[@sancturillore]

I lost it at the "alas, but hole". I guess it really it funnier when you're not expecting it at all.

[@MstrGalzraVoid]

I never even knew it existed, I've never looked up at that spot before.

[@ToHellWithReality]

Partizan has always been my favorite spear. Glad to see it getting some well-deserved love.

[@KRIMZONMEKANISM]

I'm kinda late for the party, but I gotta appreciate the love you gave this weapon. I learned about the Partizan in DS2 because I was really into the Silverblack Spear back in that game, since it was such an amazing weapon, I wanted to see if there was another with a similar moveset.. When I bought DS3 at launch in my country, I found it, and was so happy to see the moveset I loved so much being expanded upon. This weapon is in my oppinion, of the true most underrated powerful weapons in DS3, the other underrated one being the Flamberge. :) Also, has anyone ever tried the Greatsword or Straight Sword WA R1 followed immediately by the R2? It is really good at baiting and killing people. :P Did it a lot way back when with the Flamberge.

[@mand0rk]

That invader at 4:00... just... wow. His controller might just be an analogue stick, a healing button, and R1.

[@kitteecatt4681]

i remember post-launch running around with a 30/30 pyro build and a chaos partizan. i got called many bad things in psn chat after an anor londo fight club. i still love this weapon

[@StinkyPoopyMcFartFace]

I always called it Partizin without using the A. Great video Jim!

[@contempt7074]

And on this day I've discovered a weapon that is my best weapon I've messed with yet. Thank you man

[@francisdimaano2350]

i have 2000 hours on dks3 and partizan is honestly my fav weapon tied with BK Glave and ValorHart. I put Partizan in first place with these 2 other amazing but underrated weapons is because of how unique it is. a spear that has roll catch r2s, spear r1s and a beastly weapon art. Pretty much same reason for BK Glave R1s are nice to bait people towards you (plus has the shockwave and hyper armor) and the r2 can catch people so off guard. ValorHart also on the list because of the unique moveset, the parry shield bait, swap it out for a parry shield like IRS for the unsuspecting parries, and block attacks mid attack. My fav weapons of all time :)

[@MsterxploderV]

I just discovered this weapon existence 1 week ago and I've been playing Dark Souls 3 for a whole year ....

[@alabasterindigo]

I already loved the partizan but I had no idea about that hyper armor or amazing roll catch 😱

[@ratboy850]

Partizan is my main weapon with my build that I use through the series from dark souls 1-3, I absolutely love this thing with how versatile it is, pair it with a dagger for faster enemies or smaller spaces, you're ready for any fighting environment pretty much. Also, shorter than the winged spear, but longer than the regular spear :P

[@ideadlift20kg83]

It's so cool that REALLY good items (I know there is no true best weapon in this game) such as this spear just hangs around in the starting areas.

[@Sumtinrandom]

I picked up this game a week ago. I'm not sorry i waited this long, but I'm happy I finally gave it a try.