With a total of 5 Combat Stances to choose from in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you will have something for almost every situation you find yourself in. Those of you who want to cosplay Jar’Kai to its fullest will find themselves inclining toward the Dual Wield stance more than anything else. Equipped with 2 Lightsabers, this stance packs a punch with long combos that can clear very effectively. This guide will provide you with a complete overview of all the skills from the Dual Wield stance in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Dual Wield Skills
While the Double-Bladed stance has crazy amounts of speed, the Dual Wield stance takes it up a notch. This one is all about jumping from one enemy to the other relentlessly. And while your every other stat. not named speed takes a massive hit, it is not that big of a deal since everything is dead before they can react to your attacks. If you can get used to Twin Vipers and Dancing Blades, you will become truly unstoppable. A brief overview of all the skills that this Combat Stance has to offer are detailed below:
Skill | Cost | Effect |
Backstep Slash | 1 Skill Point | You can attack and immediately leap backward to create some distance between you and the attacker. |
Focused Parry | 1 Skill Point | Perform a spinning attack that deals damage to all nearby enemies. |
Uncoiled Strikes | 2 Skill Points | A series of quick attacks that you can perform by delaying the Square/X inputs in a combo. |
Serpent’s Bite | 1 Skill Point | You can hold Square/X to land a flurry of attacks that ends with a powerful overhead swing. |
Precision Release | 2 Skill Points | You can perform a follow-up attack that staggers enemies by releasing Triangle/Y. |
Split Reflection | 2 Skill Points | You can press L1/LB right before a blaster shot is about to hit you to split it in half and reflect both the projectiles back at the attacker. |
Twin Vipers | 2 Skill Points | You can hold L1/LB and Triangle/Y followed by pressing Triangle/Y once more to toss the second blade at an enemy to increase the amount of damage dealt. |
Dancing Blades | 3 Skill Points | You can hold L1/LB and then press Triangle/Y to throw both the Lightsabers that bounce off multiple enemies. |

Best Dual Wield Skills
There are quite a few incredible skills you can go with when it comes to the Dual Wield stance. For example, Backstep Slash costs nothing but a single Skill Point and offers a great amount of utility and mobility. If you are still working on learning the parry timing, you will fall in love with Backstep as it is like having an “Oh, no.” button in your back-pocket. Another skill that you can pair up nicely with Backstep Slash is Dancing Blades which will let you throw your Lightsabers at a group of enemies where they will keep on bouncing for an unethical amount of damage.
Some other options that you can use include Split Reflection which lets you split any reflected projectile into two for increased damage. If you need to something to cover range, you can also use Twin Vipers which lets you throw 2 Lightsabers one after the other.
How to Unlock Dual Wield
To get this one, you will need to progress through the campaign until you get to The Ninth Sister boss fight. After defeating the boss, you will unlock the Combat Stance.
These are all the Dual Wield Skills that you can use in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. If there is anything else you would like to know, be sure to let us know in the comments down below!