Lol that’s how I beat malenia , waterfowl hard as hell to dodge straight up . Ofc you can’t run from the whole move , but I might’ve rolled once or twice
Thanks to how Adaptability works in DS2, I've been doing this since that game, rolling only when strictly necessary. This allows you to spend less time recovering from rolls, and generally a lot less stamina too. Makes the combat so much more fun for me. You should try it out, if you still haven't!