Reduvia is a bleed dagger available in Limgrave; Eleonora's Poleblade is a bleed twinblade from Altus Plateau. Both scale with Arcane and focus on rapid bleed buildup, but at different ranges and speeds.
Reduvia
Earliest bleed option with ranged skill
Strengths
- Available within 10 minutes of starting
- Blood blade has ranged bleed application
- Can dual wield two copies
- Dagger quickstep gives fastest dodge
- Extremely fast attack speed
Weaknesses
- Very short melee range
- Low per-hit damage
- Falls off in late game damage scaling
- Dagger class has limited moveset
VS
Eleonora's Poleblade
AoE bleed with twinblade reach
Strengths
- Bloodblade Dance hits many times for fast bleed
- Twinblade range is much better than daggers
- Fire damage on top of bleed
- Forward momentum on weapon skill
- Better late-game scaling
Weaknesses
- Not available until Altus Plateau
- Higher stat requirements
- Slower than daggers
- Cannot change Ash of War
Verdict
Reduvia wins early game and for stealth/dagger fans. Eleonora's Poleblade wins mid-to-late game with better range and damage. Reduvia is the starter; Eleonora's is the upgrade.