By the time you get to Alfheim, this redundancy gets downright annoying, especially when you consider the fact that GOW 2018 provided two cool unique finisher attacks for the Dark Elves: in one, Kratos grabs a Dark Elf lance and flings it back at him, knocking him and potentially other surrounding enemies back; in another, he knocks the Dark Elf to the ground before impaling the lance into his back. You can see both of those in this clip by user Might - specifically the first and third finishers.