Switch Axe 
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Axe Mode | Evade |
You may step after attacking
Switch Axe with Classic Controller
Classic Style 1
Sheathe weapon | Axe/Sword Mode |
| Axe Overhead Slash |
| Sword Side Slash |
| Axe Side Slash |
| Sword Overhead Slash |
| Evade |
•Sword Mode
•Reload (when gauge is falling)
Attack |
/ START Button | Axe | Rising Slash | |
Sword Element Discharge (strike several times to finish) | |||
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By combining different buttons, the following kinds of techniques can be used.
When the weapon is sheathed 
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Changes from an unarmed state to sword mode. Reloads when the gauge is falling.
Pressing 
while in motion
Forward slash. Press 
to switch to sword mode
Sheathe |
weapon |
+ | + | Take out weapon and | ||
perform an attack in | ||||
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| Sword mode | ||
while moving |
| Axe Forward Slash | ||
after Forward | Axe Morph Slash | |||
Slash in Axe mode | ||||
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multiple times |
| Axe Hack ‘n’ Slash | ||
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L stick up + | forward | |
Sword Overhead | ||
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| Slash | |
after Side | Sword Morph | |
Slash in Sword | ||
mode | Slash | |
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Sword Mode
Rising slash
Classic Style 2 |
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Axe/Sword Mode | Sword Element Discharge |
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| Element Discharge | Evade |
| You may step | |
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| Once pressed, continue to | left/right after |
| repeatedly press or | attacking |
| to execute a barrage of |
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Axe Mode | attacks with an elemental |
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discharge finish. | Attack | |
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In sword mode, the phials built in to the |
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weapon can use slash gauge energy to execute |
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special attacks. Depleted gauges will recover |
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slowly with time, but just know that when you | Sheathe | |
see the “RELOAD” display, you can reload to | weapon | |
replenish the gauge. If the gauge reaches 0, the weapon will return to axe mode.
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| Sheathe weapon | ||
| R Stick |
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| Axe | Overhead Slash | |
| Sword Side Slash | ||
| Axe Side Slash |
| Axe Side Slash |
Evade | Sword Rising Slash | Sword Rising Slash | |
| Axe | Rising Slash | |
| Sword Overhead Slash | ||
When using Classic Style 2, the R stick can be tilted in different directions to perform various techniques.
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