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Highland Axe iconAxe

Weapons · Axe

Highland Axe

StandardSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

Single-sided axe used by the warriors of the highlands.

Attack rating—At your attributes
Weight4.5Equip load units
Requires12Str9Dex
Passive buildup—At your attributes
LocationOpen build planner

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

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In-game description

Single-sided axe used by the warriors of the highlands.

Brave combatants begin battle by crying out their names. Roars are enhanced by this weapon.

Skill

Ash of War: War Cry icon
War CryFP 16 · Ash of War, changeable

Give a war cry to rally the spirit and increase attack power. While active, strong attacks change to charging attacks.Ash of War: War Cry

Compatible Ashes of War (45)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Where to find

Map pending
LocationCorpse beneath Godfrey's painting in the Grafted Scion hall

Stormveil Castle

Starting Site of Grace: Rampart Tower

  1. After defeating Margit, use Gostoc's side entrance through Stormveil and reach Rampart Tower grace. Leave onto the rampart with the Warhawks carrying explosive barrels.
  2. Follow that rampart down toward the chapel roof, keeping away from the barrels when a bird attacks. Use the ladder to descend to the chapel where Rogier can be found.
  3. Continue through the adjoining castle rooms past the Banished Knight's room with the Mimic's Veil chest. Descend through the kitchen toward the large hall patrolled by a Grafted Scion.
  4. Find the enormous painting of Godfrey and Serosh on the hall wall. Defeat the scion or draw it away, then loot the corpse directly beneath the painting for Highland Axe.
  5. The hall's western doorway leads to a lift back to Rampart Tower. Once opened, that shortcut lets you return directly to this hall without repeating the chapel route. Godrick is not required for the pickup.
Map location pending

Notes

  • Boosts eligible roar skills and roar-altered heavy attacks by 10% while in an active hand slot. Examples include Beast's Roar and the heavy attacks changed by War Cry, Barbaric Roar and Braggart's Roar. It is not a general increase to every attack after you shout.
  • The axe can stay in your active left-hand slot while you two-hand the weapon in your right hand. Switching that left-hand slot to different equipment removes the bonus; an axe merely sitting in your inventory or another inactive slot does nothing.
  • Two Highland Axes do not double the roar bonus. It does stack with Roar Medallion, and its passive does not need upgrades to reach 10%.
  • Its bonus does not strengthen Dragon Communion breath spells or Roar of Rugalea. Omen Bairn and Regal Omen Bairn also do not receive this roar-skill bonus. Similar-looking shouts and projectiles do not all follow the same rules.
  • With Standard affinity, physical damage scales a little more strongly with Strength than Dexterity. Its critical rating is 110, above the usual 100 for an axe; this benefits backstabs and ripostes, rather than adding a flat 10% to every swing.
  • Comes with War Cry, costing 16 FP for a 40-second physical weapon buff and changed heavy attacks. The axe's own passive helps those altered attacks. Replacing the skill does not remove its passive roar bonus.
  • Requires 12 Strength and 9 Dexterity, weighs 4.5 and has no innate bleed. Its relatively long reach for a small axe is useful even when carrying it mainly for the passive.
  • Can use compatible Ashes of War and upgrades with Smithing Stones to +25. Grease or a weapon enchantment can be applied with Standard, Heavy, Keen or Quality affinity; elemental and status affinities prevent ordinary weapon coatings.

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