Sacrificial Axe

Notes

• Restores 4 FP when a nearby creature dies while the axe is in an active hand slot. You do not need to land the killing blow with the axe. Spells, another weapon or nearby combat can trigger the recovery.
• You can keep it in the active left-hand slot while two-handing your right-hand weapon. Switching away from that slot removes the effect. Carrying it in the inventory alone does not restore FP.
• Two copies do not stack their recovery. Ancestral Spirit's Horn and Sword of Milos are separate effects that can stack with it. The axe restores FP on deaths, rather than continuously over time, so an isolated boss with no adds gives little opportunity to recover.
• With Standard affinity, physical damage favors Strength over Dexterity. It has a short blade, so its passive is often easier to use from the other active hand than by relying on the axe for every attack.
• Comes with Wild Strikes. Hold for repeated swings at 2 FP per use, then use a light or heavy finisher for another 10 or 15 FP. A group of defeated enemies can refund some FP, but the recovery is not guaranteed before the next skill cost.
• Requires 16 Strength and 10 Dexterity, weighs 5.5 and has a normal critical rating of 100. It has no innate bleed. Two-handing meets the Strength requirement at 11 Strength.
• 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.
• This is a guaranteed reward from the Weeping Peninsula Deathbird at night. Other Deathbirds have different rewards, and Item Discovery does not change this guaranteed boss reward.