Savage Claws

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Keen

FP cost

13 FP

Skill

Savage Claws

About this Ash of War

This Ash of War grants an armament the Keen affinity and the following skill:

"Savage Claws: Pounce like a beast to viciously slash into foe with left and right claws."

Usable on beast claws.

Woodland southeast of the first Gravesite Plain grace

Gravesite Plain

Starting Site of Grace: Gravesite Plain

1. Enter the Realm of Shadow and activate Gravesite Plain, the first grace outside the starting cave.
2. Ride southeast into the woodland. Look among the trees for Logur, the lightly dressed fighter using claws, rather than waiting for an invasion message.
3. Defeat Logur and collect the Beast Claw weapon. Savage Claws comes attached to it; remove or transfer the Ash through the Ashes of War menu.

Notes

• The skill commits you to a series of claw attacks. Start it when the enemy is recovering, rather than assuming every swipe can be cancelled safely.
• Several contacts can build up the status effect already carried by the weapon. The Ash does not give every setup the same bleed buildup.
• Its forward movement helps close a short gap, but the animation still leaves you exposed if the enemy attacks through it.
• This is for the Beast Claw weapon class. Ordinary Claws are a different class and cannot use it.
• Compatible weapon classes: Beast Claw. A weapon with a fixed skill cannot use this Ash of War.
• Its default affinity is Keen. The supported choices are Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood and Occult; the appropriate whetblade is needed for additional options.
• The skill costs 13 FP before equipment that changes FP costs.
• Makes six alternating claw contacts for 13 FP. Damage follows the weapon’s attack power and affinity, so choosing Keen does not make Dexterity the only possible attribute for the skill.
• Each slash applies 60% of ordinary weapon status buildup. Landing all six can apply more than one normal hit, but not six full applications.
• The whole flurry gives 22 stance damage if every contact lands. Damage bonuses do not automatically increase stance damage.
• Shard of Alexander strengthens the skill, and repeated contacts can build consecutive-hit effects. Godfrey Icon does not apply because the flurry cannot be charged.
• Red Bear’s Claw has a fixed skill. Obtaining that weapon does not unlock Savage Claws for ordinary claws or other weapon classes.