Spinning Slash

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Keen

FP cost

6 FP

Heavy follow-up

12 FP

Skill

Spinning Slash

About this Ash of War

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

"Spinning Slash: Skill favored by dexterous warriors. Slash foes as your body spins. Additional input allows for a follow-up attack."

Usable on swords, axes, and polearms (colossal weapons excepted).

Bernahl's shop at Warmaster's Shack

Stormhill

Starting Site of Grace: Warmaster's Shack

Before you go

• Have 1,200 runes.
• Visit during the day.

1. From Gatefront, follow the road uphill through Stormgate to Stormhill Shack. Turn east along the road through the woods to Warmaster's Shack.
2. Speak to Knight Bernahl inside during the day, open his skill shop and buy Spinning Slash for 1,200 runes. His shop has one copy.
3. If Bernahl has moved to Volcano Manor, use his drawing-room shop. Once he leaves the manor, examine the sword at his chair for the established shop.
4. If you already have Bernahl's Bell Bearing, give it to the Twin Maiden Husks to buy his remaining stock. Killing him is unnecessary and cuts off his later quest rewards.

Notes

• Costs 6 FP for the opening spin and another 12 FP for the follow-up, for 18 FP if you complete both parts. Press skill again to continue.
• The sequence changes with weapon type. Smaller blades use a quicker spin, heavier swords and axes use a slower version, and twinblades have their own animation.
• These are weapon hits, so the weapon's attack power, affinity and status buildup matter. A longer weapon also reaches farther during the sweep.
• The repeated contacts can work well with bleed or other buildup already on the weapon. They do not add a new status effect by themselves.
• Commit to the follow-up when the opening is long enough. Starting the spin does not make you invulnerable to attacks from the rest of a group.
• Dragon Halberd has a distinct version that gives its lightning and frost effects. This transferable Ash does not grant that enchantment.
• Shard of Alexander improves the skill's damage. Repeated-hit bonuses can also help when enough hits connect to activate them.
• Can use this Ash of War on compatible equipment in these classes: Dagger, Straight Sword, Greatsword, Curved Sword, Curved Greatsword, Katana, Twinblade, Axe, Greataxe, Spear, Great Spear, Halberd, Reaper, Throwing Blade, Backhand Blade, Light Greatsword, Great Katana. Fixed-skill equipment is excluded.
• The default affinity is Keen. Additional affinities depend on the weapon and your whetblades; a class appearing in the compatibility list does not mean every weapon in that class supports every affinity.