Stamp (Sweep)

Type

Ashes of War

Default affinity

Heavy

FP cost

5 FP

Heavy follow-up

8 FP

Skill

Stamp (Sweep)

About this Ash of War

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

"Stamp (Sweep): Brace armament and step into a low stance that prevents recoil from most enemy attacks. Follow up with a strong attack for a sweeping strike."

Usable on swords, axes, and hammers (small and medium swords excepted).

Western beach northwest of The First Step

Limgrave

Starting Site of Grace: The First Step

1. From The First Step, ride northwest toward the coast. Use the sloping route down to the beach rather than jumping from the cliff.
2. Once on the western beach, head toward the northern stretch, northwest of Coastal Cave. Search the sand near the broken pillars and land octopuses for glowing footprints following a loop.
3. Wait ahead of the tracks and strike as the invisible scarab reaches you. The kill awards Stamp (Sweep).

Notes

• Costs 5 FP for the bracing step and another 8 FP for the strong-attack sweep. The first input alone does not perform the damaging follow-up.
• The low stance briefly helps resist stagger while you brace. It does not make the entire sweep invulnerable or remove the need for enough HP to survive an incoming hit.
• The follow-up is an actual weapon swing using that weapon's damage and reach. It can apply innate status buildup and a compatible active coating, rather than being a separately scaled shockwave.
• Its broad sweep can catch several nearby enemies, while Stamp (Upward Cut) is a different Ash with an upward follow-up. Owning one does not give you the other version.
• The follow-up still uses stamina. After bracing through an attack, skip the sweep if the enemy has moved away or another hit would catch you during recovery.
• Shard of Alexander improves the damaging skill hit. The sweep is not a charged ordinary heavy attack and does not receive Axe Talisman or Godfrey Icon merely because you use the strong-attack button.
• The invisible scarab follows a fixed loop. Watch the glowing tracks, stand ahead of them and time a strike as the scarab reaches you, rather than chasing behind the footprints.
• Compatible weapon classes: Greatsword, Colossal Sword, Curved Greatsword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Axe, Greataxe, Hammer, Great Hammer, Flail, Colossal Weapon, Great Katana. A weapon with a fixed skill cannot use this Ash of War.
• Its default affinity is Heavy. 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.