Axe of Despair

Axe of Despair
Weapon type
Might	16
Range	1
Required	Silver Axe
SP	400
Exclusive?	Yes
String ID	SID_絶望の邪斧
Numeric ID	2549
Description	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on foe during combat, and also, the following effects will occur based on the value of total bonuses on unit + value of total penalties on foe: if ≥ 5, "foe cannot make a follow-up attack"; and if ≥ 10, "unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack"; and if ≥ 15, "inflicts Special cooldown charge -1 on foe per attack during combat." (Example: if unit has an Atk/Def+6 bonus and foe has an Atk/Def-6 penalty, the calculated total will be 24.)

Notes

• The stat decrease that can be applied by Axe of Despair is considered a combat reduction.
• Axe of Despair can prevent the foe from making a follow-up attack.
  • Axe of Despair will not prevent Brave Weapons users from performing the 2 consecutive attacks when initiating combat, but the attacker cannot perform a follow-up attack.
  • As a general rule, if a unit is both prevented from making, and guaranteed to make, a follow-up attack, the effects cancel out, and the standard speed check decides instead.
  • A foe with skills such as  Null Follow-Up 3 or a status effect such as  Null Follow-Up will disable Axe of Despair's follow-up attack prevention.
• As a general rule, if a unit is both prevented from making, and guaranteed to make, a follow-up attack, the effects cancel out, and the standard speed check decides instead.
• A foe with skills such as  Null Follow-Up 3 or a status effect such as  Null Follow-Up will disable Axe of Despair's guaranteed follow-up attack effect.
• The "Special cooldown charge -X" effect will stack with the "Special cooldown charge +X" effect.
  • For example, if a unit is affected by both  Guard and  Accelerate Special, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
• If used alongside another source of "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has two "Special cooldown charge -1" effects from two different sources, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge -1" effect is active.
• Skills such as  Spd/Def Tempo 3 and  Whirling Grace will neutralize effects that inflict "Special cooldown charge -X" on its user.

List of owners

Unit	Skill chain
Morgan: Devoted Darkness	Iron Axe 5	Steel Axe 5	Silver Axe 5	Axe of Despair 5

In other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	絶望の邪斧
German	Verzagheitsaxt
Spanish (Europe)	Hacha funesta
Spanish (Latin America)	Hacha funesta
French	Hache de chagrin
Italian	Ascia funesta
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)	絕望的邪斧
Portuguese	Machado aflito

See also

• Adroit War Tome
• Black Eagle Rule
• Bow of Verdane
• Bright-Shell Egg
• Brightmare Horn
• Crafty Fighter
• Cunning Bow
• Dragon Bouquet
• Frozen Delight
• Genesis Falchion
• Headsman Glitnir
• Holy Gradivus
• Icy Fimbulvetr
• Körmt
• Lyfjaberg