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 a Brave Weapon user from performing the 2 consecutive attacks when initiating combat, but the attacker is not able to 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.
• If a foe has a "Special cooldown charge +X" effect and a unit has a "Special cooldown charge -X" effect, the effects will stack.
  • For example, if a unit with  Guard Sword+ attacks an enemy with  Steady Breath, the effects will stack and the cooldown will go down without penalty or bonus.
• If used alongside a skill that also inflicts "Special cooldown charge -X", only the higher of the two charge reductions will apply.
  • This means that if a unit has "Special cooldown charge -1" and "Special cooldown charge -1" from two different skills, the battle will play out as if only one "Special cooldown charge -1" is active.
• Skills such as  Creator Sword and  Spendy Scimitar will neutralize any effects that grant "Special cooldown charge +X" to foe or 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

• Black Eagle Rule
• Brightmare Horn
• Crafty Fighter
• Cunning Bow
• Genesis Falchion
• Holy Gradivus
• Icy Fimbulvetr
• Maltet
• Slick Fighter
• Sworn Lance
• Tome of Despair
• War-God Mjölnir