Dual Blades styles are as follows:
Style 1 - Feral Demon Mode
In this style, Demon Mode is changed to Feral Demon Mode, and actions during both normal and demon mode differ from usual. Demon Flurry and Back Slide Slash are actions added for normal state, while Left/Right Slide Slash and Shrouded Vault can be performed in Demon Mode, allowing you for more mobility while relentlessly landing a rain of slashes!
Main actions of the Feral Demon Mode style:
Demon Flurry
The usual Tap Combo is changed as follows: The first hit of Demon Flurry 1 ▶ Demon Flurry 1 ▶ Demon Flurry 2 ▶ Demon Flurry 3
Feral Demon Mode
This mode has increased stamina consumption than when no style is selected.
The motion when activating and deactivating the Demon Mode differs from usual, now allowing you to land a strike during both actions.
When in Demon Mode, forward evasion becomes Shrouded Vault, evading backwards is changed to Demon Dodge Slash, and evading sideways turns into Left or Right Slide Slash. This improves mobility, leaving you with less openings to get hit.
By activating Demon Mode during a normal attack, you can enter Demon Mode while performing a flurry of attacks, skipping the usual activation animation.
Likewise, when canceling Demon Mode during an attack, you can seamlessly transition back to normal attacks without the deactivation animation.
※In the Feral Demon Mode style, if your stamina reaches zero during a Demon Mode combo, Demon Mode will be canceled as you continue attacking, smoothly transitioning into your normal combo. Because of this, you cannot continue Demon Mode combos when your stamina is depleted.
Shrouded Vault
This action occurs when flicking upwards or performing a perfect evade forward. It allows you to get around the monster right after activating it.
Back Slide Slash
This action can be performed by flicking downwards during normal attacks. It performs powerful slashing attacks to the left and right while retreating sharply.
Tips:
・This style increases your mobility, making it easier to slip behind a monster’s back. The Sneak Attack skill is very effective with this style.
・Aim to deal damage continuously by managing your stamina well by switching between the Demon Mode and normal state. Utilize the Power Prolonger skill to manage your stamina even better.
Style 2 - Spiral Slash
A flashy style that raises you into the air when an opening appears to deliver a barrage of powerful attacks.
Main actions of the Spiral Slash style:
Demon Flight
While in Demon Mode, Blade Dance becomes Demon Flight.
Activate it by long pressing while in Demon Mode ▶ Flick upwards or perform a perfect evade in Demon Mode.
Aerial Demon Flurry
Demon Flight will change to Aerial Demon Flurry when the attack hits the monster.
Once you jump with Aerial Demon Flurry, tap or flick sideways before landing to move midair and follow up with Spiral Slash.
※Cannot be activated with depleted stamina.
Spiral Slash
A powerful barrage of attacks, charging forward while spinning in midair and striking the monster.
Spiral Power
Spiral Power activates when the stamina gauge is full.
※An icon will display in the middle of the stamina gauge.
When Spiral Power activates, Spiral Slash becomes even more powerful.
・Although the number of hits is increased, the animation becomes longer, creating an opening to get hit by a monster.
・Activating an enhanced Spiral Slash will use up some of your stamina.
Spiral Power deactivates once using Spiral Slash. However, it can be reapplied by filling up the stamina gauge again.
You can also apply Spiral Power by performing a perfect evade while in Demon Mode.
Aerial Attack
Once you jump with Aerial Demon Flurry, flick downwards to perform the Aerial Attack.
You will land immediately after performing Aerial Attack, allowing you to return to the ground quickly.
Stamina
In the Spiral Slash style, stamina does not automatically recover over time as it normally would. Instead, you can restore stamina by attacking monsters in normal state.
※ Performing perfect evades while in normal state restores stamina the same way as when no style is selected.
Tips:
・Aim for perfect evades and gain Spiral Power to immediately connect with Spiral Slash. Skillfully incorporating powerful Spiral Slashes is crucial to master this style.
・Utilize the Skyward Striker skill to increase the effectiveness of Spiral Slashes derived from Demon Flight, or Aerial Attacks.