
List with all techniques, and which weapons unlock them.
Introduction
Weapon techniques are used when you have the right weapon. You have to find the button inputs first. These are in diaries found in the game, usually after you get the weapon.
Using the technique on enemies makes you learn it. Once it’s learned, you can use it with all weapons of that type.
Enemy level and damage don’t matter. You just need to hit an enemy. Hitting air won’t work. You can fight weaker enemies to learn faster if you want.
Two techniques are different. They are tied to specific weapons and can’t be learned permanently.
You can use a technique to cancel a normal attack. You can also skip the landing animation after an aerial attack. This lets you do a quick three-hit combo.
Daggers
Assassinate
You vanish from your position, appear behind an enemy at your front, deal a backstab attack (with increased damage), and teleport back to your initial position.
- Command: ↓ ↙ ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Kukri
Surprise Gift
You throw your dagger at the enemy. It deals the same damage as your standard attack, and pierce through all the enemies in line. Be aware that the animation is large, but the actual hitbox is as small as a standard bullet. This attack can be performed in the air.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Baselard
Swords and Clubs
Yes, swords and clubs share their movesets.
Power Slash
You swing your weapon behind you and do an overhead attack. It can hit enemies behind you while it executes the backswing.
- Command: ↓ ↙ ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 20
- Learned first from Morgenstern or Ulfberht Sword
Force Blast
You do a little hop, and unleash elemental energy from your weapon. Once mastered, it still executes the same move even if your weapon don’t have elemental atributes, but it will be only the slash. You can’t shoot lightning from a normal weapon.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Red Umbrella (although you can get an elemental weapon before that, if you go deep into crafting early)
Parry
You make a brief defensive stance, and if any enemy hit you with a physical attack while the stance is active, you’ll stop time and deliver a counter-attack that might even hit other enemies in the area.
- Command: → → + Attack
- MP Cost: 15
- Learned only from Blutgang
Back Steal
This skill can’t be permanently learned. You must be wielding the Bandit Blade to execute this maneuver. When you do it the first time, however, it will stay listed in your technique list.
- Command: → ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
Greatswords
Sickle Moon
As long as you keep the attack button pressed, you’ll start dashing and grinding your sword on the ground. At the release of the button, you’ll slide for a certain distance, while delivering a strong slash to any enemy on its path. The longer you run, stronger the blow will be.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack (hold)
- MP Cost: 60 per second
- Learned first from Gram
Trucidating Gyre
You jump into the air while spinning your weapon, and then land a heavy overhead hit. This attack deal tremendous amounts of damage, but it can be interrupted easily. Use only in safe situations.
- Command: ↓ ↙ ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 50
- Learned first from Pelekus
Rapiers
Thousand Blossoms
You stand in place and repeatedly attack the enemy while you are mashing the button. Once you stop mashing, you’ll deliver a final lunge attack.
- Command: Press the Attack button repeatedly
- MP Cost: 20 per second
- Learned first from Rapier
Lasting Wound
You do a “Zorro” cut in the air, dealing up to three hits in the time of a single slash.
- Command: → ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Misericorde
Spears
Orbital Wheel
You start spinning your spear around you, dealing damage to any enemy that comes nearby. You keep spinning while you keep the attack button pressed. Once you release it, you’ll spin once more and deal a final blow to all enemies neaby, front and back.
- Command: ↓ ← ↑ → + Attack (hold)
- MP Cost: 60 per second
- Learned first from Lance
Penetrate
You lunge forward at an incredible speed, dealing damage to everything on your path while you hold the attack button. If you hit an enemy that is not killed by the attack, you’ll bounce back and attack again. This is, by far, the fastest way to travel through the castle.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack (hold)
- MP Cost: 60 per second
- Learned first from Gondo-Shizunori
Lunging Serpent
This skill can’t be permanently learned. You must be wielding the Sanjiegun to execute this maneuver. When you do it the first time, however, it will stay listed in your technique list. Extend your spear in front of you, to deal a ranged attack to all enemies in a straight line. Sometimes it can hit multiple times with a single command.
- Command: → → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
Shoes
Both Shoe attacks can be performed in the air.
Flashing Air Kick
You lunge forward and attack with an spinning kick. You can repeat this maneuver up to three times in rapid succession to make a combo. Each hit will deal more damage than the previous one. Before you get means to access certain areas, it can be chained in the air to “fake dash”.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack
- MP Cost: 15
- Learned first from Kung Fu Shoes
Hatchet Heel
You perform an spinning overhead kick to the target, and then spin on the ground while getting up. It deal a single heavy damage followed by a series of light pokes to all enemies around where you landed.
- Command: ↓ ↓ + Attack
- MP Cost: 20
- Learned first from Lethal Boots
Whips
Critical Swing
You create a small whirlwind that deal increased damage to an enemy. Despite the lingering animation, the attack don’t hit more than once, and can’t damage an enemy that move into the space while the animation is happening.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Thorn Whip
Katanas
Eleventh Hour
You enter a guard position for a brief period. If during this guard, any enemy hit you with a physical attack, you’ll freeze time and counterattack in a straight line. The counter can hit multiple enemies if they are in line. You can miss the counter on the original attacker if the attack originated from above.
- Command: → → + Attack
- MP Cost: 20
- Learned first from Nodachi
Sansetsuzan
You lunge a bit forward and slash the enemy. You can repeat this command up to three times to execute a combo attack. Each successive attack deal more damage than the previous one.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack
- MP Cost: 20
- Learned first from Tsurumaru
Crimsom Blizzard
You concentrate energy on your blade, and release it as a magic projectile in front of you. The projectile is slower than a bullet, but have a very large hitbox. Unless the enemy jump over it, you will not miss.
- Command: ↓ ↙ ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Tsurumaru
Helmsplitter
You leap forward and deal an overhead attack on the enemy. The enemy get a debuff on their CON value for some time, making them take extra damage from any physical source (ie, no spells).
- Command: ↓ ↓ + Attack
- MP Cost: 20
- Learned first from Honebami
Jinrai
You freeze time, then do a very long dash through the whole enemy line, damaging everyone in the process. You are invincible during the maneuver. Learn to love this maneuver. It will save you many time from being cornered by a large mob of enemies.
- Command: → ← → + Attack
- MP Cost: 50
- Learned first from Raikiri
Crescent Stroke
You do a large circular cut around you. This move deal increased damage, and hit all enemies near you, be it front, back or above.
- Command: ← ↓ → ↑ + Attack
- MP Cost: 30
- Learned first from Zangetsuto
Guns
Rapid Fire
You stand in place and start shooting repeatedly, with reduced interval between shoots the longer you stay holding the attack button.
- Command: ↓ ↘ → + Attack (hold)
- MP Cost: 80 per second
- Learned first from Blunderbuss
Technique Chart
Created by Scorpio King.

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