Almanauts
Elden Ring
Ash of WarVerified for build 25827938
Ash of War: Sword Dance

Ash of War: Sword Dance

Skill
Sword Dance
FP
6
Weapon classes
16
Sells for
300 runes

In-game description

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

"Sword Dance: Quickly close in to perform a series of spinning upward slashes. Follow up with an additional input to finish with a downward slash."

Usable on swords, axes, and polearms capable of slashing (colossal weapons and great spears excepted).

Fits 16 weapon classes 103 weapons

  • Dagger · 10
  • Straight Sword · 8
  • Greatsword · 10
  • Curved Sword · 11
  • Curved Greatsword · 6
  • Katana · 2
  • Twinblade · 5
  • Axe · 11
  • Greataxe · 8
  • Spear · 12
  • Halberd · 10
  • Reaper · 2
  • Throwing Blade · 1
  • Backhand Blade · 3
  • Light Greatsword · 2
  • Great Katana · 2

Affinities it can give 13

  • Standard
  • Heavy
  • Keen · default
  • Quality
  • Fire
  • Flame Art
  • Lightning
  • Sacred
  • Magic
  • Cold
  • Poison
  • Blood
  • Occult

Counts are weapons of each class that take Ashes of War (unique weapons keep their own skill).

Sword Dance on each weapon class move names inferred

Motion value (MV) is each hit's share of the weapon's attack rating (100 = all of it). The skill plays its own animations for each class, and stance and stamina also depend on the weapon, so each group names the weapon the numbers come from.

Dagger · on a Dagger

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits120 + 1207.2300.77 s
Skill follow-upSlash1504.5200.60 s

Straight Sword · on a Longsword

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits120 + 12012300.77 s
Skill follow-upStandard1507.5200.60 s

Greatsword · on a Bastard Sword

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits130 + 13014.3351.00 s
Skill follow-upStandard1508.3250.60 s

Curved Sword · on a Falchion

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits120 + 1201230.90.77 s
Skill follow-upSlash1507.520.60.60 s

Curved Greatsword, Great Katana · on a Dismounter

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits130 + 13014.3351.00 s
Skill follow-upSlash1508.3250.60 s

Katana, Backhand Blade · on a Uchigatana

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits120 + 12012300.77 s
Skill follow-upSlash1507.5200.60 s

Twinblade · on a Twinblade

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits120 + 12012350.87 s
Skill follow-upStandard1507.5250.60 s

Axe · on a Battle Axe

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits120 + 1201232.10.77 s
Skill follow-upStandard1507.521.40.60 s

Greataxe · on a Greataxe

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits130 + 13014.335.21.00 s
Skill follow-upStandard1508.325.10.60 s

Spear · on a Clayman's Harpoon

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits120 + 1201239.90.87 s
Skill follow-upStandard1557.828.50.60 s

Halberd · on a Pest's Glaive

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits120 + 1201233.90.87 s
Skill follow-upSlash1557.824.30.60 s

Reaper · on a Grave Scythe

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits120 + 1201237.10.87 s
Skill follow-upSlash1557.826.50.60 s

Throwing Blade · on a Smithscript Dagger

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillSlash · 2 hits120 + 1204.8300.77 s
Skill follow-upSlash1503200.60 s

Light Greatsword · on a Milady

MoveMVStanceStamina1st hit
SkillStandard · 2 hits120 + 12013.234.50.87 s
Skill follow-upStandard1558.524.60.60 s

From the player's animation events (the skill's animation set), BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move.

Where to find Ash of War: Sword Dance

Rewards

  • Event reward · Liurnia of the Lakes

Track everything you've collected in the 100% checklist