Moonstone Axe
Slow, heavy, and hits harder per swing than any other weapon. Its Special blocks incoming damage outright.
Move set
| Move | Base damage | Magick | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Chop Attack | 20 / 100 / 300 | — | A slow three-part chop; the third slams down for a wide shockwave. |
Omega Attack Omega | 70 × N (spin) | 20 | Channels into a whirlwind that strikes every nearby enemy repeatedly. |
Block & Sweep Special | 10 | — | Raises the axe to block frontal projectiles and melee hits, then answers with a sweeping strike. |
How it plays
The Moonstone Axe punishes impatience. Every swing has long recovery, so the weapon rewards players who learn which attacks they can safely commit to and which they must block instead.
Its Special is the best defensive tool among the Nocturnal Arms: raised, it blocks projectiles and melee damage from the front. Against bosses with telegraphed projectile volleys, this removes entire phases of danger.
Aspects for this weapon
- Artifact
- Zorephet
Aspect of Melinoë
Speeds up the whole attack chain and adds substantial damage to the combo finisher. Directly patches the axe's main weakness.
Aspect of Charon
When your Special shockwave touches your Cast, the Cast detonates for heavy area damage and its duration refreshes. The single strongest clearing tool against grouped enemies, and competitive at every Fear level.
Aspect of Thanatos
Every enemy struck by your Attack adds 1% critical chance up to a rank-based cap. Taking damage wipes the stack, so this Aspect rewards clean play over raw damage output.
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Charon Cast Detonator
The Moonstone Axe's Special shockwave detonates your own Cast for screen-wide damage. The strongest room-clearing build in the game and safe, because the axe can block.
Aspect of Melinoë
Faster swings and a much stronger finisher
Aspect of Charon
Special shockwaves detonate your Cast for screen-wide damage
Aspect of Thanatos
Each enemy hit grants crit chance; taking damage resets it
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