Heavenly Strike

Heavenly Strike is a Mythic Technique, a single blinding horizontal slash you learn by finishing the Mythic Tale The Heavenly Strike. It cuts through guards and is deadly against Staggered enemies.

Type: Ability
Skill tree: Mythic Techniques
Cost: Complete The Heavenly Strike
What it does: A lightning-fast unblockable slash that does extra damage to Staggered enemies; kills may Terrify those nearby. Uses 1 Resolve.

Unlocked by

The Heavenly StrikeThe Heavenly Strike is the first Mythic Tale, set in Komatsu in Izuhara. You hunt a killer who wants Shigenori's legendary sword technique, and finishing it teaches you the Heavenly Strike, a fast unblockable katana attack.

Good to know

Press Triangle and Circle together.
Costs 1 Resolve per use.
Through a guard it only does a fraction of its damage.
A kill takes off the victim's weapon arm and can Terrify witnesses.
Kills are always clean, so there is no crawling enemy to finish for Resolve.

How to use it

Stagger the target first, then strike for huge damage. In duels it works as a fast, low-damage poke, the opposite of Dance of Wrath.

Combos

With the Way of the Flame active, enemies who survive the slash also burn. A New Game+ Charm, Heavenly Rebuke, can make lightning hit a nearby enemy.

Related skills