Dread Axe

Phantom Edge · Destructive · Rare

“A massive, weighty axe capable of splitting mountains and cleaving through armor in a single blow. It has high Shield-Breaking power.”

Damage, level 1 to 60: 309 → 2,132
Guard Break, level 1 to 60: 208 → 1,435
Traits: 6, at levels 5 to 30
Level 1 to 60 costs: 1,365,440
Soul Tempering: 5,0001 Blood Oath Dagger
Taken from: Peng Meng, the Axemaster

Levels and upgrade costs

Every 5th level; the cost is the step that reaches it.

Level	Damage	Guard Break	Cost of the step	Unlocks
1	Damage309	Guard Break208
2	Damage340	Guard Break229	6401
3	Damage371	Guard Break250	9602
4	Damage402	Guard Break270	1,2802
5	Damage433	Guard Break291	1,6003	Full-Power Charge
6	Damage464	Guard Break312	1,9203
7	Damage494	Guard Break333	2,2403
8	Damage525	Guard Break354	2,5604
9	Damage556	Guard Break374	2,8804
10	Damage587	Guard Break395	3,2004	Armored Resilience Lv. 1
11	Damage618	Guard Break416	3,5201
12	Damage649	Guard Break437	3,8401
13	Damage680	Guard Break458	4,1602
14	Damage711	Guard Break478	4,4802
15	Damage742	Guard Break499	4,8003	Rushing Axe
16	Damage773	Guard Break520	5,1203
17	Damage803	Guard Break541	5,4403
18	Damage834	Guard Break562	5,7604
19	Damage865	Guard Break582	6,0804
20	Damage896	Guard Break603	6,4004	Armored Resilience Lv. 2
21	Damage927	Guard Break624	7,0401
22	Damage958	Guard Break645	7,6801
23	Damage989	Guard Break666	8,3202
24	Damage1,020	Guard Break686	8,9602
25	Damage1,051	Guard Break707	9,6003	Crushing Force
26	Damage1,082	Guard Break728	10,2403
27	Damage1,112	Guard Break749	10,8803
28	Damage1,143	Guard Break770	12,1604
29	Damage1,174	Guard Break790	13,4404
30	Damage1,205	Guard Break811	15,0404	Armored Resilience Lv. 3
31	Damage1,236	Guard Break832	16,6405
32	Damage1,267	Guard Break853	18,2405
33	Damage1,298	Guard Break874	19,8406
34	Damage1,329	Guard Break894	21,4406
35	Damage1,360	Guard Break915	23,0406
36	Damage1,391	Guard Break936	24,6407
37	Damage1,421	Guard Break957	26,2407
38	Damage1,452	Guard Break978	27,8408
39	Damage1,483	Guard Break998	29,4408
40	Damage1,514	Guard Break1,019	31,0408
41	Damage1,545	Guard Break1,040	32,6409
42	Damage1,576	Guard Break1,061	34,2409
43	Damage1,607	Guard Break1,082	35,84010
44	Damage1,638	Guard Break1,102	37,44010
45	Damage1,669	Guard Break1,123	39,04010
46	Damage1,700	Guard Break1,144	40,64011
47	Damage1,730	Guard Break1,165	42,24011
48	Damage1,761	Guard Break1,186	43,84012
49	Damage1,792	Guard Break1,206	45,44012
50	Damage1,823	Guard Break1,227	47,04012
51	Damage1,854	Guard Break1,248	48,64013
52	Damage1,885	Guard Break1,269	50,24013
53	Damage1,916	Guard Break1,290	51,84014
54	Damage1,947	Guard Break1,310	53,44014
55	Damage1,978	Guard Break1,331	55,04014
56	Damage2,009	Guard Break1,352	56,64015
57	Damage2,039	Guard Break1,373	58,24015
58	Damage2,070	Guard Break1,394	59,84016
59	Damage2,101	Guard Break1,414	61,44016
60	Damage2,132	Guard Break1,435	63,04016

Traits

Level 5: Full-Power ChargeDouble-tapto consume 1 additionaland immediately perform a fully charged strike.
Level 10: Armored Resilience Lv. 1Slightly reduces damage taken while charging.
Level 15: Rushing AxePressafter dodging or while sprinting to charge the attack while running.
Level 20: Armored Resilience Lv. 2Moderately reduces damage taken while charging.
Level 25: Crushing ForceReleasing a fully charged attack while running unleashes a more powerful leaping cleave.
Level 30: Armored Resilience Lv. 3Greatly reduces damage taken while charging.

Moves

Hold Phantom Edges to charge the attack, up to 2 stages. Release to unleash a crushing cleave. Higher charge stages deal more damage. Consumes 1

Iron Chain Breaker

Once obtained, Dread Axe can break iron chains blocking the path, even when not equipped.

Soul Tempering

5,000

1 Blood Oath Dagger

Rapid Charge

Increases charge speed by 30% .

How to get Dread Axe

Dread Axe is the reward for defeating Peng Meng, the Axemaster in Weeping Creek Valley, in chapter 1, Against the Flow. On the map, Dread Axe is marked in Weeping Creek Valley, near the The Axemaster's Fall bell.