Ash of War: Swift Slash
Swift Slash takes a quick step forward and cuts through enemies, sending out a shearing blast of air at the same time. Charging it makes the hit stronger and the step longer. It grants the Keen affinity and is meant for backhand blades, so it suits nimble Dexterity builds.
Skill effect
Take a swift step forward to cut through foes and release a shearing wave of air, with a charge for more power and distance.
Compatible weapon types
backhand blades
Where to find it
A missable reward from the Hornsent. Use his golden summon sign in Shadow Keep, on the battlements just before the Storehouse, First Floor Site of Grace, to help him when Needle Knight Leda invades him. He gives it to you together with Leda’s Rune.
This choice is mutually exclusive with Ansbach’s Longbow and the Crossed-Tree rewards, and ends Leda’s questline until Enir-Ilim. If you meet Messmer the Impaler before using the sign, it disappears.
Item description & lore
Hornsent swordsmen handed this technique down among themselves.