Air Slash (XC1)

Air Slash (, Air Slash) is one of 's physical Battle Arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. It involves him making a quick sword slice while jumping in the air. The attack inflicts, and on a side hit it also inflicts Slow.

Overview
Compared to Stream Edge, Air Slash can be used twice as often, does the same damage, and has a bonus effect of slowing the enemy. Its break also lasts longer, at least until both arts reach level 5, at the expense of being single-target and having no talent gauge boost. Its main draw is that simply possessing it effectively triples the frequency with which Shulk can inflict Break, and thus makes toppling much easier.