Ascension Blade (XC2)

Ascension Blade
Blade	Zenobia
Level
Hits	5
Description	Fly around cutting up the enemy with powerful slash attacks.

This article is about the Special in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. For the Battle Art in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, see Ascension Blade (XC3).

Ascension Blade is Zenobia's level 3 Special in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Overview

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Data

Art

Attack type	Ether
Aggro	5
Hit mod	+0%
Critical mod	+50%
Ranged	False
Piercing	True
Property	none

Hitframes

	Frame	Distribution	Reaction
Hit 1	25	–	Randomly move
Hit 2	31	20%
Hit 3	38	–	Randomly turn
Hit 4	49	20%
Hit 5	55	–	Randomly turn
Hit 6	66	20%
Hit 7	71	–	Randomly turn
Hit 8	81	20%
Hit 9	88	–	Self-knockback
Hit 10	105	20%
Duration	152

Range

Target	Opponent
Area	Circle around target
Range	5m radius

Power

Level 1	625
Level 2	670
Level 3	720
Level 4	770
Level 5	820
Max	850

Status

Level 1	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 60%.
Level 2	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 70%.
Level 3	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 80%.
Level 4	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 90%.
Level 5	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 100%.
Max	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 100%.

Button Challenge

Nr.	Start	End	Challenge
#1	28	52	B Button circle 24 frames, of which 12 frames sweet point
#2	54	78	B Button circle 24 frames, of which 12 frames sweet point
#3	79	103	B Button circle 24 frames, of which 12 frames sweet point

Affinity Chart

Level	Requirements	Reward text
I	(unlocked)	—
II	Defeat Demon-Shell Jacob in Mor Ardain. (x1) Revealed after the party arrives in Mor Ardain	Pretty strong. But not strong enough. Next challenge, please!
III	Defeat Azure Reginald in Uraya. (x1) Revealed after the party winds up in Uraya	I hope our next battle is more fun than this one.
IV	Defeat Soul-Eater Stanley in the Land of Morytha. (x1) Revealed after chapter 8 begins	There's some pretty weird enemies around here, huh? Not really the kind of foes I'm looking for, mind.
V	Defeat Parasite Aplacus in the Land of Morytha. (x1) Revealed after chapter 8 begins	Another dud. We really need to find stronger enemies than this!

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Ascension Blade	—
Japanese	流転・阿修羅閃刃
French	Lame de l'ascension
German	Klinge des Aufstiegs
Spanish	Hoja de la Ascensión	Ascension Blade
Italian	Lama di ascensione
Chinese (simplified)	流转·阿修罗闪刃
Chinese (traditional)	流轉‧阿修羅閃刃
Korean	윤회 · 아수라섬인