Unleash Blade

Unleash Blade is a Technique for Ace. The effects, energy cost and appearance differs depending on Ace's currently equipped weapon.

The energy cost of Unleash Blade varies depending on the equipped Primary Weapon. Most weapons (except Lucavi) can use Unleash Blade without enough energy at a 90% damage penalty.

Effects

 * A-Saber: A spinning blade fires out of Ace, travelling a set distance before returning. It pierces through enemies but not walls, and deals 1.0x Power Strength per hit. Costs 5 Energy per use.
 * Tonbokiri: Fires out an energy spear which quickly travels forwards. When it hits a wall, it acts as a semi-solid platform. It deals 3.0x Power Strength. Costs 5 Energy per use.
 * Lucavi: Rapidly hits enemies in front with a flurry of small blade strikes. Five swings in total. First swing deals 2.4x Attack Strength, every swing after deals 1.2x Attack Strength, for a total of 7.2x Attack Strength. All swings deal full damage on bosses without triggering boss' iframes. Costs 20 Energy per use, and cannot be used without enough energy.
 * Lara: Flings a spinning hammer diagonally upwards, falling in an arc. It deals 2.5x Power Strength. Costs 5 Energy per use.
 * Grandmaster: Deals a powerful hook which sends enemies it kills flying, which can then damage other enemies for damage equal to the flung enemy's HP (20 damage if flung enemy's HP is less than 20). The hook deals 2.0x Attack Strength. Current weapon charge applies with a modifier of 200%. Costs 5 Energy per use.
 * Edgewall: While held, a shield will appear in front of Ace. Gradually drains ? energy per second while active, and drains an additional 10 energy per blocked projectile. Upon blocking a projectile, Ace's primary weapon becomes charged. If energy runs out while active, it will automatically deactivate. Using it at 0 energy will activate the shield for only one frame.
 * Laurent: Initiates a dodge, moving Ace forwards for half a second. While moving, Ace is completely invincible, allowing him to use the technique to move through enemies or attacks. Costs 10? Energy per use.
 * Dawnbind: Launches a spinning bola straight outward, dealing ?.?x Strength damage. Enemies hit by the bola will be shocked for 2 seconds, preventing them from attacking. Costs 5 Energy per use.
 * Thanatos: Launches a small spinning scythe straight forward, dealing 1.0x Power Strength in damage. Enemies hit by the scythe will be marked for death. Killing another enemy while an enemy is marked for death will deal ??? damage to the marked target, typically killing them instantly. Costs 5 Energy per use.

History

 * Early Access 0.44.0:
 * Introduced Edgewall, Laurent, Dawnbind and Thanatos, along with their variants of Unleash Blade.
 * Increased the damage of Lucavi's Unleash by 20%.
 * Early Access 0.36.0: All Unleashes (except Lucavi) now cost 5 energy. Unleashes can be used even at 0 energy, but will deal 90% less damage.
 * Early Access 0.33.0:
 * Removed the Surge mechanic. Unleash Blade still costs no energy.
 * Increased the damage of A-Saber's Unleash back to 1.0x Power Strength, up from 0.7x.
 * Early Access 0.23.0: Unleash Blade now appears properly on the HUD when Ace has a different weapon equipped. Previously, it only appeared properly on the pause menu.
 * Early Access 0.19.0:
 * Unleash Blade can now be Surged. Previously, all Unleashes cost 1 Style, which regenerated over time.
 * Introduced Grandmaster, along with its version of Unleash Blade.
 * Fixed a bug that caused Tonbokiri's Unleash to fly through enemies without damaging them if it travels through multiple enemies in a row.
 * Early Access 0.18.4:
 * Lucavi's Unleash hitbox increased in size and deals one less hit but the first hit deals double damage.
 * Unleash Blade is no longer disabled when Ace has the Powerless curse.
 * Early Access 0.15.10: Ace can now catch the A-Saber's Unleash when he has invulnerability frames.
 * Early Access 0.15.0?:
 * Reduced the damage of A-Saber's Unleash to 0.7x Power Strength, down from 1.0x Power Strength.
 * Introduced Lara, along with its version of Unleash Blade.
 * Public Demo 1 (Patch): Reduced the damage of Lucavi's Unleash to 0.5x Power Strength, down from 1.0x Power Strength.
 * Public Demo 1: Released.