Heavy Moon weapon overview.
Heavy Moon is a moon-shaped blade that is able to transform into a Battleaxe and a Chainsaw. Heavy Moon has’s AXE MODE (officially called Moon Axe Form) allow it to attack with a vicious barrage of attacks in the form of Moon Storm and Moon Slash. This is vaguely similar to the Boost Mode of the Boost Hammer. Its Raging Moon attack transforms the weapon into a chainsaw after a long charge and then digs it into the Aragami for a multi-hitting powerful attack. Heavy Moon has a good selection of Burst Arts that allows it to handle most situations.
Heavy Moon deals both Crush & Slash typed damage. The Heavy Moon’s Battleaxe Mode also has a slight increase in damage depending on how much OP you have so it benefits from increased max OP skills. (The increase caps at 150 OP)
Strengths:
- Good damage
- Easy to use
- Offers a lot of variety in how it can be played
- Battleaxe Mode doesn’t drain Stamina
- Good selection of Burst Arts
- Has more Jump & Step Burst Arts than most weapons
Weaknesses:
- Rather short range
- Raging Moon can be a bit hard to use effectively
Heavy Moon is for players who like style and variety. The Heavy Moon’s moveset is straightforward and easy to understand. Its also a fun weapon to use and has a good set of Burst Arts that can cover all situations. Heavy Moon is a weapon with little faults and it is also an easy weapon to use aside from learning how to use Raging Moon proficiently. Therefore, it is suitable for both beginners and advanced players alike who want a solid weapon that they can get a lot of mileage out of.
HEAVY MOON BASICS
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| Ground Light Attack Combo | ◼>◼>◼>◼
Basic combo. 4 horizontal swinging attacks. |
| Ground Heavy Attack Combo |
▲>▲>▲>▲ Basic combo. 4 vertical slashing attacks. |
| Air Light Attack Combo | AIR ◼>◼
Basic air combo. 2 Quick full body swinging attacks in mid air. |
| Air Heavy Attack | AIR ▲
Basic air attack. Sonic the Hedgehog. |
| Light Step Attack | Step+◼
Basic step attack. Steps in with a fast one arm swinging attack. |
| Heavy Step Attack | Step+▲
Basic step attack. Performs an upwards rising attack. |
| MOON STORM | R1+◼ then ◼
Enters AXE MODE and viciously swings the weapon from left to right. Consecutive swings increase attack speed. Infinite Spam OK. |
| MOON SLASH |
R1+◼ then ▲ Enters AXE MODE and delivers a high momentum finisher. |
| RAGING MOON | Hold ◼ then release
Enters AXE MODE. Then converts into a chainsaw to rip the Aragami to shreds. Tapping ◼ on hit digs in to the target. You may also activate Raging Moon during Moon Storm to reduce charging time. |
| SPECIAL | AXE MODE attack damage is increased depending on how much OP you have. Therefore, increasing your max OP or using the Oracle Reserves on a Ray Gun will have a slight damage increase on AXE MODE attacks. |
HEAVY MOON BURST ARTS
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Allows you to perform air action follow-ups after executing the Burst Art. |
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Allows you to repeat the Burst Art continuously by pressing the attack button repeatedly until you run out of Stamina. |
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Allows you to ignore some incoming attacks during a portion of the Burst Art. You still take full damage, but you don’t get staggered out of the attack. |
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Allows you to absorb a certain amount of HP on hit. |
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Increases the amount of OP the Burst Art gains on hit. |
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Increases damage to Aragami weakpoints. You know you’ve struck a weakpoint when the damage counter turns yellow. |
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Increases damage when Aragami are downed. |
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Damage isn’t reduced when attacking an Aragami’s hardest parts. In other words, you won’t deal grey damage when using these Burst Arts. |
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Increases damage when using an elemental weapon and an Aragami is weak to that element. |
GROUND BURST ARTS
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Carnage Moon カルネージムーン |
Ground Light Attack Combo Art
Imbues the basic ground light attack combo with oracle energy. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Fatal Upper フェイタルアッパー |
Ground Heavy Attack Combo Finisher Art
▲>▲>▲> Burst Art Transforms the last hit of the combo into an explosive rising attack. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Moon Tempest 月昂嵐 |
Moon Storm Art
R1+◼ then ◼ Powers up the Moon Storm. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Lunar Rage 苛超風月 |
Moon Storm Art
R1+◼ then ◼ Turns the Moon Storm into a heavy swinging attack. Moves you slightly forward. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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剛斧轟連撃 |
Moon Slash Art
R1+◼ then ▲ Performs a powerful backhand swing in Axe Mode after the Moon Slash. Hits multiple times. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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有明月夜 |
Raging Moon Art
Hold ◼ then release Transforms the Raging Moon into a buzz-saw to rip the Aragami to pieces. Has 3 levels of charge with each level being more stronger than the last. Full charge time is extremely long. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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終焉ヲ告ゲル斧 |
Raging Moon Art
Hold ◼ then release Evolves the Raging Moon into a single overhead strike, very much like the Buster Blade’s Charge Crush. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Lunar Feast 月喰 [*Added in v1.30] |
Moon Slash Art
R1+◼ then ▲ Performs two heavy circular strikes with the Moon. Consumes 100 OP Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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JUMP BURST ARTS
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十六夜 |
Air Light Attack Combo Art
Powers up the basic air combo with crescent slash effects. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Lunatic Force ルナティックフォース |
Air Light Attack Combo Finisher Art
AIR ◼>◼>Burst Art Adds two additional mid air swinging attacks to the end of the basic combo. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Falling Moon 落月 |
Air Heavy Attack Art
Powers up the basic heavy air attack turning it into a falling full moon assault. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Twilight Moon 宵闇の月 |
Air Heavy Attack Art
Front flips into an overhead ground rending strike. Hits multiple times. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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STEP BURST ARTS
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Blade Waltz 斬斬舞 |
Step+◼ Art
A quick wide range circular strike that hits twice. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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Tempest Step テンペスター |
Step+▲ Art
Jumps in with an acrobatic full body double swinging attack. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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スーパームーン |
Step+▲ Art
Buffs the default step attack with oracle energy. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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月下美刃 |
Step+◼ Art
Flips into an Axe Form Raging Moon. Tap the attack button to dig into the Aragami. Compatible Burst Art Effect:
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RECOMMENDED BURST ARTS
Recommended Burst Arts are indicated with a 
in the tables above. Burst Arts that are recommended are due to them having appealing qualities such as good damage output, ease of use, low risk and good reward or good special passive effects. With that being said, I highly encourage all players to try out all of the Burst Arts and use what they like and feels natural to them. I also encourage players to change their Burst Arts according to what you will be fighting on the next mission to optimize mission efficiency.
Noteworthy Ground Arts:
- Roaring Axe Combo (剛斧轟連撃)
- Moonlit Dawn (有明月夜)
- Apocalypse Axe (終焉ヲ告ゲル斧)
Roaring Axe Combo (剛斧轟連撃) deals decent damage and can be used during openings to net damage.
Moonlit Dawn (有明月夜) suffers from the same problems as the Buster Blade’s Overkill. Its Lv1 charge has some usability, but its full Lv3 charge is the single longest charging attack in the game. If the Lv3 charge ever connects, its extremely powerful but it would need very special circumstances to be viable such as the use of Hold or an Engage that reduces the charge time of skills. It also has this problem that when it does connect, the Aragami flinches away and you end up missing the attack in some cases.
Apocalypse Axe (終焉ヲ告ゲル斧) is a Charge Crush-like move and boasts the move with the longest range on the Heavy Moon. Its damage is surprisingly big for the low amount of time it takes to charge. It also uses no Stamina when charging. If you preempt a down, you can usually squeeze two of these devastating attacks in for high damage.
Noteworthy Jump Arts:
- Lunar Orbit (十六夜)
Lunar Orbit (十六夜) offers great damage, fast attacks, a huge hitbox and safe recovery. It is the go to for Heavy Moon in all situations and will never betray you as your bread and butter burst art. It is actually so good that it is hard to recommend other Air arts over it.
Noteworthy Step Arts:
- Supermoon (スーパームーン)
- Moonlight Blade (月下美刃)
The Heavy Moon has an all-round good set of Step arts. Supermoon (スーパームーン) has an awkward hitbox, but deals a good amount of damage in a short space of time. Its especially effective if you can hit a weakpoint.
Moonlight Blade (月下美刃) is powerful on downed Aragami in comparison to how quickly it comes out. The key is that you need to hit a weakpoint or a part that isn’t well armored to deal good damage. This can be tricky due to how the art flips out as if it were a pocket knife. A good tip is to keep the part you want to hit on the right side of your step and let your character swing in to it.
HEAVY MOON SAMPLE PLAY
BURST ART EFFECTS
The complete list of Burst Art Effects can be found here:
