Fighting Styles

Fighting styles are an M1 (light-attack) layer that co-exists with Cursed Fruit skills 1-5. Trainers (Swords, Brawler) and quest chains unlock and upgrade them. Skill scrolls drop from Captain Marines and similar NPCs.

ATrainer-unlock

Swords

Default melee layer with a quest-gated Power Slash upgrade.

RoleM1 melee layer

TypeFighting Style

ObtainSwords trainer NPC + upgrade quests

Best ForStandard M1 melee with Power Slash upgrades

ATrainer-unlock

Brawler

Second M1 layer; learnable alongside Swords for combo variety.

RoleM1 melee layer

TypeFighting Style

ObtainBrawler trainer NPC + upgrade quests

Best ForSecond melee slot for combo coverage

BSkill scroll drop

War Slash (scroll)

Scroll-dropped ability augmenting Swords M1s.

RoleBurst ability

TypeSkill Scroll

ObtainCaptain Marine / NPC scroll drops

Best ForBurst-heavy combos

BSkill scroll drop

Sword Lunge (scroll)

Scroll-dropped gap-closing ability augmenting Swords.

RoleGap-closer

TypeSkill Scroll

ObtainCaptain Marine / NPC scroll drops

Best ForGap-closing and chase routes

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