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11 Overview
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33 Smiting Strike Proficiency is a combo-chaining ability for Damiane in the Stamina Skill Tree. It allows Damiane to quickly chain into Smiting Strike while using another skill, creating fluid combat transitions. By pressing R1 + R2 during any active skill, Damiane interrupts her current action with a devastating spinning spear slam.
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55 Skill Details
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88 PropertyDetailSkill TreeStaminaSpirit Cost10 SpiritHow to UnlockSmiting Strike Lv 2 + Abyss Artifact x1InputEnhanced Smiting StrikeCharactersDamiane onlyParent SkillSmiting Strike
99 How to Unlock
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1111 Smiting Strike Proficiency is unlocked by default for Damiane. It is available from the start of Damiane's playthrough alongside the base Smiting Strike skill.
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1313 Combat Tips
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1515 Use Smiting Strike Proficiency to cancel slower skills into a quick, powerful slam.Chain from Sword Flurry or Piercing Light for smooth combo extensions.At Smiting Strike Level 2, upgrade to Smiting Strike Expertise for two additional follow-up strikes.
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1717 Cancel Mechanics
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1919 Smiting Strike Proficiency is a combo connector rather than a stand-alone attack. While Damiane is mid-animation on another skill such as Sword Flurry or Piercing Light, pressing R1 + R2 cancels the remainder of that animation into an immediate Smiting Strike slam. This is the main tool for keeping Damiane's combo pressure going without waiting for the previous skill to finish recovering.
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2121 The Spirit cost of 10 is independent of whatever resource the cancelled skill consumed, so a Sword Flurry cancel is 30 Stamina plus 10 Spirit for the Smiting Strike. Manage both gauges together; Spirit depletes faster than Stamina in extended fights because every cancel costs Spirit but not every cancel costs Stamina.
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2323 Requirements
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2525 RequirementDetailCharacterDamianeSkill TreeStamina (Blue) - Primary Weapons branchParent SkillSmiting Strike - unlocked by default for DamianeSpirit Cost10 SpiritControl InputR1 + R2 while using another skill
2626 Smiting Strike Tiers
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2828 LevelUpgradeSmiting Strike Lv 1Smiting Strike - spinning spear slamSmiting Strike ProficiencyCancel into Smiting Strike from other skillsSmiting Strike Lv 2Smiting Strike Expertise - two additional strikes when heldSmiting Strike Lv 3Smiting Strike Rend Armor - ignores Super Armor
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3131 Damiane SkillsSkillsCombat SystemAbyss Artifacts