Encarmine Axe

Heroic-tier Power Axe variant.

Heroic Perk: Sanguine Edge

"Power Backstep can still be performed with the next heavy attack, even if you move out of power stance."

A quality-of-life buff to Power Backstep's follow-up window — the next heavy attack still counts as a Power Backstep even if you've already exited Power Stance. The damage values for both Power Backstep and the Riposte (Overhead Strike ×2) follow-up are unchanged; the perk just keeps the combo available in more situations.

Overview

Encarmine Axe is a Heroic-tier Power Axe with a Block defense profile, a 1.6× damage multiplier, and a standout +6 cleave bonus (the highest cleave on any Power Axe variant). The cleave gain pairs especially well with the buffed Power Backstep base cleave (6) and Power Wave's total-cleave doubling.