Different uses than blasphemous blade and comparing this weapon to that sword is like comparing moonveil a regular magic katana with unsheathe. This thing is actually not bad. Takers flame just happens to be 1 of the few busted AoWs that haven't been toned down yet

Northern regalia

AoW beam has been fixed; before the beam was mostly influenced by the height of your camera, which would increase or reduce its range tremendously, making the optimal way to use the weapons Ash to lock off and fire high. Now it has its full range regardless

Got this sword today in a second playthrough and im loving it, seeing alot of negative comments in here about it but its pretty good great AR medium distance AOW that you can tear off at a distance. Maybe it was buffed but the ash goes longer distance then moonveil for sure contrary to what some others were saying...aim upwards with it or target lock without doing that it tends to slam right into the ground by your feet.

Only downside is the holy damage elden beast wont be much fun

Just get blasphemous blade, even though this sword looks cooler the weapon art is such a downgrade that its not even funny

Sadly probably the only worthwhile "Black Blade" weapon, mainly because they actually bothered to give it a cool weapon art, unlike the other ones which just got completely shafted being stuck permanently with standard weapon arts with nothing unique about them.

AoW reminds me of the bloodskal blade in Skyrim with the red wave

I love my fondue dipped sword

this weapon is cool, its s shame the other black gargoyle weapons are so lazy, with completely ordinary ashes of war

Weapon’s AoW DoT is black and white flames rather than black and red, despite the black and red flames of destined death being in the animation