Heavy Strike
In-game tooltip: turn and thrust the weapon upward. Can be charged to release as a forward dash striking twice. All heavy strikes execute Wither already applied to the target.
In-game tooltip captured
In-game tooltip: turn and thrust the weapon upward. Can be charged to release as a forward dash striking twice. All heavy strikes execute Wither already applied to the target.

- Class
- Withered Knight
- Weapon
- Greatsword
- Role
- Wither execution
- Applies to
- 30 July 2026 launch update
Where this comes from
Legacy Gaming — Ultimate Withered Knight Class Guide — opens at 05:40, where the skill is explained.
When to use it
The detonator. "All heavy strikes" is the important word — execution is not one button but a property of the attack type, which is why the Crime talent turning execution non-consuming converts the class into a loop.
Builds using this
No build on this site currently lists this skill. It is documented here because a source describes it, not because a creator built around it.
Sources for this page
- Legacy Gaming — Ultimate Withered Knight Class Guide — Source for the Judgment/Wither loop, skill-by-skill verdicts and affix tiers.
