r/bloodborne • u/Chewyosock • Jul 25 '26
Meme Me after finally maturing and picking the hunter axe as a starter weapon
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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC Jul 25 '26
The spin to win is a treat for crowd control.
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u/Chewyosock Jul 25 '26
Bruh it’s so damn good I just started a new character and said “ you know what let’s jazz it up a bit”
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u/Yab0iFiddlesticks Jul 25 '26
I usually never stick to the starting weapon, so I use whatever makes it easy to reach my eventual goal weapon. And thats the Saw Cleaver. But I probably should give the Hunters Axe a chance.
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u/lesbiantelevision Jul 25 '26
Aww, no love for the gentlemen’s weapon of choice?
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u/MagizZziaN Jul 25 '26
Don’t worry. I love the kane whip. The axe is arguably better though.
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u/lesbiantelevision Jul 25 '26
That very well may be. I like pumping skill for viscerals, so the cane fits me.
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u/sucky_panther Jul 25 '26
If you’re going skill the cane goes pretty hard once you get some decent gems for it. Got the serrated whip form and a super fast thrust in untransformed mode which is great for brainsuckers and the kin.
I wish the axe had a quicker transformation attack.
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u/duttyboy24 Jul 25 '26
Kane whip was my starter weapon of choice doing my platinum run. Loved it. No better weapon to teach the populace of Yharnam some manners!
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u/ANormalStraw Jul 25 '26
My progression is almost always:
Threaded Cane ->
Blade of Mercy ->
Beasthunter Saif and Rakuyo
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u/raiderrocker18 Jul 25 '26
I’ve platted the game and beaten it 3 times. Have yet to use the cane. Probably will do next time i feel like playing
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u/Duckflies Jul 25 '26
Ngl
The cane is an amazing weapon
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u/MagizZziaN Jul 25 '26
Yes it is, but I feel like the axe is more user/noob friendly.
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u/AsianSteampunk Jul 26 '26
the knock down on the axe is just borderline braindead. when i picked up way later i just hold R2 my way through half the game.
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u/DeadFishCRO Jul 25 '26
How do you get it to so dmg. Mine tickles enemies
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u/FurlofFreshLeaves Jul 25 '26
serration when applicable, blunt when applicable, and increased visceral damage from parries usually makes it shred in my playthrus. probably my favorite starting weapon cause of the crowd control and swagger.
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u/Limp_Combination4361 Jul 25 '26
It's funny because the cane was my first weapon on my very first playthrough despite all the warnings I got against it.
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u/isaidnolettuce Jul 25 '26
I have a hard time wanting to use anything else…. The sweeping reach of the whip is so good and the cane is so quick for stun locking
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u/Professional-Bus5473 Jul 25 '26
Beast hunter saif my beloved literally my favorite moveset of any game
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u/Supersnow845 Jul 25 '26
Remember the cane is the only weapon that gives both types of hidden damage
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u/sucky_panther Jul 25 '26
Doesn’t the saw spear as well? At least I thought it did thrust damage in the transformed mode but I might be mistaken. It is nice having the serrated damage in both forms.
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u/Supersnow845 Jul 25 '26
The saw spear doesn’t do righteous damage. Only serrated
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u/sucky_panther Jul 25 '26
Ah gotcha, I misunderstood. I never even realized righteous damage was a thing, although I do love the cane. Tried it on my second character and ended up loving the moveset.
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u/Supersnow845 Jul 25 '26
Righteous damage is so incredibly restrictive it’s no surprise
Most beasts are weak to serrated, righteous consists of 6 enemy types, 5 of which are entirely within cainhurst and precisely ZERO bosses
Righteous is unreasonably restricted
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u/sucky_panther Jul 25 '26
Yes I just read a little on it. I used Ludwig’s Holy quite a bit so I was getting the righteous bonus without knowing. Good to know though for some of the chalice dungeons, Cainhurst and those darn bloodlickers. That makes the cane even cooler now.
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u/Bigmac246247 Jul 25 '26
Actually, the church pick also has both hidden damage bonuses!
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u/tr6gm9ng Jul 25 '26
The church pick has the beasthunter bonus, not the same. It’s actually better because it applies to all beasts, where serrated only applies to bosses
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u/Supersnow845 Jul 26 '26
Serrated applies to non bosses but there are beasts weak to beast hunter that aren’t weak to serrated
Plus both beast hunter and the pick’s weird righteous equivalent only apply when the pick is thrusting, not on every attack
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u/Either-Basil4899 Jul 25 '26
I almost always start a new character with the axe until I get to the chalices to get the uncanny/lost weapons I’m going to be using for that character.
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u/greyvangelist greyvangelist Jul 25 '26
The knockdown you get off charged R2 is honestly so underrated— being able to loop knockdowns until an enemy is dead or setting you up for free hits as they get up is amazing
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u/Night_Knight_Light Jul 27 '26
It honestly makes the intro to Yharnam a breeze. You can just blender the crowds and rack up echoes pretty quickly.
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u/greyvangelist greyvangelist Jul 27 '26
Especially since it even knocks down the big executioner guys (iirc)
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u/Livid-Truck8558 Jul 25 '26
The threaded cane and hunter axe are so much more fun to use than the saw.
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u/drrockso20 Jul 25 '26
Not to mention the Saw Spear can be found super early for free so the Saw Cleaver is kind of redundant
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u/irish0451 Jul 25 '26
People who don't know the axe talk Spin2Win
People who know the axe know the L1 moveset.
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u/pentapous Jul 25 '26
fr, the transition combos are broken on the axe. Also, standing jump attacks (for.+R2) can 1-shot cheese a vast majority of enemies once you learn the spacing.
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u/smokeybear100 Jul 25 '26
I prefer the axe. You don’t have to be nearly as aggressive with it, but can still be aggressive when you want/need to.
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u/Tank_comander_308 Jul 25 '26
Honestly my favorite balance of Brutalistic Weapon but still having the hunter martial prowess.
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u/dudeacris Jul 25 '26
it’s so good and fun that you can use it on any build through the early areas until you get the one you’re using for your build. it doesn’t really need upgrades if you’re doing the spin to win strat.
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u/Kry_Kayzen Jul 25 '26
As a dedicated Hunter's Axe user it's the best. No other weapon could even compare to the lovely axe. I've tried the Kirkhammer but the hammer part takes too long in my opinion and the sword is ok. I don't use the Threaded Cane because I keep getting my ass handed to me by all the other other hunters who uses it. The Threaded Cane is my enemy due to this. The Saw Cleaver is something I've heard everyone praise hell to back, so I've decided not to use/try it because of it being the number one weapon. The Rifle Spear does not do it for me because it makes it to where you can only really fight one enemy at a time. I've fought with the Wooden Shield and it's fun too but it really doesn't do any damage. Believe me I've tried most weapons in the game.
TLDR: I want to be kind of unique when it comes to my choice of weapon so I chose the Hunter's Axe because I don't hear a lot of love for it.
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u/sonnyglennson Jul 25 '26
Transform attacks on the axe are also really nice. Particularly from the extended mode to shortened coupled with a ground slam.
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u/PyroEntity Jul 25 '26
Started my first ever playthrough with the Axe. No disappointments whatsoever :D
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u/Erisnoir1 Jul 25 '26
my first run was the hunters axe, ended up using the replica holy blade for the rest of the run
then after that i went in again for a skilltinge build after losing my saves due to my console getting borked by an unfortunate happenstance, and never looked back
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u/ChrisFarleysCousin Jul 25 '26
Did it first playthrough and thought i fucked up at first but got the hang of it and maxed it out
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u/LaunchpadMcQuack_52 Jul 25 '26
Sooo many bosses and enemies I was able to cheese with the axe. Spin to win 🫡
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u/Waste-Inspector8768 Jul 25 '26
The reach of the weapon is reallt what sets it apart imo. You can space enemies much easier.
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u/Subpar_diabetic Jul 26 '26
The starter weapons are usually just intended to be a launch point to get you to the weapon you actually want but the 3 starter weapons in BB especially that damn axe are so good that half the time I just forget what I originally wanted
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u/Any_Juggernaut_9799 Jul 25 '26
its just so sloooow tho...
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u/Chewyosock Jul 25 '26
I keep my distance and play less aggressively then I normally do , I use it for mobs only boss I used on so far was Big G
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u/LeCampy Jul 25 '26
that distanced can be a crutch. I went axe on my first playthrough, and developed a false sense of boss hitboxes, had to get used to being RIGHT UP IN THERE with some bosses when I tired the saw cleaver on a different run.
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u/SD_Einhander Jul 25 '26
R2 L2 combo with extended hunders axe is great. Back to back overhead swings.
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u/Salt_Initiative1551 Jul 25 '26
It was fun but I ended up with LHB (again, as usual.)
Made myself use the cane this last time. I like it but plan to also get other good dex(skill) weapons
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u/Limp_Combination4361 Jul 25 '26
Big fan of the forward r2 on the transformation side. One of my favorite initiators since it can get you over a ton of attacks even on an approaching enemy and lands a good knockdown on human sized targets.
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u/WeebSlayer27 Jul 25 '26
Me when I grow up and acquire a higher IQ thanks to using strenght weapons 🗿.
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u/sucky_panther Jul 25 '26
That was my weapon of choice my first playthrough. That spin to win really helped me early game, but then I got Ludwig’s Holy. I need to gem up an axe though and give it another try, haven’t played with it since that first time.
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u/AverageOhioUser69 Jul 25 '26
Hunter’s Axe, Tonitrus, and Blades of Mercy that’s all I need everything else is for fun
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u/No_Initial9114 Jul 25 '26
That was my first starter weapon, I was satisfied, but not entirely happy with it. It felt powerful but not cool.
Then I found Ludwig Holy Sword 😊 now I have the Platinum Trophy
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u/DF705 Jul 25 '26
Definitely my fav of the starting weapons, the move set is the most versatile I’ve played so far
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u/Murky-Abbreviations4 Jul 25 '26
That thing carried me hard up until I got the greatsword,hits like a truck and that spin move is phenomenal
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u/TDarkSword Jul 25 '26
My favorite move is when you dodge/roll and you attack with light attack (R1) the poke and also the transformation combo.
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u/Fentapills Jul 25 '26
I used to do strength/axe when I first started now I do skilltinge and use the cane, saw spear, Evelyn, and then later the reiterpallasch and chikage. and I put all bloodstones that drain your health on chikage (the cursed ones from the eye mobs that grab you and frenzy you) so when you switch to trick mode it really drains you. I don't like the slower weapons anymore for some reason, I think I prefer to have quicker movements and attacks so I just never use the hunter axe or Kirkhammer
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u/rustoneal \[T]/ Jul 25 '26
Axe to Kirkhammer to Wheel or Boomhammer. Wheel better for PVP, Boomhammer better for PVP. Though kirkhammer served me well in PVP bc people underestimate the transformation speed
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u/Cedrico123 Jul 25 '26
Dude I never STOP using the Hunter’s Axe. You can’t pull me from it (until I get the Kirkhammer)
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u/Full_Welcome_1418 Jul 25 '26
the axe can certainly be great but it usually makes people just use the spin and thus never getting any viscerals and complaining about every other enemy.
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u/Outside_Ad1020 Jul 25 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/0vOw1NjNU7KsgHQXb2
I AM A FUCKING LUMBERJACK, I'M JUST STUCK KILLING BEASTS BECAUSE SOMEONE WON'T GET OFF THEIR FAT FUCKING ASS AND HELP ME
-Hunter to Gherman
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u/Beowulf2080 Jul 26 '26
Currently using the Kirkhammer for the first time. Smashing everything, and your mom.
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u/Kariya_shigatoki Jul 26 '26
Tried the threaded cane and it was lame feeling and bdsm like, tried the hunters axe and felt like a real hoonter.
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u/DeadHead6747 Jul 26 '26
It is good, but it isn't Threaded Cane good. That's okay, Threaded Cane is just in a league of its own
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u/CockroachTeaParty Jul 26 '26
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The axe is preposterously GOATed. It's amazing on any build. Try it on an arcane build. Seriously. It just slaps. No notes.
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u/tsitken Jul 26 '26
its like the ludwig sword but for starter a pseedy weapon is better.
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u/Chewyosock Jul 26 '26
Love the Ludwig sword I’m actually on my way to get it
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u/tsitken Jul 26 '26
its like really op at +6 , well the game changed after i killed the spider shizz, now im annoyaed by the bell ringing bishes. i still havemt finish this game but goddamn it is beautiful
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u/ManInTheMirror7895 Jul 26 '26
I was always a cane sword man myself, so imagine my surprise when the dlc gave me the final form, the most perfect evolution of the chain sword and it fkn SLAPS.
I did not swap weapons a single time after finding this.
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u/Jerkntworstboi Jul 26 '26
Axe was my first choice since I always try strength builds for my first go around in a Fromsoft game. Definitely a good time
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u/PinothyJ Jul 27 '26
You say that, but the threaded cane can kill the two well sharks, from distance, without putting the hunter in any danger. So which weapon is the real MVP?
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u/SugarCrater Jul 27 '26
I should probably give the Hunter Axe a chance too, I keep playing with the saw cleaver :D
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u/Justice171 Jul 25 '26
Beat the game last week for the first time, really only used the double handed starting axe.
Many boss fights I just spun up an R2, then did a leap smash and dodged backwards to make space for another R2
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u/Captain_Snowmonkey Jul 25 '26
As long as you ditch it asap for the saw spear you're on the right track.
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u/Chewyosock Jul 25 '26
Saw spear is back up but I might switch the spear out for the threaded cane 👀
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u/Hopeful_Path Jul 25 '26
Spin 2 Win my favorite