Iron Black
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Iron Black | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A weapon that offers high Strength and ground combo speed." | |||||
| Japanese | くろがね | ||||
| Stats | |||||
| Strength | Magic | ||||
| Base | Unit | Ultima | Base | Unit | |
| +78 | +3 | +22 | +0 | +1 | |
| Defense | Crit Rate | Crit Bonus | |||
| Base | Unit | Base | Unit | Base | Unit |
| +0 | +1 | +8 | +3 | +9 | +1 |
| Attack Speed | Approach Speed | ||||
| Ground | Air | ||||
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Abilities | |||||
| 1: Combo Boost 2: Chain Power 3: Brick Wall | |||||
| Obtained | |||||
| Crisis Gear ⑤ (Lexaeus) | |||||
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Iron Black+ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "An upgraded Iron Black. Offers high Strength and ground combo speed." | |||||
| Japanese | くろがね+ | ||||
| Stats | |||||
| Strength | Magic | ||||
| Base | Unit | Ultima | Base | Unit | |
| +85 | +3 | +15 | +0 | +1 | |
| Defense | Crit Rate | Crit Bonus | |||
| Base | Unit | Base | Unit | Base | Unit |
| +0 | +1 | +8 | +3 | +11 | +1 |
| Attack Speed | Approach Speed | ||||
| Ground | Air | ||||
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Abilities | |||||
| 1: Striker 2: Grand Slam 3: Critical Boost | |||||
| Obtained | |||||
| Crisis Gear+ ⑤ (Lexaeus) | |||||
Iron Black (くろがね Kurogane , lit. "Iron") is one of Lexaeus's axe swords in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It can be upgraded to Iron Black+.
Design
The Iron Black has a peculiar, cross-like shape, with its blade split into two pieces. The middle blade is long, with a wide, flat tip and concave sides. The side blade fans out and sports two circular notches in its outer edge. The counterweight is of a similar shape and size to the side blade, though a bit smaller and lacking the notches. Both blades and the counterweight are black with red edges. The three blades are connected by a thick, white cross with red edges attached to the handle. The top tip of the handle is pale yellow and the pommel is decorated by a bronze spike, while the rest of the handle is blue-grey. The Iron Black is a palette swap of the Copper Red Axe Sword.
"Iron black" reflects the weapons coloration, and is one of several of Lexaeus's weapons named after a mineral.
Gameplay
The Iron Black's ground combo starts with a quick, one-handed thrust that resembles a guard or block-like motion, followed by a one-handed upward diagonal slash. A very quick upward slash follows this and the combo ends with a powerful, two-handed downward slam.
The aerial combo consists of a two-handed upward slash followed by a one-handed sideways slash
