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How to Sharpen Axe

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Resident Evil Requiem - How to Sharpen Axe

Sharpen your axe in Resident Evil Requiem (RE9) to parry enemies and boost its effectiveness in battle. Learn how to sharpen your axe and the advantages it offers here!

How to Sharpen Axe

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Press LB + X (or the corresponding button on the platform you have) on your Xbox controller to sharpen Leon's axe.

Leon has an axe that he can use to attack or parry enemies' attacks, making it his most important weapon. However, the axe will get dull the more you use it, so it is important to maintain your distance from enemies and then sharpen the weapon.

What is Sharpening for?

Sharpen to Maintain Ability to Parry

If the axe ends up being used for a long time without being sharpened, it will lose its effectiveness, and you won't be able to parry enemies unless it gets sharpened again.

This will leave Leon more vulnerable if he doesn't have any ammo left, so make sure to sharpen the axe every chance you get.

How to Parry

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