Editing Master Stroke

A '''''Master Stroke''''' is a special technique in [[Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors]]. Though limited in frequency, these techniques are very powerful and their usage often proves pivotal in the outcome of a battle.

==Usage==
Master Stroke usage is limited by a gauge in the lower-left corner of the HUD that begins at 0% and does not allow a Master Stroke until it rises to 100%. As the player progresses through a level, the gauge fills slightly every time the player successfully attacks with his sword or blocks an enemy attack with his shield.

Once the gauge has filled, the player may initiate a Master Stroke at any time during a battle by pressing the 2 button on the Wii remote. He then selects a technique from the list of those he has so far acquired by obtaining different swords, at which point he must manipulate the Wii remote in accordance with on-screen prompts, then strike anywhere to unleash the attack.

==Enemy usage==
The final storymode boss, [[Xiphos the Deathbringer]], and the final mirror boss, [[Edahs 'Sophix]] are both able to use the Figure of Hate Master Stroke. For both, it is used within the normal attack pattern of their second phase. In this case, the player must follow the on-screen prompts in order to ''limit the damage'' done rather than enhancing it. This is done by repeated slashing over and over.

==List of Master Strokes==
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! Name !! Element !! Power level !! Learn requirement !! Attack motion
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| Mighty Strike || None || 1 || Default Master Stroke || Hold sword up - Slash
|-
| Multi-Strike || None || 2 || Possess [[Steel Broadsword]] || Hold sword up for several seconds - Slash 3 times
|-
| Figure of Fate || None || 3 || Possess [[Rednusadner]] || Draw figure 8 repeatedly - Slash
|-
| Light Fantastic || None || 4 || Possess [[Aurora Blade]] || Draw figure 8 repeatedly - Slash 3 times
|-
| Dragonlord's Doom || None || 5 || Possess [[Dragon Warrior's Sword]] || Rotate sword upwards repeatedly - Hold sword up - Shake sword repeatedly - Slash
|-
| Tundra Sunderer || Ice || 1 || Possess [[Blizzard Blade]] || Thrust sword down - Slash
|-
| [[Cold Fission]] || Ice || 2 || Possess [[Frost blade]] || Rotate sword in forward circles repeatedly - Slash
|-
| [[Ice Age]] || Ice || 3 || Possess [[Wrath of Boreas]] || Rotate sword in forward circles repeatedly - Slash
|-
| Absolute Zero || Ice || 4 || Possess [[Zenithian Sword]] || Rotate sword in forward circles repeatedly - Thrust
|-
| Blazing Thrust || Fire || 1 || Possess [[Fire Blade]] || Thrust sword down - Forward thrust
|-
| [[Searing Slash]] || Fire || 2 || Possess [[Fire Blade]] || Shake sword - Slash
|-
| Solar Flare || Fire || 3 || Possess [[Wrath of Helios]] || Shake sword - Slash
|-
| [[Dragon Soul (Master Stroke)|Dragon Soul]] || Fire || 4 || Possess [[Dragovian King Sword]] || Draw figure 8 repeatedly - Slash
|-
| [[Thunder Thrust]] || Lightning || 2 || Possess [[Thunderbolt Blade]] || Shake sword - hold sword up - Slash
|-
| Lightning Strike || Lightning || 2 || Possess [[Lightning Blade]] || Rotate sword upwards - Slash
|-
| [[Lightning Storm]] || Lightning || 3 || Possess [[Wrath of Zeus]] || Rotate sword upwards - hold sword up
|-
| [[Gigaslash]] || Lightning || 4 || Possess [[Sword of Kings]] || Draw figure 8 - hold sword up - Slash
|-
| [[Frizz Cracker|Elemental Extremes]] || None || ? || Combo with level 33+ [[Prince Anlace]] (24MP) || 
Draw figure 8 - Thrust
|-
| Moulin Rage || None || ? || Combo with level 32+ [[Fleurette]] (21MP) || Rotate sword in forward circles - Slash
|-
| [[Gigagash]] || Lightning || ? || Combo with level ?+ [[Claymore]] (28MP) || Hold sword up - Slash
|}

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