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Mortenax Blade (Currency Wars)

Last updated 2026-07-22

Mortenax Blade is a 2 cost Icon Off Field Off Field character featured in Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game.

Character Details

Stat ✦✦ ✦✦✦ ✦✦✦✦
Icon HP HP Amplification 10% 32% 54% 76%
Icon On Field Base On Field Strength 100 140 180 220
Icon Off Field Base Off Field Strength 125 175 225 275
Icon SPD Amplification SPD Amplification 10% 21% 32% 44%
Icon Healing Strength Base Healing Strength 100 100 100 100
Icon Shield Strength Base Shield Strength 100 100 100 100

Abilities

Off-field

Ability Type Effect
Ability A Rain of Blades Seals Fate

A Rain of Blades Seals Fate
Skill (Change) Use during action. Consumes 25% of Mortenax Blade's Max HP. Mortenax Blade acts at 200%/250%/300%/300% SPD.
Deals Fire DMG equal to 80%/100%/144%/224% of Mortenax Blade's Max HP to all enemies, and additionally deals 4 instance(s) of DMG, with each instance dealing Fire DMG equal to 30%/37%/54%/84% of Mortenax Blade's Max HP to one random enemy.
If the current HP is insufficient, Mortenax Blade's current HP will be reduced to 1 when using his Skill.
Ability Fornax Ex Corpore

Fornax Ex Corpore
Ultimate (Change) Use at the start of combat.
Inflicts "Balefire Bind" on all enemies. While in the "Balefire Bind" state, the enemy target's DEF decreases by 30% and DMG received increases by 40%/50%/60%/70%. Afterward, consumes HP equal to 20% of Mortenax Blade's Max HP to deploy a Zone. While the Zone is active, Mortenax Blade gains the "Infinite Fury" state. In the "Infinite Fury" state, increases CRIT Rate by 20% and CRIT DMG by 60%/90%/120%/150%. If the current HP is insufficient, Mortenax Blade's current HP drops to 1 when using this ability.
Ability Tenax Per Ignem

Tenax Per Ignem
Ultimate (Change) Use when HP is below 5% of Max HP.
Deals Fire DMG equal to 400%/500%/720%/1,120% of Mortenax Blade's Max HP to all enemies. Restores all HP to the unit.
Ability All Karma Comes Due

All Karma Comes Due
Talent (Change) While the Zone is active, after each time an on-field ally attacks an enemy, inflicts the "Balefire Bind" state on the corresponding enemy target and grants Mortenax Blade 1 Charge. After each time an off-field ally attacks an enemy, inflicts the "Balefire Bind" state on the corresponding enemy target, and grants Mortenax Blade 1 Charge for every 2 attack(s). When the Charge reaches 9 point(s), consumes 9 point(s) and causes Mortenax Blade to use his Skill 1 extra time. This Skill does not consume HP and is considered as a Follow-Up ATK.
While the Zone is active, DMG dealt by ally squad increases by 40%/50%/60%/70%, Ultimate DMG dealt increases by 60%/75%/90%/105%, and DMG dealt by Mortenax Blade additionally increases by 60%/75%/90%/105%.
Ability All Karma Comes Due

Divine Ingeniator
Talent (New) Mortenax Blade gains 1 piece of matching temporary equipment before entering combat. This temporary equipment disappears after combat. If Mortenax Blade is already equipped with 3 pieces of equipment, 1 of them is randomly upgraded to privileged equipment temporarily. This temporary privileged equipment reverts to its original status after combat.

Off-Field Eidolon/Light Cone

Off-Field Eidolon

The following effects only apply when this character is off-field.

Icon Name Level
Eidolon Ere My Death, I Stood Unmade
Ere My Death, I Stood Unmade 1
While the Zone is active, reduces All-Type RES of all enemies by 20%.
Eidolon Ash Was My Heart, Yet the Flame Stayed
Ash Was My Heart, Yet the Flame Stayed 2
When the ally squad uses Ultimate to deal DMG, it is considered as having launched Follow-Up ATK. And the Follow-Up ATK DMG dealt by ally targets increases by 75%. The upper limit of Mortenax Blade's Charge decreases to 7.
Eidolon Across the Shore, Wrath Laid Bare
Across the Shore, Wrath Laid Bare 3
Increases the ally squad's Independent DMG Amplification by 3%.
Eidolon Odium I've Smitten, Thence Came the Blade
Odium I've Smitten, Thence Came the Blade 4
Increases the ally squad's DMG dealt by 50%.
Ability A Rain of Blades Seals Fate
I Severed My Woes, Knowing Death Begets Life 5
Increases the ally squad's Independent DMG Amplification by 3%.
Eidolon If Immortality Could Die, I Swore THEM Slain
If Immortality Could Die, I Swore THEM Slain 6
While the Zone is active, when Mortenax Blade consumes HP, he gains 1 Charge. This effect can be triggered again after any target's turn ends. The DMG multiplier of "Tenax Per Ignem" increases to 150% of the original multiplier.

Off-Field Light Cone

Takes effect when the character equips this Light Cone and is off-field.

Light Cone Effect
Light Cone Reforged in Hellfire Icon
Reforged in Hellfire
Increases Mortenax Blade's Independent DMG Amplification by 12%/18%/24%/30%/36%.

Recommended Equipment

Equipment Tags Stats Effect Synthesis
Formula
Equipment Weapon Master
Weapon Master
Support Icon On Field On-Field Strength 20%
Icon Off Field Off-Field Strength 20%
Increases ally squad's on-field/off-field strength by 25%. Equipment Peace Pistol + Equipment Folding Knife
Equipment Victory Banner
Victory Banner
Support
Luck
Icon Break Efficiency Break Efficiency 25%
Icon Lucky Strike Lucky Strike Rate 10%
Increases ally squad's Lucky Strike Rate by 12% and resists 4 instance(s) of Crowd Control debuffs. This effect is stackable. Equipment Aether Drill + Equipment Lucky Star
Equipment Planetary Drill
Planetary Drill
DPS
Fragility
Icon Break Efficiency Break Efficiency 25%
Icon Initial Energy Initial Energy 15
After attacking, the wearer inflicts "Fragility" on the target, increasing their DMG taken by 35% for 2 turn(s). Equipment Photon Cell + Equipment Aether Drill

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