Yeah, don't know what's up with that AoW. It's not taking health in exchange, the stamina cost isn't increasing, it still hits just as hard and isn't slower to execute. It's just free spam. As of the next episode, I'm finally branching out with talismans and such. I finally ditched the soreseals after the Dancing Lion made it *very* clear that the name of the game is survival. I won't be melting bosses any time soon, so I need to focus on living long enough to chop down those trees. Morgott's rune should help with that. Y'know, on those occasions where I remember that rune arcs are a thing...