1. SWORD & SHIELD
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  3. ALL SWORD & SHIELD STYLES
  4. - Addition of Sword Coatings mechanic
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  6. GUILD SWORD & SHIELD
  7. -　Nothing new.
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  9. STRIKER SWORD & SHIELD
  10. -　Loses Backstep Charge (does Shield Swipe if you do the input)
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  12. AERIAL SWORD & SHIELD
  13. -　The first two A attacks are now always the Shield Swipe + Shield Thrust
  14. -　When jumping off of a monster/teammate:
  15. o　Automatically does a rising attack (only when unsheathed)
  16. o　Press X to do a vertical down slash
  17. ■　Press X upon landing for a vertical up slash (same as R-X)
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  19. BUSHIDO SWORD & SHIELD
  20. -　The first two A attacks are now always the Shield Swipe + Shield Thrust
  21. -　Backstep Charge cannot be charged
  22. -　Two Bushido Evades:
  23. o After rolling:
  24. ■　Press X to do a high jumping attack followed by a falling slam (both deal mount damage)
  25. ×　Then press X to start the missing horizontal slash combo
  26. ■　Press X-A to do a low jumping attack followed by a falling slam (both deal mount damage)
  27. ×　Then press X to start the missing horizontal slash combo
  28. ■　Press R-Y to use an item
  29. o　During the hop before the Backstep Attack (Back-A):
  30. ■　Automatically moves you forward and does an overhead backwards slash (you can’t control the direction)
  31. ×　Press X to start the missing horizontal slash combo
  32. ×　Press X-A to do a low jumping attack followed by a falling slam (both deal mount damage)
  33. ・　Then press X to start the missing horizontal slash combo