====== Heavy Melee Cancel ======

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Also known as **“Melee Cancel”**, the **Heavy Melee Cancel** allows you to cancel the recovery of a **Heavy Melee** using certain active items or abilities. By activating the ability or item near the **end of the punch** (at the end of the lunge phase and near the start of recovery), you can **conserve the momentum** of the attack.

==== How to Perform Heavy Melee Cancel ====
  * **Start a Heavy Melee.**
  * **Near the end of the lunge phase (just before the recovery starts), activate an active item or ability.**
  * If executed correctly, the recovery is canceled, and you maintain momentum.

==== Optimizing the Heavy Melee Cancel ====
  * To maximize momentum, you should be **in the air** or **sliding** after canceling.
  * Cancel **near the end of the lunge phase**, as that is when **Heavy Melee is at its fastest**.
  * **Sharp Turns:** The true power of Heavy Melee Cancel is its ability to make **extremely sharp turns**.
    * By **turning your camera** during the punch and canceling, you can perform a **180° turn in midair** while keeping a large amount of speed.
  * **Parry Baiting:** This technique can also be used to bait an enemy into **wasting their parry**.

==== Items That Cancel Heavy Melee ====

| **Price (<soul> Souls)** | **Type**    | **Item Name**       |
| <soul> 1,250           | <weapon> Weapon     | //Fleetfoot//        |
| <soul> 6,000           | <vitality> Vitality   | //Colossus//         |
| <soul> 6,000           | <vitality> Vitality   | //Unstoppable//      |
| <soul> 6,000           | <weapon> Weapon     | //Vampiric Burst//   |

==== Melee Charge Effect on Heavy Melee Cancel ====
The **Weapon item Melee Charge** makes **Heavy Melee Cancels even faster** due to its **+Heavy Melee Distance** stat increasing peak speed. With Melee Charge equipped, speed can increase by ''~300 u/s''.

==== Characters That Can Heavy Melee Cancel Using Abilities ====
Some characters can perform Heavy Melee Cancel using their abilities. However, they are **unable to act immediately afterward** due to the nature of their abilities.
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| **Character**         | **Ability**  |
| <dynamo_card> Dynamo  | Singularity  |
| <ivy_card> Ivy        | Stone Form   |
| <kelvin_card> Kelvin  | Ice Path     |
| :::                   | Ice Dome     |

==== Execution Summary ====
  * **Hold Melee** → **As the recovery phase starts, activate an active item or ability.**

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