Dual Blade

The Dual Blade (デュアルブレード) is a large Heartless fought by Roxas and Xigbar in Halloween Town in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is one of the many Heartless bosses that Roxas fights in his time with Organization XIII.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
This large and aggressive knight Heartless's skillfull defense makes it tough to finish off. Though its focused slash can be stopped with a block, blasting the knight with Thundaga while it is storing up energy will stagger it, opening it up to extra damage, especially from magic.

Strategy
When facing armored knights, the usual strategy is to circle around it and wait until their spin/thrust attack, then attack while it recovers. However, this knight has a much shorter recovery time than all the other knights, so hit it with thunder magic to to pause it for longer. As usual, ignore the side kicks, since they tend to be replaced as soon as they are defeated. Instead, avoid/block their attacks and focus on taking out the boss first, and then go back and finish them one by one until they stop popping up.

Stats
Mission/Level/Chance of Item Drop Mission 54/Level 24/100% Lightning Gem Mission 72/Level 41/100% Gear Component C Drops 22 Munny

Elemental Attack Vulnerability
Most vulnerable: Ice (0.91) Fire (0.81) Thunder (0.52) Aero: Absorbs

Status Attack Vulnerability
Immune to Ignition, Freeze, and Air-Toss. Jolt: (0.15-- Less likely to get jolted. 1.00 means normal chances of getting status effect.)