Power Effect

Power Effect Artwork of Kirby obtaining the Sizzle Sword, the most distinguished Elemental Augment. Details Debut game Kirby Star Allies Usage type Unlimited use Elemental Requirements Elemental ability + weapon ability/character Power(s) Augments a Copy Ability/character with elemental powers.

An Elemental Augment refers to the many different ways in which weapon-based Copy Abilities can be enchanted in Kirby Star Allies. There are five different types of augments which can be applied; Blizzard, Bluster, Sizzle, Splash, and Zap. These elements are applied by having the ally wielding the weapon hold it up, then having the element-wielding ally use an elemental attack on the weapon to power it up. This augment then remains on the weapon indefinitely, only being lost if the ability is discarded or the wielder defeated (not just fainted). Applying an element to a weapon allows the user to perform more elaborate attacks, and often adds special properties in addition to raising the damage dealt. One example is 'Bluster Bomb', which allows the user to float up into the air while holding the bomb in hand.

Augments and Sources

There are five elemental augments in Kirby Star Allies. These can be applied to weapons using various Copy Abilities, from certain specific moves, or from other weapons which already have the augment. The following table lists every known source for each augment, as well as the general character of the augment in question:

Augments in Kirby Star Allies
Augment	Granted by	Characteristic	Enemies weak to the augment
Blizzard	Ice Daroach's Ice Laser Blizzard-enchanted character	Gives weapons an icy quality to them. Allows them to freeze foes and waterfalls as well as douse flames	Fire-based: Sizzle Guard Flamberge's fire-based attacks, notably the flamethrower cannon Water-based: Floaty the Cellcore most marine enemies Twin Kracko's Twin Waterfall (freezes him to make him crash onto the ground) Francisca's Shaking Soda (only freezes her water shots and does not freeze/stun her) Minions summoned by Void Termina's Final Core (Phase 4)/Void Soul
Bluster	Cleaning Wing Coo's all attacks Bluster-enchanted character	Gives weapons a windy characteristic. Allows them to douse flames. Some of their moves can allow the wielder to fly while attacking.	Fire-based: Sizzle Guard Flamberge's fire-based attacks, notably the flamethrower cannon
Sizzle	Fire Rick's Fire Breath Burning Gooey Fighter's Giga Force Blast Sizzle-enchanted character	Gives weapons a fiery characteristic. Allows them to melt ice blocks and leave smoldering pyres in several cases.	Whispy Woods Yggy Woods Ice-based: Blizzard Guard Francisca's ice-based projectiles
Splash	Water Clean Pitch Parasol Gooey's tongue and Parasol attacks Kine's Fish Flop Splash-enchanted character	Gives weapons a water enchantment. Allows them to douse flames and destroy Electro Saws. Able to turn the Dispose Food from buff King Dedede into healing food during his boss battle.	Electric-based: Electro Saw Zan Partizanne's lightning drums Fire-based: Sizzle Guard Flamberge's fire-based attacks, notably the flamethrower cannon
Zap	Beam ESP Plasma Zap-enchanted character	Gives weapons an electric enchantment. Allows them to electrify water and power Wires.	Water-based: Floaty the Cellcore most marine enemies Twin Kracko's Twin Waterfall (electrifies but does not stun him) Francisca's Shaking Soda (electrifies and stun her) Minions summoned by Void Termina's Final Core (Phase 4)/Void Soul

List of Augmentable Weapons

The following Copy Abilities (and characters) can receive an augment:

• Bomb (Poppy Bros. Jr.)
• Cutter (Sir Kibble)
• Hammer (Bonkers & King Dedede)
• Marx
• Ninja (Bio Spark)
• Spear (Bandana Waddle Dee only)
• Staff (Jammerjab)
• Sword (Blade Knight & Meta Knight)
• Whip (Wester)
• Yo-Yo (Gim)

Trivia

• These combinations are similar to the various Ability Scroll elemental combos which Kirby could perform in Kirby: Squeak Squad, but are much broader in scope.
• In Kirby Star Allies, the move Hammer Flip has lost its fire element from previous games, possibly due to similarities with Sizzle Hammer as well as the purpose of receiving different elemental augments. The Bomb ability has already lost its fire element since Kirby's Return to Dream Land, thus able to become Sizzle Bomb.
• Paint-based attacks from the Artist ability has similar properties to Splash (super-effective on fire and electric).
• Stone has some Friend Abilities that grant it elemental powers, albeit not a weapon-based ability. For example, Geokinesis with ESP grants it the Zap augment, and Rock Painter with Artist covers the stone sculpture with paint.
• While Kine has moves like Ice Kine and Kine Freeze, it's impossible to grant the Blizzard augment from him underwater.