Plus if you hit an exploder with the heavy attack it'll fizzle out and die without exploding due to the burn damage. I typically use the regular strike for most enemies and leave the heavy strike for explodies and the boss.
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If you have fire on your axe. Then even regular hit will disintegrate shanks. I usually use heavy attack too. But people complaining here is stupid. It's an exploding shank. What do you expect lol