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Swords

Swords One-handed

Swords are the all-rounders: slash damage, a fast three-hit combo and a strong secondary attack on a single target with a ×3 multiplier. One-handed, so your other hand holds a shield.

Main damage Slash
Elements in variants fire, frost, lightning, poison, spirit

Why choose it

  • Fast three-hit combos
  • Secondary attack ×3 on a single target is among the strongest
  • One-handed, works with a shield
With main damage (slash)
Writhan icon Writhan
With elemental variants (fire, frost, lightning, poison, spirit)
Greydwarf (Deep North) icon Greydwarf (Deep North) Greydwarf Shaman (Deep North) icon Greydwarf Shaman (Deep North) Skeleton (Deep North) icon Skeleton (Deep North) Elaking icon Elaking Hexen icon Hexen Moose icon Moose Barka icon Barka Volture icon Volture

Weaknesses

  • Slash barely works on blobs and wraiths
  • Needs metals: there are no swords in the Meadows
Weak against enemies that resist slash
Ghost icon Ghost Blob icon Blob Wraith icon Wraith Oozer icon Oozer Bonemass icon Bonemass Bat icon Bat Stone Golem icon Stone Golem Growth icon Growth Lox icon Lox Vile icon Vile

Full lineup

Bronze Sword Black Forest 35 Block 12 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Forge lvl 1
Iron Sword Swamp 55 Block 21 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Forge lvl 2
Silver Sword Mountain 75 30 Block 30 Weight 1 Open station icon Forge lvl 3
Black Metal Sword Plains 95 Block 39 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Forge lvl 4
Mistwalker Mistlands 75 40 Block 48 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 1
Nidhögg Ashlands 135 Block 57 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 3
Nidhögg the Bleeding Ashlands 135 Block 57 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 4
Nidhögg the Thundering Ashlands 135 10 Block 57 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 4
Nidhögg the Primal Ashlands 135 10 Block 57 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 4
Dyrnwyn Ashlands 145 10 Block 57 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 4
Nord Sword Deep North 170 Block 66 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Frost Foundry lvl 1
Thunderblood Sword Deep North 180 45 Block 66 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 4
Frostfire Sword Deep North 138 12 88 Block 66 Weight 0.8 Open station icon Black Forge lvl 4

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