Swords

Swords are a weapon type in Veloren. The sword's abilities feature slashing and piercing damage. Slashing damage reduces the enemy's energy and does extra damage when the enemy is out of energy.

Sword Skill Tree

Basic attacks

The basic left click and right click attacks.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Basic Double Slash	A basic two-hit combo.	Damage: 4/7 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 5/10 Energy Cost: 0 Range: 3.0
	Basic Thrust	Charging the thrust will make it more powerful.	Damage: 15 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 15 Energy Cost: 0 Range: 4.5

Basic sword skills

The basic sword skills are the most simple forms of all sword skills. These will change depending on the sword stance used.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Finisher	An ability that consumes combo and is meant to end a fight. The finisher will be different depending on your stance.	Damage: 40 Poise: 10 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 30 Range: 3.0 Minimum Combo: 15
	Skewer	A stabbing lung.	Damage: 18 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 5.0
	Fell Strike	A quick strong slash.	Damage: 20 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 3.5
	Crescent Slash	An upwards diagonal slash.	Damage: 16 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 3.0
	Cascade	An overhead slash.	Damage: 24 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 4.0
	Cross Cut	A right and left slash.	Damage: 10/14 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 2.5 Range: 3.5

Agile sword stance

The agile sword stance is a stance that focuses on mobility during combat at the cost of raw damage. Using any agile skill will put you in the agile stance.

Basic skills and attacks will be faster but will do less damage using this stance.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Quick Draw	Dash forward as you draw your blade for a quick attack. (Required: Cross Cut or Skewer.)	Damage: 12 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 5.0
	Dancing Edge	Move and attack more swiftly. (Required: Quick Draw.)	Build Up Duration: 0.4 Cast Duration: 0.3 Recover Duration: 0.3 Buff kind: Hastened Buff Strength: 0.25 Buff Duration: 20.0 Energy Cost: 20
	Feint	Step to the side then back before striking (Required: Cross Cut or Skewer.)	Damage: 8 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 0 Range: 3.0
	Flurry	Multiple rapid stabs. (Required: Feint.)	Damage: 10 Poise: 3 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 6.0 Stabs: 3

Crippling Sword Stance

The crippling sword stance focuses on bleed which does damage over time. Using any crippling skill will put you in the crippling stance.

Basic skills and attacks will inflict the bleed status effect using this stance.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Gouge	Inflict a lasting wound on your enemy that will continue to bleed. (Required: Skewer or Fell Strike.)	Damage: 16 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 4.0 Damage effect: Bleed
	Bloody Gash	Cruelly strike an already bleeding wound, does more damage to bleeding enemies. (Required: Gouge.)	Damage: 16 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 5 Energy Cost: 12 Range: 3.0 Damage Buff: Bleed Buff Strength: 0.7
	Hamstring	Injure the tendons of your foe, leaving them less maneuverable. (Required: Skewer or Fell Strike.)	Damage: 16 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 10 Range: 4.0 Damage effect: Cripple
	Eviscerate	Shreds wounds further, deals more damage to crippled enemies. (Required: Hamstring.)	Damage: 19 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 17 Range: 3.0 Damage Buff: Cripple Buff Strength: 0.825

Defensive Sword Stance

The Defensive Sword Stance focuses on parrying and reducing/blocking incoming damage. Using any defensive skill will put you in the Defensive stance.

Basic skills will parry melee attacks during their build up and swing and basic attacks will block melee attacks at 50% strength during their build up and swing using this stance.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Riposte	Parry a strike before instantly counter-attacking. (Required: Fell Strike or Crescent Slash.)	Damage: 18 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 5 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 4.0
	Stalwart Sword	Shrug of the brunt of attacks, incoming damage is reduced. (Required: Riposte.)	Build Up Duration: 0.25 Cast Duration: 0.3 Recover Duration: 0.25 Buff kind: Protecting Ward Buff Strength: 0.4 Buff Duration: 20.0 Energy Cost: 20
	Disengage	Retreat a step backwards after striking. (Required: Fell Strike or Crescent Slash.)	Damage: 10 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 0 Range: 6.0
	Deflect	A swift enough maneuver to even block attacks. (Required: Disengage.)	Build Up Duration: 0.4 Recover Duration: 0.2 Energy Regen: 17.5 Energy Cost: 2.5 Parry Window: Build Up Block Strength: 0.75 Blocks: Projectiles, Beams

Cleaving Sword Stance

The cleaving sword stance focuses on wide attacks with a large area of effect. Using any cleaving skill will put you in the cleaving stance.

Basic skills and attacks will gain a small aoe (area of effect) using this stance.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Whirlwind Slice	Strike all surrounding enemies with circular attacks. (Required: Cross Cut or Cascade.)	Damage: 14 Poise: 5 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 4.0 Slices: 2
	Blade Fever	Attack more recklessly, increasing the power of your strikes while while leaving yourself open to incoming attacks. (Required: Whirlwind Slice.)	Build Up Duration: 0.4 Cast Duration: 0.3 Recover Duration: 0.3 Buff kind: Reckless Buff Strength: 0.25 Buff Duration: 20.0 Energy Cost: 20
	Earth Splitter	Split the earth, if used while falling will have a much stronger impact. (Required: Cross Cut or Cascade.)	Damage: 4 Poise: 5 Knockback: 4 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 2.0
	Sky Splitter	A powerful strike that purportedly can even split the sky, but will split through enemies. (Required: Earth Splitter.)	Damage: 30 Poise: 20 Knockback: 10 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 25 Range: 4.0

Heavy Sword Stance

The heavy sword stance focuses on slow but powerful attacks. Using any heavy skill will put you in the heavy stance.

Basic skills and attacks will inflict more poise damage with basic skills also inflicting the stunned status effect using this stance.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics	Demonstration
	Pommel Strike	Concuss your foe with a blunt strike to the head. (Required: Cascade or Crescent Slash.)	Damage: 12 Poise: 50 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 1.0 Damage effect: Stunned Buff Strength: 0.5
	Pillar Thrust	Stab your sword through down to the enemy, all the way into the ground, is more powerful if used while falling. (Required: Pommel Strike.)	Damage: 30/10 Poise: 40/10 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 15 Range: 2.0 Damage effect: Stunned Buff Strength: 0.5
	Heavy Sweep	A heavy, wide ,sweeping strike that deals more damage to a staggered enemy. (Required: Cascade or Crescent Slash.)	Damage: 27 Poise: 30 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 4.0 Damage effect: Stunned Buff Strength: 0.5
	Fortitude	Increases stagger resistance and as you take more damage your attacks will be more staggering. (Required: heavy Sweep.)	Build Up Duration: 0.2 Cast Duration: 0.2 Recover Duration: 0.6 Buff kind: Fortitude Buff Strength: 1.0 Buff Duration: 20.0 Energy Cost: 15

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