Swords are a [[weapons|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.
Swords are a [[weapons|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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.