Swords

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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.

Basic attacks

The basic left click and right click attacks.

Icon	Name	Description
	Basic Double Slash	A basic two-hit combo.
	Basic Thrust	Charging the thrust will make it more powerfull.

Basic sword skills

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

Icon	Name	Description
	Finisher	An ability that consumes combo and is meant to end a fight. The finisher will be different depending on your stance.
	Skewer	A stabbing lung.
	Fell Strike	A quick strong slash.
	Crescent Slash	An upwards diagonal slash.
	Cascade	An overhead slash.
	Cross Cut	A right and left slash.

Agile sword stance

The agile sword stance is a stance that focuses on mobility during combat at the cost of raw damage.

Icon	Name	Description
	Quick Draw	Dash forward as you draw your blade for a quick attack. (Required: Cross Cut or Skewer.)
	Dancing Edge	Move and attack more swiftly. (Required: Quick Draw.)
	Feint	Step to the side then back before striking (Required: Cross Cut or Skewer.)
	Flurry	Multiple rapid stabs. (Required: Feint.)

Crippling Sword Stance

The crippling sword stance focuses on bleed which does damage over time.

Icon	Name	Description
	Gouge	Inflict a lasting wound on your enemy that will continue to bleed. (Required: Skewer or Fell Strike.)
	Bloody Gash	Cruelly strike an already bleeding wound, does more damage to bleeding enemies. (Required: Gouge.)
	Hamstring	Injure the tendons of your foe, leaving them less maneuverable. (Required: Skewer or Fell Strike.)
	Eviscerate	Shreds wounds further, deals more damage to crippled enemies. (Required: Hamstring.)

Defensive Sword Stance

The Defensive Sword Stance focuses on parrying and reducing/blocking incoming damage.

Icon	Name	Description
	Riposte	Parry a strike before instantly counter-attacking. (Required: Fell Strike or Crescent Slash.)
	Stalwart Sword	Shrug of the brunt of attacks, incoming damage is reduced. (Required: Riposte.)
	Disengage	Retreat a step backwards after striking. (Required: Fell Strike or Crescent Slash.)
	Deflect	A swift enough maneuver to even block attacks. (Required: Disengage.)

Cleaving Sword Stance

The cleaving sword stance focuses on wide attacks with a large area of effect.

Icon	Name	Description
	Whirlwind Slice	Strike all surrounding enemies with circular attacks. (Required: Cross Cut or Cascade.)
	Blade Fever	Attack more recklessly, increasing the power of your strikes while while leaving yourself open to incoming attacks. (Required: Whirlwind Slice.)
	Earth Splitter	Split the earth, if used while falling will have a much stronger impact. (Required: Cross Cut or Cascade.)
	Sky Splitter	A powerfull strike that purportedly can even split the sky, but will split through enemies. (Required: Earth Splitter.)

Heavy Sword Stance

The heavy sword stance focuses on slow but powerfull attacks.

Icon	Name	Description
	Pommel Strike	Concuss your foe with a blunt strike to the head. (Required: Cascade or Crescent Slash.)
	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.)
	Heavy Sweep	A heavy, wide ,sweeping strike that deals more damage to a staggered enemy. (Required: Cascade or Crescent Slash.)
	Fortitude	Increases stagger resistance and as you take more damage your attacks will be more staggering. (Required: heavy Sweep.)

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