Swords

Sword Skill Tree

The basic left click and right click attacks.

Icon	Name	Description	Statistics
	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

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

Name	Description	Statistics
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

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

Name	Description	Statistics
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

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

Name	Description	Statistics
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

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

Name	Description	Statistics
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: Protetcting 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

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

Name	Description	Statistics
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: 10/15 Poise: 5/10 Knockback: 0 Energy Regen: 0 Energy Cost: 5 Range: 4.0
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

The heavy sword stance focuses on slow but powerful attacks.

Name	Description	Statistics
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