Swords
A perfect balance of speed and power, swords have become the iconic weapon of professional warriors everywhere.
Abilities
| Icon | Name | Type | Energy Cost | Cooldown | Description |
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Advanced Swords | Passive | - | - |
"It is said there are three ways to heaven: the monk, the scholar, or the warrior. I have chosen the latter." 1h Swords - Gain 5% chance to parry incoming physical attacks. 2h Swords - Gain 8% chance to parry incoming physical attacks. When an attack is parried, reduce the cooldown of all active sword abilities by 1. The cooldown reduction effect can only trigger once every 5 turns. |
| Counter Strike | Target Ability | 25 | 11 |
"The student stops at his own blade. The master expands to fill the world." Study your surrounding opponents, preparing a counter to their next attack. If a countered enemy would deal damage to you, the damage of their attack is dealt to themselves instead. Counter damage is dealt as true damage and cannot be dodged or blocked by armor. |
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Coup de Grace | Target Ability | 35 | 7 |
"There is no shame in a killing blow. The only shame is in failing to deliver it." Attack with +50% crit chance. This ability cannot miss. |
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Disarming Strikes | Passive | - | - |
"What is the point of a sword, if not to disarm your opponent?" Whenever you hit an opponent, they lose 10 accuracy on their next attack (stacks). Whenever you crit an opponent, this bonus is doubled. |
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Dual Impact | Upgrade | - | - |
"Only fools share a shadow." If Piercing Skewer hits more than one target, deal an additional 10 true damage and increase Immobilize duration by 1 turn. |
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Duelist Advance | Target Ability | 30 | 6 |
"You have learned the first lesson: Advance. The rest will come in time." Advance one tile in any direction. For the next 3 turns, gain +30 dodge, +10 accuracy, and +10% crit chance. |
| First Strike | Passive | - | - |
"The first strike is always the hardest - and the most rewarding." Gain +10 minimum and maximum damage against full health opponents. |
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Justified Result | Upgrade | - | - |
"The outcome is fair; I gain, no matter the result." If the target doesn't die, mark target. Your next attack against the target consumes the mark and you gain 5 life. |
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Lockdown | Upgrade | - | - |
"Hey, you in the back—stay a while." +2 immobilize duration to distant targets (not adjacent). |
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Mordhau Bash | Target Ability | 10 | 25 |
"Let me show you how I hold a sword." Grasp your sword upside-down and deliver a bludgeoning blow with +90% stun chance and +90% armor penetration, but dealing -25% damage and bleed chance. |
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Perfect Finish | Upgrade | - | - |
"Leave no room for doubt." If Coup de Grace kills its target, gain +30 energy, and reset Coup de Grace cooldown to 0. |
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Piercing Skewer | Target Ability | 35 | 10 |
"Most people only ever see what's in front of them. My reach is much longer." Skewer through an adjacent enemy and a target directly behind it with +25% armor penetration. Skewered enemies are immobilized 2 turns. |
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Rebounding Strike | Passive | - | - |
"My turn." Whenever you parry an attack, for 1 turn all abilities cost 50% less energy and you gain +8% crit chance. |
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Relentless Assault | Upgrade | - | - |
"Each strike was a test-not of his opponent, but of himself." While "Duelists Advance" status effect is active, reduce ability cooldown by 1 whenever you attack. |
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Rhythmic Strikes | Upgrade | - | - |
"It was discipline that drove him forward, measured and unrelenting, like a drumbeat in the chaos." Each consecutive attack costs 1 less energy, resets when you fail to attack. |
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Rising Tension | Upgrade | - | - |
"Gather round, my little Gremlins." Increases the duration of Duelist Advance by +1 per adjacent enemy on arrival. |
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Sparring Security | Passive | - | - |
"Soon you will have no weaknesses. Until then, protect the ones you have." +50% crit resist and +5% parry chance when exactly 1 enemy is within 2 tiles. |
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Sword Finesse | Passive | - | - |
"Your training guides you higher. Your strength follows." For each level of Swords gain: +1% damage with swords. +1 sword mastery, enabling you to wield higher-level swords effectively. Your sword mastery: 0 |
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Sword Master | Toggle Ability | - | 4 |
"I remember the beginning. I was clumsy, unsure. But with each stroke, I became faster, more accurate, more deadly." While active, all sword attacks gain +30 attack speed. |
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Sword Precision | Passive | - | - |
"Strike with precision, and receive rewards befitting a master." Gain +3 accuracy while using swords. |
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Sword Swiftness | Passive | - | - |
"Each movement prepares the next." Gain +5 attack speed while using swords. |