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| Parry || Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's rage and weakens their next attack. || 01
 
| Parry || Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's rage and weakens their next attack. || 01
 
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| Many Cuts || || 03
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| Many Cuts || A flurry of attacks that leave the enemy disoriented and disheveled. || 03
 
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| Wind Strike || || 05
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| Wind Strike || A flurry of attacks that does extra damage to vulnerable targets, and creates an opening for your next attack to be more successful || 05
 
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| Finishing Blow || || 07
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| Finishing Blow || A slow, horrific cut across the midsection || 07
 
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| Debilitating Blow ||  || 09
 
| Debilitating Blow ||  || 09

Revision as of 04:23, 3 October 2014

Expertise with swords, rapiers, and the like. Swords are very damaging, and can reduce an opponent's Rage.

Sword is a combat skill that is received very early in the tutorial, after looting the body of a dead elf.

Overview

Sword skills have the following mechanics:

  • Means of controlling the enemy's Rage (Parry)
  • Damage over time to armor

Abilities

Ability Name Description Level
Sword Slash Attack with a sword. 00
Parry Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's rage and weakens their next attack. 01
Many Cuts A flurry of attacks that leave the enemy disoriented and disheveled. 03
Wind Strike A flurry of attacks that does extra damage to vulnerable targets, and creates an opening for your next attack to be more successful 05
Finishing Blow A slow, horrific cut across the midsection 07
Debilitating Blow 09
Hacking Blade 10
Sword Slash 2 12

Equipment

Lucky Belts of the Hunter, Soldier and Gladiator can attune random-generated treasure to this skill.

Advanced

Ability Name Level Description Misc. Notes
Riposte 07 Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's rage. For equipment and combos that require parry, you can use Riposte instead. Can be found from scrolls.
Decapitate  ?? - Needs access to inside Hogan's Keep (to be confirmed). Level 1-2 occasionally drops from mobs, scrolls lying around in Goblin Dungeon level 2.
Heartpiercer  ?? - Needs access to inside Hogan's Keep (to be confirmed)
Precision Pierce  ?? A carefully-aimed attack that does little damage, but bypasses armor entirely. For equipment and combos that require Parry, you can use Precision Pierce instead. Nelson Ballard teaches this at Comfortable+
Flashing Strike  ?? A solemn strike that does extra damage to undead. Special: Undead targets take [25/60/100] additional Nature damage. Nelson Ballard teaches this at Comfortable+