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=== Training {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}==='''<!-- A list of methods to learn and level the skill -->* New players learn/obtain Sword''' is a by picking up the starting backpack on [[Anagoge]] * [[:Category:Combat Skills|combat skillNelson Ballard]] that is received very early in the tutorial, after looting the body of a dead elf.teaches Flashing Strike 1-4 and Precision Pierce 1-4

Sword damage is actually quite good* [[Malvol]] teaches Decapitate 1-3, the main hurdle to get over is to find ways to manage the Power Cost of abilities (ed: it may be just bad luck as I haven't seen any powerThrusting Blade 1-enhancing Sword augments yet3, they are probably there though).and Heart Piercer 1-4

Leveling up * [[Janet Lews]] will unlock levels 51-60 Sword requires speaking to Janet Lews in Kur Mountains. The cost starts high but lowers with higher favor., 61-70, and teaches level 51+ abilities

==Overview==Bonus levels to Sword skills have skill can be obtained from the following mechanicsskills and levels:* Means of controlling the enemy's Rage (Parry)* Damage over time to armor* High damage/ high power cost "finishing" abilities* Specialized damage type (eg. Flashing Strike vs Undead creatures)

==Abilities=={| {{:Sword AbilitiesSTDT| mw-collapsible<includeonly> mw-collapsed</includeonly>}}! Skill || Level|-| Orcish || 35|-| Knife Fighting || 42|-| Calligraphy || 25|-| Calligraphy || 50|-| Goblinese || 15|-| Goblinese || 35|-| Hoplology || 40|}

==EquipmentConnected Skills=='''Sub-Skills:'''* None'''Secondary Skills:'''* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Hunter}} ([[ArcheryCalligraphy]], Sword)* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Soldier}} (: Calligraphy is Sword's secondary skill. Every time you level Calligraphy, you will learn a new recipe. Performing these recipes will give you a combo: if you execute that combo, it will have some extra effect. For example, [[Shield]])* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Gladiator}} (Swordfirst recipe is "Pain: If you execute SwordSlash + SwordSlash + ManyCuts in that order, [[Psychology]])the final step deals 5 extra damage." Some recipes have passive insights that will be applied for the duration - Pain+ increases all your Direct Slashing damage by 1.

== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Basic Abilities==As you level {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}, you will learn the following abilities:{| class="sortable" {{AATST}}style="width:100%; border:1px solid silver;margin:0 0 1em;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="3" rules=all|- style="background: #ec81bf;text-"! align="left" style="width:200px" | <span style="cursor:leftpointer;">'''Ability'''</span> ! align="left" style="min-width:120px80px;"|<span style="cursor:pointer;">Ability Name'''Req. Level'''</span> || ! align="left" style="width:30px120px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">Level'''Learn From'''</span> |! align="left" style="width:800px" | <span style="cursor:pointer;">'''Description'''</span> ! align="left" style="width:120px" || <span style="widthcursor:30%pointer;">'''Damage Type'''</span> ! align="left" | '''Ability Type'''|-| '''Sword Slash''' (1-4) || 0/12/33/47 || Level Up || Attack with a sword. || Slashing || Basic Attack|-| '''Parry''' (1-4) || 1/18/35/45 || Level Up || Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's Rage and weakens their next attack. || Slashing ||Requirements

| Riposte '''Many Cuts''' (1-4) || 3/15/27/40 || 7 Level Up || Defensive maneuver A flurry of attacks that diminishes leave the enemy's rage. For equipment disoriented and combos that require parry, you can use Riposte insteaddisheveled. || Can be found from scrolls.Slashing || Core Attack

| Riposte 2 '''Wind Strike''' (1-4) || 5/20/36/48 || 16 Level Up || Defensive maneuver A flurry of attacks that diminishes enemy's rage. For equipment does extra damage to vulnerable targets, and combos that require parry, you can use Riposte insteadcreates an opening for your next attack to be more successful. || Can be found from scrolls.Slashing ||

| '''Riposte 3 ''' (1-4) || 7/16/28 /39 || Scrolls || Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's rageRage. For equipment and combos that require parryParry, you can use Riposte instead. || Can be found from scrolls.Slashing ||

| Riposte 4 '''Finishing Blow''' (1-3) || 39 7/30/50 || Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's rage. For equipment and combos that require parry, you can use Riposte insteadLevel Up || A slow horrific cut across the midsection. || Can be found from scrolls.Slashing || Nice Attack

| Decapitate || 15 || A devastating attack. (high power/high dmg) || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)]] and ''Friends+Precision Pierce''' favor with [[Malvol]]. Level (1-2 occasionally drops from mobs, scrolls lying around in 4) || 8/19/33/44 || [[Goblin DungeonNelson Ballard]] level 2, Scrolls || A carefully-aimed attack that bypasses armor entirely.|| Piercing ||

| Decapitate 2 '''Debilitating Blow''' (1-3) || 30 9/28/43 || A devastating attack. (high power/high dmg) Level Up || Requires access to [[HoganAttack the target's Keep (basement)]] and ''Friends+'' favor with [[Malvol]]. Level 1-2 occasionally drops from mobsoffense, scrolls lying around in [[Goblin Dungeon]] level 2leaving them less able to deal damage.|| Slashing || Signature Debuff

| Decapitate '''Hacking Blade''' (1-3 ) || 50 10/31/49 || A devastating attack. (high power/high dmg) Level Up || Requires access Cut deep, causing the target to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)]] and ''Friends+'' favor with [[Malvol]]. May be found as a dropbleed.|| Slashing ||

| Heart Piercer || 20 || '''SpecialFlashing Strike''': Up to 40 Rage is taken from the target and half of it is turned into Trauma damage. (1-3) || 13/34/45 || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)]] and ''Comfortable+'' with [[MalvolNelson Ballard]]|| A solemn strike that does extra damage to undead.|| Slashing ||

| Heart Piercer 2 || 30 || '''SpecialDecapitate''': Up to 70 Rage is taken from the target and half of it is turned into Trauma damage. (1-3) || 15/30/50 || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)]] and ''Comfortable+'' with [[Malvol]]|| A devastating attack.|| Slashing || n Epic Attack

| Heart Piercer 3 || 40 || '''SpecialThrusting Blade''': Up to 110 Rage is taken from the target and half of it is turned into Trauma damage. (1-3) || 18/33/48 || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)Malvol]] || A quick attack. For equipment and ''Comfortable+'' with [[Malvol]]combos that require Sword Slash, you can use Thrusting Blade instead.|| Piercing || Basic Attack

| '''Heart Piercer ''' (1-4 ) || 20/30/40/50 || [[Malvol]] || Surprise the target with a stab to the chest, turning their Rage into pain. || Piercing || |} === {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Advanced Abilities===Upon reaching higher levels, advanced swordsmen may learn the following abilities:{| class="sortable" style="width:100%; border:1px solid silver;margin:0 0 1em;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="3" rules=all|- style="background: #ec81bf;"! align="left" style="width:200px" | <span style="cursor: pointer;">'''SpecialAbility'''</span> ! align="left" style="width: Up to 150 Rage is taken from the target and half of it is turned into Trauma damage80px;" | <span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Req. Level'''</span> ! align="left" style="width:120px" | <span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Learn From'''</span> ! align="left" style="width:800px" |<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Description'''</span>! align="left" style="width:120px" | Requires access to [[Hogan<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Damage Type'''</span> ! align="left" | ''s Keep (basement)]] and 'Ability Type'Comfortable+'' with [[Malvol]].

| Thrusting Blade '''Riposte''' 5 || 18 51 || A quick attack. || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)Janet Lews]] and || Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy''Comfortable+'' favor with [[Malvol]]s Rage. For combos that require Parry, you can use Riposte instead.|| Slashing ||

| Thrusting Blade 2 '''Many Cuts''' 5 || 33 52 || A quick attack. || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)Janet Lews]] || A flurry of attacks that leave the enemy disoriented and ''Comfortable+'' favor with [[Malvol]]disheveled.|| Slashing || Core Attack

| Thrusting Blade 3 || 48 || A quick attack. || Requires access to [[Hogan's Keep (basement)]] and ''Comfortable+Flashing Strike''' favor with 4 || 54 || [[MalvolJanet Lews]]|| A solemn strike that does extra damage to undead.|| Slashing ||

| '''Precision Pierce ''' 5 || 8 55 || [[Janet Lews]] || A carefully-aimed attack that does little damage, but bypasses armor entirely. '''Power Cost''': 0. '''Reduces Rage''': [-40] || [[Nelson Ballard]] teaches this at Comfortable+, may be found from scrolls/dropsPiercing ||

| Precision Pierce 2 || 19 || A carefully-aimed attack that does little damage, but bypasses armor entirely. '''Power CostDebilitating Blow''': 0. '''Reduces Rage''': [-80] 4 || 56 || [[Nelson BallardJanet Lews]] teaches this at Comfortable+|| Attack the target's offense, may be found from scrolls/dropsleaving them less able to deal damage. || Slashing || Signature Debuff

| Precision Pierce 3 || 33 || A carefully-aimed attack that does little damage, but bypasses armor entirely. '''Power CostParry''': 0. '''Reduces Rage''': [-120] 5 || 57 || [[Nelson BallardJanet Lews]] teaches this at Comfortable+, may be found from scrolls/drops|| Defensive maneuver that diminishes enemy's Rage and weakens their next attack. || Slashing ||

| Precision Pierce 4 || 44 || A carefully-aimed attack that does little damage, but bypasses armor entirely. '''Power CostWind Strike''': 0. '''Reduces Rage''': [-160] 5 || 58 || [[Nelson BallardJanet Lews]] teaches this at Comfortable+|| A flurry of attacks that does extra damage to vulnerable targets, may and creates an opening for your next attack to be found from scrolls/dropsmore successful. || Slashing ||

| Flashing Strike || 13 || A solemn strike that does extra damage to undead. '''SpecialSword Slash''': Undead targets take [25] additional Nature damage. 5 || 59 || [[Nelson BallardJanet Lews]] teaches this at Comfortable+|| Attack with a sword. || Slashing || Basic Attack

| Flashing Strike 2 || 34 || A solemn strike that does extra damage to undead. '''SpecialHeart Piercer''': Undead targets take [5 || 60] additional Nature damage. || [[Nelson BallardJanet Lews]] teaches this at Comfortable+|| Surprise the target with a stab to the chest, turning their Rage into pain. || Piercing ||

| Flashing Strike 3 '''Decapitate''' 4 || 61 || 45 [[Janet Lews]] || A solemn strike that does extra damage to undeaddevastating attack. || Slashing || Epic Attack|-| '''SpecialFinishing Blow''': Undead targets take [100] additional Nature damage. 4 || 62 || [[Nelson BallardJanet Lews]] teaches this at Comfortable+|| A slow horrific cut across the midsection. || Slashing || Nice Attack

 {{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Abilities}} == {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Mechanics ==<Add list of Calligraphy combos here> ===Equipment===<!-- COPY PASTERINOSpecial equipment that is intended to be used by the skill goes here, including belts. -->{{belt|-Belt of the Swordsman}} increases Base Damage dealt with Sword by 8%. Can be created with [[Toolcrafting]] 16. {{belt| '''Ability''' Belt of the Swordsman}} increases Base Damage dealt with Sword and [[Shield]] combat skills by 6%. Can be bought from [[Joeh]]. {{belt|Belt of the Gladiator}} increases damage dealt with Sword and [[Psychology]] combat skills by 6%. Can be bought from [[Joeh]]. {{belt| Belt of the Hunter}} increases damage dealt with Sword and [[Archery]] combat skills by 6%. Can be bought from [[npcElahil]] . {{belt|Belt of the Feral Intendant}} increases damage dealt with Sword and [[Animal Handling]] combat skills by 6%. Can be found through rare drops and chests. {{belt| favor Belt of the Wise Duelist}} increases damage dealt with Sword and [[Mentalism]] combat skills by 6%. Can be found through rare drops and chests. {{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Treasure Effects}} {{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Stat Bonuses}} {{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Level Up Rewards}} == Sword Experience Table =={{Spoiler|Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Sword| notes{{:Xptables/TypicalCombatSkill}}}}<!--== Trivia =='''Write a little about this history of the skill, or things that don't belong in above areas'''

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