Sword

The Sword is a slashing weapon type in Dauntless.

Summary

A classic weapon that shines in close quarters. Slash and slice to build your meter, then let loose with a burst of speed. An excellent choice for severing parts.

Weapons

	Name	Power		Elemental Power	Perks	Cell Slots	Unique Effects
	Training Sword	70	70	None	None	None	None
	Recruit's Sword	80	80	None	None	None	None
	Raging Blade	100	560	None	+1~3 Ragehunter	Utility Cell Defense Cell	None
	Cry of the Shrike	100	560	None	+1~3 Conditioning	Mobility Cell Mobility Cell	After dodging, your next attack deals +50/75/100 (at ranks 1/6/10+) bonus damage and part damage. Stacks up to 3 times.
	Quillshot's Tusk	100	560	None	+1~3 Acidic	Technique Cell Defense Cell	None
	Skarn's Rancor	100	560	+80 Terra	+1~3 Knockout King	Power Cell Defense Cell	Dealing damage has a chance (based on damage dealt) to grant a stacking, refreshing 20/30/40 (at ranks 1/6/10+) health shield that lasts for 12s.
	Charred Saber	100	560	+80 Blaze	+1~3 Aetherhunter	Power Cell Defense Cell	After spending 200 stamina, the next attack emits a cone of flame that deals 100/150/200 (at ranks 1/6/10+) blaze damage to each unique targets within the cone.
	Winter Ice	100	560	+80 Frost	+1~3 Nimble	Technique Cell Mobility Cell	After dodging, drop 1/2/3 ( at ranks 1/6/10+) Ice Mines around you on a 30 second cooldown that deal 300 damage.
	Ember Cutlass	100	560	+80 Blaze	+1~3 Evasive Fury	Technique Cell Mobility Cell	The sixth hit in a row deals +100%/175%/250% part damage. (at ranks 1/6/10+).
	Thundering Blade	100	560	+80 Shock	+1~3 Aetheric Attunement	Power Cell Utility Cell	+20%/25%/30% (at ranks 1/6/10+) damage vs Behemoth Tails
	Nayzaga's Razor	100	560	+80 Shock	+1~3 Barbed	Utility Cell Mobility Cell	When Behemoth part is broken, heal for 200.
	Pangar's Call	100	560	+80 Frost	+1~3 Knockout King	Power Cell Defense Cell	None
	Inferno's Razor	100	560	+80 Blaze	+1~3 Overpower	Power Cell Power Cell	The eighth hit in a row deals 75/150/225 (at ranks 1/6/10+) bonus damage and major blaze damage.
	Storm Sword	100	560	+80 Shock	+1~3 Energized	Technique Cell Mobility Cell	After dodging through an attack, your attack gains 100% bonus meter for 2/3/4 seconds (at ranks 1/6/10+).
	Kharabak's Spur	100	560	+80 Terra	+1~3 Bladestorm	Technique Cell Mobility Cell	None
	Call of Dawn	100	560	+80 Radiant	+1~3 Cunning	Technique Cell Utility Cell	10% chance for attacks to hit twice
	Verge of Night	100	560	+80 Umbral	+1~3 Cunning	Power Cell Utility Cell	When under 20% health, deal +50% damage.
	Sovereign's Torment	100	560	+80 Terra	+1~3 Sharpened	Power Cell Utility Cell	After not dealing damage for 4 seconds, the next 2/3/4 attacks (at ranks 1/6/10+) deal 50% increased damage.
	Stalker's Strike	100	560	+80 Umbral	+1~3 Wild Frenzy	Technique Cell Utility Cell	On chance after dealing damage, generate Shadow Orbs that grant +1.5%/2%/2.25% (at ranks 1/6/10+) damage for 5 seconds. At 5+ Orbs, the bonus doubles.
	Valomyr's Regard	100	560	+80 Radiant	+1~3 Aetherhunter	Power Cell Utility Cell	Once charged, your next attack will deal +300/+425/+550 (at ranks 1/6/10+) bonus radiant damage. Charge rate increases with higher current health.
	Onus of Boreus	100	560	+80 Frost	+1~3 Conditioning	Power Cell Defence Cell	Using your Special continually generates Frost Sprites that grant your next attack attack 30/45/60 damage (at ranks 1/6/10+) and minor frost damage (Max 4 Sprites). (generate sprites every 0.35 seconds during special)

Legendaries

Facing a the final Boss in Escalation will unlock blueprints for all of its legendary weapons. These high-powered weapons aren't easy to craft, but the perks are worth the extra effort.

	Name	Power		Elemental Power	Perks	Cell Slots	Unique Effects
	Cyclonic Fury	500	560	+80 Shock	Bond	Prismatic Cell Prismatic Cell	Legendary Ability: [G] to teleport to a Behemoth, dealing Shock damage. Usable once, but resets on Behemoth kill.
	The Cauterizer	500	560	+80 Blaze	Bond	Prismatic Cell Prismatic Cell	Legendary Ability: [G] to enter a rage, gaining new attacks for 15 seconds. Deals +25% damage when the target is below 50% health. Usable once, but resets on Behemoth kill.

Exotics

Exotic swords are crafted from blueprints obtained on Heroic and Heroic+ Patrols and Pursuits.

	Name	Power		Elemental Power	Perks	Cell Slots	Unique Effects
	The Hunger	100	560	+80 Umbral	None	Power Cell Utility Cell	Activate at full meter to enter Feast, taking damage over time but gaining significant lifesteal, attack speed, and creating aetheric waves with each attack that deal area damage.

Sword Specials

	Name	Description	Obtained From
	Valiant Overdrive	Activate at full meter to enter Overdrive, gaining +20% attack speed and causing attacks to deal +60-80 aoe damage. Reactivate to dash in a direction (4 seconds cooldown).	Available from the start.
	Ardent Cyclone	Activate at full meter to start to spin, dealing 50 damage constantly to nearby enemies. Reactivate to slash in a direction, dealing 450 + (10 x number of spin hits) to the first enemy hit.	Sword Mastery level 8
	Feast	Activate at full meter to enter Feast, gaining the effects of Valiant Overdrive, +25 damage and +12 lifesteal. Health is contanstly drained. Dashing also grants invulnerability	Available only on The Hunger.
	Avenging Overdrive	Activate at full meter to enter Overdrive, increasing attack speed and causing attacks to deal aoe damage. Reactivate to parry and riposte a behemoth attack.	Bought from Lady Luck Store for 500 Steel Marks.

Sword Mods

	Name	Description	Obtained From
	Adhesive Hilt	Become unstaggerable while in special.	Sword Mastery level 6
	Reactive Hilt	Dodge attacks always critically strike.	Sword Mastery level 10
	Perpetual Bladecore	Dealing damage while in special generates a small amount of special meter	Sword Mastery level 16
	Whistling Blade	Reduces the stamina cost of Repeating Elements by 25% and each Repeating Elements attack grants +5% attack speed (up to 30%) untill the combo is ended.	Bought from Lady Luck Store for 250 Steel Marks.
	Momentum Pommel	Triple Elements combo finisher can be performed twice, dealing +100 damage on the 2nd use.	Bought from Lady Luck Store for 250 Steel Marks.

Sword Mastery Card

Objective	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8
Break [x] parts with any Sword	5	10	25	50	250	500	1,000	2,500
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any neutral Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any blaze Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any frost Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any shock Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any radiant Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any umbral Sword	50,000	100,000	250,000	500,000	2,500,000	5,000,000	10,000,000	50,000,000
Hunt [x] Behemoths with any Sword	2	10	20	50	100	200	500	1,000

Controls

• PC Controls
• Xbox One Controller
• PlayStation 4 Controller
• Nintendo Switch

Moves

Light Attack
Fast attacks that deal a medium amount of damage

Heavy Attack
Slower attacks that deal a heavy amount of damage

Overdrive
Enter an empowered state, increasing attack speed and creating aetheric waves with each attack that deals area damage (only activatable when special meter is full)

Aether Dash
Dash a significant distance. Can only be used when in Overdrive. (Incurs a short cooldown)

Combos

Quad Cross

Triple Elements
—(Consumes stamina)

Rising Elements

Repeating Elements

—(Repeating, Consumes stamina)

Moves

Light Attack
Fast attacks that deal a medium amount of damage

Heavy Attack
Slower attacks that deal a heavy amount of damage

Overdrive
Enter an empowered state, increasing attack speed and creating aetheric waves with each attack that deals area damage (only activatable when special meter is full)

Aether Dash
Dash a significant distance. Can only be used when in Overdrive. (Incurs a short cooldown)

Combos

Quad Cross

Triple Elements
—(Consumes stamina)

Rising Elements

Repeating Elements

—(Repeating, Consumes stamina)

Moves

Light Attack
Fast attacks that deal a medium amount of damage

Heavy Attack
Slower attacks that deal a heavy amount of damage

Overdrive
Enter an empowered state, increasing attack speed and creating aetheric waves with each attack that deals area damage (only activatable when special meter is full)

Aether Dash
Dash a significant distance. Can only be used when in Overdrive. (Incurs a short cooldown)

Combos

Quad Cross

Triple Elements
—(Consumes stamina)

Rising Elements

Repeating Elements

—(Repeating, Consumes stamina)

Moves

Light Attack
Fast attacks that deal a medium amount of damage

Heavy Attack
Slower attacks that deal a heavy amount of damage

Overdrive
Enter an empowered state, increasing attack speed and creating aetheric waves with each attack that deals area damage (Only activatable when special meter is full)

Aether Dash
Dash a significant distance. Can only be used when in Overdrive. (Incurs a short cooldown)

Combos

Quad Cross

Triple Elements
—(Consumes stamina)

Repeating Elements
—(Repeating, Consumes stamina)

Rising Elements