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

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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.

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Exotics

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

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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 constantly 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