Swords (skill tree)

This article is about a skill tree. For the corresponding weapon class, see Swords.

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This page shows all Sword skills.

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Dart through the battlefield, cleaving opponents with precise strikes.

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Main focus:
Bleeding, Mobility.

Crit Effect:
+25% Bleed Chance

Skill List

Skill	Basic Stats	Description
Treatise I
Cleaving Strike	Attack Type: Target Area, 3 Tiles Range: 1 Energy: 10 Cooldown: 8 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires one-handed sword	Delivers a strike to three adjacent targets with +25% Bodypart Damage and +50% Bleed Chance. Grants +5% Counter Chance for 5 turns for each enemy hit by the strike. The effect stacks up to 3 times.
Blade Maintenance	Passive - Requires one-handed sword	Grants sword strikes +5% Bleed Chance if the equipped sword's Durability is above 80%, +5% Weapon Damage if its above 90%, and +3% Crit Chance if it's above 95%. Reduces swords' Durability loss by 50% when blocking with them and by 20% when delivering strikes.
Keeping Distance	Maneuver Type: Target Tile Range: 1 Energy: 14 Cooldown: 10 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires one-handed sword	Repositions to an adjacent tile. Next turn delivers a free strike to a random adjacent enemy with +50% Stagger Chance and +10% Crit Chance.
Treatise II
Gloat	Passive - Requires one-handed sword	Grants sword strikes +1.5% Crit Chance, +3% Weapon Damage, and +3% Energy Drain for each negative effect affecting the target. Doubles the bonuses if the negative effect is Bleeding.
Fencer Stance	Stance Type: No Target Energy: 12 Cooldown: 10 - Requires one-handed sword	Activates "Fencer Stance" for 8 turns: +5% Counter Chance +5% Block Chance +5% Dodge Chance +8% Bleed Chance Using this ability tree's skills grants an extra stack of the effect (up to IV stacks). Basic sword strikes prolong the duration by 1 turn (up to 12) but reduce its number of stacks (no more than once per turn). Only one Stance effect can be active at a time.
Steady Tempo	Passive - Requires one-handed sword	Using the ability tree's skills grants +10% Energy Restoration for 5 turns and reduces the cooldown of the ability tree's random Attack skill by 1 turn. The effect stacks up to 4 times.
Treatise III
Honed Edge	Passive - Requires one-handed sword	Sword hits grants +5% Bleed Chance and +3% Armor Penetration for 5 turns. The effect stacks up to 5 times.
Onrush	Attack / Charge Type: Target Object Range: 4 Energy: 20 Cooldown: 14 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires one-handed sword	Performs a Charge towards the target and delivers a strike with +20% Weapon Damage and +10% Armor Penetration. If the strike does damage, applies the target with -15% Bleed Resistance and +10% Damage Taken for 4 turns.

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