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:
+50% Bleed Chance

Skill List

Skill	Basic Stats	Description	Passive bonus	Hidden bonus
Treatise I
Cleaving Strike	Type: Target Area, 3 Tiles Range: 1 Energy: 12 Cooldown: 8 Modified by: Strength, Agility - Requires one-handed sword	Delivers a strike to three adjacent targets with +35% Bodypart Damage and +35% Bleed Chance. Provides +10% Counter Chance for 4 turns for each enemy hit.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree	Hidden bonus: +10% Accuracy -15% Fumble Chance
Blade Maintenance	- Requires one-handed sword	Swords' durability deteriorates 50% slower. If the equipped sword's durability is 75% or more, grants +5% Weapon Damage, +5% Crit Chance, and +10% Crit Efficiency.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree -3% Fumble Chance
Keeping Distance	Type: Target Tile Range: 1 Energy: 10 Cooldown: 6 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires one-handed sword	Retreats a tile back. If the next turn the emptied tile is occupied by an enemy, performs an attack with +35% Stagger Chance and +50% Bleed Chance.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree	Hidden bonus: +10% Accuracy -10% Fumble Chance
Treatise II
Gloat	- Requires one-handed sword	Sword attacks gain +3% Crit Chance and +5% Weapon Damage for each Bleeding affecting the target. Killing a Bleeding enemy reduces this ability tree's active Cooldowns by 2 turns.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +5% Bleed Chance
Fencer's Stance	Type: No Target Energy: 10 Cooldown: 10 - Requires one-handed sword	Stance skill. Activates the following effect for 6 turns: +7.5% Block Chance +5% Counter Chance +5% Weapon Damage +7.5% Dodge Chance Using this ability tree's skills grants 1 stack of the effect (up to 4 stacks). Basic sword attacks prolong the duration of the effect by 1 turn (up to 15 turns), but decrease its number of stacks by 1.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree
Endurance Training	- Requires one-handed sword	Using this ability tree's skills grants +20% Energy Restoration for 4 turns.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +5 Max Energy
Treatise III
Honed Edge	- Requires one-handed sword	Each sword attack grants +5% Bleed Chance for 5 turns. This effect stacks up to 4 times.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree +5% Weapon Damage
Onrush	Type: Target Object Range: 4 Energy: 20 Cooldown: 8 Modified by: Strength, Agility, Perception - Requires one-handed sword	Rushes towards the target to deliver a strike with +30% Damage and +30% Armor Penetration. Applies the target -33% Bleed Resistance and +10% Damage Taken for 4 turns.	Passive bonus: -2.5% Cooldowns Duration for this ability tree	Hidden bonus: +10% Accuracy -15% Fumble Chance

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