Sword

This article is about the class of weapon. For the specific weapon sold by NPC weaponsmiths, see Sword (weapon).

The sword is a one-handed weapon that may also be used in the off-hand. They can be crafted by a weaponsmith. Swords balance positioning and avoiding attacks with inflicting damage, making them versatile for any profession to use. The maximum damage range for swords are 905–1,000.

Skills by profession

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	Skill	Type			Description
Guardian
1	Sword of Wrath				Slash your foe once.
	Sword Arc		0.5½		Slash your foe again.
	Sword Wave		0.5½		Send out a cone attack, striking up to three foes.
2	Flashing Blade			10	Teleport to your target, striking them and blinding nearby foes.
3	Zealot's Defense		0.5½	15	Block ranged attacks while casting magical projectiles.
Warrior
	Flurry	Burst	0.5½	10	Immobilize your foes with a flurry of bleeding strikes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
1	Sever Artery		0.5½		Bleed your foe with a slash.
	Gash		0.5½		Bleed your foe with a gash.
	Final Thrust		0.5½		Strike your foe with a final powerful thrust.
2	Savage Leap		0.75¾	8	Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword.
3	Hamstring		0.25¼	15	Cripple your foe with a precise slash.
4	Impale		0.5½	15	Throw your sword at your foe and apply multiple stacks of bleeding over time.
	Rip		0.75¾	1	Rip your sword from your foe for extra damage.
5	Riposte		20.25¼	15	Block the next incoming attack. Riposte and bleed your foe if you block a melee attack. Gain adrenaline if you are not attacked.
	Adrenaline Rush				Stop blocking and gain adrenaline.
Ranger
1	Slash		0.5½		Slash your foe.
	Kick		0.25¼		Kick your foe, crippling them for a short time.
	Pounce		0.75¾		Leap at your foe, striking them. Your pet gains might.
2	Hornet Sting		0.5½	8	Stab your foe, then evade backward.
	Monarch's Leap		0.75¾		Leap back into the fight, crippling your foe.
3	Serpent's Strike		1	15	Do an evasive roll around your target, striking them and poisoning them.
Thief
1	Slice				Slice your foe.
	Slash		0.5½		Slash your foe again.
	Crippling Strike		0.5½		Cripple your foe with a final strike.
	Tactical Strike	Stealth Attack			Blind your foe by bashing them with your sword hilt. Daze them instead if you attack from behind.
2	Infiltrator's Strike			3	Shadowstep to a foe and strike them. Use Shadow Return to shadowstep back and cure one condition.
	Shadow Return			2	Return to your original location. Cure one condition.
with no offhand
3	Stab	Dual wield (No offhand)	0.5½	4	Stab your foe.
with offhand Dagger
3	Flanking Strike	Dual wield (dagger offhand)	0.5½	3	Evade and stab your foe.
	Larcenous Strike		0.5½	1	Stab your foe and steal up to two boons from them.
with offhand Pistol
3	Pistol Whip	Dual wield (pistol offhand)	0.75¾	5	Pistol-whip your foe, stunning them, then slash repeatedly with your sword.
Mesmer
1	Mind Slash	Chain			Slash your foe to make them vulnerable.
	Mind Gash		0.5½		Gash your foe to make them vulnerable.
	Mind Spike		0.5½		Stab your foe and rip a boon off of them.
2	Blurred Frenzy		0.5½	10	Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks.
3	Illusionary Leap	Clone	0.75¾	12	Summon an illusion that leaps at your target, crippling them. After the initial leap, the clone will execute the Mind Slash sword chain.
	Swap				Swap locations with your clone. Immobilize nearby foes.
4	Illusionary Riposte	Clone	20.25¼	15	Block your foe and create an illusion when attacked.
	Counter Blade		0.75¾		Shoot out a bolt that dazes foes in a line.
5	Phantasmal Swordsman	Phantasm	1	20	Create an illusion that attacks your foe.

Traits by profession

Guardian

• Right-Hand Strength - Critical-hit chance with one-handed weapons is increased by 15%.
• Powerful Blades - Sword and spear damage is increased by 5%.

Warrior

• Blademaster - Increases your critical-hit chance with a sword by 10%.
• Dual Wielding - Damage is increased by 5% when wielding an axe, mace, or sword in your offhand.

Ranger

• Martial Mastery - Sword, greatsword, and spear skills recharge 20% faster.

Mesmer

• Blade Training - +50 precision while wielding a one-handed sword or a spear. Reduces the recharge of sword and spear skills by 20%.

See Also

• Gallery of swords

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Weapons

One-handed

Axe • Dagger • Mace • Pistol • Scepter • Sword

Two-handed

Greatsword • Hammer • Longbow • Rifle • Short bow • Staff

Off-hand only

Focus • Shield • Torch • Warhorn

Aquatic

Harpoon gun • Spear • Trident

Other

Environmental weapons