Exordium
Exordium
- Type
- Greatsword
- Strength
- 1,045 – 1,155
- Skin
- Exordium
- Prefix
- Selectable
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Req. level
- 80
- Binding
- Account Bound
- Salvage
- None
- Item link
- Skin link
- External links
- GW2Efficiency
- API
- 90551
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- This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes.
Superior Sigil of the Stars
Unused Upgrade Slot
Unused Infusion Slot
— In-game description
Exordium is a legendary greatsword crafted in the Mystic Forge.
Lore[edit]
“This mysterious blade’s form expresses itself in unique ways based on its wielder’s need, briefly taking on a different shape when thrown, thrusted, stabbed, or slammed into a target.
“Tyria is on the brink of a new era of magic and technology. Exordium physically embodies this renaissance—a symbol of hope, unity, and a bold way forward. The blade's form expresses itself in unique ways based on the user's specific need, taking on different shapes when thrown, thrust, or slammed into a target.
Acquisition[edit]
Contained in[edit]
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Legendary Choice Box (choice) - Legendary Choice Box (choice, 2019 variant)
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Legendary Coffer (choice, discontinued) - Legendary Eternal Coffer (choice, discontinued)
Recipes[edit]
Graphics[edit]
Exordium is a vibrant crystal-themed greatsword, representing a renaissance of magic and technology in the world of Tyria. It is the only legendary weapon that changes its appearance while using certain weapon skills.
- Aura
- Swirls of golden light with floating crystal bits surround the swordsman's arms.
- Draw/Stow Animation
- Upon drawing the weapon, a vortex of gleaming light infused with speckles of gold and shards of crystal erupts from the greatsword and attaches itself to the character's upper limbs.
- When stowing Exordium, the swirls and shards dematerialize into air.
- Footfalls
- The character leaves quickly dissolving vortexes of orange and blue and pieces of light on the ground. Footfalls act as a faint light source on their own.
- Skill effects
- During melee chain attacks, the blade expands before each strike, reaching its largest form on the third strike of the chain.
- Projectiles thrown while wielding Exordium become large four-pointed stars.
- Exordium changes its shape when used with specific skills:
Guardian:
- Whirling Wrath and Binding Blade: The sword morphs into a double bitted axe.
- Binding Blade (pull): Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
- Leap of Faith: The sword morphs into a hammer.
- Symbol of Resolution: Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
- Spear of Justice: Spear transforms into a four pointed star.
- Shelter: Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
Mesmer
- Spatial Surge: Rings appear along the length of Exordium, while golden crystals swirl around it.
- Mirror Blade: The blade splits into a four-pointed star.
- Mind Stab: Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
- Phantasmal Berserker: Large serrated edges sprout along the one edge of the blade.
- Mirror: Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
- Mass Invisibility: Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
Ranger
- Maul: Large serrated edges sprout along the one edge of the blade.
- Swoop: The sword morphs into a hammer.
- Counterattack: The sword morphs into a shield.
- Hilt Bash: The pommel extends into a large spike.
- "We Heal As One!": Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
Reaper
- Gravedigger: The sword morphs into a scythe.
- Death Spiral: The sword morphs into a lance.
- Nightfall: Large serrated edges sprout along the one edge of the blade.
- Grasping Darkness and Spectral Grasp: The sword morphs into a whip.
Vindicator
- Mist Unleashed: Large "wings" spread from the sides of the sword guard.
- Phantom's Onslaught: Large serrated edges sprout along the one edge of the blade.
- Imperial Guard: The sword morphs into a shield.
- Eternity's Requiem: The sword morphs into a scythe.
Warrior
- Hundred Blades: Afterimages of the sword appear while swinging it back and forth
- Whirlwind Attack, and Arc Divider: The sword morphs into a double bitted axe.
- Arcing Slice: Large serrated edges sprout along the one edge of the blade.
- Bladetrail: The blade splits into a four-pointed star.
Sounds[edit]
- Features a warping sound upon drawing and stowing the weapon.
Gallery[edit]
Upon drawing the weapon.
Aura.
Throwing animation.
Projectile.
Spatial Surge animation.
Whirling Wrath, Binding Blade, and Whirlwind Attack animations.
Maul animation.
Swoop and Leap of Faith animations.
Counterattack and Imperial Guard animation.
Hilt Bash animation.
Hundred Blades animation.
Gravedigger and Eternity's Requiem animation.
Death Spiral animation.
Nightfall, Arcing Slice, Phantasmal Berserker and Phantom's Onslaught animations.
Grasping Darkness and Spectral Grasp animation.
Symbol of Resolution and Mind Stab animations.
Mirror, Mass Invisibility, Shelter, "We Heal As One!" and Binding Blade (pull) animations.
Animation while using the Volatile Magic Mining Tool
Full material list[edit]
Available prefixes[edit]
- The following prefixes can be selected:
Notes[edit]
- It is recommended that you do not attempt to stat change your precursor item with the standard stat swap recipe in the Mystic Forge. While you will be provided with an item with the desired stats, it will have been replaced with a generic ascended item that cannot be used as a legendary precursor.
Trivia[edit]
- Exordium, the Latin word for "beginning", is used in rhetorics.
- This weapon has been designed by Chelsea Mills, while Vincent Balmori and Artem Sorokin are responsible for its effects, i.e. footfalls, aura and weapon skill animations.[1]
- Exordium transforms into 16 different shapes across 19 skill animations.[1]
- Exordium was released with Living World Season 4 Episode 6, War Eternal.
- Exordium was the last Heart of Thorns legendary weapon and uses the same system of legendary weapon crafting introduced with Eureka.
