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Longsword — A Warrior wielding a Long Sword

General[ | ]

A Sword is a right hand weapon that causes slashing damage (or, in a few cases, blunt damage). Unlike the other warrior weapons, many sword skills use energy rather than adrenaline. Some sword skills rely on bleeding to do much of their damage, so against enemies who cannot bleed, an axe or hammer may be a better choice.

Dictionary Sword Definition: "A weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt (handle)" - [1]."

The Warrior's Swordsmanship attribute improves damage dealt by the sword and related skills, and is often a requirement for this weapon type. Skills from this attribute can only be performed when equipped with a sword.

Damage Stats[ | ]

Swords tend to have a narrower range of damage than axes and hammers; however, the average damage output is comparable (e.g. a sword may do 5-7 damage, whereas an axe of the same quality would do 3-9). Swords tend to be the median of the three warrior weapon types, as they have the least minimum/maximum damage ratio.

The maximum damage range for swords is 15-22, with critical hits dealing 31 damage. Swords with maximum damage have been observed with attribute requirements as low as 7. Swords with an attribute requirement of 0 have been observed with damage ranges as high as 8-10. (Candy cane and wintergreen swords have 10-10 damage).

Swords swing every 1.33 seconds. (There is a general misconception that swords swing once every 1 second, however that is not true.)

On average, the highest level sword will do 13.9 damage per second (18.5 damage per hit), while its axe counterpart would do 12.8 dps (17 dph) and the hammer would do 16.3 dps (27dph).

Upgrades and Modifiers[ | ]

A sword can be equipped with a magic Sword Hilt (name prefix) and/or Sword Pommel (name suffix) to add extra bonuses to the weapon.

Furthermore, a sword may come with a number of non-salvageable magic modifiers.

See "Weapon Upgrades", "Weapon modifier", and "Inscription" for details.

Sword Types[ | ]

Note: The visual appearance has no influence whatsoever on the weapon stats. A Brute Sword with damage 15-22 is just as good as a Shadow Blade with damage 15-22. Which look you prefer is merely a matter of taste.

Please consult our visual gallery or see them listed by campaign below.

Core[ | ]

Bonus Mission Pack[ | ]

Prophecies[ | ]

Non-standard swords:
- Icy Dragon Sword

Unique swords:

Factions[ | ]

Non-standard swords:
- Jitte (Blunt damage)

Unique swords:

Nightfall[ | ]

Non-standard swords:
- Fiery Gladius

Unique swords:

Eye of the North[ | ]

Non-standard swords:
- Fiery Embersteel Blade

Promotional:
- Glacial Blade

Unique swords:

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 Swords tend to have a narrower range of damage than [[axe]]s and [[hammer]]s; however, the average damage output is comparable (e.g. a sword may do 5-7 damage, whereas an axe of the same quality would do 3-9). Swords tend to be the median of the three warrior weapon types, as they have the least minimum/maximum damage ratio.
-The [[max]]imum damage range for swords is 15-22, with [[critical hit]]s dealing 31 damage. Swords with maximum damage have been observed with attribute requirements as low as 7. Swords with an attribute requirement of 0 have been observed with damage ranges as high as 8-10.
+The [[max]]imum damage range for swords is 15-22, with [[critical hit]]s dealing 31 damage. Swords with maximum damage have been observed with attribute requirements as low as 7. Swords with an attribute requirement of 0 have been observed with damage ranges as high as 8-10. (Candy cane and wintergreen swords have 10-10 damage).
-Swords swing every 1.33 seconds.
+Swords swing every 1.33 seconds. (There is a general misconception that swords swing once every 1 second, however that is not true.)
+On average, the highest level sword will do 13.9 damage per second (18.5 damage per hit), while its axe counterpart would do 12.8 dps (17 dph) and the hammer would do 16.3 dps (27dph).
 ==Upgrades and Modifiers==
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 ''Note: The visual appearance has no influence whatsoever on the weapon stats. A Brute Sword with damage 15-22 is just as good as a Shadow Blade with damage 15-22. Which look you prefer is merely a matter of taste.''
+Please consult our [[/Gallery|visual gallery]] or see them listed by campaign below.
-The following sword types can be found in Guild Wars:
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 ===Core===
-*[[STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY SSTEPHEN CHENG IS GAY TEPHEN CHENG IS GAY Brute Sword]]
+*[[Brute Sword]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS VGAY *[[Butterfly Sword]]
+*[[Butterfly Sword]]
+*[[Canthan Machete]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Crystalline Sword]]
+*[[Crystalline Sword]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY Eternal Blade]]
-*[[Falchion]]C
+*[[Eternal Blade]]
+*[[Falchion]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Fellblade]]
+*[[Fellblade]]
-*STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY [[Flamberge]]
+*[[Flamberge]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Gladius]]
+*[[Gladius]]
-*[[STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY Long Sword]]
+*[[Long Sword]]
+*[[Obsidian Edge]]
 *PvP Sword
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Shadow Blade]]
+*[[Shadow Blade]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Short Sword]]
+*[[Short Sword]]
 *[[Spatha]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Starter Sword]]
+*[[Starter Sword]]
 *[[Tribal Blade]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Wingblade Sword]]
+*[[Wingblade Sword]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *Non-standard swords:
+*Non-standard swords:
-**[[Candy Cane Sword]V]
+**[[Candy Cane Sword]]
-**[[Fiery Dragon SwordSTEPHEN CHENG IS GAY ]]
+**[[Fiery Dragon Sword]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY **[[Wintergreen Sword]]
+**[[Wintergreen Sword]]
+**[[Vampiric Dragon Sword]]
-V
 ===Bonus Mission Pack===
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Charr Sword]]
+*[[Charr Sword]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Mursaat Sword]]
+*[[Mursaat Sword]]
-STEPHEN CHENG IS GAY *[[Tengu Sword]]
+*[[Tengu Sword]]
+*[[Turai's Sword]]
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+*[[Undead Sword]]
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 ===Prophecies===
 *[[Ascalon Razor]]
+*[[Deldrimor Sword]]
 *[[Forked Sword]]
 *[[Plasma Blade]]
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 **[[Icy Dragon Sword]]
-*[[Unique Item|Unique]] swords:
+*[[Unique item|Unique]] swords:
+**[[Deldrimor Sword (unique)]]
 **[[Grognar's Blade]]
 **[[Grognar's Sword]]
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 *[[Shinobi Blade]]
 *[[Sunqua Blade]]
-*[[Wicked Blade]]
 *[[Vertebreaker]]
+*[[Wicked Blade]]
 *[[Zodiac Sword]]
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 **[[Jitte]] ([[Blunt]] damage)
-*[[Unique Item|Unique]] swords:
+*[[Unique item|Unique]] swords:
 **[[Kai's Sword]]
 **[[Kanaxai's Edge]]
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 **[[Fiery Gladius]]
-*[[Unique Item|Unique]] swords:
+*[[Unique item|Unique]] swords:
 **[[Forgotten Sword]]
 **[[Lord Onrah's Sword]]
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 *[[Destroyer Sword]]
 *[[Emerald Edge]]
+*[[Emerald Blade]]
 *[[Etched Sword]]
 *[[Gilded Edge]]
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 *[[Singing Blade]]
 *[[Steel Broadsword]]
-*[[Wyvern Blade]]
 *[[Violet Edge]]
+*[[Wyvern Blade]]
 *Non-standard swords:
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 **[[Glacial Blade]]
-*[[Unique Item|Unique]] swords:
+*[[Unique item|Unique]] swords:
 **[[Blade of the Hierophant]]
 **[[Cyndr's Edge]]
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 [[category:Martial weapons]]
 [[category:Melee weapons]]
+[[de:Schwert]]

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