Sword

Definition

Sword (N) - A melee weapon consisting of a long single or two-sided blade with a handle, which can be held in one or both hands.

Alternate: The skill for using a sword in Pirates Online. This skill covers using a Cutlass, Sabre, or Broadsword.

Types of Swords

There are three varieties of sword, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.

Broadsword	Cutlass	Sabre

Sabre

The Sabre is a very straight, narrow single-edge shorter sword. They are primarily fencing weapons, focusing on puncturing attacks. Light and fast, the Sabre is easy to use, but hard to master. The sabre allows quick, short hits to take down an enemy, but it requires more hits due to less damage being done.

Note: Each combo move must be learned in sequence.

Sabre Combo

Icon	Name	Description	Skill Req.
	High Cut	A quick opening attack.	Level 1
	Low Slash	A stylish downward swing.	Level 1
	Rapid Strike	Numerous vicious stabs.	Level 4
	Slice & Dice	A spin, followed by several cuts.	Level 10
	Cyclone Cut	A fancy finishing stab.	Level 17

Cutlass

The cutlass is a heavier sword with a thick, curved blade. They were preferred aboard ships since they wouldn't get caught in the rigging as easily, but could still deliver a strong, hacking blow. The cutlass is the first weapon the pirate receives from Will Turner in the form of a Rusty Cutlass. The cutlass was originally the only blade technique before the new weapon types were added.

Note: Each combo move must be learned in sequence.

Cutlass Combo

Icon	Name	Description	Skill Req.
	Hack	A quick opening attack.	Level 1
	Slash	A broad back-slash.	Level 1
	Cleave	A mighty overhead strike.	Level 4
	Flourish	Three upward slashes.	Level 10
	Thrust	A fancy finishing stab.	Level 17

Broadsword

The broadsword is a larger, longer and double-edged weapon. Its heavier blade makes it harder to swing and slower to use. However, whatever the loss in speed, it certainly makes up for in its effective and lethal blows.

Talented swordsmen can strike several enemies at once with one. The slower swings means the pirate may find completing a combo more difficult, but they can unleash terrible damage. The most skilled of broadsword users can take down a large group of enemies in several masterful blows.

Note: Each combo move must be learned in sequence.

Broadsword Combo

Icon	Name	Description	Skill Req.
	Chop	A quick opening attack.	Level 1
	Roundhouse	A broad circular swing.	Level 1
	Spin Cut	A mighty whip-around strike	Level 4
	Reverse Spin Cut	Spin Cut in the other direction.	Level 10
	Jumping Slash	A strong, swing in mid-air	Level 17

Cursed Blades

Cursed Blades are a special category of swords, and the variation encompasses all three classes. They use their base weapon's combo attacks, but each has a special ability like Cursed Thunder, Cursed Fire, Dark Curse, etc.

Cursed Blades are unique in that they cannot be purchased at ANY blacksmith shop. You can ONLY access them after killing El Patron and taking one of his cursed blades.

Once the Raven's Cove Story Quest is complete, you can find more. Even then, they can only be found after killing ghosts or a member of Davy Jones' Crew in Isla Tormenta. These weapons are fairly rare.

Using a Cursed Blade has been thought to cause a curse, The Evil Curse of Doom! Pirates using such weapons often check their hand (/hand to preform the emote) to be sure they have not become cursed themselves.

Cursed blades are also unique in that they have a black trail following their blade (the only regular sword to have this is the Black Shark family). Two of the legendary cursed blades, the Emerald Curse and the Blade of the Abyss, have a green (Emerald Curse) and red (Blade of the Abyss) trail.

Sword Skills

Combo Skills

Sword combo skills are progressive attacks that require a regular timing to execute. Each move has to be timed to move to the next. Perfect timing will also do more damage. Each following move does more damage than the last. With a little practice, the pirate can master combinations.

Combos encourage a pirate to not simply swing their weapons wildly at enemies in a panic.

Attack Skills

Icon	Name	Description	Skill Req.
	Sweep	A wide circular slash that hits all nearby enemies.	Level 2
	Brawl	Fight dirty by head-butting an enemy! Stuns for a short time.	Level 8
	Taunt	Pulls enemy aggression and decreases enemy accuracy.	Level 14
	Blade Storm	A barrage of quick slashes.	Level 20

Passive Skills

These skills are always active once acquired and do not need to be triggered.

Icon	Name	Description	Skill Req.
	Parry	Chance to deflect enemy attacks.	Level 6
	Endurance	Increase maximum health by 4% for each rank.	Level 12

Special Weapon Skills

Many of the common, rare, famed, and legendary swords found can give the pirate special abilities. This includes:

• Blood Fire - The blade burns with magic fire from it's victims
• Captain's Fury - A more powerful version of Sweep.
• Cleanse - Removes negative effects (Poisons, Stun, etc.)
• Critical Strike - Gives a low chance to do double damage.
• Cursed Ice - Freezes the enemy in their tracks.
• Cursed Fire - Burns the enemy.
• Cursed Thunder - Strikes the enemy with lightning.
• Dark Curse - Similar to Ghost Form. Reduces damage.
• Drain Health - The blade drains life energy for it's wielder from the victim.
• Drain Voodoo - The blade drains voodoo power for it's wielder from the victim.
• Dutchman's Wrath - Deals more damage to Davy Jones Crew.
• Fire Resistance - Halves damage from Cursed Fire.
• Freeze Sweep - This is a Cursed Ice attack against several opponents.
• Ghost Form - The Pirate takes half damage from melee and ranged attacks.
• Hex Ward - Protects your pirate from Voodoo Attacks.
• Healing Boost - Heals the user.
• Hurricane Slash - Knocks down all nearby foes.
• Ice Resistance - Halves the damage from Cursed Ice.
• Immunity - Protects from Special Attacks (Fire, Acid, Life Drain, Stun, etc.).
• Inferno Sweep - A Cursed Fire attack against several opponents.
• Leviathan's Curse - Similar to Power Slash but adds an Area Effect.
• Master's Riposte - Increases Parry.
• Monkey Panic - Increases Damage and Health.
• Not in the Face! - Can startle an enemy to stop attacking.
• Power Slash - A big jumping slice.
• Rolling Attack - A quick roll forward and a stab, must be used from a distance.
• Shock Sweep - Cursed Lightning but hits multiple enemies.
• Skewer - Pierces enemies who are close together (Sabre only)
• Sure Footed - Protects from being knocked down.
• Venom Strike - Poisons the victim with D.O.T. effect.
• Voodoo Damage - Each hit lowers the enemy's voodoo power.