Long Sword
Flowing combos with counter mechanics
PvE Rating
★★★★★
5/5
Difficulty
medium
Mobility
medium
Damage
7/10
Speed
7/10
Description
An elegant weapon with wide sweeping attacks. Build the Spirit Gauge to increase damage, and use Foresight Slash for stylish counters.
Strengths
- +Foresight Slash counters almost anything
- +Excellent sustained DPS
- +Very popular with great community resources
Weaknesses
- -Wide swings trip teammates in multiplayer
- -Gauge management adds complexity
- -Missing Foresight Slash is punishing
Special Mechanic
Spirit Gauge and Foresight Slash -- build meter through combos, counter attacks to level up damage.
Best For
CounteringSustained DPSSolo play
Pro Tips
- 1Foresight Slash is your most important tool -- practice the timing.
- 2Iai Spirit Slash at red gauge is devastating counter damage.
- 3Spirit Helm Breaker at red gauge is your highest DPS combo.