GameplayMechanicsCombatWeapon TechniquesMartial ArtsDuelist Blades

Duelist Blades

**Quick, lightweight melee weapons with multiple hits in an attack being common amongst its abilities. All weapons of this class can use Dexterity as replacement for Strength as their Power Skill.

Martial Sects

Every Rank gain 1 Main Sect Choice from the Main Sects and 1 Sub Sect Choice from a Sub Sect. If no Main Sects remain, your Sect Choice can reused to gain a Sub Sect Choice.

Main Sects

First Duel

  • Swift Crosscuts ^95c327
    • Assault with a step forward, into two overhead slashes.
      • 1: 50% Slash dmg, Body Hit
      • 2: 70% Slash dmg, Body Hit
        • [When Poised] +0.5 Crit Damage Modifier, Fatal Hit 2
    • [Poise Condition] 3 Turn CD 
  • Undercut
    • Feint, a shoulder cut into a shin slash and thrust.
      • 1: 60% Slash dmg, Leg Hit
      • 2: 50% Pierce dmg, Body Hit
    • [When Poised] +1 Status Tokens#Elusive 3 on Duel Win
    • [Poise Condition] 4 Turn CD
  • Chasing Thrust ^20c58f
    • Punish, violently slashing at the retreating enemy.
      • 1: 110% Pierce dmg, Body Hit

Controller of Steel

  • Capture and Disable ^fa9105
    • Bind, and stab the attacker’s leg.
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 5 Turn CD
  • Pommel Counter ^923078
    • Deflect, then attack back with your pommel.
    • [Poise Condition] 4 Turn CD

Exposé

  • Trick Thrust
    • Feint, a side slash then, stab the head on the other side.
      • 1: 110% Pierce dmg, Head Hit
        • +20 Crit Modifier
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 5 Turn CD 
  • Ruthless Lunge ^44035c
    • Assault, with an advancing stab or Feint, into a slash.
      • 1: 120% dmg, Body Hit
    • 2 Range, moves you 1 tile forward
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 4 Turn CD

Dance of Death

  • Kinetic Redirection ^1c4d95
    • Enter a defensive stance for 1 Maneuver.
    • Deflects give 1 Kinetic Assault +1
      • Kinetic Assault
        • X Kinetic Assault Y
        • Kinetic Assault gives the next Assault +20% dmg per Y
        • -1 X when an Assault is used or after 3 turns

Sub Sects

Martial Arts from a Sub Sect cannot be used if a corresponding weapon isn't equipped.

Cutting Blades

^0bd479 Slash centric damage, focused on gaining buffs through martial abilities

Swift Sabering

Culinary Prep

Fresh Meat

  • Softened Meat
  • Cross Cuts ^40295f
    • Follow-up, with a cut at the shoulder.
      • 1: 110% Slash dmg, Body Hit
      • 2: 100% Slash dmg, Body Hit
    • [Use Condition] Stance: Rapid Switch
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 7 Turn CD

Perfect Carving

Rush Hour

Thrusting Blades

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Pierce centric damage, focused on debuffing enemies with DOT and injuries

Precise Taps

  • Triple Thrust ^8d0235
    • Assault, with three center mass stabs.
      • 1: 50% Pierce dmg, Body Hit.
      • 2: 40% Pierce dmg, Body Hit.
      • [When Poised] 3: 50% Pierce dmg, Precision Hit.
        • +10 Bonus to Inflict ACs
    • Replaces Swift Crosscut
    • [Poise Condition] 4 Turn CD
  • Counter Swipe
    • Deflect, then perform a quick slash at the enemy’s face.
    • [Poise Condition] 3 Turn CD

Doctorate in Mockery

  • The Perfect Angle ^6404cb
    • Overpower, by finding the perfect thrusting point, striking and defending simultaneously.
      • 1: 120% Pierce dmg, Body Hit
        • +10 Crit Modifier
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 5 Turn CD
  • Capture and Cripple

Dissection

  • Injection ^fd1db8
    • Enter an offensive stance for 1 Maneuver.
    • [Dissections] grant +1 Deep Fang
      • Deep Fang ^2af90b
        • X Deep Fang
    • Punishes, The Perfect Angle and the second Hit of Twin Thrusts gain [Dissection].
  • Bravado ^754e65
    • Flourish, with a bow, confident you have injured your foe.
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 3 Turn CD

Surgical Action

  • Total Disengage
    • Block, by perform a desperate deflection and retreat.
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 5 Turn CD
  • Optimal Targeting
    • Augments Kinetic Redirection
    • Kinetic Assault guarantees infliction of the weapon's Status Effect.

Final Touches

  • **Coup de Grace
    • Assault, with barrage of precise stabs.
      • 1: 40% Pierce dmg, Body Hit.
      • Attack again for every unique Negative Token.
    • [Use Condition] Stance: Opportune Piercings
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] 7 Turn CD
  • Complete Confidence

Skirmisher Blades

^ddd228 Mixed damage type, focused on managing Kata to access Special Arts which lack CDs.

  • Kata ^549be4
    • Kata Y
    • Y cannot exceed 4

Executioner

  • Reaper
  • Resolute Counter
    • Deflect, then counter with a diagonal slash.
      • 1: 110% Slash dmg, Torso Hit
    • [When Poised] Gain Kata +1
    • [Poise Condition] 3 Turn CD
  • Decisive Execution
    • Blowthrough, with a single vertical slash.
      • 1: 140% Slash dmg, Body Hit
          • 3 Pen
    • Self: Kata -4
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] Self: Kata 4

Inversion

  • Cleave
    • Assault , with a wide horizontal slash.
      • 1: 110% Slash dmg, Body Hit
    • +15 to Hit Modifier
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] Self: Kata Y is odd
  • Delver Thrust
    • Assault , with a stab at the neck.
      • 1: 120% Pierce dmg, Head Hit
    • [When Poised] Kata -1
    • [Poise Condition] 3 Turn CD

Division to Zero

  • Relentless Blitz
  • Fading Counter
    • Deflect, with an advancing parry into a diagonal slash.
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] Self: Kata Y is even

Recursion

  • Vengeful Redirection
  • Onward Thrust
    • Bind, with your blade and thrust into the enemy.
      • 1: 90% Pierce dmg, Head Hit.
        • +10 Crit Modifier
    • Self: Kata -4
    • [Poise Only]
    • [Poise Condition] Self: Kata 1

Adaptation

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