Blade
Blades is one of the primary weapon abilities.
Blade users become more at one with their blade with continued attacks. When they are fully harmonized they can enter a new state where their blade attacks are empowered.
Blades are one of the primary weapon abilities. They are Melee weapons - most abilities having a range of 3-meters
Blades are primarily associated with with abilities that focus on Hate, Frenzy, Focus, Penetration, Afflicted, and Impaired. They are primarily suited for the role of Tank, but can also be used for DPS builds.
Abilities
Special Ability
The Special Ability for Blades is called Spirit Blade. Note that unlike other weapons, this special ability takes the name of the regular ability that is required to activate it.
Whenever you hit with a Blade ability you have a 50% chance to generate Chi. When you have accumulated 5 Chi you have 5 seconds to consume them and cast the Blade Special ability Spirit Blade. If you do not use the Spirit Blade ability within that 5 seconds, you will instead consume all Chi and gain a heal over time effect that lasts for 3 seconds and heals you for 7% of your maximum hit points each second.
After activating the Spirit Blade ability, you do increased damage with Blade abilities for 10 seconds. The amount of extra damage done is based on your current Combat Power.
You can also continue to gain Chi while Spirit Blade is active. While Spirit Blade is active, you can reuse the ability to gain additional time to the Damage Bonus. The amount of time gained depends on the amount of Chi used when the ability is reused.
- 1 Chi = .5 seconds
- 2 Chi = 1 second
- 3 Chi = 2 seconds
- 4 Chi = 4 seconds
- 5 Chi = 6 seconds
Note that when the Spirit Blade damage bonus expires all gathered Chi is lost, so once it is activated it is best to try to keep using Chi to extend it.
See the Spirit Blade ability for additional details
Active Abilities
Active abilities are broken down into three paths - Method, Balance, and Technique
- The Method path focuses on Damage and includes:
- The Balance focuses on special utility abilities and includes:
- The Technique path focuses on Damage and includes:
See the individual ability pages for more details, or Blade abilities for a consolidated list
Passive Abilities
There is one passive skill that feeds into all paths, and then 5 (unnamed) paths of passive abilities
- The initial ability is:
- The First path focuses on modifying Active Abilities in the Method path and includes:
- Eye of the Storm - Modifies Hurricane
- Keen Edge - Modifies Hone
- Storm Surge - Modifies Tsunami
- Soulforged Blade - Modifies Dancing Blade
- The Second path focuses on modifying Active Abilities in the Balance path and includes:
- Masterpiece - Modifies Spirit Blade
- Meditate - Modifies Soothing Spring
- Reversal - Modifies Snake's Bite
- Waterfall - Modifies Rushing River
- Master's Focus - Modifies Master's Focus
- The Third path focuses on modifying Active Abilities in the Technique path and includes:
- Hardened Blade - Modifies Swallow Cut
- Whirlwind - Modifies Tempest
- Sunder Spirit - Modifies Exhume Spirit
- Torrent - Modifies Typhoon
- The Fourth path focuses on Special/Utility abilities and includes:
- The Fifth path focuses on Generating or using Chi and includes:
See the individual ability pages for more details, or Blade abilities for a consolidated list
Classes
- Main article: Classes
The following starter Classes incorporate Blades into their build, and the 'role' they serve.
- Assassin - Blade/Elemental Focus - Combination of Ranged and Melee DPS
- Demolisher - Hammer/Blade - Tank
Achievements
- Assassin (Achievement)
- Demolisher (Achievement)
- Goon (Achievement)
- Now I am the Master
- 9th Degree Black Belt
Media
Videos
<a href="https://twitter.com/SecretWorldLgds/status/872182317418020864">Blades Spotlight</a>
Weapons Deep Dive, Blades - See also Weapons Deep Dive
Images
Skins
Generic Blades
| Name | Icon | Worn | Held | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Icon.png | Worn.png | Held.png | <<Description |
Named Blades
| Name | Icon | Worn | Held | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Icon.png | Worn.png | Held.png | <<Description |
| Items | |
|---|---|
| Weapons | ▪ Assault Rifle ▪ Pistols ▪ Shotgun ▪ Blade ▪ Fists ▪ Hammer ▪ Blood Focus ▪ Chaos Focus ▪ Elemental Focus |
| Talismans | ▪ Head ▪ Finger ▪ Neck ▪ Wrist ▪ Luck ▪ Waist ▪ Occult |
| Consumables | ▪ Elixir ▪ Energy Drink ▪ Ambrosia ▪ Anima ▪ Food▪ Gadget ▪ Vanity |
| Assembly | ▪ Glyph ▪ Signet |
| Other | ▪ Bag ▪ Makeup ▪ Pet ▪ Mission ▪ Theatre ▪ Clothing |
| TSW-Only Items | |
| Weapons | ▪ Chainsaw ▪ Rocket Launcher ▪ Quantum ▪ Whip▪ Flamethrower |
| Assembly | ▪ Toolkit ▪ Materials |
