Sword

SWORD
Weapon Quote	“High-damage melee weapon; can also perform a secondary lunging attack”
Profile
Build	L Light
Type	Melee
Unlock	Free
Damage
Body	88
Alt-Fire	120
Environmental	33
Environmental Alt-Fire	33

The Sword is a Light class melee weapon designed to deal sustained contact damage and to engage opponents with its unique lunge ability.

Usage

The Sword can be selected as the weapon of any Light build loadout.

The attack trigger can be used to slash opponents in front of the user to damage them. The trigger must be released before attacking again.

The secondary attack trigger can be held down to enter a lunge preparation stance, which can be held for any duration but stops the user from sprinting. When released, the user will dash forwards and damage every opponent they strike during the lunge.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Sword	1	△	Y	Weapon
Attack (Tap) Cancel lunge (Tap)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Prepare lunge (Hold) Lunge (Release)		L2	LT	Secondary fire

Stats

Damage Profile

• Values are approximate and determined by community testing. (7.9.0)

Body Part	Light (150 HP)		Medium (250 HP)		Heavy (350 HP)
	Hits to kill	Time to kill (s)	Hits to kill	Time to kill (s)	Hits to kill	Time to kill (s)
Body (Alt-Fire)	2	-	3	-	3	-
Body	2	-	3	-	4	-

Properties

Weapon

Melee — Strikes targets close to the contestant. Can attack forever without reloading.

Single Fire — Attacks once when the trigger is used, hitting all targets contacted. The trigger must be released before attacking again, though the next attack can be buffered.

Alternate Attack — Has an alternate attack, which can be held and then released to perform a lunge attack.

No Attack Sequence — Attacks alternate right to left and left to right. Targets are struck in the order of the swing with a slight dead zone at the end of the arc.

Bullet

Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

No Critical Hit — Does not critically hit for increased damage, even if the target was struck on the head.

Guide

Strengths

• A Sword user can dash around their target by using the lunge multiple times, making it harder for the target to retaliate.

Weaknesses

• Like many other melee weapons, the Sword leaves the wielder vulnerable to attackers when they are not within striking range.

Tactics

• The Evasive Dash is an obvious choice for a specialization to pair with the Sword. It allows the Sword user to extend their lunge by dashing after preparing the lunge, then releasing the lunge.

Lunge

• A lunge pose, once prepared, can be held for any duration. Using jump pads, ziplines or Evasive Dash does not break the pose. However, when the Sword user uses their hands to climb up or vault over a ledge, the held lunge will be cancelled, even if the lunge button is still held down. A new lunge will not be prepared until the user inputs the lunge button again.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the Sword.

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

XP Breakdown
Source	XP Reward
Damage dealt by the Sword	0.2 × Damage Dealt
Opponent eliminated by the Sword	50
Assist on an opponent damaged by the Sword	20

Level 1 DEFAULT Sword

Level 2 9,000 XP DYE JOB (Yellow)

Level 3 9,000 XP DYE JOB (Blue)

Level 4 36,000 XP DYE JOB (Red)

Level 5 54,000 XP DYE JOB (White)

Level 6 162,000 XP TRIANGLE TWINKLE

Level 7 144,000 XP STRIPED GRAZER

Level 8 136,000 XP PAINTED PREDATOR

Level 9 200,000 XP PREDASHEEN

Level 10 360,000 XP ALTITUDE SICKNESS

Level 11 200,000 XP CLOUDPIERCER

Level 12 200,000 XP PEACH HORIZON

Weapon Skins

LEGENDARYEPICRARECOMMON

• 
  8-BIT BLADE - S2 BP Level 88
• 
  GOLD DUST - 800
• 
  IVADA MACUAHUITL - S5 BP Level
• 
  KENSEI'S KATANA - S3 BP Level 89
• 
  OBSIDIAN BITE - S5 BP Level
• 
  SLUGGER'S SWING - 950 (Bundle)
• 
  STICKY SITUATION - 1,600 (Bundle)
• 
  TOUCHÉ - S4 BP Level 9
• 
  KNOCK-KNOCK SLUDGER - S6 Wheel of Trust

• 
  TRADITION KEEPER - 300
• 
  TRIANGLE TWINKLE - Weapon Level 6
• 
  VOLPE RENDERED - PS Plus Exclusive

• 
  OFF PANEL - 150
• 
  PAINTED PREDATOR - Weapon Level 8
• 
  SCRAPYARD SCARS - 150
• 
  STRIPED GRAZER - Weapon Level 7

• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 2
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 3
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 4
• 
  DYE JOB - Weapon Level 5
• 
  STANDARD ISSUE

Gallery

• Kensei's Katana skin Attack and Inspect animations
• Slugger's Swing skin Attack and Inspect animations

Trivia

• The sword appears to be modeled after the cutlass, a common naval weapon between the 17th and 19th century (the age of sail).
• The lunge function of the sword was added in Closed Beta 2.
• The Katana skin added with S3 was heavily teased throughout pre-release material and trailers. Although expected to be its own weapon type, it ended up being a skin instead.
• The Touché skin is a foil with french grip.

History

Patch	Changes
7.9.0	Increased the vertical component of the secondary attack’s rotation clamping from 40 degrees to 90 degrees, meaning the Sword will be less constrained when aiming up or down during a lunge attack
7.6.0	Primary Attack Increased damage from 74 to 88 Increased the attack duration from 0.55s to 0.6s, slightly slowing the primary attack speed Increased the hit sweep height by ~5cm, making the weapon more reliable Decreased the inner width of the hit sweep nearest to the camera, to prevent it hitting objects just outside the player’s field of view, making the weapon slightly more reliable Slightly modified the hit sweeps to better align with the animations Secondary Attack Increased damage from 105 to 120 Decreased the attack duration from 1s to 0.75s, increasing the secondary attack speed of the weapon Introduced rotation clamping to the Sword’s secondary lunge attack, preventing players from swinging 360 degrees while travelling. During the lunge, the Sword wielder is now clamped to a 40 degree forward angle Increased the speed of the lunge from 1500 to 1750 Increased the range of the lunge from 5.5m to 7m Introduced a new system to control stacking effect of Evasive Dash momentum together with Lunge (aka "Super Dash"), and reduced the stacking. Together with the high lunge speed, this now results an an average “Super Dash” distance of 17-20m, up from a range of 16-19m
6.3.0	Decreased secondary attack damage from 140 to 105
5.8.0	Increased the length of the Sword’s secondary attack hit sweep by 55cm
4.6.0	Decreased lunge duration of the secondary attack from 0.4 to 0.3 seconds, resulting in ~1m reduction in distance, from roughly 7m to 6m Decreased the length of the secondary attack’s hit sweep by 55cm
4.0.0	Updated attack sweeps to be more centered on the crosshair, making the weapon more accurate Increased the range of the secondary lunge from approximately 5m to approximately 6m Secondary lunge attack now maintains its top speed for slightly longer