"I might be some ruthless imbecile, but I can certainly beat the hell out of you, even with that tacky ‘Stand Power’ of yours!" - A Man of Honor (Meiyo Aru Otoko, 名誉ある男)[]

Summary[]

The Sword is a non-canon spec that deals a moderate amount of damage at a short distance. The sword also has a shiny variant of itself, simply named the Shiny Sword.

Apart from its difference in appearance however, the Shiny Sword actually deals more damage than the vanilla sword, unlike any of the other shiny stand/spec variants.

You can obtain this spec from the shop for £13,500. As for the Shiny Sword, you can also obtain it from the store, albeit at a higher price of £30,000.

Appearance[]

The sword has a simple appearance. It has a golden guard, with a blue handle and a silver blade, identical to the linked sword model from ROBLOX.

As for the Shiny Sword, It has a huge dark blade with a small handle, with a hole on the blade's bottom. The sword possesses no guard whatsoever. It also takes the form of a bulky sword that emanates a menacing, red glow.

When you unequipped the shiny sword, it looks like a Dark Heart. This sword's design is also inspired by the Dragonslayer sword from Berserk though it's designed to look more of Asta's sword from Black Clover.

Playstyle[]

Sword is a very unique ability, that is usually outclassed by a lot of things, but in the right hands, can do wonders.

Something to note before you use Sword is if you want to use regular Sword or Shiny Sword. Sword has no block cooldown but Shiny Sword has higher damage and exclusive combos. Shiny Sword is arguably agreed to be better. Sword plays a hit-and-run playstyle. This means you have to wait for your opportunity to get in, combo the opponent, and back off.

Sword cannot play neutral well due to its poor range (with E and Ts hitboxes attached to your body, it's extremely easy to get out-ranged by most abilities), but once Sword is able to get in, it has fairly consistent damage.

M1s are your main poking tool, it's a little bit of damage and is best for situations where you only have a moment to punish and is fairly risk free as long as you respect your opponents range to avoid getting punished. E is going to be your main combo ender and your main get off me tool as it's the move with the most knockback.
T is going to be Sword's main combo starter to do the BnB T + E, which does about 60 damage.
R is where the main difference between Shiny Sword and regular start to become noticeable.
- Rather than only hitting once with regular Sword, Shiny Swords R move is extremely good, it ragdolls the opponent and will be Shiny Swords main combo starter and used for its BnB of R + T + E, which does around 140 damage.
- The Regular Sword’s version of R isn't terribly useful in most circumstances, but it isn't bad and can be used to punish. However, it's better to stick to T + E if possible.

Sword has the potential to unleash a ton of damage very quickly. However, it's time to talk about flaws.

Sword (and Shiny Sword) have horrible matchups against a lot of abilities, mostly due to range. Sword suffers hard against anyone with better range and mobility (which is almost anyone), which makes it really hard to get in on your opponent unless they make a mistake.
In some matchups (notably the zoners), it can be almost impossible to even get a hit in if your opponent knows how to fight Sword and stays back from Swords range.

Sword is the definition of a glass cannon, with Shiny Sword being able to do half (or more) of any ability's health, but is horrible in defense and struggles with bad range. Despite this, Sword is viable in the right hands, and playing well can net you tons of damage. (Source)

Movesets/Abilities[]

Type of Ability	Name	Description
Passive A	Swordbound	The player cannot attack unless they unsheathe their sword, excluding non-sword attacks.

Name	Description	Damage	Cooldown
Slash	You swing your sword.	Moderate Damage20 damage	0.5seconds
Shove	The user pulls their sword back, and shoves the target doing a good amount of damage, while also pushing them back a decent distance.	Good Damage25 damage	15 seconds
Whirlwind Slash	The player twists their sword around their body, rotating 3 times. Anyone that is hit by the sword will be dealt a great amount of damage. For the regular sword, it cannot hit more than one time. But for the Shiny Sword, it can hit up to 3 times or more. Regular sword doesn't stun, but the shiny variant ragdolls.	Good Damage45 damage Great Damage (Shiny Sword)45 damage	5 seconds
Hefty Boot	The player kicks the opponent in the crotch and flings the target back, dealing a moderate amount of damage and can extend combos if you attack before they get up. Similar to forceful shove, but has a shorter windup and does not go below the belt. You can use this move without unsheathing your sword.	Good Damage35 damage Great Damage (Shiny Sword)30 damage	2.5 seconds

Evolved Forms[]

(Sword + Samurai Teacher's Quests) - Samurai

After completing the Samurai Teacher's Quest, you will obtain the evolved spec of the sword called the Samurai.

Battle Strategies[]

Combos:[]

T + E Easy, Sword BnB
T + R Easy

Shiny Sword only:

R + E Easy
R + T Easy
R + T + E Easy, Shiny Sword BnB

Pros and Cons:[]

Sword:[]

Pros:[]

E and T can cancel barrages.
T can be used without unsheathing your sword.
Easy combos.
No blocking cooldown.

Cons:[]

Low health.
Very limited range.
Poor defensive options.

Shiny Sword:[]

Pros:[]

Increased range and damage.
More combos because of R knocking down.
Same pros as regular sword.
High damage combos.

Cons:[]

Block cooldown is present.
Same cons as regular sword.
Unable to evolve.

Trivia[]

Sword:[]

This can turn into its evolved form, Samurai, but would require you to complete the Samurai quest, which the requirement for this spec is to deal 150k damage.
When posing, it plays the Sword Fights on The Heights' Theme, but it has now been replaced with Emiya's Theme.
You can also use T (your kick) without having your sword out.
Different from its shiny counterpart, Sword's E and T can cancel any barrage and ragdoll people even if they are blocking.
If you were using Sword in the new winter map, you will go through the snow and usually fall off the map or land on the sewer roof. However, this does not happen at the soccer field.

Shiny Sword:[]

The Shiny Sword can go through Counters such as STW's H. It is unknown if this is intentional or not.
The only other shiny that's competitively better than the non-shiny variant is Azure Doppio King Crimson
This sword's design is inspired by the Dragonslayer sword from Berserk and Asta's sword from Black Clover.
The old design of Shiny Sword was based on the Diamond Sword from Minecraft.
This sword is also known as the "Dragon Slayer" in A Bizarre Day Trello.
The pose is a reference to the cover of Dark Souls III, showing the pose of the Soul of Cinder.
- The song that plays while posing is also called Soul of Cinder.

Originally the shiny sword didn't contribute any damage to the samurai quest, however this was later changed.
- Shiny Sword was able to farm in VIP servers and could farm the Damage Taking Dummy. Because its hitbox stayed even after it died, you could abuse these three points to AFK in a VIP server with an autoclicker. This is not available right now as Shiny Sword may have been fixed and the Damage Taking Dummy Machine has been disabled.