WEAPON FAMILY

Greatsword weapons

The heavy starting family with broad normal attacks and a charged whirlwind.

9 upgrade branches · 19 final forms

How to use Steel Greatsword

  • Hold Special Attack to charge Tornado, then release at full charge for a wide-area strike.
  • The family has long reach and high single-hit damage, but slow attack recovery and no built-in defense.

Upgrade branches

Compare each Tier 2 weapon below, then follow its Tier 3 evolutions. Open a weapon for its individual details.

Tier 2

Wooden Club

  • Dash attack can no longer be used, but damage dealt by Normal Attack is increased by 20%.
Tier 3

Spike Club

  • Dash attack can no longer be used, but damage dealt by Normal Attack is increased by 20%.
  • Fires 3 piercing spikes upon a Critical Damage Rate hit with a Weapon Attack. An additional spike is added for every 20% extra critical damage of the attack. (Damage: 26% of Physical Damage)
Tier 3

Mischievous Prank

  • Dash Attack is disabled, but Normal Attack damage increases by 20%.
  • Special Attack becomes Leaf Explosion, and its damage also incorporates Normal Attack damage.
Tier 2

Frostbound Greatsword

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Ice Damage.
Tier 3

Greatsword of Exorcism

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Ice Damage.
  • Increase damage dealt by Artifact Scabbard of Exorcism by 33 and charge 15 faster.
Tier 3

Eternal Frost Greatsword

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Ice Damage.
  • Additional Ice Damage increases from 30% to 55%. Normal Attack range increases, and basic combo becomes 15% faster (based on total time).
Tier 3

Icicle Sword

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Ice Damage.
  • Weapon Attack has a 80% chance to inflict Frostbite. Increases Freeze damage by 20%.
Tier 2

Lightning Greatsword "E2G"

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Lightning Damage.
Tier 3

Lightning Greatsword "S3G"

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Lightning Damage.
  • When Weapon Attack, inflict Electric on the target. Electric Damage increases by 33%.
Tier 3

Lightning Greatsword "E3G"

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Lightning Damage.
  • Every 5 attacks, gain 5 Dark Cloud stacks. When using Weapon Action Whirlwind, gain a buff that increases Dark Cloud Speed by 100% for 10 seconds. (Max 5 stacks)
Tier 2

Crimson Thorn

  • Attacks the target and inflicts Wound.
Tier 3

Crimson Vortex

  • Attacks the target and inflicts Wound.
  • Changes Normal Attack and Dash attack to 3-hit combos. The damage of each hit is adjusted to 40% of the original damage. The maximum Stacks of Wound increase by 6.
Tier 3

The Inquisitor

  • Attacks the target and inflicts Wound.
  • Physical Damage dealt with Weapon is applied as Chaos. Weapon Action Whirlwind is changed to Special Attack: Wound Explosion.
Tier 2

Bone Gearblade

  • Weapon Action Whirlwind is changed to Special Attack: Reassemble.
Tier 3

Creaking Spine

  • Weapon Action Whirlwind is changed to Special Attack: Reassemble.
  • 'Special Attack: Reassemble' attack's range increases, and Attack Speed gradually increases up to 35%. (Resets when you stop attacking)
Tier 2

Troubling Delight

  • Weapon Attack is changed to a form that uses Laser.
Tier 3

Pristine Form

  • Weapon Attack is changed to a form that uses Laser.
  • Normal Attack and Dash attack lasers become larger and damage is increased by 25%.
Tier 3

Lazarion

  • Weapon Attack is changed to a form that uses Laser.
  • Weapon Action Whirlwind is changed to Special Attack: Amethyst Conjuration.
Tier 2

Swarming Shadow

  • Weapon Action Whirlwind charge time increases by 100%, but Basic Attack Damage increases by 20%.
Tier 3

Swift Regret

  • Weapon Action Whirlwind charge time increases by 100%, but Basic Attack Damage increases by 20%.
  • You can swing the final attack of the Normal Attack 2 additional times. Increases Normal Attack damage by 10%.
Tier 2

Hypersensitivity

  • Damage from Weapon Action Whirlwind increases by 20% and its charge speed increases by 50%.
Tier 3

Loving Gaze

  • Special Attack: Whirlwind damage increases by 20%, and its charge speed increases by 50%.
  • Special Attack: Whirlwind Critical Chance increases by 100%, and Special Attack Speed increases by 50%.
Tier 3

Negligence

  • Damage from Weapon Action Whirlwind increases by 20% and its charge speed increases by 50%.
  • Special Attack Damage increases by 15%. Weapon Action Whirlwind is immediately charged, and Special Attack Speed decreases by 15%.
Tier 3

Black Iron Halberd

  • Damage from Weapon Action Whirlwind increases by 20% and its charge speed increases by 50%.
  • Weapon Action Whirlwind range is increased. Deal 50% additional damage when hitting the outer area, and recover HP equal to 0.7% of outer-area damage.
Tier 2

The Emberforged

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Fire Damage.
Tier 3

Red Snake Crush

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Fire Damage.
  • Artifact Damage dealt by Red Snake Eyes increases by 33, and cooldown is reduced by 2.5 seconds when using Normal Attack.
Tier 3

Solis Cineris

  • When performing a Weapon Attack, deal additional damage to the target equal to 30% of Fire Damage.
  • Flame Sword triggers an additional 2 times when Weapon Attack. Increases Critical Damage Rate of Flame Sword by 36%.