SEPHIRIA GUIDE

WEAPON FAMILY

Sword & Shield weapons

The balanced starting family built around guard, perfect guard and cleave.

9 upgrade branches · 19 final forms

How to use Default Sword and Shield

  • Hold Guard to block damage from the facing direction.
  • Use Normal Attack while guarding to perform the wide Cleave special attack.

Upgrade branches

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

Tier 2

Frost Shard

  • Ice Damage increases by 5.
Tier 3

Glacial Blade

  • Ice Damage increases by 5.
  • Artifact Scabbard of Exorcism's projectile becomes smaller, but charges 50% faster.
Tier 3

Blizzard’s Eve

  • Ice Damage increases by 5.
  • When Dash Count is consumed, instantly activate the Artifact Blizzard Hammer with 60% damage.
Tier 2

Magic Wand

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

Gaze of Flames

  • Weapon Attack is changed to a form that uses Magic Missile.
  • Weapon Attack changes to be based on Fire Damage. Normal Attack damage increases by 20%.
Tier 3

Breath of Ice

  • Weapon Attack is changed to a form that uses Magic Missile.
  • Weapon Attack is changed to be based on Ice Damage. Dash attack damage is increased by 40%.
Tier 3

Lightning Wings

  • Weapon Attacks are converted into Magic Missile attacks.
  • Attacks now scale from Lightning Damage, and Special Attack damage increases by 20%.
Tier 2

Perfect Balance

  • Increases Attack Speed by 15% and, when performing Normal Attack, automatically uses Weapon Action Guard in front.
Tier 3

Drifting Ash

  • Increases Attack Speed by 15% and, when performing Normal Attack, automatically uses Weapon Action Guard in front.
  • Dash Attack Damage increases by 60%. Deals 50% of Dash attack damage to enemies along the dash path. (Deals double damage when Dash Count is consumed.)
Tier 3

Indomitable

  • Increases Attack Speed by 15% and, when performing Normal Attack, automatically uses Weapon Action Guard in front.
  • Increases Basic Attack Damage by 33%, but Weapon Action Sweep can no longer be used.
Tier 2

Protection of the Fuzz

  • Upon a successful Weapon Action Guard, the Weapon Action Guard MP cost is reduced by 50%.
Tier 3

Starlight

  • Upon a successful Weapon Action Guard, the Weapon Action Guard MP cost is reduced by 50%.
  • On a successful Weapon Action Guard, reflects 300% of the attacker’s damage. (400% on Weapon Action Perfect Guard)
Tier 3

Frozen Fury

  • Upon a successful Weapon Action Guard, the Weapon Action Guard MP cost is reduced by 50%.
  • On Weapon Action Perfect Guard success, Final Damage increases by 20% for 14 seconds.
Tier 3

Stone Sword

  • Upon a successful Weapon Action Guard, the Weapon Action Guard MP cost is reduced by 50%.
  • Weapon Action Sweep is changed to Weapon Action Shield Bash.
Tier 2

Rapier

  • Dash attack is disabled, and Normal Attack is changed to Dash attack type. Attack Speed increases by 10%.
Tier 3

Flashing Rapier

  • Dash attack is disabled, and Normal Attack is changed to Dash attack type. Attack Speed increases by 10%.
  • Extends thrusting range. Increases Attack Speed by 20%.
Tier 2

Tiny Destruction

  • Weapon Action Sweep damage increases by 40%.
Tier 3

Grip of Fear

  • Special Attack: Sweep damage increases by 40%.
  • Gain 1 Rising Dread stack every 3 seconds, up to 10 stacks; Attack Speed increases the stack gain rate.
Tier 3

Guardian’s Return

  • Weapon Action Sweep damage increases by 40%.
  • Weapon Action Sweep changes to Special Attack: Shield Throw.
Tier 2

Conductor

  • Lightning Damage increases by 5.
Tier 3

Ballista Sword

  • Lightning Damage increases by 5.
  • Artifact Mini Ballista's arrow pierces walls and homes in on enemies. Fires an arrow immediately on successful Weapon Action Guard.
Tier 3

Superconductor

  • Lightning Damage increases by 5.
  • Weapon Action Sweep changes to Weapon Action Lightning Spear.
Tier 2

Carrot Sword

  • Increases all elemental damage by 3.
Tier 3

Carrotcalibur

  • Increases all elemental damage by 3.
  • Normal Attack changes to Normal Attack: Carrot Sword Technique, and the efficiency of additional Attack Speed is increased by 20%.
Tier 3

Excallion

  • Increases all elemental damage by 3.
  • Increases all elemental damage by 2, and Magic Damage Bonus is increased by 15%.
Tier 2

Incendium

  • Damage dealt by Weapon Attack is reduced by 15%, but it is changed to Fire Damage.
Tier 3

Solis Missio

  • Damage dealt by Weapon Attack is reduced by 15%, but it is changed to Fire Damage.
  • Gain the 'Reignite' effect. While Weapon Action Guard, Move Speed is reduced by 90%.
Tier 3

Flame Eater: Haetae

  • Damage dealt by Weapon Attack is reduced by 15%, but it is changed to Fire Damage.
  • Weapon Action Sweep changes to Normal Attack: Flame Strike
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