The Warrior's Longsword perk tree has 60 perks: 28 active skills, 25 passives and 7 stat bonuses. 15 are open from the start; the rest cost Trait Points (91 for the whole tree, our count).
A versatile warrior who commands the flow of battle through a balance of speed and strength. Their keen parries and decisive counters leave enemies open to swift and merciless retaliation.
Traits: Drains enemy HP to increase self vitality, or enables a more refined combat flow through empowered parries.
Point at a perk or tap it for its card. Each number is its cost in Trait Points; perks without one are open from the start. Swipe the tree sideways to see all of it.
The game's own previews from the perk window. Point at one, or tap it, to play.
Each perk with the game's own words: how to use it (its keys), what it does, what it needs and what it costs.
Open from the start
Shattering Blow → Light AttackUnleashes up to 3 consecutive sword attacks. Inflicts Stagger on hit.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Open from the start · needs Triple Slash
Light Attack → Light Attack → Light Attack → On hit Light AttackBecomes available when the third attack of Triple Slash hits. Inflicts Knockback. Also grants Foresight for 6 seconds, enhancing certain skills.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
1 Trait Point · needs Longsword Proficiency
(During Foresight) → Heavy Attack or → Heavy AttackDuring Foresight, strikes the enemy from the side. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity while attacking. Repeats in the opposite direction during Foresight.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
1 Trait Point · needs Longsword Proficiency
Evade → Light Attack → Heavy AttackAfter Diagonal Slash, dashes forward and strikes twice. Grants Foresight on critical hit.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
1 Trait Point · needs Lifeflame
While using Triple Slash, Heavy AttackKicks the enemy and inflicts Knockback, increasing the enemy's Stun gauge. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity while attacking. (12 second cooldown)
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Stun: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
1 Trait Point · needs Sharpwake
→ Heavy Attack → Heavy AttackCombos from Charge. Deals damage and inflicts Knockback. Grants Stagger Immunity while attacking.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
2 Trait Points · needs Heavy Kick
Whirlwind Slash → Whirlwind Slash → Light AttackAfter consecutive Whirlwind Slash, consumes Foresight to unleash an area attack that increases the enemy's Bleed gauge.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
Bleed: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Deals damage based on the target's Max HP and continuously drains HP. HP cannot be restored while active. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are reset.
1 Trait Point · needs Twin Slash
(On a downed target) Heavy AttackStriking a downed enemy grants 3 Sharpwake stacks. Deals increased damage to enemies with HP at 30% or below. (30 second cooldown) Resets the cooldown on kill.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
Sharpwake: Parries grant Sharpwake, stacking up to 3 times. Increases your damage and Physical Crit based on the number of stacks.
Open from the start
Heavy AttackDashes forward and strikes the enemy, breaking their guard.
Guard Break: Bypasses enemy blocks and parries, dealing damage and breaking their guard. Skills with this effect cause your character to glow red.
Open from the start · needs Triple Slash or Horizontal Slash
Jump → Light Attack or Heavy AttackJumps into the air and strikes down.
Open from the start · needs Horizontal Slash
Heavy Attack → Heavy AttackCombos into a heavy attack after Horizontal Slash.
Open from the start · needs Horizontal Slash
→ Heavy AttackDashes forward to strike an enemy. Grants Stagger Immunity during the dash.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Open from the start · needs Charge
→ Heavy Attack → Light AttackAfter Charge, stabs the enemy and inflicts Stagger. Grants Foresight and Stagger Immunity while in use. (15 second cooldown) Counterattack resets the cooldown.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Open from the start · needs Horizontal Slash
(During Foresight) Heavy Attack or → Heavy AttackDuring Foresight, breaks the enemy's guard and inflicts Stagger. Using a backward input increases damage dealt and inflicts Knockback. Evades attacks while retreating.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
Guard Break: Bypasses enemy blocks and parries, dealing damage and breaking their guard. Skills with this effect cause your character to glow red.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Open from the start · needs Longsword Thrust
(During Foresight) Heavy Attack → Heavy AttackDuring Foresight, unleashes a flurry of attacks to deal damage and Stagger the enemy. Combos from Longsword Thrust.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Open from the start · needs Quick Slash
(During Foresight) Heavy Attack → Heavy Attack → Heavy AttackDuring Foresight, unleashes a flurry of attacks to deal damage and inflict Knockdown. Combos from Quick Slash. Increases the enemy's Stun gauge. Briefly grants Stagger Immunity while attacking.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
Stun: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Open from the start
BlockBriefly enters a defensive stance and Parry blockable attacks.
Parry: Deflects frontal attacks. A successful parry can break the enemy's guard stance, but enemies with high Stagger RES may require multiple parries. Cannot block attacks that break guard.
Open from the start · needs Parry
(After Block parry) Light AttackA successful Parry briefly enables a counterattack.
Parry: Deflects frontal attacks. A successful parry can break the enemy's guard stance, but enemies with high Stagger RES may require multiple parries. Cannot block attacks that break guard.
2 Trait Points · needs Wind ATK · pick one with Resurgence
(After Closing Slash) Hold Light Attack → Light AttackBloodstorm can be used again at the cost of HP.
Bloodstorm: Skills that activate Lifeflame also deal an additional hit to enemies within range.
2 Trait Points · needs Perfect Foresight · pick one with Onslaught
(During Foresight) Hold Heavy Attack → Heavy AttackQuick Slash can be used up to 2 additional times. Each additional attack deals increased damage and consumes more SP.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
Open from the start
EvadeDodges swiftly in the chosen direction.
Open from the start · needs Evade
Evade → Light AttackWhile evading, dashes toward the enemy to attack.
2 Trait Points · needs Mind's Eye
While using Quick Slash, Light AttackInflicts Stagger with a flurry of attacks. Blocks frontal attacks while attacking. At 3 Sharpwake stacks, deals increased damage and increases the enemy's Stun gauge. Combos into Cleave Down.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Sharpwake: Parries grant Sharpwake, stacking up to 3 times. Increases your damage and Physical Crit based on the number of stacks.
Stun: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
2 Trait Points · needs Crimson Surge · pick one with Worthy Sacrifice
Hold Block → BlockConsumes a large amount of SP to activate Crimson Covenant. Inflicts Bleed on self, but with [Block], uses Crimson Surge at no HP cost for 5 seconds. (100 second cooldown)
Bleed: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Deals damage based on the target's Max HP and continuously drains HP. HP cannot be restored while active. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are reset.
3 Trait Points · needs Annihilating Slash
(After Closing Slash) Hold Light AttackCombos from Closing Slash. Grants Stagger Immunity. Deals damage within the targeted area, inflicting Knockback and increasing the enemy's Bleed gauge. Consumes HP instead of SP.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Bleed: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Deals damage based on the target's Max HP and continuously drains HP. HP cannot be restored while active. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are reset.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
Bloodstorm: Skills that activate Lifeflame also deal an additional hit to enemies within range.
3 Trait Points · needs Swift Flurry Mastery or Counterattack Mastery
→ Heavy Attack → BlockPerforms a series of stationary attacks, dealing damage to nearby enemies and inflicting Stagger. Becomes immune to damage and Stagger while performing Bladeburst. (60 second cooldown)
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
3 Trait Points · needs Bloodforge - Annihilating Slash or Bloodthirst
(After Closing Slash) Hold Light Attack → Heavy AttackConsumes a large amount of HP to deal damage and inflict Knockback on nearby enemies, increasing their Bleed gauge. Reduces damage taken and grants Stagger Immunity while attacking.
Stagger & Knockback: Interrupts skill casting on hit. Stagger and Knockback can stack, and their effects trigger based on the target's Stagger RES.
Bleed: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Deals damage based on the target's Max HP and continuously drains HP. HP cannot be restored while active. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are reset.
Stagger Immunity: Grants immunity to Stagger when casting skills. Does not prevent status effects.
3 Trait Points · needs Blade Wind
Upon increasing the enemy's Stun gauge, Light Attack.Becomes available when inflicting Stun with a longsword. Evades enemy attacks, dealing damage and inflicting Knockdown. (10 second cooldown). On kill, resets cooldown and can be used repeatedly.
Stun: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
Knockdown: Triggers when affected by Stagger, Fatal Strike, or Ambush. Special attacks can be used against downed targets.
Open from the start
Allows you to equip this weapon type.
1 Trait Point · needs Longsword Proficiency
Pursuit inflicts Root for 3 seconds.
Root: While active, Move Speed is locked at its minimum value, and movement from skills is disabled.
1 Trait Point · needs Whirlwind Slash
On hit, Closing Slash restores HP based on damage dealt.
1 Trait Point · needs Swift Flurry
A successful Parry grants Sharpwake for 20 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times, increasing Physical Crit and damage.
Parry: Deflects frontal attacks. A successful parry can break the enemy's guard stance, but enemies with high Stagger RES may require multiple parries. Cannot block attacks that break guard.
Sharpwake: Parries grant Sharpwake, stacking up to 3 times. Increases your damage and Physical Crit based on the number of stacks.
1 Trait Point · needs Slaughter
(After Block parry) Light Attack → Light AttackClosing Slash becomes briefly available when Counterattack hits.
Parry: Deflects frontal attacks. A successful parry can break the enemy's guard stance, but enemies with high Stagger RES may require multiple parries. Cannot block attacks that break guard.
1 Trait Point · needs Bloodstorm · pick one with Bloodstorm Mastery
Critical hits with Whirlwind Slash trigger an additional hit, and the hit restores HP based on damage dealt.
1 Trait Point · needs Bloodstorm · pick one with Whirlwind Slash Mastery
Bloodstorm consumes less HP.
Bloodstorm: Skills that activate Lifeflame also deal an additional hit to enemies within range.
2 Trait Points · needs Closing Slash Combo
Twin Slash consumes all Sharpwake stacks to trigger an additional attack. The additional attack deals increased damage for each stack consumed.
Sharpwake: Parries grant Sharpwake, stacking up to 3 times. Increases your damage and Physical Crit based on the number of stacks.
2 Trait Points · needs Whirlwind Slash Mastery
Whirlwind Slash grants a Swift stack for 20 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times, increasing Physical Amplification and Wind ATK for each stack.
2 Trait Points · needs Bloodstorm Mastery
Bloodstorm deals additional damage while HP is 50% or higher.
Bloodstorm: Skills that activate Lifeflame also deal an additional hit to enemies within range.
2 Trait Points · needs Breakthrough · pick one with Counterattack Mastery
Swift Flurry evades incoming attacks for 1 second.
2 Trait Points · needs Breakthrough · pick one with Swift Flurry Mastery
Counterattack deals additional damage and increases the enemy's Stun gauge.
Stun: A physical debuff triggered at max stacks. Disables control. When triggered, all stacks of the same type are removed from the target.
2 Trait Points · needs Whirlwind Slash Mastery II or Bloodstorm Mastery II
Even without Foresight, Horizontal Slash activates Whirlwind Slash once. (3 second cooldown)
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
2 Trait Points · needs Whirlwind Slash - Lightning Speed · pick one with Frenzy
Heavy Kick grants Foresight.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
2 Trait Points · needs Whirlwind Slash - Lightning Speed · pick one with Eye of the Storm
Heavy Kick → Light AttackHeavy Kick combos into Bloodstorm. Does not consume HP.
Bloodstorm: Skills that activate Lifeflame also deal an additional hit to enemies within range.
2 Trait Points · needs Wind ATK · pick one with Hemorrhage
Lifeflame's healing increases while HP is 50% or lower.
Lifeflame: Restores HP based on the damage dealt upon landing the third light attack combo.
2 Trait Points · needs Perfect Foresight · pick one with Ultimate Slash
Cleave Down deals increased damage while Foresight is inactive.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
2 Trait Points · needs Ultimate Slash
A critical hit with Quick Slash triggers an additional attack.
2 Trait Points · needs Onslaught
When Foresight expires, increases the damage of all skills for 3 seconds.
Foresight: Closing Slash grants Foresight, allowing the use of certain skills. Skills already in use are not interrupted even when Foresight expires.
2 Trait Points · needs Bloodforge · pick one with Bloodthirst
Annihilating Slash can be used again by consuming Bloodforge.
2 Trait Points · needs Bloodforge · pick one with Bloodforge - Annihilating Slash
Reduces Bloodforge duration to 10 seconds, but stacks up to 2 times. HP recovery increases with each stack.
2 Trait Points · needs Crimson Surge · pick one with Crimson Covenant
Fatal Strike → Heavy AttackAfter Fatal Strike, Crimson Surge can be used again without consuming HP.
3 Trait Points · needs Physical Amplification
Grants Sharpwake when Longsword Thrust, Quick Slash, or Cleave Down lands as a critical hit.
Sharpwake: Parries grant Sharpwake, stacking up to 3 times. Increases your damage and Physical Crit based on the number of stacks.
3 Trait Points · needs Resurgence or Hemorrhage
Bloodstorm grants Bloodforge for 15 seconds. While active, all skills restore HP based on damage dealt. Bloodforge is removed immediately upon weapon swap.
Bloodstorm: Skills that activate Lifeflame also deal an additional hit to enemies within range.
3 Trait Points · needs Ultimate Slash II or Onslaught II
Resets Bladeburst's cooldown when Breakthrough consumes 3 Sharpwake stacks at once.
Sharpwake: Parries grant Sharpwake, stacking up to 3 times. Increases your damage and Physical Crit based on the number of stacks.
10 Trait Points
Damage ↑ at HP ≥70% +25
Increases damage dealt by 2.5% while HP is 70% or higher.
5 Trait Points · needs Damage ↑ at HP ≥70%
Weapon Physical ATK ↑ +100
Increases the Physical ATK of your equipped weapon by 10%.
5 Trait Points · needs Damage ↑ at HP ≥70%
Weapon Magic ATK ↑ +100
Increases the Magic ATK of your equipped weapon by 10%.
5 Trait Points · needs Damage ↑ at HP ≥70%
Damage ↑ to Enemies with HP ≥70% +50
Increases damage dealt to targets with 70% HP or higher by 5%.
5 Trait Points · needs Damage ↑ at HP ≥70%
Damage ↑ to Enemies with HP ≤40% +50
Increases damage dealt to targets with 40% HP or lower by 5%.
Every longsword in the game files, highest grade first. Each links to its page: stats, how to get it, what it is used in.
60: 28 active skills, 25 passives and 7 stat bonuses. 15 are open from the start; the others cost 1 to 10 Trait Points each, and 7 rows make you pick one of two or three.
91 Trait Points to learn every perk, taking the dearer perk of each pick-one choice (our count from the tree's costs).
18 in Early Access: Wrathful Tyrant's Horn (Legendary, item level 80), Frozen Anguish (Epic, item level 45), Twisted Fate Blade (Epic, item level 40), Tarnished Ancient Longsword (Rare, item level 30), Martyr's Fang (Rare, item level 25), Elite Striker's Longsword (Rare, item level 15) and more.
From the game files: Early Access · build 26495283
