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Greatsword Skill Tree

Greatsword Skill Tree overview

The greatsword excels in powerful strikes, but hit chance is low.

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Basic attack: Basic Greatsword Attack - Requires a Greatsword.

basic weapon attack (mandatory root) · active · passive P - lines show unlock requirements · top-right corner = energy cost per cast (skill-point cost shows on hover)

All Greatsword skills, in full (7)

Basic Greatsword Attack icon

Basic Greatsword Attack

SKILL_BasicGreatswordAttack · Active Physical MultipleHostile Basic attack Mandatory root

Deals 100% of Physical Attack Power as damage to the target and 50% of Physical Attack Power as physical damage to units adjacent to the target.

MandatoryRequires a GreatswordPositionRoot (before tier 1)

Numbers

Range1 tile
Cooldown0s
Energy cost0
Durability cost1 (Primary)

Range in context

Basic Greatsword Attack range and area shown on a dungeon room
115 physical damage / target

Damage

Shown for stock Kragas, Wooden Great Sword at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 115 physical per target
= 115 physical
Versus benchmark 21.3% of Acid Slogel HP
Damage per second 75.8 per second (at attack speed)
Versus median 0.6x the median physical active per cast
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Whirlwind Slash icon

Whirlwind Slash

SKILL_WhirlwindSlash · Active Physical MultipleAnyExceptMe Weapon skill

Swings the greatsword widely, dealing 250% of Physical Attack Power as physical damage to all units around the user.

This attack can also damage allies.

Granted bya GreatswordFreeequip the weapon, no skill pointsPositionRoot (before tier 1)

Numbers

Range0 tiles
AreaSquare, radius 1
Cooldown30s
Energy cost4
Durability cost1 (Primary)
Required equipmentGreatsword

Range in context

Whirlwind Slash range and area shown on a dungeon room
1 target: 287 dmg (71.7/energy) | 3 targets: 861 dmg (215.2/energy)
4energy

Damage

Shown for stock Kragas, Wooden Great Sword at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 287 physical per target
= PAtk 112.2 x 250% x 1.023 crit
Versus benchmark 53.1% of Acid Slogel HP
Damage per energy 71.7 per energy at 1 target, 215.2 at 3 targets (4 energy)
Damage per second 10.3 per second at 1 target, 30.9 at 3 targets (from the 30 s cooldown)
Area 9 cells (Square radius 1): up to 8 targets centered on the caster, 2,296 total if every cell is hit. Also hits allies in the area
Versus median 1.6x the median physical active per cast
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Slay icon

Slay

SKILL_Slay · Active Physical SingleHostile

Deals 500% of Physical Attack Power as damage to a single enemy and grants you 1 Exposed Flaw for 3 seconds. Killing an enemy with this attack reduces the cooldown of this skill by 70%.

PositionTier 1, column 1Skill points8RequiresGreatsword

Effects & keywords

  • Exposed Flaw (on user): Cannot dodge attacks and critical hits are guaranteed for the remaining hits.

Numbers

Range1 tile
Cooldown10s
Energy cost5
Durability cost2 (Primary)
Required equipmentGreatsword

Range in context

Slay range and area shown on a dungeon room
574 physical damage / target - 114.8 per energy
5energy

Damage

Shown for stock Kragas, Wooden Great Sword at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 574 physical per target
= PAtk 112.2 x 500% x 1.023 crit
Versus benchmark 106.3% of Acid Slogel HP
Damage per energy 114.8 per energy (5 energy)
Damage per second 61.8 per second (from the 10 s cooldown)
Versus median 3.1x the median physical active per cast
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Destructive Split icon

Destructive Split

SKILL_DestructiveSplit · Active Physical MultipleAnyExceptMe

Powerfully slashes vertically with the greatsword, dealing 400% of Physical Attack Power to the target and units behind it, applying Stun for 1 seconds.

This attack can also damage allies.

PositionTier 1, column 3Skill points8RequiresGreatsword

Effects & keywords

  • Stun (on units in the area): Unable to act for a brief period.

Numbers

Range1 tile
AreaDirection, radius 2
Cooldown12s
Energy cost5
Durability cost2 (Primary)
Required equipmentGreatsword

Range in context

Destructive Split range and area shown on a dungeon room
1 target: 459 dmg (91.8/energy) | 2 targets: 918 dmg (183.6/energy)
5energy

Damage

Shown for stock Kragas, Wooden Great Sword at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 459 physical per target
= PAtk 112.2 x 400% x 1.023 crit
Versus benchmark 85% of Acid Slogel HP
Damage per energy 91.8 per energy at 1 target, 183.6 at 2 targets (5 energy)
Damage per second 41.2 per second at 1 target, 82.5 at 2 targets (from the 12 s cooldown)
Area 2 cells (Direction radius 2): up to 2 targets, 918 total if every cell is hit. Also hits allies in the area
Versus median 2.5x the median physical active per cast
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Deadly Fear icon

Deadly Fear

SKILL_DeadlyFear · Active Physical SingleHostile

Unleashes an intense killing aura, dealing 30% of Physical Attack Power as damage to the enemy unit and granting 1 Exposed Flaw and Slow for 5 seconds.

PositionTier 2, column 1Skill points10Level4RequiresSlayRequiresGreatsword

Effects & keywords

  • Exposed Flaw (on enemy): Cannot dodge attacks and critical hits are guaranteed for the remaining hits.
  • Slow (on enemy): -30% Movement Speed

Numbers

Range5 tiles
Cooldown15s
Energy cost5
Durability cost2 (Primary)
Required equipmentGreatsword

Range in context

Deadly Fear range and area shown on a dungeon room
34 physical damage / target - 6.9 per energy
5energy

Damage

Shown for stock Kragas, Wooden Great Sword at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 34 physical per target
= PAtk 112.2 x 30% x 1.023 crit
Versus benchmark 6.4% of Acid Slogel HP
Damage per energy 6.9 per energy (5 energy)
Damage per second 2.5 per second (from the 15 s cooldown)
Versus median 0.2x the median physical active per cast
The wording mentions 'enemy units' and a 'killing aura', but the skill data targets a single enemy (Default area, radius 0, single hostile): the damage and debuff apply to one target.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Blade Grinding icon

Blade Grinding

SKILL_BladeGrinding · Active Self

Increases Damage Dealt of the next melee physical skill by 100% and its Hit Chance by 30%.

PositionTier 2, column 2Skill points10Level4RequiresSlay, Destructive SplitRequiresGreatsword

Numbers

Range0 tiles
Cooldown8s
Energy cost2
Durability cost5 (Primary)
Required equipmentGreatsword
Charging Whirlwind icon

Charging Whirlwind

SKILL_ChargingWhirlwind · Active Physical MultipleAnyExceptMe

Charges to the designated tile, dealing 120% of Physical Attack Power as damage to all units in the path and adjacent tiles. This attack can hit multiple times.

This attack can also damage allies.

PositionTier 2, column 3Skill points10Level4RequiresDestructive SplitRequiresGreatsword

Numbers

Range5 tiles
AreaSquare, radius 1
Cooldown12s
Energy cost4
Durability cost1 (Primary)
Required equipmentGreatsword

Range in context

Charging Whirlwind range and area shown on a dungeon room
1 target: 138 dmg (34.4/energy) | 3 targets: 413 dmg (103.3/energy)
4energy

Damage

Shown for stock Kragas, Wooden Great Sword at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 138 physical per target
= PAtk 112.2 x 120% x 1.023 crit
Versus benchmark 25.5% of Acid Slogel HP
Damage per energy 34.4 per energy at 1 target, 103.3 at 3 targets (4 energy)
Damage per second 12.4 per second at 1 target, 37.1 at 3 targets (from the 12 s cooldown)
Area 9 cells (Square radius 1): up to 9 targets, 1,240 total if every cell is hit. Also hits allies in the area
Versus median 0.8x the median physical active per cast
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.