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Sword Skill Progression Tree

Every weapon class teaches one new Sword Skill per proficiency rank. Pick a weapon to walk its full unlock ladder from rank 1 to 10 — with each skill's Soul cost and the running Souls to learn the whole tree.

Weapon class
Skills in tree10one per proficiency rank, 1 → 10
Souls to master655to learn every skill on the ladder
Top unlock10max proficiency rank for the full kit
  1. Slanted Edge
    Slanted EdgeRank 1
    30 Souls160 base +200% ATK1 strike
  2. Vertical Slash
    Vertical SlashRank 2
    50 Souls180 base +200% ATK1 strike
  3. Horizontal Slash
    Horizontal SlashRank 3
    50 Souls120 base +250% ATK1 strike
  4. Rage Spike
    Rage SpikeRank 4
    55 Souls200 base +250% ATK1 strike
  5. Sharp Nail
    Sharp NailRank 5
    90 Souls210 base +600% ATK3× strikes
  6. Breakrift
    BreakriftRank 6
    60 Souls100 base +250% ATK1 strike
  7. Vertical Arc
    Vertical ArcRank 7
    90 Souls180 base +350% ATK2× strikes
  8. Rage Impact
    Rage ImpactRank 8
    70 Souls250 base +270% ATK1 strike
  9. Horizontal Arc
    Horizontal ArcRank 9
    80 Souls220 base +350% ATK2× strikes
  10. Horizontal Quad Slash
    Horizontal Quad SlashRank 10
    80 Souls400 base +650% ATK4× strikes

Each weapon class unlocks one Sword Skill per proficiency rank, so the ladder above is the exact order you learn them. The Total column is the running Souls to have learned that skill and everything below it. The base figure is the skill's flat damage before any ATK is added — open a skill, or the damage calculator, to see real per-hit numbers at your own ATK and rank.