The Heat Sword melee weapon uses the same animations as the Skana. However, the Heat Sword is faster to swing and can deal Heat damage on slam attacks and ground finishers.
This weapon can be sold for 5,000.
Manufacturing Requirements | |||||
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20,000 |
Neurodes 1 |
Ferrite 500 |
Circuits 300 |
Polymer Bundle 300 |
Time: 12 Hour(s) |
Rush: 25 | |||||
Market Price: N/A | Blueprints Price:N/A |
The Heat Sword blueprint is rewarded upon completion of the Once Awake Quest. Alternatively, its blueprint can also be rewarded from Nightwave offerings.
Characteristics[]
This weapon deals primarily Slash damage.
Advantages:
- High Slash damage – effective against health and shields (although Puncture and Impact is much better against the respective damage classes).
- Slam attacks deal Heat damage in a large AoE.
- Innate polarity slot.
Disadvantages:
- Low Impact and Puncture damage – ineffective against shields and health.
- Does not deal Heat damage on regular attacks.
- Below average attack speed.
- Stance slot has a polarity, does not match the Conclave-only Rising Steel stance.
Trivia[]
- Jump attacks will make the Heat Sword emit a visible ring of fire upon slamming the ground. This visual trait is shared with other Heat weapons like the Heat Dagger, Dual Heat Swords, and formerly, Sheev.
- The Heat Sword received a visual change in Update 16.5 (2015-05-12), giving it a faded color scheme with texture animations similar to those found in Prisma weapons.
- The Ember statue in the Strata Relay is holding a Heat Sword on its right hand.
Media[]
Heat Sword Skins
Patch History[]
Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)
- Reduced the melee slam radius of Heat Sword in PvP.
Update 17.2 (2015-08-19)
- Heat Sword can now be used in PvP.
Hotfix 17.0.4 (2015-08-06)
- Brightened the visual effect of Heat Sword’s slam attack.
Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)
- Heat Sword available for use in Conclave.
- The Heat Sword has been given a tremendous visual overhaul.
Update 5.0 (2012-12-18)
- Introduced.
Last updated: Hotfix 22.19.1 (2018-05-03)
See also[]
- Nightwave, the way you acquire the Heat Sword.
- Heat Dagger, the dagger version.
- Dual Heat Swords, the dual version.