Dark Sword

Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Dark Sword
Statistics
Mastery	8
Slot	Melee
Type	Sword
Utility
Range	2.5m
Combo Duration	5s
Block Angle	55°
Follow Through	60%
Disposition	●●●●● (1.48x)
Normal Attack
120
60
80
Total Damage	260 (46.15%)
Attack Speed	0.833
Status Chance	40%
Crit Chance	5%
Crit Multiplier	1.5x
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,300
Wind-up	0.6s
Slam Damage	1,040
Slam Radius	8m
Radial Damage	1,040
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	780
Slam Radius	7m
Radial Forced Proc	Impact
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	260
Miscellaneous
Stance Polarity
Exilus Polarity	None
Polarities	None
Introduced	Update 5.0 (2012-12-18)

CODEX

A blade forged using dark metals, capable of delivering high-damage charge attacks.

The Dark Sword is a longsword that deals  Radiation damage.

This weapon can be sold for 5,000 Credits 5,000.

Characteristics

This weapon deals primarily  Puncture damage.

Advantages:

• Highest base damage of all swords.
  • High  Puncture damage – effective against armor.
  • Innate  Radiation damage – effective against Alloy Armor, Robotic, and Infested Sinew.
• Highest status chance of all swords.
• Slam Radial Damage deals  Toxin damage, bypassing Shields and Proto Shields.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Iron Phoenix and  Rising Steel.

Disadvantages:

• Low  Slash and no  Impact – less effective against health and shields.
• Innate  Radiation damage – less effective against Shielded, Infested, and Fossilized.
• Very low critical chance.
• Low critical multiplier.
• Slow attack speed.

Acquisition

The Dark Sword's blueprint can be bought from Nightwave Offerings. Note that the offerings are on a 7-day rotation, and this weapon may not be available on a succeeding appearance.

Manufacturing Requirements
20,000	2	800	200	75	Time: 12 hrs
					Rush: 25
Market Price: N/A			Blueprints Price:N/A

Notes

• The Slam Radial Damage has a 40% chance to inflict the  Toxin status effect, which is unaffected by status chance mods.

Trivia

• The Dark Sword and its shorter counterpart the  Dark Dagger were previously physical damage weapons. Update 13.0 (2014-04-09) changed them to deal purely  Radiation damage on their normal attacks, making them the first melee weapons to do so.
• Prior to Update 19.0 (2016-11-11), the Dark Dagger and the Dark Sword used exactly the same image for the Arsenal and Codex.
• Due to its black color and  Radiation damage, it might be an homage to Kanajana, which is a sword of Erokose and also another aspect of Stormbringer.

Media

• Darksword in game
• Dark Sword - redesign

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Warframe Dark Sword

Dark Sword Skins Edit

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Frysta

Kopesh

Rephrax

Dero
Steam™ Exclusive

Eisen
Steam™ Exclusive

Tengushen
Steam™ Exclusive

Patch History

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31) Actual patch notes made a mistake on old damage number according to archived versions of Module:Weapons/data.

• Mastery Rank increased from 0 to 8
• Damage increased from 37 Radiation to 260 (120 Puncture, 60 Slash, and 80 Radiation).
• Range increased from 1 to 2.5.
• Status Chance increased from 10% to 40%.
• Slam Attack increased from 74 Radiation to 780 Radiation.
• Slide Attack increased from 79 Radiation to 260 Radiation.
• Parry Angle set to 55.

Update 17.2 (2015-08-19)

• Dark Sword can now be used in PvP.

Update 7.8 (2013-04-19)

• Fixed Darksword blueprint, it can now be crafted.

Hotfix 7.7.4 (2013-04-15)

• Fixed Dark Sword blueprint Alert reward.

Vanilla (2012-10-25)

• Introduced with game release.

Last updated: Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

See also

•  Dark Dagger, the shorter counterpart to this weapon.
•  Dark Split-Sword, the hybrid counterpart to this weapon