The Dark Sword is a longsword that deals 
Radiation damage.
This weapon can be sold for 
5,000.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
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.
- High
- 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[edit | edit source]
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.
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 20,000 |
 2 |
 800 |
 200 |
 75 |
Time: 12 hrs |
Rush:  25
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 Market Price: N/A
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- The Slam Radial Damage has a 40% chance to inflict the Toxin status effect, which is unaffected by status chance mods.
Tips[edit | edit source]
Weapon Loadouts[edit source]
- See Category:Dark Sword Build to see how players mod this weapon.
- See Category:Dark Sword Guides for guides on how to use this weapon effectively.
- For more general help with weapons, you may wish to browse Category:Weapon Guides.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Dark Sword and its shorter counterpart the Dark Dagger were previously physical damage weapons. Update 13.0 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, 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[edit | edit source]
Warframe Dark Sword
Dark Sword Skins
Patch History[edit | edit source]
Update 26.0 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.
- Dark Sword can now be used in PvP.
- Fixed Darksword blueprint, it can now be crafted.
- Fixed Dark Sword blueprint Alert reward.
- Introduced with game release.
Last updated: Update 26.0
See also[edit | edit source]
- Dark Dagger, the shorter counterpart to this weapon.
- Dark Split-Sword, the hybrid counterpart to this weapon
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