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Sword Morph

GoldBellstrike - SplendorAttackMartial ArtsDMG Boost
⇄Skills it changes2
Shadow StepNameless SwordVagrant SwordNameless Sword
≡Other names for these1
Energy SurgeComes fromVagrant Sword
✦Base buff

When Nameless Sword's Charged Skill Vagrant Sword is charged while the Qi shield is active, it unleashes multiple sword energy attacks upon charging to the second stage.

Charging beyond the second stage no longer consumes Endurance.

When unleashed, the multiple sword energy attacks consume extra Endurance to increase damage by 1.5% per point consumed, up to 30%.

▲TiersTier 1 → 6
Tier 1Breakthrough Gain

You can charge and unleash multiple sword energy attacks without a Qi shield when you are not in combat or within 5 seconds after unleashing the sword energy of Shadow Step.

No Qi shield needed for multiple sword energy attacks when not in combat or within 5 s after Shadow Step's sword energy

Tier 2Breakthrough Gain

Increases Max Physical Attack based on Solo Mode Level.

Max Physical Attack +14.9 at Solo Mode Level 7, rising to +105.5 at level 21

Tier 3Breakthrough Gain

The multiple sword energy attacks will not cause Abrasion when hitting Exhausted units. If the target is an Exhausted non-player unit, the third sword energy attack is guaranteed to be an Affinity hit.

No Abrasion when hitting Exhausted units; third sword energy attack is a guaranteed Affinity hit vs Exhausted non-player units

Tier 4Breakthrough Gain

Within 5 seconds after unleashing Vagrant Sword's multiple sword energy attacks, charge again to continue unleashing multiple sword energy attacks.

5 s window to charge again and continue multiple sword energy attacks

Tier 5Breakthrough Gain

Increases Direct Affinity Rate by 2.3%.

+2.3% Direct Affinity Rate

Tier 6Breakthrough Gain

Gain Energy Surge= Vagrant Sword after unleashing multiple sword energy attacks: You immediately recover 20 Endurance, and can unleash multiple sword energy attacks once again without charging within 5 seconds. Energy Surge has an initial cooldown of 20 seconds. Each time a sword energy attack hits a boss unit for the first time, this cooldown is reduced by 1 second, up to a max reduction of 8 seconds.

Energy Surge: recover 20 Endurance; unleash multiple sword energy attacks again without charging within 5 s; initial cooldown 20 s; -1 s per first hit on a boss unit, max -8 s

❖Where its Notes come fromyour 713 chests a week
ChestsA weekChance of Sword MorphNotes a week
Custom Swap Chest · Bellstrike Splendor6007.49%45.0
Random chests · energy 63, season shop 40, hero's realm 5, path trial 51131.18%1.3
All 7137136.49% of all your chests≈ 46.3

97% from the Custom Swap Chests, 3% from random chests.

In the Custom Swap Chest, by the sub-path you choose:

Assumes all 600 Swap Chests: they cost 5 bookplates each, so the planner works out what yours buy.

Every number, broken out

ParameterValueUnitConditionFrom
Window without a Qi shield after Shadow Step's sword energy5secondsCharge and unleash multiple sword energy attacks without a Qi shield (also allowed when not in combat)Tier 1
Max Physical Attack bonus+14.9 → +105.5by Solo Mode LevelSolo Mode Level 7 → level 21Tier 2
Guaranteed Affinity hitThird sword energy attackTarget is an Exhausted non-player unitTier 3
Window to charge again after Vagrant Sword's multiple sword energy attacks5secondsTier 4
Direct Affinity Rate bonus0.023additive statTier 5
Energy Surge Endurance recovered20EnduranceImmediately, after unleashing multiple sword energy attacksTier 6
Energy Surge window to unleash again without charging5secondsTier 6
Energy Surge initial cooldown20secondsTier 6
Energy Surge cooldown reduction per first boss hit1secondsEach time a sword energy attack hits a boss unit for the first timeTier 6
Energy Surge cooldown reduction, maximum8secondsTier 6

What these mechanics mean

Abrasion
A damage hit that deals your minimum possible attack damage.
Energy Surge
You immediately recover 20 Endurance, and can unleash multiple sword energy attacks once again without charging within 5 seconds.
Learn it: the game's tutorial3 lessons, with the practice runs

Advanced Tutorial I · Bellstrike - Splendor

Inner Way - Sword Morph

Sword Morph alters the amount of Sword Energy attacks released by Nameless Sword's Charged Skill Vagrant Sword.

While Qi Shield is active, the 2nd-stage Charged Skill releases multiple Sword Energy attacks, serving as this Path's core damage source.

Practice run

  1. Martial Art SkillDaunting Strike to gain Qi Shield × 3
  2. Charged SkillHold Sword - Heavy Attack to unleash three Sword Energy attacks hold 1.5 s
  3. Switch Weapon then Martial Art SkillSpear to switch weapons. Qiankun's Lock to restore Endurance and gain Endless Gale

Advanced Tutorial II · Bellstrike - Splendor

Inner Way - Sword Morph: Tier 4

Sword Morph: Tier 4: Within 5s of releasing a Special Skill and multiple Sword Energy attacks, the Charged Skill Vagrant Sword can unleash more Sword Energy. With sufficient Endurance, this allows continuous casting.

Practice run

  1. Special SkillShadow Step to step back and release Sword Energy
  2. Charged Skill then Charged SkillHold Sword - Heavy Attack to unleash three Sword Energy attacks twice hold 1.5 s
  3. Switch Weapon then Martial Art SkillSpear to switch weapons. Qiankun's Lock to restore Endurance and gain a buff
  4. Switch Weapon then Charged SkillSword to switch weapons. Hold Sword - Heavy Attack to unleash three Sword Energy attacks

Advanced Tutorial III · Bellstrike - Splendor

Inner Way - Sword Morph: Tier 6

Sword Morph: Tier 6: Releasing multiple Sword Energy attacks grants Qi Surge: The next Charged Skill Vagrant Sword instantly releases multiple Sword Energy attacks without charging.

Practice run

  1. Martial Art SkillQiankun's Lock to attack from range and gain an Endless Gale buff (avoids entering combat)
  2. Switch Weapon then Charged SkillSword to switch weapons
    Sword - Heavy Attack to charge and release Sword Energy to gaining Qi Surge
  3. Martial Art Skill then Qi Surge Sword EnergyDaunting Strike to throw the sword, then quickly Relentless Chase to unleash Qi Surge and Sword Energy
  4. Charged SkillSword - Heavy Attack to charge and release Sword Energy attacks three times hold 1.5 s · × 3
  5. Switch Weapon then Martial Art SkillSpear to switch weapons. Qiankun's Lock to restore Endurance

Keywords used by this Inner Way

Affinity Hit
A type of hit that calculates off your maximum physical attack value, dealing bonus damage.
Exhausted
You will enter Exhausted state when your Qi falls to zero. While Exhausted, you cannot use Dodge to cancel the taking hit effect.Also called Spirit Depletion.
Shield
Absorbs HP damage and associated Qi damage, excluding fixed Qi damage.

How to learn it

The game’s clues

Uncle Jiang once said that there are some things in this world that you can only understand after experiencing them. The book left by Uncle Jiang that was once a mystery may only be truly understood after searching for the past in A Warrior's Journey.
In A Warrior’s Journey, open Day 3, earn 10 points and claim the first progress reward to obtain Sword Morph. The “Log in for 3 days” task awards those 10 points when claimed.

Step by step

In A Warrior's Journey, open Day 3: claim the 10 points from "Log in for 3 days", then claim the first progress reward. The days needn't be in a row.