Crescent Phoenix (Guild)/Zenith's Guide
From SpiralKnights
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Damage
Okay, so. There are 3 types of specialized damage, which i will refer to as simply damage types, and Normal damage. The damage types are elemental, shadow, and piercing. Each damage type does extra super duper awesome damage to 2 families of monsters. Each damage type is also neutral to 2 families of monsters. Furthermore, each damage type is weak against 2 families of monsters. For example, elemental does a lot of damage against a construct, okay damage against a slime, and not very much damage against a gremlin.
Monsters
There are 6 monster families. They are: Beast, Fiend, Construct, Undead, Slime, and Gremlins. Beast and Fiend are weak to piercing; construct and undead are weak to elemental; and slimes and gremlins are weak to shadow damage.
| Monster Type | Damage Type | Weak To | Neutral To | Strongly Resistant To |
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 Slime Family
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 Piercing
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 Shadow
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 Elemental
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Piercing
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 Beast Family
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Piercing
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Piercing
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Shadow
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Elemental
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 Gremlin Family
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Elemental
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Shadow
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Piercing
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Elemental
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 Construct Family
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Elemental
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Elemental
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Shadow
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Piercing
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 Fiend Family
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Shadow
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Piercing
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Elemental
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Shadow
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 Undead Family
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Shadow
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Elemental
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Piercing
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Shadow
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Swords
Specializing in Swords can be fun, as you can do a lot of damage quickly. However, it's also easier to get hit and take damage
Control Scheme
Recommended Control Scheme for a Swordsman
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Sword Types
Different Sword Types, fast, slow, medium, etc.
Fast Swords
Fast swords tend to have a very high rate of attack, but lower damage per hit.
Cutter Line(Normal)
Low damage, but an incredibly fast combo. A good sword for T1 and T2, but at T3 the extremely aggressive playing style requires a good deal of skill to use without dying excessively. The cutter upgrades into the Wild Hunting Blade, or WHB, and the Dread Venom Striker, or DVS. The WHB has a damage bonus against beasts, while the DVS can poison enemies
WHB vs DVS
The DVS is better than the WHB in most circumstances. The poison lets it do a great deal more damage than the WHB, and the WHB's beast damage bonus is far outmatched by any piercing sword.Flourish Line (Piercing)
The Flourish line's attack pattern lets players follow enemies as they are knocked back, or as they dodge. The second attack of the combo can interrupt Greavers, and the third can even interrupt Trojans. The Flourish line's charge attacks do a massive amount of damage on a small packed cluster of enemies (See vortex bombs). However, due to the fact that this cannot be interrupted by the player, and traverses a lot of the map, making it easy to either veer into a floor trap, or miss and be hit while vunerable.
Final Flourish vs Fearless Rigadoon vs Furious Flamberge
It is not reconmended to get the Rigadoon or Flamberge line, as the chance of the fire or stun affecting the enemy is lower than 10%. They also do over 20% less damage than the FF.Snarble Barb Line(Piercing)
The Snarble Barb's regular combo attack pattern and mechanics are identical to the Flourishes, but the charge attack is different.
The Snarble Barb line fires a wide spread of spikes that travel a short distance, making it ideal for crowd control, such as against a large mass of wolvers.Spur Line(Normal)
The spur has a basic combo similar to the brandish or calibur lines, except that each swing will propel the player forward a fair distance. At 4* each slash also creates a small projectile to be generated in front of each sword swing. The charge attack makes the user step back a short distance, then do a powerful slash that fires a bolt of energy forward.
The spur currently has no 5* upgrade, making it not-so-good for endgame players.Medium Speed Swords
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Calibur Line(Normal)
The Calibur line is generally a sword used by beginning knights, as it does normal damage, and it handles like the Proto Sword. It also does a 360 degree charge attack that can hit multiple times on stationary enemies, like gun puppies. However, this sword is generally considered a great annoyance in parties, due to its high knockback in all directions, commonly propelling enemies right into teammates.
Levithian vs Cold Iron Carver
The Levithian is almost always considered superior to the CIC, due to the fact that the CIC has a small boost in damage against undead, but does less damage to every other monster type. Furthermore, the Levithian's knockback is far greater.
Combuster/Glacius/Voltedge(Normal & Elemental)
The Combuster, Glacius, and Voltedge come from the Brandish line. These three swords are the Elemental branches from the brandish. These swords can inflict status effects on enemies from the charged attacks. The charge attack consists of a sword swing, and then a series of explosions after it, the number depending on how many stars the sword has.
Combuster vs Glacius vs Voltedge
There is no clear best sword here, as each are quite identical except for the status effect. The combuster helps do more damage, but is not as useful in places like the Firestorm Citadel, which is crawling with fire-themed enemies. The glacius is a great solo weapon, as it allows for freezing enemies for getaways, but can interrupt a teammate's attack or kite. The voltedge is commonly used in PvP, as shock leaves a knight vunerable to attacks.
Acheron (Shadow)
The Acheron is the shadow upgrade to the Brandish, but lacks a status effect. The attack patterns are the same as the Combuster, Glacius, and Voltedge
Acheron vs Gran Faust
The Acheron does far more damage per second than the Gran Faust in both combo and charge attack. The Gran Faust is generally only used for its ability to Curse enemies.
Cautery Sword(Normal)
The cautery sword cannot be upgraded farther than 3*, and its only apparent upside, the damage bonus against slimes, is completely overshadowed by the fact that a nightblade, also 3*, will do far more damage against slimes. It's highly recommended
to avoid this sword.
