Holy Blade
| Holy Blade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Weapon |
| Type | Sword |
| Level | 7 |
| Damage | 20-27 |
| Crit Chance | 2% |
| Stats | Speed (+4); Defense (+2) |
| Location | The Mines (level 80+) |
The Holy Blade is the only weapon in the valley that comes out of the ground already enchanted. Crates, barrels and the occasional monster below the eightieth floor of the Mines give it up, and it arrives carrying Crusader, the effect that tears through Mummies, Ghosts, Skeletons and void spirits. Its damage of 20 to 27 is modest, so this is not a sword bought for raw numbers; it is a tool for a specific problem. Four points of swing speed and two of defence come with it as well, which makes it comfortable to hold for long stretches. For years it was a rumour that circulated among players before anyone could actually find one, and the Mines now hand it out to anyone patient enough to break enough boxes.
Location
From floor eighty downwards, the Mines treat the Holy Blade as a special drop. Breaking crates and barrels is the usual route, since each one carries a small chance, and the slimes with a gold star over their heads are several times more generous than ordinary monsters. The floors in question are the lava levels, where Shadow Brutes, Shadow Shamans, Lava Bats and Squid Kids live, so the search is not a quiet one.
The elevator makes the hunt bearable. Floors eighty, eighty-five, ninety and ninety-five all have stops, so a farmer can drop in, smash every container on a level, take the ladder down and try again without walking back from the top each day.
Luck helps. Daily fortune raises the chances on several of these drop tables, so a morning with the television forecast in the farm's favour is the one to spend in the lava.
Stats
Taken plainly, the damage is low for the depth where it appears. The Yeti Tooth turns up on the same floors and hits for 26 to 42, and the chest on floor ninety holds an Obsidian Edge that reaches 45. Anyone who wants a big number has better options within a few floors.
What the Holy Blade offers instead is Crusader. Half again on top of every hit against Mummies, Ghosts, Skeletons and void spirits lifts that 20 to 27 into a different bracket wherever those monsters live, and the Skull Cavern is full of Mummies. It also kills Mummies outright rather than leaving them to pick themselves up, which otherwise takes a bomb each time.
Four points of speed put it level with the Bone Sword and the Steel Falchion, the two quickest blades of the middle game. Blocking between swings becomes practical at that rate, and the blocking stance also swats Lava Bats out of the air.
Two points of defence trim every hit taken, which suits a sword that is meant to be used against crowds rather than single targets.
Notes
Because Crusader is already on the blade, a Prismatic Shard spent at the Forge can go on some other weapon instead. That is the quiet saving the Holy Blade represents: the enchantment is random when it is applied, so getting Crusader on purpose means rolling for it.
Level seven leaves the innate enchantments open, since those only attach to weapons of level ten or lower. A roll of one or two points of defence stacks neatly on a sword already built for soaking damage, and extra attack lifts the one figure the blade is short of.
Gems answer the damage question properly. Three Ruby forges add a tenth to both ends of the range each time, which turns a 27 into something closer to 36 without touching the speed.
Most players keep it as a specialist. A Lava Katana or Galaxy Sword handles the general case, and the Holy Blade comes out of the chest for mummy floors, Skeleton guards and the ghost levels where the Crusader effect doubles its worth.
All Swords
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Type | Level | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Sword | 
|
Sword | 5 | 20-30 |
| Claymore | 
|
Sword | 5 | 20-32 |
| Cutlass | 
|
Sword | 3 | 9-17 |
| Dark Sword | 
|
Sword | 9 | 30-45 |
| Dragontooth Cutlass | 
|
Sword | 13 | 75-90 |
| Dwarf Sword | 
|
Sword | 13 | 65-75 |
| Forest Sword | 
|
Sword | 3 | 8-18 |
| Galaxy Sword | 
|
Sword | 13 | 60-80 |
| Haley's Iron | 
|
Sword | 6 | 30-45 |
| Holy Blade | 
|
Sword | 7 | 20-27 |
| Infinity Blade | 
|
Sword | 17 | 80-100 |
| Insect Head | 
|
Sword | 6 | 20-30 |
| Iron Edge | 
|
Sword | 3 | 12-25 |
| Lava Katana | 
|
Sword | 10 | 55-64 |
| Leah's Whittler | 
|
Sword | 6 | 30-45 |
| Meowmere | 
|
Sword | 4 | 20-20 |
| Neptune's Glaive | 
|
Sword | 5 | 18-35 |
| Obsidian Edge | 
|
Sword | 6 | 30-45 |
| Ossified Blade | 
|
Sword | 6 | 26-42 |
| Pirate's Sword | 
|
Sword | 2 | 8-14 |
| Rapier | 
|
Sword | 4 | 15-25 |
| Rusty Sword | 
|
Sword | 1 | 2-5 |
| Silver Saber | 
|
Sword | 2 | 8-15 |
| Steel Falchion | 
|
Sword | 8 | 28-46 |
| Steel Smallsword | 
|
Sword | 1 | 4-8 |
| Tempered Broadsword | 
|
Sword | 7 | 29-44 |
| Templar's Blade | 
|
Sword | 5 | 22-29 |
| Wooden Blade | 
|
Sword | 1 | 3-7 |
| Yeti Tooth | 
|
Sword | 7 | 26-42 |