Falling Swing

Aggressive

Your character delivers a powerful attack by driving their weapon down from above.

Falling Swing deals severe damage to a handful of enemy moves and is particularly punishing against Rising Attacks and Low Guards. However, by using this move you can expect some damage in return and an opponent using High Guard is likely to ruin your day...

Thrust

Aggressive

Your character lunges forward to strike the opponent with the tip of their weapon.

Thrust has a decent potential for damage and can be a strong move to use against a Falling Swing. However, it is a somewhat risky move with mirrored Thrusts being a messy affair and Sweeping Cuts another hazard to watch out for...

Rising Attack

Aggressive

Your character swings or stabs up from below, a difficult move for the enemy to avoid.

This is a versatile attack, capable of delivering all damage types (Impact, Slicing or Piercing) and deals moderate damage to almost all enemy moves. However, beware the Low Guard!

High Guard

Defensive

Your character holds their weapon high to block lines of attack to the head and shoulders.

This move deals no damage but will generally suffer little to no damage in return from most cards. It can be devastating if deployed at the right moment against a Falling Swing by enabling a Follow-Up Attack of your own!

Sweeping Cut

Neutral

Your character sweeps their weapon horizontally to deflect incoming blows or cut at the enemy’s hands.

Sweeping Cut deals a relatively small amount of damage in most cases but is a brutally effective counter to the Thrust, enabling a Follow-Up Attack.

Low Guard

Defensive

Your character holds their weapon low to block lines of attack against the legs and belly.

This move deals no damage but will generally suffer little to no damage in return from most cards. It can be devastating if deployed at the right moment against a Rising Attack enabling a Follow-Up Attack.