SKULPassive effect
Temporarily guards against all attacks upon pressing ↓ + [attack]. You can counterattack with a normal attack after guarding against an enemy attack.
Swordsman
Skills
RespiteSwap
Temporarily guards against all attacks for 1 second upon swapping.
Fixed skills: 0 · Randomly assigned: 1 of 4
Crush Their Formation Cooldown: 12 s
Grabs a shield and charges forward and pushes an enemy to your front to deal Physical damage.
Slice Cooldown: 13 s
Brandishes a sword over a wide area to deal Physical damage.
Aim for the Heart Cooldown: 14 s
Stabs with a sword to deal Physical damage. This skill always deals Critical hits.
Cruel Strike Cooldown: 16 s
Strike with a sword to deal Physical damage. Enemies with 10% HP or lower die instantly.
Recommended Builds
Poison sustained through guaranteed critical hits
Apply poison with Aim for the Heart and Disposable Syringe, then scale the damage over time with Poisoning 4 and physical attack.
Skills
- Recommended Use the guaranteed critical hit from Rare onward; Common does not have it.
- Recommended At Legendary, a perfect-block counter can provide a barrier.
Items
- Recommended Applies poison through critical hits.
- Recommended Creates a physical attack orb when you apply poison.
- Recommended Swapping applies poison and grants temporary physical attack.
Inscriptions
- Recommended Aim for 4 once poison application is reliable.
- Recommended An early target for physical attack.
- Recommended Supports recovery after actual health loss. Do not take hits deliberately.
Dark Abilities
- Recommended Choose according to the inscription types you actually have at 2 or more.
How to Play
One skill cast will not sustain poison indefinitely. Reapply through other critical hits and swaps. Reapplication refreshes duration; poison damage itself cannot critically hit. Use short blocks at Common and skill counters from Unique. At Legendary, time the Crush Their Formation counter after a perfect block. Dodge difficult attack strings while keeping poison active. The simulator fills available slots with recommended candidates. Remove or replace them to suit your run.
Why It Works
Guaranteed critical hits start at Rare. Secure poison application before completing inscriptions. Use swaps with Inner Malice and extra hits from Fatal Sword; if the gear is missing, progress with physical counters. Defense and recovery buy time to sustain poison. No particular Legendary item or quintessence is required.
Perfect blocks and heavy skill counters
Block a manageable attack, then concentrate physical attack and critical damage into a counter with Aim for the Heart.
Skills
- Recommended Use the guaranteed critical hit from Rare onward; Common does not have it.
- Recommended At Legendary, a perfect-block counter can provide a barrier.
Items
- Recommended Strengthens the guaranteed critical skill hit.
- Recommended Grants attack based on cooling skills; resets reduce the bonus.
- Recommended Trades critical chance for critical damage. Other attacks may lose out.
Inscriptions
- Recommended An early target for physical attack.
- Recommended An additional target for guaranteed critical skills.
- Recommended Reduces gaps between skills.
Dark Abilities
- Recommended Reserve amplification for a heavy skill; it does not strengthen poison.
How to Play
After a successful short block, land a heavy skill and evade the next attack. Use Soul Strike on a heavy skill with a 2-second gap against the same enemy, without taking a hit just to wait. At Legendary, use the Crush Their Formation counter after a perfect block for a barrier. The 12-second basic attack buff does not extend the counter input window to 12 seconds. The simulator fills available slots with recommended candidates. Remove or replace them to suit your run.
Why It Works
Rare unlocks guaranteed critical hits; Unique adds skill counters and cooldown refunds. Prioritize physical damage and cooldowns, then extend critical damage with Hunter's Wooden Longbow and Veiled Mask. The mask lowers other attacks' critical chance and is optional. The bonus from Great Sage’s Time changes with the number of cooling skills. Specific Legendary gear is not required to counter.
Flavor text
A master swordsman who escaped the colosseum to seek freedom