Melee

Sword

Class

Melee

Health

250

Shield

175

Difficulty

2 / 5

Released

Playtest 1

Sword is a melee Phighter who serves as a 'jack of all trades' within his class. He boasts decent mobility, high melee damage, and solid bulk. He excels in close-quarters combat, constantly pressuring enemies with Slash and Lunge while also disorienting and reaching them with Dolphin Slash. However, he is limited in ranged combat, relying solely on Blade Beam to chip away at enemies from afar. His passive, Spirit of the Sword, enables him to empower an ability for high bursts of damage, letting him make quick work of his foes. Sword can even perform large crowd control and area denial through his Phinisher, All-Mighty Axle Arc.

Abilities

Passive

Spirit of the Sword

updated 27 September 2026

Damaging enemies or being damaged grants spirit. With full spirit, press Reload or touch the sword icon to empower your next ability.

Meter charge (Dealing damage): 10% charge upon landing SwordPrimary, 5% charge upon landing any other ability
Meter charge (Receiving damage): Gain 25% of damage received as meter charge percentage (e.g. 20 damage taken = 5% charge gained)

Primary

Slash

updated 27 September 2026

Swing your sword back and forth.

Damage: 26
Swing interval: 0.3 + 0.6 seconds
Range: 10 studs
Meter charge: 10%

Secondary

Blade Beam

updated 27 September 2026

Fire a spinning beam which travels through enemies and walls, dealing extra damage at very close range. When empowered, the beam creates AOE attacks when hitting enemies and returns back to you.

Ability 1

Dolphin Slash

updated 27 September 2026

Send yourself and enemies upwards. When empowered, pull enemies towards you and unleash three spinning slashes upwards.

Ability 2

Lunge

updated 27 September 2026

Dash forward. Can be canceled with Slash. When empowered, the first enemy hit will be stunned and brought with you.

Phinisher

All-Mighty Axle Arc

updated 27 September 2026

Throw your sword, sticking it onto anything and anyone, causing it to explode after three pulses. Grants full spirit.

Damage: 50 (direct) + 150 (explosion)
Knockback force: 35 (explosion)
Meter charge: Set to 100% (when thrown)
Explosion time: 1.5 seconds
Activation window: 1 second
Phinisher points: 85
Phinisher cutscene: 1 second

Ability data from the official PHIGHTING! Wiki. Numbers change with balance patches — check in game for the latest.