Dark Split-Sword

Tenno Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

• Dual Swords
• Heavy Blade

Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords)
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Dual Swords
Mastery Rank Requirement	5
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	1.17x animation speed
Block Angle	60°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.30x)
Follow Through	0.5x
Range	2.40 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.25 m
Normal Attack
56 ( 48.28%)
28 ( 24.14%)
32 ( 27.59%)
Total Damage	116 (48.28%  Puncture)
Attack Speed	1.17x animation speed
Crit Chance	25.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.50x
Fire Rate	1.170 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	15.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	464
Slam Damage	464
Radial Damage	464
Slam Radius	9.0 m
Wind-up	0.7 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	232
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Radial Damage	116
Slam Radial Element	Impact
Radial Forced Proc	Impact
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	116
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	DUAL_SWORDS_STANCE, HEAVY_BLADE_STANCE
Riven Family	Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords)
Introduced	Update 18.14 (2016-06-08)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords)
Vendor Sources
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Weapons Tenno Weapons Puncture Damage Weapons Dual Swords Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords) Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Base Silent Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

Dark Split-Sword (Heavy Blade)
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Heavy Blade
Mastery Rank Requirement	5
Max Rank	30
Slot	Melee
Trigger Type	N/A
Utility
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Block Angle	55°
Combo Duration	5.0 s
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.30x)
Follow Through	0.6x
Range	2.80 m
Noise Level	Silent
Sweep Radius	0.20 m
Normal Attack
78 ( 33.91%)
52 ( 22.61%)
100 ( 43.48%)
Total Damage	230 (43.48%  Radiation)
Attack Speed	0.92x animation speed
Crit Chance	15.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.00x
Fire Rate	0.917 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Silent
Status Chance	25.00%
Heavy Attack
Heavy Damage	1,380
Slam Damage	1,150
Radial Damage	1,150
Slam Radius	9.0 m
Wind-up	1.1 s
Slam Attack
Slam Damage	690
Slam Radius	8.0 m
Radial Damage	230
Slam Radial Element	Impact
Radial Forced Proc	Impact
Slide Attack
Slide Damage	230
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	DUAL_SWORDS_STANCE, HEAVY_BLADE_STANCE
Riven Family	Dark Split-Sword (Heavy Blade)
Introduced	Update 18.14 (2016-06-08)
Polarities
Sell Price	5,000
Stance Polarity
Variants	Dark Split-Sword (Heavy Blade)
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
Weapons Tenno Weapons Radiation Damage Weapons Heavy Blade Dark Split-Sword (Heavy Blade) Melee Weapons N/A Weapons Base Silent Weapons Untradeable Weapons Available In Conclave

CODEX

Use as a devastating heavy sword or apply a Dual Melee stance and split the weapon into two ferocious blades.

The Dark Split-Sword is a melee weapon with the unique ability to change weapon type depending on the Stance mod with which it is equipped: a double-bladed greatsword when equipped with Heavy Blade stances, or wielded as two separate blades when using Dual Sword stances.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	1	1	1,200	10	Time: 12 Hour(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 225			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research3,000
10,000	1	800	62	20	Time: 2 Day(s)
					Prereq: Nami Skyla
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

Characteristics

This weapon deals damage.

Advantages:

• Innate damage – effective against Alloy Armor, Robotics, and Infested Sinew.
  • proc forces enemies to indiscriminately attack each other.
• Tied with Dex Dakra and Twin Basolk for the second highest damage of all dual swords, behind Twin Krohkur and Dual Kamas Prime.
• Highest status chance of all heavy blades.
• Tied with Dual Zoren, Dual Ichor, and (Prisma) Dual Cleavers for the second highest critical chance of all dual swords, behind Dual Keres.
• Third highest critical multiplier of all dual swords.
• Tied with Dex Dakra and Twin Basolk for the second highest slide attack damage of all dual swords, behind Twin Krohkur and Dual Kamas Prime.
• Tied with Dual Kamas/Prime and Dual Zoren for the third highest attack speed of all dual swords, behind Dual Keres and Nami Skyla Prime.
• Stance slot has polarity, matches  Swirling Tiger stance.
• Innate polarity.

Disadvantages:

• Innate damage – less effective against Shields, Infested, and Fossilized.
  • Damage cannot be increased with , , or mods.
• Lowest damage of all heavy blades.
• Heavy Blade mode has low critical chance.
• stance polarity is incompatible with any of the heavy blade stances.

Notes

• Without any stance equipped, the Dark Split-Sword is used as a Heavy Blade weapon by default.

Comparisons:

•  Dark Split-Sword (Heavy Blade) (Normal Attack), compared to  Dark Split-Sword (Dual Swords) (Normal Attack):
  • Higher base damage (230.00 vs. 116.00)
    • Higher  Puncture damage ( 78 vs. 56)
    • Higher  Slash damage ( 52 vs. 28)
    • Higher  Radiation damage ( 100 vs. 32)
  • Higher total damage (230 vs. 116)
  • Lower base critical chance (15.00% vs. 25.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (2.00x vs. 2.50x)
  • Higher base status chance (25.00% vs. 15.00%)
  • Longer Range (2.80 m vs. 2.40 m)
  • Lower attack speed (0.92x animation speed vs. 1.17x animation speed)
  • Lower Block Angle (55° vs. 60°)
  • Higher Follow Through (0.6x vs. 0.5x)
  • Higher block resist (85% vs. 60%)

Tips

• Heavy Blade and Dual Sword stances do not share any polarities, meaning players are forced to commit to either one of the two weapon types.
  • Alternatively, players can remove the stance slot's polarity with a Forma at the cost of capacity points.

Trivia

• The Dark Split-Sword is the first melee weapon capable of using two different types of Stance mods, in this case Heavy Blade and Dual Sword stances, giving it the ability to use a total of 6 individual Stance mods.
• The Dark Split-Sword is made up of a Dark Sword and a Dark Dagger. This can be seen when equipping a dual swords stance.
• The Dark Split-Sword is the first weapon from the Tenno Lab to require Mutagen Masses to craft.
• On the Release of Update: Lunaro (2016-06-15) on PC, PC Gamer offered a limited time promo code for the Dulus weapon skin, which is essentially a stretched out PC Gamer logo on the sword.

Media

• Dark Split-Sword in Codex showing its heavy blade form.
• Dark Split-Sword in its dual swords form.

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Dark Split-Sword Skins

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Cyskis

Lemnas

Lunaeus

Nari & Vali

Stavika

Patch History

Hotfix 22.20.5 (2018-05-24)

• Fixed Dark split Sword appearing as unranked for Clients at the beginning of a mission even though it's ranked.

Hotfix 21.0.8 (2017-07-13)

• Fixed Dark Split Sword Rivens having no effect when equipped.

Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)

• Fixed Mods equipped on the Dark Split Sword not staying on the weapon when exiting out of the Arsenal.
• Fixed incorrect sheathing of the Dark Split-Sword when equipped with a Dual Sword Stance Mod (Crossing Snakes, Swirling Tiger, Dividing Blades).

Update: Recurring Nightmares (2016-10-27)

• Fixed incorrect entries for the Dark Split-Sword in player profile.
• Conclave: Reduced the damage of the Dark Split Sword in the two handed form.

Update: The Silver Grove (2016-08-19)

• Fixed an issue where the Dark Split Sword would show a Mire when being built in the Foundry.

Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08)

• Increased Dark Split-Swords critical chance while dual wielding by to 25% and Critical Multiplier to 2.5x.
• Slightly increased the Dark Split Sword dual wield attack speed.
• Slightly decreased the Dark Split Sword Heavy Blade attack speed.
• Increased the Dark Split Sword Heavy Blade Element Damage to 90 and status chance to 25%.

Hotfix 18.14.2 (2016-06-09)

• Visually tweaked the Dark Split-Sword’s Energy trail to fit better on the weapon.
• Fixed the Dark Split-Sword not listed in the Melee section of the Codex.
• Fixed ranked Stance Mods equipped on the Dark Split-Sword being un-ranked.
• Conclave: Dark Split-Sword can now be used in the Conclave.

Hotfix 18.14.1 (2016-06-08)

• Dark Split-Sword can now be sold from Inventory.
• Fixed the Dark Split-Sword not rewarding Affinity for Clients.

Update 18.14 (2016-06-08)

• Item introduced.

Last updated: Update 23.5 (2018-08-24)

See also

• Dark Dagger, a dagger of the same family.
• Dark Sword, a single-handed sword of the same family.