The Plasma Sword blueprint can only be acquired from Alert missions.
Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Advantages:
Innate Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage, making it effective against Robotic and Machine enemies.
Electricity is a versatile element, and can create Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. to fight the Grineer, and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. to fight against the Corpus.
Good Status Chance.
Has a good base critical chance and good critical damage.
Jump attack has 100% chance to proc Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. status effect.
Once you find the blueprint, it's very easy to make (сrafted using easily obtainable resources aside from The Orokin Cell required to craft it ).
Stance slot has a Script error: The function "Pol" does not exist. polarity, matching Iron Phoenix stance.
Disadvantages:
Extremely slow attack speed for a longsword.
Slow jump attack animation, takes longer to slam down once you hit the ground.
Slow finisher attack.
Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage suffers reduction versus Alloy Armor.
Low-end damage output with normal swings.
Can only hit single targets.
Weapon Loadouts
Main article: Category:Plasma Sword Build
See the user build section for builds using this weapon.
Notes
Jump attack animation is slightly slower then normal, after hitting the ground it takes a moment for you to swing it down. However when it does, it can knock down a group of enemies in an average radius.
Has a good critical chance and good critical damage, can be worked toward crit-builds.
With Iron Phoenix stance, it will always proc Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. status effect at Taking Flight's final hit.
The forced Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. proc for its jump attack is a standalone element that is not affected by the element of the normal attack, ex. adding a North Wind mod to create Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. element will still make the jump attack deal Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. proc.
Trivia
The plasma sword uses the smaller model of the pre-update 11 Gram but with a different color scheme.
Before Update 13, the Plasma Sword dealt Physical damage like most melee weapons. It now deals Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage, making it the fourth melee weapon to do so after the Amphis, Prova, and Lecta.