Rune Sword

Original PS3

In Game Description

A gilded sword crafted with exquisite design.

It's physical attack power is close to non-existant, but is strongly magically enhanced and also protects its wielder from magical attacks.

It is the weapon of the legendary hero, with it's paired rune shield.

Availability

• The first way to obtain this is to go to 1-4 and proceed through the stage until you have reached the final part of the castle, near Ostrava. After you have spoken to him proceed up the stairs and you will enter combat with Rune Sword Black Phantom. After defeating him, he will drop The Rune Sword and the Rune Shield.
• In 3-2 Tower of Latria, you can get this sword with a careful fall, not far into the level. After you reach the large tower at the center of the level (the tower with giant beating heart above), take the spiral stairs stairs up to the left, until you reach the next floor and the first area on the left with pots and no railing on the outside. If you break some pots here and walk to the edge, you can see a narrow ledge below. If you walk slowly and diagonally off the edge you can barely land on this ledge, and follow it to the left and you can pick up both a Rune Sword and Shield. From here you have to drop down again to the next lower landing to move on. Other players often leave a message detailing the exact spot.

General Information

• Increases Magic Defense
• Generates the same aura as the Dark Silver Shield , Rune Shield and the Ring of Magical Dullness

Image	Name	Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction
	Rune Sword	30/140/0 (Normal) (Piercing)	80	2	10/0/18/0 D/E/-/-	50.0 / 10.0	35

Hidden Resistances

These resistances aren't reported by the stats in the weapon or in the player's total resistance. However, according to the game data for the weapon, these resistances are applied.

Poison Resistance	Plague Resistance	Bleed Resistance
50	50	50

Move Set

• Straight Sword have the same moveset as Axes and Hammers for the most part, but they also have a strong piercing Attack and a running Slash.

• It's worth noting that when using a Straight Sword, they have a unique follow up to their Strong Attack (R2). If you press R2 at any point during the leaping forward thrust animation (while wielding with one hand), you will follow up with an upward vertical slash. If your opponent is already staggered and/or easy to hit, this can be quite a devastating combo. Also, this works while wielding with both hands. Pressing R2 at any point during the first right-to-left sweep, you will follow up with another sweep from left-to-right.

One-Handed

R1 - R1	Horizontal Swipe
R2	Heavy Piercing Thrust > Upwards Slash
Roll - R1	Uppercut
Backstep or Run - R1	Fast Running Horizontal Slash
Forward + R1	Push
L1 (left hand)	Guard
L2 (left hand)	Heavy Horizontal Swipe

Two-Handed

R1 - R1	Alternating Vertical Swipe
R2	Heavy Horizontal Slash
Roll - R1	Uppercut
Backstep or Run - R1	Running Overhead Vertical Chop
Forward + R1	Heavy Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Name	Damage	Stat Bonuses	Req. Material	Special Notes
Rune Sword	30/140/0	D/E/-/-	Default	Magic Defense +30
Rune Sword +1	30/152/0	D/E/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	Magic Defense +36
Rune Sword +2	30/164/0	D/E/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	Magic Defense +42
Rune Sword +3	30/176/0	D/E/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	Magic Defense +48
Rune Sword +4	30/188/0	D/E/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	Magic Defense +54
Rune Sword +5	30/205/0	D/E/-/-	Colorless Demon's Soul	Magic Defense +60

Key

• Name

• Names displayed are according to the Atlus (NA) version of the game.
• Name changes from the Asian version, if any, will appear in parentheses.

• Damage

• The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Bleed, Poison and Plague are bonus damage over a period of 60 seconds. So, if a weapon has "Bleed 120", the victim will suffer 120 damage over 60 seconds, or 2 damage per second.
• Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

• Normal
• Blunt
• Slashing
• Piercing

• Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.

• Durability

• The durability of the weapon.
• The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.

• Weight

• The Weight of the weapon.
• Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.

• Stats Needed

• The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively.
• The Requirement stats for an weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

• W is the Strength required
• X is the Dexterity required
• Y is the Magic required
• Z is the Faith required

• Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
• Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bo [[nus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
• (18 x 1.5 = 27)

• Stat Bonuses

• The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat.
• This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).

• Damage Reduction %

• The Damage Reduction % of the weapon.
• It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.
• The Damage Reduction % stats for a shield are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Guard Break Reduction

• The Guard Break Reduction determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack.
• A higher Guard Break Reduction also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.

Footnotes

1. When two handing this weapon, only 7 Strength is required