Master techniques

There are 16 Sword Masters, one for each breathing method. Each one fights with its own set of named techniques: 417 in all. A technique is one to four strikes. Each strike has a wind-up (the Master’s tell) and a shape, and the shape tells you how to get out of the way.

The Masters

Master	Breathing method	Signature moves	First clear teaches	Techniques
Ember	Ember Breath	Cinder Wake, Kiln Ring	Echo	34
Gale	Gale Breath	Crosswind Reprise	Afterimage	33
Stone	Stone Breath	Stone Fracture, Stone Fault March	Sunder	33
Rime	Rime Breath	Rime Lattice	Ward	26
Thunder	Thunder Breath	Thunder Chain	Pierce	26
Verdant	Verdant Breath	Verdant Bloom	Rally	26
Hollow	Hollow Breath	Hollow Pull	Bind	26
Starlit	Starlit Breath	Constellation	Burst	26
Hourglass	Hourglass Breath	Rewind	Bind	26
Crimson	Crimson Breath	Blood Frenzy	Infuse	26
Tide	Tide Breath	Undertow Ring	Wave	22
Iron	Iron Breath	Anvil Verdict	Pierce	22
Dune	Dune Breath	Shifting Sands	Bind	22
Echo	Echo Breath	Tolling Bell	Wave	23
Dawn	Dawn Breath	Noon Glare	Ward	23
Venom	Venom Breath	Serpent Coil	Bind	23

Your first clear of a Master teaches you its technique part, once. Several Masters teach the same part (for example Bind), so a later clear of another one may only record the win.

Reading a strike

Shape	What you see	Your answer
Broad cut	A wide sweeping cut in front	Back off or guard (step out of reach)
Low sweep	The blade sweeps along the ground	Jump
High sweep	The blade cuts at head height	Crouch
Line	A thrust, lunge, cleave or other straight cut along one narrow lane	Sidestep out of the lane
Circle	A whirl, or any strike thrown spinning	Leave the circle (step out of the radius)

In the tables below every strike is named, and the Answers column gives the answer for each strike in order.

Heavy strikes wind up longer and hit harder. Quick strikes wind up faster and hit lighter. A strike with a step in closes distance first, so standing just out of reach is not enough. After the last strike the Master needs a moment to recover: that is your opening to hit back.

Pace. Each school has its own pace, shown under its name: how long each wind-up takes, and how long the Master stays open after.

Base damage is the whole technique if every strike lands, in health points (2 points is one heart), before your defence and elemental match-ups. One technique can never deal more than 1.75 times a single hit. Masters on Stone’s footing hit 10% harder.

Jump to a school: Ember · Gale · Stone · Rime · Thunder · Verdant · Hollow · Starlit · Hourglass · Crimson · Tide · Iron · Dune · Echo · Dawn · Venom

Ember Master

34 techniques. Breathing method: Ember Breath. More about this school: Ember Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.1 to 0.45 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.65 s.
• Signature: Cinder Wake, Kiln Ring.
• First clear teaches: Echo.

Ember master: Leave my broad cut, then step out of the burning lanes.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Kindling Cut	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Ember Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Rising Flame	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	35.1
Searing Lunge	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Hearth Breaker	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.45 s	0.5 s	40.4
Cinder Flurry	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick thrust	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	38.9
Flare Step	Falling cut with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Scorch Line	Driving cut → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.9
Wildfire Turn	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Bellows Drive	Palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	29.7
Brand and Burn	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.4 s	0.35 s	35.1
Kiln Spiral	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Spark Scatter	Quick thrust → Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	40.2
Blaze Crescent	Rising cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Coalfall	Upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.55 s	44.9
Furnace Gate	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy thrust	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.75 s	0.6 s	50.5
Smoke Feint	Quick palm strike → High sweep	Sidestep → Crouch	0.3 s	0.35 s	27.2
Ashen Reply	Reply cut → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Molten Arc	Spinning sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Pyre Crash	Cleave with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	31.0
Lantern Sweep	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.4 s	0.35 s	34.2
Flash Point	Quick dropping cut → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	33.4
Burning Wheel	Whirl → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Tinder Snap	Quick falling cut → Quick falling cut → Quick upward cut	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	38.2
Crown of Flame	High sweep → High sweep → Heavy cleave	Crouch → Crouch → Sidestep	0.75 s	0.6 s	52.4
Ember Rain	Plunge → Plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	34.2
Firebrand Rush	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.9
Forge Hammer	Heavy cleave → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.8 s	0.55 s	52.5
Dragon Coil	Low sweep → Spinning sweeping cut	Jump → Leave the circle	0.5 s	0.35 s	35.1
Flicker Cut	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.25 s	0.35 s	30.6
Slag Turn	Rising cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Sidestep → Leave the circle	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Sunset Draw	Rising cut → High sweep	Sidestep → Crouch	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Inferno Chain	Sweeping cut → Falling cut → Thrust → Heavy upward cut	Back off or guard → Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.65 s	52.5
Last Cinder	Falling cut with a 2-block step in → Falling cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.1 s	0.65 s	52.5

Gale Master

33 techniques. Breathing method: Gale Breath. More about this school: Gale Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.1 to 0.3 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.2 to 0.5 s.
• Signature: Crosswind Reprise.
• First clear teaches: Afterimage.

Gale master: I step aside, then strike where you stood. Leave the lane or parry, then counter.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Zephyr Point	Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.2 s	28.4
Crosswind Pair	Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.25 s	0.25 s	32.1
Gust Cut	Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.15 s	0.2 s	22.9
Swallow Turn	High sweep → Sweeping cut	Crouch → Back off or guard	0.35 s	0.25 s	36.0
Jade Needle	Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.25 s	0.25 s	32.1
Kite String	Lunge with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.2 s	28.4
Squall Line	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.35 s	0.3 s	38.2
Updraft	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.25 s	35.1
Feather Fall	Upward cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.25 s	35.1
Tailwind Rush	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.25 s	34.1
Cyclone	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.5 s	0.25 s	36.0
Hawk Dive	Plunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.2 s	25.6
Reed Bend	Quick low sweep → Quick high sweep	Jump → Crouch	0.25 s	0.25 s	29.8
Whistling Reply	Reply cut → Reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.25 s	36.0
Skyward Cross	Rising cut → Rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.25 s	36.0
Gale Lattice	Quick falling cut → Quick falling cut → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	38.9
Drifting Palm	Palm strike → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.3 s	0.25 s	26.9
Vortex	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.3 s	0.2 s	27.0
Sparrow Flurry	Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut → Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.45 s	0.35 s	43.9
Headwind	High sweep → High sweep	Crouch → Crouch	0.35 s	0.25 s	36.0
Shear	Sweeping cut → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.25 s	36.9
Dust Devil	Low sweep → Spinning sweeping cut	Jump → Leave the circle	0.4 s	0.25 s	35.1
Storm Eye	Quick palm strike → Whirl	Sidestep → Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.25 s	27.2
Thousand Leaves	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.45 s	0.35 s	42.8
Needle Rain	Quick dropping cut → Quick dropping cut → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	37.6
Wind Rider	Driving cut with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.2 s	27.0
Crane Wing	Rising cut → High sweep	Sidestep → Crouch	0.35 s	0.25 s	36.0
Slipstream	Quick falling cut with a 2-block step in → Quick falling cut with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.25 s	0.25 s	30.6
Tempest Spiral	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.5 s	0.25 s	36.0
Breeze Feint	Quick high sweep → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Crouch → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.25 s	34.2
Cloud Split	Upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.45 s	44.9
Howling Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.65 s	0.5 s	50.5
Last Gale	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Quick sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.8 s	0.35 s	49.8

Stone Master

33 techniques. Breathing method: Stone Breath. More about this school: Stone Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.15 to 0.6 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.45 to 0.8 s.
• Signature: Stone Fracture, Stone Fault March.
• First clear teaches: Sunder.

Stone master: Hit my back or axe my guard while I brace. Then dodge the reply and counter.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Boulder Drop	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.5 s	0.65 s	44.4
Bedrock Sweep	Heavy sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.65 s	38.6
Quarry Cut	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.5 s	39.6
Landslide	Low sweep → Heavy low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.7 s	0.7 s	43.3
Obelisk Thrust	Heavy thrust	Sidestep	0.5 s	0.65 s	40.5
Cairn Breaker	Upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.7 s	49.4
Mountain Turn	Heavy whirl	Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.65 s	38.6
Ridge Line	Sweeping cut → Heavy thrust	Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.7 s	46.8
Granite Palm	Palm strike → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.7 s	41.5
Avalanche Step	Cleave with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.4 s	0.45 s	34.2
Fault Cross	Heavy falling cut → Heavy falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.7 s	51.5
Iron Root	Low sweep → Low sweep → Heavy upward cut	Jump → Jump → Sidestep	0.85 s	0.75 s	52.8
Crag Hammer	Heavy dropping cut → Heavy dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.7 s	48.9
Monolith Drive	Driving cut with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.4 s	0.45 s	29.7
Gravel Spin	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.4 s	0.45 s	29.7
Tectonic Shift	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy spinning sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Leave the circle	0.95 s	0.75 s	54.5
Keystone	High sweep → Heavy cleave	Crouch → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.7 s	49.4
Cliff Face	Heavy rising cut	Sidestep	0.5 s	0.65 s	38.6
Basalt Wall	High sweep → High sweep	Crouch → Crouch	0.45 s	0.5 s	39.6
Marble Reply	Heavy reply cut	Sidestep	0.5 s	0.65 s	38.6
Sediment	Plunge → Heavy plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.7 s	43.3
Quake Lunge	Lunge with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.4 s	0.45 s	31.2
Rockslide Chain	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.55 s	49.5
Anvil Fall	Heavy upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.7 s	55.3
Tor Spiral	Whirl → Heavy cleave	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.8 s	0.7 s	49.4
Shale Split	Quick falling cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.7 s	43.9
Bastion	Palm strike → Heavy sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.7 s	37.6
Rift Open	Heavy low sweep → Heavy rising cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.7 s	50.2
Stone Rain	Dropping cut → Dropping cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.55 s	47.0
Menhir	Heavy thrust → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.7 s	54.1
Deep Quarry	Cleave with a 2-block step in → Heavy spinning sweeping cut	Sidestep → Leave the circle	0.9 s	0.7 s	48.5
Earthsplitter	Heavy cleave → Falling cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	1.05 s	0.75 s	57.7
Last Stone	Low sweep → Heavy upward cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Jump → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.4 s	0.8 s	57.8

Rime Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Rime Breath. More about this school: Rime Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.3 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Rime Lattice.
• First clear teaches: Ward.

Rime master: My frost marks a cross under you. Keep moving before it freezes.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Frost Needle	Thrust	Sidestep	0.25 s	0.3 s	28.4
Hoarfrost Cut	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Glacier Drop	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	40.4
Lattice Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Icicle Rain	Dropping cut → Dropping cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.75 s	0.4 s	42.7
Snowdrift Sweep	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.5 s	0.35 s	34.2
Permafrost	Low sweep → Heavy upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	40.5
Frozen Lane	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.9
White Out	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick thrust	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.75 s	0.4 s	38.9
Cold Snap	Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	32.1
Sleet Turn	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.3 s	0.3 s	27.0
Floe Split	Upward cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Crystal Point	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	28.4
Blizzard Wheel	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.3 s	0.3 s	27.0
Shiver Palm	Palm strike → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	29.7
Hailstone Drop	Plunge → Heavy plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	39.3
Thin Ice	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.5 s	0.35 s	35.1
Winter Reply	Reply cut → Reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Icefall	Rising cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	44.9
Frostbite Flurry	Quick falling cut → Quick falling cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	1 s	0.4 s	42.8
Polar Drive	Driving cut → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.9
Glaze Cut	High sweep → High sweep	Crouch → Crouch	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Snowblind	Quick palm strike → Spinning sweeping cut	Sidestep → Leave the circle	0.55 s	0.35 s	27.2
Cold Current	Low sweep → Spinning sweeping cut	Jump → Leave the circle	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.1
Icebound Gate	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy thrust	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.8 s	0.4 s	50.5
Last Frost	Falling cut with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.15 s	0.4 s	52.5

Thunder Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Thunder Breath. More about this school: Thunder Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.3 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Thunder Chain.
• First clear teaches: Pierce.

Thunder master: I plant three rods. Leave each circle before its bolt, and never crowd an ally.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Thunderclap	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	40.4
Lightning Step	Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	28.4
Spark Jab	Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	32.1
Bolt Lunge	Lunge with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	28.4
Storm Front	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.75 s	0.4 s	38.2
Fork Cut	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Static Palm	Palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	29.7
Rolling Thunder	Sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Leave the circle	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.0
Arc Flash	Quick dropping cut → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	30.6
Skybreaker	Upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	44.9
Ozone Cut	High sweep → Sweeping cut	Crouch → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Charged Reply	Reply cut → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.9
Thunderhead	Whirl → Heavy cleave	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	44.9
Volt Drive	Driving cut with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	27.0
Crackle Flurry	Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut → Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Sidestep → Back off or guard	1 s	0.4 s	43.9
Ground Strike	Plunge	Sidestep	0.25 s	0.3 s	25.6
Storm Rising	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	35.1
Squall Bolt	Rising cut → Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.9
Flash Cross	Quick falling cut → Quick falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	30.6
Tempest Crown	High sweep → High sweep	Crouch → Crouch	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Thunder Wheel	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Discharge	Heavy dropping cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	46.8
Stormcaller	Rising cut → Rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Blinding Arc	Quick high sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.5 s	0.35 s	32.4
Galvanic Rush	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.9
Last Thunder	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Quick falling cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.15 s	0.4 s	52.5

Verdant Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Verdant Breath. More about this school: Verdant Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.3 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Verdant Bloom.
• First clear teaches: Rally.

Verdant master: My bloom rings the ground you stand on. Leave it before it opens, or be rooted.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Sprout Cut	Upward cut	Sidestep	0.25 s	0.3 s	27.0
Bramble Sweep	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Thornline	Thrust → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	37.8
Vine Lash	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	30.6
Root Snare	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.5 s	0.35 s	34.2
Bloom Turn	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.3 s	0.3 s	27.0
Oak Breaker	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	40.4
Willow Bend	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.5 s	0.35 s	35.1
Canopy Fall	Falling cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	44.9
Seedfall	Dropping cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	34.2
Greenwood Palm	Palm strike → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	28.8
Moss Step	Falling cut with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	27.0
Ivy Coil	Low sweep → Spinning sweeping cut	Jump → Leave the circle	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.1
Petal Flurry	Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.75 s	0.4 s	38.9
Heartwood	Heavy thrust	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	36.9
Sapling Rise	Rising cut → Upward cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Briar Wheel	Whirl → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.0
Grove Reply	Reply cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	44.9
Fern Unfurl	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.75 s	0.4 s	45.0
Overgrowth	High sweep → High sweep → Heavy upward cut	Crouch → Crouch → Sidestep	0.8 s	0.4 s	49.5
Pollen Drift	Quick palm strike → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	25.2
Blossom Rain	Plunge → Plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	34.2
Timber Drive	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.0
Wild Bloom	Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	44.9
Spring Lunge	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	28.4
Last Bloom	Low sweep → Falling cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy upward cut	Jump → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.1 s	0.4 s	52.5

Hollow Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Hollow Breath. More about this school: Hollow Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Hollow Pull.
• First clear teaches: Bind.

Hollow master: My well drags you in. Sprint against it and stay outside the core.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Void Point	Thrust	Sidestep	0.25 s	0.3 s	28.4
Null Cut	Sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.25 s	0.3 s	27.0
Hollow Drop	Heavy dropping cut	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	33.3
Event Horizon	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.3 s	0.3 s	27.0
Abyss Thrust	Thrust with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	28.4
Umbral Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Gravity Well	Heavy plunge	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	33.3
Dark Matter	Quick thrust → Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.75 s	0.4 s	40.2
Eclipse Cut	High sweep → Heavy cleave	Crouch → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	44.9
Singularity	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Nether Palm	Palm strike → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.4
Riftwalk	Falling cut with a 2-block step in → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.0
Shade Flurry	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep → Back off or guard	1 s	0.4 s	43.4
Void Reply	Reply cut → Reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Collapse	Upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	44.9
Starless Lunge	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	28.4
Empty Hand	Quick palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	28.1
Penumbra	Low sweep → High sweep	Jump → Crouch	0.5 s	0.35 s	35.1
Dusk Drive	Driving cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	42.6
Silent Wheel	Whirl → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Vacuum Cut	Rising cut → Rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Nightfall	Heavy falling cut	Sidestep	0.3 s	0.3 s	35.1
Oblivion Gate	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy spinning sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Leave the circle	0.85 s	0.4 s	49.5
Black Star	Dropping cut → Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	36.0
Abyssal Coil	Low sweep → Spinning sweeping cut	Jump → Leave the circle	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.1
Last Void	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Falling cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.15 s	0.4 s	52.5

Starlit Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Starlit Breath. More about this school: Starlit Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Constellation.
• First clear teaches: Burst.

Starlit master: I mark four stars and they burst in the drawn order. Leave each star before its turn.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
First Light	Thrust	Sidestep	0.25 s	0.3 s	28.4
Twin Stars	Thrust → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	37.8
Falling Star	Falling cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Polaris	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Star Needle	Thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.0
Night Arc	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Comet Tail	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.9
Meteor Drop	Upward cut → Heavy plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	40.2
Orbit	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Zenith	Rising cut → High sweep	Sidestep → Crouch	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Nadir	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Starlit Gate	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Pleiades	Thrust → Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.85 s	0.4 s	42.5
Dusk Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Moonrise	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Aurora Veil	Sweeping cut → High sweep	Back off or guard → Crouch	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Sirius Point	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Heavy lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.4 s	43.5
Eclipse	Spinning sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Nebula Turn	Whirl → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Quasar Lance	Lunge with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Starfall Rain	Dropping cut → Dropping cut → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.9 s	0.4 s	41.9
Celestial Wheel	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Zodiac Chain	Thrust → Falling cut → Low sweep → Heavy upward cut	Sidestep → Sidestep → Jump → Sidestep	1.3 s	0.4 s	52.5
Dawn Star	Reply cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	42.6
Lodestar	Palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	29.7
Last Constellation	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Falling cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.4 s	0.4 s	52.5

Hourglass Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Hourglass Breath. More about this school: Hourglass Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Rewind.
• First clear teaches: Bind.

Hourglass master: my long thrust replays down the gold lane. Sidestep it and do not step back in.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Grain Cut	Sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.25 s	0.3 s	27.0
Second Hand	Thrust → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	37.8
Pendulum	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Tick Tock	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Sandfall	Dropping cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Hour Hand	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	40.4
Minute Hand	Quick thrust → Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.85 s	0.4 s	40.2
Turning Glass	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Long Hour	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Echo Step	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Dial Sweep	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Noon Bell	High sweep → Heavy cleave	Crouch → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	44.9
Midnight Bell	Low sweep → High sweep	Jump → Crouch	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Sundial Turn	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Recurrence	Reply cut → Reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Hourglass Flip	Upward cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Dune Clock	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.95 s	0.4 s	45.0
Time Lapse	Palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	29.7
Paused Blade	Rising cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	42.6
Chime Spiral	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Sand Wake	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Measured Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	50.5
Eternal Turn	Whirl → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Borrowed Hour	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.9
Clockwork Chain	Thrust → Sweeping cut → Low sweep → Heavy upward cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Jump → Sidestep	1.3 s	0.4 s	52.5
Last Grain	Falling cut with a 2-block step in → Falling cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.4 s	0.4 s	52.5

Crimson Master

26 techniques. Breathing method: Crimson Breath. More about this school: Crimson Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Blood Frenzy.
• First clear teaches: Infuse.

Crimson master: I bleed to strike four times and heal only when I land. Jump low, duck high, sidestep, then get clear.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
First Blood	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Red Fang	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Vein Cut	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Heart Strike	Heavy thrust	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	36.9
Crimson Tide	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.95 s	0.4 s	45.0
Blood Moon	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Scarlet Rush	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.65 s	0.35 s	34.1
Iron Taste	Palm strike → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	37.7
Bleeding Edge	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Wound Fan	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.85 s	0.4 s	38.2
Red Rising	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Pulse Beat	Thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.0
Hemorrhage	Upward cut → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	44.9
Sanguine Wheel	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Rose Thorn	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Claret Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	50.5
Fever Drive	Driving cut with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Vermilion Spiral	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Gore Gate	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	52.4
Blood Rain	Plunge → Plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Ruby Reply	Reply cut → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Carmine Hook	High sweep → High sweep	Crouch → Crouch	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Heartbeat Chain	Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut → Quick thrust → Quick sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Sidestep → Back off or guard	1.15 s	0.4 s	43.9
Red Harvest	Whirl → Heavy cleave	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.4 s	44.9
Mortal Lunge	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Heavy lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.4 s	43.5
Last Drop	Low sweep → Heavy upward cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Jump → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.3 s	0.4 s	52.5

Tide Master

22 techniques. Breathing method: Tide Breath. More about this school: Tide Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Undertow Ring.
• First clear teaches: Wave.

Tide master: Step inside my wave, then back out before the undertow pulls.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Tide Cut	Sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.25 s	0.3 s	27.0
Ebb and Flow	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Spring Tide	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Breakwater	Heavy cleave	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	40.4
Foam Needle	Thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.0
Undertow Hook	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Rising Swell	Rising cut → High sweep	Sidestep → Crouch	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Crashing Surf	Falling cut → Heavy dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	40.2
Whirl of the Deep	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Neap Reply	Reply cut → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Coral Lance	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Heavy lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.4 s	43.5
Spindrift	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.85 s	0.4 s	38.2
Tidal Bore	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.9
Kelp Snare	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Moon Pull	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Riptide Turn	Spinning sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Salt Spray	Thrust → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.9
Harbour Gate	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	52.4
Deep Current	Palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	29.7
Storm Surge	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Leviathan Coil	Whirl → Heavy cleave	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.4 s	44.9
Last Tide	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Falling cut → Low sweep → Heavy upward cut	Sidestep → Sidestep → Jump → Sidestep	1.4 s	0.4 s	52.5

Iron Master

22 techniques. Breathing method: Iron Breath. More about this school: Iron Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Anvil Verdict.
• First clear teaches: Pierce.

Iron master: Leave the spot my hammer marks, then jump as the anvil rings.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Iron Cut	Heavy sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.35 s	0.4 s	35.1
Hammer and Tongs	Cleave → Cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	41.4
Bellows Thrust	Thrust with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Quench Drop	Upward cut → Heavy dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	40.2
Rivet Line	Thrust → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	37.8
Ingot Press	Heavy plunge	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.4 s	33.3
Temper Turn	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Slag Sweep	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Plate Breaker	Palm strike → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	37.7
Mail Cutter	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.95 s	0.4 s	45.0
Crucible	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Tongs Hook	High sweep → Low sweep	Crouch → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Forge Lance	Lunge with a 4-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Annealing Reply	Reply cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	42.6
Spark Shower	Quick thrust → Quick thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.85 s	0.4 s	40.2
Cold Iron	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Rampart Breaker	Sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	44.9
Smelter Rise	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Riveted Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	50.5
Blast Furnace	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Steel Verdict	Whirl → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Last Ingot	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Sweeping cut → Low sweep → Heavy cleave	Sidestep → Back off or guard → Jump → Sidestep	1.4 s	0.4 s	52.5

Dune Master

22 techniques. Breathing method: Dune Breath. More about this school: Dune Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.25 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.3 to 0.4 s.
• Signature: Shifting Sands.
• First clear teaches: Bind.

Dune master: Sidestep my sand lane, then step back into it before the storm.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Grit Cut	Sweeping cut	Back off or guard	0.25 s	0.3 s	27.0
Sirocco	Thrust → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	37.8
Mirage Step	Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep	0.35 s	0.3 s	28.4
Dune Crest	Rising cut → High sweep	Sidestep → Crouch	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Sand Lash	Quick sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.55 s	0.35 s	30.6
Dust Needle	Thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.55 s	0.35 s	35.0
Scarab Hook	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	34.2
Sinking Cut	Low sweep → Heavy dropping cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	39.3
Haboob	Whirl	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Oasis Reply	Reply cut → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Dry Lightning	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.65 s	0.35 s	34.1
Caravan Line	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.95 s	0.4 s	45.0
Dune Slide	Falling cut → Low sweep	Sidestep → Jump	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Scorpion Tail	High sweep → Heavy plunge	Crouch → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.4 s	40.2
Dervish Turn	Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle	0.35 s	0.3 s	27.0
Desert Wind	Palm strike → Lunge with a 2-block step in	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	29.7
Shifting Dune	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.6 s	0.35 s	35.1
Sunbaked Cross	Falling cut → Falling cut → Heavy thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	50.5
Simoom Spiral	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.7 s	0.35 s	36.0
Buried Gate	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Back off or guard → Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.95 s	0.4 s	52.4
Erg Storm	Whirl → Heavy cleave	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.7 s	0.4 s	44.9
Last Dune	Low sweep → Heavy upward cut → Spinning sweeping cut → Heavy cleave	Jump → Sidestep → Leave the circle → Sidestep	1.3 s	0.4 s	52.5

Echo Master

23 techniques. Breathing method: Echo Breath. More about this school: Echo Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.1 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.35 s.
• Signature: Tolling Bell.
• First clear teaches: Wave.

Echo master: my blows ring twice. Leave the lane before the second toll, then counter.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Ringing Pair	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Struck Bell	Falling cut → Falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Low Hum	Low sweep → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.4 s	0.35 s	34.2
Overtone	Rising cut → Quick rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Tuning Fork	Thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	35.0
Cadence	Sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Reverb Turn	Spinning sweeping cut → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.0
Sounding Drop	Dropping cut → Dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	34.2
Chime Point	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	36.9
Rolling Peal	Whirl → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Hush Cut	High sweep → High sweep	Crouch → Crouch	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Counter Melody	Reply cut → Quick reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Resonant Palm	Palm strike → Palm strike	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	21.6
Grace Note	Upward cut → Quick dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	32.5
Tremolo	Falling cut → Quick falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Sympathetic Cut	Cleave → Cleave	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	41.4
Drumroll	Lunge with a 2-block step in → Quick lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.35 s	35.0
Dissonance	Low sweep → High sweep	Jump → Crouch	0.4 s	0.35 s	35.1
Refrain	Driving cut → Driving cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Breath Note	Plunge → Quick plunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	31.6
Descant	High sweep → Quick upward cut	Crouch → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Harmonic Wheel	Spinning thrust → Whirl	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.9
Tolling Bell (signature)	Thrust → Reply cut	Leave the lane! It tolls twice. If it catches you: Nausea	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.9

Dawn Master

23 techniques. Breathing method: Dawn Breath. More about this school: Dawn Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.1 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.35 s.
• Signature: Noon Glare.
• First clear teaches: Ward.

Dawn master: when my sun gathers, turn your eyes away. Then dodge and counter.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
First Ray	Rising cut → Rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	39.6
Sunbeam	Thrust → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	41.6
Daybreak Cut	Low sweep → Upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	38.6
Halo Turn	Whirl → Sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.5 s	0.35 s	39.6
Morning Star	Falling cut → Quick falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	36.6
Gilded Arc	Sweeping cut → Falling cut	Back off or guard → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	39.6
Lantern Thrust	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.35 s	38.5
Zenith Drop	High sweep → Dropping cut	Crouch → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	38.6
Aurora Sweep	Sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.35 s	0.35 s	36.6
Rose Petal	Palm strike → Quick palm strike	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	22.0
Glint	Upward cut → Upward cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	39.6
Sunspot	Plunge → Rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	38.6
Prism Cut	Cleave → Quick sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.35 s	0.35 s	39.6
Dawn Chorus	Spinning sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Back off or guard	0.45 s	0.35 s	36.6
Bright Reply	Reply cut → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	40.6
Solar Lunge	Lunge with a 2-block step in → Lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	41.6
Meridian	Dropping cut → Quick dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	34.8
Corona	Spinning thrust → Whirl	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	40.6
Radiant Step	Rising cut with a 2-block step in → Quick rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.35 s	36.6
Crown of Morning	Low sweep → Quick high sweep	Jump → Crouch	0.35 s	0.35 s	35.6
White Gold	Driving cut → Quick falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	36.6
Rosy Fingers	Falling cut → Upward cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	39.6
Noon Glare (signature)	Rising cut → High sweep	Look away from the light. If it catches you: Blindness	0.4 s	0.35 s	39.6

Venom Master

23 techniques. Breathing method: Venom Breath. More about this school: Venom Master.

• Pace: each wind-up takes 0.1 to 0.35 s. After a technique it stays open for 0.35 s.
• Signature: Serpent Coil.
• First clear teaches: Bind.

Venom master: my coil closes on all sides but one. Find the gap, then counter.

Technique	Strikes, in order	Answers	Last hit lands	Recovery	Base damage
Twin Fangs	Lunge with a 2-block step in → Quick lunge	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.35 s	35.0
Viper Bite	Thrust → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	35.0
Asp Sweep	Low sweep → Quick low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.35 s	0.35 s	31.6
Coil and Strike	Whirl → Quick thrust	Leave the circle → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.35 s	34.1
Adder Rise	Low sweep → Quick upward cut	Jump → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	32.4
Mamba Rush	Driving cut with a 2-block step in → Quick driving cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.45 s	0.35 s	33.3
Sidewinder	Sweeping cut → Quick sweeping cut	Back off or guard → Back off or guard	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Cobra Hood	High sweep → Dropping cut	Crouch → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	35.1
Pit Viper	Plunge → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.2
Constrictor	Spinning sweeping cut → Spinning sweeping cut	Leave the circle → Leave the circle	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0
Scale Shed	Sweeping cut → Quick low sweep	Back off or guard → Jump	0.35 s	0.35 s	32.5
Fang and Tail	Thrust → Low sweep	Sidestep → Jump	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Forked Tongue	Reply cut → Quick reply cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Hooded Reply	Reply cut → Rising cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
Basilisk Gaze	High sweep → Quick thrust	Crouch → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	34.1
Venom Drip	Dropping cut → Quick dropping cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	31.6
Slither Cut	Low sweep with a 2-block step in → Low sweep	Jump → Jump	0.5 s	0.35 s	34.2
Rattlesnake	Falling cut → Quick falling cut	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	33.3
Hydra Snap	Palm strike → Quick thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.35 s	0.35 s	26.9
Jungle Strike	Cleave → Quick low sweep	Sidestep → Jump	0.35 s	0.35 s	35.2
Nest Guard	Upward cut → Sweeping cut	Sidestep → Back off or guard	0.4 s	0.35 s	36.0
King Cobra	Thrust with a 2-block step in → Thrust	Sidestep → Sidestep	0.5 s	0.35 s	37.8
Serpent Coil (signature)	Whirl → Whirl	Find the gap in the coil. If it catches you: Poison	0.6 s	0.35 s	36.0