The Sword and Shield are a melee weapon type that deal cut and blunt damage. The Sword and Shield are one of the most beginner friendly weapons because players can deal damage with the sword whilst also guarding using the shield. Whilst they are considered a lower damage weapon type, they do have a low recovery time, meaning you’ll be able to deal a lot of chain attacks and combos.

The Sword and Shield are great for the player who wants a little more diversity. You have the ability to do both cut damage using your sword and blunt damage using shield attacks. You can also use items without sheathing your weapon by pressing + . The downside to the Sword and Shield is that it has a relatively short range meaning you’ll have to remain close to the monster to attack it.

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You can use your shield to defend yourself from incoming blows and also stun the monster.

Basic Sword and Shield Controls¶

Below you’ll find the basic controls for the Sword and Shield. Once you’ve gotten to grasp with basic controls, you’ll be able to use them in different orders to pull off various combos.

Move	Controls
Chop
Slash
Advancing Slash	+
Guard
Use an Item	+
Rising Slash	+
Guard Slash	+

Sword and Shield Combos¶

Using the controls above, you’ll be able to perform attack combos that can deal extra combo damage.

Combo	Attack	Controls
Basic Combo	Chop → Side Slash → Lateral Slash → Return Stroke	→ → →
Powerful Combo	Lateral Slash → Return Stroke → Spinning Rising Slash → Spinning Reaper	→ → → +
Monster-Stunning Combo	Shield Attack → Shield Bash → Hard Bash	+ → →

Silkbind Controls¶

Silkbind attacks use up a wirebug and then have a longer cooldown than wirebug moves, meaning you’ll want to make sure to time your silkbind attacks well so that you don’t waste the wirebug.

Attack	Controls	Description
Falling Shadow	+	This attack performs a leaping attack. Successfully landing the attack will trigger another attack.
Windmill	+	This attack uses ironsilk to swin your blade in a circle. The first swing around negates a monster’s attack. This attack uses up 2 Wirebugs.

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(1 of 2) The Windmill is a spinning slashing move

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The Windmill is a spinning slashing move (left), and Falling Shadow is similar to the wirebug move but you’ll also damage the monster as you fly. (right)