Aurora Dawn

Heavy attack deploys a shockwave uppercut and launches the user into the air. An immediate follow-up swing after the uppercut deploys a homing strike that aggressively seeks a target.

Increased sword ammo.

Greatly increased sword ammo at the cost of damage.

Increased sword damage.

Increased damage at the cost of sword ammo.

Increased sword damage and ammo.

Sword Guard has balanced overall defenses.

Sword Guard has high resistance, but low endurance.

Sword Guard has high endurance, but low resistance.

Sword Guard has high overall defenses, but lowers charge rate.

Sword Guard has low overall defenses, but increases charge rate.

Starts Health Regeneration and restores 65 HP upon reaching 100% Activation Progress with Weapon Kills within 5 seconds of each. Activation Progress by Enemy Rank: • Minor Combatants: 34% • Players: 67% • Elites, Minibosses, and Bosses: 100%

Weapon Kills while within 15 meters of an enemy grant a stack of Proximity Power 10 seconds. Maximum of 3 stacks. Each stack grants 15 Melee stat.

Killing Frozen Enemies or Shattering a Stasis Crystal with the weapon grants a Stack of Frost Armor.

Taking damage while Guarding emits a blast in a wide, 8? meter long wide cone in front of you. The blast disorients enemies hit by it for 5 seconds and deals weapon-matching elemental damage. The damage scales up from 75 [14] damage at point-blank range to the maximum of 110 [45] damage after ? meters. The strength of the disorientation against Players similarly also scales up with distance. 2.5 second cooldown between activations.

Your first Powered Sword Kill after (re)spawning refunds 1 Ammo. Afterward, every other Powered Sword Kill also refunds 1 Ammo.

Scoring 3 Powered Sword Hits within 1.5? seconds of each grants 5% of Special Ammo reserves. Equipping two Special Weapons halves the amount of ammo granted to 2.5% for each one.

Powered Sword Hits apply Slow stacks for 4.25 [1.5] seconds. Light Attacks apply 40 Slow stacks, Heavy Attacks apply 60. Flash Counter's disorienting blast also applies 60 Slow stacks.

Powered Sword Hits grant 3% increased damage for 3.5 seconds. Stacks 10 times for a 30% Buff. Stowing the weapon or Blocking removes all stacks. Wolfpack Round Hits also count as Powered Sword Hits.

Scoring Weapon Hits against 3 Separate Enemies within 3 seconds of each grants 35% increased damage for 10 seconds. Does not require Direct Hits. Buff duration cannot be refreshed.

Deals increased damage against Minibosses, Bosses, and Vehicles, as well as Players in their Super Ability. Damage increase by Ammo Type: • Primary Weapons: 20% [60%] • Special Weapons: 15% [20%] • Power Weapons: 10% [20%]

Scoring opposing Elemental Alignment Kills grants 25% increased damage for 8.5 seconds. Buff can be activated while stowed. Elemental Alignment details: • Arc, Solar, Void Kills buff Kinetic, Stasis, and Strand Weapons • Kinetic, Stasis, and Strand Kills buff Arc, Solar, and Void Weapons

Dealing Elemental Damage grants a stack of Elemental Honing for 20 seconds for each unique Element used. Maximum of 5 stacks. Gaining a stack refreshes the buff duration. Duration cannot be refreshed once at 5 stacks. Buff can be activated while stowed. Kinetic Damage does not trigger the buff. Weapon damage increase at 1|2|3|4|5 stacks by weapon damage type: • Kinetic: 10%|20%|30%|35%|40% • Elemental (PVE): 2.5%|10%|20%|30%|35% • Elemental (PVP): 1.25%|5%|20%|30%|35%

Scoring a Weapon Kill within 20 seconds of using you Class Ability grants a stack of 'Vanguard's Determination' for 10 seconds. Maximum of 3 stacks. 'Vanguard's Determination' grants 2%|4%|6% Damage Resist at 1|2|3 stacks. Stacks are shared across different weapons with the Vanguard's Determination origin trait.