Active Ability · Active Ability

Broad Swing

Weapon Area Attack. See each level’s cost and requirements, then plan it in your build.

Ability type
Active Ability
Category
Combat
Working phase
Day & Night
Max level
Lv.4
Broad Swing skill icon

What Does Broad Swing Do?

Weapon Area Attack.

Melee Damage

Broad Swing Levels

Skill Point cost and effect per level
LevelSkill Points
Lv.1Deals 300% Weapon Damage.1
Lv.2Deals 375% Weapon Damage.1
Lv.3Deals 450% Weapon Damage. For each enemy you hit, increase Broad Swing Damage by 10%.2
Lv.4Deals 525% Weapon Damage. For each enemy you hit, increase Broad Swing Damage by 10%.3

Costs are the per-level learning costs. Active Abilities are a separate system from the three main perk trees, so they are not part of the Skill Tree Planner.

How to Unlock Broad Swing

  1. SKILL MANUAL

    Broad Swing Manual covers Lv.1–Lv.4. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still pay the Skill Points for each one.

Broad Swing Manual

Broad Swing Manual icon

Broad Swing Manual

Covers Broad Swing Lv.1–Lv.4. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still need the Skill Points, Player Level and tree investment listed above.

8 known sources: 5 merchants and 3 other acquisition sources.

Where to get it →

Is Broad Swing Worth Taking?

Manual-gated
Skill Points alone are not enough: levels above the free ones also need Broad Swing Manual.

These are the gates and follow-ups the game data confirms, not a ranking. Which skill is worth it depends on the build you are already running.

Related Skills

Ordered by the real skill graph: prerequisites first, then what this skill unlocks, then the rest of the tree.

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