Swordmastery · Skill
Stinging Blade
Increases Weapon Damage. See each level’s cost, its requirements and which levels the manual unlocks, then plan it in your build.
- Tree
- Swordmastery
- Working phase
- Day & Night
- Max level
- Lv.4
- Unlock
- Manual progression
What Does Stinging Blade Do?
Increases Weapon Damage.
Stinging Blade Levels
| Level | Skill Points | Training Cost | Player Level | Tree SP | Manual | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv.1+5% Weapon Damage. | 1 | 0 | — | — | Required for this level | Plan Lv.1 → |
| Lv.2+10% Weapon Damage. | 1 | 0 | Lv.5 | 2 | Required for this level | Plan Lv.2 → |
| Lv.3+15% Weapon Damage. | 1 | 1 | Lv.10 | 4 | — | Plan Lv.3 → |
| Lv.4+20% Weapon Damage. | 1 | 1 | Lv.15 | 6 | — | Plan Lv.4 → |
Costs are the per-level learning costs. Training Cost is the game’s skill-learning cost unit and is not converted into campaign days. Player Level and tree investment are checked against the values you enter in the planner.
Want to know whether your current build can reach Stinging Blade? Add your Player Level, unspent Skill Points and Mutation, and the planner shows exactly what is still missing.
Check in Skill Tree Planner →How to Unlock Stinging Blade
PLAYER LEVEL
Lv.2 needs Player Level 5 · Lv.3 needs Player Level 10 · Lv.4 needs Player Level 15. Enter your Player Level in the planner to check it against your character.
TREE INVESTMENT
Lv.2 needs 2 Skill Points already spent in Swordmastery · Lv.3 needs 4 Skill Points already spent in Swordmastery · Lv.4 needs 6 Skill Points already spent in Swordmastery. The target skill’s own cost does not count toward this requirement.
SKILL MANUAL
Stinging Blade Manual covers Lv.1–Lv.2. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still pay the Skill Points for each one.
Stinging Blade Manual
Stinging Blade Manual
Covers Stinging Blade Lv.1–Lv.2. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still need the Skill Points, Player Level and tree investment listed above.
6 known sources: 6 merchants.
Where to get it →Where Is Stinging Blade in the Skill Tree?
Is Stinging Blade Worth Taking?
- Opens a path
- 1 later skill sit behind it, so spending here also unlocks what comes next.
- Manual-gated
- Skill Points alone are not enough: levels above the free ones also need Stinging Blade 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.
- Fate's Favour4 ranks · Weapon Crit Damage
Unlocks next
- Growing Momentum2 ranks · Melee Damage
Same tree
- Counterattack3 ranks · Parry
Same tree
- Endless Effort4 ranks · Stamina
Same tree
- Fleet of Foot4 ranks · Focus
Same tree
- Last Stand1 rank · Melee Damage
Ultimate choice
Other Entities Affecting This Stat
These entries share Melee Damage. This is a deterministic relation, not a tested synergy recommendation.