Active Ability · Active Ability
Swiftness
Boosts Attack Speed after Perfect Block. This Ability works passively once equipped in the Active Abilities panel. 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

What Does Swiftness Do?
Boosts Attack Speed after Perfect Block. This Ability works passively once equipped in the Active Abilities panel.
Swiftness Levels
| Level | Skill Points |
|---|---|
| Lv.1+10% Attack Speed. Duration 6s. | 1 |
| Lv.2+15% Attack Speed. Duration 8s. | 1 |
| Lv.3+20% Attack Speed. +5% Critical Hit chance. Duration 10s. | 2 |
| Lv.4+30% Attack Speed. +5% Critical Hit chance. Critical Hits cost no Stamina. Duration 12s. | 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 Swiftness
SKILL MANUAL
Swiftness Manual covers Lv.1–Lv.4. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still pay the Skill Points for each one.
Swiftness Manual

Swiftness Manual
Covers Swiftness Lv.1–Lv.4. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still need the Skill Points, Player Level and tree investment listed above.
6 known sources: 5 merchants and 1 other acquisition source.
Where to get it →Is Swiftness Worth Taking?
- Manual-gated
- Skill Points alone are not enough: levels above the free ones also need Swiftness 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.
- Mercurial Fervour4 ranks · Stamina

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- Shapeshift4 ranks · Stamina

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- Adrenaline Rush4 ranks · Melee Damage

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- Artery Strike4 ranks · Melee Damage

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- Blood Surge4 ranks

Same tree
- Broad Swing4 ranks · Melee Damage

Same tree
Other Entities Affecting This Stat
These entries share Stamina. This is a deterministic relation, not a tested synergy recommendation.