Masterworked swords (all sword masterwork stats are Impact) get +10 to Impact which is approximately a 5% damage boost. Taking that into account we can gather that each point of Impact grants roughly 0.5% damage increase.

Measured separately, Jagged (the highest damage blade) does ~7% more damage than Enduring (the lowest) which is consistent with the difference between them being two tiers of ~3.5%. Tempered does approximately 3.5% more damage than Enduring blade (lowest damage) with a difference of 8 points per impact. Jagged Edge (highest damage) does approximately 3.5% more damage per swing than Tempered Edge (medium damage blade) with 7 additional points of the Impact stat. They follow the same order from most to least ammo reserves, which in turn grants more total damage at the cost of less DPS. They are, in order of least damage to most damage: More on that later.ДЇirst I want to talk about BLADE PERKS. Overall, they're one of the best heavy options available for activities and encounters within their range, assuming one can survive proximity to bosses and majors. I suspect that they received a slight damage buff from last season as well but it's almost impossible to know for sure since last season's damage is gone with the update. I think swords are in such a good place with DPS now because their attacks can now be looped infinitely. According to Damage Chart Madness, Throne-Cleaver is actually the highest DPS heavy weapon in the game (outpaced across all weapons only by the Fourth Horseman with catalyst, which is *spicy* but not as consistent or sustainable) and with ammo conserving perks does the most total damage from its reserves as well (certain primaries have the capability for more total damage from reserves but at a much slower pace). Aggressive frame swords do significantly higher DPS than both other frames and, with the right blade perks, do higher total damage as well.

Lightweight frame swords do slightly better DPS than Adaptive frame swords but much higher total damage. They're a random drop from the boss, so your chalice has no effect on collecting them. So if you're a Hunter or Titan, get into the Heroic Menagerie and start farming those swords. It should be noted that both Lightweight and Aggressive Frame swords have higher Damage Per Second and higher Total Damage than Adaptive Frame swords with equivalent perks. Legendary Adaptive Frame Swords all have the exact same DPS ignoring perk combos. For this testing process I ignored the Y1 swords Quickfang and Crown-Splitter, since being limited to just one perk is, well, limiting. Aggressive Frames have increased damage per strike but lower swing speed and reserves. In the Aggressive Sword category, we have Crown-Splitter and its Y2 random roll clone Throne-Cleaver, both Titan exclusives, also earned from the Red War campaign and the Heroic Menagerie, respectively. Lightweight frame swords give a secret +20 mobility when equipped (just like all lightweight frame weapons), have increased reserves, and a faster swing speed. The lightweights are Quickfang and its Y2 random roll clone, Goldtusk, both Hunter exclusives, earned from completing the Red War campaign and the Heroic Menagerie, respectively. The outliers are the lightweights and aggressives. The vast majority of swords, including both exotics, are Adaptive Frame, so they have the same swing speed and the same base damage. In-game there are 3 sword archetypes: Lightweight Frame, Adaptive Frame, and Aggressive Frame. U/IAMADragonAMAA's excellent Damage Chart Madness as well as u/CourtRoom's fantastic Damage Catalogue, so big thanks to both of them. Much of my data comes from my own testing, but a great deal comes from Hello guardians, the Season of Swords is now a month in and I've had time to test and process some of the numbers, acquire the rolls I wanted to experiment with, and hopefully my findings can offer concrete info about using swords after their major changes.

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