Mercy

Mercy icon
The Sword of Mercy shows no forgiveness to those who harbor evil intent. Only by sincerely repenting in the darkness can one attain redemption.

Overview

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Type
Greatsword
Rarity
Legendary
Class
Withered Knight
Combat value
525
Among Greatswords
#2 of 8
Among Legendary
#1 of 10
Durability
1500
Tradable
Yes

Attribute bonuses

Attack
40
Physical Increase
7.2%

Affixes on this roll

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This roll of Mercy carries the following affix — the rolled modifiers that define its build value.

Who can wield this

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Withered KnightHeavy · Greatsword

A heavy two-handed greatsword specialist that trades speed for reach and poise, excelling at toughness-break and parry against tough targets.

ASolid pick in our tier read: A long-reach frontline bruiser whose pulls and crowd control shine in coordinated fights. Its high-risk, high-reward kit divides opinion in solo play, where a missed commitment is hard to walk back.

About the Greatsword

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A two-handed greatsword with long reach and high poise — the heavy melee archetype. · Two-handed

Greatsword skills you can slot

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Skills are gated by weapon type — equip Mercy and you can use any of these Greatsword skills.

Breakthrough Charge icon
Breakthrough Charge

Can perform a two-stage dash attack. Stage 1: Thrust forward with your sword. During the recovery, press or to perform a branch attack (second stage). Stage 2: Branch - Dash in a leftward arc, sweeping enemies. Branch - Dash in a rightward arc, sweeping enemies.

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Opportunistic Thrust

After dodging, immediately use to branch into a light strike: dash forward slightly while swinging your sword to attack.

Parry icon
Parry

Assume a defensive stance to parry frontal attacks (negating damage), recovering Energy with each successful parry. This stance lasts up to 5s or until you parry 5 attacks, whichever comes first. Shortly after a successful parry, press or to perform different branch attacks: is a sweeping strike against enemies in front, while is a long-distance dash slash. Both branch attacks apply Wither on hit. Parry has a shorter base cooldown in trio mode.

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Pursuit

After any heavy strike, you can use to branch into a light strike: rapidly swing your weapon to perform two slashes.

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Radiant Retribution

Rapidly swing your greatsword, performing three wide slashes in quick succession. Each attack counts as a Light Strike, and hitting enemies charges your weapon. When fully charged, it applies Judgment to the target. The final strike has a brief Super Armor effect.

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Sprinting Slash

After dodging forward, immediately use to branch into a heavy strike: leap forward while spinning to swing your weapon. After dodging backward, immediately use to branch into a heavy strike: perform a counterattack while stepping back. Both heavy strike branches can execute enemies affected by Wither.

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Thorn Guide

Shoot thorns forward with your left hand, pulling the first enemy hit toward you. If the target is too large or in a special state (e.g., Super Armor, Blocking), you will instead dash along the thorns toward them.

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Withering Mark

Swing your weapon to unleash Judgment energy that attacks enemies, immediately applying Wither to the target.

Talents that boost Greatsword skills

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These Withered Knight talents directly strengthen skills you can use with Mercy — spec into them to get more out of it.

Trade value

Listed now
975g · 7 listed
Recommended
1500g
Price range
300–7000g
Repair cost
0.666667
Tradable
Yes

“Listed now” is the lowest current auction listing; the recommended price is the game's suggested fair value.

Other rolls of this weapon

Mercy drops with different affix rolls — each variant below is labelled with the affix it carries; higher combat value is the stronger roll.

Featured in builds

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Mercy is part of 1 of the game's recommended build.

Where it drops

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Every chest and monster that can drop Mercy, with the drop chance in each zone and Gyldening Intensity. A range means the rate shifts with party size and map district.

Treasure chests

Gilded Chest(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.45%
Gift of Fate(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.30%–0.45%
Silver Chest(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.30%
Goods(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.30%
Copper Chest(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.15%
Nobleman’s Chest(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.15%

Monsters

Flesheater(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.98%–51.4%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.35%–16.6%
General Harald, Sálmar, the Cursed Moonwane(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm39.3%–51.4%Hallowgrove · Chaos2.2%–16.6%
Tyrannical Executioner, Twinblade Warrior Statue, Soulgnawer(rolls 1 of 90 class-matched pieces)
Brandrgarde · Cataclysm0.98%Hallowgrove · Chaos0.35%

Rates are the chance per chest opened or monster looted. Low rolls also build up the drop guarantee, which upgrades a future drop to Legendary once it fills.

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