Specializations/Spellblade

Spellblade

Hexes etched into the steel; the swing reads as both strike and incantation.

Top tags economy · rider · buff

Chainfragments5 fragments alive per caster

Spell	Generates
Etched Steel	1 glyph fragment where you stand
Warding Stroke	1 fragment, placed where the attacker was standing rather than where…

Spell	Consumes
Runic Slash	2 fragments
Incantation	every fragment on the board
Blink Cut	1 fragment
Spellstrike	1 fragment

Spells

Spell	Tags	Consumes	k	Floor
Etched Steel	rider economy	—	0.45	30%
Every third swing releases the hex in the blade, adding an elemental burst and inscribing 1 glyph fragment where you stand. `n` = bodies caught
Glyphwork	ground economy	—	—	—
Your swings inscribe a glyph fragment where you were standing. Fragments are physical objects: visible, walkable, expiring after a stated duration. 5 alive per caster, 15 party-wide.
Runic Slash	zone clear	2 fragments	0.23	55%
Consumes 2 glyph fragments and burns a hanging line between them that damages anything crossing it. 2 lines per caster, 6 party-wide. `n` = targets crossing it
Incantation	projectile burst	every fragment on the board	0.28	50%
Consumes every glyph fragment on the board. A crescent of force flies forward, gaining one cutting edge per fragment spent; at 5 the first body struck takes a guaranteed critical. `n` = bodies struck across all edges
Blink Cut	dash mobility	1 fragment	0.35	40%
Consumes 1 glyph fragment and teleports you to it, striking through anything on the line in transit. `n` = bodies on the line
Spellstrike	rider control	1 fragment	—	—
A melee hit that leaves a brand. Branded enemies take increased damage from all your magic, paying into the general Vulnerability bucket.
Warding Stroke	reactive defense	—	—	—
A parrying cut that negates a committed incoming attack. The damage refused inscribes 1 glyph fragment where the attacker was standing, not where you are.
Lend the Etching	buff support	—	—	—
Transcribe your hex onto an ally's weapon. For a duration their attacks apply your brand, whether or not you have Spellstrike slotted. One ally per caster, 4 party-wide. All lent brands and your own are a single term.

Falloff: per-target damage × n^-k down to Floor, where n is targets hit. k = 0 is no falloff, and — is a spell that states none.