1-Handed Swords

"Short and long swords, held in one hand. Lighter but allow for a shield held in the other hand."

— In-game description

One-handed swords are very practical weapons because they give Shielding. They are especially handy for characters with low Strength, who cannot carry a weapon and a shield without being encumbered.

In combination with a shield you can improve your characters' Shielding even more, resulting in less wounds after Fight challenges.

The best 1-handed swords are made of ancient wood and mithrill or dragon bone and mithrill.

Unlocking 1-handed swords crafting requires 1 advancement point and is a prerequisite for 2-handed swords crafting.

Base Recipe

Primary	Metal × 3 Wood × 5 Stone × 4 (Quartz or better) Bone × 4
Secondary	Leather × 3 Gems × 5 Metal × 3 Stone × 2 (Quartz or better)
Catalyst	Wood × 4 Coal × 1 Fiber × 6

List of 1-Handed Swords

Best examples, based on total damage (basic damage, leech and poison combined) and sorted by Total damage|Shielding|Weight. For full list of recipies please consult dedicated articles or this spreadsheet .

	Name	Primary	Secondary						Additional properties
	Primal Ward			18	12	6	0	7	+2  Perception	46	283	14
	Dragon Slayer			17	11	0	6	7	+2  Perception	61	252	13
	Perfectus			17	17	0	0	7	+2  Perception, +2  Magic	69	256	13
	Mithrilldus			13	13	0	0	7	+3  Perception	42	216	12
	Wrath of Mokosh			12	12	0	0	6	+2  Perception,  +2  Stealth	109	228	12
	Kostey's Stabber			11	11	0	0	7	+2  Perception,  +1  Magic	61	248	13
	Monster Hunter			11	11	0	0	6	+2  Perception,  +1  Dexterity	51	198	11
	Sword			11	11	0	0	6	+2  Perception	57	183	10
	Black Sword			11	9	2	0	6	+2  Perception	71	168	9
	Living Sword			10	10	0	0	7	+2  Perception,  +2  Attractiveness	36	243	12
	Monster Slayer			10	10	0	0	6	+2  Perception	61	208	11
	Grave Digger			10	10	0	0	6	+2  Perception	77	196	11
	Svarog's Needle			9	9	0	0	6	+2  Perception,  +2  Will	33	183	10
	Dragonfly Song			9	9	0	0	6	+2  Perception,  +2  Dexterity	51	188	10
	Short Sword			9	9	0	0	6	+2  Perception	51	144	8
	Amethyst Sword			9	9	0	0	6	+2  Perception	101	144	8
	Ivory Short Sword			8	8	0	0	6	+2  Perception	61	132	7
	Training Sword			7	7	0	0	6	+2  Perception	71	138	7