The Shining Blade

This article is about the legendary weapon. For the Krytan Royal Guard, see Shining Blade. For the version found during The Last Chance, see The Shining Blade (bundle).

This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes. • Superior Sigil of Justice • Unused Infusion Slot — In-game description

The Shining Blade

Type

Sword

Strength

950 – 1,050

Skin

The Shining Blade

Prefix

Selectable

Rarity

HLegendary

Req. level

80

Binding

Account Bound

Salvage

None

Item link

Skin link

External links

GW2Efficiency

API

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Gallery
Click to enlarge. Stowed. The emblem of the Shining Blade as the footfalls.

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This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes.

Superior Sigil of Justice

Unused Infusion Slot

— In-game description

The Shining Blade is a legendary sword crafted in the Mystic Forge.

Lore

The Shining Blade

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To its namesake faction, the Shining Blade is more an old friend than an ancient Seer artifact. Its historical codenames include "the family heirloom," "that old thing," and "Gran's best knife."

Named after the Shining Blade, a human elite force and personal bodyguards of the Krytan monarchy, with its handle shaped like the Shining Blade's emblem. This sword is of Seer origins, gifted to the Shining Blade after their victories over the mursaat during the Krytan civil war, to be used to hunt down the few remaining survivors such as Lazarus. It was then used by Livia to bind the Oath of Confidence ritual she created, and has been housed within the Shining Blade Headquarters since its establishment.

Acquisition

Contained in

•   The Shining Blade (guaranteed, discontinued)
•   Legendary Choice Box (choice)
•   Legendary Choice Box (choice, 2019 variant)
•   Legendary Coffer (choice, discontinued)
•   Legendary Eternal Coffer (choice, discontinued)

Recipes

The Shining Blade

Source

Mystic Forge

Output qty.

1

Ingredients

1

Save the Queen

1

Gift of the Blade

1

Mystic Tribute

1

Gift of Maguuma Mastery

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The Shining Blade

Source

Mystic Forge

Output qty.

1

Ingredients

1

Save the Queen

1

Gift of the Blade

1

Mystic Tribute

1

Gift of Desert Mastery

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Graphics

Aura

• The wielder's arm is surrounded by a purple shroud.

Draw/Stow effects

• Upon drawing the weapon, purple light is channelled and explodes, encasing the swordarm and the weapon itself in their respective auras. Further, the sword's unsheathing mechanism is triggered, expanding the blade, the crossguard, and the handle and shrinking the guard so the handle can be gripped without harming the wielder. In combat, the sword is covered in purple and golden light.
• While stowed, the crossguard of the sword forms the Shining Blade's emblem, glowing faintly.

Footfalls

• The user leaves behind glowing footfalls that consist of the emblem of the Shining Blade. The color transitions from gold to purple.

Skill effects

• Weapon swings leave a yellow-purple trail.
• Ranged skills will throw The Shining Blade instead of the default projectile. This effect changes the following skills:
  • Guardian: Zealot's Defense.
    • Dragonhunter: Spear of Justice.
  • Holosmith: Blade Burst, Particle Accelerator, Refraction Cutter. Grenade Barrage.
  • Mesmer: clones inherit all visual and audio effects of The Shining Blade when wielding in the main hand.
  • Ranger: Throw Dirt (downed skill).
    • Soulbeast: any projectile from Soulbeast pet skills such as Narcotic Spores.
  • Revenant: Essence Sap (downed skill).
    • Renegade: Citadel Bombardment.
  • Thief: Trail of Knives (downed skill) and projectiles acquired through Steal.
  • Warrior: Impale and Throw Rock (downed skill).
    • Berserker: Flaming Flurry.
  • Weaver: Natural Frenzy and Shearing Edge.

Sound

• Drawing/Stowing the weapon produces loud sounds of sliding and clanking metal parts.

Gallery

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  Draw effect

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  Draw effect animation

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  Trail when swung

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  Projectile

Full material list

Required item	Primary ingredients	Component materials
Mystic Tribute	2 Gifts of Condensed Magic	2 Gift of Blood (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Venom (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Totems (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Dust (recipe cost: 10 )
	2 Gifts of Condensed Might	2 Gift of Claws (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Scales (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Bones (recipe cost: 10 ) 2 Gift of Fangs (recipe cost: 10 )
	77 Mystic Clovers	Forged from roughly 250 Mystic Coins, 250 Globs of Ectoplasm, 250 Obsidian Shards, and 150  PvP Reward Tracks and WvW Reward Tracks Astral Reward from the Wizard's Vault
	250 Mystic Coins
Gift of the Blade	Gift of the Mists	Gift of Glory Gift of Battle Gift of War Cube of Stabilized Dark Energy
	100 Mystic Runestones	100  total, bought from Miyani or Mystic Forge Attendant. Need Scholar of Secrets Mastery.
	100 Shards of the Crown	Requires 450 Weaponsmith to make. 100 Tribute to the Queen      (1,500  Lumps of Aurillium or  Airship Parts or  Ley Line Crystals or  Unbound Magic or  Trade Contracts or  Volatile Magic) 100 Mystic Curio      Requires 450 Weaponsmith, Artificer, or Huntsman to make.      3,500 (Intricate Totems or Large Bones or Large Claws or Large Fangs or Large Scales or Potent Venom Sacs or Vials of Potent Blood)      1,500 Mithril Ingots      1,000 Elder Wood Planks 3,000 Mithril Ingots 2,000 Elder Wood Planks
	Gift of Metal	Recipe cost: 10 , bought from Miyani Requires 400 Weaponsmith to make. 250 Orichalcum Ingots 250 Mithril Ingots 250 Darksteel Ingots 250 Platinum Ingots
Gift of Maguuma Mastery (click to switch this ingredient with the Gift of Desert Mastery alternative)	Gift of Maguuma	Gift of the Fleet Gift of Tarir Gift of the Chak Gift of the Jungle
	Gift of Insights	Gift of the Itzel Gift of the Nuhoch Gift of the Exalted Gift of Gliding
	Bloodstone Shard	200 Spirit Shard
	250 Crystalline Ingots	250 Crystalline Ore 250 Fulgurites 250 Globs of Ectoplasm 250 Amalgamated Gemstones
Gift of Desert Mastery (click to switch this ingredient with the Gift of Maguuma Mastery alternative)	Gift of the Desert	Gift of the Oasis Gift of the Highlands Gift of the Riverlands Gift of the Desolation
	Gift of the Rider	Spirit of the Raptor Spirit of the Springer Spirit of the Skimmer Spirit of the Jackal
	Bloodstone Shard	200 Spirit Shard
	250 Funerary Incenses	25,000  Trade Contracts or 750  Elegy Mosaics or 1,250  Trade Contracts 250 Amalgamated Gemstones 250 Obsidian Shards 250 Globs of Ectoplasm or 250 Crystalline Ingots
Save the Queen	Requires 500 Weaponsmith to make. Need to purchase and craft these recipes in the following order:
	1. Recipe: Exemplar's Edge	5  + 10,003  - Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs
	2. Recipe: Vengeance	5  + 10,003  - Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs
	3. Recipe: Save the Queen	5  + 10,003  - Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs
	Note: Both Shard of the Crown and Mystic Curio (All Variants) recipes are contained within Recipe: Exemplar's Edge.

Available prefixes

• The following prefixes can be selected:

Prefix	Stats
Apothecary's	+125  Healing Power +90  Toughness +90  Condition Damage
Assassin's	+125  Precision +90  Power +90  Ferocity
Berserker's	+125  Power +90  Precision +90  Ferocity
Bringer's	+125  Expertise +90  Precision +90  Vitality
Carrion	+125  Condition Damage +90  Power +90  Vitality
Cavalier's	+125  Toughness +90  Power +90  Ferocity
Celestial	+59  Power +59  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Vitality +59  Ferocity +59  Healing Power +59  Condition Damage +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Cleric's	+125  Healing Power +90  Power +90  Toughness
Commander's	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Concentration
Crusader's	+108  Power +108  Toughness +59  Ferocity +59  Healing Power
Demolisher's	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Ferocity
Dire	+125  Condition Damage +90  Toughness +90  Vitality
Diviner's	+108  Power +108  Concentration +59  Precision +59  Ferocity
Dragon's	+108  Power +108  Ferocity +59  Precision +59  Vitality
Giver's	+125  Toughness +90  Concentration +90  Healing Power
Grieving	+108  Power +108  Condition Damage +59  Precision +59  Ferocity
Harrier's	+125  Power +90  Healing Power +90  Concentration
Knight's	+125  Toughness +90  Power +90  Precision
Magi's	+125  Healing Power +90  Precision +90  Vitality
Marauder	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Vitality +59  Ferocity
Marshal's	+108  Power +108  Healing Power +59  Condition Damage +59  Precision
Minstrel's	+108  Toughness +108  Healing Power +59  Vitality +59  Concentration
Nomad's	+125  Toughness +90  Vitality +90  Healing Power
Plaguedoctor's	+108  Vitality +108  Condition Damage +59  Healing Power +59  Concentration
Rabid	+125  Condition Damage +90  Precision +90  Toughness
Rampager's	+125  Precision +90  Power +90  Condition Damage
Ritualist's	+108  Vitality +108  Condition Damage +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Sentinel's	+125  Vitality +90  Power +90  Toughness
Seraph	+108  Precision +108  Condition Damage +59  Healing Power +59  Concentration
Settler's	+125  Toughness +90  Condition Damage +90  Healing Power
Shaman's	+125  Vitality +90  Condition Damage +90  Healing Power
Sinister	+125  Condition Damage +90  Power +90  Precision
Soldier's	+125  Power +90  Toughness +90  Vitality
Trailblazer's	+108  Toughness +108  Condition Damage +59  Vitality +59  Expertise
Valkyrie	+125  Power +90  Vitality +90  Ferocity
Vigilant	+108  Power +108  Toughness +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Viper's	+108  Power +108  Condition Damage +59  Precision +59  Expertise
Wanderer's	+108  Power +108  Vitality +59  Toughness +59  Concentration
Zealot's	+125  Power +90  Precision +90  Healing Power

Notes

Bug:

The sound effect for stowing plays every time the character mounts or dismounts, regardless of being in combat or stowing the weapon prior to mounting.

• It is recommended that you do not attempt to stat change your precursor item with the standard stat swap recipe in the Mystic Forge. While you will be provided with an item with the desired stats, it will have been replaced with a generic ascended item that cannot be used as a legendary precursor.

Trivia

• The Shining Blade was released with Living World Season 3 Episode 6, One Path Ends.
• The players get to wield The Shining Blade during the instance The Last Chance.
• Both The Shining Blade and Bolt, among many other weapons, have been designed by Chelsea Mills.
• Zommoros can be seen wielding The Shining Blade alongside The Bifrost while fighting Qadim in the Mythwright Gambit raid wing.

References

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Legendary weapons

Exemplar's Edge • Vengeance • Save the Queen — The Shining Blade

Others
Amphibious Spear