View source for Dark Sword (Akhan)

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; max-width:24em"
! colspan="2" | Dark Sword
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Nation
| Akhan
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Classes
| [[Shadow Officiator]]
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Type
| Instant
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Learned
| From skill books, one step per book
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Target
| An enemy
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Stats per step
| DEX 5 and STR 5
|}

'''Dark Sword''' is an instant skill of the [[Shadow Officiator]] (Akhan).

<blockquote>Attacks the target with your magically imbued weapon. Can be used while camouflaged.</blockquote>

== Effect ==
Damage = 40 × ''g'' × (''L'' + 3 × (''g'' − 1)) × the [[Damage calculation#Level difference|level difference factor]]. Neither [[Magic Power]] nor [[Magic Resistance]] counts. Using it does not end the caster's hiding. See [[Magic damage#Other spells|Magic damage]].

In the formulas, ''k'' is the skill's step (1 to 24), ''g'' its grade (1 to 4 for I to IV) and ''L'' the step within the grade (1 to 6), so ''k'' = 6 × (''g'' − 1) + ''L''.

== By grade ==
MP per use is for the first to the last step of the grade. [[Skills#Using skills|Recharge]] is at DEX 20; more DEX shortens it.

{| class="wikitable"
! Grade !! MP per use !! Range !! Area !! Recharge !! Stats to learn the steps
|-
| I || 15 to 90 || 6 m || — || 14 s || DEX 5 to 30 and STR 5 to 30
|-
| II || 120 to 270 || 8 m || — || 14 s || DEX 35 to 60 and STR 35 to 60
|-
| III || 315 to 540 || 10 m || — || 14 s || DEX 65 to 90 and STR 65 to 90
|-
| IV || 600 to 900 || 12 m || — || 14 s || DEX 95 to 120 and STR 95 to 120
|}

== Skill books ==
Each book adds one step. A book works only on a skill of its own grade.

{| class="wikitable"
! Grade !! Book !! Sold by
|-
| I || [[Skill books#Dark Sword I (2)|Dark Sword I]] || Officiator Trainer
|-
| II || [[Skill books#Dark Sword II (2)|Dark Sword II]] || Officiator Trainer
|-
| III || [[Skill books#Dark Sword III (2)|Dark Sword III]] || —
|-
| IV || [[Skill books#Dark Sword IV (2)|Dark Sword IV]] || —
|}

See also [[Skills]] and [[Classes#Skills|how skills are learned]].

[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Akhan skills]]