
Noble's Slender Sword
Overview
- Category
- Straight Sword
- Max level
- +25
- Weight
- 3.5
- Damage type
- Standard/Pierce
- Infusable
- Yes
- Hits per minute
- 72 B
- Overall tier
- C
Strengths
Long reach for a straight sword, decent Dexterity scaling
Weaknesses
Low base damage, outclassed by many other straight swords

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Description
Narrow blade carried by wandering nobles.
Made to be easy to wield.
Daubed with gold from tip to tail, it should fetch a good sum.
Notes
Dropped by Wandering Nobles around LimgraveRegion.
Can be farmed from the group of Wandering Nobles among the Troll-pulled Carriage's caravan to the west of Waypoint RuinsLandmark, north of Agheel Lake SouthGrace Site of Grace. [Map link]
Dropped by Wandering Nobles in Raya Lucaria AcademyDungeon.
Can be farmed from the large group of nobles that appear to the north of the Debate ParlorGrace Site of Grace in Raya Lucaria AcademyDungeon. Leave the boss room and go up the stairs into a large courtyard. To the left there are two nobles picking weeds, and many more up the stairs near them, in front of two Glintstone Sorcerers. Each Wandering Noble has a chance to drop the sword. [Map link]
Dropped by Wandering Nobles in CaelidRegion, in the graveyard directly south of the Caelid Highway SouthGrace Site of Grace. [Map link]
Go to the Church of PilgrimageGrace site of grace and move down the road leading to the church. There's a noble with this sword among the other nobles that can be farmed.
Dropped by nobles just east across the bridge from the Bridge of IniquityGrace site of grace.
Weapon Skill: Square Off
This weapon can be infused with Ashes of War
Can be buffed by Magic or Consumables
Noble's Slender Sword can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones.
Sell value: 1,000 Runes
Base drop rate is 0.5% (at 100 Discovery).
NOTE: As of Patch 1.08, Straight Swords poise damage has been reduced only on PVP.
NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below. Additionally, the running attack speed, first attack speed and speed of guard counter of straight sword has increased. The attack recovery time has also decreased.
NOTE: Patch 1.13 Increased poise damage of dual wield attacks of all Straight Swords (in PVP)
Other notes and player tips go here.
The Noble's Slender Sword can be infused with Ashes of War. Click below for a list of all possible Ashes of War that can be applied to the straight sword.
See usable Ashes of War (click to reveal) All Affinities
Ash of War: Square Off (Default) Ash of War: Lion's Claw Ash of War: Savage Lion's Claw Ash of War: Cragblade Ash of War: Kick Ash of War: Endure Ash of War: Ground Slam Ash of War: Hoarah Loux's Earthshaker Ash of War: War Cry Ash of War: Barbaric Roar Ash of War: Braggart's Roar Ash of War: Spinning Slash Ash of War: Impaling Thrust Ash of War: Piercing Fang Ash of War: Repeating Thrust Ash of War: Double Slash Ash of War: Sword Dance Ash of War: Quickstep Ash of War: Bloodhound's Step Ash of War: Raptor of the Mists Ash of War: Beast's Roar Ash of War: Storm Blade Ash of War: Stormcaller Ash of War: Storm Stomp Ash of War: Vacuum Slice Ash of War: Determination Ash of War: Royal Knight's Resolve Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, and Flame Art
Ash of War: Flaming Strike Ash of War: Flame of the Redmanes Ash of War: Flame Skewer Ash of War: Flame Spear Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Lightning, and Sacred
Ash of War: Thunderbolt Ash of War: Lightning Slash Ash of War: Blinkbolt Ash of War: Lightning Ram Ash of War: Sacred Blade Ash of War: Sacred Order Ash of War: Shared Order Ash of War: Golden Slam Ash of War: Golden Vow Ash of War: Aspects of the Crucible: Wings Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Magic, and Cold
Ash of War: Glintstone Pebble Ash of War: Glintblade Phalanx Ash of War: Carian Greatsword Ash of War: Carian Grandeur Ash of War: Carian Sovereignty Ash of War: Spinning Weapon Ash of War: Gravitas Ash of War: Chilling Mist Ash of War: Ghostflame Call Ash of War: Hoarfrost Stomp Ash of War: Divine Beast Frost Stomp Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Poison, Blood, and Occult
Ash of War: Poisonous Mist Ash of War: Poison Moth Flight Ash of War: The Poison Flower Blooms Twice Ash of War: Blood Blade Ash of War: Bloody Slash Ash of War: Blood Tax Ash of War: Seppuku Ash of War: White Shadow's Lure Ash of War: Assassin's Gambit Ash of War: Shriek of Sorrow