Swords are one of three damage systems in Haze Seas, and each blade unlocks its moves as you raise Sword Mastery. Some early weapons feed directly into V2 upgrades and Sea 3 crafting recipes, so a few cheap Sea 1 buys are worth keeping long after you outgrow them.
Quick answer: Buy the Katana on Starter Island, then farm bosses through Sea 1 and Sea 2 for drops like Shusui, Enma, and Zenith. Push Zenith, Shusui, and Enma to 300 Mastery to craft 3SS V1, and craft the strongest blades (Dual Dark Blade, 3SS V2) at Doran the Forge in Sea 3.
How Sword Mastery and V2 upgrades work
Every sword starts with a Z move and gains its X (and sometimes C) move as Mastery rises. Purchased blades like the Katana open their kit almost immediately, while boss drops and crafted weapons unlock moves at higher Mastery thresholds. Several base swords carry a stronger V2 form that you can only build later, so raising Mastery on the V1 first is often a requirement rather than an option.
One rule applies to every Super Boss drop. If you fight in a party, you must deal damage equal to at least 20% of the boss’s total HP to qualify for its rewards.
Sea 1 swords: shop buys and early boss drops
Sea 1 covers everything from the first Starter Island purchase to mid-game boss drops. A handful of these blades also gain V2 forms in later seas, so it pays to know which base versions to hold.
| Sword | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Katana | Buy from the weapon shop on Starter Island with in-game cash. |
| Pillow | Unlocks by owning the VIP Game Pass. |
| Shark Blade | 10% drop from the Shark Boss at Shark Park. |
| Soul Cane | 100,000 Beli from the hidden NPC inside a wall at Impel Jail Island. |
| Pipe | 250,000 Beli from Soba at Marine Base Island. |
| Operation Blade | 250,000 Beli from the hidden spot atop the mountain on Half Hot Island. |
| Mace V1 | Guaranteed drop from the Mace Boss behind Marine Base Island. |
| Fishman Trident | Defeat Neptune for a Fork, then trade it to the Fork Merchant on Fishman Island. |
| Dual Sword Style V1 (2SS) | 100,000 Beli from Doc White at Logue City. |
| Dual Sword Style V2 | Give Doc White the Book (50% drop from the Dual Swordsman) and pay 20,000 Beli. |
| Raiu | Defeat Shiryu at Skull Island for a Scroll, then give it to the hidden NPC behind the giant skull. |
| Seabeast Hammer V1 | 50% drop from Sea Beasts summoned at Rocky Islands by giving Cola to the Wizard. |
| Bisento V1 | 500,000 Beli from the NPC inside a tall pillar at Marine HQ Island. |
| Bisento V2 | Defeat Tremor Girl while owning Bisento V1 for a 50% drop. |
| Shusui | 5% drop from Ryummy at Thriller Boat. |
| Golden Staff V1 | 1% drop from Thunder God in Sky Islands. |
Tip: Shusui and Golden Staff V1 both feed later upgrades, so don’t sell either even after you replace them in combat. The Golden Staff also gains a +10% damage passive and an Electrified state when paired with the Electricity Fruit.
Sea 2 swords: high-power drops and boss events
Sea 2 introduces the swords that carry you into endgame. Zenith, Shusui, and Enma are all required to craft 3SS V1, so grinding them to 300 Mastery here saves time later.
| Sword | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Zenith | Guaranteed drop from the Zenith Boss during the Shadow Island storm event, which appears roughly every 2 hours and 35 minutes. |
| Enma | 10% drop from the Enma Boss at Flower Capital. |
| Three Sword Style V1 (3SS) | Own Zenith, Shusui, and Enma, reach 300 Mastery on all three, then interact with the Rock Shrine at the Land of Gods. |
| Mace V2 | 1% drop from the Mace V2 Boss on Dragon Island (requires Mace V1). |
| Dough Trident | 10% drop from the Dough Boss in Mirror World. |
| Dark Blade V2 | Sacrifice a Legendary or higher Fruit to Nikk0lapz in Foggy Castle, defeat the 3SS Boss or Enma, pay 50 Gems to summon the Dark Blade Boss (available every two hours), then defeat it. |
| Seabeast Hammer V2 | 1% drop from White Sea Beasts found in Sea 2. |
Note: Dark Blade V2 is the standout here. It offers top-tier DPS and attack speed without the full Sea 3 crafting investment, and it’s the base for the strongest blade in the game.
Sea 3 swords: crafting at Doran the Forge
The best swords in Haze Seas are crafted at Doran the Forge. These recipes demand high Mastery on prerequisite blades, rare boss-drop materials such as Ancient Blade Relics and Abyssal Eyes, heavy Beli costs, and in one case a Bounty threshold.
| Sword | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Dual Dark Blade | 20 Ancient Blade Relics, 25M Bounty, 300 Mastery on Dark Blade V2, 1 Abyssal Eye, and 20M Beli. |
| Three Sword Style V2 (3SS V2) | 3SS V1 at 300 Mastery, plus 5 Ancient Blade Relics. |
| Free Dark Blade | 20 Ancient Blade Relics, 1 Abyssal Eye, and 1,000 Gems. |
| Golden Staff V2 | Golden Staff V1 at 300 Mastery, 1 Raijin Core, and 2M Beli. |
| Ace | Final Quest reward pool, 0.1% on regular difficulty or 1% on Infinity mode. |
| Gryphon | 5% drop from the Red Emperor. |
Which swords to prioritize
A few blades pull ahead across both boss fights and PvP. If you’re deciding where to spend your grind, these are the ones worth chasing.
| Sword | Why it earns the grind |
|---|---|
| Dual Dark Blade | The strongest endgame sword, with heavy DPS in both PvE and PvP. Also the most resource-intensive to craft. |
| Dark Blade V2 | The best all-around option through mid and late game, with excellent DPS and attack speed and no Sea 3 crafting needed. |
| Three Sword Style V2 | Second-strongest overall, delivering strong burst that clears endgame content, and easier to reach than Dual Dark Blade. |
| Zenith | Guaranteed from the Zenith Boss, making it far easier to secure than most swords at its power level. A solid stopping point before Sea 3. |
| Gryphon | One of the best PvP swords, with a three-move kit built for pressure and combos, and useful range coverage in PvE. |
Common questions
Where do you buy the first sword?
The Katana is the first purchasable sword, sold at the weapon shop on Starter Island. It comes with Sword Draw at Mastery 0 and Air Slash at Mastery 25, making it the default starting weapon.
Which Sea 2 sword should you target first?
Zenith is the best early Sea 2 goal since it’s a guaranteed Zenith Boss drop and one of the three swords needed to craft 3SS V1. Enma comes next at a 10% drop rate, then 3SS V1 itself.
What is the easiest endgame sword to get?
Gryphon is among the more accessible endgame blades, dropping from the Red Emperor at 5%. That’s far friendlier than Ace at 0.1% or Dual Dark Blade’s crafting recipe, and it still holds up in PvP.
Sea 3 remains the ceiling for sword power, so the smart path is to bank the base weapons early, raise Mastery on Zenith, Shusui, Enma, and Dark Blade V2, then farm Ancient Blade Relics and Abyssal Eyes for the forge. Once more content arrives, expect the crafting list to grow, but the current top blades will still start from the same Sea 1 and Sea 2 foundations you build now.
