Poniard

Minimum delivery cost (doubloons)	5	Decay rate	60 days

The poniard is one of the seventeen sword types available to players in the game. It is produced at iron mongers. On subscription oceans, the poniard may only be used by subscribers.

The poniard has a reputation as a poor sword in PVP fights. Even though it does have very potent 1 layer sprinkle attacks, the board never gets scrambled enough from those clears alone. The entire middle column can be cleared with a single breaker and the poniards strikes send increasingly more blocks the stronger the attack gets.

Although it shares a lot in common with the Skull dagger it is far worse than it in every aspect and even gets countered by such.

As a result its not recommended to pick up the poniard as your sword of choice.

Pattern overview Note: Previewing the non-reversed version. Reversing the sword mirrors the pattern.
Sprinkle attack	Middle Strike	Corner Strike
A small sprinkle attack	A small strike (2x4)	A small dual strike (2x4 + 2x4)
A medium sprinkle attack	A medium strike (2x6)	A medium dual strike (2x6 + 2x6)
A massive sprinkle attack	A massive strike (2x12)	A massive dual strike (2x12 + 2x12)
Sword Damage Note: Greatly varies based on board state
Single sword (small)	Middle Duals (small)	Corner Duals (small)
Single sword (big)	Middle Duals (big)	Corner Duals (big)