Rapier

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Rapier
item
drop pattern
Minimum delivery cost (doubloons) 6 Decay rate 60 days
For the pirate named Rapier, see Rapier (pirate).

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

Since the rapier has a nearly even distribution of all four colors in its drop pattern, some consider this to be the best sword in the game for defeating NPPs. While it is clear that NPPs do not play the swordfighting puzzle, it is unclear to what extent the drop pattern is a factor when facing NPPs. Any conclusions drawn by players are pure speculation, as no player knows exactly how drop patterns work against NPPs.

What is known is that anyone hoping that the rapier will instantly turn them into a super-powerful NPP slayer will be completely disappointed. No sword can increase the size of one's attacks - a player who cannot create effective chain attacks will always have problems versus NPPs, no matter which sword they use. One should also keep in mind that player ships also prowl the oceans and that there may be better swords to use when caught in a unprovoked PvP fight.


Pattern overview

Note: Previewing the non-reversed version. Reversing the sword mirrors the pattern.

Sprinkle attack
Sprinkle board.png
Middle Strike
Middle strike board.png
Corner Strike
Corner strike board.png
Swordfight Attack smallSprinkle.png
A small sprinkle attack
Swordfight Pattern smallSprinkle Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack smallStrike.png
A small strike (2x4)
Swordfight Pattern smallStrike Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack smallDual.png
A small dual strike (2x4 + 2x4)
Swordfight Pattern smallDual Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack mediumSprinkle.png
A medium sprinkle attack
Swordfight Pattern mediumSprinkle Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack mediumStrike.png
A medium strike (2x6)
Swordfight Pattern mediumStrike Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack mediumDual.png
A medium dual strike (2x6 + 2x6)
Swordfight Pattern mediumDual Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack bigSprinkle.png
A massive sprinkle attack
Swordfight Pattern bigSprinkle Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack bigStrike.png
A massive strike (2x12)
Swordfight Pattern bigStrike Rapier.png
Swordfight Attack bigDual.png
A massive dual strike (2x12 + 2x12)
Swordfight Pattern bigDual Rapier.png
Sword Damage

Note: Greatly varies based on board state

Single sword (small)

Swordfight Damage Small Strike.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage smallStrike Rapier.png

Middle Duals (small)

Swordfight Damage Small Middle.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage smallMiddle Rapier.png

Corner Duals (small)

Swordfight Damage Small Corner.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage smallCorner Rapier.png

Single sword (big)

Swordfight Damage Strike.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage Strike Rapier.png

Middle Duals (big)

Swordfight Damage Middle.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage Middle Rapier.png

Corner Duals (big)

Swordfight Damage Corner.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage Corner Rapier.png


Recipe

Colors

The rapier is available to purchase in the following color combinations.

Colors-sword-rapier.png

Sword Swords
Battle axe | Backsword | Cleaver | Corsair blade | Cutlass | Dadao | Dirk | Falchion | Foil | Katana | Long sword

Poniard | Rapier | Saber | Sanguine Blade | Scimitar | Short sword | Skull dagger | Spectral sword | Stick | Stiletto | Trident

See also: Swordfighting | Drop pattern | Brawl