Scimitar

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Scimitar
item
drop pattern
Minimum delivery cost (doubloons) 11 Decay rate 90 days

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

The scimitar is widely considered to be a defensive sword.

Its vertically monochrome pattern in the center forces the opponent to mainly sprinkle straight columns of pieces which act as good ammunition for counterstrikes. The corner hits of a scimitar are comparable in strength with the Falchion - however - they share same color, which makes them relatively easy to connect and clear at the same time. This sword is best against swords that have very weak sprinkles, such as the Katana, but loses hard to small striking sprinkle swords such as the Skull dagger or the non reversed Saber.

Ultimately the lack of both offensive power, easy clearability and the reliance on poor sprinkling from the opponent prevent this sword from being top-tier.

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 Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack smallStrike.png
A small strike (2x4)
Swordfight Pattern smallStrike Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack smallDual.png
A small dual strike (2x4 + 2x4)
Swordfight Pattern smallDual Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack mediumSprinkle.png
A medium sprinkle attack
Swordfight Pattern mediumSprinkle Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack mediumStrike.png
A medium strike (2x6)
Swordfight Pattern mediumStrike Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack mediumDual.png
A medium dual strike (2x6 + 2x6)
Swordfight Pattern mediumDual Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack bigSprinkle.png
A massive sprinkle attack
Swordfight Pattern bigSprinkle Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack bigStrike.png
A massive strike (2x12)
Swordfight Pattern bigStrike Scimitar.png
Swordfight Attack bigDual.png
A massive dual strike (2x12 + 2x12)
Swordfight Pattern bigDual Scimitar.png
Sword Damage

Note: Greatly varies based on board state

Single sword (small)

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

Middle Duals (small)

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

Corner Duals (small)

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

Single sword (big)

Swordfight Damage Strike.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage Strike Scimitar.png

Middle Duals (big)

Swordfight Damage Middle.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage Middle Scimitar.png

Corner Duals (big)

Swordfight Damage Corner.pngSwordfight Pattern Damage Corner Scimitar.png

Recipe

Historical notes

The current drop pattern of the scimitar used to belong to the skull dagger, and vice versa. The drop pattern swap happened in release 2005-02-11.

Colors

Swords-Scimitar colors.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