Blades are balanced edged weapons. Heavy blades share some of the precision of light blades and some of the mass of axes. Heavy blades are used primarily for slashing cuts rather than stabs and thrusts.
Feats[]
| Feat | Prerequisite | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Blade Opportunist[PH:194] | Str 13, Dex 13 | +2 to opportunity attack rolls with heavy or light blade. |
| Desert Moon Swordmaster(Greater Style)[MP2:114] | Fighter, Desert Moon Student | When wielding high-crit heavy blade, can shift 1 square as an immediate reaction when an enemy misses. Can use associated power in place of melee basic attack granted by Combat Challenge. |
| Desert Moon Skirmisher(Greater Style)[MP2:114] | Ranger, Desert Moon Student | When wielding high-crit heavy blade, can shift 1 square as an immediate reaction when an enemy misses. When attacking with associated power, can shift 2 squares as a free action before the attack. |
| Desert Moon Student (Lesser style)[MP2:113] | Fighter, ranger or warlord | +2 acrobatics. With a high-crit weapon, you can shift 2 squares after hitting with an associated power. |
| Desert Moon Zephyr (Greater style)[MP2:114] | Warlord, Desert Moon Student | When wielding high-crit heavy blade, can shift 1 square as an immediate reaction when an enemy misses. Can use an associated power in place of melee basic attack when using an opportunity attack |
| Executioner of Undeath[HoS:157] | - | Axe or heavy blade: Can reroll any damage die of a weapon attack against an undead creature, but must use second result. |
| Fey Blades[MP:135] | Eladrin fighter, Tempest Technique | When wielding two light blades, two heavy blades or combination thereof, +1 to damage rolls. |
| Githzerai Blade Master[Dr378] | Githzerai | Gain proficiency with all military heavy blades, Bastard sword and Fullblade. +2 feat bonus to damage rolls, +3 at 11th level and +4 at 21st. |
| Haunting Shade Novice[Dr387:67] | 4th level, Haunting Shade | Swap 3rd level or higher encounter attack power with Black Blade of Despair. |
| Headsman's Chop[PH3:181] | - | When hitting with an axe or heavy blade, +5 extra damage to prone targets. |
| Heavy Blade Expertise[HotFL:314] | - | +1/+2/+3 feat bonus to weapon attack rolls with heavy blade. While wielding heavy blade, +2 bonus to all defenses against opportunity attacks. |
| Heavy Blade Mastery[PH:207] | 21st level, Str 21, Dex 17 | Melee weapon attacks with heavy blade can crit on 19-20. |
| Heavy Blade Opportunity[PH:203] | 11th level, Str 15, Dex 15 | Can use at-will attack with the weapon keyword instead of a basic attack. |
| Heavy Blade Strike[MME:24] | Power strike power | After reducing an enemy to 0 hp with heavy blade, can use power strike. Instead of the power's normal benefit, can use a melee basic attack against a different creature as a free action. |
| Impaling Thrust[PrP:140] | Warden | On a critical hit with heavy blade or spear, can reduce to normal hit to immobilize target until start of next turn. |
| Mobile Warrior[MP:147] | 21st level, Dex 17, Fighter | Can shift 1 square after resolving an attack with heavy blade or other associated weapon. |
| Nerathan High Blade Captain[MP2:123] | Warlord, Nerathan High Blade Student | When attacking with versatile heavy blade, adjacent enemies don't get +2 bonus to attack rolls for having combat advantage, and can use an associated power in place of a melee basic attack for an opportunity attack. |
| Nerathan High Blade Duelist[MP2:123] | Ranger, Nerathan High Blade Student | When attacking with a versatile heavy blade, adjacent enemies don't gain +2 bonus for combat advantage, and can use Dexterity instead of Strength for associated attack powers. |
| Nerathan High Blade Soldier[MP2:124] | Fighter, Nerathan High Blade Student | When attacking with a versatile heavy blade, adjacent enemies don't gain +2 bonus for combat advantage, and can use a power associated with this feat when making an attack as a result of Combat Challenge class feature. |
| Nerathan High Blade Student[MP2:123] | Fighter, ranger, warlord, proficiency with versatile heavy blade | +2 endurance. When hit with verstaile heavy blade using associated power, gain +1 bonus to damage roll for each adjacent enemy. |
| Reaping Blade[MP:138] | Fighter, Dex 15 | Heavy blade: After reducing enemy to 0 hit with an attack, can shift as a minor action until end of current turn. |
| Thirsty Blade[PrP:145] | 11th level, Barbarian | After reducing enemy to 0 hit points with charge attack with axe or heavy blade, enemies adjacent to you at end of the charge take damage equal to your strength modifier. |
| Steel Vanguard Captain(Greater Style)[MP2:130] | Warlord, Steel Vanguard Student | Two-handed heavy blade: Can crit on 19-20 with associated power. |
| Steel Vanguard Soldier(Greater Style)[MP2:130] | Fighter, Steel Vanguard Student | Two-handed heavy blade can crit on 19-20 with associated power. |
| Steel Vanguard Student(Lesser Style)[MP2:130] | Fighter, Warlord | +2 Athletics. When attacking with an associated power with two-handed heavy blade, score critical hit with 19-20. |
| [[Sweeping Blade][PrP:148] | 21st level, Barbarian | When you hit an enemy with an opportunity attack using axe or heavy blade, other adjacent enemies take 4 + Strength modifier damage. |
| Versatile Duelist[Dr381:70] | Rogue | Gain proficiency with one-handed military heavy blades, and can use them for rogue powers requiring a light blade and for sneak attack damage. |
| Vistani Fencer[Dr380:86] | Vistani Heritage, Vistani Bloodline | +4 to damage rolls with melee or close attacks with light blade or heavy blade when target is affected by evil eye of the Vistani. |
| Wicked Blade[MP2:144] | 11th level, martial class | When using heavy blade to make melee basic attack, treat weapon as having high-crit. |
| War Wizard's Expertise[Dr402] | Arcane class | +1/+2/+3 feat bonus to attack rolls of arcane powers and basic attacks that you make with a light blade or heavy blade, and -5 penalty to attack rolls of arcand attack powers against allies. |