Bat sword

bat sword is a Halloween-exclusive melee item in item asylum. It is an amber-colored sword with bat wings for its handguard.
==Functionality==
While equipped, bat sword emits bat particles, and the user gains unique walking and idle animations.
Upon use, the user begins a 3-hit combo: a swing to the left, a swing to the right, then a thrust. The first two swings deal 27.3 damage, while the thrust deals 42.4 damage and inflicts victims with ragdoll and knockback. All three swings inflict 1 second of hitstun. The combo has a cooldown of 1 second.
bat sword has 2 abilities:
*Lunge [E]The user winds up for approximately 1.5 seconds before teleporting up to 58 studs in the direction they are facing. Enemies caught between the user's starting position and destination are dealt 40 damage inflicted with hitstun. If there is an obstacle in the way of the user, the user stops at the obstacle and does not pass through it. The user's walkspeed is decreased by 10000 during use. Lunge has a cooldown of 5 seconds beginning upon the walkspeed decrease ending.
*Bat Swarm (Toggleable) [R]The user's walkspeed is reduced by 10 as they spin for approximately 1.5 seconds before transforming into a swarm of bats. As a swarm of bats, the user's speed is increased by 15, and enemies within 10 studs of the user are rapidly dealt 3.5 damage and inflicted with 1 second of bleeding. Bat Swarm can hit a maximum of 11 times, dealing 38.5 damage in total excluding bleeding, or 78.5 damage including bleeding. The user remains as a swarm of bats until 3 seconds have passed or the user reactivates the ability. The user's inventory is disabled for the duration of the ability. Bat Swarm has a cooldown of 8 seconds beginning upon the user transforming back into a human.
Enemies killed by bat sword are carried away by bats while screaming.
==Tips==
*The base attack's thrust can be used for mobility, as unlike some other items, the combo does not decrease the user's walkspeed.
*You can use Bat Storm to run away from unfavorable scenarios, same with Lunge.
==Gallery==
File:Bat sword idle anim.gif|bat sword's idle animation.
File:Bat Sword walking anim.gif|bat sword's walking animation.
File:Bat sword M1 attack.gif|Swinging bat sword.
Bat sword lunge.gif|Lunge in use.
Bat sword bat swarm.gif|Bat Swarm in use.
File:Bat sword death effect.gif|bat sword's kill effect.
File:Batswordbasehit.webp|Base attack hitbox of bat sword.
File:Batswordlungehitbox.webp|Hitbox of bat sword's Lunge.
File:Batswordbatswarmhitbox.png|Hitbox of Bat Swarm.
===Miscellaneous===
Bat sword particle effects.gif|bat sword's particle effects.
File:Golden Bat Sword.png|The gold variation of bat sword seen during GG.
==Trivia==
*bat sword is based on the Roblox gear Bat Knight Bat Sword.
*This item has a legacy version, being legacy bat sword.
*This is the only item that is exclusive to the shop.
==Changes==
*v1.8.6
**Patched a bug that caused bat sword to be unable to spawn naturally for those who bought it.
*v1.8.4
**With the Halloween event ending, bat sword was intended to be taken out of regular rotation and only given to those who purchased it.
***Due to a bug, bat sword instead became unable to spawn naturally for all players, including those who bought it.
*v1.8.0 [🎃]
**Reworked bat sword.
***Granted functionality.
***Converted from a VIP-exclusive item to a Halloween-exclusive melee item.
***Previously had no function or tooltip.
***Previous iteration added as legacy bat sword.
*Added in an unknown update.
Category:Items
Category:Melee Items
Category:Based on media
Category:Items with abilities
Category:Inflicts hitstun
Category:Inflicts bleeding
Category:Inflicts knockback
Category:Inflicts ragdoll
Category:Decreases stats
Category:Increases walkspeed