Dark Sword (ability)

Dark Sword , also localized as Darkside, Darkness, and Shadow Blade, is a recurring ability in Final Fantasy series. It deals increased damage at the cost of HP.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy IX===
Steiner has Darkside as a Sword Art. It deals Shadow-elemental damage 1.4 times as strong as a normal attack in exchange for 12.5% of Steiner's max HP. Darkside will ignore Mini status if Steiner is afflicted, and also ignores the target's Protect status. It will inflict more damage if Steiner wears equipment that increases Shadow damage.
Darkside requires no MP to use and is the only Sword Art at zero MP cost, making it a viable option should Steiner use up his MP with Sword Magic and Sword Art attacks. It is learned with the Blood Sword.
===Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII===
Darkness is a physical ability exclusive to the Dark Knight garb. At the expense of 20 ATB points and 5% of her max HP, Lightning deals physical damage to multiple foes.
===Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles===
Shadow Blade is the Focus attack of the sword Ragnarok. The user rushes towards the enemy delivering a powerful slash that releases a dark crimson burst of energy on impact, delivering heavy damage at the cost of half of one of the users Hearts.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy ≒===
Dark Sword is the Dark Knight's unique ability in battle, dealing damage to an enemy and recovering between 15 - 25% of the player's max HP. Once the player acquires the Dark Knight's Book of Secrets item, Dark Sword will upgrade to Darkness, losing the HP recovery effect.
In the original free-to-play mobile version, Dark Sword would only restore a flat 20% of the player's maximum HP.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Dark Blade I is the Dark Knight unit's Soul Break. At the expense of one Soul Gauge segment and the cost of 12.5% of max HP, the user deals physical ranged damage to one target equal to 170% of a conventional attack.
==Gallery==
Darkness from LRFFXIII.jpg|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
Category:Recurring abilities