Two-handed weapon · Swords

Primal Slayer

The blade works in tandem with the primal forces of the world, seeking death and slaughter.

Damage

180

170 Slash · 10 Poison

Block

parry ×2

Attack stamina

Max level

Materials fromAshlands· in the developers' Ashlands test kit

Item IDTHSwordSlayerNatureSpawnspawn THSwordSlayerNature 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Black Forgelevel 4

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Flametal Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	170 Slash10 Poison	64	300	4	1× Slayer 15× Flametal 1× Jade
2	176 Slash10 Poison	64	350	5	15× Flametal 1× Jade
3	182 Slash10 Poison	64	400	6	30× Flametal 2× Jade
4	188 Slash10 Poison	64	450	7	60× Flametal 4× Jade

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 4:

One Primal Slayer, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Swords
Primary attack stamina: 20
Secondary attack: 40 stamina, ×3 damage
Knockback: 55
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 64
Parry bonus: ×2
Block force: 50
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 6
Durability: 300 (+50 per level)
Weight: 4

Hits to kill in the Ashlands

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Volture	200	131.6	2	5
Charred Marksman	200	131.6	2	5
Charred Twitcher	220	131.6	2	6
Lava Blob	300	135.1	3	7
Dvergr Rogue	350	138.6	3	8
Charred Warrior	600	131.6	5	14
Asksvin	800	135.1	6	18
Bonemaw	1,100	135.1	9	25
Fallen Valkyrie	1,500	131.6	12	35
Morgen	1,600	72.8	22	66
Fader	25,000	138.6	181	—

Level 4 Primal Slayer, primary attack, skill 50 (each hit rolls 55–85% of the damage), after each creature's resistances. Try other levels and skills in the damage calculator.

Compared with similar weapons

Item	Damage	Max level	Stamina	Weight
Nidhögg the Thundering	145	163	16	0.8
Krom	150	168	20	4
Dyrnwyn	155	173	16	0.8
Nord Sword	170	200	16	0.8
Slayer	170	188	20	4
Brutal Slayer	170	188	20	4
Scourging Slayer	180	198	20	4
Primal Slayer	180	198	20	4
Nord Greatsword	210	240	20	4