The Thousand Cuts

The Thousand Cuts is a unique melee weapon — a nimble sword for the fencing virtuoso that strikes faster than other blades. Its Swiftness effect increases melee attack speed by 30%, stacked on top of an already blistering attack pattern.

It is the unique roll of the Rapier: 28 damage per hit, 70 full combo, 37.5 stagger, and a frantic 3-swing, 7-hit combo with 4.3-block reach. Light weight, 750 knockback and the Trickster archetype make it a duelist's dream — you are always moving, always hitting. The 1.5s combo reset is a bit faster than the base Rapier's, but still demands clean play.

It drops wherever Rapiers fall — Frozen Highlands, Honeycomb Fields and Ravines — since any Rapier drop can become this unique. Community footage highlights it simply as "the unique Rapier that attacks even faster," and there is no tier ranking or featured build yet.

For players who measure fun in hits per second, this is the fastest blade in the game.

Compared to the base Rapier's 1.8s reset, the unique's 1.5s reset is slightly more forgiving, though you should still aim for clean full combos. Showcase footage describes it simply as attacking even faster — which honestly undersells how much faster it feels in hand.