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Chain Blades in Dauntless is a Weapon Category. Fast hitting dual blades with S+ mobility. Swing the blades from their chains to slash from a distance, or pull yourself in for an up-close assault. Chain Blades are fast hitting weapons that allow a Slayer to manipulate their position by quickly closing in or keeping a distance to attack their foes - these can be crafted by Wils Bormen, the town's weaponsmith, into various types made from trophies (Breakparts) obtained from Behemoths. Listed below are the following Chain Blades that can be found in the game.

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Chain Blades Mods and Specials

Mods and Specials are abilities and weapon modifications that can be attached to a slayer's weapon. These provide a variety of both offensive and defensive moves that are used while in a hunt - Mods and Abilities are obtained from meeting a specific level of mastery, and only one type of each category can be equipped. Listed below are the known mods and specials for the Chain Blades.

Name	Type	Description	Acquisition
Reaper's Dance	Special	Use close to a Behemoth to push off, dealing damage. Use from far to pull in quickly to a Behemoth.	Default Special
Cruel Riftstrike	Special	Use to teleport forward, damaging enemies if present. Can teleport through Behemoths.	Reach Chain Blades Level 8
Lightweight Chain	Mod	Dashing towards a Behemoth reduces stamina cost of the dash by 50%.	Reach Chain Blades Level 6
Hurricane Blades	Mod	Using Blade Spin grants stacking on-next hit damage that is consumed when using other attacks.	Reach Chain Blades Level 10
Serrated Blades	Mod	Bladed attacks have a chance to cause your next swinging blades to be a critical strike.	Reach Chain Blades Level 16

List of Chain Blades

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Name & Description	Min/Max Power		Element Type	Unique Effects
Charred Blades A Slayer's chain blades forged with Charrogg trophies.	100	550	Blaze	None
Destiny of Boreus A Slayer's chain blades forged with Boreus trophies.	100	550	Frost	Using Pips generates 2 Frost Sprites that cause your next attack to deal 50 bonus damage and minor frost damage each. Max 4 Sprites.
Ember Blades A Slayer's chain blades forged with Embermane trophies.	100	550	Blaze	The tenth hit in quick succession deals 250 bonus part damage.
Eyes of Night A Slayer's chain blades forged with Shrowd trophies.	100	550	Umbral	When under 20% health, deal +50% damage.
Fangs of Dawn A Slayer's chain blades forged with Rezakiri trophies.	100	550	Radiant	10% chance for attacks to hit twice.
Flight of the Shrike A Slayer's chain blades forged with Shrike trophies.	100	550	Neutral	+100 part damage on next hit after a dodge.
Inferno's Fangs A Slayer's chain blades forged with Hellion trophies.	100	550	Blaze	The tenth hit in quick succession deals 250 bonus damage and major blaze damage.
Kharabak's Wings A Slayer's chain blades forged with Kharabak trophies.	100	550	Terra	None
Nayzaga's Reach A Slayer's chain blades forged with Nayzaga trophies.	100	550	Shock	+3% lifesteal vs wounded parts.
Pangar's Claws A Slayer's chain blades forged with Pangar trophies.	100	550	Frost	None
Quillshot's Bonehooks A Slayer's chain blades forged with Quillshot trophies.	100	550	Neutral	None
Raging Teeth A Slayer's chain blades forged with Gnasher trophies.	100	550	Neutral	None
Recruit's Chain Blades A Slayer Recruits chain blades.	80	-	Neutral	None
Skarn's Malice A Slayer's chain blades forged with Skarn trophies.	100	550	Terra	Dealing damage has a chance (based on damage dealt) to grant a stacking, refreshing 40 health shield that lasts for 12s.
Sovereign's Lash A Slayer's chain blades forged with Koshai trophies.	100	550	TBC	TBC
Stalker's Trap A Slayer's chain blades forged with Riftstalker trophies.	100	550	Umbral	Dealing damage has a chance (based on damage dealt) to generate a Shadow Orb that increases damage dealt by 1.5 ~ 2.5% for 5 seconds. If 5 or more Orbs are present, the bonus doubles.
Storm Blades A Slayer's chain blades forged with Stormclaw trophies.	100	550	Shock	After dodging through an attack, the next weapon attack has 300% meter gain.
Thundering Cutters A Slayer's chain blades forged with Drask trophies.	100	550	Shock	20% damage vs Behemoth Tails.
Valomyr's Revenge A Slayer's chain blades forged with Valomyr trophies.	100	550	Radiant	Once recharged, your next attack will deal 300 bonus radiant damage. Charge rate increases with higher current health.
Winter Winds A Slayer's chain blades forged with Skraev trophies.	100	550	Frost	Evading drops 2 Ice Mines on a 30-second cooldown.