Goblin "Swingslash"

The goblin "Swingslash" is a power level 2 one-handed melee weapon that can be crafted at a crafting table. The recipe is learned by consuming a cruel goblin blade, received as a random drop from a goblin pack; the drop chance for this vestige is 2%.

Despite having slash in the name, this weapon deals crush damage and uses the mace attack style. It has slightly higher base damage but the same durability as the bone club, despite listing a special effect of -15% durability.

It can be ascended at the mystic forge using ascension cores, but the base damage doesn't scale properly: the power level 2 goblin "swingslash" has 11-12% higher base damage than the power level 2 bone club's 26 - 46, but the power level 7 goblin "swingslash" only has ~1% higher base damage than the power level 7 adamant mace's 114 - 202).

Stats

Upgrades

Power level	Base Damage	Block	Cumulative cores
4	59 - 104	46	Ascension Core (Power Level 4) 1
5	76 - 135	52	Ascension Core (Power Level 5) 1
6	95 - 168	59	Ascension Core (Power Level 6) 1
7	115 - 204	66	Ascension Core (Power Level 7) 1
8	135 - 240	72	Ascension Core (Power Level 8) 1
9	156 - 276	79

Note: The means to create the Power level 9 version is not in-game at the moment due to a bug.

Recipe

Requirements
Facility	Crafting Table
Recipe	A Cruel Goblin Blade
Skill	Experience
Artisan	40
Material	Quantity
Animal Bone	10
Ash Logs	6
Leather	2
Output	Quantity
Goblin "Swingslash"	1

Recipe tree

Goblin "Swingslash"
- 10
- 6
- 2
  - 2

Journal

The following text is transcribed from the Journal.

Contrary to popular belief, a goblin is as smart as any other species. It was Bandos that instilled within them the notion that intelligence was a sin, and demonstrating your education was something to be discouraged. As a result, goblins often go out of their way to make themselves seem less intelligent than they really are.

Hence "swingslash", the name given to this axe because of how it swings through the air, slashing anything it hits. It's so reductive and silly, it can only be an overcorrection, a desperate attempt by the creator to seem dumber than they are.

You can ignore, therefore the curve of the blade and the sharpness of the edge, created by carefully thought-out techniques that make the weapon deadlier than those before them. The name, chosen by the blacksmith, so none might accuse them of the crime of being smart.

Update history

This information is based on the changelogs of the game.

update 29 July 2026 (0.12.1):

This item can now be ascended to the highest available power level by using ascension cores at the mystic forge.