5 Helpful Swordsman VR Tips and Tricks

Swordsman VR is a fantastic game from Sinn Studio that is only getting better as the developers keep updating it.

Part of what makes this game so great is how hard it is. Swordsman VR aims to be a true sword fighting simulator, which is what makes it one of the best VR sword fighting games out there.

Of course this difficulty means you might have trouble winning fights at first, or just keep wailing on your enemy and wonder why they never seem to fall down.

Well don’t worry because in this Swordsman VR guide we’ve got 5 helpful Swordsman VR tips and tricks that are sure to help you whether you’re playing on the Oculus Quest 2 or 3, or on PCVR.

So without further ado sharpen your blade and get ready to get better at Swordsman VR.

1. Go For Weak Spots

If there is one Swordsman VR tip that will benefit your more than any other, it’s to learn to go for weak spots on your opponents (assuming you have turned armor physics on when starting the game, which you really should for a more fun experience).

Seriously, you will hardly do any damage if you just bang your blade against an opponent’s heavily armored parts over and over.

The way to do maximum damage in Swordsman VR is to look for weak spots. Each of the various types of opponents in this VR game have different weak spots, but once you find them they are consistent. So once you find them you’ll know exactly where to strike

Stabbing an enemy in the weak spot in their armor by their armpit

Basically you want to look for areas where their body isn’t covered by armor. If you strike a part of your enemy and hear a fleshy sound, see your blade sink in, and see blood, then you’re hitting them in the right place.

The upper torso, stomach and arms will often be defended by thick armor. Though that is not always the case as you’ll see in the tip after this one.

There’s always some sort of opening leading to the face, but those are very hard to hit and can be quite small on some enemies. Though hitting an opponent’s head does incredibly high damage.

So if you think you can finesse a hit to the face then go for it (especially if you parried successfully and activated slow motion).

Some opponents won’t wear helmets. So if you see a completely unprotected head always go for it for a quick victory.

An opponent with no helmet. An easy victory

Some enemy types have more armor and others have less, but all of them will have weak spots on their legs. Going for the legs is a very tried and true strategy in Swordsman VR.

While you’ll learn what enemies have armor in what spots over time through trial and error, start with the legs.

Even the bosses all have some unarmored part on their legs.

2. Certain Enemy Types Are Easier Than Others

When starting a new game in Swordsman VR you might be tempted to start from the left of the opponent list and do them in order.

The arena selection screen. You don’t have to go from left to right

The typical thought is that the beginner stuff is at the beginning of the list, right? Well no, that’s not the case in Swordsman VR.

The first entry on the list of opponent types to fight against in Swordsman VR are Knights. Knights are all extremely well armored and so very difficult to take down for a beginner.

Instead let’s take a lesson from our previous tip and start with opponent types that actually wear less armor and so are way easier to take down.

This way even with your starter gear and lack of stats you can get some victories under your belt and accumulate some wealth and levels that will make taking on the more difficult opponents easier.

Vikings have no protection on their chests

I recommend that you start by fighting the Vikings or the Samurai.

Vikings are the least armored opponents in the game and you can even stab them right through the chest or side. Their only truly armored areas are their stomachs and heads.

Though the Vikings do do incredible damage to a low level player with no armor and can take you down in a hit or two if you’re not careful, so another alternative is starting by fighting the Samurai.

While the Samurai are more armored than their Viking counterparts their legs and most of their arms are basically free game, and some will even spawn without helmets for easy head chopping wins.

You can also just vary between the two if you get bored with one enemy type, but if you want to play optimally focus on getting a lot of victories so you’ll have gold and experience to spend to become more powerful.

Even helmeted samurais have unprotected faces

3. Upgrade Your Gear And Spend Your Money Wisely

There are three ways to become more powerful in Swordsman VR, by getting better weapons, better armor, and better stats.

Weapons and armor are bought with money, and stats are gained with experience. Both of which are earned from winning in the arena.

When you’re just starting out keep in mind that you can always pick up the weapons of fallen enemies, which can be much stronger than those you start with. You can view the stats of all weapons in the buy menu, and they apply to the weapons of your enemies as well.

Though you’ll probably notice in that buy menu that there are a few upgrades you can get for extremely cheap early on. The Viking Sword is extremely cheap and so is the Katana.

Both are big upgrades over your two starting options, the Cutlass and Half Sword.

The Katana is a great upgrade to your starting weapons

You also would benefit from buying the cheapest quiver of arrows even if you don’t plan on bringing in a bow. This still lets you pick up the bows of fallen enemies and use them.

Otherwise you won’t have any arrows on you, though enemies do drop a few if they came in with a bow, just like all other enemy equipment they will disappear when they’re on the ground for long enough.

Also keep in mind that you have a limited number of arrows, so if you were thinking of going straight for a bow and arrows to play keep away with your opponents, then think again because you can’t just plink them from a distance forever.

Though if you miss you can still pick up arrows off of the ground for a limited amount of time.

A more expensive upgrade is armor, but investing just a few thousand into armor can make you significantly stronger early on in the game.

My recommendation is to go for the Viking Armor and Helmet as soon as possible. It not only is a great upgrade in defense, but also makes you do a TON more damage.

The Viking Armor gives both defense and damage

Oh, and if you have a problem with getting hit and losing a lot then try going with a shield and weapon combo. A shield is a great way to not get hit and a very easy defensive measure.

You can even hit an enemy with your shield to throw them off balance. It’s more effective than kicking.

4. Upgrade Your Stats and Spend Experience Wisely

So we’ve already mentioned that you get experience alongside gold.

Well just like gold you have some options of how to spend it, and if you want to get powerful and start challenging bosses you’re going to want to think about how you spend it.

Even knights have unprotected legs

There are a lot of stats to choose from and a lot of different playstyles you can try with different combinations of stats.

You could maximize your chances for slow motion so that you can use slow motion to go for quick face stabs on your enemies.

You can maximize speed and run around using up your arrows and doing hit and run attacks.

The simplest long term plan is just to increase your damage and health by investing into Vitality and Strength. A lot of weapons also have a minimum Strength requirement to use.

Luckily you can always respec later when you’re rich and powerful, and so you can spend your experience like you want without having to worry about needing to start all over again to try a different combination.

The Greed stat gives you more gold

So to get rich and powerful as quickly as possible you can try to accelerate your growth by investing early into the Greed and Intelligence stats.

These will increase how much money and experience you get for winning. Since the early levels are very cheap it’s worth getting a few before your first respec so that you get better rewards when you need them the most.

Of course once Greed and Intelligence levels start becoming expensive you might want to spend your experience elsewhere so that you have the stats to keep up with your opponents and be stronger in a fight.

5. Be Patient

Your biggest advantage against your enemies in Swordsman VR, except maybe for the fact that you are a human and can outsmart the AI opponents, is that you regenerate health.

When you take damage you’ll notice your screen going dark and the edges and your vision greying.

Whenever you see this immediately back off from the fight and just focus on defense for a while.

Hiding behind a big shield is a very effective defensive tactic

Your enemies will generally be very slow to catch up and keep attacking (unless you’re up against a ranged enemy, so hopefully you’ve got a shield or something to hide behind, though you can always just constantly strafe around at a distance so they miss).

You’ll regenerate your health and your vision will return to normal. Your enemies, with the exception of one boss that can heal himself, do not.

This advice holds the best up against bosses. They have incredible amounts of health, and fighting them is a marathon.

Even with good weapons and high damage stats you’ll need to hit them a LOT for them to go down. Push your luck once when you’re wounded and you’ll have to start all over.

A bow is also a great way to attack from a safe distance

So if you get hit be patient and wait until you’re back to full strength to continue the attack.

Well those are all of our Swordsman VR tips and tricks. I hope you’ve gotten something useful out of this guide and wish you the best of luck in the arena. Enjoy!

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