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Soul's own blade from his years as a Will of the Order: sword-shaped, cleaver-heavy. Its Power Surge on L2, Sweeping Blade, is a run of quick slashes that cannot be blocked, and the Sanguine Twin short swords were modelled on it.

Type
Primary weapon
Class
One-Handed
Tier
B tier
Resource
Sha-Chi EssenceL2

Why B tier: weapon tier list →

Moves & inputs

  1. Standard Combo

    Combo · 5 hits

  2. Sha-Chi Combo

    Combo · 3 hits

    Can be unleashed after any swing during a Standard Combo. With enough Sha-Chi, it becomes an enhanced attack with increased damage and Guard Break.

  3. Sweeping Blade

    Special move

    Consumes 1 Sha-Chi Essence to perform Sweeping Blade, rapidly slashing the enemy. This attack is unblockable.

    1 Sha-Chi required

Perks & passives

  1. Weapon Lv.5

    Chi-Infused Blade

    Press L1 + △ to infuse the blade with chi, greatly increasing damage for 40 seconds.

  2. Weapon Lv.10

    Phantom Execution

    Applies to all One-Handed weapons. L1 + ○ closes in on the enemy instantly with a slash that can kill or severely wound. It needs more than 90% Sha-Chi, spends all of it, and blocks a main weapon switch for 15 seconds afterwards.

  3. Weapon Lv.15

    Drifting Clouds

    After completing a □ combo, press □ again to chain into a follow-up move.

  4. Weapon Lv.25

    Flowing Water

    After completing a △ combo, press △ again to chain into a follow-up move.

Stats

How upgrades work

Lv16

Damage
≈568
6 readings, Lv 1 to 16
Stat shown on the chart
Readings by weapon level; ≈ marks a value read off a blurred frame
LevelDamageGuard Break
1200100
2220110
3240120
4260130
5280140
16≈568not read

What to pair Sanguine with

Demo builds

How to get Sanguine

Equipped by default from the Present Day chapter, after the Wooden Sanguine Soul carries in the prologue.

Sanguine FAQ

Did Sanguine's L2 change in the final game?

Yes. The launch card names it Sweeping Blade: 1 Sha-Chi Essence for a run of quick slashes that cannot be blocked. The 2025 demo card described a quick succession of tumbling attacks, and its lore called Sanguine a blade forged from a mysterious metal that Soul used to end many lives as a Will of the Order.

What is the difference between Sanguine, Sanguine Twin and Sanguine Reach?

Sanguine is Soul's original blade: shaped like a sword, with a cleaver's weight. The smith Forge modelled two weapons on it: Sanguine Twin, short dual swords that trade weight for speed, and Sanguine Reach, a two-handed long blade that trades speed for reach and weight. All three spend 1 Sha-Chi Essence on their Power Surge (L2).

How much does Sanguine cost to upgrade?

Level 1 to 2 takes 2 Forged Metal, 1 Solvent and 990 Remnant Dust, raising Damage from 200 to 220 and Guard Break from 100 to 110. Level 2 to 3 takes 4 Forged Metal, 2 Solvent and 1,485, level 3 to 4 the same metals and 1,980, and level 4 to 5 takes 6 Forged Metal, 3 Solvent and 2,475, for Damage 280 and Guard Break 140.

What Sanguine does

Blood-red from hilt to tip. Shaped like a sword, yet every strike carries the weight and force of a heavy blade, it has weathered countless trials at Soul's side.

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By Edwin Galibert · Last checked Oct 29, 2026 · How we source · Report an error