Bladeweave

Bladeweave
This attack will randomly trigger another Special Move from the following list: Bleed Attack, Armor Ignore, Block, Mortal Strike, Feint, Paralyzing Blow, Crushing Blow. Weapon can be toggled between Offensive and Defensive modes to give a higher weight to those ability types.
Weapon(s):	War Cleaver Rune Blade Radiant Scimitar Elven Machete
Mana:	15

Bladeweave is a special move that was added during the Mondain's Legacy expansion in the summer of 2005.

Effects

Typified as an Elvin special attack, the use of Bladeweave triggers a random special move from the following list:

• Armor Ignore
• Bleed Attack
• Block
• Crushing Blow
• Feint
• Mortal Strike
• Paralyzing Blow

Bladeweave will not impart a special move that requires any special check (i.e., skill check for Shadowstrike, armed/unarmed, mounted/dismounted) or that is unrelated to bladed weapons (e.g., Double Shot is an Archery move).

Primary weapons

No weapons have Bladeweave as a primary ability.

Secondary weapons

Weapons with a secondary ability of Bladeweave require 90 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and 60 or higher in tactics.

• Elven Machete - Swordsmanship
• Radiant Scimitar - Swordsmanship
• Rune Blade - Swordsmanship
• War Cleaver - Fencing

Publishes

• Publish 123 (13 May 2026): Many Special Move descriptions have been updated to better reflect their actual functionality
• Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy (30 Aug 2005): Added.