Swing speed¶

Swing speed is the time between weapon swings, in seconds. Lower is better. Lyonspyre derives the base delay from your stamina and your weapon, then applies your swing-speed-increase (SSI) total on top.

The formula¶

Two-stage delay

Stage 1 - base delay from Stam and weapon Speed:

baseDelay = 15000 / ((Stam + 100) × Speed)

Stage 2 - SSI multiplier, capped above only:

bonus  = min(SpecialtyBonus + AffinityBonus + ItemSSI − Discordance, 60)
delay  = baseDelay × 100 / (100 + bonus)
delay  = max(delay, 1.25)        // 1.25s hard floor

There is deliberately no floor at 0: a discorded creature's bonus goes negative and it genuinely swings slower.

Speed is the weapon's speed rating (broadsword = 45, katana = 58, war hammer = 31, bow = 25). Stam is capped at 100 inside this formula: past 100, extra stamina no longer speeds up your swings.

Where the bonus comes from¶

Three sources stack into the SSI total:

Source	Notes
Specialty trees	A small amount from a few specialties; most grant none.
Dungeon Talents + Affinity	Tempest affinity (melee), Hawkeye affinity (archery), and bow talents (Quick Step, Wind Rider) feed here. Creatures only.
Item SSI	Crafted/looted item property. Present on a small handful of late-game items.

Then Discordance subtracts its malus: 20% at GM Discordance, up to 30% at the 150 cap. It applies only to creatures (Discordance cannot target players), and only the upper end of the total is clamped (at 60). The malus is allowed to push the total negative, which is what makes a discorded monster swing slower.

Reference table¶

Speed-40 weapon (close to a club or staff) across stamina × SSI combinations:

Stam	0% SSI	30% SSI	60% SSI
25	3.000s	2.308s	1.875s
50	2.500s	1.923s	1.562s
75	2.143s	1.648s	1.339s
100	1.875s	1.442s	1.250s (floor)

Between the 60% cap on bonus and the 1.25s floor, a fast weapon at high stam reaches the floor with as little as 30-40% SSI. Stack more than that and it does nothing.

A few real weapons (no SSI, no bonuses)¶

Delay in seconds at the listed Stam:

Weapon	Speed	Stam 50	Stam 75	Stam 100
Bow	25	4.000s	3.429s	3.000s
Crossbow	18	5.556s	4.762s	4.167s
Heavy Crossbow	10	10.000s	8.571s	7.500s
War Hammer	31	3.226s	2.765s	2.419s
Broadsword	45	2.222s	1.905s	1.667s
Katana	58	1.724s	1.478s	1.293s
Kryss (typ. 56)	56	1.786s	1.531s	1.339s

(Bow numbers are the draw delay; arrows land the instant a shot resolves. Bows also require you to stand still - see the archery talent page.)

Why 1.25s is the floor¶

One swing per 1.25 seconds is the fastest cadence the game allows. Without that ceiling a stamina-stuffed katana would swing fast enough to break PvP.

Check your own number¶

In-game, [swingdiag shows your current effective delay for whatever you're wielding, with the full breakdown: weapon speed, stamina, each bonus source, and the final delay with every bonus included. It's the exact number you'll feel on the next swing. The Profile page's STATS tab carries the same swing delay card, computed at a 100-stamina baseline so loadouts compare fairly.