Best Swords for Beginners in Sailor Piece (2026)
Best beginner swords ranked by accessibility and progression value. Katana, Dark Blade, Jinwoo, Saber, and Ichigo — the optimal upgrade path for new players.
Beginner Sword Progression
The sword progression path is: Wooden Sword -> Katana -> Dark Blade -> Jinwoo -> Aizen/Ichigo -> True Aizen/Yamato -> Shadow Monarch. We ranked the first five swords in this chain by their value at each game stage. Each sword is affordable and effective for its intended level range.
Top 5 Beginner Swords
Katana
Cost: 2,500 Money
Location: Starter Island
Katana is the true starting sword — available from Starter Island for just 2,500 Money. Wide Slash (Z skill) clears small groups with AoE.
Pros
- ✓Extremely cheap
- ✓Available from the very start
- ✓Wide Z skill for early mob clearing
Cons
- ✗Weakest real sword
- ✗Must be replaced as soon as possible
Buy it immediately and use it to level through Starter Island (0-50).
Dark Blade
Cost: 250,000 Money + 300 Gems
Location: Dark Blade Seller on Snow Island
Dark Blade is the first meaningful upgrade — B Tier, Epic grade with 200 damage and Fast attack speed.
Pros
- ✓Easy to obtain relatively early
- ✓Beginner-friendly mechanics
- ✓Fast attack speed
Cons
- ✗Poor scaling into mid-late game
- ✗Outclassed quickly
Dark Blade carries you from level 50 to approximately level 500.
Saber Sword
Saber Sword performs solidly in early-to-mid game — B Tier, Legendary grade with 400 damage and Saber Slash special move.
Pros
- ✓Solid early-to-mid game performance
- ✓Reliable damage
Cons
- ✗Falls behind in late-game
Saber bridges the gap between Dark Blade and endgame swords.
Jinwoo Sword
Cost: 2,500,000 Money
Location: Jinwoo Trainer on Sailor Island
Jinwoo Sword is a critical progression investment — B Tier, Epic grade, 450 damage, from Jinwoo Trainer on Sailor Island.
Pros
- ✓Required step toward Shadow Monarch
- ✓Decent damage
- ✓Upgradeable via Monarch Core
Cons
- ✗2,500,000 Money is a large investment for a B-tier weapon
Buy Jinwoo specifically because it leads to Shadow Monarch.
Ichigo Sword
Ichigo Sword is the best pre-endgame sword — S Tier, Mythical grade, 750 damage with Fast attack speed and Getsuga Tensho special move.
Pros
- ✓Best for beginner-to-intermediate players
- ✓Consistently strong throughout all game stages
- ✓Relatively accessible for Mythical grade
Cons
- ✗Outscaled by S+ swords at endgame
Ichigo is the sword you use until you complete the Shadow Monarch or True Aizen chain.