Pole (1st Form) is a special case - 
Legendary on paper, it's outclassed by almost all swords of its rarity, performs worse than most 
Rare swords and at best compares to 
Uncommon. Its long model offers some extra reach on M1 and its stuns help early in combos, but that's about it.
How to get it
Drops from 
Lightning God, the boss of 
Upper Skylands (
First Sea), with 6% chance per kill. It replaced the 
Thunder God in Update 30 with the same drops; the source updated its infobox on 28 September 2026, but its Obtainment section still names the old boss. It's mainly the essential ingredient for 
Pole (2nd Form), which you obtain by holding this first form under lightning in 
Rough Sea - keep it carefully.
Upgrades
 Materials | Effect |
|---|---|
 Radioactive Material x10 Scrap Metal x20 Angel Wings x10 |
+25% Damage |
Moveset
| Key | Move | Preview | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Normal Attack | Three strikes, ending with a sweep. | |
| Z | Explosive Cloud Mas. 80 |
You swing the pole in the air and shoot a small dark cloud toward your cursor. At maximum distance or upon contact with a surface, it triggers an electric explosion with decent damage that briefly stuns the enemy. cooldown 7.5s · energy 15 |
|
| X | Lightning Rain Mas. 180 |
You swing the pole to create a small cloud at your cursor's location - it strikes the area below with three lightning bolts dealing decent damage. cooldown 10.5s · energy 25 |
Strengths and weaknesses
- Decent damage and low
Mastery requirements - Long model - allows you to hit from further away on M1
- Decent stuns, usable early in combos
- Essential for obtaining Pole (2nd Form)
- Outclassed by almost all Legendary swords and even most Rare swords
- Slow M1, long cast delay, moves very easy to dodge
- Small AoE and mediocre stuns that you can escape from easily
- Weak in PvP, useless under a low ceiling (like
Lightning's [X])
Our take
Don't farm it to use it - apart from its reach, it offers nothing that a good Rare sword doesn't do better. Get it mainly to transform it later into Pole (2nd Form) - that's its real reason for existing.
Update history
Sword : Pole (1st Form)·Released : Update 3
-
Update 30 7 octobre 2026 Adjustment
- On 7 October 2026 the source corrected the [Z] Explosive Cloud description: the cloud fired toward the cursor is a small dark cloud, not an invisible one. This page follows.
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Update 30 28 septembre 2026 Adjustment
- The source page moves the drop from the Thunder God to the Lightning God, the boss that replaced it at Upper Skylands in Update 30 (same drops, 6%). Its Obtainment section still names the Thunder God.
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