Block Tales Sword Toss Card Guide

Quick Facts

Block Tales Sword Toss facts that matter

Sword Toss solves reach. If an enemy is flying or target order matters, the card gives Sword builds a clean answer for 1 SP.

Do not read it as a damage upgrade. The damage and command match regular Sword. The value is choosing the target and reaching enemies Sword would otherwise miss.

• Equip it for flying enemies.
• Use it when target choice prevents a bad enemy turn.
• Skip it when a normal Sword attack already works.
• Do not spend SP just to make a normal hit look different.

When Sword Toss is worth 1 SP

Sword Toss is worth the SP when one unreachable enemy would otherwise keep acting. That comes up more in Chapter 3 and later route fights than in simple early battles.

It is also useful when the dangerous target is not in the spot your normal plan reaches first.

• Good use: hit a Flying enemy without changing the whole build.
• Good use: choose a support enemy before it disrupts the turn.
• Bad use: hit a grounded enemy that regular Sword already reaches.
• Bad use: spend SP when the enemy is almost dead anyway.

Sword Toss compared with Power Stab

Power Stab is the better single-target damage spend. Sword Toss is the better coverage spend. They are not doing the same job.

A Sword build can carry both, but SP will disappear fast if every normal fight becomes a card turn.

• Power Stab: damage when one target must fall.
• Sword Toss: reach and target choice.
• Use Sword Toss against Flying enemies.
• Use Power Stab when the target is reachable and damage is the issue.

FAQ

Related Pages

Guide

Card Build Basics

Block Tales Card Build Basics starts with one question: what is failing right now? If enemies live too long, add damage. If SP runs dry, use SP+ or SP Saver. If missed guards are killing the run, take HP+ or defense before more offense. Cards are not free just because they fit in the menu. Most cost BP to equip, active cards often spend SP, and stacked cards can raise both power and cost. A good build has one damage answer, one survival answer, and enough SP to use both when the route gets messy.

Guide

Action Commands Guide

Block Tales Action Commands Guide is about timing under pressure, not just pressing buttons faster. Early cards make this obvious. Power Stab deals better damage when the command lands, while a missed early Power Stab falls back to weaker damage. Linebounce keeps going only if each command succeeds. Ante Up raises damage but makes commands harsher and can turn misses into zero damage. Use low-risk enemies to practice before boss attempts. If timing falls apart when HP is low, fix survival first instead of adding more risky damage.

Chapter

Chapter 3

Block Tales Chapter 3 is now listed as The Harrowing Home, with All Hallow's Eve noted as its older name. It released on October 21, 2024 and starts after Venomshank, when Shedletsky sends the player toward Telamon's Manor and the Ghostwalker. The route uses Bizville Railways, a train segment, Spooksville, Cemetery, Telamon's Manor, Catacombs, and Dream World. Sword Toss becomes important because flying enemies and target choice start mattering more. The chapter has many boss checks, including Slasher and the emotion fights, so save recovery for the long haunted stretch.

Location

Telamon's Manor

Block Tales Telamon's Manor is the Chapter 3 haunted manor route after Cemetery and before Catacombs and Dream World. It connects Telamon story context, Greed, the Solitude/Sorrow route naming issue, Sword Toss in the haunted basement, Amber's HP Drain shop source, and Banished Knight's later card shop.

Location

Catacombs

Block Tales Catacombs is the Chapter 3 haunted route after Telamon's Manor and before Dream World. Slasher guards the Catacombs entrance with 30 HP, a repeating Slasher Signature, Jump Stab, Shield Up pattern, and DEF Up pressure. Treat the area as a resource checkpoint before the final Dream World chain.

Card

Power Stab

Block Tales Power Stab is the first real SP check for sword builds. It costs 0 BP and 2 SP, adds 1 damage over a normal Sword hit, and rewards players who can land the tighter action command instead of spending turns on plain attacks.

Card

Daze

Block Tales Daze is a 1 BP Sword action card that costs 2 SP, attempts to apply Dizzy level 1 for 4 turns, and deals half damage to the enemy behind the target. It is best when one front enemy needs control and a back enemy can be chipped at the same time.

Enemy

Winged Zombie

Block Tales Winged Zombie is a 6 HP Flying Chapter 3 enemy with Arrow Shot, Charge Power, Super Arrow Shot, Spooksville encounters, and HP Finder drops. It combines the Zombie charge timer with a Flying coverage check, so grounded-only plans waste the turn you need most.