Grid's Greatsword

The Grid's Greatsword is a custom weapon Grid designed from lessons learned while wielding several major swords, balancing cutting power, weight, defense, and practical dimensions. (Chapter 313)

History

Design and production

Grid planned the weapon after Grid's Boots and based it on the best qualities and problems he had observed in Failure, Dainsleif, the Doppelganger's Greatsword, Iyarugt, and other weapons. He rejected Failure's excessive three-meter length because it recovered slowly, struck the ground, and performed poorly in confined terrain. The new design used a length of roughly 1.4 meters, greater width for guarding, and a blend of blue orichalcum and black iron to combine cutting power with meaningful weight. (Chapter 313)

Regular use and copied forms

The completed weapon was enhanced to +8 and became part of Grid's regular equipment. He used it against lizardmen, sometimes passing it to the God Hands, and alternated it with Iyarugt and other swords according to the opponent and situation. The Behen Archipelago clone separately reproduced the greatsword as part of Grid's copied arsenal; that copy is not evidence of a transfer of the original. (Chapters 321, 360, 391, and 412)

Combined deployment and later forms

In later battles it participated in paired or combined offense: Grid crossed it with Iyarugt against Kraugel, combined it with Failure against Belial, and assigned it to a God Hand during the confrontation with Gyuratan. These results belong to Grid's sword skills, Item Combination, and autonomous hands as much as to the blade, so they do not establish independent powers beyond its function as a reliable heavy weapon. (Chapters 435, 461, 577, and 798)

The latest reference places the familiar form among holy weapons carried by Rebecca Church members. The source describes familiar forms rather than the original physical weapons, so this sanctified resemblance is not treated as a transfer or a confirmed appearance of Grid's original greatsword. (Chapter 1611)

Abilities and properties

• The design favors practical greatsword proportions: a shorter blade than Failure, extra width for defense, blue orichalcum for cutting performance, and black iron for weight and impact. (Chapter 313)
• It can channel Grid's sword energy and active sword skills, but the clone's energy blades and Grid's named attacks are wielder abilities rather than innate spells of the greatsword. (Chapters 360 and 391)
• It is compatible with the God Hands and with Grid's Item Combination, allowing it to contribute to multiweapon attacks. The brief does not provide its exact rating, complete stat block, or unique named item skill. (Chapters 360, 577, and 798)
• The weapon can be exchanged rapidly for more specialized swords, reflecting broad utility without making it superior in every matchup. (Chapters 412, 435, and 461)

Ownership and custody