The Sword of Chaos, also known as Sarevok's Sword of Chaos, is an enchanted two-handed sword that can be acquired in the Shadows of Amn. It is the sword that originally belonged to Sarevok, arch-villain of Baldur's Gate.
Description[]
| “ | The blade of Sarevok, brother of Gorion's Ward, used in the battle they fought in faraway Baldur's Gate. Gorion's Ward prevailed, destroying Sarevok's plans and rescuing the Sword Coast from the brink of war. The sword itself defies identification, likely forged specifically for Sarevok, to best focus the infernal energy he hoped to control. Much of its power died with him. | ” |
Gameplay[]
The identified sword's combat abilities are described as:
| “ | Each hit drains 1 Hit Point from the target and transfers it to the wielder. This will not heal beyond the wielder's maximum. | ” |
The life draining effect works by adding an extra point of slashing damage on any successful hit, which is then converted into one HP for the sword wielder. but only is added if the wielder has some current hit point loss present and doesn't accumulate extra HP values over the characters current maximum HP value.
Acquisition[]
This weapon is found in Irenicus' Dungeon, where it is the reward for bringing The Genie's Flask to Malaaq in the Plane of Air.
As with all equipment, this weapon may be brought into the Throne of Bhaal.
It's possible that this sword won't be provided by Malaaq, due to the reward system discussed on the Free the Djinn page.
Siege of Dragonspear content[]
In Siege of Dragonspear, it is mentioned that the Sword is stolen from Gorion's Ward. During the campaign various hints are provided that the sword was sold to someone in Amn and that the buyer's interest might have been for the blood samples from the protagonist on the blade. This is another thread by which the two original parts are connected by the new episode.
Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
See the Sword of Chaos +4 article for the Ascension mod's revival of Sarevok's weapon, from the Bioware developer David Gaider.
External Links[]
- Sword of Chaos on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.