The master greatsword of Wyld legend. Not forged of marrow, nor plucked of lash. Not snapped from sacred tree. The Paragon greatsword was sung into being by the Empress of Eldveil. Her voice carved its curves, shaped it sharp. Within the hilt, the virtues of Wylds three... Within the blade, something even more powerful. You are the second Envoy to wield it. The first etched a threat upon the blade: "Return to Bayor."

The Paragon

Stats

Slot	Weapon
Rarity	Rare
Origin	Feykin
Art	Heavy
Damage Type	Sharp
Attunement
Smite	7 in 100
Smite Percent	7%
Tags	Founders

Stat	Lvl 0	Lvl 30
Attack	64	118
Charged Attack	128	182
Throw	96	150
Perfect Throw	192	246
Stagger	74	134

Damage Caps ⓘWeapon attacks will deal a maximum amount of damage based on how high the player's attuned Virtues are. Click here to read the Attunement section for more information.
Light Attack	214
Charged Heavy ⓘNote that Charged Attack damage is not displayed correctly in the in-game UI at the current time. Click here to read the Damage Data section for information on how this is calculated.	374
Throw	294
Perfect Throw	534

Overview

The Paragon is a Greatsword contained in the Paragon Founders Collection.

Acquisition & Crafting

The Paragon is obtained immediately upon purchase of the Paragon Founders Collection, available in the Wares of Zenith.

There are future plans to add the ability for Founders to share Fragments of The Paragon Greatsword for Crafting by other players, but details for this have not been finalised by Digital Extremes.

Whilst The Paragon cannot yet be Crafted, Envoys who own it may Reforge it, requiring the following materials:

Fragments Required: 1

The Paragon immagine illustrativa di Soulframe

Scrap Brass

× 20

The Paragon immagine illustrativa di Soulframe

Sappheline

× 8

The Paragon immagine illustrativa di Soulframe

Moranite

× 8

Passive

Pull Smites will grant The Paragon a bonus of 1.2x damage for the next Heavy Attack. This can be stacked up to three times, one for each Soul colour. After a valid Smite, the glowing gems slotted in the hilt can be used to track the currently stored bonus.

Lore

The Paragon was sung into existence by

Alora

, the Fey Empress of Eldveil. It may once have belonged to

Tempest Bayor

, owing to the inscription mentioned in its item description:

You are the second Envoy to wield it. The first etched a threat upon the blade: "Return to Bayor."

Another interpretation is that the blade was originally owned by a separate Envoy, who made this etching as a threat - the full context remains unknown for now.

Trivia

Prior to the Virtues rework of Preludes 13, this weapon scaled with one of each Virtue, without any minimum requirement.

Media

A Player Envoy wields The Paragon in The Nightfold.
A Player Envoy wields The Paragon in Midrath.
3D model of The Paragon.
Old Icon for The Paragon

Update History

Preludes 15 Hotfix 7 (2026-6-19)

Increased the recovery speed of the Greatswords’ sprinting attack.

Preludes 15: Gods & Ghosts (2026-6-10)

Added the ability to Refine with Tuvalkane, granting Tempers and an increased Craftwork
Rewards resources upon Dismantling, dependant on the Craftwork and Origin

Preludes 14.5: Ode'n Tempers (2026-5-12)

Weapon art tree renamed from Greatsword to Heavy
Fixed aerial attacks not dealing damage during the entire animation

Preludes 14 Hotfix 3 (2026-4-22)

Improved the distance at which the running Heavy Attack hits enemies

Preludes 14: The Duelo (2026-4-17)

Greatsword combo changes
- Light sprint attack now chains into the first attack of the light combo
- Dodge attack now links to the fourth attack of the light combo
- Increased the responsiveness and speed of the dodge attack