Base sword

The base sword is the sword that you begin with upon joining the game, and the sword you will have until you reach level 10. It can be upgraded into 4 other sword paths. Magic blade, Dagger, Greatsword, and Sharper blade. One light attack will deal 4 damage and a heavy attack will deal the same damage and knock enemies back significantly. Pressing Q while holding the sword will unleash a dashing strike, which deals 2 damage rapidly until about 20 damage has been dealt.

Right clicking directly does the heavy attack. This is the same with almost all swords (check)

Upon reaching level 10, you will receive a notification on the right side of your screen telling you to return to Gladio. He tells you to "feel into the Shrine to see if you are worthy" (which can be accessed by pressing E) and you will upgrade your sword.

This sword can further evolve at levels 30 and 60