Starburst Stream · Slime Art Online

Starburst Stream is Kirito's dual-blade skill: sixteen chained strikes alternating between the Elucidator and the Dark Repulser, in a blue-white light. The last one, a left-hand thrust, is worth twice the others and throws everything back.

Launching it

The dual-wield stance: the Elucidator in your right hand, the Dark Repulser in your left hand. Swapped, the swords won't answer. The easiest way: both in your hotbar, empty hands, R draws them at once.
Trigger it: X (sword skill), or type Starburst Stream in chat, without System Call. By voice, in this version: "System Call, Starburst Stream".

Strikes

3.5 s (strikes from 0.3 to 3.3 s)

Duration

80 % of the striking sword

Damage per strike

160 %

Last strike

3.5 blocks (thrust 4.2)

Reach

20 s (both swords)

Cooldown

How it unfolds

Time	What happens
0 s	the blades light up; both swords go on cooldown
0.3 s	first strike; then one strike every 0.2 s, alternating right and left
0.3 – 0.9 s	the first four strikes carry you forward (on the ground)
3.3 s	sixteenth strike: a heavy Dark Repulser thrust, strong knockback for the target, and you are thrown back
3.5 s	end; one second of Slowness III

The strikes

Sixteen strikes: twelve slashes and four thrusts, eight from each hand.

Type	Reach	Angle	Knockback dealt
Slash	3.5 blocks	wide, about 72° each side	light
Thrust	4.2 blocks	straight ahead, about 40° each side	medium
Last strike (heavy thrust)	4.2 blocks	straight ahead	strong

Every strike hits everything in its arc: Starburst Stream is an area attack, ideal in the middle of a group.

Damage

Each strike is worth 80 % of your attack with the striking sword (strength, effects and enchantments included), the last one 160 %. The left hand strikes with the Dark Repulser's value, not the Elucidator's. There is no invulnerability break between strikes: they all count.

Sword	Attack	Per strike	Strikes
Elucidator (right hand)	10	8	8 × 8 = 64
Dark Repulser (left hand)	9	7.2	7 × 7.2 + 14.4 = 64.8

About 129 damage if all sixteen strikes hit the same target, with no enchantment or effect, before armor. Damage also follows the server's damageMultiplier setting.

Who gets hit

Every living thing in front of you, except: yourself, your team allies, your tamed pets, and players you cannot harm (PvP disabled).

Breaking off and cooldown

If either sword leaves its hand, the skill breaks at once. It also stops if you die or change dimension.
The 20 s cooldown hits both swords from the start, even if the skill is broken off. Pressing X during the cooldown shows "Starburst Stream: ready in N s".

See also: Sword Skills, Mother's Rosario.