Flail
Flail (called Jitte before Update 24) is a Rare sword from the Second Sea. It drops from the Smoke Admiral at Hot and Cold at a 20% chance.
Its X teleports you to your cursor and blinds what it touches, which makes it a good escape. Its Z fires a long-reaching smoke blast that stuns and blinds. Damage is low, so most players pair it with a fruit or fighting style.
Flail
What moves does Flail have?
Open Moves for what each key does with a clip, Stats for the mastery you need to unlock each move, plus cooldown, and Break for Instinct.
Instinct is the dodge ability. A move that breaks it hits through the dodge and switches Instinct off for about 5 seconds.
Flail moves, mastery and Instinct
Three swipes, then a dash on the fourth hit.
Fires a tiger-shaped blast of smoke toward the cursor that flies a long way. Whatever it hits is briefly stunned and blinded, and takes damage.
Teleports you to the cursor and fills the area with smoke. Nearby enemies take damage and are blinded for about two seconds. Smoke is left at where you started and where you land, and both clouds deal damage.
Three swipes, then a dash on the fourth hit.
Fires a tiger-shaped blast of smoke toward the cursor that flies a long way. Whatever it hits is briefly stunned and blinded, and takes damage.
Teleports you to the cursor and fills the area with smoke. Nearby enemies take damage and are blinded for about two seconds. Smoke is left at where you started and where you land, and both clouds deal damage.
How do you get Flail?
Flail is a boss drop, not a shop item. On average it takes about five Smoke Admiral kills at 20% each.
- Where: the hot side of Hot and Cold in the Second Sea. The Smoke Admiral is on the right side of the hill, inside a cathedral-like building.
- The boss: level 1150 with 27,000 HP, back after 20 minutes. His quest comes from the Ice Quest Giver on the cold side of the island and pays 20,000 Beli and 32,500,000 EXP.
- His attacks: Smoke Cloud blasts a smoke projectile that blinds and stuns, Smoke Tackle dashes forward and drags you along, and Smoke Barrage leaves lingering smoke that stuns, blinds and deals damage over time. He also heals very fast, so if you die, get back quickly.
- Worth the grind: his low HP keeps the fight short and his EXP is high, which makes him one of the most efficient Second Sea bosses for mastery grinding.
The Smoke Admiral, the boss that drops Flail.
How do you upgrade Flail, and what does it give?
Take the materials to a Blacksmith. A weapon can only be upgraded once, and you must upgrade it before you can enchant it. Full details are in the Upgrading guide. The upgrade gives +18% damage.
Flail upgrade cost
The Blacksmith screen for the Flail.
What are the best Flail combos?
Easiest first. In each chain Flail Z and X link a fruit, a gun or a fighting style.
Easy: Ice and Skull Guitar
- Keys: Ice V > Ice C > Skull Guitar X > Ice Z > Flail Z > Flail X
- Needs: Ice and the Skull Guitar.
- Tip: Does around 15k damage. Do not miss the last three moves.
Easy: Stun, Flail X, Godhuman, Flail Z
- Keys: Any stun or Instinct-breaking move > Flail X > Godhuman Z > Godhuman X > Godhuman C > Flail Z
- Needs: Godhuman plus a move that stuns or breaks Instinct to start.
- Tip: Easy for the target to Instinct-trick.
Easy: Flail Z into Death Step
- Keys: Flail Z > Death Step Z > Death Step C > Kabucha X, or Bazooka Z then X > Flail Z > Flail X > Death Step X
- Needs: Death Step and either the Kabucha or the Bazooka.
- Tip: This works only if you are above the enemy. Portal or Lightning can get you there.
Easy to medium: Kabucha into Godhuman
Flail strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
General
- High mobility through X, which teleports you.
- Blinds enemies and has a good stun.
Smoke Tiger (Z)
- A decent combo extender that reaches far.
Smoke Apparition (X)
- Decent hitboxes.
- Very useful for escaping and moving around.
Weaknesses
General
- Cannot damage players using the Blade fruit.
- Low damage, and weak in the air.
Smoke Tiger (Z)
- Hard to hit.
Smoke Apparition (X)
- Hard to land its full damage.
Verdict
Pick Flail if you want an escape teleport and a far-reaching stun and will carry a fruit or fighting style for damage. Skip it if you need damage from the sword itself or fight mostly in the air, where it is weak.
Flail tips and tricks
- Use X to leave, not only to attack: it teleports you to the cursor, so aim it at the spot you want to reach. The smoke left at your start point also damages anyone who follows.
- Stay above the target for the Death Step chain: that combo only works when you start from above.
- Start the Vampire Fang grind early: it drops from Vampires on Graveyard Island at roughly 2%, and the upgrade needs 10 of them.
Flail showcase video
Flail showcase video
Video by Arcane Showcases on YouTube.
What changed in the Flail updates?
Older guides use the name Jitte and the earlier Z names.
- Z Smoke Leopard was renamed Smoke Tiger.
- Jitte was reworked and renamed Flail.
- The moves were revamped. Z Smoke Barrage was renamed Smoke Leopard.
- Jitte, the first version of the Flail, was added to the game.
