So by a mix of both everyone else’s commentary and by my own standards and expectations, this is how I should equip the Sword:
I will try this tomorrow.
If you are using bubbles
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drop shield havoc and equip gravy scanner, you will need it to get in and out of a fight
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instead of cooler+supernova, use crafted cool ammo
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aegis would serve you better than multiphase, much-much better, due to longer duration and much less strain on your non existent energy regeneration
Mine is way better
I may now conclude the Sword is an awful, awful ship.
I may now conclude the Sword is an awful, awful ship.
it is indeed
The Aura is so much better. It can diffusion tank better than a Jericho ship and is generally more survivable/bigger credit to team.
Interesting, and not really sure how you had my advice (I didn’t like the use of those active modules, especially multiphase).
Here’s my take on a good build for the Sword:
So basically, according to the post above, just save the energy of trying to make the Sword into somewhat a decent ship and just get an Aura.
Sounds good!
The sword is a niche ship, you cannot compare it to an aura, as the playstyles are completly different (shield tank?).
Of course the aura is the better “command” in most of situations (simply because of the bonus).
To me, those are barely comparable, it’s way too situational and depending on playstyle. Naturally an aura is easier to play and survive in because you can have range and energy and tank, while beeing able to use every weapon with reasonable results. Can’t say the same about a sword. But i’ve had games ( and yes this is only in normal Pvp games) where this ship proved to be very good at defending beacons against anykind of opportunistic ceptor/fighter rush, and even if you can’t kill them alone, you can still evade and tank 3 of them, until your longranges come out of spawn. In a teamplay situation, the sword is better as a secondary command, in the front a bit like a bubblegunship, just way more trolly. And yes, if you are not familiar with adaptive piloting, then this ship is not for you.
The Sword isn’t a command. It’s a Gunship with no gunship modules, and has Valkyrie and Diffusion Shield.
If you want to fly a command, fly the Aura. 
Come to think of it, the Jericho commands in general are much better built for survival or just capacity tanking than anything else. I would be happy just fitting a Saw One with a passive, three compact shields, two voltage regulators, a multiphase generator and going Leeroy Jenkins, simply because that’s the type of ship it really is, to be perfectly honest. Every Jericho Command up from the Katana S is absolutely no different in this sense… Soon as the diffusion shield is up, you’re practically invincible with the right modules.
Maybe a passive would help, but the galvanised does really does make a difference when you don’t have the diffusion shield option.
Come to think of it, the Jericho commands in general are much better built for survival or just capacity tanking than anything else. I would be happy just fitting a Saw One with a passive, three compact shields, two voltage regulators, a multiphase generator and going Leeroy Jenkins, simply because that’s the type of ship it really is, to be perfectly honest. Every Jericho Command up from the Katana S is absolutely no different in this sense… Soon as the diffusion shield is up, you’re practically invincible with the right modules.
Maybe a passive would help, but the galvanised does really does make a difference when you don’t have the diffusion shield option.
At that point, you can just go full tard and build a Saw One with 3 Compacts, 3 Voltages, and 3 Passive Armors. Literally nothing can break that diffusion tank except like 5 ships focusfiring you.
Except when it’s on CD. Then you panic and run for cover.
it is indeed
mr koy is right. sword used to have some troll advantage if u were going yolo solo in t5 for fun because of the x3 engine slots but now with the nerf to using multiple of the same module its useless ._.
used to use a nice x3 vernier loki build in t4 but now its dead
i hate life