Emerald Claw (April Fool's: Guandopter) is a weapon in Shadow Fight 3 introduced in Chapter II. It is a Legendary guandao which belongs to the Dynasty faction. Emerald Claw is a part of the Guardian Dragon Set, which comes with a fight bonus when the full set is equipped. Emerald Claw has 3 perk slots for Perks and one special slot for Special Move. Emerald Claw carries the Twirl Shadow Ability. It is the weapon used by the Guardian Dragon, the name of an elite division of guards in Dynasty.
Players can buy Emerald Claw from the shop for a determined amount of price. It also can be obtained as a random reward after winning any fight starting from Chapter II, by opening a Chest (better chests have higher chances), or by purchasing the Dynasty Booster Pack. Players must reach level 4 before being able to equip and use it.
Other variants include:
- Peasant's Guandao - Common Guandao.
- Sentry's Guandao - Rare Guandao.
- Sacrifice to Metamorphosis - Legendary Guandao.
- Meaningful Suffering - Legendary Guandao.
- Sacred Empire - Unique Guandao.
Attack Overview[]
Disclaimer: The preview below uses Sentry's Guandao as the weapon. Since both weapons are Guandao, they share the exact same moveset, with the only differences being the rarity and design.
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Guandao Slashes |  , ,
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Guandao Heavy Slash | Hold
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Guandao Spinning Slashes |  + ,
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Guandao Upper Slash |  +
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Guandao Low Slashes |  + , ,
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Shadow Ability[]
- Twirl
Levitates forward in a seated position, with the Guandao telekinetically spinning and slicing horizontally underneath the player like a helicopter blade.
Special Moves[]
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Triplex |  + , ,
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Dazzling Break |
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Call to Order |
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Item Set[]
Guardian Dragon[]
| “ | How to become a Guardian Dragon? Twenty years of austerity, dedicated service, and a perfect record. Few are worthy. And only one of them is chosen as a Dragon representing the whole Guard division in the Tournament. | ” |
Guardian Dragon Set is a set of equipment from Chapter II which consists of:
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| Emerald Claw (Guandopter) | Guard's Armor (Flying Guardsman) | Guardian Helm (Aviator's Helmet) | Lotus Petals (Lotus Blades) |
 Twirl |
 Peg-Top |
 Burst |
 Ricochet |
 Gain more shadow energy from attacks and deal additional shadow damage with weapons | |||
Trivia[]
- The guandao is a type of Chinese polearm that is used in some forms of Chinese martial arts, used quite frequently in the part of contemporary Wushu derived from the Shaolin or Wudangquan form of martial arts in modern times. In Chinese, it is properly called a yanyuedao (偃月刀; lit. "reclining moon blade").
- According to legend, the guandao was invented by the famous general Guan Yu during the early 3rd century AD, hence the name. It is said that he specified its form and size to be made by a smithy, and was uniquely able to wield such an imposing weapon due to his large stature and legendary strength.
- On 28th March, 2025, the Guardian Dragon set gained a "Joke Buff" as part of the April Fool's update. The buff includes the player's body grows big at the start of the round, gain a passive healing ability and is unbreakable for the rest of the round. The player also gain an active ability that is similar to Twirl ability with higher damage and longer duration.
- Guard's Armor April Fool's name, "Flying Guardsman" refers to Flying Dutchman, a legendary ghost ship which is allegedly never able to make port and doomed to sail the sea forever.