Emerald Claw

Emerald Claw is a weapon in Shadow Fight 3 introduced in Chapter II. It is a Legendary guandao and 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. It has 3 item slots which can be customized with applicable Perks and Special Moves. 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 in 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.
• Sacred Empire - Unique Guandao.

Attack Overview

Disclaimer: The preview below uses Sentry's Guandao as the weapon. Since both Emerald Claw and Sentry's Guandao are Guandao, they share the exact same moveset, with the only differences being the rarity and design.

Move	Name	Controls
	Guandao Stance
	Guandao Slashes	, ,
	Guandao Heavy Slash	Hold
	Guandao Spinning Slashes	+ ,
	Guandao Upper Slash	+
	Guandao Low Slashes	+ , ,

Shadow Ability

Main article: 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

Main article: Special Move

Two special moves are available for the Emerald Claw's item slots. Only one move can be equipped at a time.

Icon	Name	Controls	Move
	Triplex	+ , ,
	Dazzling Break	+ , , , ,

Guardian Dragon Set

Main article: Equipment Sets (SF3)

Guardian Dragon Set is a set of equipment from Chapter II which consists of:

Weapon	Armor	Helm	Ranged Weapons
Emerald Claw Twirl	Guard's Armor Peg-Top	Guardian Helm Burst	Lotus Petals Ricochet

Ability Overview	Description	Notes
	Gain +7.5% to your shadow energy for each successful weapon attack.	When the full set is equipped, the guandao's blade will radiate a cyanish glow. The ability triggers only with successful guandao hits. Can stack with Rising Tide perk. The damage dealt does not affect the amount of shadow energy gained from the ability. The ability does not work while in shadow form. However, its duration can be extended with the perks Spurt and Rising Tide.

Trivia

• Guandao is a type of Chinese pole weapon that is used in some forms of Chinese martial arts and is 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.