Swan

Overview

The Swan line is one of the most versatile and competitively dominant spirit families in Roco Kingdom: World. Starting as the humble Obedient Swan, this Wing/Water dual-type spirit evolves through Blue Pearl Swan and then branches into two distinct final forms, each occupying a different strategic niche at the highest tier of PVP play. Both branches are rated T0 in the current competitive meta, making Swan one of the few spirits with two independently top-tier evolution paths.

Swan can be captured at Secret Shoals (隐秘滩涂) starting at level 30. Because both final forms are essential to different team archetypes, many competitive players raise two separate Swan lines to have access to both branches.

Profile

Evolution Chain

The Swan line follows a linear path through two stages before splitting into a branching evolution at the third stage. The branch choice determines whether the spirit becomes an all-round support or a PVP disruption specialist.

Choosing Branch B (Black-Feathered Lady) adds Dark typing to the existing Wing/Water combination, giving it access to Dark-type moves and additional resistances. This branch choice is permanent and cannot be reversed, so players should consider their team composition carefully before evolving.

Emerald-Crown Lady (Support Branch)

Stats

Emerald-Crown Lady has a total race value of approximately 656, distributed in a way that emphasizes durability and speed over raw offensive power.

The standout stat is Physical Defense at 138, making Emerald-Crown Lady remarkably tanky against physical attackers. Combined with solid HP and above-average Speed, this form can comfortably switch in, absorb hits, apply buffs, and rotate out before taking critical damage.

Trait: Cleanliness (洁癖)

Emerald-Crown Lady's signature trait is Cleanliness (洁癖). When this spirit voluntarily leaves the field (through a switch, not by fainting), it passes all of its accumulated stat buffs to the next spirit that enters. This is the core mechanic that makes Emerald-Crown Lady one of the most important support spirits in the game.

In practice, the strategy is to send Emerald-Crown Lady in first, stack as many buffs as possible (attack boosts, defense boosts, speed boosts), and then switch out to transfer the entire buff package to a damage-dealing teammate. The receiving spirit enters the field already powered up, skipping multiple turns of setup that would normally be required. This buff-passing pipeline is the foundation of many top-tier competitive teams.

PVP Role

Emerald-Crown Lady is rated T0 as an all-round support (全能辅助). It serves as the dedicated buffer and pivot in team compositions, typically opening the battle to set up buffs before rotating into the team's primary attacker. The Cleanliness trait's buff transfer is so powerful that Emerald-Crown Lady sees play in virtually every support-oriented team at Master rank.

Black-Feathered Lady (Disruptor Branch)

Trait and Abilities

Black-Feathered Lady takes the opposite approach to its sibling branch. Rather than supporting teammates, this form is designed to cripple the opposing team through a suite of disruptive effects:

• Energy Cost Increase: All enemy skills cost +3 additional energy to use. This forces opponents to choose between using fewer skills or running out of energy faster.

• Silence: Carries a silence effect that prevents the target from using certain skills entirely.

• Heal Reduction: Reduces the effectiveness of enemy healing, shutting down sustain-based strategies.

• Defense Reduction: Lowers enemy defensive stats, making them more vulnerable to follow-up attacks from teammates.

• Buff Theft on Entry: When Black-Feathered Lady switches in, it steals all buffs from the opposing spirit. Any stat boosts the enemy has accumulated are stripped away and transferred to Black-Feathered Lady.

PVP Role

Black-Feathered Lady is rated T0 as a PVP disruptor (PVP干扰手). Its purpose is to deny the opponent any form of setup. The energy cost increase alone is devastating in competitive play, where energy management is critical. Combined with silence, heal reduction, and buff theft, Black-Feathered Lady can single-handedly dismantle an opponent's game plan before they have a chance to execute it.

Traits Comparison

Master-Rank PVP Team

Swan is one of four core spirits in the canonical high-winrate Master-rank PVP team composition. The standard lineup is:

• Swan (either branch, depending on strategy)

• Sound Speed Dog (Fire Dog, physical burst)

• Demon Wolf (Dark-type aggressive attacker)

• Iron Beast (buff-counter physical powerhouse)

In the Emerald-Crown Lady variant, Swan opens by stacking buffs and then passes them to Sound Speed Dog or Demon Wolf for an amplified first strike. In the Black-Feathered Lady variant, Swan disrupts the enemy team's setup, creating openings for the rest of the team to exploit. Both versions of this team have maintained high winrates at Master rank.

Tips

• If you plan to play competitively, consider raising two separate Swans so you can access both evolution branches depending on the matchup.

• Emerald-Crown Lady's Cleanliness trait only triggers on voluntary switches. If the spirit faints, the buffs are lost. Always switch out before taking lethal damage.

• Black-Feathered Lady's buff theft on entry makes it an excellent counter to enemy Emerald-Crown Lady teams. Switch in right after the enemy has finished buffing to steal everything.

• Secret Shoals can be tricky to find. Look for the hidden area accessible from the coastal path at Lv30 or above.