Sword Saint

Those who have mastered the art of the sword and weapons gain a deeper understanding of their weapons making it an extension of oneself. A Sword Saint is way of honing and sharpening your mind, body and sword as a Sword Saint harness their will to manifest an aura that can be condense on their weapon to cut the impossible and render the unimaginable.

Blade Mastery

Beginning when you choose this archetype at 3rd level, while you are holding a longsword, greatsword, shortsword, rapier, scimitar, or a dagger your familiarity with these weapons has been sharpened to the point that your blows with these weapons carry more weight than any other. You gain a +2 bonus to your damage rolls with the weapons stated on this ability, and while holding such weapon you may meditate for 4 hours to bond with that weapon which lasts until you bond with another weapon. While the weapon is bonded with you its reach extends for another 5 feet, and the weapon deals an additional 1d6 damage of the same damage type as the bonded weapon on a hit.

Blade Forms

Beginning when you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you have mastered the basics of cutting, stabbing, and impact as you may enter the following blade forms:

Precision Cut. As a bonus action, you may enter this form as you analyze your opponent, you must make an insight check against your opponent’s deception check, when you succeed in gaining insight against your opponent for a minute while you are in this form you gain advantage on attacks against your opponent as you accurately target their weakness.

Heavy Blow. As a bonus action, you may enter this form as you focus all of the power within you to deal one decisive blow, in this form you may forgo your extra attacks and instead add your weapon damage (example: 1d10 + strength or dexterity mod) times number of extra attack you forgo. When you miss an attack with this form you are forced out of the form breaking your momentum.

Piercing Stab. As a bonus action, you may enter this form as you direct your weapon with a forceful aura, when you attack an opponent you may follow through to attack another creature behind your opponent and may another attack roll with a -2 to hit.

Way of The Blade

Starting at 7th level, your mastery over the blade has deepened and has expanded your senses, allowing you to channel that awareness into your sword. While bonded to your blade, your movement increases by 10 feet, you gain a bonus to saving throws equal to the bonus of your bonded sword (for example a +1 longsword would give you a +1 bonus to your saving throws) with a maximum bonus of +3. As a bonus action, you may move up to your speed as a bonus action without provoking opportunity attacks. You may use this bonus action a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus before requiring a short rest or long rest to regain all expended uses.

Aura Blade

At 10th level, As a bonus action you may enter an enlightened state for one minute where you engulf your bonded weapon with your very will, in this enlightened state whenever you attack with your bonded weapon you may instead fire a slash of aura(magical range weapon attack) the range of your aura slash is (class level x proficiency bonus) feet.
you may enter this enlightened state three times and resets on a short rest or long rest.

A Saint Nonetheless

Starting at 15th level, You gain an unyielding mind a body in which impurity does not exist as you are now immune to disease and curses, you may now cast the spells Guidance, Prestidigitation, and Mage Hand.

I am the Blade of my Soul

At 18th level, You are the bone of your sword, your body is steel and fire is your blood, with countless blades wielded, your body will never yield. Throughout your journey as a sword saint, your body has been tempered by your blood through battles and pain, your body gains resistance to slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning as your body has been beaten, cut, and pierced during this time you are like a blade being tempered in the flames of battles where you will shine and cleave a path for you to walk straight.