Controls

Stormblades is played with simple controls that are easy to learn. Note that all actions are performed with tapping or swipe gestures. Your character will move automatically when there is no enemy to fight, and his movements cannot be controlled. While he is running, you can swipe left or right to break nearby Essence pots. He will stop when an enemy appears to stand in his way. When that happens, the following controls can be performed:
 * Attack: Swipe in the direction in which you want the warrior to swing his blade.
 * Power Strike: In certain situations, you can be given a chance to deal serious damage to your opponent if you execute a certain move, represented by three blue arrows. Quickly swipe in that direction to execute a Power Strike.  If you correctly execute it, you will earn 50 extra points and deal more damage!  (If you miss it, the arrows will flash red and disappear.)
 * Parry: When your opponent swings his/her weapon, swipe against the direction the opponent swings the weapon to parry it. Parry off attacks to get a chance to stun the enemy.
 * Dodge: Double-tap the screen to dodge charged magic attacks and other un-blockable attacks. Dodging can also give you a chance to get in a better position to attack your opponent.
 * Use Life Stone: In levels 3 and beyond, if you are running low on health and if you have Life Stones, tap the Life Stone under your health meter (on the left side of the screen) to use it. You can also use some to revive if you are defeated.
 * Pause: Tap the pause icon on the upper-right corner of the screen to pause the game.