The Sword of Darkness and the Sword of Light are two classic Roblox Limited gear swords that Roblox put on sale on the same day in April 2012, both at 5,000 Robux (R$, the currency everything on Roblox is priced in). A Limited is an item Roblox stopped selling, so the only copies left are the ones players already hold. RBX Invest catalog data on October 19, 2026 counts 796 copies of the Sword of Darkness and 393 of the Sword of Light, with recent average prices of 357,214 R$ and 224,004 R$ and the cheapest listed copy at 334,552 R$ and 333,000 R$.
Quick answer: The Sword of Darkness is the more valuable half of the pair at a 357,214 R$ RAP, even though almost twice as many copies exist. RAP, short for recent average price, is Roblox's smoothed average of an item's past sale prices. Both swords are gear, so they go into your backpack inside an experience instead of onto your avatar, and both still trade and resell like any other Roblox-made Limited.
| Item | Released | Sold at | Copies | RAP | Lowest ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sword of Darkness |
April 13, 2012 | 5,000 R$ | 796 | 357,214 R$ | 334,552 R$ |
 Sword of Light |
April 13, 2012 | 5,000 R$ | 393 | 224,004 R$ | 333,000 R$ |
The lowest ask, which traders call the floor, is the cheapest price any reseller currently has a copy listed at. Both swords sit near the top of a small market. We track 320 classic gear Limiteds, and their median RAP is 12,762 R$, so these two swords carry 17 to 28 times the RAP of the typical gear item. If you want to browse the category live instead of reading about it, the swords collection ranks every blade we track and the classic gear collection covers the wider group.
What are the Sword of Light and Sword of Darkness? Roblox's 2012 day-and-night gear pair
Roblox published both swords within seconds of each other on April 13, 2012, and wrote them as opposites. The Sword of Light carries the description "Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?" The Sword of Darkness answers with "Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the dark from the light."
The abilities matched the theme. The Roblox Wiki's entry on the Sword of Darkness documents a special move that turns the sky to night, a short-range teleport, and a passive that boosts damage and walk speed while the moon is up. The Sword of Light flips the sky to day, warps you to your cursor, and heals you while the sun is out. Those details come from community documentation of the gear's scripts rather than anything Roblox published, so treat them as collector knowledge. The Wiki also records that a 2012 Roblox blog post ranking the platform's deadliest swords placed the two side by side near the bottom of its top ten.
Neither sword was capped at launch. Community catalog records put the Sword of Light's switch to Limited at April 14, 2012, a day after release, while the Sword of Darkness stayed on sale into late May. That difference is the whole reason the copy counts are so far apart today: a longer sale window minted more Darkness swords.
How much is a Sword of Darkness worth? Around 334,000 Robux right now
The Sword of Darkness has a RAP of 357,214 R$, and the cheapest copy a reseller has listed is 334,552 R$. The ask sits about 6% under RAP, which is unusual for a six-figure classic Limited. Most items at this price level carry asks far above RAP, because holders can wait and buyers usually cannot.
Two numbers explain the price. First, demand: the sword has 28,033 favorites, double the Sword of Light's count and high for any gear item. Second, supply that actually moves. With 796 copies spread across hundreds of accounts, somebody is almost always willing to sell, so the floor stays honest.
That combination makes it one of the more straightforward six-figure buys on the platform. You can see what you would pay, and the price you see is close to what the item has been selling for.
Why is the Sword of Light rarer but cheaper? Half the copies, half the fans
The Sword of Light is the scarcer half of the pair at 393 copies, and its RAP of 224,004 R$ sits 37% below its twin. Scarcity on its own does not set a price. Collectors chase the dark version harder, and favorites show it: 14,079 for Light against 28,033 for Darkness.
The asking price tells a different story. The cheapest Sword of Light listed is 333,000 R$, about 49% above its RAP and within 2,000 R$ of the Sword of Darkness floor. Holders are pricing the two swords as a matched set. Buyers have not agreed yet, which is why sales keep landing closer to the RAP.
For a trader, that gap is the thing to watch. When an item's floor sits 49% over RAP, you are being asked to pay tomorrow's price today. Our guide to why resale prices run higher than RAP breaks down when that premium is worth paying.
Can you still use these swords in a Roblox experience? Only where gear is allowed
Gear only loads in an experience whose owner has switched gear on, and most have not. Roblox stopped making them as well: the newest gear Limited in our catalog is Fall Periastron Xi from November 2018, so the 320 classic gear Limiteds we track are a closed set. Our guide to gear Limiteds and where they still work walks through the details.
Being hard to use has not hurt these two. Collectors buy them as trophies from an era when a sword with a day-night gimmick was the coolest thing in the catalog. The value lives in the item page and the inventory, and that has held up for more than a decade.
Where the pair sits among Roblox's Limited swords
Trader consensus means the street value regulars agree on, which can sit a long way from the RAP printed on an item page. By that measure, the classic sword market ranks like this. The order below follows consensus street value, and the figures are our own catalog numbers.
| Sword | Copies | RAP | Lowest ask |
|---|---|---|---|
 Darkheart |
96 | 1,800,000 R$ | 24,500,000 R$ |
 Illumina |
93 | 2,632,887 R$ | 4,980,000 R$ |
 Rainbowrath: The Avenger |
100 | 182,945 R$ | 2,750,000 R$ |
 Dreamwalker's Dagger |
99 | 135,954 R$ | None listed |
| Sword of Darkness |
796 | 357,214 R$ | 334,552 R$ |
| Sword of Light |
393 | 224,004 R$ | 333,000 R$ |
Ranking by RAP alone would put the two 2012 swords third and fourth, ahead of Rainbowrath: The Avenger and Dreamwalker's Dagger. Traders put those two higher, and the asks back them up: Rainbowrath's cheapest copy is listed at 2,750,000 R$, fifteen times its RAP, and nobody has a Dreamwalker's Dagger listed at any price.
The reason is thin supply. Rainbowrath went on sale in January 2016 at 10,000 R$ with a stock of 100, and Dreamwalker's Dagger arrived in November 2011 at 6,000 R$. Ninety-nine copies of the dagger survive today. Community catalog records list both as Limited U items, capped from day one, which our guide to Limited versus Limited U explains. When an item that scarce sells once a year, every sale drags RAP only a tenth of the way toward the new price, because RAP moves by one tenth of the gap between the last sale and the old average. A stale-low RAP on a thin market is a signal about trading volume, and we cover that pattern in why rare Limiteds show a low RAP.
Darkheart and Illumina tower over all of them. Both are 2009 swords with fewer than 100 copies, and the full story is in our Illumina and Darkheart deep dive.
What to check before buying a Sword of Darkness or Sword of Light
Start with the floor against RAP. The Darkness floor is under RAP today, so the market is handing you the cheaper side of the pair at close to its trading price. The Light floor is 49% over RAP, so that side asks you to pay well above where its sales have been landing.
Then check depth. One copy listed at a low price is a different market from twelve, because a single seller can relist higher the moment you buy. The items leaderboard shows live RAP and floors side by side, and the Deals feed flags Limiteds listed below RAP once you are signed in.
Two platform rules matter when you own one. Roblox's marketplace documentation states that only Roblox-created Limiteds are tradeable, and both swords qualify, so they can move through the player-to-player trade system as well as the resale market. Trading needs an active Roblox Plus subscription on both sides, and reselling needs one on the seller's account, though whoever buys your copy needs nothing. Roblox also keeps a cut of every resale and holds a purchased Limited for a window before you can list it again; our holding period guide and marketplace fees breakdown have the current rules.
None of this is financial advice. A six-figure Limited can fall as easily as it climbs, and gear sits on the thinner end of the market.
Prices, copies, favorites and resale floors in this article come from RBX Invest catalog data pulled on October 19, 2026, cross-checked against Roblox's own economy listings; release dates and prices come from Roblox's catalog, trading and resale rules from Roblox's marketplace documentation, and item history from the Roblox Wiki.
FAQ
What is the Sword of Darkness in Roblox?
The Sword of Darkness is a classic Limited gear sword that Roblox published on April 13, 2012 for 5,000 Robux. It is melee gear, so it loads into your backpack in experiences that allow gear, and 796 copies exist today.
How much does a Sword of Darkness cost?
The cheapest Sword of Darkness listed on the resale market is 334,552 R$, and its RAP is 357,214 R$, so the floor currently sits about 6% below the item's recent average sale price. Prices move, so check the item page before you buy.
How many copies of the Sword of Light exist?
393 copies of the Sword of Light exist, against 796 for the Sword of Darkness. The Sword of Light came off sale about a day after release, while the Sword of Darkness stayed on sale into late May 2012 and minted more copies.
Which sword is worth more, the Sword of Light or the Sword of Darkness?
The Sword of Darkness is worth more, with a RAP of 357,214 R$ against 224,004 R$ for the Sword of Light. Demand explains the gap: the Darkness sword has 28,033 favorites to the Light sword's 14,079, and copy count alone does not set a Roblox price.
Can you still use the Sword of Light and Sword of Darkness in games?
You can use them only in experiences whose owner has enabled gear, which most have not. Roblox has not released a new gear Limited since November 2018 either, so the 320 we track are a fixed group priced on collector demand.
Are these swords tradeable on Roblox?
Yes. Roblox's marketplace documentation states that Roblox-created Limiteds are tradeable, and both swords are Roblox-made, so they can change hands through a trade or a resale. Trading requires an active Roblox Plus subscription on both accounts.
Why is the Sword of Light's asking price so much higher than its RAP?
Holders are pricing the Sword of Light as the matched half of a pair, so the cheapest listing is 333,000 R$ against a 224,004 R$ RAP, within 2,000 R$ of the Sword of Darkness floor. Buyers have not accepted that yet, which keeps completed sales nearer the RAP.
Which Roblox Limited sword is the most valuable?
Darkheart and Illumina, both 2009 swords with fewer than 100 copies, sit far above every other classic blade: Darkheart's cheapest listing is 24,500,000 R$ and Illumina's is 4,980,000 R$. The Sword of Darkness and Sword of Light are a tier below them, in the few-hundred-thousand Robux band.