Magic Sword Trail
Magic Sword Trail is a Niagara VFX created in Unreal Engine using Aurora from Epic’s Paragon assets.
This effect follows Aurora’s slashing animation and forms a smooth, glowing sword trail built with ribbon emitters, soft gradients, and spark accents.
The focus is on motion flow, timing, and creating a clear visual arc that enhances both gameplay and cinematic shots.
Inspired by: Kisong Lee
Software: Unreal Engine, Photostop
Materials & Textures
This project features a stylized sword slash trail created in Unreal Engine. I used Material Instance parameters and supporting textures to control the motion, glow, and overall look of the effect. The visual direction was inspired by Kisong Lee’s lecture— for copyright clarity, the base material logic and some textures were adapted from his instructional resources, while all Niagara setup, timing, and integration were done by me.
Niagara System Breakdown
Main Material
