Sword Fights on the Heights IV SFOTH IV Badges Guide
Kill milestones, Blademaster, John Loved of Muses, Shedletsky KO badges, and Hunt extras.
Badges on the classic Heights
Sword Fights on the Heights IV (Roblox place 47324) awards a small set of classic badges that reward kill volume, streak discipline, exploration, and absurd luck. This guide covers the evergreen Shedletsky badges players still hunt in 2026, notes which ones are effectively discontinued, and points you to separate Hunt walkthroughs for time-limited event awards.
Use this page with Combat tips, the Swords encyclopedia, and the Map guide. Movement tech for the hardest exploration badge lives on Illumina fly.
Kill milestone badges
5 Kills at Sword Fight on the Heights
Get five KOs in the experience. This is the soft onboarding badge. New players usually unlock it during ordinary warm-up fights once they stop walking into the void. Focus on Linked Sword spacing, then grab any stronger blade from Sword locations so trades stop being coin flips.
20 Kills at Sword Fight on the Heights
Get twenty KOs total. Unlike Blademaster, this is cumulative kill volume rather than a single life. Quiet servers make farming slower but safer; busy Hunt servers make KOs faster but also make you die more. Pair Touchstone escapes with Illumina or Darkheart so you keep converting fights instead of feeding.
97 Kills at Sword Fight on the Heights
Get ninety-seven KOs. Shedletsky’s own badge copy jokes that 97 is an “elite” number. Treat it as a long-term grind, not a one-session homework assignment. Ghostwalker streak scaling, Darkheart sustain, and refusing bad edge duels all matter more than raw click speed. See Combat tips for streak habits that actually stick.
Blademaster (20 KOs without dying)
Blademaster requires 20 kills in a single life—deaths reset the streak. This is the real skill badge of the classic set.
Practical Blademaster rules:
- Warm up elsewhere. Do not attempt Blademaster as your first life after joining.
- Secure sustain early. Battle Armor, Medkit routes, and Darkheart matter more than vanity inventory.
- Touchstone is allowed and smart. Escaping a 3v1 is how streaks survive, not how they fail.
- Leave pedestals immediately. Standing on Illumina after pickup is free advertising for every flyer on the server.
- Cap greed after double-digit KOs. At 12–15, play for clean isolations instead of diving contested towers.
- Avoid Windforce ego beams. Knockback that looks free can throw you into the void and end the badge run.
If you are still learning Illumina aerial swaps, practice on Illumina fly before a serious Blademaster attempt. Map memory from Players map reduces accidental falls more than any sword tier argument.
John, Loved of Muses (Shedletsky’s signature)
John, Loved of Muses awards players who find Telamon / Shedletsky’s hidden “signature” on the map: a giant Magic Card tucked under the Illumina platform area.
Modern route (Jet Boots are gone)
Classic tutorials used Jet Boots to float under Illumina. Jet Boots were broken by HopperBin deprecation and removed around 2016, so that path is historical only. The modern legitimate approach uses movement swords:
- Reach the Locus (Touchstone or central access).
- Collect Ghostwalker (purple / shield-side routing helps) and Illumina (tan/white portal toward the Illumina island).
- Use Illumina + Ghostwalker hybrid flight—or double Illumina if you already own two—to travel under the Illumina platform.
- Touch the giant Magic Card / signature prop to earn the badge.
Deep technique notes: Illumina fly. Portal colors and pedestal approaches: Sword locations. Sword identities: Swords encyclopedia.
Expect contested Illumina islands. Quiet servers make John Loved far easier than peak Hunt hours. Bring Touchstone so a failed under-platform flight does not cost a full inventory rebuild.
PWNED Shedletsky and PWNED Shedletsky Epic
PWNED Shedletsky
Kill Shedletsky with any sword while he is in the experience. He rarely visits, so this badge is mostly luck of the server plus being ready when chat explodes.
PWNED Shedletsky Epic
Kill Shedletsky with a normal / Linked Sword specifically. The badge copy calls out how much harder that is because Linked Sword damage is lower than Illumina, Darkheart, or scaled Ghostwalker. Ironically, some modern tallies show more Epic holders than the non-epic version—likely because dedicated hunters deliberately unequip strong blades when he appears.
Tips if he ever joins your server:
- Do not waste the moment farming pedestals.
- For the normal PWNED badge, any finishing sword is fine.
- For Epic, hotbar to Linked Sword before the finishing hit.
- Expect every other player to dive him too; play for the last hit, not the longest montage.
These badges are not something you can schedule. Bookmark the page and stay sharp when creator sightings happen.
Touch The Divine (discontinued)
Touch The Divine was designed as an anti-exploiter trap badge and is discontinued / permanently unobtainable through normal play. Do not follow “secret divine” clickbait that asks you to run executors. If a video promises Touch The Divine in 2026 via a free script, close it and read Scripts for why that path is unsafe and unrelated to legitimate Heights skill.
Hunt badges (brief)
During The Hunt: Roblox 20 (September 2026 window), SFOTH IV also participates in event badge / UGC progress that is separate from the classic Shedletsky set above.
- Main event sword-collector path: The Hunt: Roblox 20
- Hidden Abyss / signature-style event follow-up: Secret Quest
Hunt objectives can credit sword pickups even when death clears your hotbar. That does not mean Blademaster becomes easy during Hunt—Blademaster still needs twenty KOs in one life. Use Hunt guides for event awards; use this page for classic badges.
Suggested farming order
- Unlock 5 Kills while learning slash versus lunge.
- Push 20 Kills while memorizing Locus portals.
- Attempt John, Loved of Muses on a quiet server once Illumina + Ghostwalker flight is stable.
- Train toward Blademaster with Darkheart / Armor discipline.
- Treat 97 Kills as a long campaign.
- Keep Linked Sword reachable forever in case PWNED Shedletsky Epic ever becomes possible.
- Ignore Touch The Divine guides that demand exploits.
- During Hunt windows, pause vanity grinds and finish Hunt Roblox 20 plus Secret Quest first.
Related pages
Bottom line
Classic SFOTH IV badges reward three different skills: volume (5 / 20 / 97), composure (Blademaster), and movement literacy (John, Loved of Muses). Creator KO badges are lottery tickets with a Linked Sword footnote. Touch The Divine is closed. Hunt badges are documented on their own walkthroughs. Learn the map, learn the flight, and let the milestones stack naturally while you actually enjoy the Heights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
How do I get John, Loved of Muses without Jet Boots?
Jet Boots are gone. Use Illumina plus Ghostwalker (or double Illumina) to fly under the Illumina platform and touch the Magic Card signature.
What is Blademaster in SFOTH IV?
Blademaster requires 20 kills in a single life with no deaths. Touchstone escapes, sustain gear, and refusing bad edge fights are essential.
What is the difference between PWNED Shedletsky and the Epic version?
PWNED Shedletsky is a KO with any sword. The Epic badge requires finishing Shedletsky with a normal Linked Sword.
Can I still earn Touch The Divine?
No. Touch The Divine is discontinued and permanently unobtainable through normal methods. It was built as an exploiter trap.
Where are Hunt event badges documented?
Use the Hunt Roblox 20 guide for the four-sword collector path and the Secret Quest guide for the Abyss follow-up.
Do kill badges reset when I die?
Milestone badges like 5, 20, and 97 track cumulative KOs. Blademaster is the one that demands twenty KOs without dying once.