Sword of Khans – Reborn Slot Review: Rules, Features and RTP

Sword of Khans – Reborn game artwork by Thunderkick

Sword of Khans Reborn uses a legendary blade as both a substitute symbol and the gateway to Free Spins. The main screen is deliberately compact, with five reels and ten paylines. Its deeper feature is symbol development during the bonus: an ordinary type can become an expanding symbol, then receive a multiplier when selected again. The sword opens the feature but is excluded from that ordinary-symbol selection process.

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Sword of Khans – Reborn at a glance

Provider	Thunderkick
Genre / theme	Asian
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	5 reels × 3 rows
Reference RTP	95.36%
Volatility	High
Payout mechanic	10 paylines
Main features	Sword is Wild and Scatter; 3+ Swords trigger a random Free Spins award; 2 Swords retrigger; selected expanding types can receive persistent multipliers up to 3x.

RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.

One sword has two jobs

The layout is five reels by three rows. Matching symbols pay from left to right along the game’s ten lines, with only the highest qualifying combination on a line paid. This fixed-line structure differs from the ways games elsewhere in Thunderkick’s catalogue. An isolated match away from the required line path does not become a win merely because the same symbol appears on several reels. Position remains important in the ordinary game.

The Sword acts as a Wild and a Scatter. Its Wild role helps complete an ordinary matching combination, while its Scatter role activates Free Spins when at least three land. These functions should be read separately: the special-symbol trigger is not dependent on the swords completing an ordinary line win. Conversely, using a sword as a substitute does not by itself guarantee that the Free Spins condition has been met.

The opening award is variable

The exact Reborn rules list possible opening awards of five, seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve or fifteen Free Spins. The award is random, so it should not be replaced with a claim that every three-sword trigger always grants ten. Two Sword symbols during the feature retrigger it. The documented trigger threshold is useful, but the precise additional award should be checked in the active paytable rather than borrowed from the original game’s review.

During Free Spins, an ordinary symbol type can be randomly selected for the Expanding Win feature. The Sword is never chosen. If a selected type is already an active expanding symbol, it receives a multiplier that remains for the rest of Free Spins, up to 3x for that type. This gives repeated selection a purpose: it can improve a type already developed instead of merely repeating a selection with no further effect.

Judge the bonus by what actually develops

The feature’s interest comes from the combination of time, selection and useful symbol appearances. A longer opening award offers more spins, but does not ensure that the selected type will appear in helpful positions. Similarly, a multiplier attached to one type does not become a blanket multiplier for every result. The bonus needs its developed symbols to take part in eligible wins before that stored improvement has a payout consequence.

Thunderkick’s current Reborn card lists 95.36% RTP and High volatility. Those are the figures for the public version reviewed here, rather than an assumption that an older Sword of Khans release has identical mathematics. The operator rules support the feature structure and three-row layout. Check the installed game’s help for its exact symbol-expansion payment conditions, retrigger award and available modes before comparing a feature result with examples from a differently labelled version.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

Repeated selection can improve an existing expanding type, giving the bonus development beyond its initial award. The Sword’s combined Wild and Scatter roles keep the main game visually simple.

Weaknesses

The random opening award creates different feature lengths, while symbol-specific multipliers need useful matching results. Reborn’s RTP differs from historical listings, and expansion should not be interpreted as a global multiplier.

Our Editor’s View

Sword of Khans Reborn is a focused choice for readers who enjoy watching selected symbol types improve during a bonus. The attraction is not just covering more reel space: repeated selection can attach lasting value to a particular type. Its limits are the dependence on later matching results and the variable opening award. Keep the exact Reborn specification in view and avoid assuming the blade itself becomes one of the expanding ordinary symbols.