diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/temp/hele_su1_sword.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/temp/hele_su1_sword.xml
index 5211a01597..f3b9344e06 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/temp/hele_su1_sword.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/temp/hele_su1_sword.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         <animation file="biped/dudechop.psa" name="Chop" speed="150"/>
         <animation file="biped/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
         <animation file="biped/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="Corpse" speed="100"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_02.psa" name="melee" speed="300"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="300"/>
-        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="melee" speed="300"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_02.psa" name="melee" speed="175"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="melee" speed="175"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="melee" speed="175"/>
         <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="run" speed="10"/>
       </animations>
       <mesh>skeletal/m_tunic_a.pmd</mesh>