Sellsword Rig
Creator
Emilio Serrano 52 products

Sellsword Rig by Emilio Serrano

Sellsword is a free Maya rig of a battle-worn medieval mercenary, rigged by Emilio Serrano on mGear 5 over a model by Jonas Georgakakis. He carries a two-handed sword with dynamic sword trail effects, and the rig ships with an AnimPicker, visibility options for props and character elements, and pre- and post-scripts. Built for melee combat animation: stances, parries, lunges and finishers.

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v2.1
Version
123
Downloads
26 Aug 2026
Last updated
29 Dec 2025
Released
Works with
Maya + mGear 5
Licence
Free
File size
8.1 MB
Weapon
Two-handed sword with trails
  • Maya
  • mGear 5

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Latest rig updates
Version 2.1 · 29 Dec 2025

Sellsword Rig is out

Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:

Updated to mGear 5

Version 2.1 of the rig, with more features than any earlier release of the Sellsword.

Sword trails in the viewport

Dynamic trail effects on the sword make combat read straight out of Maya, with no compositing.

A new AnimPicker

Rebuilt with the latest picker features, plus visibility options for the props and the character.

Model by Jonas Georgakakis

Worn armour and a purposeful stance, modelled and textured by Jonas Georgakakis.

Watch it move

Sellsword, rigged on mGear 5

Demo reel
The story behind Sellsword

A melee combat rig with the sword trails built in

A sellsword lives by the quality of their work, and Emilio Serrano built this one to match. It is now updated to mGear 5, with more in it than any previous version.

Jonas Georgakakis modelled a warrior who has been in too many fights to be anything but efficient: worn armour, a purposeful stance and a gritty, battle-scarred look. Sword technique, fighting stances, parries, lunges and finishers all come naturally from the controls.

The sword trails are what set it apart. They take choreography to near-final quality in the viewport, which makes the Sellsword a strong portfolio rig if you are aiming at game, film or cinematic animation.

Inside the rig

What you get with the Sellsword Maya rig

Sellsword mGear 5 rig

Version 2.1, rigged by Emilio Serrano.

Two-handed sword

With dynamic sword trail effects that show in the Maya viewport.

AnimPicker

A new picker with the latest features.

Visibility options

Show or hide props and character elements per shot.

Pre- and post-scripts

The full set, included with the rig.

Model and textures

By Jonas Georgakakis.

Great for

What the Sellsword rig is great for

  • Sword technique and fighting stances
  • Parries, lunges and finishers
  • Combat choreography that reads near final in the viewport
  • Portfolio shots aimed at game, film or cinematic animation
Additional information

The details

Software
Autodesk Maya
Rig framework
mGear 5
Props
Two-handed sword with trail effects
Picker
AnimPicker
Credits

A collaboration

  • Model and textures: Jonas Georgakakis
  • Rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms

Free

Free to download and use in your own animation work.

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Vetted

Every rig on Animworks is checked by our team before it goes live.

Supported

Questions and bug reports go straight to Emilio Serrano, or email support@anim.works.

Yours to keep

It lands in your downloads the moment you check out, and stays there.

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