And if it weren't for taking constant damage during this state, the Chikage would probably take its place on the throne of trick weapons. However, this allows it to be quite effective on any bloodtinge build as long as you're willing to stray off a bit to acquire some strength.Ĭhikage: Transformed Chikage's blood form may have the highest dps for the same reason the Bloodletter is so good.

The only thing that really holds it back is strength requirements and scaling in its untransformed state and a lack of access to a gun in its transformed state.

So while you may not have access to a gun a lot of the time, the transformed state of the Bloodletter more than makes up for it with incredible range and speed, low stamina consumption, high damage, and a rolling attack that rivals the Whirligig Saw's. So for the Bloodletter to deal pure blood damage in its transformed state makes it incredibly effective despite its untransformed state being lacking in range and bloodtinge scaling. Its still effective against enemies with high resistance to it and absolutely obliterates anything weak to it. Buffable and skill based are also nice.īloodletter: Blood damage is without a doubt the most powerful damage type in the game. It also deals the incredibly useful thrust-type damage on most attacks allowing it to be effective against beast, kin, and church enemies. It's the only weapon to deal righteous and serration damage on (basically) every attack. Both blunt and thrust types to obliterate even kin enemies and it's able to be buffed.Ĭhurch Pick: Even with one of the most useful move-sets in the game, what stands out is its many types of damage. What's impressive about LHB is that it deals incredible poise damage to even some of the largest enemies. Ludwig's Holy Blade: Again, another weapon with an untransformed state to apply speed and a large transformed state to deal damage. This attack brings speed and range into an already powerful weapon. What really makes this weapon ascend into Trick-Weapon fame is its rolling attack. If heavy stun and godlike damage weren't enough, the transformed state deals serration damage and has useful options in the charged R2, jumping attack, and shredding L2. This really helps cover any matchups that the saw fails on. Whirligig Saw: It's no secret that the true power in this weapon lies in its transformed state it's worth mentioning that its untransformed state deals quite a lot of damage for how fast it swings. It's no wonder this weapon is favored by beast hunters. Other than doing ungodly damage in a short period of time, the transforming attack allows the cleaver to deal heavy poise damage that rivals even the largest weapons in the game. While the untransformed state of the centrifugal weapons is already great, the transform attack is really what puts them at the top of the list. Saw Cleaver: Fast R1 attacks with serration for more damage against beast type enemies, the symbol of the hunt is a dps machine that when buffed with fire can chew through boss health bars. It also has a more versatile move-set when transformed: horizontal and vertical swings with serration damage in both forms unlike the cleaver and a trust damage R2 to deal with kin-type enemies. It can also be obtained at the same point in the game, making it the optimal choice for any build with str/skill or pure skill focus. Because visceral attacks scale with skill, being able to obtain more damage from skill with the Saw Spear makes it better than the Saw Cleaver. The most important being that it scales with skill better than the cleaver. Saw Spear: Effectively the same weapon as the Saw Cleaver, the Saw Spear has a few characteristics that make it a level above the rest.

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