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Power Sword Info for all the Power Sword Lovers
By DD The Pumpkin King
Enjoyed making the Power Fist guide so figured I'd do one for Power Sword too. While not considered bad like the Power Fist by many, few consider it a match for chainsword or Power Hammer.

A constant conversation is why pick Power Sword over Chain Sword? No ask this about why pick Power Hammer over Chain sword.

This guide is here to help ^_^

Lot missing so feel free to mention your best tips and what makes power sword great.

   
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Category: Characters, Classes, Co-op, Gameplay Basics, Multiplayer, Weapons
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Guide Index
Overview
Why use it? 
Power Rake: Example of Reach 
Power Whirl (Cleave through the horde!) 
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Why use it?
After it's buff. Power Sword is a flexible hard hitting truck of a weapon now. Your Power Rakes afford you significant reach and killing potential. While your Power Whirl literally cleaves through hordes even with the Fencing version with it's low cleave stat.
Power Rake: Example of Reach
Power Rake has quit the reach and cleave so leverage it for all it's worth. It's also your killing swing to use in conjunction with power style.
My Fav combos Alternate between

Light-Heavy-Heavy-light-Heavy Heavy
light-light-Heavy-light-heavy-light-repeat (produces a more powerful light attack)
light-heavy-light-heavy-repeat





Note: After it's buff. Currently, the Power Rake of the white/basic Power Sword does the same damage as the old relic power sword. So the buff was quit substantial. This attack is effected by Assault and Bulwark's 25%/20% charge attack perks respectively.
Power Whirl (Cleave through the horde!)
After it's buff
2>4 multiplier

This thing hits like a truck and a very effective way to clear swarms, especially the chaos grunts with their shields.

It does have a long animation so be conscious with the Assault as he can't cancel animation as quickly as Bulwark.
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Dracojinn 26 Jan @ 1:18am 
you can combo power rake into power rake, which is probably the highest dps combo you have, especialy with the perk for 50% more damage

both warden blades are bad imo, they have the lowest damage and trade for overkill on cleave
the fencing blade is viable but you should probably keep it in power style, its targets become 1-2 on the speed combo, a stray minoris can bodyblock for whatever youre trying to kill
DD The Pumpkin King  [author] 24 Jan @ 12:12pm 
Tonight I'll be going back into ruthless and removing the intimdating aura perk since while my favorite, makes testing the weapon itself harder
DD The Pumpkin King  [author] 24 Jan @ 12:10pm 
Power whirl seems to be less effective then power rake at killing minoras but I know it's hit particularly hard by the low cleave limit of fencing so I want to spend more time on it.

Want to retest it on bosses and so on
SievertChaser 24 Jan @ 11:44am 
I think I really over-rely on Power Whirl to strike the killing blow.