New best sword after 2.0?

[PhamTrinli]

They drastically changed the satori in 2.0, so I'm wondering if anyone knows what the new best sword to use (especially for crit build) is for 2.0+ ?

[Wispouille]

Errata if you play with incendiary grenade

scalpel has the more damage and effects but not full crit

[5ean5ean]

Scalpel was the only weapon to not get nerfed. 50% crit chance during Sandevistan is still OP especially with Apogee that can be turned on and off at will.

-Turn on Apogee
-Leap attack
-Turn off Apogee
-Rinse and Repeat for 100% Sandevistan Uptime unless it got nerfed in 2.01.

[PhamTrinli]

Is it possible to get any where near a 1-hit sword build like before 2.0?

[Rickymicky]

Originally posted by Misa:

Jinchu-Maru

Finally, some love/appreciation for Jinchu-Maru -- one of my favorite katanas in the game along with Byakko.

[Choppywee]

Originally posted by PhamTrinli:

Is it possible to get any where near a 1-hit sword build like before 2.0?

At level 60 now with a decent build and all cyberware increasing melee damage. plus the eye cyberware icon one that increases crit change by 30 percent. Using scalpel I one hit everyone. Make sure to use the relic tree that gives you vunlerability spots,

[Tokenn]

I'm not that far in the game...I've decided to see how far I can Upgrade Guinbleidd, despite the cost. Seems like the right choice for the new game...

[Zoid13]

in general scalpel.
tho as it is now i have 60% base crit chance and with the final shinobi perk of 40% when sandi is active that's already at 100% making the bonus 50% crit during sandi on scalpel kinda pointless
but scalpel hits also apply bleeding, has armour pen and it also has 30% shock chance.
armour pen + shock +bleed

erata seems to have super low damage compared to others when fully upgraded. its like 30ish damage lower

satori used to be boss mode its kind trash now.

Jinchu-Maru
once level'd and geared up (max shinobi 40% in sandi perk + base 60% crit) making scalpels crit bonus pointless
it has armour pen and damage against elites which arguably makes it the best since normal enemies tend to die in 1 hit from any of the swords

so yeah imo either scalpel or Jinchu-Maru
btw
highest damage crit is from a non iconic using the airstrike weapon mod since nothing else grants big +crit damage anymore.

also imo berserk is better than sandi the 20% crit+100% crit damage is massive but not making use of the 40% crit shinobi perk is sadage :P

[Zoid13]

also noticed that with the Apogee sandi + Axolotl
when killing people during Sandi you can see the draining timer jump back up each time you kill someone however at a certain point no matter how many people you are killing and the timer is still draining the Sandi will deactivate itself regardless even though it still has plenty of time on it.
kind of annooying

[5ean5ean]

Can we take a moment and give rememberance to the former best sword in the game that was completely destroyed by Update 2.0

Satori.....You will be missed

[Zoid13]

Originally posted by 5ean5ean:

Can we take a moment and give rememberance to the former best sword in the game that was completely destroyed by Update 2.0

Satori.....You will be missed

i do miss my overkill +500% crit damage :D

[Ratch]

Jinchu Maru far and away.

[Kisama]

I'm partial to the Tsumetogi but it's by no means the best.

[Disan O La]

If you take katanas, then, in my opinion, the best option is the katana that falls from the boss in the quest to capture Arasaka's daughter. She has a 100% chance of a critical hit while you are invisible (there is such an implant).
But in general, I personally prefer mantis blades and knives.

[Zoid13]

Originally posted by Misa:

Originally posted by 5ean5ean:

Can we take a moment and give rememberance to the former best sword in the game that was completely destroyed by Update 2.0

Satori.....You will be missed

They overkill this sword, now its garbage.
I remember in 1.6 patch I took hard way to back to konpeki plaza just for this sword, now not even worth glitching.

you can just loot it during the heist mission while your there. no need to glitch back into the place later.
once the alarm goes off and your told to leave the room via the window the door opens and you can walk to the roof take out the 2 goons and loot if from the vehicle.

[Choppywee]

Originally posted by Misa:

Originally posted by 5ean5ean:

Can we take a moment and give rememberance to the former best sword in the game that was completely destroyed by Update 2.0

Satori.....You will be missed

They overkill this sword, now its garbage.
I remember in 1.6 patch I took hard way to back to konpeki plaza just for this sword, now not even worth glitching.

lol yea its pretty sad. I remember when i finally got the car in the right spot too such a happy moment.