Crystal Shard vs Laser Rapier vs Wrench

[BROOD-SkorpioN]

Ok, so I'm at ops as a marine character and can use all three melee weapons (one might say its a waste of modules, but its my first run with the game so my character build is far from optimal), and I don't really see much of a difference in terms of damage (the shard seems to swing a little faster though).

Can anyone explain the difference between them? Is it even worth investing into acquiring them?

[Puzzlemint]

Wrench: Base damage 7 (Normal) 9 (Smasher), half damage vs. Mechs
Rapier: Base damage 11 (Normal) 14 (Smasher), half damage vs. Annelids, double damage vs. Mechs
Shard: Base damage 12 (Normal) 27 (Smasher), half damage vs. Mechs

[ps47.3dfx]

also, shard has the longest reach, if memory serves. and wrench is considered a standard weapon, so it benefits from higher standard weapon skill - it might do more damage than the shard in certain situations/builds.

[BROOD-SkorpioN]

Thanks for the info. So basically, I need smasher to really feel the difference between them?

[ps47.3dfx]

smasher will really set the shard apart of the rest - the bonus is huge.

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

Damn, Shard is awesome. If I recall correctly, the other two Exotic weapons were somewhat lackluster.

[ps47.3dfx]

the proliferator can spare you a lot of ammo, as it only takes one shot to take down any organic or partially organic target (the infection will kill them over time).

[ULTRA]

Shard is best non-psi melee weapon. The psi sword is the best melee weapon in the game

[Tarman]

You said yourself you are not optimized right? I think if you had gone fuill PSI then the Psi blade would surely be much stronger and if you had pumped STR the wrench would do more damage etc etc. Next time you should specialize. and play on hardest mode.

[BROOD-SkorpioN]

Yeah, it's my first run with the game so I started understanding build mechanics and such only halfway through.
After getting smasher I totally noticed a difference and can now 2 hit kill a midwife with the shard. Next time I play through the campaign I'll definitely setup my character better,

[Sandworm]

The laser rapier is surprisingly more effective than the crystal when it comes to fighting Shotgun Hybrids

[MrMuffinz]

I carried the Shard and Rapier for good measure.

Someone told me that it would be too much extra weight but I still managed to finish the game (scrounging for weapons and ammo very late game albeit)