will odachi ever be able to hit as hard as other weapons??

[Delaborga]

i feel like odachi is so bad right now without living weapon,. i have seen the highest as 160k crit with Moonlite snow and almost the best gear, but getting moonlite snow off in abyss vs humans is too hard, isnt there any way like katana, kusarigama and spear that can make it do tons of damage

without living weapon build, since ifind lw very very cheap and only to be used if you cant beat a boss at all to cheese him

[bonito flakes]

its true that odachi doesnt get a big damage burst like other weapons, but it still can hit damn hard in its normal state. the normal moveset hits harder than any other weapons minus the axe. but twice as fast. plus it has great reach.

if you are feeling moonlit snow doesnt deal too much damage, try other moves like twin moon or tiger's blade. especially tiger's blade. its really good for applying status effects and depleting ki.

[puzzlefox]

One of odachi's crowning features is it has massive break and ki dmg. Moonlit snow is it's #1 attack because it has insane break, can be used in LW and cam get a dmg bonus for that specific skill as a weapon trait.

Odachi also has imperative strike and devastating rush, which is a charged thrust attack. Spear skills have a passive dmg bonus for thrust attacks and dat hoarse guardian spirit has dmg bonus for thrust attacks, and iirc, devastating rush can get a dmg bonus for that specific skill as a weapon trait.

Let's also not forget that odachi scales with stamina, meaning higher agility can be accomplished with heavier armors without sacrificing dmg skill points. One of the agonies of keeping A agility with other weapons is you are stuck with light armor only unless you sacrifice tons of dmg to dump points into stamina.

Odachi is also the featured weapon in the 7 misfortunes set, which is one of the best sets in the game, you can get RIDONKULOUS dmg using that set if done correctly.

There is also twin moons, and if you git gud at stance dancing, you can chain combos together for lots of dmg. If you throw the peacock guardian spirit into the mix, you can easily maintain all the stance-based buffs for some hefty performance enhancements.

Odachi is a great weapon, is very versatile and can be useful in any situation BUT imo it's the hardest weapon to master.

[puzzlefox]

Sword is a pampered weapon in Nioh for sure. The sword is part of like 15 different sets whereas other weapons like odachi and axe are part of like 3 each. And sword has the highest burst dmg potential due to lai, But sword is a bit of a one trick pony. Backwave and Lai are really the only great skills. It has some other good ones but nothing that other weapons don't do much better. Plus sword quick attacks are practically useless which is a huge disadvantage. Odachi, on the other hand, the quick attacks are among the best of any weapon and Odachi has a much more versatile range of useful skills.