odachi or spear?

[Captain Internet]

I can't decide between these two. Looking for opinions from anyone who has tried both.

[Cursed Life]

Started with spears then switched to odachi cuz i found a very good one, sticked with that all the way.

[GombaPorkolt]

Honestly both are really good. Odachi is better at breaging enemies' guard and overpowering them all in all (especially in high stance), while spear is IMO better for yokai enemies/bosses, and can put on status effect really fast with its skill "Piercing Rain".

Range-wise they are the longest of them all, so you will be able to pu some distance between you and the enemy.

What the spear lacks in sheer overpowering utility, it makes up for with its mid-stance leg sweep, which can instantly knock any non-blocking human enemy down for a finisher. Oh, and high stance has Spearfall, which literally makes human boss fights a joke in the first couple of NG-cycles. Seriously, it's busted.

I personally prefer the spear to the odachi, poking at enemies from range in low stance, then going in with some high stance hits to finish them off, but I've played the game through with odachi as well and both were fun.

[Captain Internet]

I'm using both right now. The odachi is great because humans just crumble over it and get guard broken like you said. The spear is fun, but the stats don't synergize well with the odachi. Should I consider using odachi + sword? They both scale of much more similar stats. Or would odachi and spear be okay?

[Cursed Life]

You should focus in one weapon

[GombaPorkolt]

Originally posted by Captain Internet:

I'm using both right now. The odachi is great because humans just crumble over it and get guard broken like you said. The spear is fun, but the stats don't synergize well with the odachi. Should I consider using odachi + sword? They both scale of much more similar stats. Or would odachi and spear be okay?

Honestly, stats don't matter all THAT much; more important is the weapon's level/quality; already by mid-NG whose 5-15 whatever extra damage points are rendered useless.

Here is the same fight with an odachi and then with a spear (better exacuted; one is "regular", the second is a no-hit; both on NG+, both on the same scumbag cheater boss):

https://youtu.be/jMidI-aXCe0?si=1roVTccMJg9F3LLZ

https://youtu.be/xXAxXgspuXI?si=m2MPvilA_e5Ta0zI

Both done by me, kinda showcasing the strengths and utilities of both weapons :D

[Captain Internet]

Odachi is pretty good, but I don't understand its parry. No matter how I time it, just drains most of my ki like a regular block does and then does a weak attack. It isn't like the parry of the regular sword or spear, where there is an animation of you parrying and taking them down. Is the odachi parry different somehow?

[Cursed Life]

Originally posted by GombaPorkolt:

Originally posted by Captain Internet:

I'm using both right now. The odachi is great because humans just crumble over it and get guard broken like you said. The spear is fun, but the stats don't synergize well with the odachi. Should I consider using odachi + sword? They both scale of much more similar stats. Or would odachi and spear be okay?

Honestly, stats don't matter all THAT much; more important is the weapon's level/quality; already by mid-NG whose 5-15 whatever extra damage points are rendered useless.

Here is the same fight with an odachi and then with a spear (better exacuted; one is "regular", the second is a no-hit; both on NG+, both on the same scumbag cheater boss):

https://youtu.be/jMidI-aXCe0?si=1roVTccMJg9F3LLZ

https://youtu.be/xXAxXgspuXI?si=m2MPvilA_e5Ta0zI

Both done by me, kinda showcasing the strengths and utilities of both weapons :D

Your level?

[GombaPorkolt]

Originally posted by Charmed Life:

Originally posted by GombaPorkolt:

Honestly, stats don't matter all THAT much; more important is the weapon's level/quality; already by mid-NG whose 5-15 whatever extra damage points are rendered useless.

Here is the same fight with an odachi and then with a spear (better exacuted; one is "regular", the second is a no-hit; both on NG+, both on the same scumbag cheater boss):

https://youtu.be/jMidI-aXCe0?si=1roVTccMJg9F3LLZ

https://youtu.be/xXAxXgspuXI?si=m2MPvilA_e5Ta0zI

Both done by me, kinda showcasing the strengths and utilities of both weapons :D

Your level?

The 2 were on different characters/runs, hence the level difference.