Safi GS vs Raging GS

[John Marston]

Which one is better?

[Popcorn]

Imho, raging for the 2 lvl4 deco slots iirc (not home rn, at my bros)

[AfLIcTeD]

I would say Raging Brachy. The Raging Brachy lance is better than Safi, I'm guessing it would be same for GS.

[Juliane_L]

extremely close but safi is better by like 1 or 2% i think.

[mewlynx]

Safi GS is just barely better to the point it's pretty much insignificant. The slot with Raging GS is probably going to be the deciding factor.

[Master Cheeks]

It depends. For a normal Master's Touch loadout, Raging. It has higher raw, blast damage and 2 lvl 4 decoration slots. But mathematically, Safi has the highest raw damage currently possible for greatsword if you completely specc it out with attack awakenings, an attack augment, and use Resentment lvl 5.

Problem with this obviously is you'll be losing health every hit from the health drain of resentment so not having an HP augment to offset that is a dangerous game. So for most people a traditional MT build with Raging is optimal, but if you're a savant with greatsword then go balls to wall and use the Safi set.

[AfLIcTeD]

Originally posted by maelynx:

Safi GS is just barely better to the point it's pretty much insignificant. The slot with Raging GS is probably going to be the deciding factor.

Not to mention the natural purple sharpness.

[mewlynx]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

Originally posted by maelynx:

Safi GS is just barely better to the point it's pretty much insignificant. The slot with Raging GS is probably going to be the deciding factor.

Not to mention the natural purple sharpness.

I was comparing the meta Safi awakenings, so 1x Att VI, 2x Att V, 2x Sharp V. You get 10 more hits of natural purple with Raging compared to this awakening set up, and considering GS hits so slow anyway, I don't really see it as that much of an advantage.

Thinking about it more, the 5% natural affinity Safi has is probably the greatest advantage it has over Raging GS, assuming you're adhering to this set up. Obviously Safi provides way more customization, which is an advantage in and of itself but Raging best compares to meta awakened Safi.

[John Marston]

After your comments I decided to stay with my Raging GS. But i will do several Safi Sieges just for materials :D.

[Maffeketel]

Raging Brachydios due to it's added slots, but the Safi GS has higher raw damage.
I'd consider the Raging Brachydios to be the standard GS in a meta set as it allows you to max more skills and thus increase your damage output overall. This depends on the decorations that you have obtained so Safi can be better if you do not have the necessary decorations yet.

I'm not entirely sure on this, but I think the Raging Brachydios GS will outdamage the Safi GS if you have all the decorations needed for a meta set.
It's still worth it to use the Safi GS of course as I would expect the differences to be fairly minimal.
The Raging Brachydios GS is a lot easier to obtain, but the decorations that are needed to unlock it's full potential might take a bit more time.

It all hinges on whether you have the decorations to take advantage of the slots in the Raging Brachydios GS.

[Hiding in closet]

I only use Safi for Velk’s Frostcraft. But Raging Brachy have more comfy in build.