Electric Whip?

[Jaded AF]

Is this weapon any good, to me I feel like a balanced blade of a lower level is better than the whip unless you are trying to cheese some how. If I'm wrong please let me know.

[eL cARBONARA dESAFIADO]

It is pretty good against enemies that move a lot and are quite difficult to hit. Once I dropped a 4x damage electric whip and killing the Watcher was pretty easy with it.

[Jaded AF]

Originally posted by ZÉ DO PICADINHO:

It is pretty good against enemies that move a lot and are quite difficult to hit. Once I dropped a 4x damage electric whip and killing the Watcher was pretty easy with it.

Mines pretty low level but even still I can't get over the fact that it doesn't hit multiple enemies.

[I'm Mr. Meseeks, look at me!ݴ]

It is great for rapidly killing fliers. 2x and 4x are great for safely and easily killing anything.

[Bafbegagglestick]

Electric Whip is a ranged weapon, the balanced blade is melee...
And I don't mean the whip is melee with long range, I mean it's classed as a ranged weapon, and takes up the ranged weapon "slot" for the perks that give you random starting melee and ranged weapons.
Sorry I know this isn't what you're really asking about it's just I find it odd how many people in these forums keep talking about the whip and comparing it to things like the rusty sword when, if anything, it should be compared to other ranged weapons.

[Jaded AF]

Originally posted by Bafbegagglestick:

Electric Whip is a ranged weapon, the balanced blade is melee...
And I don't mean the whip is melee with long range, I mean it's classed as a ranged weapon, and takes up the ranged weapon "slot" for the perks that give you random starting melee and ranged weapons.
Sorry I know this isn't what you're really asking about it's just I find it odd how many people in these forums keep talking about the whip and comparing it to things like the rusty sword when, if anything, it should be compared to other ranged weapons.

Oh really thanks for the info, I just started playing this game and wasn't aware of that. Also thanks for not saying that in a rude way, I've seen some poeple react badly when answering 'stupid' questions.

[Bafbegagglestick]

Hey no problem at all. Cheers =]

[James T Kirk]

It used to be super OP a couple patches ago and had the numbers pulled back a bit. Used to be that if you picked up an electric whip and rapier that you were normally golden for the rest of the run. Or you would pick up the whip with a shield and the whip was just fine being your only source of damage while the shield acted as an 'oh ♥♥♥♥' passive when you got hit. It trvialized other items to the point that nothing you found after the whip was better or an upgrade.

I think it was after the Elemental update patch they pulled back the damage on it and now it's outclassed by other stuff unless you have super high strength. For the most part, it's still super safe compared to most melee weapons because you can hit stuff from a ledge at an angle and they can't hit you back. It also is the best weapon for killing the granade bats that tend to wreck your run if you're not paying attention. Another good use is that it can do some decent chip damage to the final boss while it's jumping around the screen.

I would still take this over most other melee weapons though if you have a problem dodging and/or getting hit by attacks. It's also pretty decent if you have low health so you can cheese through some of the harder levels to find upgrades. I'd say it's better than the balanced blade, but that's all going to depend on your upgrades and skills.

Good luck.

[Nogan]

It's an exchange of damage for a lot of utility.