The best Broadsword in Starbound

the first time i saw time pierce i was thinking: "Okay, who put Kingdom Hearts and Za Warudo in my Starbound game? i want to thank them!"

Some additional info: elemental status effects scale with the enemy's hp. Punchy has stupid amounts of base hp (I think it's around 60k at lvl1) so you see way higher numbers. That also means the Bobot test isn't entirely accurate, and iirc humanoids should die much faster to elemental status because the damage is not reduced by their armour. Most unique 2-handed broadswords have the exact same nominal dps value in the code, which is the same as the top random draw for procedural rares. Since the video tests only the single-combo burst damage the different nominal firing speeds cause most of the variation. A notable exception is the Solus Katana, which has the same nominal dps as all the 28-combo swords but also executes its combo more quickly. Combo speed is also factored into the damage calculation to some extent hence the lower number, but you can deliver this damage more quickly. Also Kunai Blast is crazy OP in terms of raw damage in case anyone had their doubts. Due to the above another contender for top damage would be a procedural rare with max stats and the Blink Explosion secondary. In actual gameplay you of course limit the selection to weapons you can get at T6 or higher due to stat scaling. So basically Solus Katana, Firestorm for caving or Timepierce if you can use the freeze. All of those are beaten by a legacy T10 weapon (moon colony farm) with Blink Explosion.

WOAH WOAH.. Soulseeker is still in the game and it is ONLY 1 HANDED! (you can double up for uber damage as well as upgrade them in the ancients)

I use the upgraded Hokucide because it has the highest base damage. It's only downside is that the special attack does not work on platforms or any other blocks that aren't solid.

Remember kids he is not using the full extent of sword skills. such as the flip slash. if he were to knock punchy in the air he would be able to hit quite a few times with the flip slash. it is also a good evasive tool. and using super spin slash (and regular spin slash) is MUCH more effective when up against a wall.

Time Stop : explosive damage does hurt the enemy while the time is stopped!!

The Best 2 Weapons are the Hokucide and the AsuterusaberuDX, if were talking about accurate stats. In swing damage, the Hokucide does a bit more damage that the ASDX. But 3 normal swings and a secondary right after might as well be a 4 hit primary swing, which does more damage. The Hoku cant do more damage combos with its secondary, since it doesnt do damage. What I like to do is have both at the ready, and switch back and forth from them. Hope this helps anyone whos confused :)

I also slowed down and the reading was about 20 damage for the full extent of your characters energy on the Firestorms Fury

Been busy the last few months, Great to be watching you again!

If you have the time, I'd like to see a mini-series covering the secondary abilities of randomly generated two-handed weapons, including which abilities are your favorite out of each kind of weapon: -- Broadswords -- Hammers -- Spears -- Assault Rifles -- Shotguns -- Sniper Rifles -- Rocket Launchers -- Staffs (Staves?)

What's that legendary spear in you inventory?

i did some tests - violium vs protectors vs DX. i dont remember exactly, but biggest dps had Protectors broadsword (with perfect armor all stats) and special abillity it did almost 500 dmg, but little bit lower dmg than violium, which had simillar to DX, but i found DXs abillity as useless (i was using it before and i just didnt use it in fights) but the violium can kinda help you with the secondary abillity when u want to get away etc.

for pure damage i go for the protector sword. In endgame you can do 2 combos (with energy armor even more), the basic swing and than the ability slash to maximise the damage output . But most of the time I use the violium sword cuz you are just so damn agile plus with the right techs no one can touch you. Firestorms fury is only used by me in ice vaults

SOULSEEKER IS 1 HANDED. HOW DID YOU MISS THAT?

Great vid! So strange that so many of the swords have equal base damage with the only real differences being their secondary.

I actually got the time pierce without knowing it's existence in the game, it was such a cool weapon and a nice surprise when I found out it freezes enemy's time. And btw the soulseeker is still in the game, I found it somewhere, tried it, threw it in a chest and never touched it again

11:12 , it's a 1-hand sword, you can equip a shield or another soulseeker, one of my favorite weapons

So far i've been using alot the Asuterosaberu , i taught the fiery sword is the best because the after burn + the free light while mining is great but with asutero the astral tear is life savior specialy when i updated to FU you could put an astral tear behind you to slow down enemies and hold the front , Solus katana and the other are a bit clumsy just in my opinion [All upgraded to max tier ofcourse]

Knight Artorias would be proud at the Violium sword. :D

I think the best sword in my honest opinion is either Solus Katana or the time pierce, both have great advantages