Archived analysis
Swords (old)
An earlier analysis kept for historical comparison.
WEAPON | ARCHETYPE | PERKSPerks penalized with -1 if in the wrong column | TOTAL | ||||||
Icon | Name | Frame | Score | Ammorelentless - 2 | Utilityeager edge - 3 | Damagevorpal weapon - 1
frenzy - 1.5
whirlwind blade - 2
surrounded - 3
e. surrounded - 3.5
-1 if none unless Eager | Score-1 if no reload perk | Final | Tier |
 | Bequest | Adaptive | 3 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded, Vorpal Weapon | 6.5 | 9.5 | S |
 | Nasreddin | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Whirlwind Blade, Surrounded | 7 | 9 | S |
 | Negative Space | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded, Whirlwind Blade | 7 | 9 | S |
 | Night Terror | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Vorpal Weapon, Whirlwind Blade, Surrounded | 7 | 9 | S |
 | The Other Half | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | Eager Edge | Frenzy, Whirlwind Blade, Vorpal Weapon | 7 | 9 | S |
 | Zephyr | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Vorpal Weapon, Surrounded, Whirlwind Blade | 7 | 9 | S |
 | Crown-Splitter | Aggressive | 1 | Relentless Strikes | None | Vorpal Weapon, Whirlwind Blade, Surrounded | 7.5 | 8.5 | A |
 | Caretaker | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded | 5.5 | 7.5 | A |
 | Death's Razor | Vortex | 0 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded, Vorpal Weapon, Whirlwind Blade | 7.5 | 7.5 | A |
 | Falling Guillotine | Vortex | 0 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded, Whirlwind Blade | 7 | 7 | B |
 | Half-Truths | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | Eager Edge | None | 5 | 7 | B |
 | Honor's Edge | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded | 5 | 7 | B |
 | Abide the Return | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Whirlwind Blade | 4 | 6 | C |
 | Geodetic HSm | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Whirlwind Blade | 4 | 6 | C |
 | Just In Case | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Whirlwind Blade | 4 | 6 | C |
 | Steel Sybil Z-14 | Adaptive | 2 | Relentless Strikes | None | Whirlwind Blade | 4 | 6 | C |
 | Temptation's Hook | Caster | -1 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded, Vorpal Weapon, Whirlwind Blade | 7 | 6 | C |
 | Throne-Cleaver | Aggressive | 1 | None | None | Surrounded, Vorpal Weapon | 4.5 | 5.5 | C |
 | Eternity's Edge | Vortex | 0 | Relentless Strikes | None | Surrounded | 5 | 5 | C |
 | Goldtusk | Lightweight | 1 | Relentless Strikes | None | Whirlwind Blade | 4 | 5 | C |
 | Razor's Edge | Vortex | 0 | Relentless Strikes | None | Frenzy | 3.5 | 3.5 | D |
 | Quickfang | Lightweight | 1 | Relentless Strikes | None | None | 2 | 3 | D |
 | Sola's Scar | Caster | -1 | Relentless Strikes | None | Vorpal Weapon, Frenzy | 3.5 | 2.5 | D |
 | Hero of Ages | Vortex | 0 | Relentless Strikes | None | None | 2 | 2 | D |
 | Thin Precipice | Vortex | 0 | Relentless Strikes | None | None | 2 | 2 | D |