The war scythe is a two-handed melee weapon, only accessible via the partisan units. It has three attack directions: it can raise upwards for a downwards attack, it can attack from the left side towards the right, and it can lunge at players similar to a bayonet. The lunge attack gives the most reach out of all the attacks.
The war scythe has a range longer than a sword so is theoretically able to counter it without suffering major damage as long as the user knows how to move around the enemy while landing strikes.
When raising the scythe above your head, you are more likely to hit the rider of a horse than a sword or sabre though using it to counter cavalry carries the risk of being severely damaged by the sword of a cavalryman.
Usage[]
As the third-longest weapon in the game (after pikes and lances), the wielder must take advantage of the range. The user must move around their opponent while hitting them with the tip of the blade.
It's possible to defeat a sabre/sword without taking damage as long as you don't get inside the sabre's/sword's range. The slow swings of the war scythe means that staying in the range of a sabre/sword can end in your death (as sabres and swords are faster). Intricate movement is important to stay out of sabre/sword range while keeping your scythe in range for chopping the enemy.
It is not smart to attack cavalry head on with the war scythe because you're likely to get hit by their sabres which puts scythes at a huge disadvantage; due to the fact that scythe users don't use firearms, so charging towards the sabre of a cavalryman will likely end in your death. It's best that you block the rider's sabre till they are unable to move or they dismount their horse to personally take you down. Blocking against someone who's on foot is not beneficial in a fight as they can swing again before you can counter them.
Design[]
A long brown pole with a metal cap attached to the opposite end as the curved blade.
It is a redesign of a common farmer's scythe refashioned to be effective against soldiers instead of vegetation (hence the name war scythe.)
Pros & Cons[]
Pros
- Long range.
- Can block.
- Can kill a horse with ease.
- No changes in walk speed.
Cons
- Low damage.
- Hard to use in very close ranges.
- Slow swing speed.
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