LogFAQs > #941814676

no, however...

the life drain isn't too bad

the transform attack is very good

for this reason, you can simply get lots of damage by opening with a transform attack, stacking buffed hits until the enemy is dead, and then returning your weapon to 1h form so you can safely carry the weapon around without killing yourself. needing to switch back to 2h mode for fights is never an issue because you want to be using the transform attack anyway.

same principle applies for boss battles, but you'll be transforming in and out depending on when the boss presents an opening to be attacked. chikage is one of the better weapons for teaching a player how to use their transformation attacks more effectively. the penalty of losing health forces you to play the weapon correctly or pay the price.

(edit: to engage an enemy with the transform attack you have one of two options. the first is R1->L1 if you're in a standing position to attack. the other option is to dash forward and then press L1. this will trigger a dashing transformation attack, something that is generally very good on most of the weapons that have good trick attack options.)

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all the rest weren't so unfortunate
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