LogFAQs > #957153041

I compare most weapons to the shield. Some, like the fist, have obvious advantages over the shield, while having other things that are not as good. The fist for instance can lay down the damage FAST.....which is freaking sweet. A very good player probably loves that weapon the most (also if you have gotten deap in the game and obtained a ton of upgrades etc).

The spear though is really hard for me. It has a good range on it's melee attack, but no defenses at all. Honestly the shield seems better for melee attacks even though it has less range, because you can block most damage with the shield and shield rush etc.

But....a BIG difference is the specials. While a shield throw hits multiple opponents and can do sick damage doing so (especially with certain upgrades like 200% damage to special after dashing etc), the spear has, in my opinion, the WORST ranged attack, much like a cast almost....I say BLECH to the spears special.

It is by far and away my least used weapon, even over the sword.

The shield, to me, is the cake weapon to use. It might not be the best long term due to damage and player skill, but if your learning the game, the block ability that works on pretty much everything is freaking gold. The shield throw in combo with dash lets you just obliterate everything without getting hit. If you can get deflect on dash + dash gives shield 200% special damage, you are a freaking killing machine.

Anyway that is my opinion at least.

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