Double-Edged Answer god roll & best perks

pandapaxxy (PvE / Controller / M+KB): "Adaptive frame swords in PvE are a dime a dozen. There are not a lot of compelling reasons to go for this sword unless you have yet to find the Repulsor Brace / Destabilizing Rounds Nasreddin in the wild." Recommended MW: Impact.

Strong alternatives

Swordmaster's Guard Destabilizing Rounds Jagged Edge Duelist's Trance Honed Edge Tempered Edge Burst Guard Balanced Guard Relentless Strikes Repulsor Brace Valiant Charge Whirlwind Blade

pandapaxxy (PvP / Controller / M+KB): "I wouldn’t use this sword over a zoom sword in PvP." Recommended MW: Impact.

Strong alternatives

Swordmaster's Guard Tireless Blade Jagged Edge Valiant Charge Honed Edge Tempered Edge Burst Guard Balanced Guard Energy Transfer Assassin's Blade

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing Minor spec enemies in end-game content. Double-Edged Answer has awful base stats and a huge perk pool so, if you are looking for a roll, reset your Vanguard reputation a few times first. This shouldn't be your chase weapon but, if you don't have a sword that's rolled for add clear, increase the ammo you're carrying (even at the cost of impact - Minor adds will die anyway) with your blade perk. Swordmaster's Guard provides an all-round boost to stats in the guard slot. For your support perk in the first trait slot, you could boost ammo reserves with Tireless Blade or Relentless Strikes, or regenerate health with Unrelenting. For your signature perk in the second trait slot. Surrounded or One For All both boost damage, in case you come up against something a bit bulkier. Nadir Focus could be an interesting mini-Eager Edge - each light attack increases lunge distance, if you want some fun, or just take the little bits of health from Vanuard's Vindication. Recommended MW: Impact, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-MinorSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Swordmaster's Guard

Strong alternatives

Enduring Blade Tireless Blade Surrounded Hungry Edge Honed Edge Relentless Strikes Unrelenting One for All

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for burst damage against Major Spec enemies, or Boss spec enemies with short damage windows in end-game content. Double-Edged Answer has awful base stats and a huge perk pool so, if you are looking for a roll, reset your Vanguard reputation a few times first. Jagged Edge provides the most damage as a Blade perk, but decimates your ammo, so Honed Edge and Tempered Edge might be attractive alternatives. For this roll, you'll be looking to block damage, so a Guard perk like Burst Guard or Balanced Guard works best. This is the only sword dropping in S23 with the combination of Flash Counter and Counterattack - get in close to a tanky enemy to bait them into a melee/slam attack, and then the combination of weaken and bonus damage provides +80% damage for 2s, and +20% for the next two, which should be enough time to put a serious dent in their health bar. Nadir Focus could be an interesting mini-Eager Edge - each light attack increases lunge distance, if you want some fun. Recommended MW: Impact, with a damage boosting (Boss, Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-MajorSpec, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Flash Counter Counterattack

Strong alternatives

Burst Guard Jagged Edge Honed Edge Tempered Edge Balanced Guard

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for sustained damage against Boss spec enemies in end-game content. Double-Edged Answer has awful base stats and a huge perk pool so, if you are looking for a roll, reset your Vanguard reputation a few times first. This shouldn't be your chase weapon but, if you need a waepon for boss damage, then Jagged Edge provides the most damage as a Blade perk, but decimates your ammo, so Honed Edge and Tempered Edge might be attractive alternatives, and Swordmaster's Guard provides a little bit of everything as the guard perk. For reliable boss damage, if you haven't got anything better, Relentless Strikes in the first trait column as the support perk refunds ammo after three hits, while either Whirlwind Blade provides an escalating 3% damage per hit topping off at +30% or, if you know there are other minor adds about, Surrounded boosts damage by a hefty 40%. Nadir Focus could be an interesting mini-Eager Edge - each light attack increases lunge distance, if you want some fun. Recommended MW: Impact, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Swordmaster's Guard Relentless Strikes

Strong alternatives

Jagged Edge Whirlwind Blade Honed Edge Tempered Edge Surrounded

Inspired by @PodvsEnemies Podcast vs Enemies episode 93 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uYGSQqlyX1faCyATCDuno?si=IMSCRgTRQr-_THJdjxFMIQ) with @ImpetusAlways and @Saint_Kabr. First-choice PvE pick for add-clearing Minor spec enemies in end-game content, particularly with a void subclass. Double-Edged Answer has awful base stats and a huge perk pool so, if you are looking for a roll, reset your Vanguard reputation a few times first. This shouldn't be your chase weapon but, if you don't have a sword that's rolled for add clear, increase the ammo you're carrying (even at the cost of impact - Minor adds will die anyway) with your blade perk. Swordmaster's Guard provides an all-round boost to stats in the guard slot. For your support perk in the first trait slot, Repulsor Brace will provide a very handy void overshield when procced, while in the second, you can either take advantage of void abilities and use Surrounded in CQC or Destabilizing Rounds to apply a cloud of volatility. Either way, subclass fragments like Echo of Persistence, can build into subclass verbs. Nadir Focus could be an interesting mini-Eager Edge - each light attack increases lunge distance, if you want some fun, or just take the little bits of health from Vanuard's Vindication. Recommended MW: Impact, with a damage boosting (Major or Taken Spec) mod.|tags: PvE, PvE-Boss, PvE-BossSpec, PvE-EndGame, PvE-God, M+KB, Controller

Essential perks

Swordmaster's Guard Repulsor Brace

Strong alternatives

Enduring Blade Destabilizing Rounds Hungry Edge Honed Edge Surrounded