Talk:Spiked Practice Sword/@comment-44635125-20191209222015

Best DPS in theory

However, I've tested it, and it falls off due to enemy armour, and how damage is calculated. I tested it in my playthrough in the mine vs the nova sword and corps' hammer...

And the hammer won, since it has: 5 attacks when it should have 3; has an inbuilt double-dash; larger aoe; has longer stun duration on enemies; has better anti-stun on yourself; and finally if all that wasn't enough, also actually does more damage than a sword - even when they both have the same damage rating.

You can even dash in, doing double+ damage (since the dash aoe damage spin ticks twice. also remember the bonus over a sword), and then dodge back out