Understand Cassowar
Useful when…
- Use normal attacks for its mixed Impact, Puncture, and Slash damage.
- Use slam attacks for area Impact or Blast damage.
Normal and slam attacks
Its normal attack lists 188 damage: 82.72 Slash, 63.92 Puncture, and 41.36 Impact. It has 6% critical chance, a 1.4× multiplier, and 28% status chance. The regular slam deals 376 Impact in an area, with falloff from 0 to 7 m and 50% reduction at the endpoint. The heavy slam deals 564 Blast with falloff from 0 to 8 m and 30% reduction. Listed range is 3 m; heavy attack has a 0.9-second wind-up.
Investment priorities
The 28% normal-attack status chance and three physical damage types make status or mixed-damage upgrades plausible directions. Its 6% critical chance and 1.4× multiplier are low, so critical-first investment would need to account for that base profile. Madurai and Vazarin polarities provide potential matching slots. The listed facts do not describe additional abilities or conditional effects, so evaluate it on its polearm attacks and build fit.
Alternatives and cautions
Fang Prime is a dual-dagger option with 26% critical chance and a 2.6× multiplier. Kesheg is another polearm, with 19% critical chance and 2.5× multiplier in the comparison. Dual Cleavers are dual swords with 25% critical chance and a 3× multiplier. Those listed critical stats differ, but their weapon types and supplied detail differ too; they are not automatic replacements. Cassowar's heavy slam has a 0.9-second wind-up, so it is a distinct attack commitment from the normal strikes.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Very low listed critical chance and multiplier.
- Heavy attack has a 0.9-second wind-up.
- Normal attacks split damage across three physical types.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Reading its high listed attack speed as high critical potential; the base critical chance is 6%.
- Using the heavy-slam damage figure as if it were normal-attack damage.