Understand Machete
Useful when…
- Use normal attacks for the Slash-heavy damage profile: 84 Slash, 18 Impact, and 18 Puncture.
- Use a regular or heavy slam for its separate AoE attack profile.
Normal attack profile
The normal attack lists 120 total damage: 84 Slash, 18 Impact, and 18 Puncture. It has 15% status chance, 10% critical chance, and a 1.5× critical multiplier. Listed attack speed is about 0.917 and range is 2.5 m.
Slam attacks
The standard slam is an AoE Impact attack listed at 240 damage, with 10% status chance and 50% falloff by 8 m. The heavy slam is an AoE Blast attack listed at 360 damage, with 10% status chance and 30% falloff by 9 m. These have separate damage and status values from the normal attack.
Other melee options
Amphis requires Mastery Rank 5 and is described as a staff that connects with multiple enemies per strike and adds shock damage on jump attacks. Dark Split-Sword has a heavy-sword form and can split into two blades when a Dual Melee stance is applied. These descriptions indicate different weapon types and conditions, not that either is a direct upgrade for every use.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Normal attacks have 10% critical chance and 15% status chance.
- Listed range is 2.5 m.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not describe the normal attack as Impact-heavy; 84 of its 120 listed damage is Slash.
- Do not assume the normal attack’s 15% status chance applies to slams; both slam modes list 10%.