>available really early
>very high damage
>fairly low requirements
>works on quality, dex, even strength if you really want it to
>somber weapon, really easy to upgrade and can break the progression curve
>great moveset
>stronger jump attacks, the best attacks in the game
>bleed
>buffable
>high stagger
>WA hits like a truck
>and also has a high skill cap, can get good at using it to dodge
>and it feels cool as hell to use
This is just the best weapon in the game, isn’t it? I don’t even know what it’s competition could be.