Talk:Furax/@comment-5857935-20130323220654

One of the big benefits of the Furax is that it's a credit weapon (no blueprints!) that can dish out incredible damage. The base charge damage of these fists is 150, compared to ~75 for most other short weapons. Heavy weapons can charge attack for around 200 damage but they are MUCH slower than the Furax.

Against groups of enemis and Infected these are pretty terrible weapons. Their hit-area when attacking is the smallest of any weapon I've tried. But against single-targets they're absolutely my favorite weapon, able to smash and one-shot most normal foes in one charge. The Furax has (IMO) the best attack against a boss like Jackal who has a window in which the boss is inactive and vulnerable. Furax's quick and heavy charge attacks let you dump tons of damage into him whereas a weapon like Scindo would only be able to get 1-2 swings.

Plus, the rush of sprinting at a Grineer and perfectly timing your charge attack so that you smash through him without stopping and send his gibs flying all around is one of the most beautiful sights of the entire game.