Talk:Jaw Sword/@comment-67.164.52.80-20150106074927/@comment-26052566-20150225163411

Jaw Sword vs. Dragon Nikana? Not even close))

According to http://warframe-builder.com:


 * Jaw Sword with Blade of Truth mod and 7 other (usual) mods - 820 sustained dmg;


 * Dragon Nikana with same 7 mods and 1 empty mod slot - 1579 sust. dmg!

Why two times difference? Because mods like Pressure Point and Spoiled Strike are based on base (unmoded) weapon damage, and additional "+100 melee dmg" mod doesn't make a big difference! Dragon Nikana has 85 base dmg, and Jaw Sword - only 44. Let's calculate:


 * Jaw Sword: 44 + 44*1.20 (Pressure Point) + 44*1.00 (Spoiled Strike) = 141 melee dmg;


 * Dragon Nikana: 85 + 85*1.20 + 85*1.00 = 272 melee dmg!

Two times difference are right here. All other damage mods (elemental mods, slash damage mods) are based on these numbers above. So, when fully modded, Dragon Nikana deals twice as much damage as Jaw Sword. Period.