Talk:Gram/@comment-118.136.79.8-20130417152818/@comment-8098141-20130501141840

I have a level 30 Ash and a Level 30 Gram, both supercharged. It is a fine weapon for the Ash for a couple of reasons:

1.  The regular melee attack makes you invulnerable to stagger. This means you can keep swinging if you get swarmed by Chargers and Runners. Add a max level Fury mod and True Steel mod for some rather impressive results. If you run into Ancients, use your Shuriken ability.

2.  The high charge damage and relatively low charge time when compared to other heavy weapons allows you to Smoke Bomb, get in close to a group of enemies and kill small groups of them.

3.  Combined with Ash's speed which is 2nd only to Loki (in addition to some max stamina and sprint mods), you can close distance quickly and initiate with a jump attack and then finish off the enemies who have been knocked over.

My only gripe with the Gram is the little crow hop you have to do before a heavy swing. It's made me miss more often than I'd like to admit, but having that heavy cleave and being able to crit groups of enemies is just invaluable. Alternatively, you could use the Dual Heat Swords for more mobility, 50 less charge damage, and no knockdown jump attack.